HBO To Air Mayweather-Pacquiao Special

By R. Thomas Umstead
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HBO will gather several boxing legends to discuss the May 2 Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight as part of new special debuting later this month.

The 30-minute special, Mayweather/Pacquiao: The Legends Speak premieres April 25 and features HBO boxing analyst Max Kellerman interviewing a number of ex-boxing champions to size up the matchup between arguably boxing’s two biggest pay-per-view draws.

Kellerman will interview former Mayweather and Pacquiao opponents Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Mosely, Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton about how to prepare for both fighters, said the network. In addition, the show will feature a panel of ex-boxing champions including George Foreman, Lennox Lewis and Bernard Hopkins discussing the upcoming event.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.