lol @ Kellerman

[errsta]

Lays out what Hatton has to do...Hatton does it to the tee and Kellerman still discredits it.

WTF?

[Zakman]

Let me spell it out for ya.....

Kellerman is I-N-C-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-T. :yep

[Shotgun]

Kellerman's an idiot. Remember his streak of going like a year picking every major fight wrong? He doesn't have a clue. As far as not giving Hatton credit he has a well known bias against European boxers, so it's no surprise

[Chileno606]

yea what a complete cunt. Hatton came to fight and did his job very well, like he was supposed to.

[nervousxtian]

Shit, I'm with Kellerman here.. Castillo looked bad, and even though Hatton did what he was supposed to, you're kinda left with this.. wtf? feeling.. you don't want to take something away from Hatton, but you still think.. wow what the fuck happened to the Castillo who fought Corrales, Diaz, Maywether, etc...

[memphis-pug]

Shit, I'm with Kellerman here.. Castillo looked bad, and even though Hatton did what he was supposed to, you're kinda left with this.. wtf? feeling.. you don't want to take something away from Hatton, but you still think.. wow what the fuck happened to the Castillo who fought Corrales, Diaz, Maywether, etc...



Well Put.

[GARCIA]

Shit, I'm with Kellerman here.. Castillo looked bad, and even though Hatton did what he was supposed to, you're kinda left with this.. wtf? feeling.. you don't want to take something away from Hatton, but you still think.. wow what the fuck happened to the Castillo who fought Corrales, Diaz, Maywether, etc...

My thoughts exactly. :deal

:good

[Doc BNB]

Hmmm...

Thread in this forum has a title with a fantastic Hatton quote...

it was served up intentionally by a man who clearly favors the fighter that was mocked...

In fact, the lead-in was a DIRECT CREDIT to the fighter he was interviewing, and DIRECTLY AGAINST the fighter that he has been known to shower with praise.


I've seen Kellerman do it; I'm waiting for some others to be able to do it while discrediting him so much...

[markbrooklyn]

I dont like Kellerman but he told it exactly how it was. Castillo is washed up and he moved up from 135 to fight a man that walks around at 190lbs when hes not training. Even Malganagii said in his Post fight interview last week that Castillo was washed up and it wouldnt be a good fight

[the_what]

Shit, I'm with Kellerman here.. Castillo looked bad, and even though Hatton did what he was supposed to, you're kinda left with this.. wtf? feeling.. you don't want to take something away from Hatton, but you still think.. wow what the fuck happened to the Castillo who fought Corrales, Diaz, Maywether, etc...

Hatton happened to him. :yep

[Anthony Farnell]

Shit, I'm with Kellerman here.. Castillo looked bad, and even though Hatton did what he was supposed to, you're kinda left with this.. wtf? feeling.. you don't want to take something away from Hatton, but you still think.. wow what the fuck happened to the Castillo who fought Corrales, Diaz, Maywether, etc...

Ricky overworked him alot and made him look slower, it was a impressive performance by Hatton.

I think the move up in weight has affected him more than being shot or something.
He isn't able to dominate as much at this weight.
Not as strong and Hatton began to dominate and had alot more speed, which didn't make Castillo look good at all.

[brooklyn1550]

Kellerman is an enthusiastic guy with personality and some knowledge of the sport. However, I think there are many posters here who are smarter than him. Give me Larry any day

[H .]

I missed the fight, I was at a party and they didn't have HBO. My old man calls me to see if I saw the fight, and I said "No, but don't tell me what happened cause I'll probably see it on HBO 2 or 3 tomorrow morning." He replies saying "Well, all I have to say is that Kellerman sucks. He is an idiot. A complete and total idiot. He sucks." I was just like okay.
So that's it? It's because Kellerman laid the plan for Hatton, Hatton executed it, and then Kellerman said that Castillo's washed up?

[RUSKULL]

Lays out what Hatton has to do...Hatton does it to the tee and Kellerman still discredits it.

WTF?

Max looks like he's buggin' out from crack or something. He sounds like an uneducated punk with extreme bias in his commentary. :deal

It's like you can instantly tell which fighter he's rooting for before they ever throw a punch.

