The Slip and Weave Podcast: Recent Episodes
Dakota
My take on upcoming fights, predictions, and more. I'm a trainer, a long time gym rat, but ultimately I'm just big fan who's spent a lot of time in the gym learning the game, and I look forward to sharing my love of the sport of boxing with you! (Hosted by Dakota McCormick, Music by Zachary Shields, Logo by James Oliva)
Jr. lightweight prospect Kaylee Ann Knight (1-0) talks about her experience coming to boxing late, getting a crash course in the Team Boxing League, and her return to the ring 9/12
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Veteran writer for Boxingscene, trainer, and Union City native Ryan Songalia returns to the show as we asses the rapidly shifting landscape of boxing, as well as the announcement of Mayweather-Pacquiao 2 and Ryan Garcia's domination of Mario Barrios.
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Lightweight contender Justin Pauldo (20-2, 10 ko) stops by fresh off a dominant stoppage win over Colombian power puncher Nike Theran on Probox 11/29. Justin is on a three fight win streak and is now ranked #7 by the WBC and #11 by Boxrec at lightweight.
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Newly crowned bareknuckle super lightweight champion Harry Gigliotti (9-5, 3 ko boxing, 5-0, 4 ko BKB) fills us in on the massive strides he has made in his bareknuckle fighting career since first expressing interest in trying it in his last appearance on this show a few years back.
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Jr. middleweight contender Chordale Booker (23-1, 11 ko) drops by leading up to the biggest fight of his career, a crack at Sebastian Fundora (21-1-1, 13 ko) for the WBC and WBO titles.
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One of the best commentators in the game Corey Erdman stops by fresh off a jam packed weekend with cards in Quebec and Puerto Rico back to back featuring Rocky Hernandez and Subriel Matias. We breakdown their performances, Tank Davis' controversial draw with Lamont Roach, and the Riyadh Season card from a few weeks back featuring Dmitri Bivol's rematch win over Artur Beterbiev.
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This special episode features conversations with two incredible talents from the most recent ProBox TV card, bantamweight Rianna Rios (9-0, 1 ko) who had a fantastic win over Nancy Franco, and lightweight Justin Pauldo (18-2, 9 ko) who blew us all away with his dominant and brutal knockout performance against former jr. lightweight champ Shavkat Rakhimov.
2:47 - Rianna’s interview
35:25 - Justin’s interview
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This week we have world class trainer and owner of Pullman's gym John Pullman, a seasoned boxing mind with a wealth of experience working with fighters at the highest level.
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Team Combat League standout and recently pro debut Amelia Moore (10-0, 1 ko in TCL, 1-0 as pro) talks about how joining the Boston Butchers the TCL helped her segue from the amateurs to the pros and what could be next in her pro career as she hopes to fast track herself to the world level.
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A fighters fighter, long time contender and 2-time world title challenger Ronny Rios (34-4, 17 ko) stops by the show fresh off the announcement of his newest fight date, October 5th against unbeaten WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball in Ball's hometown of Liverpool, England.
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Fresh off an impressive win over fellow prospect Javier Martinez, middleweight standout Troy Isley (13-0, 5 ko) returns to talk about what could be next, his 2-3 fight plan to a shot at unified champion Janibek Alimkhanuly, thoughts on the shocking decision for Robson Conceicao over Shock Foster and more.
With special co-host Lucas Ketelle
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We're BACK! This weeks guest is Corey Erdman, one of the best commentators in the game, doing color commentary on both ESPN and DAZN and fresh off an exciting card in Canda featuring super middleweight contender Christian Mbilli. He is also a writer for BoxingScene and Bare Knuckle Nation.
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Super middleweight contender Mike Guy (12-7-1, 5 ko) is set to return to the ring for the first time in over two years when he takes on unbeaten Vladimir Shishkin, live on DAZN March 28th.
