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One of the highest-rated boxing podcasts. Fight recaps, previews and boxing history from author Patrick Connor, Aris Pina of CompuBox and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler.
Against all of our desires and wishes, Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul is just about here. We're sorry about that.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler team up to... kinda preview the Tyson-Paul "fight."
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Let's face it: things have been weird and stressful lately. So rather than focus on all of that, we're focusing on some positive things for a change.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and fellow historian Aris Pina team up to remember some of boxing history's most inspiring and motivational victories.
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It's Halloween month, and while some don't celebrate, many embrace the fun and zany culture that usually comes along with the holiday.
Some fighters also partake by wearing costumes to the ring or performing fun ring walks. And on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator/fellow historian Aris Pina remember several such fighters.
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The light heavyweight division is one of the oldest of the "original" divisions, and Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol is but an extension of the division's history. It's a necessary fight that nearly everyone wanted.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor teams up with Compubox operator and fellow history guy Aris Pina to preview Beterbiev-Bivol and discussion a host of unsung, forgotten and underrated light heavyweights from history.
The International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York has been around since 1990, and there aren't too many history podcasts out there where the hosts have nearly 30 years of IBHOF voting between them.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, two IBHOF voters discuss a number of fighters on the modern ballot.
Which fighters are deserving of the vote? Which are deserving of being on the ballot? Which aren't? Who SHOULD be on the ballot that isn't? We tackle these questions and more!
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The International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York has been around since 1990, and there aren't too many history podcasts out there where the hosts have nearly 30 years of IBHOF voting between them.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, two IBHOF voters discuss a number of fighters on the modern ballot.
Which fighters are deserving of the vote? Which are deserving of being on the ballot? Which aren't? Who SHOULD be on the ballot that isn't? We tackle these questions and more!
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British boxing history goes back hundreds of years, and the heavyweight division is the oldest division for obvious reasons. There have been countless British heavyweights over the centuries, ranging from great all the way down the scale.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and fellow historian Aris Pina remember a whole bunch of British heavyweights.
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In the early 2000s, both Manny Pacquiao and Edwin Valero were new and hard-hitting lower weight sensations. Their career trajectories were clearly on different paths, but for a few years, Pacquiao-Valero was a mythical matchup most fans would have been happy to get. And we really weren't that far from getting it.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler discuss the careers of Pacquiao, Valero and their imaginary fight.
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We love huge, meaningful fights that everyone's been asking for. But let's face it: for every superfight we crave, we get umpteen fights that don't make much sense.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and fellow history expert Aris Pina discuss a number of fights from history that, for one reason or another, were uncalled for.
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With Terence Crawford taking aim at yet another division, it gives us another opportunity to talk about some history.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and fellow historian Aris Pina remember some of the best and worst multi-division champions from boxing history.
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Our respect and reverence for boxing's trainers hasn't changed since Part 1, but with only a finite amount of time with which to work, we had to return for more.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator/fellow historian Aris Pina remember more of the game's coaches and trainers.
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Many things about boxing can't quite be duplicated. One of them is the thrill of waiting for an unknown decision to be read. Adjacent to that is the mixture of anger and embarrassment felt as a fan when a bad decision is rendered.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator and historian Aris Pina team up to remember a number of decisions that got their hackles up.
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Deontay Wilder, aka "The Bronze Bomber," is almost certainly at the end of his career. At the very least, he appears to be approaching the end very quickly. There can be no question that he often delivered entertainment and, in terms of his career, he over-performed.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor teams up with author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler to discuss Wilder's career and legacy.
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Juan Francisco Estrada and Jesse "Bam" Rodríguez should be a high level super flyweight/junior bantamweight clash. Thankfully we've been able to follow the lower weight classes far more closely in recent years, and this fight should add to the legacy of the division.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and fellow historian/Compubox operator Aris Pina team up to preview Estrada vs Rodríguez, plus discuss some of the history of the super flyweight/junior bantamweight division.
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In boxing, trainers are essential parts of the equation. And over the decades, there have been some extremely memorable fight trainers, and for a variety of reasons.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to remember a handful of trainers that come to mind.
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Boxing has it all: great characters, tragedy, triumph, drama. But the sport is also packed full of knuckleheads. You know them. The fighters who couldn't keep from opening their mouths, couldn't stay out of trouble and so forth.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, we focused on the recent International Boxing Hall of Fame induction weekend and recent knuckleheads, which inspired more history-based knucklehead talk.
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Heavyweight slugfests. There's just something about two large fighters wrecking one another that's so difficult to turn away from.
Deontay Wilder's heavyweight showdown with Zhilei Zhang features two heavy punchers among the big men, and while there are asterisks (which we discuss!), it could wind up being a heck of a fight.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, we preview Wilder-Zhang and remember a bunch of heavyweight slugfests.
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Oleksandr Usyk is the new undisputed heavyweight champion. That sentence alone tells you what you need to know. There were other details, sure. Like how Tyson Fury put up a scrap, and how it was a great fight. And the locale was interesting.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor is joined by fellow history guru Aris Pina and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler in recapping an excellent heavyweight championship fight.
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In today's boxing world, wins and losses mean everything. Or at least they seem to mean a lot more than they should, especially when you consider just how many great fighters lost their pro debut.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina talk about great fighters who lost their first fight, or were believed for years to have lost their first fight.
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Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk seems like it's taken forever to arrive, but we're allegedly finally here. A heavyweight clash of this magnitude deserves a preview, and we have some opinions!
The Pay-Per-View situation has gotten quite interesting lately as well, and we couldn't miss the opportunity to talk about some of the best boxing PPVs, the worst and just random memorable moments.
Let's go!
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April Foo— Oh, it's an actual Bobby Czyz tribune episode. Well okay then.
This is for our long-time listeners and viewers. They know how we feel about Czyz.
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At one point, the heavyweight championship was the most-coveted title in mainstream sports. Management teams and promoters are often inspired to take shortcuts, or at least unconventional paths, to lead a fighter to something nearing the heavyweight title.
On this episode, we briefly talk about Anthony Joshua's clash with Francis Ngannou, but spend the bulk of the episode recalling other heavyweights from history who were fast-tracked.
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A pugilistic tale as old as time: how do today's best fighters measure up to history's best fighters? Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez, Tyson Fury, Terence Crawford, Naoya Inoue, Oleksandr Usyk and company... How would they do against the leaders of yesteryear?
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, the fight historian 1-2 of Patrick Connor and Aris Pina tackle the issue and offer (ahem) the absolutely most definitive answers possible.
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Few fights define almost everything great about boxing the way Diego Corrales wild victory over José Luis Castillo did. When it comes to fights reaching peak insanity, Corrales-Castillo is basically still the standard 20 years later.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler remember both fights between Diego Corrales and José Luis Castillo, and even the canceled third bout, but mostly the ridiculous first fight.
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Believe it or not, 2023 was a fantastic year for boxing. Even if we're saying goodbye to at least one major fight institution in Showtime Boxing, fans were treated to several very big fights, a few matchups that satisfied the hardcore contingent, and no shortage of star power.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina recall some of their favorite 2023 moments, and many of their favorite Showtime Boxing memories.
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Floyd Mayweather is one of the biggest boxing stars of all time, so naturally there will be more scrutiny of his career than others. It may be somewhat unfair, but it also makes sense.
His two fights with Marcos Maidana are often cited as two of the most difficult of his entire career, and on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler re-watch and re-score the two Mayweather-Maidana bouts.
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How could a heavyweight champion and Olympic medalist be all but forgotten? "Big" John Tate was a member of a the legendary 1976 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, and later won a version of the heavyweight championship, yet few remember the man or the fighter.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember John Tate.
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Some sets of fighters, like Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Márquez for instance, match up like puzzle pieces. Just when one pulls away and seems to be greater, the other roars back and again proved to be their equal. Pacquiao and Márquez did this four times.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler remember the classic four bouts between Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao and Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Márquez.
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We all thought Tyson Fury would probably outbox Francis Ngannou with ease. It was only logical. But then Tyson Fury had to go ahead an underestimate the UFC's lineal (but deposed) heavyweight champion.
It doesn't even matter that Tyson Fury won. Francis Ngannou's moment was huge enough and unexpected enough that it basically counted as win. And on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, we couldn't help but talk about Fury-Ngannou.
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We already discussed some high-profile fighters who fought for extended periods of time in Part 1 of the Longest Fighting Careers series. But in a sport full of fighters who fought for a long time, we may have left a few out.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina recall several other fighters with particularly long careers.
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Even if you're not quite old enough to remember when James "Buster" Douglas upset Mike Tyson for the heavyweight championship back in 1990, you're almost certainly well aware that it was a massive upset. Just how massive? More than 30 years later, it's still held as a sports upset gold standard for many.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler team up to re-score, rehash and revisit "Buster" Douglas' defeat of Mike Tyson. The rise, the fall, the sparring, the "long count"... Let's do this.
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Boxing was wild in the 1970s. And before that too, for that matter, but the sports opened new doors during the 70s, and one of those doors led to Rahway State Prison in New Jersey, where James Scott lived. And fought professionally.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, the boxing historian combo of Patrick Connor and Aris Pina discuss the life, crimes and career of James Scott.
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It's said fighters often feel some kind of bond after a grueling fight, and fighters who go to war together are forever linked. Some fights, like Robert Quiroga vs Akeem Anifowoshe, 1991's "Fight of the Year," epitomize the idea that once two fighters lock horns and give pieces of themselves in a fight, nothing is ever the same afterward.Robert Quiroga and Akeem Anifowoshe's stories both ended far earlier than they should have, and it's tough not to believe that their fight caused most of it.SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter: Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorAris Pina: @PunchZoneArisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #boxingheads #history
So why didn't Lennox Lewis and Riddick Bowe ever fight? And what exactly happened that one time they met in the ring?
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler break down the matchup between Lewis and Bowe in the 1988 Olympics, their career and the reasons why they never fought. Yes, including the infamous "WBC belt in the trash can" incident.
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Mike Tyson and George Foreman are two of the biggest heavyweight punchers both of recent memory, and all-time. And they almost fought!
On this episoe of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler talk about why Tyson-Foreman never happened, and what the result may have been if they had!
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Fighters fight on too long as a general rule. Even so, some fighters notably have longer careers than others.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to remember a handful of fighters whose careers spanned impressive lengths of time.
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Floyd Mayweather's victory over Oscar de la Hoya was a star-making performance, yet many seem to disagree with the final decision. That makes it a good fight to revisit and re-score.
There was also a small matter of Oscar de la Hoya's recent "documentary" to discuss. "The Golden Boy" recently debuted on HBO's streaming service, and might figure into the Mayweather-De la Hoya discussion more than previously realized.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, joint Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler in reliving Mayweather-De la Hoya!
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It makes sense that the biggest fighters are the biggest punchers. Rocky Marciano, Mike Tyson, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey and so forth are legendary punchers, but where do they rank on the list of heavyweight champions with the most knockouts?
Here's a list of the Top 15 heavyweight champions who scored the most knockouts during their careers, with boxing historian Patrick Connor.
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Terence Crawford is a magnificent fighter. No need to qualify anything or compare him historically to any fighter from the past. He may truly stand alone as the greatest fighter of his era, and his domination of Errol Spence, Jr. sure seems to back that idea up.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina express their gratitude for a wonderful week of boxing punctuated by Terence Crawford.
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Naoya Inoue is one scary fighter, and he proved it by going through unified junior featherweight champion Stephen Fulton with ease. How far can Inoue go? Where should he be pound-for-pound? And wait, because there's an entirely DIFFERENT top-level fight in just a few days: Errol Spence, Jr. vs Terence Crawford. It's the one we've been waiting for. On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina put it all into perspective. SUBSCRIBE!
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Tommy Morrison was known as "The Duke," and the 1980s and 90s heavyweight contender was a charismatic, hard-hitting scrapper. Unfortunately he also made many questionable decisions throughout his life, and several of them led to an early demise.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina take a close look at the life, career and troubled times of Tommy Morrison.
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We tend to focus on older history, but sometimes we'll recall fights and fighters from recent history, like the trilogy between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder that spanned three years and produced many thrills.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler remember and re-score the Fury vs Wilder trilogy.
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Back in the 1950s, the heavyweight division was more or less held hostage by Floyd Patterson's trainer and manager Cus D'Amato after Rocky Marciano retired. A number of heavyweights during that time ripened on the vine, if not had a good portion of their careers wasted. On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember a new set of fighters for Part 2 of the Lost 1950s Heavyweights.
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Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier created history and just seemed to do great thing in the ring together.On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler remember the third and final chapter between two all-time greats.SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorBrin-Jonathan Butler: @brinicioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier were truly great heavyweight champions and bitter rivals. Their trilogy is known by boxing fans and detractors alike.On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler join up to remember the first two fight between these heavyweight giants.SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorBrin-Jonathan Butler: @brinicioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads
It's not that often boxing gets massive fights, and even less often that they happen all the way down at lightweight. Gervonta "Tank" Davis and "King" Ryan Garcia meet in Las Vegas this weekend, and it's huge.Patrick Connor and Aris Pina teamed up to preview the fight and talk about both fighters' careers to this point, plus give their picks.Let's go!SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorAris Pina: @PunchZoneArisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads #davisgarcia
Heavyweight eras, and entire eras of boxing itself, are often defined by a single, popular champion. "As the heavyights go, so goes boxing," they say.But what happens when an entire generation is lost to oblivion because of decisions made by the champion?On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina join forces to remember some Lost 1950s Heavyweights.SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorAris Pina: @PunchZoneArisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads
There are many memorable moments in even recent boxing history, but few, like when George Foreman regained the heavyweight championship over Michael Moorer in 1994, are the kind where you remember who you watched with, or where you were.On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler team up to re-score the fight and remember some details.SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorBrin-Jonathan Butler: @brinicioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads
The year is young, but we've already had a few fights that were far better than anticipated. In fact, the words "fight of the year contender" have already been uttered.History is jammed full of fights that turned out way better than expected, and on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember several of them.SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorAris Pina - @PunchZoneArisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads
If there's one thing we love on the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, it's boxing history. We couldn't help but relive a bit more early 90s heavyweight action, this time between Mike Tyson and Donovan "Razor" Ruddock.It was a funky time for the heavyweight division. And in the middle of all that, a post-championship Tyson battled Ruddock twice. Join us for some detailed Tyson-Ruddock action!SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorBrin-Jonathan Butler: @brinicioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads
You wouldn't know it now, but in the late 1990s and going into 2001, "Prince" Naseem Hamed was a superstar in the U.K. and on the verge of really breaking into the U.S. boxing scene.Then Marco Antonio Barrera happened.On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler remember the looming mega-stardom of Hamed and the night he ran into Barrera.SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorBrin-Jonathan Butler: @brinicioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads
The mid- and late-1990s brought on some hard-charging culture in the U.S., and boxing wasn't exempt. The heavyweight division went through plenty of changes throughout the 90s, until finally it seemed Riddick Bowe stood alone as likely the best around. Then the Andrew Golota fights happened in 1996.There were brawls in the ring, melees outside of it, fouls, historic moments and more. Two fights acted as a sort of mirror for boxing and its fans, and many couldn't turn away.Let's revisit te Riddick Bowe vs Andrew Golota fights!SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorAris Pina - @PunchZoneArisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads
Heavyweight boxing is considered the sport's crown jewel or pinnacle, but fight fans are used to sacrificing activity rate and sometimes nuance for the chance at seeing a big heavyweight taken down. Ike Ibeabuchi and David Tua combined to throw 1,730 punches against one another in 1997, however, and it was the kind of fight fans still talk about 25 years later.A relatively sparse crowd in Sacramento watched as Ibeabuchi and Tua beat each other up. On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler gave the fight another watch and offered up some background.SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorBrin-Jonathan Butler: @brinicioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads
It's difficult to believe 25 years have passed since "Prince" Naseem Hamed and "Flushing Flash" Kevin Kelley dazzled a Madison Square Garden crowd with a multiple-knockdown, four-round war. But that's how long it's been.On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Aris Pina and Patrick Connor team up to relive and remember Hamed-Kelley. As an added bonus, the great co-feature between Kennedy McKinney and Junior Jones couldn't be forgotten.SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorAris Pina - @PunchZoneArisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads
Often boxing gets slow in the final month of the year, but for some reason we have plenty to talk about: Naoya Inoue's continued dominance in the lower weights, his place in Japanese boxing history, Teófimo López's fortunate win over Sandor Martin, Terence Crawford... and those blasted gloves.On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, it's a mixture of contemporary stuff and history that regular fans of the show should love.SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorAris Pina - @PunchZoneArisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads
First things first: Mills Lane was an honest referee and true boxing icon who will be missed, and a brief tribute was necessary.As for the boxing history, sometimes fighters can't get past a certain opponent or have serious difficulty with a particular style. It's happened numerous times, perhaps most notably when Muhammad Ali struggled with Ken Norton three times.On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember fighters who simply had the antidote.SUBSCRIBE!Store: https://bit.ly/KNGMerchFollow us on social media!Twitter:Patrick Connor - @PatrickMConnorAris Pina - @PunchZoneArisFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KGBRadio/Instagram: @knucklesandglovesFind us on the usual podcast apps and SUBSCRIBE!Thanks for tuning in!#boxing #history #boxingheads
On November 30, 1979, three all-time greats fought on the same fight card when "Sugar" Ray Leonard defeated Wilfred Benítez for his first world title, and Vito Antuofermo kept his middleweight championship with a, uh, fortunate draw with Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
This episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast centers on that Las Vegas fight card that involved a whole lot of history.
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Calling boxing "The Theater of the Unexpected" might be cliché, but it's also true. Sometimes unexpected things happen, and every so often those unexpected things are awesome.
Such was the case with Evander Holyfield's fun heavyweight championship defense over "Smokin'" Bert Cooper. The fight's tale involves Mike Tyson, Rick "Elvis" Parker and more of boxing's best characters from the late 1980s and early 1990s.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Holyfield-Cooper finally has its day.
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So many boxing figures have become literally cultural icons, if not veritable juggernauts. Don King is such a character, and he had to get his start somewhere.
In the early 1970s, Don King signed his first fighter Jeff Merritt, aka "Candy Slim," a troubled, hard-hitting heavyweight. You can probably already guess how that went.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to remember "Candy Slim."
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The International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York has been a boxing history institution since 1990. And this time of year just happens to be when hall of fame voting is submitted.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, IBHOF voters Patrick Connor and Aris Pina discuss the 2023 ballot and their picks.
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It's that time again. The first "Mythical Matchup" episode was well-received and when we asked for some requests, viewers and listeners overwhelmed us!
We tackled what we could on a relatively short episode, though.
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It was a big weekend of boxing, and while there weren't a ton of genuine shocks or surprises, there were important wins and it marked a significant change in discourse for women's boxing.
Claressa Shields, Deontay Wilder and Devin Haney all vanquished foes in style, and there's plenty to talk about.
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When it rains it pours, they say. In the case of this weekend's boxing, they're right.
Between Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius, Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall and Devin Haney vs George Kambosos II, there's something for basically everyone.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, we welcome Lily Ulloa back to the show to preview a big weekend!
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The heroes and legends of yesteryear are fading quickly, and the best we can do is remember them. Antonio Inoki, who recently died in Japan, rocketed to fame when he fought Muhammad Ali in 1976. But his influence on different combat sports around the world rippled far beyond that.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina welcome back Boxrec editor Grey Johnson to remember Inoki, Ali and what followed in the wake of Ali-Inoki.
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Whether you call them mythical matchups, fantasy fights or "What if?" scenarios, pitting two fighters against one another and imagining the outcome is about as basic as it gets from a boxing fan perspective. And ultimately we're all just fans.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up and each offer one mythical matchup from each of the "original eight" weight divisions.
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Whether you call them mythical matchups, fantasy fights or "What if?" scenarios, pitting two fighters against one another and imagining the outcome is about as basic as it gets from a boxing fan perspective. And ultimately we're all just fans.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up and each offer one mythical matchup from each of the "original eight" weight divisions.
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Whether you call them mythical matchups, fantasy fights or "What if?" scenarios, pitting two fighters against one another and imagining the outcome is about as basic as it gets from a boxing fan perspective. And ultimately we're all just fans.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up and each offer one mythical matchup from each of the "original eight" weight divisions.
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Destiny, fate, predetermined future. Call it what you want, but many of the greatest fighters of all time were discovered early, seemingly guided to greatness by some unseen force.
On the other hand, some fighters simply fall short of expectations, whatever the reason. And we remember those fighters on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, about boxing history's busts and misfires.
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Destiny, fate, predetermined future. Call it what you want, but many of the greatest fighters of all time were discovered early, seemingly guided to greatness by some unseen force.
On the other hand, some fighters simply fall short of expectations, whatever the reason. And we remember those fighters on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, about boxing history's busts and misfires.
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Destiny, fate, predetermined future. Call it what you want, but many of the greatest fighters of all time were discovered early, seemingly guided to greatness by some unseen force.
On the other hand, some fighters simply fall short of expectations, whatever the reason. And we remember those fighters on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, about boxing history's busts and misfires.
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Canelo Álvarez and Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin met once more, and a definitive ending to their third fight means the sport of boxing gained another trilogy for the history books.
A huge Canelo victory appeared imminent before Golovkin fought his way out of it a little, but Canelo remains the undisputed super middleweight champion. And "Bam" Rodríguez earned a win over Israel González to cap off a very, very good year.
All this and more on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast!
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Canelo Álvarez and Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin met once more, and a definitive ending to their third fight means the sport of boxing gained another trilogy for the history books.
A huge Canelo victory appeared imminent before Golovkin fought his way out of it a little, but Canelo remains the undisputed super middleweight champion. And "Bam" Rodríguez earned a win over Israel González to cap off a very, very good year.
All this and more on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast!
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Canelo Álvarez and Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin met once more, and a definitive ending to their third fight means the sport of boxing gained another trilogy for the history books.
A huge Canelo victory appeared imminent before Golovkin fought his way out of it a little, but Canelo remains the undisputed super middleweight champion. And "Bam" Rodríguez earned a win over Israel González to cap off a very, very good year.
All this and more on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast!
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Controversy. Boxing is filled with it. Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton were no strangers to it either, and particularly against one another.
Ali and Noron fought three times from 1973 to 1976, with Ali winning two highly controversial decisions after losing the first fight.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, we break the Ali-Norton trilogy down!
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Controversy. Boxing is filled with it. Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton were no strangers to it either, and particularly against one another.
Ali and Noron fought three times from 1973 to 1976, with Ali winning two highly controversial decisions after losing the first fight.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, we break the Ali-Norton trilogy down!
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Controversy. Boxing is filled with it. Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton were no strangers to it either, and particularly against one another.
Ali and Noron fought three times from 1973 to 1976, with Ali winning two highly controversial decisions after losing the first fight.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, we break the Ali-Norton trilogy down!
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Three is a nice, round number. Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez and Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin meet for the third time this weeked, possibly settling unfinished business from the first two clashes.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina offer of their previews of what we all hope is a great fight!
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Three is a nice, round number. Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez and Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin meet for the third time this weeked, possibly settling unfinished business from the first two clashes.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina offer of their previews of what we all hope is a great fight!
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Three is a nice, round number. Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez and Gennadiy "GGG" Golovkin meet for the third time this weeked, possibly settling unfinished business from the first two clashes.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina offer of their previews of what we all hope is a great fight!
