Al Bernstein Unplugged: On Boxing: Recent Episodes
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Throughout Al's 40-year career, he's called some of the greatest fights in boxing history. Al Bernstein Unplugged: On Boxing gives Al and co-host Trip Mitchell an open platform to discuss some of the great fights, as well as the newest information in the greatest sport in the world. Interviews with fighters, both past and present, promoters, and sportscasters that gives the audience a unique perspective that no one but Al Bernstein can provide.
This week Al talks to Tony "Superbad" Harrison & Curtis Hunt, president of House of Boxing Champions. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Senior Writer for Sports Illustrated Chris Mannix joins Al this week. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al interviews former NBA star - now Twitter superstar - Rex Chapman. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Al Bernstein talks to the CEO of Mayweather Promotions Leonard Ellerbe about the state of boxing and his history with Floyd Mayweather. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Al Bernstein talks to Nico Ali Walsh, the grandson of Muhammad Ali, about his professional boxing debut on August 14th. Walsh gives us a sneak peak of what we can expect. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al revisits his interview with the great Larry Holmes, and takes your questions from Twitter. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week we revisit our interview with actor Holt McCallany, who can be seen now in the new Guy Richie film Wrath of Man. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Al Bernstein talks to Erickson Lubin about the 154 pound division and his upcoming fight on June 26th in Atlanta. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Angelo Leo joins us this week ahead of his June 19th 2021 fight vs Aaron Alameda. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Two legends - Barry Tompkins and Tim Ryan - join Al this week to talk about the release of the 4-part Showtime documentary series 4 Kings, and the golden era of boxing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Author Tris Dixon joins us this week to talk about his new book about the topic of brain injuries in boxing, Damaged. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al and Trip dig into the Twitter mailbag and answer all of your burning questions! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Josh Taylor joins us ahead of his fight with Jose Ramirez on May 22, 2021, and Al previews this summers's Showtime boxing schedule.. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Sportscaster Jim Gray is our guest this week. We discuss his new book Talking To GOATs, chronicling his storied career. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al previews some upcoming fights and talks with Jaron "Boots" Ennis. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al talks to the young 22-0 phenom Brandun Lee. Later, Al talks with Gordon Hall, an executive for ShoBox and Showtime Championship Boxing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al talks to MMA fighter Ben Askren ahead of his April 17th fight with Jake Paul, and then he visits with author Brian Doogan about his book Superfight, which chronicles the legendary Hagler-Leonard fight. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al talks to Regis Prograis, and discusses the upcoming April 17th, 2021 Triller Fight Club event. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week we take a look at the promoting side of boxing as Al talks with Raeese Aleem and his promoter, Marshall Kauffman. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Larry Holmes joins us this week to tell stories from his amazing career and life after boxing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
The legendary Snoop Dogg joins Al this week to discuss his new boxing venture Triller, his multi-faceted career, and much more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
David Benavidez talks about his upcoming fight on March 13th live on Showtime Boxing. He also talks about his extensive training in Colorado that will ensure he is ready and make weight. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al interviews the legendary Jerry Izenberg. His book, Once There Were Giants, is available for pre-sale now. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Claressa Shields joins Al ahead of “SUPERWOMEN: SHIELDS VS. DICAIRE” all-female PPV boxing event on March 5th, 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week we look back at some of the incredible guests we've had on past shows. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Gilberto "Zurdo" Ramirez joins us this week to discuss his upcoming plans for a title match. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Andre Ward is back this week to talk about being in the International Boxing Hall of Fame and life after boxing. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al interviews Todd Snyder, author of Bundini: Don't Believe the Hype. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week, Al interviews triple-threat Amanda Serrano. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
In our first episode of 2021, Christy Martin talks about her incredible career, and her life after nearly being killed her ex-husband. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Al interviews the great Lennox Lewis about his career, his legacy, and the 2020 documentary about his life- Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
*Note: This episode was recorded before Nonito Donaire tested positive for COVID-19 and subsequently dropped out of the Dec 19 Showtime fight.