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My guest this week is middleweight prospect Luke Iannuccilli (7-0, 3 ko) out of Methuen, MA stops by as he prepares to take on the grandson of the greatest, Nico Ali Walsh March 2nd on ESPN
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Derry Middleweight contender Connor Coyle (20-0, 9 ko) is back to preview what is perhaps the biggest fight of his career again the explosive Austin "Ammo" Williams (15-0, 10 ko) February 3rd on DAZN.
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Paterson's own, top middleweight contender Ian Green (18-2, 12 ko) stops by the podcast fresh off a dominant win over rugged spoiler Vaughn Alexander to talk about what could be next for him, the state of the middleweight division, and what drives him as a fighter.
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My guest this week is Christine Lopez, one of the coaches for the US national team, cohost of "Women Crushing it Wednesdays" and "Box Topix" on her channel "InTheRingWithChristine." We talk about her experience this year at the Pan American games, some of the fighters who qualified for the olympics, Shakur Stevenson's upcoming fight with Edwin De Los Santos, trying to make sense of Tyson Fury's performance against Francis Ngannou and more!
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Middleweight contender Joeshon James (7-0-2, 4 ko) returns to the show fresh off a draw with Kazak prospect Abilkhan Amankul on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo undercard to talk about his last few fights, experience sparring with Canelo, and to announce his NEXT FIGHT October 21st against David Stevens (13-0, 9 ko) live on DAZN.
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Super middleweight contender Richard "The Vibes" Vansiclen (13-1-1, 6 ko) returns to recap his fight of the year candidate with unbeaten Juan Carrillo, and breakdown past this weekends fight card headlined by Canelo Alvarez and Jermell Charlo.
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Episode 100! And who better to recap the last few months in boxing with than my good friend Harry "The Hitman" Gigliotti (10-5, 3 ko) fresh off a classic fight with fellow New England standout Mike O'han in a thrilling decision loss.
It's pretty crazy to have done this 100 times now. What started off as a way to cope with the time off from a wrist surgery has turned into more than I could have imagined back in January 2020. From the pandemic, doing commentarey for Reyes Promotions with Harry and fellow Lawtown fighter Gabe Morales, to joining ITRBoxing and covering fights at the mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden, making my first documentary, "The Fight Life" with Shadasia Green, in many ways thanks to the few people who tune in to this podcast. It's been incredible and I look forward to what comes next.
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In this special Friday episode unbeaten welterweight prospect and former olympic captain Quinton Randall (12-0-1, 3 ko) takes a break from working with Errol Spence to talk about his big fight on Showtime July 15.
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Retired Brooklyn legend turned promoter Dmitry "Star of David" Salita (35-2-1, 18 ko) talks about his time as one of the stars of the popular New York boxing series "Broadway Boxing" in the early 2000's, his transition into promoting and becoming the head of Salita Promotions, promoting the great Claressa Shields and her significance in the sport to women and people all over the world as well as her upcoming rematch with Hannah Gabriels. Also, a recap of Canelo Alvarez's one sided decision victory over John Ryder.
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A day late, but founder of ITRBoxing and my cohost on "The Boxing Shop" podcast Felix Gracia is back to talk about Tank Davis' dominant knockout win over Ryan Garcia, the undercard, a fight of the month candidate between Joe Cordina and Shavkat Rakhimov, the issues with the DAZN PPV link this weekend and what we have been working on at ITRBoxing over the last few months
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After upsetting contender Sulem Urbina back in December, women's flyweight contender Indeya "Azucar" Rodriguez (6-6-2, 1 ko) is back to preview her upcoming fight at jr. bantamweight (115 lb) April 27th against former Japanese champion Miyo Yoshida (15-3) in her fourth fight in New York City. Also, a breakdown of Saturday's superfight between Tank Davis and Ryan Garcia.