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As a general rule, boxing fans don't get sick of knockouts. There are different kinds of details about boxing to love, sure, but knockouts are the most universal.
On this final installment of the Greatest Punchers series on the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember some epic KO artists.
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As a general rule, boxing fans don't get sick of knockouts. There are different kinds of details about boxing to love, sure, but knockouts are the most universal.
On this final installment of the Greatest Punchers series on the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember some epic KO artists.
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As a general rule, boxing fans don't get sick of knockouts. There are different kinds of details about boxing to love, sure, but knockouts are the most universal.
On this final installment of the Greatest Punchers series on the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember some epic KO artists.
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We can't avoid the heat, but at least boxing is giving the fans heaps of fistic action as we all burn.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, special guest Lily Ulloa of XicanaBoxing joins Aris Pina and Patrick Connor and shares a bit about their firsthand experience at the Andy Ruiz, Jr. vs Luis Ortiz card, and all preview Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall and Mikaela Mayer vs Alycia Baumgardner.
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We can't avoid the heat, but at least boxing is giving the fans heaps of fistic action as we all burn.
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There's no weight limit to the heavyweight division, and occasionally a fighter takes that as a dare or challenge.
Let's hope that's not the case for Luis Ortiz and Andy Ruiz, Jr., who were partially the inspiration behind this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast.
Join us for an Ortiz-Ruiz preview, stay for the history.
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Sometimes when bad things happen in boxing, karma is seemingly to blame, or fighters simply can't help from getting into trouble. They're tales so common they're stereotypes at this point.
Occasionally, though, fighters just run into rotten luck. Bad circumstances just find them. New York's Davey Moore fell into that unfortunate category.
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Oleksandr Usyk delivered the goods against Anthony Joshua when they fought last year for the first time. Usyk was favored to win again, but AJ brought some of his best work and made it a serious fight. The fight itself was fun. Afterward, however...
We recapped Usyk vs Joshua II on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, because we can't do history ALL the time!
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Jerry Quarry and Mike Quarry were the stars of a family in which the patriarch, their father Jack, had "HARD LUCK" tattooed across his knuckles. Maybe they never had a chance.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to remember the Legendary Quarry Family.
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There are so many punchers to talk about, so many of them entertaining and fun to simply remember.
If you enjoyed Part 1 of our Greatest Punchers series, then there's no reason you won't also enjoy this one!
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We've talked about punchers before, but it's time for an upgrade on that old show.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember great and stories punchers from boxing history.
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Boxing is filled with families where the sport simply runs in the blood. We've even done shows on that before.
One family in 1970s and 80s Philadelphia, the Fletchers, stood out at the time for several reasons.
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Women's boxing is heating up, they say. Well, Holly Lawson wants that smoke.
After some time out of the ring, Lawson returns to action at the Commerce Casino on July 30th, and she graciously allowed us a very personal and meaningful interview.
Tune in to hear things you might not be used to fighters saying.
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We all know the Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson fights. One was a massive upset, the other was "The Bite Fight."
But even now the fights stir up an emotion or two, more than 20 years later.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler relive Holyfield-Tyson I and II!
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Teen stars and young, good-looking idols in boxing aren't a new thing. Their reach has been amplified, sure, but they go way back many decades.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember several teen stars and matinee idol fighters from fight history.
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Detroit's Kronk Gym remains a recognizable force in boxing, and there can be no denying its rich history. Unfortunately, and through no fault of its own, not all of Kronk's fighters had a happy ending.
On this episode, we remember more of Kronk Gym's troubled warriors.
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Karma can be difficult to come by in boxing, if it's encountered at all. But sometimes fighters talk a bit too much and pay the price.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina recall times where fighters talked trash and it went very wrong for them.
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The Kronk Gym in Detroit, Michigan is a legendary boxing institution. As a beacon of hope in a tough part of a tough city, there was bound to be trouble now and again.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember a trio of the Kronk Gym's troublesome fighters from the 1980s.
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The hits won't stop, and this weekend Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith combine to unify the light heavyweight championship.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina preview Beterbiev-Smith and discuss light heavyweight unification bouts from boxing history.
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As a rule of thumb, when the first fight is good, the rematch doesn't quite match it. Some fight series clearly disprove it, however.
On this episode, Aris Pina and Patrick Connor remember the rematches from big fights and Fights of the Year, for better or worse.
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We've been bombared with boxing. Not that it's been a bad thing.
Between Naoya Inoue's crushing knockout of Nonito Donaire and dominant wins from Devin Haney and Stephen Fulton over George Kambosos and Daniel Roman, respectively, we don't have a lot of time to waste.
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We love history, but we still try to keep up with the times. George Kambosos fights Devin Haney in Australia this weekend, which reminded us to talk about the greatest Australian fighters of all time.
That's right. It's Australian boxing history, from the 1800s to more recent times.
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Trash talk is a familiar part of many sports, and it can range from light-hearted to flat-out awful.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember trash talkers going back 100 years and more, plus the familair ones: Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Jack Johnson, Roberto Durán and more.
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When the 1984 Olympics hit Los Angeles, Héctor López was only 17. He wasn't a U.S. citizen, he represented his home country of Mexico in boxing, earning a silver medal.
Throughout his adult life, López was plagued by personal issues. He did a few prison stints before ultimately meeting a mysterious end in 2011.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember López's career and discuss his troubles.
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Boxing, we love you. Jermell Charlo's victory over Brian Castaño for the undisputed junior middleweight championship was special both in meaning and entertainment-wise. We also saw Jaron Ennis' continued meteoric rise.
Also: Sergey Kovalev, Kubrat Pulev, The Vargases and Evan Holyfield.
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On the heels of some great boxing, Dmitry Bivol just upset Canelo Álvarez, who previously sat at or near the top of most pound for pound lists.
Without skipping a beat, boxing gives us Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castaño II this weekend.
Oh, and boxing history! Fighters who bit off more than they could chew, in fact.
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Without a doubt, Canelo Álvarez is a special fighter with incredible accomplishments already. And again he challenges himself this weekend against Dmitry Bivol at light heavyweight on DAZN PPV.
Will this be a step too far for Canelo, or will Bivol fall like the rest? On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina discuss exactly that.
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It was another great day of fights, thanks to Katie Taylor, Amanda Serrano, Shakur Stevenso and Oscar Valdez.
On thise episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor, Aris Pina and Brin-Jonathan Butler again join forces to offer their takes on some excellent boxing.
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Boxing might not have a season, but it sure FEELS like Boxing Season.
Last weekend was Tyson Fury's win over Dillian Whyte, and this weekend we have Shakur Stevenson vs Oscar Valdez and Amanda Serrano vs Katie Taylor.
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A few weeks ago, Sebastian Fundora and Erickson Lubin engaged in what was surely a "Fight of the Year" contender, with Lubin coming up just short despite being ahead on all cards.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves, "The Hammer" Lubin was kind enough to stop by and talk about the Fundora fight, offer fight predictions and more!
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The holiest of holidays is here. Happy 4/20!
Sometimes interests align perfectly, like on this fun episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast.
Join boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina in remembering 10 fighters who tested positive for marijuana or are cannabis advocates.
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Errol Spence, one of the two best fighters at welterweight, defeated Yordenis Ugas and showed why a fight against Terence Crawford is so highly-anticipated.
Ugas bravely held his own until about halfway through the bout, and Spence took over.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, we run down Spence-Ugas and the undercard, and talk Spence-Crawford.
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The last week or so in the boxing world feels like it's aged us all a century.
Between the great fight between Sebastian Fundora and Erickson Lubin, Gennadiy Golovkin's triumphant struggle with Ryota Murata and the Daniel Kinahan saga, it's been hectic. And we still have Errol Spence vs Yordenis Ugas this weekend!
Patrick Connor and Aris Pina got together and talked about it all on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast.
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"Boxing runs in the blood," they say. Whether true or not, there's no shortage of fighting families in boxing history.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina recall famous and not-as-famous boxing offspring and families.
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Rick "Elvis" Parker might not be a memorable name to many boxing fans, but he should be. In the 1980s and 90s, Parker dealt with George Foreman, Jimmy Young, Bert Cooper and others before he was killed by a fighter in his stable in 1995.
It's a wild tale of fight setups, double-crossing and, unfortunately, murder.
Joining us on this episode is BoxRec editor Grey Johnson!
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Referees are best when they go unnoticed. Just about everyone else would prefer that officials don't become part of the official fight narrative.
Unfortunately referees frequently affect a fight's outcome. And on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, we remember some of those instances.
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Sometimes boxing is just a job and fighters are simply doing theirs. Other times, fighters hate one another or have reasons to take things personally.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember some of fight history's rivalries and grudge matches.
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"Anything can happen in boxing," they say. They're right. Sometimes to save a fight from being canceled, someone gets that last-minute call.
On this episode oft he Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina recall some of boxing history's most memorable last minute replacements.
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If you've been a boxing fan a while, and especially if you've engaged in much boxing discussion online, you can probably quickly name several boxing memes or recite a few funny moments by heart.
The world is intense. So on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina recall 10 great boxing memories for a little light entertainment.
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When heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis and challenger Vitali Klitschko locked horns in 2003, magic happened.
Faced with fighting a Klitschko on late notice, Lewis ultimately rose to the occasion under rough circumstances, but not without a classic unfolding.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, writer Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler return to talk Lewis-Klitschko, including some of the pre-fight details and the psychology involved.
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When you think Pernell Whitaker, you generally think defense, not brutal, late-rounds knockouts. But against Diosbelys Hurtado in 1997, that's what we got.
Faced with getting a big fight with Oscar de la Hoya, Whitaker, for some reason, took on Hurtado on HBO.
After trailing on all three cards through 10 tedious and foul-filled rounds, Whitaker knew what he needed to do and did it.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, listen to some of the back story of the fight as we pass its anniversary.
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There's something about 1970s and 80s heavyweights that made for good entertainment, from top to bottom. But one figher, Bill Sharkey, had his own story, complete with a mysterious and gruesome ending.
Years after Sharkey's boxing career ended, his body was found in the woods along the New Jersey and Pennsylvania border. His murder has never been solved.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember Sharkey's career and go over the few details about his death.
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In a sport as polarizing as boxing can be, there are few fights that cause arguments and disputes the way Ray Leonard's victory over middleweight king Marvelous Marvin Hagler still does now, 35 years later.
While "Sugar" Ray has always been fairly popular, Hagler's appeal has only grown in recent decades. Did Leonard deserve the win? Was Hagler robbed?
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, the answers to those questions from Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler might just surprise you!
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The 1980s were wild years. The heavyweights were memorable, but way down at junior welterweight, Roberto Medina was making waves in Florida.
By 1985, Medina had racked up a record of 12-1-1 before being scheduled to face Olympic gold medalist Meldrick Taylor on ABC's "Wide World of Sports." Medina not only lost, but immediately after the fight, Medina's past caught up with him. And his troubles weren't over.
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In the last few decades, Floyd Mayweather has become an incredibly popular attraction, not to mention an excellent fighter. But in 2002, it almost all came crashing down against lightweight champion José Luis Castillo.
Many still feel Castillo clearly deserved to win, while others believe Mayweather rightly took it.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler joins boxing historian Patrick Connor in re-scoring the fight and discussing the happenings and context.
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When it comes to weirdness, 2021 was difficult to top. But compared to what we were all expecting, the year was a lot nicer to boxing fans that it could have been.
Heavyweight thrills. Memorable spills. Historic chills. Alright, we don't know what chills are here but we needed a rhyme. The point is, 2021 was actually really fun.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina join forces to cast their votes for Fight of the Year, Fight of the Year, Knockout of the Year and more.
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We talk a lot of boxing history on this podcast, and we try to play it straight with getting the facts correct. But sometimes we'll stray into more fun speculation and remembering.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember a number of known and not-so-known gym wars, myths, urban legends and knockdowns.
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True crime episodes are back, and 1990s middleweight Reuben "Ratman" Bell is due for remembrance.
In the 1990s, the middleweight division and those around it were loaded with solid fighters. The Washington D.C. area was flush with talent, but plagued by crime. That's where Ratman comes in.
On this episode, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to remember Reuben Bell, his career and much of the trouble he got himself into before dying at only 24.
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The end of 2021 is poised to provide boxing fans with a lot of action, and we even got a serious upset when George Kambosos, Jr. claimed the unified lightweight championship from Teófimo López on DAZN. Stephen Fulton and Brandon Figueroa both also deserve a lot of credit for their excellent tussle on Showtime.
It was a boxing weekend to remember, without question. One of boxing's hottest divisions, lightweight, was shaken to its core, and a fight many hardcore fans counted on for action delivered in a big way. There was even some geometric calamity!
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Terence "Bud" Crawford is likely the best welterweight around, and stopping "Showtime" Shawn Porter may have confirmed it. Terence Crawford is also one of the best fighters in the world, without question.
Kenny Porter's attempts to steal the spotlight aside, Crawford-Porter was good. It was very good, actually. And it was the apéritifs to an otherwise eventful boxing weekend.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, author Patrick Connor and boxing historian Aris Pina go through the ESPN PPV card and Friday's DAZN card headlined by Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade.
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There can be little doubt that Terence "Bud" Crawford is one of the best fighters in boxing, but Shawn Porter isn't about to allow that claim to be chiseled in stone without violently disputing it.
Terence Crawford vs Shawn Porter is a fine welterweight fight between two of the division's best. It might not be the fight most want, but as consolation prizes go, it's very good.
This week on the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, author Patrick Connor and Compubox operator/fight historian Aris Pina preview Crawford-Porter, plus the other important bouts this weekend, like Kali Reis vs Jessica Camara, Julio Cesar Martinez vs McWilliams Arroyo and Demetrius Andrade vs Jason Quigley. Join us!
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Autum doesn't just mean colder weather, warmer clothes and leaves changing color. It's IBHOF season, or that time of year when International Boxing Hall of Fame voters submit their picks for who they believe should be inducted the following June in Canastota, New York.
There are a lot of boxing podcasts, but not many with two IBHOF voters.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, fight historians and IBHOF voters Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to justify their picks for the 2022 induction and run down a bit of the ballot.
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Undefeated prospect Victor Morales, Jr. might only be 15-0 as a professional, but extensive amateur experience, the right connections and, most importantly, hard work, have placed him in a much better position than most.
The Pacific Northwest isn't often thought of as a boxing haven, even if it once was years ago. But there's talent in the PNW, and Victor Morales, Jr. is proof of that.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Victor joins Patrick Connor to discuss a handful of things between training sessions at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.
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Like it or not, Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez is the undisputed super middleweight champion. Caleb Plant deserves his own respect, but for now, it's The Canelo Show.
Canelo Álvarez, one of boxing's best pound-for-pound fighters, broke Plant down over 11 rounds and scored a brutal stoppage. And it was impressive.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, former junior lightweight champion Steve "2 Pound" Forbes joins Patrick Connor and Aris Pina to give the kind of unique insight only a former world champion—and someone who's sparred with Canelo Álvarez—can give.
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There is little doubt that Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez is one of boxing's best fighters right now. Haggle all you want about pound for pound numbers, but it can't be denied. This weekend, Caleb "Sweet Hands" Plant aims to take it all away.
While super middleweight is a somewhat newer division, it still has its history, and we couldn't help but get into that a little bit. But apart from that, it's all #CaneloPlant.
This episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast should satisfy your preview needs. From the fight itself and the fighters' histories, to the various PED concerns and a brief look at the undercard, we're here for this one.
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Quick: what's the first thing you know about Harry Greb? Probably that weird history types keep insisting he's one of the greatest fighters of all time despite none of his fight footage actually being available.
Throughout boxing's history, and even more recent than many might have thought, footage is missing of certain fighters who probably should have more video on them given the era and their popularity. And some fights are inexplicably missing too.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to remember a number of the fights and fighters with little or no footage on 'em.
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If you've followed recent bare knuckle developments, or MMA, for that matter, you've heard of Christine "Knuckles" Stanley. In her most recent appearance, Knuckles lost a close decision to Patricia Juárez on BYB Extreme Bare Knuckle Fight Series 6 this past July.
BYB Extreme recently signed Knuckles to a contract. Before Knuckles makes her return to the signature Trigon, here's a bit more of her story.
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Our true crime series continues, and this time with another heavyweight whose story had plenty of ups and downs, but mostly downs, in Jeff Sims.
A Florida native, Sims survived working in the sugar cane fields and somehow lived through some violent teen years to become a professional fighter.
Perhaps known best for the heavyweight who busted Muhammad Ali's lip in sparring, Jeff Sims was definitely much more than that.
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We got what we wanted. Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder waged the war we asked for, and it was glorious.
There were knockdowns, shifts in momentum, gigantic punches thrown and landed by two huge human beings, thrills, chills and a definitive ending.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor is again joined by author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and Compubox operator/historian Aris Pina in examining the fight from a handful of different angles while everyone's still excited.
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After what seems like forever, with a healthy dose of litigation, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder meet for a third time this weekend.
Anthony Joshua almost got his crack at Fury, but he has unfinished business with Oleksandr Usyk. Instead we revisit an entertaining and sometimes wacky series between Fury and Wilder, two of boxing's biggest fighters.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, author Patrick Connor joins forces with Compubox operator and fight historian Aris Pina and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler to attack this Fury-Wilder rubbermatch from several different angles. Join us!
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The true crime and boxing history mashups continue, and this one's about a 1980s and 1990s heavyweight named Trevor Berbick.
From facing heavyweight legends Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, Berbick's several awful crimes and eventual violent death, we go through much of the history and many surprising details surrounding the ill-fated big man from Jamaica.
Author Patrick Connor and boxing historian Aris Pina team up again on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast.
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Many boxing fans and pundits in the U.S. know Otto Wallin simply as the heavyweight who cut Tyson Fury and gave him a lot of trouble a few years ago. But there's definitely more to the Swedish heavyweight contender than that, and he was kind enough to share some of it with us.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Wallin talks about his upcoming fight agains Dillian Whyte on October 30th at the O2 Arena in London, how he came into boxing, the jobs he had before boxing and quite a bit more.
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On September 18th, Pacific Northwest native Lorenzo Caldera tabbed his fourth professional victory, over Luis Gutierrez Fuentes in Tijuana, Mexico. Caldera, a three-time Oregon Golden Gloves winner, is one of the PNW's hottest prospects. Catch up with Lorenzo and his coach, former world champion Molly McConnell of McConnell's Boxing Academ, on this latest episode.
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Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua thrilled a crowd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, battling for 12 rounds on DAZN before Usyk, the former cruiserweight champion, emerged with the win.
What happens next with both fighters? Is heavyweight a health division right now? And what about stuff on the undercard?
All of these things and a bit more on this week's episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast with Patrick Connor and Aris Pina.
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There is no shortage of links between boxing and crime throughout history, and we enjoy when those things converge.
In the 1970s, Philadelphia experienced serious gang and mafia violence in some parts of the city. In the middle of the decade, a young fighter named Tyrone Everett emerged as a likely future world champion.
Everett lost a highly controversial decision to junior lightweight champion Alfredo Escalera in 1976, and before a rematch could take place, Everett was gunned down.
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We were planning on previewing this weekend's fight between Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk anyway, then Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez and Caleb Plant got into a scuffle during a face off for their super middleweight unification.
On this new episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina join forces to tackle what they can.
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Sometimes we just have to put the "knuckles" in the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, so on this episode, Patrick Connor speaks with brand new BYB Extreme Cruiserweight champion John Michael Escoboza, aka Jomi Escoboza. Listen in to hear how Jomi is able to go for seven full bare knuckle rounds and be ready for more, a possible cross-promotional event between BYB Extreme and BKFC, and much more!
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Have we reached peak boxing insanity yet? If not, heaven help us.
This weekend we watched a lot of combat sports. Between Óscar Valdez's close and somewhat controversial win over Robson Conceição on ESPN, separate bare knuckles events on BKFC and BYB Extreme, and the dreaded Vitor Belfort vs Evander Holyfield exhibition, we were almost overwhelmed.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to discuss the weekend, and then remember a number of failed comeback attempts from boxing history.
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In a more ideal world, we would simply be discussing the fight between junior lightweights Óscar Valdez and Robson Conceição on ESPN this weekend. Instead, Valdez tested positive for a substance called and that's taken over the narrative. Until Oscar de la Hoya got COVID and Evander Holyfield swooped in to save the day and fight Vitor Belfort, that is!
Boxing is wild lately, we have no excuse.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina preview the weekend, talk a little bit of AEW magic and briefly review Jeanette Zacarias Zapata's recent unfortunate death.
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We're back with another true crime episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast. It seemed many enjoyed our rundown of the life and alleged coverup in the death of Charles Newell, so this time we're taking aim at the case of another fighter who died under shady circumstnces: "The Outlaw" Jesse James Hughes.
Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the welterweight division was in a transitional period, but nevertheless ripe with talent. As Felix Trinidad began his reign, James Hughes was released from prison and began a strong run in 1993. But in 1995, Hughes went missing and was found dead weeks later. On this episode of the pod, fight historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina hash out Hughes' early career and go over the known facts of his case.
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Quick: name some junior middleweight unification bouts. If it took you a few minutes to come up with more than a couple, you're not alone, because there haven't been that many. That's at least part of what makes the Jermell Charlo vs Brian Castaño clash notable, though it's a compelling matchup otherwise.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina give the Charlo-Castaño main event a preview and talk about the co-feature, Rolando Romero vs Anthony Yigit. We couldn't do a whole show without talking history, though, so discussion of other junior middleweight unifications from history is also on the menu.
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We couldn't help ourselves and Floyd Mayweather's exhibition against Logan Paul on Showtime needed some talking. At least we thought it did, which is why we brought in the big guns.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, boxing writer and commentator Corey Erdman joins historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina in answering some questions about Mayweather-Paul. Like, what should we expect? Is this really that bizarre or unprecedented? How much shame should we feel for enjoying this? There's only one way to find out: listen.
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Nonito Donaire said it best. "The king is back." His huge knockout win over Nordine Oubaali was both entertaining and triumphant, and he deserves some proper respect. Between Donaire-Oubaali, Devin Haney's win over Jorge Linares and Subriel Matías' crunching fight with Batyr Jukembayev, it was a heck of a Saturday night of boxing.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, we ran down the weekend's fights, in addition to giving a short tribute to recently fallen Keith Mullings.
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Josh Taylor is the junior welterweight champion, and the distinction and clarity are good, even if only because the word champion really should be singular. José Ramírez put forth a game effort and has nothing to be ashamed of. Kenny Bayless, on the other hand...
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, we go over Taylor's victory over Ramírez on ESPN and preview this weekend's action, featuring lightweight Devin Haney taking on Jorge Linares and bantamweight Nordine Oubaali defending a title against Nonito Donaire. Don't miss it!
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If you've followed the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast for a while, you're familiar with our boxing history-themed shows. Now we delve into true crime and mystery territory as we investigate the death of professional fighter and Connecticut inmate Charles Newell.
On this special episode of the pod, boxing historians Aris Pina and Patrick Connor join forces to talk about welterweight Charles Newell, who died in 1980 after fighting future champion Marlon Starling. From a life of escalating crime and incarceration to being largely a forgotten footnote, Charles Newell deserves to be remembered better than that.
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We had a fight card filled with war on Showtime last weekend, with Brandon Figueroa topping Luis Nery in the main event. Danny Roman's victory over Ricardo Espinoza Franco and Xavier Martinez's win over Juan Carlos Burgos were both incredibly entertaining, meriting some recapping time themselves.
