Now that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has retired, the news surrounding him are no longer about what fights are next, but instead replaced with other well known athletes mentioning him in the press, to get attention for themselves. In recent weeks Mayweather received press during a big MMA promotion and from open letter by Oscar De La…
Las Vegas, Nevada – One of the most anticipated fights of the year was bout that would add one more chapter to the great rivalry between Mexico and Puerto Rico. A fight between young Mexican star, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and the rejuvenated veteran, Miguel Cotto was staged at a catch weight of 155lbs. The fight…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns again this week with host Jenna J to discuss all the latest fights and fight news in boxing. In this episode I will be previewing the upcoming HBO PPV event which will feature a middleweight clash between Mexican star, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Puerto Rican icon, Miguel Cotto. I…
With Floyd Mayweather’s recent retirement, there is only one proven PPV star left in boxing, that being Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao is looking to end his historic career on a high note and hopes to leave the sport not only with a win, but also a big PPV to help ensure it will be the final…
Virgil Hunter is regarded by many as one of the best trainers in the sport and his success in the corner led to him being named the 2011 Trainer Of The Year. Hunter currently works with former world champions Andre Ward, Amir Khan, Andre Berto and also trains younger boxers looking to make their way…
The big event between Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez and Miguel Cotto is now less than two weeks away and with this middleweight championship battle drawing ever closer, the camps for both fighters are making their final preparations for the fight. Canelo now 25, recently joined the media from around the globe to answer their questions about this upcoming…
Steve Farhood has been working in boxing for thirty seven years, and in that time he has seen many great fighters come into the sport and leave it when their careers are over. With Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao heading out the door, fans wonder who will carry the torch for the sport when both fighters…
Boxing analyst, Steve Farhood is a well respected member of the boxing fraternity and currently serves as a commentator on Showtime’s ShoBox: The New Generation. In addition to his analyst work, Steve also appear on multiple networks for “Premier Boxing Champions” as a researcher and ringside scorer. In part 1 of my “On The Ropes” boxing…
Terence Crawford is quickly becoming one of boxing’s biggest stars as the now 28 year old is a now a two division world champion and has his name in the running to get a fight with the legendary eight division world champion, Manny Pacquiao. In this “On The Ropes” boxing radio interview with Terence Crawford,…
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,…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J to discuss all the latest fights and fight news going on in the sport. In this installment of the show, I will be recapping Saturday night’s HBO boxing event in which WBO light welterweight champ, Terence Crawford dispatched of tough Canadian boxer, Dierry…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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”…
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,…
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…
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…