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Undefeated welterweight prospect Axl Melendez (6-0, 4 ko) burst onto the scene March 22nd, upsetting the also unbeaten Demontaze Duncan on Probox TV. He tells his story of coming to boxing after a fight at Walmart, the time Subriel Matias helped him to quit smoking, his journey in his career after coming to America just a few short months ago and much more.
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Longtime lightweight contender Mercito Gesta (34-3-3, 17 ko) returns to the podcast fresh off the biggest win of his career against Jojo Diaz on DAZN, stepping in as the main event after Zurdo Ramirez failed to make weight in his fight with Gabe Rosado.
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Top middleweight prospect Troy Isley (8-0, 4 ko) is back to talk his upcoming fight against Roy Barringer April 8th at the prudential center on the undercard of Shakur Stevenson's lightweight debut against Shuichiro Yoshino.
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My guest this week Justin Biggs (8-0, 6 ko) is an undefeated jr. middleweight prospect out of Brooklyn NY and co-host of the "Biggs vs Biggs" podcast with his brother Christen. Justin makes his return to the ring April 29th after over three years out of the ring due to shoulder injuries.
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My guest this week jr. welterweight prospect Mikey "The Bull" Portales (2-1-1, 1 ko) shares his remarkable story of going from weighing over 300 pounds to now campaigning as a professional boxer at 140 pounds in just a few short years.
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Breakout 168 lb Paterson NJ star Shadasia Green (12-0, 11 ko) stops by fresh off a sixth round stoppage of contender Elin Cederoos at Madison Square Garden to become the mandatory for undispted champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn. Also, a recap of the potential fight of the year between Luis Nery and Azat Hovhannisyan, Mauricio Lara's stoppage of Leigh Wood, and more.
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Light heavyweight prospect Richard VanSiclen (13-0, 6 ko) stops by to talk about his upcoming fight against Manuel Gallegos February 22nd on ProBox TV.
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2024 Olympic hopeful and multiple time national champion Daisy Bamberger stops by to talk about her extensive amateur career, what could be next for her, and some of her experiences training with and sparring some of the best fighters in the world since she was a teenager.
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One of the best prospects at 130 lbs and in all of boxing, Haven Brady Jr. (9-0, 4 ko) stops by to talk about his recent win over tough veteran Ruben Cervera as well as some of the exciting matchups that have been announced in the last few weeks, including Rey Vargas vs O'Shaquie Foster at his weight class, Benavidez vs Plant, and more.
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Jr. featherweight contender Manuel "Tino" Avila (23-2-1, 8 ko) stops by to talk about his brief retirement and time out of the ring as well as his comeback, which begins in Tijuana on February 17th.
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Heavyweight contender Jonathan "Jonnie" Rice (16-6-1, 11 ko) stops by fresh off a big upset 7th round TKO of prospect Guido Vianello in which a single right hand caused a bad cut over Vianello's left eye, forcing the doctor to stop the fight.
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Writer for "The Ring Magazine" and boxing trainer Ryan Songalia stops by to recap Tank Davis' stoppage win over Hector Luis Garcia.
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Jr. flyweight contender Indeya Smith (6-6-2, 1 ko) stops by the podcast after a huge upset victory over Sulem Urbina last week at Sony Hall in New York City.
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The great Jahi Tucker is here! One of the most exciting prospects in boxing, Jahi Tucker (9-0, 5 ko) stops by to talk about his career, his favorite fighters, his gym playlist, and what could be next for him in 2023.
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Junior lightweight contender Andy Vences (23-4-1, 12 ko) stops by as he prepares for his return to the ring February 18th.
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Big Dog Lukie is back, live from Hawaii! We talk about all the fights from this past weekend including Fury vs Chisora 3, Chocolatito vs Estrada 3, and Josh Kelly's impressive win over Troy Williamson. We also cover everything from next weekend too; Josh Warrington's tough fight against Luis Alberto Lopez, Teofimo taking on Sandor Martin and Terence Crawford's unwanted and un-promoted fight with David Avanesyan.