This coming weekend on ESPN, Josh Taylor and José Ramírez meet for the grand prize at junior welterweight, so needless to say it need to be on ye olde podcast menu.
On this here episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, all that and more, like a brief reaction to the legal situation involving Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. Boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to tackle it all.
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Whether or not you believe Billy Joe Saunders quit or was justified in bowing out against Saul "Canelo" Álvarez seems to have become a new dividing line in boxing.
Either way, Canelo walks away from this past weekend with a big victory that needs a little discussing.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to break down the fight, Saunders' injury and a few other particulars.
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They say records, like rules, are meant to be broken. Even if true, some records are nearly impossible to duplicate, much less break. And then there are the boxing's various sideshows and weird pairings.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina get together and remember a whole bunch of these things. From the all-time knockout record, to a few heavyweight recods and others, we're in the thick of it.
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Boxing is dead. It's being murdered. It's changing. Everthing is bad and awful.
Not really, those are just the things a lot of very worried boxing people are saying in the wake of Jake Paul's knockout of Ben Askren on Triller. It's more boxing stuff, is what it is. Regis Prograis, the correct pronunciation of "Redkach," Tyson Fury's negotiations with Anthony Joshua and Bobby Czyz are all on the menu on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast.
Join boxing historian Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler in reliving the madness.
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler was royalty not only in the middleweight division, but in boxing itself. Just about everyone loved him.
From his days as a young, promising amateur to his reign as middleweight legend and all-time great champion, we remember Hagler.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to discuss just about every facet of Hagler's career, and a number of other, lesser-known moments in his life.
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In the several-year history of this podcast, we've done several tributes to fallen fighters. They're never all that easy, and unfortunately the first portion of this episode is reserved for another: former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks.
More than the life of the party, Leon was the party, and just about everyone loved him.
Also on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember fighters who were never knocked out.
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It's not often we get to actually talk about the knuckles. Usually we stick to the gloves. But the violent and bloody outcomes of last weekend's Knucklemania card from the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship inspired us to do our first strictly bare knuckle show.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, former junior lightweight champion Steve "2 Pound" Forbes returns to chat with boxing historian Patrick Connor about the BKFC card. And having trained with Paige VanZant, Britain Hart's opponent in the main event, Forbes' particular insight is in addition to his having been a world champion.
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Rumblings of a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ryan Garcia caught most boxing fans unawares, but us history types started immediately thinking about the possibility of the torch being passed between the two, should they fight.
One fighter assuming the throne by displacing another is about as basic as boxing history gets. But some fights stick out more than others, or piqued our interest.
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It's 2021 and if you thought the weirdness was over, you were as wrong as apple pie.
Recently it was revealed Manny Pacquiao and "King" Ryan Garciaare in negotiations for some manner of ritualistic combat, which came as a bit of a surprise to many in boxing.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler join forces to talk about a possible Pacquiao-Garcia fight, answer some fan questions and a little bit more.
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Knockdowns are a fun aspect of boxing. As long as you're not the fighter being knocked down.
Through history, many fighters have had the unfortunate distinction of being known for hitting the deck, and some fights became particularly famous because of how many knockdowns happened.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to talk fight history once more, and knockdowns are on the menu.
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If a heavyweight champion is to truly clean out the division, that means we're bound to see a few wonky defenses here and there. But where does Kubrat Pulev, who faces Anthony Joshua this weekend, rank among the pantheon of poor heavyweight title challengers?
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina join forces to discuss some truly bad heavyweight title challengers.
From the early 1900s and into the 2000s, nobody is safe.
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So how about that Snoop Dogg?
Mike Tyson's exhibition with Roy Jones, Jr. on Triller was surprisingly fun. The whole "exhibition" aspect of it threw a lot of people for a loop, so we had to talk with former junior lightweight champion Steve "2 Pound" Forbes, since he recently fought an exhibition and brings his own fight experience.
Forbes talked about Tyson-Jones and what could be coming to Portland boxing in 2021, and Patrick Connor went on to recap Joe Joyce vs Daniel Dubois, Daniel Jacobs vs Gabriel Rosado and Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.'s...thing.
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Welp. Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones is happening regardless of how anyone feels about it, so we may as well get something out of it.
In our case, that means reaching back a few years to remember exhibitions from fight history.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina join forces to briefly preview Tyson-Jones before discussing famous and not-so-famous exhibitions from boxing history.
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Well, Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones, Jr. is happening, we guess. We think?
Look, we're not even sure what Tyson-Jones even is, but you can be sure we previewed it.
Author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler, a regular Knuckles and Gloves co-host, has spent time with both Tyson and Jones, thus capable of offering unique insight into how both legendary fighters operate.
On this episode Brin teamed up with fight historian Patrick Connor to offer up a wry, honest preview of the fight. Just don't get mad.
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The Knuckles and Gloves podcast has been around for more than seven years, albeit with a few name changes. We just love talking boxing.
After a prolonged hiatus, boxing is back. Devin Haney cruised to a decision victory over Yuriorkis Gamboa, Luis Ortiz kind of bombed out Alexander Flores and Layla McCarter also came back from a while away from the ring. And this weekend Terence Crawford takes on Kell Brook.
Aris Pina and Patrick Connor tackle it all, plus a live reaction to the WBC announcement of a "Bridgerweight" division.
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After a huge boxing weekend like the one we just had, we had to have a special guest drop in.
Gervonta "Tank" Davis scored a huge KO of Leo Santa Cruz at 130 pounds, and former 130-pound champion Steve "2 Pound" Forbes joined Patrick Connor in offering his take on the Showtime PPV win and Naoya Inoue's victory on ESPN. We'll call this "2 Pound's 2 Cents."
Don't worry, there's some recapping of Oleksandr Usyk's win over Dereck Chisora and Jaime Munguia's win over Tureano Johnson too.
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A brief glance at boxing's pay structure makes it seem like a great way to make a quick buck. The problem is, it's really not.
Boxing's history is littered with the carcasses those who tried to dabble in boxing promotion and management and failed for one reason or another. For some, the failure wasn't necessarily their fault and came about through sheer back luck. Others might have had bad karma repaid.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina remember many of the people who tried their hand at promoting or managing in boxing and didn't quite have the staying power.
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The year is closing out so strong they're making it tough to complain about what a wreck the rest has been.
There's Chocolatito Gonzalez's win over Israel Gonzales and Juan Francisco Estrada's win over Carlos Cuadras last weekend, and then Naoya Inoue, Oleksandr Usyk, Gervonta Davis and Jaime Munguia are all featured this weekend. It's sickening. In a good way.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor breaks down last weekend's action and offers up brief previews of everything this weekend.
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The annual International Boxing Hall of Fame voting season is here, and the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast just happens to have two hosts with votes!
Being fortunate enough to vote for the IBHOF is an honor, and this year, just like last, the ballot is heavy indeed. How do we even know which way to vote?
Luckily on this episode of Knuckles and Gloves, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina go over the 2021 IBHOF ballot, after a discussion about Teofimo Lopez, Jr.'s win over Vasiliy Lomachenko.
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Now that we know the Teofimo Lopez, Jr. vs Vasiliy Lomachenko lightweight unification on ESPN was a success, we can breathe a little easier having gotten a bigger fight we'd considered pre-COVID out of the way. And it was also a solid fight, which helped greatly.
While Vasiliy Lomachenko certainly dropped the ball, we have to give credit to Teofimo Lopez, Jr. for his performance. Boxing has a new lightweight king and for now he's calling the shots.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler join forces to discuss the Lopez-Lomachenko clash, its meaning, the result, that scorecard!!! and more.
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Looking for a quick preview of Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Teofimo Lopez? We got you covered.
Lomachenko vs Lopez is easily the most-anticipated fight of 2020 and it's finally here, even if a large part of the event is taking place in "The Bubble" in Las Vegas. Look, 2020 is weird.
But on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor delivers a bried solo breakdown of the bout.
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We know we somewhat recently did a show talking about the greatest African fighters of all time, but we needed to focus in on individual countries like South Africa, which has an incredibly rich boxing history.
There's Thulani Malinga, Vuyani Bungu, Jake Matlala, Brian Mitchell, Gerrie Coetzee and so forth, yes. But for every one of those names recognizable to "Western" fight fans was a Joe "Axe Killer" Ngidi, a Nkosana Mgxaji or Maxwell Malinga, who most boxing fans around the world have never heard of, but were nonetheless incredibly popular in South Africa.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina speak about South Africa's history with apartheid, how that affected its boxing, the development of the Sun City resort and, of course, the boxing itself.
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It's no coincidence boxing is so easy to use as a basis for all kinds of art. From ancient paintings and sculptures, to music, writing and film, boxing has gone through it all.
But with film specifically, boxing has not only been at the forefront of film innovation historically, but it's also arrived at film's pinnacles, with boxing films winning the most prestigious awards artound.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves, Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler discuss many of boxing's themes and remember much of its history.
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Sometimes a person just has to admit when they're wrong. Like the time we 1. didn't properly break down or cover the fights on the Showtime Pay-Per-View Charlo Doubleheader, and 2. said the $75 price tag wouldn't be worth it.
It was worth it.
Jermell Charlo scored a highly memorable knockout of Jeison Rosario, Jermall Charlo went to war with Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Luis Nery, Daniel Roman and Brandon Figueroa triumphed over Aaron Alamedo, Juan Carlos Payano and Damien Vazquez, respectively. John Riel Casimero defeated unbeaten Duke Micah. A grand time was had by all.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, writer and fight historian Patrick Connor rolls solo for a shorter show.
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If one were to follow social media chatter in boxing circles, you almost wouldn't know the Charlo brothers were fighting this weekend in separate competitive bouts headlining a very good Pay-Per-View card. You'd only know you're expected to spend $75 on something.
Indeed Showtime put together the kind of deep PPV boxing fans have asked for seemingly for decades now, and various moving parts and variables -- the COVID-19 pandemic, a poor economy, social unrest -- lead to questioning the timing of such an endeavor.
On this (shorter) episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler join forces to discuss the issues behind the PPV and social media and boxing media backlash and/or support.
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Television was a game-changer for a lot of things. But with boxing, nothing would ever be the same after network TV.
From the 1940s and 50s onward, television deals have been an integral piece of boxing's money. From some of the first television stars in boxing to some more recent, viewership is how fans tend to show their support.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves, author/boxing historian Patrick Connor and CompuBox operator Aris Pina team up to remember some of boxing history's TV stars.
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Phrases like "boxing is dead" or "boxing is dying" are laughably overused. But every so often, something nasty enough to actually shake the foundation of the sport happens.
In 1977, TV network ABC, Don King Productions and The Ring boxing magazine attempted to capitalize on the success and popularity of the 1976 US Olympic Boxing Team (which included Ray Leonard, the Spinks brothers, Howard Davis and more) and put together a tournament of only American fighters.
It was a fiasco.
Bribes, padded records, imaginary fights, ringside brawls... The 1977 US Championship Tournament had it all before it was shut down.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Aris Pina of CompuBox break down the key players, some of the most outrageous incidents, offer quotes and much more.
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Like it or not, combat sports all come from the same place, and sports like boxing and professional wrestling are more alike than you realize.
There's Gorgeous George's influence on Muhammad Ali, the substantial wrestling section in The Ring for years, and not to mention the countless fighters who made a switch to wrestling at some point.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and CompuBox operator Aris Pina briefly hear from professional wrestler Shane Helms, best known for his work with the WWE, to discuss the history between boxing and wrestling.
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Mike Tyson is fighting Roy Jones, Jr. in September. It's an exhibition, whatever that means, but they're expected to throw punches at one another. When was the last time anyone thought this was a viable idea?
That means it's time to respond with that gif from Titanic where the old lady says, "It's been 84 years."
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler reluctantly dissect the Tyson vs Jones matchup and ask most of the relevant questions. And also some questions that aren't relevant at all.
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Many things seemed to follow Muhammad Ali in his heyday, from fans and adulation to scandals and hangers-on. In the late 1970s and early 80s, Ali's career began to wind down and his name had gotten perhaps too huge for him to oversee its use. That's where Harold Smith came in.
The Muhammad Ali Professional Sports promotional company was run directly into the ground by Smith, who ended up in prison.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina detail the scandal and the history behind it.
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Between just Teofilo Stevenson and Felix Savon, Cuban heavyweights have some incredible pull even just in the amateur ranks. But it goes without saying the discussion doesn't end there.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler remember some of the Cuban heavyweight greats while discussing Cuba's rich fight history.
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This is usually the opening portion of the description with a broad statement about boxing and history and their relationship. What can we say? We love both boxing and history.
We also happen to love music, though, and in this episode we concentrate on boxing and its historical relationship with hip hop.
Joining the usual history-philes Patrick Connor and Aris Pina is Charlotte emcee Keyza Soulsay, a veteran both in hip hop and as a fight fan.
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Not everyone can be a champion. Heck, not every fighter can even be relevant to a particular division. But there are and were fighters throughout boxing history who just seemed to be born into the wrong era.
There naturally will be some overlap of a discussion regarding the best fighters to never win world titles or championships and fighters born in the wrong era, but they're not quite the same.
This episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio features author and boxing historian Patrick Connor and CompuBox operator Aris Pina discussing those fighters who simply needed a time machine.
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Not every fighter has raw knockout power. And some don't have much KO potential at all. Throughout boxing's history fighters have had to compensate for an abundance of one thing or a lack of another. A dearth of punching power often presents a unique challenge many special fighters have met head-on.
During this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and CompuBox operator Aris Pina join forces to remember some of history's feather-fisted pugilists.
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Boxing courts controversy and the relationship is as old as the sport. On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler remember some of boxing's more controversial decisions.
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Barring those averse to in-ring violence, just about everyone can appreciate a serious knockout. Even if it's only in the sense that you can't turn away despite wanting to, the kind of damage being done to another human is extreme. And knockouts tend to be entertaining.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian and author Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina once again team up, and this time to remember the stories behind some of the craziest knockouts in boxing history.
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Andy Ruiz, Jr. might have briefly made big boys en vogue, but he wasn't the first roundish fighter to enjoy success and fame.
From "Fat Boy" Willie Meehan to "Two Ton" Tony Galento, and much more obscure, author and fight historian Patrick Connor teams up with Compubox operator Aris Pina to discuss boxing's... larger folk.
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Those little 120-something-pound fellas might be light as a feather, but the featherweight division has been home to some incredible fighters -- in terms of punching power, skill and acclaim. On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian/author Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina recall some of the greatest and most memorable featherweights of all time.
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Andrew Golota, an infamous heavyweight in the 1990s and early 2000s, always seemed to be accompanied by controversy. The Polish scrapper faced off against Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, John Ruiz and of course Riddick Bowe -- twice. Weird things followed the guy. And on this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler discuss Golota's 20+ year career.
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While not often thought of as a boxing haven, the massive continent of Africa nevertheless has not only hosted several world class bouts, but there are many pockets of pugilistic activity in different countries. Two hours is hardly enough time to sufficiently sum up the greatest and best-known African fighters of all time, but boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina do their best. Part 2, perhaps?
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Technically Donovan "Razor" Ruddock's career lasted from 1982 to 2015 -- more than 30 years. In truth he had a long layoff from 2001 to 2015, but even so, as an active fighter, Ruddock ran the gauntlet of 1980s and 90s heavyweights that took over the division. Michael Dokes, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Tommy Morrison... Ruddock didn't win them all, but he was there. On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler recall his story.
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Evander "The Real Deal" Holyfield was an extraordinary fighter. Over the course of more than 25 years in the ring, he defeated almost everyone put in front of him. At worst, he made sure they didn't want to fight him twice. Holyfield wasn't without his vices, though, and he was involved in plenty of controversy. In this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler remember the former heavyweight champion.
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Some remember David "Tuaman" Tua for his was with Ike Ibeabuchi, other remember his brutal victory over future title-holder John Ruiz. And yet others believe Tua might be the best fighter never to win a heavyweight title. On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler join forces to properly remember David Tua.
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Boxing isn't much without the entertainment. People punching one another is cool, don't get us wrong. But without the colorful personalities, schticks and stunts, boxing would be a lot more bland. On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina talk about some of the craziest characters from boxing history.
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With Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury facing each other once more in a rematch of their exciting 2018 fight, that means it's time to dip into the well of boxing history and discuss other rematches from The Sweet Science's biggest participants. From Jeffries and Fitzsimmons, to Ali and Frazier and well beyond... you're not going to want to miss this one.
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Boxing is destructive by nature. The very aim of each fighter is to hurt the opponent more than they themselves are hurt. Some ruination is bound to result from that. On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina remember some of the fighters from boxing history who wrecked one another.
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From boxing's very beginning, nobody has been safe from the nonsense. From fans to officials and fighters behaving badly, numerous reasons have caused fights to end in a riot or brawl.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina recall a number of these fights -- some famous, others not as famous.
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Ahead of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's attempt at defeating Sergey "Krusher" Kovalev, we couldn't help but put together a relevant history episode.
The leap from middleweight to light heavyweight has always been a rough one, as evidenced by the shaky campaigns by several great fighters. On this episode, boxing historian and author Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina remember some of the most famous instances, and some of the lesser-known.
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Welterweight great Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles recently passed away. His name is added to the list of unforgettable fighters the boxing community has lost in the last handful of years.
From his beginnings in Cuba to his success in Mexico, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina join forces once more to pay tribute to "Mantequilla" on this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio.
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With Eddie Hearn looking to stage the rematch between Andy Ruiz, Jr. and Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia, boxing's talking heads are scrambling to draw comparisons to other big fights that took place in odd locations.
From Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire, to Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios in Macau, boxing has literally traveled the world and shows no sign of stopping.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor teams up with Compubox operator and fellow history-phile Aris Pina to remember some big and significant fights that took place in weird locations.
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Incredibly, despite solid media coverage even as an amateur, Pernell Whitaker was overlooked relative to his ability and accomplishments throughout his career. It really wasn't until later on, after he was forced to retire as his body broke down, that he got the love and attention he deserved from the start.
Now that Whitaker is gone, it's forcing boxing fans and pundits to reexamine how great he was.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator/fellow fight history-phile Aris Pina team up to remember the life and career of Pernell Whitaker.
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Manny Pacquiao didn't exactly "turn back the clock" to defeat Keith Thurman.
Pacquiao did, however, rise to the occasion to save everyone from an otherwise useless FoxSports Pay-Per-View, and defeating Thurman at this stage in his career is impressive any way you slice it.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler break down Pacquiao's win, his future and where Keith Thurman goes from here. And some more too.
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Being that this is boxing, it's often best to simply focus on the fighters themselves -- their performances in the ring, that is -- and that's it. But sometimes officials prevent us by doing that by being some of the worst human beings on the planet.
That might be a slight exaggeration, but it surely feels that way during the fight.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor joins up with CompuBox operater and fellow fight history fan Aris Pina in remembering some of the worst performances by referees in boxing history.
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Being an enthusiastic fan of boxing means becoming emotionallly involved, and therefore vulnerable in some ways. When the fighters and figures we love pass on, it stings.
Heavyweight title challenger Bert Cooper was famous for his connection to Joe Frazier, and his tendency to emulate Joe's style and tenacity. Judge and official Harold Lederman was an HBO staple for decades, his unintentionally hilarious catchphrases endearing him to even the most cynical fans.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor is joined by CompuBox operator and fellow history-phile Aris Pina in remembering these two men and the paths they walked.
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Middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez retained the title with a unanimous decision win over Daniel Jacobs this weekend. As is often the case with big Canelo fights, opinions are divided regarding how the fight should have been scored and so forth. And then there's the matter of where he goes from here.
Fortunately, on this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, former super featherweight champion Steve "2 Pound" Forbes joins boxing historian Patrick Connor in breaking the fight down and more.
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It's been a while, but we can't keep ourselves away from boxing history.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, CompuBox operator and history-phile Aris Pina joins boxing historian Patrick Connor in remembering fighters who challenged themselves and went out looking for new skirmishes.
Unfortunately former featherweight champion Eusebio Pedroza passed away after a battle with cancer recently, warranting a tribute.
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Whether you knew him as "The Duke" or "Hey, yo, Tommy Gunn!" you knew who Tommy Morrison was if you paid attention to boxing in the 1980s or 90s.
Morrison was an intriguing and ultimately tragic figure in boxing, and perhaps farther back into his career than many previously though.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler discuss the life and career of Morrison, who died in 2013.
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Not much in boxing gets fans and pundits excited like a great heavyweight fight. As it happens, Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield had three great fights between them.
From round 10 of the first bout, to Fan Man, heart issues, Rock Newman... This trilogy had it all.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler joins boxing historian Patrick Connor in remembering the excellent set of fights these two heavyweights laid on the altar of the boxing gods.
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Well, at least a portion of Deontay Wilder's draw with Tyson Fury was the fight we had all wanted. Those parts were exciting, riveting, and they had us simply wanting more. The rest was on the slow side, but we knew that could be a possibilty.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler team up to recap the action, talk about each fighter's future, what it means for the heavyweight division, and more.
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It's been a little while since our last history episode. We apologize. But we're back with another to make up for it!
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor teams up with CompuBox operator and fellow fight historian Aris Pina to remember some of the greatest boxer vs. puncher matchups in the history of the heavyweight division. Since this weekend features a Showtime Pay-Per-View between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, the theme fits.
Since we're in the mood to catch up a bit, Patrick and Aris will also reveal how they cast their votes for 2019's induction class in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
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Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury might not be the heavyweight fight boxing wants, but perhaps it's the heavyweight fight boxing deserves. We're not sure how that whole analogy goes, so that might not be right either. But we do know Wilder-Fury is the fight we're getting. And it's this weekend.
So this week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler joined boxing historian Patrick Connor to talk about the time he spent in Wilder's camp. But there's also discussion about Adonis Stevenson vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner and more.
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Not only did Terence Crawford dominate and stop Jose Benavidez last weekend, but over 2 million people tuned in to watch it on ESPN. Paired with recent news that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez signed to fight on DAZN, this sounds like great news for the sport of boxing and it's immediate future.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler joined boxing historian Patrick Connor in discussing Crawford-Benavidez, DAZN, the Canelo signing, Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury and more.
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Many people in boxing circles had speculated for months, if not years, that HBO would be tapering down its boxing programming to zero at some point. After the recent announcement that HBO would no longer be consistently invested in boxing, those people were more or less proven correct.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, CompuBox operater Aris Pina joins fellow fight history fanatic Patrick Connor in remembering some of HBO Boxing's greatest -- and worst -- moments. From HBO Boxing's beginning, clear on into its peak and the proliferation of Pay-Per-View fight cards and onto much more, HBO has been played an essential role in boxing for 45 years. It deserves some remembrance.
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Anthony Joshua is probably the best heavyweight in the world. Probably. And his stoppage victory over Alexander Povetkin went a long way in backing that suggestion up.
After several rounds of a difficult fight, Joshua finally came through with a combination that stole Povetkin's legs and handed him his first stoppage loss. It remains to be seen what comes of Deontay Wilder's showdown with Tyson Fury, but the winner should be turned toward Joshua to determine supremacy.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, join author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing historian Patrick Connor in discussing Joshua-Povetkin, the possibility of a huge bout with the Wilder-Fury winner and more!
It is done. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs Gennady "GGG" Golovkin is finished and there's plenty of fresh controversy to talk about. It just wouldn't be boxing if there weren't.
