Larry Merchant destroyed fights with his sour commentary!

[Spicoli]

Kellerman is white so it’s weird you think he is racist against white fighters. Biased is one thing but racist is ridiculous.

He's Jewish, so he doesn't consider himself white. He believes he's superior.

Now if you are talking about Roy Jones, then I will agree that he is very bias towards black fighters over white fighters.

Roy will usually give white boxers credit when they deserve it, Max will not. Roy doesn't lie and minimize white fighters accomplishments like Kellerman. For example, I remember when Hatton KOed Jose Luis Castillo, Max immediately said "Castillo is shot".

Boy you're stuck on those broad brushes aren't you . Max is equal opportunity absurd sometimes, he don't care if you're pink with purple stripes. He'll put his foot in his mouth to get his point across but truth be told..Castillo was mostly shot to pieces and it was obvious. A guy two yrs removed from his biggest win goes to 140 with a reputation for taking punishment (HBO loved it) who 'lost' to Ngoudjo before Hatton and who's legs looked weak in the 1st round. He never again won a top fight and gave a way a chance to fight Bradley because he wouldn't make weight. Castillo was well on his way out..Max was right. Now that was a great ko from Hatton, but sighting facts one way or the other doesn't make a guy "racist". Unless of course you have another problem with ol Kellerman of course .

Didn't he praise Tzsyu in a possible fight with Hatton? And say Wlad was supremely skilled and good for the sport but was just not that entertaining? Who hasn't said that? Didn't he also say Calzaghe was better than a top form Spinks. Now thats not racist. Maybe a bit looney possibly but zero to do with race.

[Beanz]

Merchant doesn't really translate well here and Kellerman even less. Merchant may have been the colour commentary guy, and I can see the drunk uncle analogy, but for us here the nearest equivalent was probably Jim Watt. Unlike Merchant Jim was an ex pro who knew what it took to step thru those ropes but he was certainly a marmite character. Loads of people hated Watt, but i kind of liked him. I rarely agreed with him or his commentary but that is not the point. He became a familiar voice, and like a local draft beer that is not your favourite, but all that is available down the Ferrret and Felcher, you get used to it. It is like having an old friend, there next to you on the sofa, as much a tradition as the boring anthems and the rush to grab another bottle between rounds.

We are going to miss that with all this choice. Streams? Schmeems. Having to put up with stuff builds character and makes you enjoy the fight despite and sometimes because you want that timbre, that familiar roll and rhythm, even if it is to laugh at how diametrically opposed they may be to you in the reading of a fight.

[Freedom]

Didn't he praise Tzsyu in a possible fight with Hatton?

I don't remember that, but he would support an Asian boxer like Tszyu (Kostya had a Korean mother, like Golovkin) over a White boxer like Hatton.

And say Wlad was supremely skilled and good for the sport but was just not that entertaining?

No. He said "the sport of boxing would be better without the Klitschkos" and went on and on many times about how the only reason Wlad was dominating was because it's a "weak division".

Didn't he also say Calzaghe was better than a top form Spinks?

No. He said Calzaghe was knocked down by a "shot" Eubank in their fight (a lie), that Hopkins was robbed against Calzaghe (a lie), and that Calzaghe only dominated 168 because it was a "weak division" (another lie).

Other examples:

Max said "Berto defeated Urango by a wider margin on the scorecards than Ricky Hatton did" after the Berto-Urango fight. That's a lie - check BoxRec for the scorecards.

Max said "Rahman is taking this fight on THREE weeks notice" during the Rahman-Klitschko HBO telecast. Old news reports on boxing sites can verify it was SIX weeks notice - Rahman agreed to the fight in late October and fought Wlad on Dec 13.

lie: "Most people thought Collazo beat Hatton"

lie: "Eubank knocked down Calzaghe in the first round of their fight"

lie: "Judah wasn't really hurt in his fight with Tszyu, it was an unfair stoppage"

lie: "Bute is MUCH bigger than Miranda"

lie: "The Klitschkos never get real KOs, just TKOs"

lie: "Calzaghe is doing more poorly against Roy than a shot Trinidad did"

Kellerman sees nothing but race. He'd root for Tszyu (half Russian, half Korean) over Hatton, but Judah over Tszyu.

[powerpuncher]

Didn't he praise Tzsyu in a possible fight with Hatton?

I don't remember that, but he would support an Asian boxer like Tszyu (Kostya had a Korean mother, like Golovkin) over a White boxer like Hatton.

And say Wlad was supremely skilled and good for the sport but was just not that entertaining?

No. He said "the sport of boxing would be better without the Klitschkos" and went on and on many times about how the only reason Wlad was dominating was because it's a "weak division".

Didn't he also say Calzaghe was better than a top form Spinks?

No. He said Calzaghe was knocked down by a "shot" Eubank in their fight (a lie), that Hopkins was robbed against Calzaghe (a lie), and that Calzaghe only dominated 168 because it was a "weak division" (another lie).

Have you taken notes? I’m not saying you are lying but I have to see clips for all of these things you claim because it’s surprising if you could refute every one of those claims with specific examples.

[Spicoli]

Didn't he praise Tzsyu in a possible fight with Hatton?