[bhwbj]

Castillo looked like a dead man from the opening bell( hell, he had one foot in the grave in his last fight )........Was kellerman supposed to ignore this?

[RUSKULL]

Kellerman is an enthusiastic guy with personality and some knowledge of the sport. However, I think there are many posters here who are smarter than him. Give me Larry any day

Merchant is far better than Kellerman. HBO should've known better. Why couldn't they get Al Bernstein or someone like that? Sean O'Grady is better than that asshole Max IMHO.

[sandwichsurgeon]

Bring back Roy if you want someone new not this jerk

[RUSKULL]

Castillo looked like a dead man from the opening bell( hell, he had one foot in the grave in his last fight )........Was kellerman supposed to ignore this?

I think it's more about his delivery......................:deal He speculates as if it's fact.

[RUSKULL]

Bring back Roy if you want someone new not this jerk

Roy sucked in the beginning but he got a lot better with experience, kinda like Lennox.

[Illmatic]

Many people miss the point of journalism. The point isnt to be their publicist, its to play devils advocate and push the bottons that will produce authentic responses to hard questions.

[RUSKULL]

When there are no black nuts around to hug, Kellerman will usually gravitate to the darker of the two participants.

:rofl

[RUSKULL]

Many people miss the point of journalism. The point isnt to be their publicist, its to play devils advocate and push the bottons that will produce authentic responses to hard questions.

Good point but like I said, it's not nec. the questions but the way he asks them, as if it's def. true.

[Beebs]

Many people miss the point of journalism. The point isnt to be their publicist, its to play devils advocate and push the bottons that will produce authentic responses to hard questions.

Right, so instead of cheerleading Castillo and giving him excuses, he should have been asking why he couldn't handle Hattons power to the body.

[sandwichsurgeon]

At the end of the day Kellerman said what Hatton should do, then when Hatton did it he discredited the win quite blatantly, he could have said "Castillo didn't condition his midsection properly" or "he maybe should have used his reach advantage to keep Hatton at bay" but no, even though Castillo could very well have done these things and stayed in their longer Castillo executed an innefective game plan and Kellerman says "oh well he was shot". This guy belongs alongside Joe Rogan while the real journalists talk about boxing.

[Calroid]

Shit, I'm with Kellerman here.. Castillo looked bad, and even though Hatton did what he was supposed to, you're kinda left with this.. wtf? feeling.. you don't want to take something away from Hatton, but you still think.. wow what the fuck happened to the Castillo who fought Corrales, Diaz, Maywether, etc...

:think Yeah what you say is true. However Steward was saying that from the start of the fight, Kellerman didn't agree until the fight was over and he had to accept it. Steward should get credit for that, not Kellerman.

[Jose FM]

Kellerman is an idiot, what he said to Hatton after the fight was completely unprofessional, and not fair to Hatton. Give credit when its due, and what Max said to Ricky just showed that Kellerman is trying to be the contraversial figure that Merchant except theres only one Merchant and thats all!

[sean]

not worried about kellerman`s opinions/not worried about him giving hattoin no respect/
what i do not like about kellerman is the man`s hyperactive voice , like he has a rocket stuck up his arse and only 3 seconds to live , so must spurt it all out in seconds before he explodes.

[Decebal]

not worried about kellerman`s opinions/not worried about him giving hattoin no respect/
what i do not like about kellerman is the man`s hyperactive voice , like he has a rocket stuck up his arse and only 3 seconds to live , so must spurt it all out in seconds before he explodes.

:lol:

[Cruiser1]

Castillo looked shot and fought like it. If you're gonna pick opponents who are well past their best you should be called out on it. Hatton did what he had to do and he did it well. However, this victory does not earn him any accolades because it's about 3 years too late. Kellerman may have been a bit out of line with the questioning but he wasn't wrong. Even Steward said Castillo looked shot.

[sandwichsurgeon]

Castillo looked shot and fought like it. If you're gonna pick opponents who are well past their best you should be called out on it. Hatton did what he had to do and he did it well. However, this victory does not earn him any accolades because it's about 3 years too late. Kellerman may have been a bit out of line with the questioning but he wasn't wrong. Even Steward said Castillo looked shot.