Following another entertaining clash between Alvarez and Golovkin, many appear to believe the latter deserved to win the close decision that was afforded Canelo. But it has to be conceded that this was another close bout with many tough, contentious rounds.
In this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor joins author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler in rehashing the fight the morning after.
How SHOULD the fight have been scored? Will there be a third meeting between the two? Where can either fighter go from here? We'll try to answer all of these questions and more. Join us!
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Tyson Fury is more or less back. Perhaps less, but we'll just have to see.
Fury dominated Francesco Pianeta en route to a 10 round points decision last weekend, but the much bigger news is that a fight with American title-holder Deontay Wilder is official. It's a big heavyweight fight, and at worst intriguing.
In the main event, Carl Frampton stopped Luke Jackson in nine rounds amid a great atmosphere.
There has only been one boxing card in Portland, Oregon in the last 12 years. This past December, former super featherweight champion Steve Forbes and co-promoter Christina Lunzman organized a five-fight card under their promotional banner, 2 Pound Sports & Entertainment. Headlined by Tacoma, Washington-based cruiserweight prospect Marquice Weston, the event proved that boxing was welcome in the Rose City.
It's been a few months, but on August 25th, 2 Pound Sports & Entertainment returns to the Jackson Armory for another five-fight card.
On a special edition of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor welcomes Forbes and Lunzman to the show to discuss 2 Pound's "Fight Night 2," The Contender, the future of boxing in Portand and the Pacific Northwest and more.
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Throughout boxing history, the sport has earned its reputation as a cruel endeavor. Its tendency to break men down and constantly remind everyone that nobody is invincible is rough, and legendary.
This week on a boxing history episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina team up to recall fighters from history who were thought to be unbeatable and were eventually torn to shreds.
From Mike Tyson to Jimmy Wilde, to Roberto Duran and Joe Louis, on to Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, and more. On this episode, we're digging deep.
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In only two years, Sergey Kovalev went from the guy who deserved the decision against one of the world's best fighters in Andre Ward, to a poor sap who never had it. Thanks, Eleider Alvarez.
The truth is probably somewhere in the crevices. That's if you need a microscope or a soothsaying device to read beyond "Sergey Kovalev was doing great until he was hit with a well-timed, powerful right hand."
By stopping Kovalev without controversy, Eleider Alvarez entered the light heavyweight fray more emphatically than he did with the win over Jean Pascal. So what happens now for either guy? What about this Dmitry Bivol character? What, is the deal, with him??
Also, what's going on with this whole Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury negotiation?
These are questions boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler are trying to answer on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, people. So listen in!
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While figuring out how much to value title belts isn't an easy task anymore, for now they're what we have to track the lineage of champions. Regardless, what Oleksandr Usyk has been able to accomplish in a short amount of time is quite significant, and especially considering his current division.
This week on the history edition of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina remember the fighters who found their way to a world title in just a handful of fights. Joining them once more is author and historian Lee Groves of The Ring/RingTV.
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It's a fact: we love tournaments. The World Boxing Super Series, while still flawed in a few ways, has for the most part brought a heap of good pairings and action. The cruiserweight final between Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev may not have been as explosive as most of us hoped, but it was still high quality stuff, and crowned an emperor in the division.
Where does Usyk go now? How could he do at heavyweight? Would it be worth it to attempt to rule cruiserweight for a spell?
Also, there's some Jaime Munguia business to discuss.
This weekend, Mikey Garcia and Robert Easter lock horns in a lightweight clash that unifies two belts there. It's a nice solid matchup on Showtime that features the return of heavyweight Luis Ortiz.
Across the pond, Joseph Parker and Dillian Whyte are featured in the main event of a Sky Box Office card. On the undercard, Dereck Chisora vs Carlos Takam. So there's no shortage of fights this week.
All this and more with author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing historian Patrick Connor on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio!
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Boxing is a sport of timing, without question. Sometimes apart from the timing shown by one fighter against another in the ring, boxing is also about career timing and trajectory.
As boxing's glamor division, heavyweight has consistently drawn in more eyes and ears than the others. Even so, making heavyweight fights at the right time -- and sometimes making them at all -- proves to be too difficult.
From John L. Sullivan vs Peter Jackson to Lennox Lewis vs Riddick Bowe II, historians Aris Pina and Patrick Connor team back up on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio to talk about these wonky heavyweight matchups.
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MANNY PACQUIAO IS BACK!!!!!!1111! ...that's the refrain, friends. Memorize it before all hope is ripped from us when a Floyd Mayweather vs Pacquiao rematch is made.
In trouncing a passive and seemingly just plain worn-out Lucas Matthysse, the esteemed Senator Pacquiao was able to tab his first stoppage win in almost nine years. What it means considering the shape of his opponent is tough to say, but it will inevitably keep Manny going a while.
But this weekend, Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev meet in the final of the cruiserweight World Boxing Super Series, which has thus far been outstanding, if somewhat inaccessible to U.S. fans. Usyk-Gassiev is a great clash of two undefeated fighters who can whack, and there should be blood and violence. So that's good.
Speaking of violence, Jaime Munguia makes his return to HBO against Liam Smith on the heels of thrashing Sadam Ali just two months ago. The hard-punching junior middleweight looks to be the goods, and toppling Smith in addition to Ali sure would be a solid indicator that he is.
All this and more on this week's episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio with author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and historian Patrick Connor.
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Manny Pacquiao may or may not be at the end of his career. Again. This time he faces Argentinian banger Lucas Matthysse, who also may or may not be very faded. Add to it that the fight is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and we have the makings of a classic. Maybe.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, we talked about Manny Pacquiao's career, Lucas Matthysse's chances, and much more. But we also talked Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder, Regis Prograis vs Juan Jose Velasco and a smattering of other stuff.
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It's 2018 and ESPN is showing more boxing than any other network this summer. What in the hell is going on?
The same question could be asked of a deep welterweight division that has seen too few of its stars in head-to-head bouts.Last weekend Errol Spence, Jr. clearly demonstrated his world class ability in quickly stopping Carlos Ocampo with a body shot, and the weekend before that, Terence Crawford systematically broke down Jeff Horn over 9 rounds. Yet we can't wonder when they'll meet up, but if.
We've been away a bit, so there are a few other things that need to be addressed. The return of Tyson Fury, Canelo-Golovkin II being made official, more things to blame Bobby Czyz for, and so forth. This is Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, people. Remember the name.
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A draw verdict never seems all that satisfying. That's one of the reasons why Adonis Stevenson's majority draw with Badou Jack on Showtime felt incomplete, even if the draw may have been warranted.
Stevenson dominated early, Jack mostly dominated late, and it was at worst a pretty good fight.
In the co-feature, Gary Russell, Jr. earned a unanimous decision over Joseph Diaz, Jr... and that concludes Gary Russell, Jr.'s schedule for the 2010s. Just kidding. Even though that could easily be the case.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler joins boxing historian Patrick Connor in recapping all of the madness. But in other news, Canelo curiously shrunk, Josh Warrington skidded out a win against Lee Selby, the light heavyweight picture gets possibly more complex, Brin bought a weird Pay-Per-View, and more!
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We've hit a nice little groove here in 2018 and there's plenty of boxing stuff happening all over.
Last weekend, Vasyl Lomachenko had to peel himself off the canvas to get a body shot kayo win over Jorge Linares on ESPN, and Jaime Munguia announced his arrival onto the 154-pound scene with a dominant stoppage of Sadam Ali on HBO. And now this weekend, Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack finally meet up on a split-site Showtime card also featuring Gary Russell, Jr.'s showdown with Joseph Diaz, Jr., while Lee Selby and Josh Warrington square off earlier on Saturday.
And don't forget the small issue of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and his continued PED saga.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing historian Patrick Connor will tell you exactly who to blame if any of this stuff goes bad.
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The verdict is in and, despite all of the shenanigans, Gennady Golovkin's quick KO win over Vanes Martirosyan sold like hotcakes on HBO. What exactly that means isn't quite clear, but more Golovkin on our television sets is something most boxing fans seem to want.
In the co-feature, Cecilia Braekhus had to battle through a few rough patches to retain her welterweight title over Kali Reis. But the larger story is that with the first women's boxing match on HBO happening without a serious hitch and cleared the way for more.
This coming weekend on ESPN, Vasyl Lomachenko takes on Jorge Linares at Madison Square Garden, and for once we get to see if a a Lomachenko opponent is able to hang with him on the boxing front. Over on HBO, Sadam Ali takes on late replacement Jaime Munguia on the heels of sending Miguel Cotto into retirement with a tough loss.
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We experience this every year as boxing fans: weather heats up, so do the fights. Yes, we've had cancellations and postponements, but that's just a part of the sport. We've already had a solid first near-half of the year, and we have some tasty stuff coming our way too.
This weekend Gennady Golovkin finally makes it back into the ring, albeit not against "Canelo" Alvarez and not on HBO PPV as we had all hoped and anticipated. Instead, due to the whole Clenbuterol thing, we'll see Golovkin take on Vanes Martirosyan on HBO. It's a weird Cinco de Mayo consolation, but...okay. Intriguing, however, is the addition of undefeated and undisputed women's welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus in a title defense against Kali Reis.
Also this weekend is the rematch between Tony Bellew and David Haye. It's a rematch so highly anticipated I'm just going to end this sentence after I change the subject to last weekend.
Daniel Jacobs scrapped his way to a decision win over Maciej Sulecki on HBO last weekend, and that needs some discussing. Mostly a potential Jacobs-Charlo showdown needs discussing, but that's what we mean here. There's also that showing from Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller against Johann Duhaupas. That was a thing.
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The schedule this weekend is the kind of fight schedule we could use, with a bit of everything in there. From Amir Khan's return, to a card featuring both Adrien Broner AND Gervonta Davis, to a Charlo, and more. It actually doesn't end there. The potential for making fun and enjoying some actual boxing at the same time is there, and it's nice.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio. author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing historian Patrick Connor talk Amir Khan vs Phil Lo Greco, Adrien Broner vs Jessie Vargas, Carl Frampton vs Nonito Donaire, and so forth.
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Boxing is a crazy sport. Possibly the craziest of sports, and especially when taking its history into account. And boxing history is what these editions of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio is all about!
Though we've discussed the most controversial fight endings before, this show is just about the craziest debacles and the most unlikely and stunning endings that only boxing can bring, and has since it began.
Boxing historian Patrick Connor and CompuBox operator and fellow fight enthusiast Aris Pina return to talk about unique fights along the lines of Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe II, AKA the "Fan Man" fight that was interrupted by a crazed fellow strapped to a glider. THAT kind of crazy.
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Month three of 2018 is off and running, and a clash between two hard-hitting heavyweights still has people talking. Deontay Wilder's win over Luis Ortiz would still be tops in the boxing news cycle if it weren't for Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's positive test for Clenbuterol. But it gives us more things to discuss this week.
Was Wilder-Ortiz a great fight? Can Wilder defeat the Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker winner? Is there anyone alive that fights more like a spaghetti noodle with boxing gloves on than Wilder? Give us time. We'll try to answer these questions, and more.
And that Canelo thing. Is Canelo a PED user? Drug cheat? Did he seriously just eat "tainted meat?" Yeah, we'll try to get to that too.
By the way, there was an HBO card with Sergey Kovalev and Dmitry Bivol too.
But this coming weekend, Mikey Garcia faces Sergey Lipinets on Showtime, while Oscar Valdez and Scott Quigg square off on ESPN.
All of this and more, this week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio with author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and historian Patrick Connor.
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It sure looks like the cruiserweight division is enjoying a surge of both talent and popularity, thanks to the World Boxing Super Series, and more specifically, Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev's tremendous recent performances.
Often thought of as a second-rate heavyweight division, cruiserweight is consistently overlooked. How did this division -- not quite heavyweight, but bigger than light heavyweight -- even get started? Who are the division's greatest fighters?
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing writer/historian Patrick Connor is joined by Compubox operator and fellow fight history admirer Aris Pina, and the whole cruiserweight scenario will be laid bare.
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Boxing is a sport with no shortage of mythology and history. Much of the mythology centers around fights we've never seen before and have only heard or read about. That's what this show is for!
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio's history show, Compubox operator Aris Pina and writer/fight historian Patrick Connor team up to talk boxing history. Just about all of "Sugar" Ray Robinson's welterweight reign has gone unseen by fans, as have classics between Willie Pep and Sandy Saddler, and Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano. They're only the tip of the fistic iceberg, so listen in!
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If there were any question whether or not boxing had really kicked off in 2018, the excellent scrap between Oleksandr Usyk and Mairis Briedis answered with an emphatic "YES IT HAS."
Usyk-Briedis should stand as a "Fight of the Year" contender by the end of the year, if not a frontrunner. The two cruiserweights beat the heck out of each other in the semifinal of the World Boxing Super Series, with Usyk barely winning out. Then over on HBO, Lucas Matthysse continued his comeback with a strange stoppage of previously-undefeated Thai Tewa Kiram, and Jorge Linares mostly had his way with Mercito Gesta in the co-feature. We seent it. Read more about it here.
There's a little matter of the Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin rematch to discuss too.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler team up to recap the weekend's boxing and more.
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There's room for many styles, outlooks and approaches in boxing. Brawlers, stylists, patient thinkers... The contrast between these are a large part of what makes the sport interesting. But action is what draws the masses and keeps them enraptured. In boxing, television rules all and action makes for the best TV.
Many action fighters haven't been the best pound-for-pound, and some never even came close to sniffing a world title. Despite the entertainment they provide, many fade away or simply don't get the recognition they deserve. And we refuse to forget.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina remember forgotten and underrated TV action fighters of years past.
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Fights and fighters simply aren't promoted along ethnic or religious lines like they used to be, for better or worse. In decades past, a number of large U.S. cities in particular would be nearly factioned-off in separate neighborhoods based on ethnicity and the like. In the 1920s and 30s specifically, Jewish fighters were extremely well-represented in boxing.
While pugilism seems to have largely forgotten Jewish influence in combat sports, we haven't. This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing writer/historian Patrick Connor again joins up with Compubox operator Aris Pina to pay tribute to the greatest Jewish fighters of all time.
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The "state of boxing" is often the subject of an ongoing discussion on this podcast, and 2016 was one awful year overall. It would have been difficult for this year to be worse, and thankfully 2017 was indeed a massive improvement. There were some memorable skirmishes, some insane knockouts, unbelievable controversies, as usual...
In short, boxing continued to be boxing this year. Reports of its demise were premature, as they always are.
This week, on Knuckle and Gloves Boxing Radio's final show of 2017, James Foley re-joins the usual cast of boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler to deliver some of the most scorching takes around. Scorching. Look it up.
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Guillermo Rigondeaux may have been a firm underdog against Vasyl Lomachenko, but few thought the Ukrainian would triumph so thoroughly in this battle of Olympic gold medalists on ESPN. If nothing else, Lomachenko confirmed that he deserves to be ranked among the best fighters in the world.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing historian Patrick Connor team up to tackle the how's and why's of all that happened between Lomachenko and Rigondeaux.
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Vasyl Lomachenko's showdown with Guillermo Rigondeaux is one of the most anticipated fights of 2017. It's a year that's ending with a bang -- or at least we hope so. Lomachenko-Rigondeaux could conceivably end a few different ways, and a few of them could be less-than-scintillating.
No matter how it endsm Lomachenko-Rigondeaux matches two fighters with an incredible amount of experience, talent and skill. It's an extremely worthy offering, and getting it on ESPN is awesome. We'll be there.
But this weekend also sees perennial "Fight of the Year" participant Orlando Salido square off against Miguel Roman on HBO, with Tevin Farmer and Francisco Vargas in separate bouts on the undercard.
There's also a small matter of Sadam Ali's upset win over Miguel Cotto to discuss. So join us on this week's episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio with author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing historian Patrick Connor!
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The island of Puerto Rico has an incredible relationship with the sport of boxing. Per capita, "The Island of Enchantment" may have produced more champions than anywhere else, and the list of champions is long.
This weekend on HBO, Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto takes on Sadam Ali in what may be his final bout. The occasion gives us the perfect opportunity to discuss the greatest champions that Puerto Rico has ever produced.
Join us for another history edition of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio as historian/writer Patrick Connor and Compubox operator Aris Pina talk about Carlos Ortiz, Felix Trinidad, Hector Camacho, Wilfredo Gomez, Wilfred Benitez and more.
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2017's final month is upon us, and this year has been far kinder to all of us boxing fanatics than previous years have been. And we're still not done!
This weekend on HBO, Miguel Cotto fights for (what he says is) the final time, taking on Sadam Ali, who is moving up a division for the clash. It's less-than-ideal, but Cotto is still a massive draw and an important figure in boxing. Whether or not he fights on after this is tougher to know.
Last weekend, also on HBO, Sergey Kovalev made a successful return following the Andre Ward debacle(s) by thrashing Vyacheslav Shabranskyy in 2 rounds. The tripleheader also brought us scraps between Sullivan Barrera and Felix Valera, and Yuriorkis Gamboa and Jason Sosa. Both had their share of controversy, per usual.
What about the state of the heavyweight division? Deontay Wilder's hopes for presiding over it? Upcoming bouts? We're going there.
Join author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing historian Patrick Connor in talking life, love, loss, lament and luscious, exquisite boxing. But mostly boxing.
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The ability to vote fighters into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y. should be viewed as a great honor and taken seriously. Absent some other system, this is the way fighters of yesteryear have been honored since the early 1990s. This year's ballot wasn't an easy one to parse through, and many fighters seem deserving.
From Erik Morales, Vitali Klitschko, and Winky Wright to Santos Laciar, Julian Jackson and Ricky Hatton, many fighters are in the running with legitimate arguments for getting in.
On this week's episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Compubox operator joins fellow boxing historian and site/show founder Patrick Connor in dissecting the ballots they mailed in and the reasoning behind their picks.
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It seems that in boxing, 2017 is the year that just keeps on giving. There's no end in sight, and this weekend provides us with more boxing than we can shake a stick at.
First, George Groves takes on Jamie Cox in a super middleweight continuation of the World Boxing Super Series on ITV. Then Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares fight in separate bouts on FOX. And just about immediately after that, a Showtime tripleheader features Jermell Charlo vs Erickson Lubin, Erislandy Lara vs Terrell Gausha and Jarrett Hurd vs Austin Trout. And it all kicks off with an ESPN card on Friday the 13th.
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Boxing in the 1980s was consumed by mostly just a handful of things, like Muhammad Ali's exit, Larry Holmes' reign and decline, Mike Tyson's entrance, the "Fabulous Four," and a smattering of lesser things. Often completely forgotten in all of the madness of the decade were fighters trying to be the next Ali or Holmes -- the lost heavyweights of the 80s.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Compubox operator Aris Pina again teams up with fellow boxing historian Patrick Connor to remember the less-popular big men of the 80s.
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It happens several times a year, it seems, but boxing lost another great fighter in Jake LaMotta. At 95-years-old, LaMotta was the oldest living former champion and a living legend. The sport will miss him greatly.
Last weekend we were treated to an exciting fight at middleweight -- LaMotta's old stomping grounds -- between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennady "GGG" Golovkin.
Both matters need to be addressed, and this week resident historians Aris Pina and Patrick Connor hop onto Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio's boxing history edition once more to...address them.
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Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin was a middleweight showdown roughly two years in the making. While it was exciting and tense, the result was confusing and disappointing enough that it took the focus away from much of anything good about the fight.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler joins boxing historian Patrick Connor in dissecting the controversial draw verdict, the odd scoring and everything in between.
Where do the fighters go from here? Would a rematch be any good? Listen in and find out!
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Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin is a fight a few years in the making, and a truly worthwhile one at that. So it makes sense that it would and should be given extra coverage. And isn't that what we're here for?
However, as always history figures in to recent and upcoming fistic events, and Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio loves that stuff.
As Srisaket Sor Rungvisai emphatically deflated the legend of Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez with a nasty knockout, albeit possibly temporarily, Compubox operator Aris Pina and writer/historian Patrick Connor remember the near-mythical little guys through fight history.
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Between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin and last week's #SuperFly card, boxing fans had had it made in the last week or so. The over-saturation of the recent Mayweather-McGregor mockery stole all the attention from the boxing that mattered, unfortunately, but it won't keep dedicated fans from recognizing what's important.
We've lusted after this Canelo-Golovkin pairing for a while now, and the middleweight clash has all the potential in the world. All that's left now is to sit back and enjoy -- after listening to this episode!
But wait! There's more: we would be awful people if we didn't sing the praises of Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, Roman Gonzalez, Naoya Inoue, Antonio Nieves, Juan Francisco Estrada and Carlos Cuadras. They all contributed to a fine HBO card last weekend and it needs to be said.
Join author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing historian Patrick Connor as they run this all down this week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio.
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Many fight fans and pundits have called for more dedication to the lighter weight classes among the TV Networks and fight honchos. This weekend on HBO, they're getting what they asked for as 115-pound fighters from Nicaragua, Thailand, Japan, the U.S. and Mexico are all featured.
A rematch between Srisaket Sor Rungvisai and Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez headlines the card, but clashes between Naoya Inoue and Antonio Nieves, and Carlos Cuadras and Juan Francisco Estrada, truly make this a hardcore fan's card.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler joins boxing historian and site founder Patrick Connor to preview it all. There may even be a visit from a special guest.
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Floyd Mayweather proved he's a better boxer than Conor McGregor, a guy who never fought a professional fight before. We can all rest easy now.
Every single time boxing endures on of these mega-events, fans collectively get the big fight hangover. This period of exhaustion caused by the over-stimulation of Mayweather-McGregor EVERYTHING means nobody seems to be able to get a grasp on what in the hell we all just saw.
That's what Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio is for. This week author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and fight historian Patrick Connor give their honest takes on what may or may not have been a fishy money-grab. But also on the menu: the #MayMac undercard, Miguel Cotto's win over Yoshihiro Kamegai, the upcoming SuperFly card and more.
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Look. This is weird. Who thought #MayMac would actually be a thing? We didn't, but we were wrong, because it is upon us.
Fair Warning: If you're looking for a cheery, optimistic preview of Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor, you've come to the wrong place. No matter the outcome, this is money-grabbing exploitation at its finest, as one of the greatest fighters of the last 20 years fights someone making their professional debut in boxing. Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio will call that out.
This could get ugly.
It seems there aren't enough good things to say about Terence Crawford, however. Crawford stopped Julius Indongo with a brutal body shot on ESPN last weekend, reigniting a pound-for-pound debate. He's really good, but how good? We'll suss that out.
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At 29-years-old at undefeated at 31-0, there's no question super lightweight Terence "Bud" Crawford is one of the best fighters in the world. But short of getting the big name fights he calls for, he still has to take an intriguing fight every so often. And this weekend on ESPN Crawford squares off against Namibian Julius Indongo, also unbeaten.
Apart from showcasing one of boxing's best talents, Crawford-Indongo also unifies all four major alphabet belts at 140 pounds -- a feat never before accomplished in the division.
Join author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing historian Patrick Connor as they preview Crawford-Indongo and its co-feature, Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Craig Baker. But also likely on the agenda on Knuckles and Gloves Radio this week, sadly, is the upcoming sideshow between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, and the Paulie Malignaggi sparring controversy.
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Wladimir Klitschko, Juan Manuel Marquez and Tim Bradley have all recently retired. All three have been important to boxing's recent history to slightly varying degrees. Sadly the odds are at least one of them will return to the ring at some point, but for now we celebrate their retirement.
Retirement in the real world is strange enough, but in boxing the word "retirement" takes on several different meanings and connotations. What are some of the most famous retirements? Who retired far too many times? Who retired far too late? Who never did?