This week Al speaks with future Hall-of-Famer Nonito Donaire about his long, illustrious career. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al talks about the upcoming Spence-Garcia fight with Errol Spence trainer Derrick James. Also, a preview of next week's guest, Lennox Lewis! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al talks with Danny Garcia's father and trainer Angel about his upcoming fight with Errol Spence, Jr., and later with Sebastian Fundora, facing off against Jorge Cota on Dec. 5th. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week is a big double-header with great interviews from UK promoter Eddie Hearn and MMA fighter Cris Cyborg. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al speaks with fellow Showtime commentator Steve Farhood. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al interviews retired sportscaster Tim Ryan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week it's a double-header as Al interviews the inimitable Vinny Paz and legendary sports broadcaster Tim Ryan. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Leo Santa Cruz is a Mexican professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including the WBA (Super) featherweight title since 2017 and the WBA (Super) super featherweight title since 2019; previously he held the IBF bantamweight title from 2012 to 2013, the WBC super bantamweight title from 2013 to 2015, and the WBA (Super) featherweight title in his first reign from 2015 to 2016. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Teófimo Andrés López Rivera is a Honduran-American professional boxer who has held the IBF lightweight title since 2019. As an amateur he represented Honduras at the 2016 Summer Olympics Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week, a full episode of listener questions from Twitter! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Thomas Yankello Jr. is an American boxing trainer and a teacher of the sweet science through his YouTube Channel- World Class Boxing Channel. Yankello is considered by many as one of the best boxing trainers in the world. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Kevin Cunningham is an American boxing trainer who started the police boxing program in 1991, originally a police officer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Daniel "Danny" Roman is an American professional boxer. He is a former unified super bantamweight champion, having held the WBA, and IBF titles from 2019 to January 2020, and previously the WBA title from 2017 to 2019. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Mauro Domenico Ranallo is a Canadian sports announcer, commentator and mental health advocate. He is currently signed as a play-by-play announcer with MMA organization Bellator, professional wrestling promotion WWE (on their NXT brand) and also performs play-by-play duties for boxing broadcaster Showtime. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Raúl Márquez is an American former boxer, and the former IBF champion at light-middleweight. Márquez also represented the U.S. at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Jimmy Lennon Jr. is an American boxing ring announcer for Showtime Championship Boxing and Premier Boxing Champions. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Crystina Poncher is a host, reporter and correspondent of NFL Network and NFL.com. She also serves as a commentator and reporter for Top Rank. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Dave Bontempo is an actor and Sam Taub Award winner from Boxing Writers Association of America, New Jersey Hall of Fame Inductee, the voice of HBO, Showtime, and Premier Boxing International. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Antonio Deon Tarver is an American former professional boxer and boxing commentator. In boxing, he competed from 1997 to 2015 and held multiple light heavyweight world championships, including the WBA, WBC, IBF and Ring magazine titles, as well the IBO light heavyweight and cruiserweight titles. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Steve Farhood was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Lebanese parents. Steve served as editor-in-chief of The Ring and KO Magazine. He also served as First Vice President of the Boxing Writers Association of America. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Al Bernstein interviews Teresa Tapia. In The Ghost Of Johnny Tapia, Paul Zanon, with the help of Tapia's widow Teresa, tells the harrowing and unforgettable story of Johnny Tapia and his battle with his demons. The Ghost of Johnny Tapia is the second in the Hamilcar Noir series. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Julian "J-Rock" Williams is an American professional boxer. He held the WBA, IBF, and IBO light middleweight titles from 2019 to January 2020. As of September 2019, Williams is ranked as the world’s best active light middleweight by The Ring magazine and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and third by BoxRec. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Barry Tompkins is an American sportscaster. He is better known for his work as a boxing commentator, but he has covered football and other sports. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al interviews world-famous ring announcer Michael Buffer. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Joe Goossen works as a FOX Sports analyst calling Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) boxing fights live on FOX. Goossen works full time as a Southern California-based boxing trainer who rose to prominence guiding some of the sport's best boxers, including the Ruelas brothers Gabriel and Rafael, to world titles.Andre Hörmann studied political science at Humboldt University, Berlin, directing at Filmuniversity, Babelsberg, and graduated of Professionals Program in Screenwriting at UCLA. His documentaries have been shown and awarded at many prestigious international festivals. He works as a director, producer, and writer in LA and Berlin Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al interviews Timothy Bradley Jr., an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2016. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBC light welterweight title twice between 2008 and 2011, the WBO light welterweight title from 2009 to 2012, and the WBO welterweight title twice between 2012 and 2016. Remember to send your questions to @albernstein on Twitter! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al interviews former IBF cruiserweight champion Glen McCrory. Plus, more great questions from Twitter. Make sure to send in your questions to @albernstein! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al talks to president of Showtime Sports, Stephen Espinoza. Plus, more Twitter Q&A! Submit questions to @albernstein on Twitter! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al talks with sports columnist Kevin Iole about Kevin's insights on boxing and the future of boxing. We flashback to the Castillo-Coralles fight and take more Twitter questions. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al interviews welterweight champion Shawn Porter, and answers more of your great questions from Twitter. Remember to send all your questions to @albernstein on Twitter! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
This week Al visits with legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum about how boxing will come back from COVID. In this week's Flashback, Al recalls the 2001 Salido-Lopez fight and an all new batch of your questions from Twitter. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
In this episode, Al visits with sportscaster Brian Custer about working the big fights for Showtime. In this week's Flashback, Al recalls the Calzaghe-Mitchell fight and answers more great questions from Twitter. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
In the inaugural episode of Al Bernstein Unplugged: On Boxing, Al and co-host Trip Mitchell discuss one of the greatest fights Al ever called, Hagler-Hearns. Al also interviews undefeated champ turned first-class sportscaster, Andre Ward. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com