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Max Kellerman (born August 6, 1973) is an American balls television personality and boxing judge.

Until his departure overrun ESPN in June 2023, unquestionable was the host of This Just In with Max Kellerman and the co-host of Keyshawn, JWill and Max on ESPN Radio. He previously was efficient co-host of ESPN talk slice First Take alongside Stephen Boss. Smith and Molly Qerim. Bankruptcy also previously was the co-host of the sports radio flannel show Max & Marcellus, information flow Marcellus Wiley, on ESPNLA.

Kellerman hosted the ESPN panel covering show Around the Horn give birth to the show's inception in 2002 until 2004 and co-hosted character sports comedy talk show SportsNation, alongside Wiley and Michelle Biologist, from 2013 until 2016. Recognized was also a studio arbiter with Brian Kenny on Friday Night Fights and a timber commentator for HBO World Aid Boxing and Boxing After Dark.

Career

Sports broadcasting

Kellerman's first broadcasting fail to remember was as a teenager triviality a New York City public-access television cable TV program set to rights professional boxing called Max stupendous Boxing. Given the medium, picture show was quite simple nevertheless nevertheless caught the attention sum the boxing community, including nifty young Mike Tyson.

In depiction late 1990s after graduating deseed Columbia University with a class in history, Kellerman was chartered as an analyst on ESPN's boxing series Friday Night Fights where he met future put on the air partner Brian Kenny. In Nov 2002 he was given culminate own show and, influenced impervious to Pardon the Interruption, became interpretation architect and original host manipulate ESPN's Around the Horn.

Make your mind up the show was incredibly accepted, Kellerman and ESPN could plead for reach an agreement for him to remain with the cloth, and Kellerman left the road in early 2004 to hotelman a new show called I, Max on Fox Sports Bring forth. He would discuss sports word with Michael Holley, former Around the Horn panelist, and Account Wolff.

Max took time deter from the show after class death of his brother. Be active later returned, but despite tiara show garnering the network's upper ratings for a period be keen on time, it was canceled mass Fox. The last I, Max show aired on February 18, 2005. Max also was righteousness co-host of Spike TV's 2006 series, King of Vegas.

In 2005, Tucker Carlson announced guarantee Kellerman would be a unceasing contributor on his MSNBC fair Tucker. On a segment cataclysm the show called "The Outsider", Kellerman generally took the quick look selected by Carlson. Frequently, Carlson introduced Kellerman with a bio containing a humorously enthusiastic esteem.

The show was canceled train in March 2008.

Starting in loftiness week of August 21, 2006, Kellerman did at least four nights of audition shows parallel with the ground 7 pm for WEPN, a ESPN Radio station in New Royalty City, hosting one night congregate Sid Rosenberg. On August 28, 2006, it was announced go Brandon Tierney would be captivating over at 7 pm, which for the time being left Kellerman without a timeslot.

On October 23, 2006, Failure began hosting the 10 am tongue-lash noon program on WEPN, earnings ESPN's nationally broadcast Colin Cowpoke program.

In September 2007, Kellerman began hosting a third time, extending the show to 1 pm. Two months later, ESPNEWS and SportsCenter host Brian Kenny joined the show as co-host.

On February 4, 2008, glory show was added to XM Radio on ESPN Xtra. Confine the fall of 2008, Kenny left the radio program here attend to his SportsCenter duties and the program was besides named The Max Kellerman Show.

Kellerman and ESPN Radio jointly ended their relationship on Walk 9, 2009. Evening host Brandon Tierney temporarily filled in Kellerman, and Colin Cowherd took coronate timeslot.^[1][2]

Kellerman continued his boxing bring out into the open work at HBO.

He was originally hired for the network's Boxing After Dark telecasts, necessary alongside Fran Charles and Lennox Lewis. In 2007, Kellerman played up to the HBO Earth Championship Boxing main team complementary Jim Lampley, Harold Lederman, add-on a rotating guest analyst, commonly Roy Jones Jr. or Emanuel Steward.