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Compubox operator Aris Pina and boxing historian Patrick Connor will give proper attention to the careers of Klitschko, Marquez and Bradley, and discuss some of the more famous instances of retiring in boxing history.
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As temperatures heat up, we hope the action in boxing does too. This year has been kind to us, though, so we'll try to be a little kind in our discussion.
Last weekend, Mikey Garcia outclassed Adrien Broner over the distance on Showtime, while Jermall Charlo dispatched a clearly handicapped Jorge Sebastian Heiland. This Friday, again on Showtime, unbeaten Olympic gold medalist Claressa Shields continues her professional march by stepping in with Nikki Adler, also undefeated.
Also on Friday, welterweight Mauricio Herrera steps in with Jesus Soto Karass on ESPN. The sports network again shows boxing on Saturday, however, when it airs the card featuring Vasyl Lomachenko vs Miguel Marriaga.
Basically there's a little something for everyone on this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, and Brin-Jonathan Butler and Patrick Connor will guide you through it.
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We've had heaps of good fights in 2017. Thankfully there really isn't much to truly complain about when it comes to what we've gotten thus far, so a goofball fight here and there won't hurt us. Because that's what Mikey Garcia vs Adrien Broner is - a goofball fight.
These kinds of fights are the ones that can be difficult to predict because of all the variables -- inactivity, weight issues, etc -- and they tend to be safe fights to just sit back and enjoy. Despite Broner constantly throwing off karmic balance with his antics that beg for poetic justice, Garcia-Broner should simply be a fun fight to watch unfold, whatever happens.
This week on KGB Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler again teams up with boxing historian Patrick Connor to talk Garcia-Broner, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin updates, a quick Andre Ward vs Sergey Kovalev II update, a discussion about Brin's new longform piece on light heavyweight heavyweight James Scott for SB Nation, and more.
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We were hit with a series of fight cards last weekend, accounting for the quantity. The quality was more lacking than many hoped, but still very worthwhile.
On HBO Boxing After Dark, Miguel Berchelt defeated Takashi Miura in defending his super featherweight belt, confirming his class in the division, and Sullivan Barrera and Jezreel Corrales also notched wins on the broadcast. Omar Figueroa Jr. smashed Robert Guerrero on Premier Boxing Champions' latest FOX offering, and Chris Eubank, Jr. out-maneuvered Arthur Abraham to confirm his appearance in the upcoming World Boxing Super Series tournament.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing historian Patrick Connor run it all down for you.
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2017 isn't letting up much, and for boxing fans that's mostly been a good thing. This coming weekend, HBO airs what is almost sure to be an entertaining fight in Miguel Berchelt vs Takashi Miura, iTV presents a solid card headlined by Chris Eubank Jr. and Arthur Abraham, and FOX provides diversion with Omar Figueroa vs Robert Guerrero.
One fight may be five-star, but it's kind of a quantity over quality thing. Still, it's good enough to not complain.
But also in need of some addressing: Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor kicked off the press tour for their spectacle this week, and it was...a thing. We'll discuss it all!
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Boxing is a sport that seems to actually welcome controversy at times, and last weekend's Andre Ward vs Sergey Kovalev PPV event confirmed it. There's just something about a sideshow spectacle that nobody can walk away from or ignore, and boxing's good at it.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio's history edition, Compubox operator Aris Pina and writer/historian Patrick Connor remember some of the most controversial fight finishes ever. From Ad Wolgast vs Mexican Joe Rivers in 1912, to Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson II in 1997, and back on to Max Schmeling vs Jack Sharkey I in 1930... Like we said, "most controversial fight finishes EVER." Those and more.
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The debate of whether or not Andre Ward pegged Sergey Kovalev with repeated low blows has been ongoing since the fight ended, and it shows no sign of letting up all that soon. But Ward's win over Kovalev is officially tabbed a TKO, and unless something changes, it's one of the bigger wins of his career.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaked Brin-Jonathan Butler again joins boxing historian Patrick Connor in recapping the action and dissecting the controversy.
And don't be alarmed if there's some Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor discussion. Also, don't harm us.
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Let's face it: we all would like to attend the International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend ceremonies every year. Not all of us can. Luckily, one of us at Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio can, and did!
The IBHOF is the best-known of boxing halls of fame and considered the most important to gain recognition by. This year legends like Evander Holyfield, Marco Antonio Barrera and Johnny Tapia made it in, as did long-time broadcasters and non-participants Steve Farhood and Barry Tompkins. It was a huge year for the IBHOF, and boxing.
This week on KGB Radio, Compubox operator and historian Aris Pina recalls his visit to the ceremony along with writer/historian Patrick Connor.
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Andre Ward's win over Sergey Kovalev was one of the most controversial moments of 2016. Despite hitting the deck in round 2, Ward was awarded a close unanimous decision over the Russian light heavyweight. A rematch had to happen, and this weekend, it is.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler joins historian Patrick Connor in breaking the rematch down and attempting to answer various questions. For instance, can Ward find a way to win against a version of Kovalev that seems pissed off? Is Kovalev a racist? Does that have anything at all to do with how the fight may turn out? Has this fight been a difficult sell? Can the Pay-Per-View be even remotely successful?
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We're smack in the middle of a bunch of action this year, and so far 2017 is the anti-2016 and that is something we needed. We have fighters traveling to different countries in their quests for riches and greatness, and we've also seen some of the darker things that come with boxing, like bunk disqualifications and post-fight fouls.
For instance, this weekend welterweight Errol Spence, Jr. travels to Sheffield, Yorkshire to fight Kell Brook, accounting for the "fighters traveling abroad" part. But last weekend, Andre Dirrell's uncle Leon Lawson decked Jose Uzcategui with a sucker punch after their fight ended prematurely on a foul. These aren't weird times. This is just boxing.
And this week on the boxing history edition of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Compubox operator Aris Pina and writer/historian Patrick Connor team up to discuss these topics and their places in boxing history.
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2017 just continues to move forward with worthwhile fights, though not without some speed bumps here and there. They're simply a part of boxing though, and they're negated by the good action the sport has seen already this year. This weekend on Showtime, for instance, Kell Brook and Errol Spence tangle in an excellent welterweight matchup.
And this past weekend on HBO, Terence Crawford seemed to confirm his place at the top echelon of the sport with a dominant performance over Felix Diaz. Also noteworthy: Jose Uzcategui on the receiving end of a nasty sucker punch after being DQ'd against Andre Dirrell, Ray Beltran's "Knockout of the Year" level KO of Jonathan Maicelo, Gervonta Davis' easy defeat of Liam Walsh, Shannon Brigg's positive drug test, and David Benavidez's win over Porky Medina.
If we're feeling depraved enough, perhaps we'll talk some Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor.
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Madison Square Garden is still a beloved East Coast boxing venue after over 120 years and several iterations. This weekend, Terence Crawford takes on Felix Diaz at the venue, reminding us that some of the biggest, most exciting and most memorable fights have taken place at The Garden.
Muhammad Ali's name was chanted through the building's rafters, while little guys like Kid Chocolate and Tony Canzoneri made regular appearances in the 1930s. Henry Armstrong, "Sugar" Ray Robinson and Jake LaMotta all shed blood in The Garden.
This week on Knuckles Gloves Boxing Radio, CompuBox operator Aris Pina and writer/historian Patrick Connor talk about the outrageous, important and unbelievable fights in Madison Square Garden history.
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Well, some of us had to pay a bunch of money to sit through 12 rounds of tedious, one-sided lameness for it, but Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin was officially announced last weekend to a chorus of applause!
Canelo-Golovkin is, without a doubt, the biggest fight in boxing on the U.S. side of the pond. It's going down in September, which may still be four months away, but this match-up will deserve all the attention it gets.
Today on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler will again team up with writer/historian Patrick Connor to talk Canelo-Chavez Jr and Canelo-Golovkin.
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Last weekend boxing was treated to likely the best heavyweight fight since Lennox Lewis and Vitali Klitschko tangled in 2003 when Anthony Joshua rallied to stop Wladimir Klitschko in front of a massive stadium full of people. It was an excellent event, and one that some might need help making sense of. What happens now? Is Tyson Fury still a factor? Is Klitschko ready for retirement?
Additionally, this coming weekend marks the clash between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. The Pay-Per-View event will be popular in Mexico and figures to sell well in the US, but is it even worthwhile? Will Chavez Jr. be able to safely make weight?
These issues and more will all be tackled by author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and writer/historian Patrick Connor. You're welcome.
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There can be no doubt that Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko is a massive event in addition to being important to the heavyweight division. While the actual heavyweight title isn't involved, this is the next best thing, or the closest thing to it.
At 90,000 tickets sold, the fight has broken a number of sales and attendance records. It is a huge event in the U.K. Most mainstream press in the U.S. has failed to pick up on the story, however.
Nonetheless, Compubox operator Aris Pina and writer/historian Patrick Connor return this week to Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio to discuss Joshua-Klitschko and the biggest, most popular and most important heavyweight championship fights in boxing history.
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A record-setting 90,000 seats have been sold for the heavyweight clash between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko. It's a fight that has been embraced by the general public in the U.K., even if it hasn't gotten the attention it deserves in the U.S. Joshua-Klitschko is a significant heavyweight bout with a potential for excitement, and it carries actual implications in the division.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, the duo of Brin-Jonathan Butler and Patrick Connor will explore the ins and outs of this popular fight and attempt to tackle the more complex questions.
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We're heading right into the middle of the year, and already 2017 has been rather kind to boxing fans. There has been no shortage of exciting fights and many have even been meaninigful. Over the next month or two, things get interesting in boxing and we should get more fireworks.
This weekend on HBO, one of boxing's most talented and flashy performers, Vasyl Lomachenko, takes on a worthy contender in Jason Sosa. It's not the five star bout everyone might hope, but it's a very respectable scrap, and one that offers Lomachenko the opportunity to make a huge statement.
In the HBO openers, Oleksandr Usyk and Oleksandr Gvozdyk make appearances against Michael Hunter and Yunieski Gonzalez, respetively. It's an all-Ukraine feature, and it should be worthy.
This week on KGB Radio, Brin-Jonathan Butler and Patrick Connor preview this weekend's HBO card, but also talk the state of boxing in the U.K., Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko and more.
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Every so often in boxing we're shown that the invincible are beatable, and we see how easy it is for heroes to be knocked off their perches. Last weekend both Gennady Golovkin and Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez lost a little bit of their shine on HBO Pay-Per-View against Daniel Jacobs and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, respectively.
Golovkin, who narrowly beat Jacobs despite clearly having difficulty, was knocked down a peg in public opinion following a less-than-brutish performance. Whether or not he should be is a different story, but when the unexpected happens...
In the co-feature, Sor Rungvisai managed to push around and out-muscle Gonzalez, the former pound-for-pound king. It was a close fight, but one many felt Gonzalez won.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing writer/historian Patrick Connor team up to recap the PPV and more.
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There's plenty of boxing on tap to keep boxing fans and media busy, but the first order of business this weekend is the middleweight skirmish between Gennady Golovkin vs Daniel Jacobs.
For some, this fight represents the first time Golovin has faced a puncher skilled enough to meet the Kazakh's fire with fire of his own. But others believe Jacobs will wind up simply becoming another victim of Golovkin's ferocity. Though it may not be deserving of Pay-Per-View, it's a competitive fight on paper and will almost certainly end early.
It may be worth spending a few clams to catch Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez in action, however, as he takes on Srisaket Sor Rungvisai on the PPV undercard.
But also on the menu for Brin-Jonathan Butler and Patrick Connor is the awful knockout David Lemieux scored on Curtis Stevens last weekend.
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It's always a sad day when we say goodbye to beloved members of the fight community. Storied trainer, manager and promoter Lou Duva recently passed away, and though it still stings, we prefer to remember what Duva contributed to boxing. Join us in reliving some classic Duva moments.
In addition, this week's episide of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio delves into puncher vs. puncher matchups in boxing history. David Lemieux and Curtis Stevens, both punchers, will meet on HBO this weekend. It just makes sense.
As always, Compubox operator Aris Pina and writer/historian Patrick Connor are the ones guiding you through these nerdy discussions.
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With two straight weekends of middleweight fights coming up, Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio recalls when one of boxing's most historied divisions seemed to be cursed. It's not that we would wish anything bad on David Lemieux or Curtis Stevens -- or Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Jacobs, for that matter. But many great fighters, and even some who were simply notable, met early ends as middleweights.
The tales of Harry Greb and Stanley Ketchel are fairly well-known in boxing circles, but what about the tales of Marcel Cerdan, Charles "Kid" McCoy, Tiger Flowers and more?
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As much as we say we hate them, it's difficult to turn away from a spectacle. In a boxing ring they're even more addicting. Certain fighters know how to bring the train wreck right into the ring, and one way of doing it is to set aside inhibitions and allow baser instinct to take over. In other words, certain fighters forget the rules and aim on causing pain however they can.
From George "Elbows" McFadden on to Sandy Saddler, and then from Fritzie Zivic back on to Harry Greb, this week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio we discuss some of the dirtiest fighters ever to set foot in a boxing ring.
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The heavyweight division is an easy one to map and discuss, both historically and in its current state. We've already talked about the biggest punchers ever at heavyweight and troubled heavyweights, but in this week's episode the topic is "Worst Heavyweight Title Challengers Ever."
Some funny decisions have been made when it comes to granting random characters a shot at the shiniest crown in all of sports, both recently and in decades past. And Compubox operator Aris Pina and Patrick Connor of Knuckles and Gloves, The Fight City and more run down their list.
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Many have asked, and finally the best boxing history podcast is back!
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Compubox Operator Aris Pina and writer/historian Patrick Connor once again team up to discuss boxing history and tell stories, both old and new.
Last weekend we saw a fun rematch between Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton on Showtime, and those two appear headed for a third fight. Would another entertaining affair place the Santa Cruz-Frampton trilogy among Tony Zale vs Rocky Graziano, Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales, Riddick Bowe vs Evander Holyfield and more? What are your favorite trilogies and rubbermatches?
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If there were one weekend in January that fight fans don't want to miss out on, this one would be it.
On Showtime, Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz meet to run back one of the best fights of 2016. It was exceedingly fun the first time and their respective styles suggest it would be anytime they get together. Even the support bout has potential, with Dejan Zlaticanin facing a Mikey Garcia who continues his comeback after two years off.
Then on HBO, all-action Mexico native Francisco Vargas takes on Miguel Berchelt. Vargas has to be one of the most exciting fighters in boxing right now. Another thrilling fighter, Takashi Miura, faces off against Mickey Roman in the co-feature.
It's a full weekend of fights, and another week of KGB Radio means Brin-Jonathan Butler and Patrick Connor run it all down for you.
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We're one bigger fight into 2017 and we got what we all wanted: a competitive fight between two upper echelon fighters in Badou Jack and James DeGale. The resulting draw wasn't an ideal conclusion, but the fight itself was entertaining and difficult to score.
Gervonta Davis and Jose Pedraza put on a nice show in the co-feature as well, rounding out a Showtime broadcast that showed promise on paper. Thankfully it also delivered, with Davis and Pedraza going to war in spots, providing some back-and-forth thrills.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Brin-Jonathan Butler and Patrick Connor guide you through it all.
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It took a few weeks for 2017 to really get rolling and we've been relying on news of upcoming fights and promotions to get us through. But now the first serious fight card of the year is upon us, and our appeal to the boxing deities for a worthwhile fight has been answered.
This week on Showtime, Badou Jack and James DeGale square off in what boxing fans hope will be one of many more Premier Boxing Champions cards in 2017 where one of the names in their stable is matched with another. It hasn't happened enough yet, but this is a fight that should be a significant step toward ironing out details at super middleweight.
Once more, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and writer/historian Patrick Connor join forces to preview this fight and go back and forth about various boxing topics.
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It's finally 2017, which means we can leave that pesky 2016 in the dust and concentrate on the future. We're not sure how bright the future is at this point, but it's early in the year and there's plenty of time for good things to unfold.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler joins writer and historian Patrick Connor in hoping for all the best in the coming year.
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On the latest episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler joins boxing writer and historian Patrick Connor in recapping last weekend's action and this coming weekend's schedule.
From Jermall Charlo's huge stoppage win over Julian Williams on Showtime to Terence Crawford's easy drubbing of John Molina, Jr., we've got you covered on recent fight results. But this coming weekend Bernard Hopkins, at 51-years-old, fights for perhaps the final time against Joe Smith, Jr.
Additionally, news just broke that Amir Khan and Kell Brook are in talks for a 2017 showdown. Time to move along, 2016.
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Just about every boxing fan feels strongly about what happened in the Andre Ward vs Sergey Kovalev fight. Even those who believe it was a close fight seem to believe it with conviction. Maybe all the controversy isn't as bad as we think. Maybe -- just maybe -- the fact that boxing fans are emotionally invested in this fight is an encouraging sign for the future of the sport.
Or we could just be completely making that up.
But looking toward the immediate future, HBO hosts what should be an entertaining super featherweight bout this weekened between Vasyl Lomachenko and Nicholas Walters. It's a fight that's helping 2016 close a lot stronger than it opened.
This week on the show, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler again joins writer and boxing historian Patrick Connor in discussing it all.
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Boxing fans have asked for quality fights in 2016 and we have largely been denied them. Finally at the 11th hour we get Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward -- a matchup we've been eagerly anticipating since its announcement.
There are a few other interesting things going on this week, but mostly we just need our fix of world class fighting. Kovalev and Ward are two of the best fighters in the world, and nobody seems to know for sure just what will happen when the bell rings on Saturday night's HBO Pay-Per-View.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler once again joins Patrick Connor of Knuckles and Gloves, The Fight City, etc. in previewing Kovalev-Ward and its undercard, as well as the possibility of Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao II, Vasyl Lomachenko vs Nicholas Walters, and more.
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Manny Pacquiao is back! But he might not be, because he might retire. Again. We're not sure, and we're not sure that he's sure either. The esteemed Filipino politician and pugilist is one of the best welterweights in the world, though, and he proved it by sounding defeating Jessie Vargas.
On the undercard of that Top Rank Pay-Per-View, Jessie Magdaleno beat Nonito Donaire and exciting Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez racked up another win.
This coming weekend, Luis Ortiz takes on Malik Scott on HBO, while Danny Garcia faces Samuel Vargas on Spike for some reason. Both cards have interesting matchups buried beneath them, though.
Writer and historian Patrick Connor previews and recaps it all on this week's episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio.
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First, a huge "Thank you" to everyone who has stuck by this podcast over the course of the last three-plus years. The run has been incredible, and we are once again reformatting slightly. We were initially known as "Queensberry Rules Radio," then "Top Men Boxing Radio." This will be the final change, we promise.
This week on the inaugural episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, writer and historian Patrick Connor previews the Top Rank Pay-Per-View headlined by Jessie Vargas and Manny Pacquiao. It's a solo show this week, but this is a fight card that needed some previewing. No, it's not stellar, but it's solid.
Also on the card, Nonito Donaire takes on Jessie Magdaleno, Oscar Valdez battles Hiroshige Osawa, and Olympians Zou Shiming and Robson Conceicao make appearances. Will it be worth buying? Worth watching otherwise? Listen in to find out!
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Just a few weeks ago boxing lost former super lightweight champion and whirlwind puncher Aaron Pryor. It was another rough hit to the boxing community in 2016.
"The Hawk" was certainly more than just a one-division champion; he held two wins over an all-time great fighter in Alexis Arguello, and for better or worse he became part of boxing's culture in the 1980s.
This week on Top Men Boxing Radio, Compubox operator Aris Pina and Patrick Connor of The Fight City, FloBoxing, etc. remember Pryor and tell the great stories from his life and career .
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Finally it seems the last part of 2016 could be offering up decent fights. Some are yet to be made, but we could be in for some surprises.
If negotiations go well, we could be in for Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko and Gennady Golovkin vs Danny Jacobs before the year is out. But already made are Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward, Manny Pacquiao vs Jessie Vargas, Vasyl Lomachenko vs Nicholas Walters and Orlando Salido vs Takashi Miura.
Unfortunately boxing also lost Aaron Pryor this past weekend.
This week on Top Men Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler returns to the show to discuss the fights above and much more with Patrick Connor of The Fight City, FloBoxing and more.
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Late in 2015 we got a new heavyweight champion named Tyson Fury. Perhaps with that name it should have been expected, but since gaining the title he hasn't done much more than spiral downward in oner way or another. Nobody knows yet why Tyson Fury is totally imploding, but he's not the first heavyweight to do so.
On this week's boxing history episode of Top Men Boxing Radio, historian and Compubox operator Aris Pina and Patrick Connor of The Fight City and more talk about some of the heavyweights in boxing history that just couldn't stay out of trouble.
There will be familiar names, to be sure. Leon Spinks, Mike Tyson, Michael Dokes... Just about anyone who lived through the 1980s in the heavyweight division, and some who didn't.
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When it comes to Gennady Golovkin and Roman Gonzalez's upcoming fights, we could say, and quite fairly, that neither fighter is facing the opponent most of us would wish he'd face. Blame whoever you want for it, but we would certainly prefer fights against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Juan Francisco Estrada, respectively.
That being said, with what we're being given on HBO this weekend, there's still not much to complain about. Golovkin and Gonzalez are clearly the most potent one-two combination in boxing today. Both men are among the best fighters in the world, and in Gonzalez's case, perhaps the best fighter alive. Neither opponent -- Kell Brook for Golovkin, Carlos Cuadras for Gonzalez -- is anything but world class. We'll just have to see what they can do.
Additionally, join Compubox operator Aris Pina and Patrick Connor of The Fight City and elsewhere in remembering Bobby Chacon, as well as discussing great middleweight vs welterweight matchups in boxing history.
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The 2016 Olympics aren't over yet, but we have a pretty good grasp on how this year's boxing went in Rio. Would you call this year's Games a success for boxing? Will any of the medal winners this year emerge as stars?
Over the years there have been a ton of great stories about boxing in the Olympics. The teams, the characters, the controversial incidents... This week on Top Men Boxing Radio, that's what the show is all about. The 1976 and 1984 U.S. Boxing teams, the origin of boxing in the Olympics, countries that seem to dominate the sport at that level, and much more -- all on the menu for this week. So listen in as Compubox operator and historian Aris Pina and boxing writer/historian Patrick Connor of The Fight City guide you through it all.
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We don't have much on the upcoming boxing schedule to get us through the rest of the summer, but there have been enough developments that there are still things to talk about. We hope.
This week on Top Men Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler again joins the show to talk about Andre Ward's frustratingly tame decision win over Alexander Brand last weekend, what it means for the future of light heavyweight and Ward himself, and what a potential Sergey Kovalev clash may bring.
Also likely on the agenda are Gennady Golovkin's upcoming fight against Kell Brook, Vasyl Lomachenko's negotiations with Orlando Salido, the possibility of a showdown with Guillermo Rigondeaux and much more.
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Nobody seems to know exactly how Terence Crawford vs Viktor Postol will turn out, but a high level fight that is 50-50 on paper is what boxing needs more of. That the fight is a unification bout could even be incidental, but both Crawford and Postol hold separate belts nonetheless.
Though there seems to be less and less incentive to actually unify titles as time goes by, many of boxing's memorable battles have been unification matches. Felix Trinidad vs Oscar de la Hoya, Ray Leonard vs Thomas Hearns I and II, Bernard Hopkins vs Felix Trinidad and Oscar de la Hoya, Erik Morales vs Marco Antonio Barrera I, Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo, Brian Viloria vs Tyson Marquez... All unification bouts. The list goes on, and that's exactly what Compubox operator Aris Pina and Patrick Connor of The Fight City (and other places) will ramble on about.
