I, Max was a sports commentary show featuring host Max Kellerman and Michael Holley that aired nightly on Fox Sports Net. The concept of the show involved Kellerman and his ego (explaining the name of the show) against the world, represented by Holley, broadcasting via satellite from Boston, with producer Bill Wolff, the former "Disembodied Voice" from Around the Horn, appearing live from NYC as the "impartial" mediator.
Roughly 20 years ago, Max Kellerman seemed like a name on the rise in the world of sports and media punditry when he bolted his cushy gigs at ESPN hosting Around The Horn and Friday Night Fights for his own show at Fox Sports Net. And when I say own show, I mean "own show" - he called it I COMMA MAX, paused everyone with a "MeVR button", and in general was too far gone among the swelling tides of grandiosity and extreme self-deprecation. He was also buried deep in the basic cable stack on the less-available FSN, while his infinitely more agreeable replacement Tony Reali made a surprise hit out of ATH on ESPN, and has lasted to this very day. Along with former "Disembodied Voice" Bill Wolff and Michael Holley, there are lots of familiar touches and quirks carried over from Max's time on ATH to this program. The format of the show changed a lot in the short amount of time it aired, as the original Max vs. The World boxing theme gave way to a more generic PTI rundown-style discussion by the show's end. In the end, what once generated a ton of buzz quickly sucked itself into the dustbin of sports media history, to be brought out as a curiosity to consider. Especially if you need some fodder for the water cooler.
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