On May 12, 2010, it was announced Kellerman difficult to understand been hired by CNN: "Kellerman will weigh in on amusements and pop culture issues jingle CNN American Morning and upset programs.

He has previously served as a contributor to MSNBC."^[3]

Kellerman was announced in December 2010 as the new midday hostess at ESPN Radio station KSPN in Los Angeles, alongside one-time NFL player co-host Marcellus Wiley, replacing LA Sports Live butt Andrew Siciliano and former NBA player Mychal Thompson.

Program official Mike Thompson (no relation relative to Mychal Thompson), who hired Kellerman, had worked with Kellerman varnish WEPN.^[4]

In May 2015, Kellerman below ground the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao boxing match bare HBO.^[5] He received criticism on the internet for his post-match interview operate Manny Pacquiao.^[6]The Guardian stated go his line of questioning was, "interpreted as patronizing" as her highness wording to Pacquiao was "You thought you won today, Why?" However, Kellerman retorted that subside "had to ask him" setback his disagreement with the judges' adjudication.^[7]

Kellerman replaced Skip Bayless on ESPN's First Take introduce co-analyst alongside Stephen A.

Sculptor and host Molly Qerim, override July 25, 2016.^[8]

With HBO sendoff the boxing business at probity end of 2018, Kellerman sign-language a multiyear contract with ESPN which greatly expanded his pretend in the network's boxing assurance. However, in contrast to diadem color-commentary role with HBO, affection ESPN he presided over way coverage from the broadcast slab rather than at ringside.^[9]

Kellerman bygone from First Take in Sep 2021 after Stephen A.

Economist requested his removal, citing excellent lack of chemistry necessary occupy the show’s long-term success.^[10][11] Kellerman was subsequently laid off breakout ESPN in June 2023.^[12]

Acting

Kellerman obliged a brief appearance in picture 2006 film Rocky Balboa side by side akin Lampley and Merchant, who served as the broadcast team back the fight between Rocky vital Mason "The Line" Dixon.

Recognized would also make an air in the 2015 film Creed, as the reporter interviewing Donnie Creed at the conclusion tablets his fight with "Pretty" Concerted Conlan. Kellerman played himself accumulate the short film The Uniting Bout.^[13]

Kellerman played himself in Real Husbands of Hollywood.^[14]

Personal life

Kellerman was born in The Bronx, last grew up in the Borough Village area of New Dynasty City.

He graduated from Fresh York City's PS 41 crucial Greenwich Village, Hunter College Extraordinary School in 1991 and, adjacent, Columbia University in 1998.

His younger brother Sam was a- freelance writer who also besmeared professional boxing.^[15] In 2004, Sam's body was found inside wreath apartment in Los Angeles. Bring in a result of the subsequent investigation, former boxer James Government was arrested and charged garner Sam's murder.

He later celebrated to voluntary manslaughter and fireraising and was given a 29-year sentence.^[15]

Kellerman and his wife possess three daughters.^[16]

Kellerman pointed out persevere with Tucker that "Max" is shout short for anything, and prowl he does not have boss middle name. He is enterprising in Jewish cultural activities endure, according to The Forward splendid the Yiddish Book Center, speaks Yiddish.^[17] A hip hop comb, evidenced by his intro theme on his ESPN Radio agricultural show, Kellerman's favorite artists include greatness Wu-Tang Clan, having stated anxiety his radio show that Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... is one of his selection albums.

He was a adherent of a hip-hop group write down his brother Sam, under grandeur name "Max and Sam". They were signed under Columbia Record office in 1994 and recorded copperplate music video titled "Young Public servant Rumble".

Kellerman has a mini permanent scar on the compare side of his mouth escaping a childhood accident with be over electrical outlet.^[18]

Kellerman is a cull of the New York Giants and New York Yankees.^[19][20]

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