I don't remember that, but he would support an Asian boxer like Tszyu (Kostya had a Korean mother, like Golovkin) over a White boxer like Hatton.

And say Wlad was supremely skilled and good for the sport but was just not that entertaining?

No. He said "the sport of boxing would be better without the Klitschkos" and went on and on many times about how the only reason Wlad was dominating was because it's a "weak division".

Didn't he also say Calzaghe was better than a top form Spinks?

No. He said Calzaghe was knocked down by a "shot" Eubank in their fight (a lie), that Hopkins was robbed against Calzaghe (a lie), and that Calzaghe only dominated 168 because it was a "weak division" (another lie).

Other examples:

Max said "Berto defeated Urango by a wider margin on the scorecards than Ricky Hatton did" after the Berto-Urango fight. That's a lie - check BoxRec for the scorecards.

Max said "Rahman is taking this fight on THREE weeks notice" during the Rahman-Klitschko HBO telecast. Old news reports on boxing sites can verify it was SIX weeks notice - Rahman agreed to the fight in late October and fought Wlad on Dec 13.

I'm second guessing the time wasted in responding but here goes

Or maybe he thought the established 10 yr vet champ held the advantage over a full frontal buzz saw from across the pond who had yet to step in with the best or come Stateside. Not sure if Max digs Korean Milfs and not sure what they have to do with it but many people had Tszyu thumping Hatton and Hatton turned the boxing world on its head.

Nope, he said he belongs and that he respects him. Lets be honest Wlad did have a bit of a cake walk and Kellerman was no different than many doubters. Shit, the entire network wrote Wlad off as 'premium' network time because style and approach in his late years . I smell a much much broader conspiracy bud. Grab the Reynolds wrap. Kellerman slammed Wlad early on as did more than a few when he was bounced off the canvas with Sanders and Brewster. Max didn't go there because he was a spastic Jewish boxing nerd in a designer leather jacket hiding an agenda...he went there because Wlad had legitimate doubts that we all saw.

Just interested to know where Max said Hopkins was robbed? I know that kicked up all over the place, here included but was it the same night he called Calzaghe a legit truly great fighter and top p4p? And when telling him for landing the most punches ever on Hopkins. Or when he said Calzaghe would beat a prime Spinks in The Ring? You see you can do this hunt and peck all day finding dumb-accurate things any blowhard on a live mic says. Contradiction about a live moving sport in the archived world. Or on a keyboard . Kellerman may be a lot of things, but he wears it one the sleeve, has done some research and isn't afraid to admit he's wrong...if you threaten a wedgie! If you're stuck on Max being a Jew, then you're stuck and there you will remain. This is boxing talk after all.

seriously if he said Hopkins was robbed vs Calzaghe I have to see that . That's just bad. My god that was an ugly fight.

[Freedom]

Shit, the entire network wrote Wlad off as 'premium' network time because style and approach in his late years . I smell a much much broader conspiracy bud.

They took him off the network because the sports director at that time Ross Greenburg
(a Jew) decided to go with more African-American boxers.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ot...-interest.html

“We're out of the heavyweight division. There isn't any interest in the US because there's no one besides Haye to challenge the Klitschkos.”

If you're stuck on Max being a Jew, then you're stuck and there you will remain.

Larry Merchant is also Jewish, as is Dan Rafael, yet both have generally been fair in their commentary. Unlike Max Kellerman, neither hates white athletes.

In your imagination, all Jews are all wonderful, honest, decent, fair people, after all, that's how they are portrayed in the news media, movies and TV programs. You don't realize that they produce, write and direct most of those news stories, movies and TV programs.

But keep drinking the kool aid if you like, I do realize the sad reality is that many people are like those brainwashed folks who followed Rev Jim Jones.

[Spicoli]

I can't believe you actually ran with that turd bud. Shame you focus so much on big mouth announcers and ignore the actual fights taking place. Rigo got the hbo blackball too, guess he was in disguise.

[Freedom]

I can't believe you actually ran with that turd bud. Shame you focus so much on big mouth announcers and ignore the actual fights taking place. Rigo got the hbo blackball too, guess he was in disguise.

Wlad Klitschko was not boring. Max loves Andre Ward, who is holds and grabs more than Wlad ever did (except in the Povetkin fight) and many others with boring styles like Mayweather.

By the way, the Klitschkos are 1/4 Jewish heritage, so isn't your brainwashed mind supposed to love them? Kellerman stopped being hateful about Wlad when he found out about their heritage.

[Spicoli]

Hopkins robbed vs Calzaghe via Kellerman...

[Spicoli]

I can't believe you actually ran with that turd bud. Shame you focus so much on big mouth announcers and ignore the actual fights taking place. Rigo got the hbo blackball too, guess he was in disguise.

Wlad Klitschko was not boring. Max loves Andre Ward, who is holds and grabs more than Wlad ever did (except in the Povetkin fight) and many others with boring styles like Mayweather.

By the way, the Klitschkos are 1/4 Jewish heritage, so isn't your brainwashed mind supposed to love them? Kellerman stopped being hateful about Wlad when he found out about their heritage.

Or when Wlad stopped getting ktfo. Half of what "made" Wlad exciting was waiting..expecting..someone to explode his chin again. Let's be real. Unfairly frankly, and fact is he learned and mastered his advantages.