MAX KELLERMAN
updated March 09, 2009
Max Kellerman is one of the most respected analysts in the sport of boxing. His gift for ringside commentary and ability to frame the historical significance of a fight landed him at HBO in 2005. In April of 2006, he was named as the boxing commentator for HBO BOXING AFTER DARK series. In June of 2007, Kellerman joined the World Championship Boxing broadcast team, calling fights with Jim Lampley and Emanuel Steward. In addition to his HBO duties, Kellerman, 34, also hosts an ESPN radio show in New York.
Prior to HBO, Kellerman was a regular contributor/guest host on MSNBC’s The Situation with Tucker Carlson, hosted the series "King of Vegas" for Spike TV, and worked for Fox Sports Net where he anchored his own sports talk and interview program, I, Max, and provided color commentary for their "Sunday Night Fights" series.
It was at ESPN that the boxing analyst really cut his teeth hosting the show Around the Horn and contributing on the network’s boxing series Friday Night Fights. Max’s ESPN duties also included ringside color commentary on "Tuesday Night Fights," frequent "SportsCenter" contributions, and guest hosting "Pardon the Interruption." In addition, Kellerman penned a weekly boxing column for ESPN.com.
A native New Yorker, Kellerman was born August 6, 1973 and currently resides in Greenwich Village, Manhattan.
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