NEW YORK, NY(Oct. 17) – In front of a sold out Madison Square Garden arena in New York, rising star Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin clashed with tough Canadian slugger, David Lemieux. The encounter was a unification bout in which Golovkin put his IBO/WBA/interim WBC belts on the line against the IBF middleweight belt of Lemieux. The…
Iceman John Scully is a highly regard boxing trainer, analyst, writer and respected member of the boxing world. I recently was afforded an opportunity to interview John Scully, to discuss some of the most talked about subjects in the boxing world. During this interview I get John’s thoughts on a possible Pacquiao vs. Khan bout…
Reigning WBO welterweight champion, Timothy Bradley is set to return to the ring on November 7th against Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios, in what will be the first defense of Bradley’s title that he won over Jessie Vargas. Bradley, now 32, has enlisted trainer Teddy Atlas and hopes this change will lead to a successful second act…
I recently was afford an opportunity to interview an award-winning commentator, Dave Bontempo. Bontempo has been in broadcasting for thirty years, having made his debut in 1985 with ESPN, and has worked with every major network since then. Bontempo has called major bouts worldwide for HBO’s international division, and has covered events like Ortiz-Mayweather and…
Orlando Del Valle is a rising super bantamweight contender with a 19-0 (14 KO) record and a desire to get himself back in title contention. In this “On The Ropes” special interview, I talk with Orlando about his career and his upcoming November 14th bout. Orlando also talks about the bantamweight division and which of…
Micky Ward is a former world title challenger who is best known by boxing fans for his ring wars with Hall of Famer, Arturo Gatti. Ward had a fan friendly style and was involved in multiple fights throughout his career, and is best known today for his life story being brought to the big screen…
Trainer Joel Diaz and WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley recently parted ways, news that surprised a lot of people, including Diaz himself. With that relationship over, Diaz looks to move forward with his current stable of fighters and his recent big name addition, Ruslan Provodnikov. In part 2 of this “On The Ropes” boxing radio…
WBO welterweight champion, Timothy Bradley is a three time world champion and considered by most to be one of the top 10 pound for pound fighters in boxing today. With the retirement of Floyd Mayweather and 2016 being the last year of Manny Pacquiao’s career, Timothy Bradley could find himself climbing up that list, and heading…
Boxing trainer, Joel Diaz, is one of the most respected and sought after corner men in the sport, having had his biggest success with Timothy Bradley, who became a 5 time world champion. Recently it was reveled that Diaz and Bradley parted ways, ending a relationship that spanned the duration of Bradley’s career. In part…
The heavyweight division has been looking for a marque fight for quite some time, and the scheduled contest been Wladimir Klitschko and Tyson Fury had promised to deliver that type of a fight. This past weekend it was announced that reigning the IBO heavyweight champ, Wladimir Klitschko would have to delay the bout, and now…
“On the Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with the 242th edition of the show to talk about all the recent fight action going on in the sport. In this episode I will recap Saturday night’s Premier Boxing Champions card which featured a heavyweight shootout between unbeaten WBC champ, Deontay ‘Bronze Bomber’ Wilder and tough…
BIRMINGHAM, AL (Sept. 26) – Heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (35-0, 34 KOs)scored another impressive victory of his exciting and undefeated career tonight with a hard-fought 11th round TKO over Johann “Reptile” Duhaupas (32-3, 20 KOs) in primetime on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC. Wilder’s win, which came at 55 seconds…
The legacy of a boxer is not truly determined until they retire. Fans and media can debate achievements and compare a fighter to the fighters that came before and after. When it comes to Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, both fighters’ legacies have been debated up to the moment they fought each other, and now…
Ronnie Shields is widely regarded as one of the best trainers in the sport, having worked with high profiled fighters like Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield. Currently, Shields has two reigning junior middleweight champions in his stable with Jermall Charlo and Erislandy Lara holding belts at 154lbs. In this special interview from “On The Ropes”…
I recently had the opportunity to speak to Vice President of the Australian Boxing Hall of Fame, Angie McCormick. In this interview we discuss the history of the Hall of Fame and some of its previous inductees, which include Barry Michael and Jeff Fenech. We also talk about the future of the Australian boxing annual…
I recently was afforded an opportunity to speak to former light heavyweight champion of the world, Montell Griffin. Griffin has the distinction of being the first man to put a blemish on boxing legend Roy Jones Jr’s record, and now at age 45, Griffin is looking to come back to the boxing ring. In this…
Former WBA junior middleweight champion Austin ‘No Doubt’ Trout has his eyes set on winning back a championship belt and also the intention of reversing his past losses. Austin’s only two defeats have come at the hands of Saul Alvarez and Erislandy Lara, and he holds a win over the the reigning middleweight champion of the world,…
LAS VEGAS (Sept. 13, 2015) – Floyd “Money” Mayweather performed one last masterpiece on Saturday live on SHOWTIME PPV® in what he insists was the final fight of his distinguished 19-year career. Before 13,395 fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Mayweather improved to 49-0 (26 KOs), matching the record of the late heavyweight champion…
Peter ‘Kid Chocolate’ Quillin is the former WBO middleweight champion and an undefeated boxer having never lost his belt in the ring. In his last fight, Quillin suffered the first blemish of his career, as he scored a draw in his attempt to win back his title, but showed championship heart after battling back from…
I recently was afforded a chance to speak to former two time Heavyweight champion, Chris Byrd. Since his retirement from boxing, Byrd has offered his views on his youtube series ‘Byrd’s Eye View” in which he covers the biggest fights in the sport. During this interview, Byrd breaks down in detail the upcoming heavyweight title…
The career of Floyd Mayweather Jr. may be coming to an end. His supposed final fight against Andre Berto is now only a few days away and the pre-fight hype has already begun. While many question remain about whether or not this fight will be the last, his father Floyd Mayweather Sr. has thoughts on…
Reigning WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder has been having a banner 2015. He won his world title belt in the first month of year against Bermane Stiverne, and followed that up with his first title defense in June. Wilder, now 29 years old, continues his active schedule with his next fight on September 26th, against French…
Floyd Mayweather Jr is now less then 2 weeks away from what could be potenitnally the final fight is his boxing career. On September 12th he faces Andre Berto in a fight that many expect Mayweather to win. If Floyd wins the Berto bout it will mark the 49th victory of his career, tying him…
‘The American Boy’ Jason Litzau made his return to the ring on August 16th after a three year absence, battling to an eight round draw against Hylon Williams Jr. The fight was part of the “Knockout” reality series and it was a chance for Litzau to not only find his way back to the spotlight,…
Bob Sheridan has seen many of the greatest fighters in the sport from the start of their careers to the end. He has been calling fight for over forty years and has seen some of the all time greats create their legacies. Having seen so much in his own career ring side, Sheridan has one…