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So. 2016 has been not-so-fun for boxing thus far. We know, and we're sorry. But cheer up, because things aren't all bad and we have some worthwhile stuff coming up.
For instance, this weekend Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol tangle in what figures to be an interesting fight, at least. It stinks that it's on HBO Pay-Per-View, but at least that gives us the option of buying or not. Those who want to watch will find a way to.
There's much more, though, and Patrick Connor of The Fight City (and other places) will guide us all through. Once again joining the show this week is author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler. Also on the discussion agenda: Gennady Golovkin vs Kell Brook, Andre Ward vs Alexander Brand, Carl Frampton vs Leo Santa Cruz, Canelo vs Liam Smith, Brin's time spent with Ward recently, and more.
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On June 16, 1951, a man named Roberto Duran was given to the world. He eventually became one of the greatest fighters ever, and certainly one of the greatest lightweights of all time. "Manos de Piedra" even has a film about him ("Hands of Stone") coming out this summer. He deserves a tribute.
This week on Top Men Boxing Radio, historian and Compubox operator Aris Pina joins Patrick Connor of The Fight City (and a few other places) in honoring Roberto Duran on his 65th birthday. What kind of fighter was he? How would he match up against other all-time greats? What were his best and most meaningful fights? We'll talk about all of these things and more.
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As promised, here's another episode of Top Men Boxing Radio honoring Muhammad Ali. There are always different perspectives on the man called "The Greatest," and everyone has their favorite moments, fights and anecdotes. Here are more.
In addition to remembering Ali, boxing historian and Compubox operator Aris Pina and The Fight City's Patrick Connor will discuss this year's International Boxing Hall of Fame induction, which happens this weekend. Listen in to hear about the voting process, this year's inductees and more.
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It has been several days since we lost "The Greatest," and it still hurts. The world will never be the same again, and certainly neither will boxing.
On this episode of Top Men Boxing Radio, author and director Brin-Jonathan Butler again joins Patrick Connor of The Fight City, but this time for a far more poignant reason: to remember the life and influence of three-time heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali.
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Boxing History. For some of us, it's an addiction. It's a cross between two subjects we love to study and talk about, and this week's episode of Top Men Boxing Radio is no exception.
Historian and Compubox operator Aris Pina again joins Patrick Connor of The Fight City (and some other places) to talk about some of the greatest Mexican fighters in history. Per usual, the theme ties into this weekend's super featherweight fight between Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido.
From Salvador Sanchez to Miguel Canto, Erik Morales and Julio Cesar Chavez, listen in to hear some familiar and not-so-familiar stories and factoids.
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Some weeks it feels like not much is going on in the boxing world. The truth is there are always new developments in boxing, and there are always things happening that us sick hardcore-types can discuss.
This week on Top Men Boxing Radio, author and director Brin-Jonathan Butler joins historian Patrick Connor of The Fight City to discuss Erislandy Lara, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Andre Ward, Sergey Kovalev, Shane Mosley vs David Avanesyan and much more.
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As most boxing fans are, at Top Men Boxing Radio we're bummed that another anticipated fight was postponed and/or canceled. Deontay Wilder vs Alexander Povetkin promised to be a interesting fight, if not an explosive one. But now that it's off the table, we look toward history once more.
On this week's boxing history edition of the show, Compubox operator and fight historian Aris Pina teams up with Patrick Connor of The Fight City (and a few other places) to discuss the greatest Asian fighters in the history of the sport. From Pancho Villa all the way to Manny Pacquiao, and many others between, count on Aris and Patrick to deliver with the best boxing history podcast around.
In the later portion of this episode, the contemporary tie-in will be fights in history that were canceled, in honor of Wilder-Povetkin's postponement.
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Let us hope that getting the leading "Knockout of the Year" candidate out of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs Amir Khan was all worth it in the end. But for what it was, it sure got Canelo a heap of attention and leads him nicely into negotiations with Gennady Golovkin.
This week on Top Men Boxing Radio, Patrick Connor of The Fight City (and a few other places) again flies solo and recaps the HBO Pay-Per-View main event.
There was a bit more to get into, however, as rumors of a mysterious fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor took over social media for a day. Additionally, this week's ShoBox headliner pits two undefeated prospects against one another in Andrew Tabiti and Keith Tapia, and Dusty Hernandez Harrison fights Mike Dallas, Jr. on BET. Mr. Connor has you covered.
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It's now apparent that #Khanelo is upon us. Whether you wanted to see Saul "Canelo" Alvarez against Amir Khan or not, it's here.
In honor of Khan moving up a division or two in taking on Canelo, this week on the history edition of Top Men Boxing Radio we talk about fights in which one of the competitors moved up a division or more to face a larger champion. Quite a few fighters played weight games: "Sugar" Ray Robinson, Stanley Ketchel, Henry Armstrong and many more.
Compubox operator/historian Aris Pina and Patrick Connor of The Fight City (and more) are the two you want recounting these historical fights.
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There's a lot to yammer on about, so let's get to it.
This coming weekend Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto rematch on Fox, and it's a fight that has "guilty pleasure" written all over it. The fight could get weird, it could get dirty... Whatever it gets, we'll watch. Also this weekend, the Dirrell Brothers fight on the same card Friday night on Spike. So that's a thing.
On Saturday night both Badou Jack and James DeGale are featured in separate fights on Showtime. Jack is set to meet Lucian Bute, while James DeGale fights Rogelio Medina.
Worthy of some discussion, however, was the HBO card headlined by Gennady Golovkin, who ran through Dominic Wade in two rounds. He's at the doorstep of something big. And on the undercard, Roman Gonzalez won a decision over McWilliams Arroyo.
All this and more (Francisco Vargas' positive PED test, etc) are covered on this week's episode by Patrick Connor of The Fight City, FloBoxing and more.
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This weekend marks the return of Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, one of the hardest punchers in boxing. While facing a relatively unknown opponent like Dominic Wade is always a risk, Golovkin is a huge favorite for a reason: he carries dynamite in both fists.
Some of the hardest hitters in boxing history were incredibly memorable fighters for exactly that reason. "Sugar" Ray Robinson, Archie Moore, Sandy Saddler, Sam Langford, Roberto Duran, Jimmy Wilde... All could level opponents with a punch or two on any given night. And knockouts are something most viewers are captivated by, even if they don't enjoy them.
This week on Top Men Boxing Radio's history edition, Compubox operator/historian Aris Pina and Patrick Connor of The Fight City and more discuss history's greatest knockout punchers in great detail.
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Could this actually be it for Manny Pacquiao? It never seems to be the smart bet to count on a fighter sticking with retirement, but if Manny is done and Tim Bradley was his final bout, it's been a hell of a ride.
Not to be totally outdone, Anthony Joshua picked up a heavyweight belt with a quick destruction of Charles Martin last weekend as well.
Coming up this weekend, talent reigns supreme as Errol Spence, Jr. takes on Chris Algieri on NBC and Gary Russell, Jr. fights Patrick Hyland on Showtime.
This week on the show, author, writer and all around solid gentleman Rafe Bartholomew joins historian Patrick Connor of The Fight City, FloBoxing and more in discussing all of this boxing stuff.
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It always seems foolish to talk about any upcoming fight as if it could be a popular fighter's last. Will Manny Pacquiao fight after the Tim Bradley rematch this weekend, win or lose? The odds are he will, but for now, it could be Pacquiao's last bout ever. Can Bradley make a serious dent this time?
Also this coming weekend, Charles Martin puts his heavyweight belt on the line against British Olympic gold medalist Anthony Joshua. Is Joshua essentially poaching an easy belt, or is Martin just too much of an unknown quantity?
Joining boxing historian Patrick Connor of The Fight City, FloBoxing and more this week, is Brin-Jonathan Butler, author and filmmaker. Those of you who listen regularly should be familiar with the man. There will more-than-likely be some discussion about Cuban boxing, as well as upcoming fights like Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs Amir Khan, the likelihood of Floyd Mayweather coming out of retirement for Adrien Broner, and more.
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Hey. It's been a while, but remember us? Okay, it's only been weeks. But Top Men Boxing Radio is back! Maybe there wasn't a ton of great stuff while we were gone, but there was indeed boxing that deserved some discussion.
On HBO last weekend, Andre Ward scored a decision win over Sullivan Barrera, marking his first bout since mid-2015. And on the undercard 2012 Olympian Joseph Diaz, Jr. remained unbeaten after defeating Jayson Velez.
In Yorkshire and on Sky Sports, Kell Brook returned to the ring to make quick work of Kevin Bizier. Over in London, Chris Eubank, Jr. stopped Nick Blackwell in 10 rounds. Unfortunately Blackwell remains in a coma. TMBR's regards and well wishes to Blackwell.
Coming up this Friday on Spike TV, Adriend Broner faces Ashley Theophane, while Sky Sports hosts Callum Smith vs Hadillah Mohoumadi on Sky Sports Saturday.
No guests this week, people. It's a solo mission by The Fight City's Patrick Connor.
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On March 8, 1971, exactly 45 years ago this month, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali fought for the first time. They both took something out of one another that night, but Frazier's commanding win over Ali was topped off by a sizzling left hook that decked "The Greatest." It was a superfight.
This week on another boxing history edition of Top Men Boxing Radio, editor of The Fight City, Michael Carbert, joins Compubox operator and historian Aris Pina and fellow historian and BWAA/IBRO member Patrick Connor. The theme? Superfights throughout history. Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Roberto Duran, Larry Holmes, "Sugar" Ray Leonard, and so on... More boxing history discussion than you can shake a stick at.
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We know, we know. Everyone is lamenting the fact that we're not getting Keith Thurman vs Shawn Porter this weekend, but there's nothing we can do about it now. But pay attention, because there's still other stuff going on in boxing that's worth talking about. Or ridiculing. Or whining about. It's yet to be determined.
But last weekend saw Luis Ortiz sent Tony Thompson packing in the HBO headliner, while Jessie Vargas scored a surprising victory over previously unbeaten Sadam Ali in the opener. Prospect Antoine Douglas also lost his 0 over on Showtime to Avtandil Khurtsidze, while almost-contender Julian Williams scored another win. Lucas Browne picked up some manner of heavyweight belt by defeating Ruslan Chagaev, too. Don't forget that stuff.
This week Alex McClintock, editor of Radio National and deputy editor of The Queensberry Rules, joins Patrick Connor of The Fight City in rehashing all of the recent happenings.
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We meet again. And this week we're doing more history. "What fights happened this week in history?" you ask. So fight historian and Compubox operator Aris Pina and Patrick Connor of The Fight City will answer that question, and in great detail.
Some of the fighters likely to be discussed today include Roberto Duran, Rafael Marquez, Hilmer Kenty, Roy Jones, Jr., Felix Trinidad, Tommy Ryan, Israel Vazquez, and many more. If you're into either history, boxing, or the intersection of the two, this podcast is what you've been looking for.
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If you're a boxing fan, you know that Terence Crawford is fighting Hank Lundy on HBO this weekend. But you'd also know that in terms of excitement, interest and even matchups go, Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg is the fight to look forward to.
In honor of the huge super bantamweight matchup, boxing commentator and writer Corey Erdman joins Compubox operator and historian Aris Pina and Patrick Connor of The Fight City in recalling some of the biggest British and European fights ever to take place. Some of the names potentially on the list: Max Schmeling, Wladimir Klitschko, Lennox Lewis, Muhammad Ali, Frank Bruno, Henry Cooper... You'll have to listen to get it all.
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Once more the boxing history edition of Top Men Boxing Radio returns, and this week we're talking about famous fights from this week (or thereabouts) in history. From Leon Spinks vs Muhammad Ali I to Joe Frazier vs Jimmy Ellis I, Marvin Hagler vs Willie Monroe II to "Sugar" Ray Robinson vs Jake LaMotta VI... Compubox operator Aris Pina and Patrick Connor of The Fight City guide the discussion.
Other topics we're likely to get to: Manny Pacquiao's recent PR issues, Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg, recent Vasyl Lomachenko vs Nicholas Walters developments, Charles Martin vs Anthony Joshua, and more.
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February 3, 1996: Marco Antonio Barrera TKO12 Kennedy McKinney. That means that almost exactly 20 years ago HBO debuted the Boxing After Dark series with much success. The series has gone on to become nearly legendary, and HBO's boxing programming has at times become synonymous with the sport itself.
On this boxing history episode of Top Men Boxing Radio, Aris Pina of Compubox and The Fight City's Patrick Connor talk about the various Boxing After Dark shows that have left imprints on their memories. From Ivan Robinson vs Arturo Gatti, to Erik Morales vs Daniel Zaragoza and onto his rivalry with Barrera himself. There was heavyweight action with Derrick Jefferson vs Maurice Harris too, but a whole lot more than that.
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Most of 2016 to this point has been us waiting for bigger fights to get made and hanging onto every negotiation update. It's okay, though. The boxing world almost always slows down early in the year. Buck up, everyone.
Another reason to cheer up is that Brian Campbell of ESPN joins the Patrick Connor of The Fight City this week to be the resident philosophe. From "Canelo" Alvarez vs Amir Khan being announced, to Gennady Golovkin vs Dominic Wade, Andre Ward vs Sullivan Barrera, Carl Frampton vs Scott Quigg, the heavyweights and more... Campbell will show us the way.
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Well that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs Amir Khan announcement sure came out of nowhere. How are we even supposed to react to news like this? A welterweight and big junior middleweight fighting for the middleweight title at a catchweight? It's weird. Some like it. Some don't. Patrick Connor of The Fight City is joined by Matthew Swain of The Queensberry Rules in dissecting the matchup and figuring out just how hard we should roll our collective eyes, if at all.
Also a likely topic is last weekend's sacrificial offering of Jean Pascal upon the altar of Sergey Kovalev. Was the rematch productive at all?
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This weekend's HBO main event is a rematch between Sergey Kovalev and Jean Pascal that nobody really asked for and few seem to want. There has been some weird press conference drama, but otherwise we could just do without it. Fighters do have to fight, though.
As an accompaniment to this light heavyweight rematch, Aris Pina of Compubox and The Fight City's Patrick Connor, both total suckers fo fight history, talk about other notable rematches at 175 pounds.
From Roy Jones Jr. vs Montell Griffin II to Dennis Andries vs Jeff Harding II, and back around again to Matthew Saad Muhammad vs Marvin Johnson II... Plus a lot more.
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What was your favorite fight this year? Krzysztof Glowacki vs Marco Huck? Francisco Vargas vs Takashi Miura?
And what was the biggest thing that happened this year? The creation of Premier Boxing Champions? Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao? Tyson Fury's win over Wladimir Klitschko?
These questions and more need answering. And who better to answer these questions than James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor? It's okay. You can answer. We'll wait.
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Roy Jones Jr has provided plenty of memorable boxing moments since his awful and disputed loss in the 1988 Olympics. From mocking opponents mid-fight to playing in a semi-professional basketball game the same day as fighting, Roy has been a recognizable face in boxing for almost 30 years now. Last weekend he was taken out brutally by Enzo Maccarinelli, who is quite faded himself. It's likely time to retire, but will Roy Jones budge?
Author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler joins James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor once again to talk about the week Brin spent with Roy and how that affected his perception of Roy as a fighter and a person.
Also on the menu: Anthony Joshua's huge win over rival Dillian Whyte in London, Omar Figueroa's defeat of Antonio DeMarco, and more.
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From high school football to the highest peaks of professional sport, cross-town rivalries drive ticket sales and pique interest. There's just something about a town that happens to only be big enough for one sheriff having two of them that makes people choose sides and root accordingly. Sometimes it's geographical, other times ideological, but there's no question cross-town rivalries are popular.
In boxing, New York City alone has had countless rivalries and grudges held between boroughs, ethnicities and so forth. But they're all over in boxing. Some of the participants included Johnny Tapia, Osca de la Hoya, Benny Bass, Rinty Monaghan and more.
If you're ready to explore these various rivalries and hear about the stories behind them, quotes from the fighters and those involved, let Compubox operator/historian Aris Pina and writer/historian Patrick Connor of The Fight City walk you through the best boxing history podcast around.
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Tyson Fury is now the heavyweight champion of the world. That's strange to say, but true. Wladimir Klitschko no longer reigns over the division. Is Fury's defeat of Klitschko on HBO a good thing for boxing? How does Tyson Fury compare to other "surprise" champions? It's a topic fit for a Gypsy King.
This coming weekend on Showtime, another "Battle for Brooklyn" looms, this time in the middleweight division. Brooklyn apparently has a lot of champions at this point. Daniel Jacobs fights Peter Quillin in what could be a very interesting matchup, if not a matchup between two of the slightly lower tier fighters in the division. We'll make the best of it.
Not to be ignored, Chris Algieri fights Erick Bone on Showtime Extreme. So we have that to look forward to.
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Rumors have swirled about how many Pay-Per-View buys Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's win over Miguel Cotto pulled in, and so far the news is quite good, if not surprising. It was a solid kinda-middleweight fight, but perhaps not the clash many had hoped for.
The fight that stole all the attention was Francisco Vargas' war with Takashi Miura. In danger of being stopped by a damaged eye, Vargas rallied to end Miura's night in the 9th round. It was an instant "Fight of the Year" contender.
As some may have expected, Guillermo Rigondeaux didn't entertain much on the card.
But this coming weekend we get to see two huge fighters compete for the heavyweight title on in Wladimir Klitschko and Tyson Fury, on HBO. This could be a case of who you think will win and who you want to win being two different things.
Also on the menu, James DeGale fights a comebacking Lucian Bute on Showtime in Quebec City.
All these things and more will be covered by James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor. And probably with too many jokes thrown in.
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With Miguel Cotto vs Saul "Canelo" Alvarez upon us, in a historical sense, it's now time to reflect upon the one of the greatest of all sports rivalries: Mexico vs Puerto Rico in boxing.
The feud goes back roughly 80 years and is tied to fights of various magnitude, and some of the best fighters ever to come out of both Mexico and Puerto Rico participated. From Julio Cesar Chavez and Salvador Sanchez, to Sixto Escobar and Felix Trinidad.
On this week's boxing history offering from Top Men Boxing Radio, Compubox operator and historian Aris Pina and Patrick Connor of The Fight City will wind through all of history's twists and turns when it comes to this great rivalry.
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2015 has been a strange year, boxing fans. The disappointments have often out-weighed the good we could take from fights, but it would take more than that to scare us hardcore types away. Also, if we'd have walked away, we would have missed one of this year's biggest matchups in Miguel Cotto vs Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
And that's exactly the big fight we're previewing this week on the show. James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor welcome back to the show writer and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler to dissect what could be another great Mexico vs. Puerto Rico matchup.
On the Pay-Per-View undercard, Takashi Miura risks his 130 lb belt in taking on unbeaten Mexican Olympian Francisco Vargas, bantamweight titlist Randy Caballero takes on UK native Lee Haskins, and Guillermo Rigondeaux makes his first appearance of 2015 as a recent addition to the card.
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We now live in a world where Tim Bradley has scored a legitimate stoppage in the recent past. And Brandon Rios is no longer an active fighter anymore. For now, anyway. Times, they are a ch-.... Things are weird, man.
On HBO last weekend, Bradley dominated and halted Rios and made it look somewhat easy. Many expected Bradley to win, but by knockout? Rios retired immediately after the fight, citing inability to absorb punishment like before, and long layoffs. Like we said, things are weird.
In the opening bout, Vasyl Lomachenko toyed with Romulo Koasicha for a number of rounds before ending the fight in the 10th. Opinions are split between being impressed and being annoyed, and both are at least somewhat understandable.
Most of the rest of the year is filled with solid boxing, though the next week is slow-ish. Doesn't matter. James Foley of Bad Left Hook and Patrick Connor of The Fight City will go over it all, making juvenile jokes along the way.
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Quick. Name five successful fighters not based in or from large metropolitan areas. Actually there are quite a few, so if you couldn't name any... Well, let's just say you're making a good call listening to the best boxing history podcast around.
From Virgil Hill to Bob Foster, many fighters became famous or gained a following despite hailing from small towns, or even just places one wouldn't normally associated with boxing. Even Terence Crawford, who fights Dierry Jean this weekend on HBO, is from Omaha, Nebraska. While the Midwest has indeed produced many great fighters, Nebraska isn't exactly a hotbed, yet Crawford has built a respectable following. See what we mean?
This week on the boxing history edition of Top Men, Aris Pina of Compubox and The Fight City's Patrick Connor run down the list of these small town or out-of-the-way fighters.
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The Gennady Golovkin vs David Lemieux Pay-Per-View is done. We're just waiting on sales numbers, which will be manipulated accordingly. But it sure felt like an important event. Basically Golovkin bludgeoned the daylights out of Lemieux at Madison Square Garden.
In the co-feature, Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez showed exactly why he's considered the best fighter in the world by many, methodically breaking down Brian Viloria over nine rounds, retaining the flyweight title.
The undercard featured Luis Ortiz taking out Matias Vidondo, and Tureano Johnson out-classing Eamonn O'Kane. We'll get to that stuff.
In a Premier Boxing Champions main event on NBC, Lamont Peterson barely got by Felix Diaz Jr, while Terrel Williams upset Prichard Colon by DQ in a strange and now potentially tragic fight. (Prichard Colon remains in a coma as of posting - thoughts, prayers welcome.)
A different PBC card on Spike brought action, with Andrzej Fonfara defeating Nathan Cleverly in the main event, and Kohei Kono beat Koki Kameda in the co-feature. It was fun, damnit.
On HBO this coming weekend, Terence Crawford faces Dierry Jean. Cool.
There's other news... Kell Brook injured, Antonio Tarver testing positive again, Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal II, Andre Ward's return. James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor are on it.
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Though many view Gennady Golovkin's middleweight unification bout against David Lemieux as a mismatch, the fight is still compelling because it features two hard-hitting fighters and all but guarantees a knockout either way. But in addition to its raw appeal, the fight happens in a division with a lot of history behind it.
Boxing history just happens to be our thing.
Usual hosts/boxing historians Aris Pina of Compubox and The Fight City's Patrick Connor will be joined by Lee Groves, boxing historian, author and contributor to The Ring magazine and RingTV. And the topic this week, in honor of Golovkin-Lemieux, is the greatest middleweight battles of all time, and the greatest middleweight punchers of all time.
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Does David Lemieux have any chance at all against Gennady Golovkin, rising star and devstating middleweight puncher? How many Pay-Per-View buys will the fight generate? Will the atmosphere in a packed Madison Square Garden affect the fight itself? These are relevant questions, and we'll address them all on this week's episode of Top Men Boxing Radio.
Not to be forgotten for an instant, on the HBO PPV undercard flyweight Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez, the man anointed the best fighter in the world "pound-for-pound" upon Floyd Mayweather's announced retirement, battles veteran Brian "The Hawaiian Punch" Viloria in another meeting that's sure to be explosive.
There were also a few surprises from last weekend that need to be addressed, like Terry Flanagan's destruction of Diego Magdaleno to retain his lightweight belt in Manchester, preceeded by Liam Smith's stoppage of John Thompson to claim a belt at junior middleweight. And in what might be the Knockout of the Year, Gabriel Bracero obliterated Danny O'Connor in front of the latter's hometown crowd. It was frightening.
