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==Commentators == 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. The analyst position was held (when he was available) by former multiple-division world champion [[Roy Jones, Jr]]. [[Andre Ward]] or [[Bernard Hopkins]] fill in when Jones was unavailable. The position used to be held by [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] and former world heavyweight champions [[George Foreman]] and [[Lennox Lewis]], and most recently (until his death) by trainer [[Emanuel Steward]]. For pay-per-view fights, [[Bob Costas]] and [[James Brown (TV personality)|James Brown]] used to host the telecast while Lampley called the fight; however Lampley later did both. [[Harold Lederman]], a former boxing judge, served as "unofficial scorer," giving his scorecards after every three rounds, sometimes two. Lederman also used to voice-over the rules under which the fight would be conducted before handing back to Lampley for pre-fight introductions; however the rules were later simply flashed on-screen to save time. Former judge Steve Weisfeld also appeared in this role, usually when Lederman's daughter Julie was judging a fight and as such Harold could not be on television due to the conflict of interest. [[Michael Buffer]] was an unofficial member of the team as ring announcer for most HBO fights. Even [[Showtime Championship Boxing]] ring announcer [[Jimmy Lennon Jr.]] subbed for Buffer occasionally and Buffer occasionally subbed for Lennon on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] boxing programming. [[Chon Romero]] was one of the commentators for HBO Boxing's Spanish telecasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrboxingpr.com/noticias/entrevista-a-chon-romero-analista-de-hbo-donde-habla-de-cotto-juanma-pacquiao-broner-entre-otros-temas|title=ENTREVISTA A CHON ROMERO ANALISTA DE HBO DONDE HABLA DE COTTO, JUANMA, PACQUIAO, BRONER ENTRE OTROS TEMAS |work=MR.BOXING}}</ref> Former commentators include: [[Marv Albert]], [[Len Berman]], [[Barry Tompkins]], [[Fran Charles]], [[Gil Clancy]], [[Howard Cosell]], [[Don Dunphy]], [[Sugar Ray Leonard]], [[Al Michaels]], [[Jerry Quarry]] and [[Dick Stockton]].
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