The question that the boxing world has asked in recent years is who will carry the sport when its biggest stars, Mayweather and Pacquiao retire. Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced his retirement after his September 12th win over Andre Berto and most recently Bob Arum announced the Manny Pacquiao’s April 9th bout will be his last, so with boxing’s big names Continue Reading...

Gennady Golovkin’s recent eight round destruction of David Lemieux was as one sided and dominant a performance as we have seen from the Kazakh boxer. With the win, ‘Triple G’ moved himself one step closer to becoming the undisputed champion and also has moved himself up the P4P ranks toward the #1 spot. Golovkin’s trainer, Abel Sanchez, has helped guide Continue Reading...

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 of his boxing career. In Continue Reading...

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 the champions he could see Continue Reading...

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 interview with Joel Diaz, I Continue Reading...

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 towards the top in the Continue Reading...

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 1 of my “On The Continue Reading...

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 the current status of the Continue Reading...

“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 Frenchman, Johann Duhaupas. I will Continue Reading...

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 with Mayweather’s recent retirement, the Continue Reading...

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” boxing radio, I get Ronnie Continue Reading...

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, Miguel Cotto. With 2015 coming Continue Reading...

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 a knockdown in the bout. Continue Reading...

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 what direction his son might Continue Reading...

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 heavyweight contender, Johann Duhaupas. In Continue Reading...

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 with Rocky Marciano’s unblemished record, Continue Reading...

‘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, but also get himself back Continue Reading...

Antonio ‘The Magic Man’ Tarver has attained fame both inside and outside the ring. Besides being a ranked heavyweight contender, Tarver has acted in big Hollywood feature films and is a well respected boxing commentator with Spike TV. In part 2 of my “On The Ropes” boxing radio special with Antonio Tarver, I get his thoughts on Floyd Mayweather possibly Continue Reading...

Former IBO light heavyweight champion, Antonio Tarver, has his sights set on the biggest prize of his boxing career, the heavyweight world title. Tarver now forty six years old, hopes to break George Foreman’s record as the oldest heavyweight champion and to this date has been undefeated in his heavyweight campaign, even though his last fight did not produce the result Continue Reading...

Keith Thurman has had his best year in the professional ranks in 2015, as he has landed some of his most high profiled fights and established himself as a top 15 pound-for-pound fighter. The one fight that Thurman has aimed for since he appeared on the scene is a fight with P4P king, Floyd Mayweather. With the fight seemingly out of Continue Reading...

Former light middleweight champion, Austin ‘No Doubt’ Trout is set to return to the ring September 8th on Fox Sports 1, as part of the Premier Boxing Champions series. I had a chance to speak to Austin Trout during the latest edition of “On The Ropes” boxing radio to get his thoughts about his upcoming bout and his position in Continue Reading...

Gennady Golovkin has been a fighter on the move in 2015, as he has been moving up the pound for pound with each knockout win and title defense. Golovkin is now set to take on IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux and some feel that ‘GGG’ could move all the way up to the second spot with another dominate win. In Continue Reading...

Abel Sanchez is quickly becoming one of the most sought after trainers in the sport, as he has taken IBO/WBA middleweight champ, Gennady Golovkin, up the pound-for-pound ranks and has several fighters on the verge of world titles. Sanchez is currently preparing Golovkin for what appears to be the biggest fight in his career, a unification fight against IBF champion, David Continue Reading...

Renowned trainer, Joel Diaz, is widely regarded as one of the best trainers in the game due to his success with Timothy Bradley, bringing him to a championship in two weight classes and attaining wins over future Hall of Famer fighters, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. With that success, Joel has recently gotten more opportunities to work in the Continue Reading...

Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao have met inside the ring two times. In June of 2012 Bradley won a highly controversial split decision, a result that angered many boxing fans. In April 2014 the two met again, this time Pacquiao got the decision, in what people felt was a closer and more exciting fight than in their first encounter. Now Continue Reading...