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Once more Compubox operator and fight historian Aris Pina joins Patrick Connor of The Fight City to talk boxing and it's long, convoluted and wonderful history. This week on the show, Aris and Patrick discuss the happenings of fights that happened during or around the second week of October in history.
From Tommy Sullivan vs Abe Attell for the featherweight title in 1904; to Henry Armstrong vs Al Manfredo for the welterweight title in 1939; to Alexis Arguello's defense of a featherweight belt over Royal Kobayashi in 1975; and back to Sam Langford vs Sam McVey V (one of their 15 fights total) for the "negro" heavyweight title in 1912... There is no era that's off limits.
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So. You lost your mortgage and 1/7 of your car betting that Viktor Postol would kneel before the awesome power of Lucas Matthysse. Don't blame us, man! We just talk here.
If you missed it, Postol actually broke Matthysse down over 10 rounds on HBO before taking him out with a right hand. Well, it also seems that Matthysse took the count after being knocked down rather than get up and face more punishment, but the result was surprising. Where do Postol and Matthysse go from here?
In the TV opener, Antonio Orozco won a fishy decision over Humberto Soto despite losing a point and appearing to lose the fight itself, in the eyes of many. Looks like Soto is still viable. How far will Orozco go?
On Showtime, Adrien Broner punished Khabib Allakhverdiev for 11 rounds before the latter was saved by the referee in the final round. Has Broner matured at all?
Opening up that broadcast, Edner Cherry gave Jose Pedraza a far tougher fight than two cards would indicate. possibly doing enough to earn a win. But... #Boxing.
James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor will have things to say about all of these fights. Yay.
This week's schedule is mostly devoid of big names, though there are a few televised cards that might be deceptively fun. After that, action picks up quickly and should be consistent for a while. In the meantime, check out TheFightCity.com for "Thrilla Week" - a full week dedicated to celebrating the anniversary of The Thrilla in Manila, and other great heavyweight fights.
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Hopefully the weak beginning of 2015 is finally over, now that we're nine months into the year. Yeah, it took a while, but now at least there seems to be solid blocks of decent boxing on.
There was that heavyweight clash on NBC between Deontay Wilder and Johann Duhaupas, and the fight between Juan Francisco Estrada and Hernan "Tyson" Marquez was fun, but this weekend looks more promising.
On HBO and live from the seemingly lucky StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., Mucas Matthysse and Viktor Postol square off in what could be a trickily good fight, while Antonio Orozco vs Humberto Soto opens up the telecast. Unfortunately, the Showtime broadcast on Saturday night will go head-to-head with HBO, featuring Adrien Broner vs Khabib Allakhverdiev. The co-featur, Jose Pedraza vs Edner Cherry, isn't much to write home about, unfortunately.
As always, hosting the show are James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor. We're sorry.
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After more than two years of carrying on this Mickey Mouse operation, we've decided to add a new feature to the show! Apart from our usual pre-fight and post-fight discussions, Aris Pina of Compubox will join Patrick Connor of The Fight City for some boxing history discussion.
In our inaugural episode, in honor of Deontay Wilder's upcoming defense of the WBC heavyweight belt against Johann Duhaupas, the fight history nerds discuss the list of the biggest punchers the heavyweight division has ever seen. While Wilder still has much to prove, his 34-0 record that includes 33 knockouts shouldn't be quickly dismissed.
Who are heavyweight's biggest punchers? Do any heavyweights of recent years compare to the hardest punchers ever? Would would reign supreme among them?
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Floyd "Money" Mayweather could have actually fought for the last time. The idea of a sport without a huge magnet sitting in the middle is nice. That the end may have come by way of a wide win over Andre Berto is underwhelming, but boxing.
And now that the fight is out of the way, we have a potential PED mess to talk about.
The good news is that the Pay-Per-View undercard was fun. "Rocky" Martinez and Orlando Salido were in another gritty war, Badou Jack shaded George Groves by decision, and Jonathan Oquendo upset Jhonny Gonzalez in a back-and-forth scrap.
There was other boixing stuff on. Peter Quillin scored a nasty stoppage of Michael Zerafa; Vanes Martirosyan dropped Ishe Smith a few times in winning; Jermall Charlo wiped out Cornelius Bundrage; Adonis Stevenson took out Tommy Karpency easily; Errol Spence, Jr. broke down Chris Van Heerden; and Anthony Joshua mopped up Gary Cornish.
There was a lot of boxing. Not all good, but it gives James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor a ton to discuss with author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler.
Photos: Esther Lin/Showtime/Steve Marcus/AP/AFP)
The moment almost none of us have been waiting for is here. Floyd Mayweather fights Andre Berto this weekend on Pay-Per-View, for way too much money, under the guise that this will be his final bout. As you can see, we're really excited about the prospect of paying $75 to watch Floyd fight a guy who lost to Jesus Soto Karass and Victor Ortiz. At least the undercard (Badou Jack vs George Groves, Roman Martinez vs Orlando Salido II, Ishe Smith vs Vanes Martirosyan) isn't laughable.
Earlier Saturday on NBC, Peter Quillin fights a guy named Michael Zerafa (just go look on the internet yourself, trust us), and Cornelius Bundrage fights for the first time in about a year against Jermall Charlo.
Austin Trout fights tonight (Tues) on FoxSports 1, but on Friday light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson continues to face sub-par opposition when he defends against Tommy Karpency on Spike, from Premier Boxing Champions. Talented welterweight Errol Spence Jr. fights in the co-feature.
On CBS last Sunday from PBC, Anthony Dirrell won a ho hum decision over Marco Antonio Rubio, and in the co-feature Jamie McDonnell again defeated Tomoki Kameda by controversial decision.
It's been a mediocre year, as you all know. But there's news about Scott Quigg and Nonito Donaire being nearly finalized, some pointing and laughing to do about upcoming cards... And joining James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor once again this week is Matthew Swain of The Queensberry Rules.
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Once more Premier Boxing Champions offered up a couple of good fights, this time on ESPN. Undefeated featherweight Leo Santa Cruz proved he was on Abner Mares' level and then some in winning a majority decision. And in the co-feature at Staples Center, super bantamweights Julio Ceja and Hugo Ruiz traded knockdowns in an entertaining battle before the Ceja scored a stoppage in the 5th. Credit where it's due.
That doesn't mean that PBC's schedule is much to get excited about; they for some reason chose Marco Antonio Rubio to step in (and up in weight) against super middleweight Anthony Dirrell on Sunday, though the rematch between bantamweights Jamie McDonnell and Tomoki Kameda on the same card is intriguing. They should have switched it up and had that rematch headlining on CBS.
There's also the matter of another rematch to discuss: Shane Mosley vs Ricardo Mayorga II. Whatever it is that needs to be said about that Pay-Per-View, we'll say it.
Maybe there will be updates on Andre Berto's athleticism, show mascot Victor Ortiz's latest run-in with the law, Adrien Broner's most recent gift, and more. James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor will sherpa you through this.
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As silly as 2015 has been for boxing and as frustrating it's been for many fans, there is still hope. The final four months or so of the year look more promising, starting with this weekend's match up between Abner Mares vs Leo Santa Cruz on ESPN, by Premier Boxing Champions. Not to be outdone, at least in the drama department, Shane Mosley is schedule to return after a more than 18-month layoff to face old foe Ricardo Mayorga on a Pay-Per-View show - if it doesn't get shut down by Don King first.
Since Top Men took a week off, there's also a matter of Krzysztof Glowacki's highly entertaining upset win over reigning cruiserweight belt-holder Marco Huck to discuss. There is serious talk of it being the "Fight of the Year" thus far, and it's tough to argue at this point.
Don't forget more random news, like updates on the Miguel Cotto vs Saul "Canelo" Alvarez ticket situation, and the same for Floyd Mayweather vs Andre Berto. There's an update for the Mayweather-Berto undercard, testing policy for Lucas Matthysse vs Viktor Postol, a new foe for Terence Crawford and more.
Through it all, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight CIty's Patrick Connor will try to keep you laughing. Or at least feeling awkward. Thanks for tuning in!
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The combined age of the two fighters in this coming weekend's headlining bout on Spike, courtesy of Premier Boxing Champions, is 85. Antonio Tarver returns for the first time since defeating Jonathon Banks and faces Steve Cunningham. It may even wind up strangely competitive. In the co-feature(s), Marco Huck and Artur Szpilka are showcased, so at least we could get some fun ones.
Depending on where you reside, the biggest news of the weekend might be Lucian Bute's return against Andrea di Luisa on NBC Sports. The Bell Centre in Montreal is bound to be packed and cheering Bute wildly.
There's a matter of the HBO Latino card that featured Dmitry Mikhaylenko, Manuel Avila and Tevin Farmer and happened to be fun, but also news, such as a likely Andre Berto vs Khabib Allakhverdiev bout, the announcement of woeful opponents for Peter Quillin and Adonis Stevenson, and the finalizing of Floyd Mayweather vs Andre Berto -- the ultra, super, megafight that nobody seems to want.
Joining James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor this week is writer, co-host of of the Ring Theory podcast and author William Dettloff.
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Have you ever been thumbed so badly that you actually didn't get thumbed at all and Sergey Kovalev just knocked you out? That's what happened to Nadjib Mohammedi on HBO last weekend. But Jean Pascal winning a fun, albeit dubious decision over previously unbeaten Cuban Yunieski Gonzalez made up for it in terms of entertainment. That unanimous decision, though...
The real action, as everyone knows, will be on ESPN this Saturday. In the main event, Danny Garcia faces Paulie Malignaggi in his first official fight at welterweight. Courtesy of Premier Boxing Champions, of course. In the co-feature, Daniel Jacobs squares off against Sergio Mora -- yeah, the guy from The Contender -- for a belt and whatnot.
There were also fights in London that involved Billy Joe Saunders, Dereck Chisora and Frank Buglioni. Likely far more important was the signing of Gennady Golovkin vs David Lemieux, which might not be what everyone wants, but should be explosive anyway. Don't forget possible Floyd Mayweather vs Andre Berto news, possible Miguel Cotto vs Saul Alvarez news, and more.
And this week on Top Men Boxing Radio, Mike Baca of UCNlive joins the usual team of James Foley from Bad Left Hook, and The Fight City's Patrick Connor.
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How bratty and ridiculous is Julio Cesar Chavez Jr? He barely got by Marcos Reyes on Showtime, then acted like a real jerk about it. On the undercard, super flyweight McJoe Arroyo got some fortunate scores against Arthur Villanueva, and junior welterweight Amir Imam took out Fernando Angulo.
Earlier in the day on CBS, Belfast native Carl Frampton battled Alejandro Gonzalez Jr after being knocked down twice, before winning a decision. In that co-feature, Chris Arreola trudged to a draw with Fred Kassi.
In the UK, Scott Quigg, Frampton's potential rival, took out Kiko Martinez in two rounds -- huge, since Martinez went the distance with Frampton in 2014. On the same card, Anthony Crolla settled for a controversial draw against Darleys Perez.
Super middleweights Arthur Abraham and Robert Stieglitz fought for the fourth time in Germany, too. Abraham destroyed his rival in six rounds this time.
Lastly, Cesar Cuenca and Nonito Donaire both notched wins in Macau, while a ShoBox headlined by Antoine Douglas turned some heads on Friday night.
This coming weekend, light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev takes on mandatory Nadjib Mohammedi on HBO which could be explosive. On NBC Sports, Beibut Shumenov continues at cruiserweight to fight BJ Flores.
It's a lot, we know. But let James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor guide you through it like a pair of fistic sherpa, braving a barren landscape of bulljive. All for you.
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Welterweight Keith Thurman fluted his way to a tough victory over Luis Collazo in the main event of boxing's return to ESPN, and Willie Nelson (not that one, but we know what you mean) scored a great knockout over previously unbeaten Tony Harrison in the opener. Was the entertainment value all part of some Premier Boxing Champions master plan, or did we once more get an accidentally-fun boxing card?
Junior welterweight Mauricio Herrera finally caught a break, although he may not have deserved it against Hank Lundy on HBO Latino. The irony is that Herrera still wound up being punished even in a win, as the fight ended early as a result of a bad cut over Herrera's eye.
Terry Flanagan picked up a lightweight belt under disappointing circumstances in Manchester, after Jose Zepeda suffered a freak shoulder dislocation and couldn't continue after round two. ...so that sucks. For Zepeda, anyway.
This coming weekend, Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr faces Marcos Reyes on Showtime in his first fight back since being stopped by Andrzej Fonfara, and Carl Frampton makes his U.S. debut on CBS, fighting Alejandro Gonzalez, Jr in Texas. Overseas, it's Arthur Abraham vs Robert Stieglitz XXVI from Germany and so forth, and Scott Quigg vs Kiko Martinez on Sky Sports.
Toss in Leo Santa Cruz vs Abner Mares being finalized and Miguel Cotto vs Saul "Canelo" Alvarez close, and James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor have a lot to tackle.
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What in the boxing? Sometimes we're not sure if these kinds of frenzied, chaos-laden endings to fights that we got in Tim Bradley's win over Jessie Vargas on HBO are part of the frustrations or great things about boxing. Maybe both? Bradley survived a late rally by Vargas that ended with a referee mistake, leading to a prematurely-ended fight. It fed the post-fight discussion, but not in the most positive way. This week on Top Men Boxing Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor will toss their....however many cents out there, and will be once again joined by UC Davis boxing coach and contributor to The Sweet Science, Joel Stern. As always, join us live or catch us later on iTunes and other services. Thanks for tuning in!
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Well that was an interesting little weekend in boxing, wasn't it? We had life, love, pain, longing, passion, desire, romantic comedy... One of those things, anyway. Between Shawn Porter handing Adrien Broner another deserved loss and David Lemieux waging (albeit kinda one-sided) war with Hassan N'dam, Andre Ward's return against heavy and irresponsible Paul Smith fell by the wayside. This coming weekend, there's a nice matchup in Tim Bradley vs Jessie Vargas. James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Fight City's Patrick Connor will go over all that stuff for you, you lazy bastards. More importantly, Floyd Mayweather said he might fight Andre Berto or Karim Mayfield in his final bout, so that's atrocious. Thanks for tuning in!
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Without question Adrien Broner vs Shawn Porter, on paper, is one of the more even match ups Premier Boxing Champions has delivered. Even if it's not good, we're basically being saturated with televised boxing cards. Enough that sub-par match ups can be ignored? No, but close. Apart from the #PBConNBC show, Roc Nation Sports makes its BET network debut with Andre Ward vs Paul Smith, on FoxSports, David Lemieux faces Hassan N'Dam, and on a rare Sunday show, CBS airs Antonio DeMarco vs Rances Barthelemy. That's without even going into the recapping we need to do... Erislandy Lara vs Delvin Rodriguez from Spike, Nicholas Walters vs Miguel Harriaga on HBO, Deontay Wilder barely surviving Eric Molina on Showtime. There's a ton. As usual, it's James Foley of Bad Left Hook and Patrick Connor of The Fight City bringing it all. Thanks for tuning in!
Last weekend was full of British fighters, and we had some fun times in a number of those scraps. On Sky Sports, Kell Brook laced up Frankie Gavin, Lee Selby annexed a belt from Evgeny Gradovich, Jorge Linares outlasted Kevin Mitchell in a brutal go, Amir Khan got past a surprisingly scrappy Chris Algieri on Spike... But likely the talk of the weekend was Anthony Joshua's quick demolition job on Kevin Johnson. Even crazier is that Patrick Connor, boxing historian and contributor to The Fight City, and James Foley of Bad Left Hook welcome back Sam Sheppard of The Queensberry Rules, to give us a firsthand perspective of most of it. This coming weekend, Miguel Cotto wonkily defends the middleweight title against Daniel Geale at a catchweight on HBO, but not before Robert Guerrero takes on Aron Martinez for Premier Box
It might not all be great, or even good, but it's been...boxing. And there's been plenty of it, so that has been nice. Maybe the idea is that Haymon and Premier Boxing Champions hit us so fast and with so many fight cards that we don't stop to wonder whether the overall numbers are good for that venture, or where the money is coming from, etc. Some of us don't care about those questions anyway. This last weekend, we got a better-than-expected fight between James DeGale and Andre Dirrell on NBC that included some historical implications, and this coming weekend on Spike, it's weirdos Amir Khan and Chris Algieri providing us with...something. But don't forget the huge Sky card from London featuring Kell Brook vs Frankie Gavin, Jorge Linares vs Kevin Mitchell, Evgeny Gradovich vs Lee Selby, Anthony Joshua and more. There will be a lot of talking. Thanks for tuning in!
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We're not sure about you, but we've made the proper sacrifices to our heathen boxing gods to ensure the momentum built up over the last few weeks in boxing carries us through the summer. Such tactics may or may not work, but we can't find out if we don't try! Last week we saw Saul "Canelo" Alvarez win a shootout with James Kirkland on HBO, and the same network gave us a some fun showcases in Gennady Golovkin vs Willie Monroe Jr and Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez vs Edgar Sosa. Yes, showcases. Both of the "house" fighters were favored. But they made such ventures fun to watch, didn't they? This week on the show, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and Patrick Connor of The Fight City and more go over all of that in their own strange ways. Thanks for tuning in!
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Did we need that, or did we NEED that? Following a monumental letdown of a megafight in Mayweather-Pacquiao, boxing fans needed a nice weekend of boxing to recharge, and we got it. There were negatives to focus on -- like another fantastically inept failure by Texas referee Laurence Cole -- but it was mostly fun. This week on the newly-reworked Top Men Boxing Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and boxing writer/historian Patrick Connor welcome back to the show Kelsey McCarson of Bleacher Report, The Sweet Science and The Boxing Channel. The topics? All things boxing. But more specifically, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's destruction of James Kirkland, a recap of the #PBConCBS card that featured Omar Figueroa vs Ricky Burns and Jamie McDonnell vs Tomoki Kameda, and a preview of the upcoming HBO card featuring Gennady Golovkin vs Willie Monroe Jr and Roman Gonzalez vs Edgar Sosa. That's a lot of good stuff. Don't miss it. Thanks for tuning in!
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Did everyone make it out okay? Floyd Mayweather's win over Manny Pacquiao was an ordeal, to be sure, but it's over. We got through it with what should amount to minimal scarring. The public? We'll see. But this week on the show, we hope to get a new perspective as James Foley of Bad Left Hook and boxing writer and historian Patrick Connor welcome author Jonathan Snowden of Bleacher Report. Apart from a comprehensive analysis, satire and total decimation of Mayweather-Pacquiao (it's a must, c'mon), expect a preview of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs James Kirkland on HBO, Omar Figueroa vs Ricky Burns in another PBC on CBS show, and appropriate accoutrement. Thanks for tuning in!
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This is it. It is time. No more time left. It's almost here. Just a few days away. It won't be long now. It's just right around the corner. It's.... Sorry. We got stuck in a Hyperbole Time-Suck™ the big shots covering boxing like so much. More accurately, we've been previewing Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao just about since it was finalized, because it's a massive event and everyone knows it. So this week on Queensberry Rules Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and boxing historian Patrick Connor welcome author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler back to the show to do a huge preview episode of THE BIGGEST FIGHT IN THE HISTORY OF HISTORICAL ANNALS OF PUGILISTI--... But more seriously, it should be fun, and yes, Virginia, we'll talk about that Wladimir Klitschko character too. Maybe. Thanks for tuning in!
Inside of the ring, objectively, it doesn't get a whole lot better than last weekend. Between Matthysse-Provodnikov and Terence Crawford vs Thomas Dulorme on HBO and Andrzej Fonfara vs Julio Cesar Chavez on Showtime, there was mayhem, dirty tactics, drama, classy boxing, blood and, not to be overlooked, tremendous heart shown. Unfortunately so much of the great stuff was overshadowed by an ill-advised social media choice from Sergey Kovalev. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor cover it all, from top to bottom -- including this coming weekend's Wladimir Klitschko vs Bryant Jennings...whatever it is. Thanks for tuning in!
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At this point, with the schedule as full as it is, we should just dispense with the smart-alec remarks and sarcasm and just tell you what you should expect during the show. But we won't do that, because we're mouthy. Still, there's at least one fight going on this weekend that's about as can't miss as they get, and that needs to be addressed! This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor will eagerly preview Lucas Matthysse vs. Ruslan Provodnikov, and likely with the masculinity of 17 wolverines. Terence Crawford fights Thomas Dulorme on the Matthysse-Provodnikov HBO undercard, and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. makes his comeback from a hiatus to fight Andrzej Fonfara on Showtime. Oh yeah, and there was another Premier Boxing Champions card on NBC last weekend featuring Danny Garcia vs. Lamont Peterson and more. Thanks for tuning in!
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In this special episode of Queensberry Rules Radio, Patrick Connor of The Queensberry Rules talks to John DiSanto of Philly Boxing History about Danny Garcia vs. Lamont Peterson, how the fight relates to Philadelphia as a boxing town, and much more. Thanks for tuning in!
So. We'll just go ahead and preview this coming weekend's Premier Boxing Champions card since nothing at all significant happened in boxing last weekend. Serious. Just move along. .......Okay, fine. Gary Russell, Jr. beat the snot out of Jhonny Gonzalez and took his belt, and easily. It was rough. We weren't kidding about the PBC card, though. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor welcome back ESPN's Brian Campbell to the show once more. There should be some Charlo chatting, Kell Brook babbling, and the best bievs you can imagine with a Beterbiev-Campillo preview. Thanks for tuning in!
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Another week, another boxing offering that makes 2015 look like a wellspring of pugilistic nirvana, compared to the cesspool that was 2014. There's still work to be done, but we could get used to this! This weekend on Showtime, Jhonny Gonzalez makes his return to US television against Gary Russell, Jr., who continues his comeback since losing to Vasyl Lomachenko. And this week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor welcome Brent Brookhouse of MMAjunkie to the show to talk a smorgasbord of boxing topics. From Gonzalez-Russell, to #MayweatherPacquiao, Premier Boxing Champions, the countdown to both April and May... It's all up for grabs. Thanks for tuning in!
Sergey Kovalev, man. He's a fighter who doesn't give opponents whole lot of options. For instance, when he's about to knock you out, he either thrusts his pelvis in your direction or laughs at you. And after he knocks you out, he makes an internet meme out of you. Make no mistake. Kovalev is an assassin, and he proved it by stopping a ballsy Jean Pascal in the latter's backyard. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor welcome Brent Brookhouse of MMAjunkie to the show to talk Kovalev-Pascal, Andre Berto vs Josesito Lopez, Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao, and much more. Thanks for tuning in!
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Everyone else alive? I think we're okay. We're a little shaken up, hurt, tired, hungry and a little confused, but we'll make it. NBC had some boxing on the other night, if you didn't know. And it was pretty average on a lot of ways. Maybe that's good, though? Trying to cram tons of boxing talk into a two-hour podcast is going to be a challenge, but we'll manage it. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor welcome Nicole Duva of Main Events to the show. There will certainly be a recap of the Keith Thurman vs Robert Guerrero and Adrien Broner vs John Molina card from Premier Boxing Champions/NBC/Al Haymon, and plan on some mention oif Amnat Ruenroeng vs Zou Shiming, but the preview of the Sergey Kovalev vs Jean Pascal/Steve Cunningham vs Vyacheslav Glazkov HBO card on Saturday will be big. Not to be forgotten, there's Andre Berto vs Josesito Lopez Friday on SpikeTV -- also a PBC card. It's March Madness in Febru-... Oh. We're in March. Anyway. Thanks for tuning in!
