“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J to discuss all the latest fight action and fight news in the sport. In this episode I will recap last Friday’s NBC card which featured two of the most exciting fights of 2014. I will be talking about Curtis Stevens’ controversial win over…
The one fight the Mayweather family have been asked about the most is obviously the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. Ever since the day that Manny Pacquiao flattened Ricky Hatton in just two rounds it has been the most talked about fight in all of boxing, but to this date it has never happened. People wonder with Pacquiao’s…
Former undisputed 140 lb. champ Kostya Tszyu was one of the best fighters of his generation, holding wins over Zab Judah, Roger Mayweather and Julio Cesar Chavez. I recently had a chance to interview Tszyu and asked him about his accomplishment in the ring. Kostya also spoke about his amateur career and how that helped…
Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton entered the Odyssey Arena carrying the hopes and dreams of a nation on his shoulders tonight. Just as his manager and mentor, former WBA featherweight champion Barry McGuigan had done many moons ago. The stakes had never been higher for the Northern Irishman. A spotless professional record that had seen Frampton…
The Mayweather family has been one of the most talented boxing families in the sport, as besides boxing’s number 1 fighter, Floyd Mayweather Jr, the family has also created a two time world champion in his uncle Roger Mayweather, and also had some success with Mayweather Sr, and former IBO champion Jeff Mayweather. Mayweather Jr….
Reigning IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins is no stranger to unification fights, as in 2001 he unified the three major middleweight titles by defeating Felix Trinidad. Now almost 13 years later, Bernard is looking to unify the light heavyweight crown as he takes on WBA and IBA champ, Beibut Shumenov. In a recent media…
Kostya Tsyzu is a Hall of Fame inductee and was a former undisputed 140 pound champion. I recently had the honor of speaking to him in this interview, topics discussed were; Tszyu’s transition from fighter to trainer, Manny Pacquiao vs. Bradley 2, Sergio Martinez vs. Miguel Cotto. Kostya Tszyu also talks about Floyd Mayweather and…
Undefeated heavyweight contender, Deontay Wilder, has amassed an impressive 31-0 with 31 KO’s record and has positioned himself as a mandatory challenger for the winner of the upcoming May 10th WBC heavyweight title fight between Chris Arreola & Bermane Stiverne. Many wonder if Wilder is ready for his shot, but after dispatching what most people…
This past Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City , New Jersey, HBO’s boxing after dark returned with a very interesting double header event. The first bout of the night pinned rising prospects Karim ‘Hard Hitta’ Mayfield and Thomas Dulorme against one another for the vacant NABF light welterweight title. Mayfield came into…
Bob Mirovic is a 3 time Australian national heavyweight champion who has fought the likes of Joe Bugner, Nikolai Valuev and has beaten former Australian Heavyweight champion Colin Wilson 5 times to 0. In this interview we discuss the upcoming Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley rematch. The historical significance of Australian based fighter Alex Leapai’s…
(Transcribed by Michael Readman) The one question that Freddie Roach has been asked more than any other throughout his career has revolved around a possible Mayweather-Pacquiao bout, and while the fight has been hyped up as much as it could be, it still has not happened. The biggest issue that seems to stand in the…
During a recent edition of “On The Ropes” I had a chance to speak with undefeated WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev, to discuss his upcoming title defense against Cedric Agnew, and the light heavyweight division. Sergey spoke in detail about his fight and the opportunity to headline an HBO card for the first time….
(transcribed by Michael Readman) Hall Of Fame boxing trainer Freddie Roach has a busy schedule ahead of him, as he has two superstars with pivotal fights to their careers coming up. His main fighter, Manny Pacquiao, has his highly anticipated rematch with Timothy Bradley in just a few weeks, to which this article http://www.topbettingreviews.com/boxing/sportsbooks-heating-up-with-the-return-of-pacquiao-mayweather/ states that…
Former RING/WBC/WBO/IBO champion Manny Pacquiao joined a recent press call to discuss all the latest news about the upcoming rematch with Timothy Bradley. Trainer Freddie Roach and promoter, Bob Arum also joined the call. Here is what was said during his Q & A with the boxing press. BOB ARUM: Good morning everyone, this fight…
I recently had a chance to speak with light welterweight contender, Mauricio Herrera during the 211th edition of “On The Ropes” to discuss his controversial decision loss to Danny Garcia. Herrera spoke in detail about the fight, the judges’ decision and possibly getting a rematch. Mauricio also talks about Garcia’s weight trouble claims and other…
Recently I had the pleasure of speak with John Scully, who is one of the most respected trainers, boxing analysts and historians in the game. He is now running a stable out of Florida and working on a book based on his life in boxing called The Iceman Diaries, he also trained former light heavyweight…
(Transcribed by Michael Readman) The rematch between Manny Pacquiao & Timothy Bradley was almost 2 years in the making, and both fighters traveled different roads since the controversy of the fight bout. Pacquiao followed the loss to Bradley by having an exciting 6 round war with long time rival Juan Manuel Marquez, which ended with…
Tony ‘The Tiger’ Thompson began 2013 with a roar but ended the year with a whimper. Heading into the first bout with the highly touted British heavyweight David Price, Thompson looked to derail the Price hype train. In a relatively young career, Thompson was seen as a gamble for Price, an awkward southpaw whose only…
The sport’s promoters and TV networks need to get together and begin negotiating a heavyweight tournament for when Wladimir Klitschko leaves the sport to determine a true champion. Showtime managed to put together the Super Six World Boxing Classic in 2009 to determine the successor to the peerless Joe Calzaghe at 168lbs. Can it be…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J to breakdown all the recent fight action in the sport of boxing. In this episode I will look back at the most recent SHOWTIME event which pinned undefeated light welterweight champion, Danny Garcia against Mauricio Herrera. The result of the bout was really…
Eight division world champion, Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao 55-5 (KO38) looks all but assured to have his immediate future set in place, according to Top Rank linchpin, Bob Arum. The WBO has announced that whoever has their hand raised in the scheduled 12 round bout between Juan Manuel Marquez 55-7 (KO40) and Mike Alvarado 34-2 (KO23)…
It was recently announced that Juan Manuel Marquez will meet Mike Alvarardo on May 17th, with the winner of the bout will earning a fight with the Pacquiao-Bradley winner. If Juan Manuel Marquez is the winner of the bout, he will meet Pacquiao for a 5th time, a rare feet in boxing history. With both…
Former Olympic bronze medalist, Deontay ‘The Bronze Bomber’ Wilder, has left a trail of destruction since his professional debut. Living up to his moniker, 31 men have crumbled to the canvas in as many bouts at the hands of Wilder. Upon closer observation, Wilder’s resume runs thin on quality opposition. Deontay had three outings in…
BAYAMON, Puerto Rico – Danny Garcia (28-0, 16 KOs) was awarded a majority decision over a very game Mauricio Herrera (20-4, 7 KOs) in a less than stunning homecoming display at the Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum. El Maestro made the 12 rounds relentlessly competitive for the undefeated champion, pressing the action throughout and landing more punches…
Kell Brook has faced a testing couple of years in and outside of the ring. Injuries and setbacks have been on the menu consistently for ‘Special K’. Having redeemed himself against Carson Jones in their rematch, and stopping Vyacheslav Senchenko in four rounds, Brook’s next assignment was Mexican fighter, Alvaro Robles, tonight in Liverpool. With…