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Middleweight contender Connor Coyle talks about the unpredictability of boxing, a potential fight with Felix Cash, what he's been up to since the "Down and Dirty 3" card I had the privilege of commentating last February, and more!
Special Monday episode with friend of the podcast,lightweight prospect Gabe "Menace" Morales (5-0, 3 ko), fresh off a tough decision win over Kevin Rodriguez in his hometown of Lowell Massachusetts.
A day late, but better late than never! Sacramento middleweight prospect Joeshon James (7-0, 4 ko) stops by fresh off a huge knockout win over undefeated Richard Brewart.
Middleweight prospect Chris Thompson stops by to talk about his fight October 29th on the Reyes Boxing "Down and Dirty 4" card, the fights this weekend including Wilder vs Helenius, Shields vs Marshall, Mayer vs Baumgardner, Haney vs Kambosas 2, being extremely active as a prospect, and sparring with Terence Crawford!
Big Dog Lukie stops by to talk about his new book "Inside The Ropes of Boxing" out now on amazon, Connor Benn vs. Chris Eubank Jr. and more!
My fellow ITRBoxing contributor NiBS520 and I cover the last few weeks in boxing, including Andy Ruiz's decision win over Luis Ortiz and a potential matchup between him and Deontay Wilder, what could be next for Tyson Fury, the third fight between Canelo Alvarez and GGG, the cancelled fights in England due to the Queens death, and much more.
Otis Griffin is back! We talk about Oleksandr Usyk's big win over Anthony Joshua, the matchup between Jose Pedraza and Richard Commey, Otis' new reality show "Lets chop it up" and much more.
My guest this week is one of the most exciting middleweight prospects in the world Troy Isley, fresh off a tough decision win over Victor Toney on the undercard of Teofimo Lopez vs Pedro Campa on ESPN. Plus, a recap of the return of Teofimo Lopez, the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua, and more!
My guest this week is trainer and podcaster coach George Torres of Mill City Boxing. We talk about Vergil Ortiz big win over Michael Mckinson and what could be next for him, the return of Teofimo Lopez, Usyk vs. Joshua, some of the talent in the Lowell area and much more.
Last minute episode, but finally got to chop it up with coach George Torres of Mill City Boxing. We talk about Lowell boxing, Tiger Johnson vs Harry Gigliotti, last weekends fight between Danny Garcia and Jose Benavidez Jr., Vergil Ortiz vs. Michael Mckinson, and much more. Check out his page for interviews with some of the best in the sport.
Special episode this week with my guest Cory Spinks. We talk about his time in Jake Paul's camp, his legendary fights with Zab Judah, fighting through crohn's disease for much of his career, the fight he wishes he got but never did, and so much more.
Fellow ITRBoxing contributor Jack Kelly joins me to talk about this Mairis Breidis upset loss to Jai Opetaia, Joe Joyce's stay busy win over Christian Hammer, the legacy of James Toney, and other recent events around the boxing world.
Harry Gigliotti is back! We talk about his potential future in bareknuckle boxing, the Triad, what could be ahead for him in boxing, and so much more. One of my favorite episodes, enjoy!
Gabe "Menace" Morlaes is back, and this time he brought his friend, junior middleweight prospect Luke Iannuccilli! Both fight on the same card in Framingham MA this Saturday June 25. We talk about how prep has been, Artur Beterbiev's dominant knockout over Joe Smith Jr. and more.
Lucas Ketelle is back!
We talk about the big undisputed lightweight fight between Devin Haney and George Kambosas and Stephen Fulton vs. Daniel Roman. We also talk about the rematch between Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire and how a fight of that magnitude wound up on a Tuesday morning.
My guest this week is middleweight prospect Chris Thompson, who has big fights coming up June 4th and August 8th. We talk about those fights, his experience sparring the best in the world including Terence Crawford, Demtrius Andrade and Amir Khan, break down Tank Davis vs Rolly Romero and more.
