This past Tuesday night at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the latest edition of FS1’s Toe-to-Toe Tuesday saw an interesting ring encounter between lightweight contenders Lydell Rhodes and Edner Cherry. At the end of a scheduled ten round bout, most people saw a clear winner with Rhodes controlling most of the fight with his…
This past Saturday night, boxing fans were treated to one of the best fights of the year when reigning WBA world welterweight champion, Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman went to war with former IBF champ, ‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter, live on CBS. Thurman emerged the victor with a narrow unanimous decision and the right to call himself the…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J for the 251st edition of the show to breakdown one of the best fights of 2016, Thurman vs. Porter. I share my views on how both Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter preformed and give my thoughts on the official scoring of 115-113 by…
Boxing trainer, Kenny Porter is the father and lead corner man for his son, former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter. The two are coming off a fight of the year candidate bout with Keith Thurman, a fight that ended after twelve rounds with Thurman getting a close decision, 115-113 on all judges scorecards. In the…
‘Iceman’ John Scully is well known in the boxing circles as he is a former light heavyweight contender, a boxing analyst for ESPN and a respected trainer who has trained fighters to world titles. Scully is also socially active and engages with boxing fans via Twitter and Facebook. I recently had a chance to chat…
Middleweight fighter Bryan Vera is a fan favorite, win or lose as he always brings action to his fights. Vera has scored upset wins in his career against Andy Lee, Sergio Mora and most feel he was robbed in his first bout with Julio Caesar Chavez Jr. Vera is coming off a one year layoff…
Actor, Robb Skyler, is set to star in the upcoming biopic Hands of Stone as boxing commentator, Howard Cosell. Skyer plays a key role in the film which centers around the career of boxing legend Roberto Duran. In part 2 of this “On The Ropes” special interview with Robb Skyler, I get his thoughts on…
Lou DiBella Thank you for being with us for the Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter Welterweight Championship conference call, SHOWTIME Championship Boxing, on CBS, presented by Premier Boxing Champions, to be at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Saturday, June 25, live at 9:00 pm Eastern Time, 6:00 pm Pacific Time. Tickets for the live event are…
Birmingham, AL (June 15) – Two of the biggest and best talkers in the sport of boxing met face to face today. WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder was on stage at a press conference in Birmingham, AL and two-time heavyweight title challenger Chris Arreola via Skype from his training camp in San Diego to…
Chris ‘Rapid Fire’ Byrd was a former two time heavyweight champion of the world and was known in the ring for his hand speed and awkward style. Byrd retired with a record of 41-5-1 (22KOs) and has since become a boxing trainer. I recently had a chance to speak to Byrd in the light of…
The upcoming film, “Hands of Stone” is set for release August 26. The film is a biopic about the career of one of the most fierce boxers in history, Roberto Duran. The movie stars actor Robert De Niro, who will play trainer Ray Arcel, while Edgar Ramirez will play Roberto Duran. Another key role in…
Former IBF welterweight champion ‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter is approaching the biggest fight of his young career as he is set to meet WBA welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman on June 25th, in one of the most highly anticipated bouts of 2016. I recently had a chance to speak to Shawn Porter and get his…
Boxing trainer, Abel Sanchez, is hoping for a mega event for the biggest name in his stable of fighters, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. The most anticipated fight in boxing is Golovkin vs. Alvarez, and while fans want to see the match happen, it seems more and more unlikely after Canelo vacated his WBC belt….
WBC super middleweight champion, Badou Jack, is looking to unify the super middleweight division. The last unified champion of the weight class was Carl Froch and Jack will need to defeat the fighter that took Froch’s vacant title, James DeGale in order to achieve his goal. The two fighters fought on the same card last…
Trainer ‘Ice-man’ John Scully is a well known and respected member in the boxing world. He was a former title challenger as a boxer and trained ‘Bad’ Chad Dawson to a world title win over the legendary Bernard Hopkins. I recently was afforded a chance to speak to John and I got his thoughts on…
Boxing trainer, Abel Sanchez is the head corner-man of one of boxing’s biggest stars, IBO Middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin. Sanchez has seen Golovkin rise from promising contender, to one of the most feared fighters in the sport. Golovkin has won his last twenty fights by knockout and has managed to become a unified champion, winning…
The British boxing landscape has been on the rise in 2016. This year has seen the continued rise of fighters from the UK, with boxers like Anthony Joshua, Kell Brook and Amir Khan getting worldwide attention in their fights. James DeGale is among those fighters, as he has been fighting over in the US and…
IBF super middleweight champion, James DeGale recently defended his belt in a closer than expected encounter against Rogelio Medina. DeGale won the fight by unanimous decision, but it was a competitive match. With the win, he set up a unification fight with WBC champion Badou Jack. In part 1 of my “On The Ropes” boxing…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J to breakdown all the latest fights and fight news in boxing. In this episode I will be recapping last Saturday’s PPV event which saw the return of Mexican star, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez as he took on Amir ‘King’ Khan at a catch weight…
The boxing world waited for over five years for the Mayweather-Pacquiao bout to finally take place, and while people got the event they wanted, the fight itself did not live up to the hype. In the third and final part of my interview with Teddy Atlas, I discuss with him the possibility of a rematch…
Badou Jack is the reigning WBC super middleweight champion who now has defended his world title belt two times. Jack won the belt by defeating Anthony Dirrell last April and most recently retained his title with a controversial draw against former champion, Lucian Bute. With the defense, Badou Jack has now set the stage for…
Teddy Atlas has served as a ringside commentator and analyst for ESPN since 1998, and is widely considered one of the best and most respected trainers in the sport. In part 2 of my interview with Teddy Atlas, I get his views on Timothy Bradley’s position in the welterweight division and his analyst perspective on…
Teddy Atlas is a trainer, author and boxing commentator for ESPN. Atlas also is the founder of the Dr. Theodore Atlas foundation which is a charity that was started in memory of his father. In part 1 of my interview with Teddy Atlas, he speaks in depth about the foundation and what programs it supports….
WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 30, 2016) – Badou Jack retained his WBC Super Middleweight title in a controversial draw against Lucian Bute Saturday on SHOWTIME, setting up a fall unification with IBF champion James DeGale, who defended his IBF crown against Rogelio Medina in the opening bout of the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast from the DC…
CARSON, CALIF. (April 28, 2016) – As we near the highly anticipated rematch between former world champions “Vicious” Victor Ortiz and Andre “The Beast” Berto, fighters competing on this Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions on FOX & FOX Deportes card participated in a final press conference before they enter the ring at StubHub Center in Carson,…
