Weights by Brad Snyder/Undercard
Jared Anderson 243.4 vs. Charles Martin 250.5
Arslanbek Makhmudov 263.4 vs. Raphael Akpejiori 255.5
Abdullah Mason 135.2 vs Alex de Oliveria 136.5
Tiger Johnson 141.2 vs. Jonathan Montrel 140.6
Dante Benjamin Jr 173.3 vs. Mirady Zira 173.9
DeAndre Ware 167.9 vs. Decarlo Perez 167.5
Husam Al Mashhadi 151.2 vs. Rance Ward 153.6
Tyler McCreary 131 vs. Deivi Julio 130.9
Jahi Turner 151.8 vs. Nicklaus Flaz 151.3
Venue: Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio
Promoter: Top Rank
TV: ESPN, ESPN+
– Reported today at 1pm Eastern Time that ESPN has let Max Kellerman go.
– I remember watching the first episode of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights anchored by Kellerman (in a black leather jacket) and Brian Kenney.
– I also remember in 2004 when his brother, Sam, was killed by James “The Harlem Hammer” Butler with a hammer.
Yea i remember that as well. Sad that happened to him after offering Butler a place to stay.
But I have to say that I never found Max to be all that sharp when it came to boxing as far as strategy and what he was seeing in the ring.
Preferred many others including Lampley and Lederman etc. Atlas and Sean O’Grady offered far more insight as well.
I remember his show public access in my neighborhood called “max on boxing” he was 15 years old ..the guy had immense historical boxing knowledge at that time
Time flys by when your living life. Max went to school with my best friend (Hunter College Highschool) and we got know each other. I also knew about Butler from the gyms. He was always unstable and pulling neanderthalish stunts at any given chance. 100% unstable. Everyone warned Sam about taking James in because he’s a snake and shady AF. We know the rest of the story like Paul Harvey.
Anyways, Max doesn’t need ESPN as he can exist on his own. He did so with his first show at 15 in Manhattan cable and hell do the same going forward. Nothing but the best of luck to him.
With such beautiful white teeth how can Anderson possibly lose?
Despite the short notice, Martin is down 10lbs from his last fight in September, though that was a higher weight than normal (than ever, actually) for him. Anderson is 4lbs lighter as well from his last one.
Weight doesn’t matter, they’re heavyweights.
I think it matters most with heavyweights.
Split the difference. Size matters, no doubt. With size comes weight and muscle. But there are diminishing returns. Most guys around 235 (give or take) pack enough wallop to put down anyone that’s human.
Heavyweight is 195 and above, unless there’s a new division I’m unaware of. Fighters can weigh whatever they want to weigh because after 195, there’s no limit. Looking at weight and trying to gauge is useless. Look at Holmes, Douglas, McCall and so on. They are heavyweights and they understand there’s no limit. Hope that helps you, Lucie!
No Dan. It doesn’t help me at all. First of all heavyweight isn’t 195 and up, it’s 200 and up. It used to be 190, but it’s never been 195. I don’t know where you got that from. And my point in bringing up their weights was to compare them to their previous fights. Heavyweights have this big gap so you see so many of them take ‘advantage’ of it. Guy weighs 225 for one fight and then next time he’s 250, what does that mean? Probably didn’t train very hard, so that’s the point at looking at their weights. DAMN!
If Anderson had any courage, he would fight a good opponent, instead of this garbage. This is BS, and anyone who thinks this is a competitive fight does not know shit about boxing, and should not be allowed to call himself, herself, or itself a true boxing fan.
This is a MF mismatch. Anderson should be ashamed of himself. This is an absolute embarrassment. This is a gross mismatch that won’t go into the 4th round. Anderson in 1. Maybe 2. BS FIGHT. I refuse to watch it.
I think you are overreacting.
That is simply a delusional comment.
Anderson has what 14 or 15 fights.
Martin has like 30 and fought much better competition and He’s actually an inch taller with the longer reach. He only lost 3 fights in about 30 tries and his only bad loss was to Joshua like 7 years ago.
He battled King Kong and had him hurt before getting stopped. Martin is not an A level fighter, but he is a solid C or even B level guy, which is perfect for an up and coming prospect to see where he stands.
Who do you really expect him to face at this point??
Why they hate? You sound like disgruntled teenager that was picked last in gym.
Steve, go home and get your shine box.
Martin is a used car that will break down tomorrow night. AAA will take that used car to the junk yard where it belongs. Martin has no business fighting this fight. It won’t go past 2 or 3 rounds. If it reaches 4, it will only mean that Anderson is not as good as advertised.
Lol… “get your shinebox.” Well done. It’s a phrase I use too.
Well said. I see nothing wrong with this fight. An in shape and focused Martin can make a fight out of this.
Dude, did you see how soft Martin’s stomach is? There is no way in HELL this fight is going far. I am predicting a 1st round knockout or a TKO.
Deontay would knock out either one of these guys in the 1st round. Anderson would get SMOKED by Deontay Wilder.
Anderson will do the smoking tomorrow night. Martin is going to get creamed. Time for Martin to hang up the gloves.
Martin will win just like Zhang mark my words
Martin says he has been training hard for this fight.
By training, he means smoking blunts on the treadmill. Still, I think Martin outboxes Big Baby and wins a Split Decision.
Martin would have beaten everyone Anderson has beaten and probably by ko also. This is a big step up for Anderson. Let’s see what he can do.
Arslan looks like a wrecking machine!!
Martin in 2! Seriously Martin should be able to school Anderson with his jab and 3 hit combos.
I smell a upset
I’m not seeing it. Martin is in the late stages of his career, so maybe he’s desperate to win and get one last big fight. But this one reminds me of Wilder/Stiverne II. Martin gets hit and he’s fighting a hitter… not a good fit against Anderson. I would proffer that it’s time for Anderson to get in with a live dog after this and show what he’s got. There’s a lot of decent guys that need a dance partner.
It is funny when Martin was smoked by AJ in 2 rounds in Joshua’s 15th match, he, Martin was called a bum, now 8 years later and 4 defeats, he is a step up for this guy.
Martin has lost 3 and drawn 1
Martin took a dive against AJ and then complained about the late count so If Anderson puts a beating on him there will be a quick tapout. Martin is certainly experianced and will know how to catch Anderson if he leaves himself wide open. That is what we want to see – can Anderson take a punch? What I like about Anderson is he has allways been a boxer – not a basketball or football player.
Makhmudov and Anderson on the same card, but not fighting each other. And thus it is in boxing…