Just me this week! And despite saying this is episode 65 multiple times throughout the podcast, it is in fact episode 64! 😂
A recap of Jermell Charlo's incredible stoppage of Brian Castano in a rematch of their draw last summer, thoughts on what could be next for Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez, and a breakdown of next weekends matchup between David Benavidez and David Lemieux!
Triple OG is back! After I missed the last few big fights this month, winner of "The Next Great Champ" reality series Otis Griffin and I talk about Dmitrii Bivol's MASSIVE upset of Canelo Alvarez in what felt like a big shift in boxing, Spence vs Ugas, Taylor vs Serrano, Stevenson vs Valdez, and more. Otis also has a new book out now called "Change of Hearts" available now on Amazon!
My guest this week is Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta, fresh off a tough ten round decision win over Joel Diaz Jr. in Indio on DAZN. We talk about his lengthy career, his fight with a very determined opponent, what could be next for him in a stacked lightweight division and a lot more. Aside from being the first fight officially cover as media, this was a great fight to be at in person, and both guys were awesome to cover and meet at the media workout. Enjoy!
My guest this week is semi-retired San Fransisco legend Karim "Hard Hitta" Mayfield. We talk about the time he almost fought Floyd Mayweather, HBO boxing, cannabis entrepreneurship, his work in community activism, Spence vs Ugas and more. Really enjoyed this one!
Junior middleweight contender Aaron Coley is BACK to talk about his big upcoming fight this Saturday, April 9th on Showtime against Jamontay Clark!
My guest this week is contributor for ITRBoxing Felix Gracia. We met this weekend at Edgar Berlanga's lackluster win over Steve Rolls at the Hulu Theatre, and catch up on Berlanga's performance, the rest of the card, and some of the other big fights coming up. We also talk about Vergil Ortiz Jr.'s rhabdomyolysis diagnosis, and what it could mean for him moving forward.
Victor Reynoso, an undefeated prospect from Providence, RI, has been mostly inactive for the last few years. On this episode he explains where he has been and where he hopes to go next, and how the inactivity has not been by choice.
A recap of the return of Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez and Jose Ramirez! My guest this week is Harry "The Hitman" Gigliotti, my co-commentator on the "Down and Dirty" card in Boston and the first boxer to ever win inside the Triller Triad, a new fighting format that mixes boxing, MMA and bareknuckle boxing tactics. We talk about being the first to win what is essentially a new sport, some of the issues with the business of boxing, how he hopes to use this new platform to bring his career to a new level and more.
My guest this week is one of my co-commentators from the "Down and Dirty" card in Boston last week and lightweight prospect Gabe "Menace" Morales from Lowell Mass. We talk about the future of his career and late start in the sport, boxing culture in Lowell and much more. I also give my thoughts on Josh Taylor's controversial decision over Jack Catterall and Chris Colbert's first loss to Hector Luis Garcia.
First episode since my first commentary job on the third "Down and Dirty" card. I talk about that experience and chop it up with my guest Suray Mahmutovic, a fighter who was supposed to be on that card but suffered an injury in training. I also give my thoughts on Jaime Munguia's stoppage of D'Mitrius Ballard, Kell Brook's domination of Amir Khan, and Zaur Abdullaev's 12th round KO of Jorge Linares.
My guest this week is trainer, manager, and promoter Michael Reyes of Reyes Boxing. We talk about his third "Down and Dirty" card in Melrose Massachusetts that will be commentated by yours truly! We also talk Spence vs. Ugas and Canelo's two fighting contract.
Otis Griffin is back!
Apologies for the technical difficulties, there is no video and my audio is sketchy. I'm a one man band people! Enjoy my latest conversation with The Next Great Champ!
A recap of Joe Smith Jr.'s win over Steve Geffrard, a preview of Oscar Valdez vs. Shakur Stevenson and this weekends bout between Gary Russell Jr. and Mark Magsayo. I also give my thoughts on Terence Crawford's recent lawsuit against Bob Arum and Top Rank.