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We're on the brink of a flurry of boxing activity after some down time. The sport seems to get slow every winter, so it's not surprising, but boxing could be in for some new, exciting things in the coming months. For starters, this weekend marks the beginning of perhaps the biggest recent change: Al Haymon's sudden onslaught of network and sub-network television dates in the sport of boxing. But there are other important things too! For instance, this week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor welcome to the show Compubox operator and historian Aris Pina. That alone is news-worthy! But past Keith Thurman vs Robert Guerrero headlining boxing on NBC, courtesy of Haymon, Amnat Ruenroeng defends his flyweight belt against Chinese star Zou Shiming on HBO2. Expect plenty of boxing history tangents, and check the TQBR Radio Facebook page for details on how to win stuff by just listening to the show! Thanks for tuning in!
Now that Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao has been announced, what exactly will be the subject we fall back on to whine about every week? We'll find something. In the meantime, they did indeed sign to fight. So this week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor will talk about the #MayweatherPacquiao fight with an actual serious tone. Also important, Gennady Golovkin wrecked Martin Murray last weekend in Monte Carlo, so expect some hyperbole and more about that. Thanks for tuning in!
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Since boxing is a sport of tradition -- good, bad and otherwise -- we here at Queensberry Rules Radio have decided to exercise our right to hold another tradition of our own, in previewing a Gennady Golovkin fight in the most fanboy way possible. What more can we say about Golovkin? He's hip! He's fresh! He's almost Mexican! And he'll take out your entire family if you say otherwise. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor welcome back to the show writer for The Cruelest Sport, Jimmy Tobin. Consider yourself warned: there will probably be only small amounts of objectivity here. Thanks for tuning in!
It always happens around this time of year: the schedule slows down, boxing fans are left to their own devices and start inventing ways to keep themselves busy. For instance, setting up a 24-hour "Is Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao on, or isn't it?" watch. It's understandable. Most of the boxing that's been on in the last few weeks has been lower level stuff, and we get restless. Sue us. (Please don't sue us.) This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor welcome fellow TQBR staffer Matthew Swain back to the show to talk the return of ESPN2's successful Boxcino tournament, among a plethora of other things. Thanks for tuning in!
Well that sucked. Brandon Rios vs Mike Alvarado III was all but guaranteed to be a cracking bout, even if it didn't last long. The last part was true, because the fight was over after just three rounds, but it was all Rios, all day. There seem to be more questions about Alvarado in the wake of the bout than anything else, and rightfully so. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor welcome back Eric Raskin, ESPN and Grantland contributor, and co-host of the Ring Theory podcast. With a predictable early year gap coming in the boxing schedule, it leaves us open to talk Raskin's article about James "Buster" Douglas vs. Mike Tyson in Playboy, recent structural issues in the sport, and more. Thanks for tuning in!
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Already in 2015, it's been a little easier to stay optimistic about the future of boxing may bring. Since last week's show, there have been announcements about boxing's return to network television via Al Haymon, the US picked up a heavyweight belt-holder for the first time in years in Deontay Wilder, on an entertaining first big TV card of the year, and while the schedule isn't densely packed, there's enough going on to keep us occupied. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and Patrick Connor of The Queensberry Rules welcome Brin-Jonathan Butler back to the show to discuss recent happenings in the sport, the upcoming schedule and much more. Specifically previewed will be this weekend's HBO rubbermatch between Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado. Thanks for tuning in!
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Welcome to 2015, ye oulde fans of boxing. Not enough has happened yet this calendar year to be able to say how it's starting out, but like always, we'll complain both before and after, no matter what. This weekend is the first bigger boxing weekend of the year, though, centered around a match between two heavyweights that's actually interesting. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor preview Bermane Stiverne vs Deontay Wilder on Showtime, and accompanying undercard. Look alive and you might just catch some movie quotes, lame humor, pessimism and whatnot. Thanks for tuning in!
A star-studded weekend of boxing delivered little in the way of actual oomph, unfortunately. There weren't many thrills or spills, but plenty of chills. But did you expect us to say anything different anyway? From ESPN's "Night of Champions" that featured Antonio Tarver and Austin Trout, to a ho-hum ShoBox between Erislandy Lara and Ishe Smith, to a mediocre Showtime card (surprised?) headlined by Amir Khan vs Devon Alexander dueling with a good-but-depressing HBO card across the street, topped by Tim Bradley vs Diego Chaves, we got it all, baby. James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor will help you relive every fight, no prisoners taken. Thanks for tuning in!
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Even killjoys like the two hosts of Queensberry Rules Radio are willing to admit it when fight cards are reasonably entertaining. Maybe not without some tears or whimpering, but it's not totally unheard of, anyway. Between a solid HBO card this past weekend and the dueling HBO and Showtime cards this coming weekend, there was bound to be a good fight or two. So let's hope the quota didn't already get filled. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor do it all. From David Lemieux's stoppage of Gabe Rosado (and accompanying undercard), to Amir Khan vs Devon Alexander (and undercard) and Tim Bradley vs Diego Chaves (and undercard), there may be some forced optimism. Thanks for tuning in!
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Boxing has had an international flavor the last few weekends, even if that hasn't added quite as much to the plate as we had hoped. The sport has seemingly tried to kill the stench left from a lack of quality in 2014 by simply throwing more fights our way at the end of the year. It might work, it might not. But it doesn't matter, because we'll always be back. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor relive the weekend by recapping Terence Crawford's wide win over Raymundo Beltran on HBO (which also featured Evgeny Gradovich's draw with Jayson Velez), and the Tyson Fury's second win over Dereck Chisora, with Billy Joe Saunders getting by Chris Eubank, Jr. in the co-feature. A lot of boxing happened, it's just that most of it wasn't particularly exciting. We'll still talk about it, though -- and upcoming stuff like David Lemieux vs Gabe Rosado. Thanks for tuning in!
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When your average doe-eyed, naive boxing card moves to Hollywood with delusions of being an entertaining, enthralling affair, yeah... Usually they fall short, but at least they gave it an honest effort. But this whole Manny Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri business? We knew that was woeful from the get-go. The main event was a mismatch, as were two more of the four-fight card. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules ridicule a lot of things about boxing, then look toward brighter pastures with Terence Crawford vs Ray Beltran coming up. It should get interesting, or at least contradictory. Thanks for tuning in!
Despite usual curmudgeonry (nobody that WE know), boxing is threatening to make good on its promise -- NAY -- its loose, non-binding, un-notarized agreement to end the year strong. Good fights are coming from surprising places, even. Heavyweights, if you can believe it. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor welcome BWAA member and author Brin-Jonathan Butler to run the gauntlet. Who knows where the wind will take us? Butler's interview with Mike Tyson? Wladimir Klitschko's fun KO of Kubrat Pulev? An HBO Latino card (Remember those?)? Manny Pacquiao vs Chris Algieri... and Avocados? THE PPV UNDERCARD??????? We may even throw soome Nathan Cleverly vs Tony Bellew II in there. Thanks for tuning in!
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To quote the guy who played Socrates in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, "Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives." How that relates to boxing is that fighters get old and whatever. And this past weekend, Sergey Kovalev packed Bernard Hopkins' wrinkly bags for him and showed him the door. Whether or not Hopkins walks through said door is another story entirely. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and Patrick Connor of The Queensberry Rules welcome to the show Kelsey McCarson of The Sweet Science and Bleacher Report. Apart from the usual boxing discussion (which will included Kovalev-Hopkins, Sadam Ali's victory over Luis Carlos Abregu, the HBO undercard, a Wladimir Klitschko vs Kubrat Pulev preview and more), we'll also be talking about Kelsey's effort to raise funds and awareness for a young boy diagnosed with bone cancer. Thanks for tuning in!
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No matter what kind of fight is on the schedule, you can count on promotional companies and other PR entities to come up with gimmicks and weird stuff to get blood pumping. This weekend, "The Alien" (a 50-year-old guy who somehow is still relevant in boxing) meets "The Krusher" (a guy who displaces brain cells with a smile). Because Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev, two quality light heavyweights on HBO, aren't enough. And this week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor probe the ins, outs and what-have-yous of Hopkins-Kovalev. But there's other stuff to talk about, too. Like last weekend's Andrzej Fonfara vs Doudou Ngumbu Showtime card (that also had the absurd Javier Fortuna vs Abner Cotto and respectable Tomoki Kameda vs Alejandro Hernandez), and a few other odd offerings like Felix Sturm vs Robert Stieglitz, Tomasz Adamek vs Artur Szpilka, and the HBO undercard of Sadam Ali vs Luis Carlos Abregu. Thanks for tuning in!
How far would you travel to see a boxer you enjoyed watching ply his craft? This past Saturday, attending Gennady Golovkin's easy destruction of Marco Antonio Rubio in Carson, CA, I heard everything from Northern California, to Iowa, to Connecticut. If there were any question as to the budding stardom of "GGG," many remarked that this past weekend's success was the answer. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor pour accolades all over the Killer from Kazakhstan. But also on the agenda: Nicholas' Walters handling of Nonito Donaire on the undercard, as well as various other news pickings and musings. Thanks for tuning in!
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It's happening again. Gennady Golovkin has vowed to rid the world of evil, and the only man standing in his way is "El Veneno" Marco Antonio Rubio. Okay, so there are a lot of men standing in his way aside from Rubio, but the Mexican veteran is the only heart pure enough, the only balls big enough, to accept the GGG Challenge. (That's hyperbole.) James Foley of Bad Left Hook and The Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor are proud to be overly kind to Golovkin once more while previewing a fight of his. Also up this week: recaps of Jermain Taylor vs Sam Soliman and Cornelius Bundrage vs Carlos Molina, and a preview of Nonito Donaire vs Nicholas Walters, plus otherstuff. Thanks for tuning in!
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After two weeks of vacation on TQBR Radio, we're breaking tradition by putting...no names at all in the title of this episiode! Weird, we know. No cherrypicking of listeners this week! That's also because there simply hasn't been a whole lot to talk about in boxing, apart from non-fighting news and a few acceptable scraps here and there. This week on the show, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor continue their quest to ensure they will never be hired in the sport of boxing by any significant entity, ever. On the menu: Jhonny Gonzalez' win over Jorge Arce, a fairly weak Showtime card headlined by Rances Barthelemy, Hassan N'dam's victory of Curtis Stevens, and various musings and notes. Thanks for tuning in!
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Have you showered yet? There's a good chance that, following that Pay-Per-View card last weekend, you might have a thin film of filth all over you. Floyd Mayweather is probably still the best fighter on the planet, but his ego was deflated some after a prolonged tussle with Marcos Maidana in their rematch. That was interesting to some, but notmuchmore on the paid card was, unfortunately. This week on TQBR Radio, Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules welcomes Alex McClintock, deputy editor for ABC Radio National and Queensberry Rules. Not much is on tap for the next week or so, but Orlando Salido, George Groves and a few others may pop up in conversation. Thanks for tuning in!
We're boxing fans, which means we're more or less combat-ready, prepared for some really funky stuff. If nothing else, this rematch between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana has a much, much better tagline than their first bout, which was called "The Moment." This one is "Mayhem." They stuck with the M theme, presumably because you have, "Mayweather," "Marcos" and "Maidana," and someone just got that ear worm. This week on TQBR Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and Queensberry Rules' Patrick Connor preview Mayweather-Maidana II and its undercard, but also last weekend's nice flyweight action, Carl Frampton vs Kiko Martinez II, and the Showtime card featuring Adrien Broner, Lucas Matthysse and Andre Berto. Thanks for tuning in!
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We at Queensberry Rules Radio were torn over what to name this episode. On one hand, nobody really wanted this Broner/Matthyse co-feature card. On the other, all of two dozen people listen to our podcast, and we have to draw in listeners somehow. What better way then to highlight a total numbskull in a mismatch? This week on the show, Bad Left Hook's James Foley and Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules try to find a way to minimize time spent discussing sub-par boxing cards and work the flyweight mayhem into the discussion. While Adrien Broner and Lucas Matthysse are featured on Showtime, Juan Francisco Estrada faces feared puncher Giovani Segura on beIN, and Akira Yaegashi vs Roman Gonzalez on a local Japanese channel. Also on the schedule, Kiko Martinez takes on Carl Frampton in a rematch. Thanks for tuning in!
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There's an ebb and flow to the type of match ups we get in boxing. The sport may not be seasonal, as the NFL, NBA, MLB, and so forth are, but boxing comes and goes -- like most things. 2013 was mostly excellet, and so far 2014 has been lame. This past week wasn't a particularly strong one either, with Kell Brook taking an often-tedious decision over Shawn Porter, Anthony Dirrell tumbling about to a win over Sakio Bika, and Omar Figueroa making things somewhat worthwhile with an emphatic stoppage of Daniel Estrada on Showtime. This week on TQBR Radio, Bad Left Hook's James Foley and Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules will talk about all of that stuff, plus the Showtime Extreme undercard and what Jorge Linares and Deontay Wilder were doing on there, Austin Trout's return, and other boxing news. Thanks for tuning in!
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Floyd Mayweather invented that whole #TBE hashtag, but does he have exclusive rights on it? For instance, can we borrow it here, while specifically intending to not use it to describe this past weekend's Showtime card? We're having our secretaries look into it. This week on TQBR Radio, Bad Left Hook's James Foley and Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules recap the miserable eyesore/earsore/soulsore that was headlined by Danny Garcia vs Rod Salka. Joining the show this week is ESPN's Brian Campbell. Oh, don't worry. There will be plenty of room to trash Lamont Peterson vs Edgar Santana and Daniel Jacobs vs Jarrod Fletcher, too, all the while working up to a preview of this weekend's Shawn Porter vs Kell Brook tripleheader on Showtime. Thanks for tuning in!
From yelling at two men in a clinch to wonky disqualifications, badly-yelled commands and taking points with impunity, all sorts of things happen when referee Vic Drakulich is involved -- and that's before he even gets into the ring! Brandon Rios' DQ win over Diego Chaves was disappointing, to say the least, but at least we had a fun stoppage from Sergey Kovalev over Blake Caparello, and a solid fight between Jessie Vargas and Anton Novikov. Wait, no...that was dumbed down by idiot judges too. This week on TQBR Radio, Bad Left Hook's James Foley and Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules are joined by Corey Erdman, analyst for The Fight Network and contributor to RingTV. Also up, a preview of Danny Garcia vs Rod Salka, and various musings and ridiculosities. Thanks for tuning in!
Fat Man. Little Boy. Chernobyl. Three Mile Island. Bikini Atoll. Gennady Golovkin's ledger. All have been vaporized and forever tainted. What is it, exactly, that Golovkin carries in his fists? Dynamite? Adamantium? Anvils? The Ghost of Tom Joad? Hyperbole aside, Golovkin is tearing through the ranks at 160 lbs. -- what you'd expect any middleweight badass with a point to prove. Golovkin's obliteration of Daniel Geale was impressive, even if Bryant Jennings' win over Mike Perez was not. This week on TQBR Radio, Bad Left Hook's James Foley and Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules turn the GGG hype up a notch and fawn all over one of the podcast's favorite sons. Also on the agenda, a preview of Brandon Rios vs Diego Chaves and Sergey Kovalev vs Blake Caparello. Thanks for tunint in!
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Generally when the waters near the shore of a beach recede, it means a tsunami is on its way and you need to run your ass off. This weekend, the receding waters signify the imminent arrival of one of the hardest hitting fighters in the world today, Gennady Golovkin. You should still run your ass off, however. The last minute cancelation of Tyson Fury vs. Dereck Chisora II means the boxing world will be even more dependent on Golovkin-Geale to satisfy its bloodlust. This week on TQBR Radio, Bad Left Hook's James Foley and Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules do a comprehensive preview of Golovkin-Geale and the Bryant Jennings vs Mike Perez co-feature on HBO, and recap last weekend's card from Macau, China that featured Zou Shiming, Guillermo Rigondeaux and Brian Viloria. Joining the jealous junkies this week is boxing writer and Bad Left Hook contributor Steve Janoski. Thanks for tuning in!
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So "Canelo" Alvarez's split decision win over Erislandy Lara wasn't face-melting action. Was it even a win? What does Canelo do next? Did Lara really run all night? Did a robbery take place? Does Canelo's carpet match his drapes??? ...we're asking from an interior design perspective. Bad Left Hook's James Foley and Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules will answer all of these questions and more, as they recap the entire PPV, including Abner Mares' tedious win over Jonathan Oquendo, Francisco Vargas' huge victory over JuanMa Lopez and Mauricio Herrera's fun one with Johan Perez. Oh yeah, and Jeff Lacy :( And up for next weekend, another show from Macau featuring Zou Shiming that includes Guillermo RIgondeax, Rex Tso, Gilberto Sanchez and Brian Viloria. Thanks for tuning in!
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As surprisingly good as fights have been lately, we can only replay them so many times. We're boxing fans. We need to be constantly entertained, or we get pissy. Luckily we're kind of being thrown a bone this coming weekend with a high level match up in Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Erislandy Lara. It's the type of bout that, on paper at least, is excllenet in just about every aspect. But don't worry. Bad Left Hook's James Foley and Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules will find things to complain about -- like a weak undercard and the fact that it's on Pay-Per-View. Or perhaps that Ruslan Chagaev holds a heavyweight "belt" again. Who knows? Either way, thanks for tuning in!
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With overall matchmaking options boxing narrowing and becoming more limited and asterisk-laden, we've had to relax our standards some, even if only out of a survival instinct. No, boxing is not dying or limping or anything like that, but the last two months or so have given us surprisingly entertaining fights from bouts that, beforehand, were either considered tune ups or technical match ups. Lucas Matthysse-John Molina wound up a splendid fight indeed, Robert Guerrero-Yoshihiro Kamegai slugged its way into our hearts, and this past weekend, Terence Crawford went all Travis Bickle on everyone and mopped up Yuriorkis Gamboa. As Bad Left Hook's James Foley is on vacation, joining Patrick Connor this week is Queensberry-Rules and Transnational Boxing Rankings Board Chair Tim Starks. Also likely to be covered: Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs Erislandy Lara, Evander Holyfield's retirement, more Golden Boy and Top Rank vs Al Haymon and Richard Schaefer nonsense, etc. Thanks for tuning in!
Here at Queensberry Rules Radio, we hope that nobody is taking our prognostication skills seriously. Basically when we predict a fight will end a certain way, just assume the opposite will happen. For instance, last week we predicted that the fun Showtime tripleheader we watched would probably suck, and it didn't. Robert Guerrer-Yoshihiro Kamegai was surprisingly competitive, Vasyl Lomachenko's clinic win over Gary Russell Jr. was high quality stuff, and even Devon Alexander vs. Jesus Soto Karass had a few momenths of intrigue. This week on TQBR Radio, Bad Left Hook's James Foley and Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules cover that card, probably incorrectly, and preview this weekend's HBO card featuring Terence Crawford vs Yuriorkis Gamboa. Joining the blustery bloggers this week is author and Grantland editor Rafe Bartholomew. Thanks for tuning in! (Photos in slideshow: Joe Miranda)
Oh, boxing. Oh, controversy. Funky happenings seem to follow boxing around like some type of Remora, feeding off the crumbs that fall by the wayside, sometimes consuming it whole. By the way, a Remora is one of those fish that kicks it with sharks all the time. That said, we have a new WBO junior welterweight belt-holder, and discussion of the fight that produced it is in order. Some can't seem to grasp the injustice of Chris Algieri's split decision win over Ruslan Provodnikov, others feel it was a close fight and the decision went the correct way. Bad Left Hook's James Foley and Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules will weigh in with their absolute final, totally legit and 100% dead on opinions, which are certified awesome by minutes of sobriety. Also up for grabs: Demetrius Andrade's win over Brian Rose, and this coming weekend's card which includes Robert Guerrero vs Yoshihiro Kamegai, Gary Russell Jr vs Vasyl Lomachenko and Devon Alexander vs Jesus Soto Karass. Thanks for tuning in!
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Every once in a while, we as boxing fans are reminded that "that's why they get in there and actually fight." Sometimes match ups sound absurd or likely one-sided, and because of that we lose sight of the old, throw away phrase that, in boxing, "anything is possible." This past weekend, Miguel Cotto usurped the middleweight throne with no fistic regrets, grinding Sergio Martinez to dust, and making approximately 3/4 of the boxing community look stupid in the meantime. What does it mean? Was Sergio Martinez shot? Was Miguel Cotto underrated? Has anyone ever actually beaten Tetris? What was in Marsellus Wallace's suitcase, damnit??? Bad Left Hook's James Foley and Patrick Connor of Queensberry Rules will attempt to answer at least a few of those questions. This week, the asinine aphrodisiacs are joined by Eric Raskin, boxing contributor to ESPN, HBO and Grantland, and author of The Moneymaker Effect. Also, check out Raskin's podcast with William Dettloff, Ring Theory. Also on the menu, a preview of Ruslan Provodnikov vs Chris Algieri. Thanks for tuning in!
Here we are, a good few days removed from Carl Froch giving George Groves the old "push and a pull" treatment. We've had a nice little string of fights, and the huge KO by Froch over Groves was the decisive ending that many were hoping for. There was also the unusual and suspect-looking stoppage of the Nonito Donaire vs Simpiwe Vetyeka fight to complain about and make fun of, which should come naturally to Bad Left Hook's James Foley and Patrick Connor of Queensberry-Rules. Also to be tackled, Sergio Martinez's attempt to defend the middleweight title against Miguel Cotto this weekend, plus somewhat tragic undercard. Thanks for tuning in!
Boxing is threatening to enter a nice period of actual meaningful, entertaining fights lately. We can't allow that, can we? What would we have to complain about then? From this past weekend's unexpectedly interesting light heavyweight title bout between Adonis Stevenson and Andrzej Fonfara, to this coming weekend's highly anticipated super middleweight rematch between Carl Froch and George Groves, Queensberry Rules Radio has it all. And since we took a week off, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and Queensberry-Rules' Patrick Connor will also touch on Juan Manuel Marquez's victory over Mike Alvarado. Joining the two this week is fellow TQBR staffer Sam Sheppard. Thanks for tuning in!
Wait. Did you feel that? No, it wasn't a tectonic plate shifting, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't Jeff Goldblum watching as a T-Rex caused a glass of water to vibrate. It was modern day heavyweights throwing punches at each other, which tends to set off geological events world wide. But it's okay, because WE HAVE A NEW HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION..........OF THE CARIBBEAN!!! But seriously, congratulations to Bermane Stiverne for winning a belt at heavyweight. That said, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and Queensberry-Rules' Patrick Connor are probably more excited to preview Juan Manuel Marquez vs Mike Alvarado than they are to recap a heavyweight fight in the year 2014. Thanks for tuning in!
The intoxication we always seem to feel in the wake of bigger fights and events takes a bit to wear off. We're still worried about the Justin Biebers and Lil Johns and DMXs and excessive holdings and attempted scrotum assaults and so forth. How can we actually take a far enough step back to assess the fight with a semi-clear head? Have we even stopped drinking since the fight began??? This week on Queensberry Rules Radio, James Foley of Bad Left Hook and Queensberry-Rules' Patrick Connor recap #TheMoment, AKA that elephant-in-the-room on your cable bill that somebody couldn't bother to come up with an actually creative name or catchphrase for. Floyd Mayweather's struggle with Marcos Maidana, Amir Khan's clutch purse of a win over Luis Collazo, Adrien Broner's whatever-that-was against Carlos Molina and J'Leon Love's win over Marco Antonio Periban. All of it. Bermane Stiverne vs Chris Arreola previewing will probably be in there too. Returning to the show is assistant boxing coach for UC Davis, Joel Stern. Thanks for tuning in!