Max Kellerman

Kellerman: Golovkin needs Canelo, Cotto or Mayweather to become a PPV fighter

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golovkin99999By Dan Ambrose: HBO commentator Max Kellerman said what many boxing fans already knew last Wednesday night when he said that WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (30-0, 27 KOs) needs one of the big names – Floyd Mayweather Jr, Miguel Cotto or Saul “Canelo” Alvarez to agree to fight Golovkin before he can become a pay-per-view seller in his own right.

It’s not enough right now that Golovkin is knocking out everyone he faces dating back to 2009. He needs to get a scalp from the like of Canelo, Cotto or Mayweather for him to get to the next level.

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Rios to Kellerman: Do you think I’m a punching bag?

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rios6740By Dan Ambrose: Brandon Rios (31-2-1, 23 KO’s) seemed to get upset with the questioning from HBO’s Max Kellerman last Saturday night moments after Rios had been beaten badly by Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision at the Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macao, Macao S.A.R., China. Rios lost about as bad as a fighter can lose when it comes to a decision, and he wasn’t a happy camper moments after the fight when the judges scores revealed that he had lost by the scores 119-109, 120-108 and 118-110.

Rios’ face was badly swollen to where both sides of his eyes and the sides of his face were swollen outwards, and it looked painful. He had taken a vicious beating in a fight that probably should have been stopped by the 8th round when it was evident that Rios was not going to win and was just taking a one-way beating.

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Kellerman: Broner should be top 10 pound for pound if he dominates DeMarco

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Image: Kellerman: Broner should be top 10 pound for pound if he dominates DeMarcoBy Scott Gilfoid: If Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) can destroy WBC lightweight champion Antonio DeMarco (28-2-1, 21 KO’s) next month on November 17th, HBO’s Max Kellerman feels that the 23-year-old Broner will be ready to break the top 10 pound for pound lists in boxing. I completely agree with Kellerman. A great win over the tough as nails DeMarco should put Broner in the top 10, although I doubt that will happen.

Kellerman told Thaboxingvoice.com “If he [Broner] dominates DeMarco, that’s a real bold statement. To me, he jumps to the top ten on many pound for pound lists as many expect he will end up anyway.”

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Kellerman: Broner is a bigger puncher than Mayweather

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Image: Kellerman: Broner is a bigger puncher than MayweatherBy Scott Gilfoid: HBO expert analyst Max Kellerman sees former WBO super bantamweight champion Adrien Broner (24-0, 20 KO’s) as a bigger puncher than Floyd Mayweather Jr., but not quite as good as him defensively. Kellerman is able to see differences between the two talents, and doesn’t see Broner as a copy-cat clone of Floyd like a lot of boxing fans think.

Speaking to thaboxingvoice.com, Kellerman said “He’s [Broner] a good defensive fighter but not quite as good as Floyd. In actuality, he’s a better puncher than Mayweather and maybe a better puncher than I think he knows he is.”

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Kellerman sees Donaire beating Nishioka, possibly by knockout

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Image: Kellerman sees Donaire beating Nishioka, possibly by knockoutBy Allan Fox: Max Kellerman sees IBF/WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (29-1, 18 KO’s) as having too much talent, youth and power for 36-year-old former WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (34-4-3, 24 KO’s) to deal with in this advanced stage in his once career in their October 13th fight at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California.

Kellerman said to Thaboxingvoice.com “He’s [Nishioka] a tremendous fighter, but he’s 36-years-old and Donaire is a special talent…Donaire might knock Nishioka out. I think he’s that good.”

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Kellerman sees Rios vs. Alvarado ending up fight of the year

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Image: Kellerman sees Rios vs. Alvarado ending up fight of the yearBy Allan Fox: HBO analyst Max Kellerman foresees the October 13th match-up on HBO television between #3 IBF light welterweight contender Mike Alvarado (33-0, 23 KO’s) and #4 WBO Brandon Rios (30-0-1, 22 KO’s) ending up as a fight of the year for 2013 at the Home Depot Center, in Carson, California. Kellerman could be right if Alvarado fights the way he normally does, and Rios is able to fight like he did back in 2010, before he started having problems making weight for his lightweight bouts.

Kellerman told Thatboxingvoice.com “I just think that’s the fight of the year. I’d be shocked if it wasn’t. Maybe the fight of the last couple of years.”

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