My guest this week is the creator of the ITRBoxing Youtube channel and ITRBoxing.com Lucas Ketelle. Lucas has interviewed some of the best fighters of today and creates short documentaries about many of the star fighters of today just before they blow up in the public eye.
A review and recap of boxing in the year 2021, and year end awards including fighter of the year, fight of the year and more!
A recap of wins this weekend for Artur Beterbiev and Gilberto Ramirez, and Joseph Parker's rematch win over Dereck Chisora.
My guest this week is middleweight contender Aaron Coley. We talk about his upcoming fight against Hugo Centeno, recent signing with MG Ring, being in world class camps with champions like Andre Ward, Miguel Cotto, Shawn Porter, and more!
My guest this week is WBC United States super middleweight champion and world Super Middleweight contender Mike Guy. Mike has been in the ring with some of the best in the world, and after talking with him in person after a tough loss to Jesse Hart, we caught up again after a knockout win over Kendrick Ball Jr.
A recap of Terence Crawford's 10th round stoppage of Shawn Porter, George Kambosas Jr.'s MASSIVE upset of Teofimo Lopez, the Fulton vs Figueroa unification fight at 122 lbs, and a prediction of Devin Haney vs. Jojo Diaz!
Good to be back with you! Catching up on Canelo's win over Caleb Plant and what could be next for him, big wins for David Benavidez and Jaime Munguia, some big upsets in the UK and a breakdown of this weekends matchup between Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter.
The return of the Gypsy King!
A recap of Tyson Fury's dominant 11th round stoppage of Deontay Wilder and its stacked undercard, and thoughts on what could be next for them both. I also talk about the November 27 matchup between Ryan Garcia and Jojo Diaz, and give a shoutout to Otis Griffin and RDR Promotions for a great time covering the Jesse Hart-Mike Guy fight.
Otis Griffin is back!
My guest this week is winner of "The Next Great Champ" reality series, Otis Griffin. We cover a variety of things that have happened in boxing over the last few months; Yordenis Ugas win over Manny Pacquiao, Oscar Valdez's testing positive for phentermine, Otis' experience sparring Chad Dawson, the heavyweight division, and much more.
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After moving and re situating in my new place, I'm back to talk about Yordenis Ugas decision win over Manny Pacquiao and gripe about celebrity boxing.
We're back baby. My thoughts on Haney vs. Linares, the return of the great Nonito Donaire stopping Nordine Oubaali, the MESS that is the top of the heavyweight division at the moment and why you won't see Fury vs Joshua this summer, and the announcement of Manny Pacquiao vs Errol Spence for August 21.
A recap of Canelo Alvarez's stoppage of Billy Joe Saunders, my take on his next fight against Caleb Plant, and who I REALLY want to see Canelo in the ring with next. Also, I call out Laurence Cole for yet another horrible call in stopping the fight between Elwin Soto and Katsunari Takayama.
This week my guest is the winner of "The Next Great Champ" reality show and former light heavyweight contender Otis Griffin.
A recap of Demetrius Andrade's mandatory defense against Liam Williams, Bryant Perrella's upset draw against Tony Harrison, and I talk a bit about why I found the fights this weekend a little frustrating.
This week's conversation is with a young fighter from Uzbekistan named Milan Mananov. I was introduced to Milan through Brandon "Flawless" Gonzales (check out episode 36!) who has been training Milan for the past few years. Milan is preparing to go pro, and I really enjoyed talking to him about his boxing career and move to America.
This week I sat down with Jamie Calderon of "J Calderon Boxing Talk" to talk about some of the legends he has been able to interview, upcoming fights for Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney, the upcoming rematch between Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez and Juan Fransisco Estrada, and much more. Support J Calderon Boxing Talk on Youtube and Instagram!
This week I am joined by former #1 ranked super middleweight in the world, Brandon "Flawless" Gonzales.