No 2 in the division

thats all you need to know

[Axe]

Kellerman's an idiot. Remember his streak of going like a year picking every major fight wrong? He doesn't have a clue. As far as not giving Hatton credit he has a well known bias against European boxers, so it's no surprise

Yep, Max is a tool. :good

[Cruiser1]

No 2 in the division

thats all you need to know

I'm not trying to discredit Hatton. He did what he had to do. However, the pink elephant in the room remains. Castillo's not the same. I want to see Hatton fight Junior Witter but it probably won't happen.

[Loggo]

I'm not trying to discredit Hatton. He did what he had to do. However, the pink elephant in the room remains. Castillo's not the same. I want to see Hatton fight Junior Witter but it probably won't happen.I want to see Hatton v Witter also.

[lillarry]

these Kellerman suck threads are becoming too redundant. Let him develop and grow into the position. Atleast he has a passion for the sport.

[Shake]

Larry Merchant could have asked the same question -- and it would have been charming instead of annoying. He would have done so with a fatherly hand on Ricky's shoulder, leaning in, talking slightly softer as if it was an intimate setting instead of a full arena.

The confrontational style Kellerman uses and the arrogance he exumes just turns you off to him. He's aloof, smug, way too perky and not a replacement for Merchant.

Get me Al Bernstein when Larry decides to call it quits, or Gil Clancy.

[buddynabuick]

When there are no black nuts around to hug, Kellerman will usually gravitate to the darker of the two participants.

Its true! He is scared to death he will be called a racist. Sean O'grady all the way!

[buddynabuick]

not worried about kellerman`s opinions/not worried about him giving hattoin no respect/
what i do not like about kellerman is the man`s hyperactive voice , like he has a rocket stuck up his arse and only 3 seconds to live , so must spurt it all out in seconds before he explodes.

:yep:lol:

[Curtis Lowe]

:think Yeah what you say is true. However Steward was saying that from the start of the fight, Kellerman didn't agree until the fight was over and he had to accept it. Steward should get credit for that, not Kellerman.

You are exactly correct. Steward remarked early in the first round and reiterated through out the fight that Castillo looked shot and looked like an old man. Kellerman never made such a remark until after the fight is over. What a clown. The guy is absolutley a terrible announcer. His so called knowledge is really not much knowledge at all. His voice is terrible and he has NO charisma. Being over opinionated does no make one knowledgeable.

Stewart on the other hand was dead on with his observations. And seemed to have little use for Kellerman and his remarks.

[Carlos Primera]

kellerman lost all his credibility for me when he was hyping zab as the next big thing, bad mouthing tzyu and picking zab to ass rape tzyu. then zab does the chicken dance:lol::lol::lol::lol: kellerman's name is a joke without a punch line for me

[Strike]

I dont like Kellerman but he told it exactly how it was. Castillo is washed up and he moved up from 135 to fight a man that walks around at 190lbs when hes not training. Even Malganagii said in his Post fight interview last week that Castillo was washed up and it wouldnt be a good fight

So why did you repeatedly state that Castillo would KO Hatton?

[o_money]

This guy belongs alongside Joe Rogan while the real journalists talk about boxing.
great post......


You will never hear kellerman pull a line like "this makes sinderrella look like a sad story" or " this is the primal beauty of boxing". The fact is you need a top notche literary mind to talk about boxing on the professional level. Not some radio motor mouth.

Give me al bernstien or larry any day.


HBO's all class though, so its not like thay're going to be letting him go anytime soon....just guess we'll have to get used to it.

[sonny73]

Castillo looked shot and fought like it. If you're gonna pick opponents who are well past their best you should be called out on it. Hatton did what he had to do and he did it well. However, this victory does not earn him any accolades because it's about 3 years too late. Kellerman may have been a bit out of line with the questioning but he wasn't wrong. Even Steward said Castillo looked shot.
Well thats bullshit...dont remember anyone complaining when Manny destroyed Morales

[nervousxtian]

Actually, you heard a lot of shit about Morales after his last fight with Pac.

I mean shit it was almost the same damned scenario as this fight. Morales coming off a terrible looking performance against Raheem, questions about Morales being shot were rampant... then when Manny destroyed him, the question was answered.

