“Helming the desk will be FOX Sports host Kate Abdo, along with two-time welterweight champion Shawn “Showtime” Porter and well-known ESPN boxing commentator Max Kellerman. Abdo will also host the weigh-in (Friday, October 8, on ESPN2 and FS1 at 5:00 PM ET) and the main event press conference (Wednesday, Oct.
Q. Does Max Kellerman work for HBO?
In April of 2006, he was named as the boxing commentator for the HBO Boxing After Dark late-night series. In June of 2007, Kellerman joined the World Championship Boxing broadcast team and is now the full-time ringside commentator and post-interviewer.
Table of Contents
- Q. Does Max Kellerman work for HBO?
- Q. Who is announcing boxing?
- Q. Who commentates boxing?
- Q. Who is the announcer on HBO?
- Q. Who are the announcers for ESPN boxing?
- Q. Who was the best boxing commentators?
- Q. Who was the long haired boxing announcer?
- Q. Who is the Olympic boxing announcer?
- Q. Who are the TV announcers for HBO Boxing?
- Q. Who is the greatest boxing commentator of all time?
- Q. What are some famous boxing matches on HBO?
- Q. When did Larry Merchant retire as boxing commentator?
Q. Who is announcing boxing?
Michael Buffer
| Michael Buffer | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Ring announcer, actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Known for | “Let’s Get Ready to Rumble!” catchphrase |
| Children | 2 |
Q. Who commentates boxing?
| Larry Merchant | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Television journalist Boxing commentator |
| Notable credit(s) | HBO World Championship Boxing commentator (1978–2012) |
| Spouse(s) | Patricia Stich (former actress) |
| Children | Two daughters, three step-sons |
Q. Who is the announcer on HBO?
Jim Lampley
After more than three decades in network television, and nearly 30 of them as host of HBO’s flagship World Championship Boxing franchise, Jim Lampley is one of America’s most renowned and respected broadcasters. He serves as host and blow-by-blow announcer for all HBO Boxing telecasts.
HBO World Championship Boxing (in later years stylized in its title card as HBO Boxing – World Championship) is an American sports television series on premium television network HBO.
Q. Who are the announcers for ESPN boxing?
Q. Who was the best boxing commentators?
Here are my top five favorite boxing commentators today.
- Jim Lampley. 5 of 5.
- Paulie Malignaggi. 4 of 5.
- Max Kellerman. 3 of 5. Josh Hedges/Getty Images.
- Brian Kenny. 2 of 5. His interviews back in the day with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
- Dan Rafael. 1 of 5. There’s no better boxing insider than Dan Rafael of ESPN.
Q. Who was the long haired boxing announcer?
Michael Buffer is a ring announcer who made his name in boxing and professional wrestling. He was born in 1944 during World War Two to an enlisted serviceman in the US Navy, but after his parents were divorced before he turned one, he was raised by foster parents.
Q. Who is the Olympic boxing announcer?
He was best known as a blow-by-blow announcer on HBO World Championship Boxing for 30 years….
| Jim Lampley | |
|---|---|
| Notable credit(s) | HBO World Championship Boxing anchor and co-host (1988–2018) Olympic Games reporter and anchor (1984–2008) |
Q. Who are the TV announcers for HBO Boxing?
The main broadcast team was Jim Lampley on blow-by-blow, with former and future ESPN reporter Max Kellerman as color commentator, replacing Larry Merchant, who retired in December 2012. For the last two years of Merchant’s contract he and Kellerman alternated telecasts.
Q. Who is the greatest boxing commentator of all time?
Larry Merchant (born Larry Kaufman; February 11, 1931) is an American sportswriter, a longtime commentator for HBO Sports presentations of HBO World Championship Boxing, Boxing After Dark and HBO pay-per-view telecasts, called “the greatest television boxing analyst of all time” by some, including ESPN Boxing analyst Dan Rafael.
Q. What are some famous boxing matches on HBO?
Famous matches broadcast on World Championship Boxing include: The Dream Match – The Welterweight match between Manny Pacquiao (moving up 2 weight classes) against Oscar De La Hoya (moving down 1 weight class). Pacquiao won by technical knockout before the 9th round began (De La Hoya retired on his stool);
Q. When did Larry Merchant retire as boxing commentator?
It was announced by HBO on December 13, 2012, that Larry Merchant would retire from broadcasting after the December 15, 2012, telecast of HBO’s World Championship Boxing from Houston, Texas after 35 years of being a boxing commentator on HBO.