I couldn't have been more wrong about Oscar Valdez vs Miguel Berchelt. I breakdown why, what adjustments Valdez made, and why I feel like this is the best individual performance since the return of boxing form the COVID-19 shutdown.
I also give my thoughts on the frustrating return of Adrien Broner, David Avanesyan's win over Josh Kelly, and a quick prediction for Canelo Alvarez vs Avni Yildirim.
LOT to cover this week. Mauricio Lara stops Josh Warrington in a huge upset, Jojo Diaz rallies for a draw with Shavkat Rakhimov, and Richard Commey scores a knockout against the very skilled Jackson Marinez. I also give my take on the return of Adrien Broner and give a prediction on the long awaited unification between Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez.
The Ryan Garcia vs Manny Pacquiao fiasco is a perfect example of the strange place that boxing currently finds itself in. Heres why you won't see that fight, and why we all got teased so hard.
Also, a recap of Caleb Plant's unanimous decision over Caleb Truax last Saturday.
This week I take a look at the purpose of belt mandatories, as Canelo Alvarez recently signed to fight Avni Yildirim February 27th, and Caleb Plant prepares to fight Caleb Truax this weekend. The reality is that neither of these are very compelling fights, and fans would much rather see them fight each other or other champions, so as best I can, I break down how Alvarez and Plant find themselves in this position. I also do a quick recap of last Saturdays card on Showtime featuring wins for Stephen Fulton and Raeese Aleem.
This week I recap Ryan Garcia's 7th round knockout of Luke Campbell, as well as the BBBC shutting down boxing in the UK for January and what that could mean for boxing in other places.
My thoughts on 2020 in boxing and my year end picks for prospect, trainer, fight, knockout, and fighter of the year. I also give my wishlist for some of the fights I'd like to see in 2021, and do a breakdown of the January 2nd fight between Ryan Garcia and Luke Campbell. Happy new year guys!
On Friday, Gennady Golovkin made his long awaited return in a 7th round stoppage of mandatory Kamil Szeremta, while on Saturday, Canelo Alvarez had a dominating performance over the top super middleweight in the world, Callum Smith. What is next for these two legends, and will they ever fight a third time? And if they don't, who are the other potentiality interesting opponents for each of them?
This week I talk about the epic comeback of one of the top welterweights in the world, Errol Spence Jr. winning a clear decision over Danny Garcia, the undercard, and the circumstances surrounding the event and its COVID protocauls.
Also, I give a breakdown of Anthony Joshua vs. Kubrat Pulev and, the future for Billy Joe Saunders, and my lone statement on the exhibition between Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul.
A look back at the Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr. event, including a stacked undercard and a knockout for Youtube star Jake Paul over basketball player Nate Robinson, and a cracking heavyweight fight between Joe Joyce and Daniel Dubois. Also, I give my take on the horrible scoring in the Daniel Jacobs vs. Gabriel Rosado fight, why this continues to happen and what we as fans can do to hold boxing accountable, and a review of the upcoming bout between Errol Spence and Danny Garcia.
Lot to cover. Crawford vs Brook, some questionable officiating in Las Vegas, a big night for women's boxing, and I talk about one of the first fights I ever went to.
A prediction of this weeks fight between pound for pound great Terence Crawford (36-0, 27 ko) and perhaps his toughest opponent to date, Kell Brook (39-2, 27 ko).
Also, a recap of Tank Davis and Leo Santa Cruz, Usyk-Chisora, and more.
This week I give my thoughts on the upcoming bout between Leo Santa Cruz (37-1-1, 19 ko) and Gervonta Davis (23-0, 22 ko), Usyk vs Chisora, and last weekends cards, including Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez, the rematch between Juan Fransisco Estrada and Carlos Cuadras, and a Showtime card that went under the radar.