I guess this next fight will answer the Morales question for good.. and we'll see if JLC ever fights again in a competitive fight on whether he's got anything left as well.

[fatcity]

For God's sake,HBO please keep Max in the minor's.He is not a prime timer!:-(

[ron u.k.]

I dont like Kellerman but he told it exactly how it was. Castillo is washed up and he moved up from 135 to fight a man that walks around at 190lbs when hes not training. Even Malganagii said in his Post fight interview last week that Castillo was washed up and it wouldnt be a good fightyou see that's rubbish.sure hatton balloons up but not to his natural walk around weight.through excess he balloons up to well above that,because he drinks copious amounts of beer and eats enormous amounts of stodgy food.the guys only 5'6" for heavens sake,in my opinion he isn't even a big light welter,any problems with weight loss are of his own making through lifestyle.castillo actually looked the bigger man in there last night and he's guy lets remember who fought as a light welter against corrales because he couldn't make that 135.it could be argued that castillo couldn't beat a guy who had to get down from 190!

[sonny73]

Actually, you heard a lot of shit about Morales after his last fight with Pac.

I mean shit it was almost the same damned scenario as this fight. Morales coming off a terrible looking performance against Raheem, questions about Morales being shot were rampant... then when Manny destroyed him, the question was answered.

I guess this next fight will answer the Morales question for good.. and we'll see if JLC ever fights again in a competitive fight on whether he's got anything left as well.
After that fight some people were saying Manny should be the Ring Mag P4P number 1,lets see if Hatton gets half the credit for what he just did from America.

[sandwichsurgeon]

you see that's rubbish.sure hatton balloons up but not to his natural walk around weight.through excess he balloons up to well above that,because he drinks copious amounts of beer and eats enormous amounts of stodgy food.the guys only 5'6" for heavens sake,in my opinion he isn't even a big light welter,any problems with weight loss are of his own making through lifestyle.castillo actually looked the bigger man in there last night and he's guy lets remember who fought as a light welter against corrales because he couldn't make that 135.it could be argued that castillo couldn't beat a guy who had to get down from 190!

He hasn't been putting nearly that much on it was just a one off where he got to about 185, he has been waaaay trimmer than that but still....

[o_money]

I was in a pub watching so I couldn't hear the interview. What did ricky say back to max?

[sandwichsurgeon]

I was in a pub watching so I couldn't hear the interview. What did ricky say back to max?

Max asked if the win was down to Ricky or the wars Castillo was in with Corrales, Hatton starts talking about Corrales saying he dedicates the fight to him, boxing is a lesser place without him.........Castillos widdow gives Hatton hug........Max does the main discrediting when him, Lampley and Manny are wrapping things up. He said something like "i don't wan't to try and re-write history, and i know i said that this would be competitive and that it would be great if Hatton dominated, but what we saw tonight was a shot fighter blah blah blah"

[RUSKULL]

Sucks to be wrong all the time huh Max? :yep

[o_money]

Max asked if the win was down to Ricky or the wars Castillo was in with Corrales, Hatton starts talking about Corrales saying he dedicates the fight to him, boxing is a lesser place without him.........Castillos widdow gives Hatton hug........Max does the main discrediting when him, Lampley and Manny are wrapping things up. He said something like "i don't wan't to try and re-write history, and i know i said that this would be competitive and that it would be great if Hatton dominated, but what we saw tonight was a shot fighter blah blah blah"


yup max is a morron. end of story.

He's just too much to a blunt instrament for primetime

[Cruiser1]

Well thats bullshit...dont remember anyone complaining when Manny destroyed Morales

Their 3rd fight was a sham. Morales was completely shot at that point and should have never been allowed near a guy like Manny. He could have been seriously hurt.

[Mrboogie23]

I think that Castillo looked slow and not very good but I think Hatton still did a helluva job. he's a tough guy on the inside. Props to Hatton for a damn good win.

[pipe wrenched]

Max eats SHIT!!! :fire :fire :fire

[Zakman]

Get me Al Bernstein when Larry decides to call it quits, or Gil Clancy.

Exactly. HBO needs proven and seasoned commentators with experience, not an unqualified punk like Kellerman!:yep