My review of last weekends fight between Teofimo Lopez (16-0, 12 ko) and Vasyl Lomachenko (14-2, 10 ko), including the fight itself, the scoring, and why these two need to do a rematch. I also discuss the undercard and talk a bit about how much I miss the boxing gym.
Vasyl Lomachenko (14-1, 10 ko) takes on the young and undefeated Teofimo Lopez (15-0, 12 ko) Saturday, October 17 on ESPN, with three out of the four major belts at lightweight on the line. This week I break both fighters down and give you my prediction on the biggest fight of the COVID-19 era. Also, I fight with my microphone stand.
Easily fight of the year so far, Jose Zepeda and Ivan Baranchyk had one of those fights that you never forget, trading multiple knockdowns and power punches in a classic. The fight ultimately ended with a fifth round knockout for Zepeda, who may be one of the very best 140 pounders in the world.
Also: a review of Guido Vianello vs Kingsley Ibeh, and a look at my five favorite fights.
Lets be real, my prediction on the Charlo brothers fights was DEAD WRONG. Lets get into it.
This week I take a look at one of the most under appreciated talents of his time, Emanuel Augusts. The epitome of a journeyman, Augusts fought them anytime, anywhere, and I never saw him in a bad fight. He retired in 2011, but his fight videos on youtube continue to get millions of hits, and that is because there has never been anyone like him.
Also: coverage of last weekends fights on ESPN+ and Showtime.
This week I follow up on a controversial decision in Germany being overturned, predictions for the upcoming Charlo brothers fights, a review of the ESPN card this past weekend, and the career of Terence Crawford.
Canelo Alvarez is suing Golden Boy Promotions and DAZN for violating his contract, a review of Jamel Herring vs Jonathan Oquendo and Yordenis Ugas vs Abel Ramos, and a look back at the legendary fight from September 10, 1973- the rematch of Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton.
Jose Ramirez vs Viktor Postol, Erislandy Lara and defensive boxing, a weird no contest in Germany, and I wonder what can we do about bad judging and boxing?
I go around the world of boxing and talk about a great performance from Shawn Porter, Alexander Povetkin's upset win over Dillian Whyte, Joe Smith's upset of Eleider Alvarez, and more.
I also discuss the return and career of the great middleweight champion Sergio Martinez.
Last Saturday had three different promoters putting on cards in one day, which is about to start happening much more frequently as more high level fighters get active. I discuss those cards and the wealth of young talent involved, and give a preview of next weekend in boxing.
A review of Eddie Hearn's backyard boxing cards and the debut of a few more promotions.
The end of the MGM bubble (for now), multiple promoters announce big fights, and a few old legends agree to fight Sept. 12
RIP Naazim Richardson!
Boxing is back!
I talk about the many protocols involved, some fighters I'm excited about and some strange new practices taking place as boxing makes its return.
This week I felt like I'd share my own boxing journey with you as the boxing world shuts down during the coronavirus pandemic.
I had another episode planned, but theres really only one thing to talk about as boxing matches and sporting events are around the world are cancelled or postponed. Everyone be safe.
This week I talk about Saturdays fights on DAZN, the return of Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez, what Mikey Garcia's win over Jesse Vargas means for his future at welterweight and what his options are, as well as other news from this week in the sport of boxing.
A recap of the rematch between Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 ko's) and Deontay Wilder (42-1-1, 41 ko's), a breakdown of the heavyweight landscape, the four belt system, and some of the reasons we don't always get the fights we want to see when we want to see them.
This week I talk about a potential matchup between Jorge Linares and Ryan Garcia, what's next for Caleb Plant, and I give my prediction on the February 29 matchup between Mikey Garcia and Jessie Vargas on DAZN.
This week I talk about last weeks fights on Showtime, including Gary Russell Jr. and Guillermo Rigondeaux is seperate bouts, the art of defensive boxing, the return of Kell Brook, the rematch between Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder and more.
This week, I talk about the loss of Kobe Bryant, last weeks fights, and whats to come in the world of boxing this weekend.