Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, feared knockout artist, Sergey Kovalev stepped into the ring with the most dangerous foe of his career, forty nine year old legend, Bernard ‘Alien’ Hopkins. Both fighters held a portion of the light heavyweight crown, with Kovalev being in possession of the WBO crown…
The light heavyweight encounter between Sergey Kovalev and Bernard Hopkins is finally here. Hopkins weighed in at 173.5lbs, while Kovalev tipped the scales at 174.5lbs, with both men looking fit and ready to put on a great show for the boxing fans. In the lead up to the event I had a chance to interview…
“On the Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with it’s 224th edition to talk about all the recent fight action going on in the sport. On this show I will be previewing the upcoming light heavyweight unification bout between Bernard ‘Alien’ Hopkins and Sergey ‘Krusher’ Kovalev that takes place this Saturday night on HBO. I…
The highly anticipated light heavyweight unification between Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev is now less than a week away. In this special “On The Ropes” interview I speak to one of the trainers involved in the event, that being Sergey Kovalev’s head trainer John David Jackson. Jackson a former world champion in his own right,…
With the 2014 boxing year heading to a close, fans are looking to the new year and what fights we might see in 2015 from the sports’ biggest stars. With the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight nowhere in sight, the fight fans now want to see is Mayweather-Golovkin, and almost any fight involving ‘GGG’, who burst out this…
Amir ‘Hardcore’ Mansour is one of the most exciting Heavyweights in the division and he is looking to return to the winning column on November 8th when he takes on veteran Fred Kassi. On this “On The Ropes” interview with Amir Mansour, I speak with him about his return to the ring, and get his…
In the third and final part of my “On The Ropes” interview with Timothy Bradley, I get his views on the current boxing scene and his own career. Bradley shares his thoughts on the upcoming Manny Pacquiao vs. Chris Algieri bout and the unification bout between Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev. Tim also breaks down his…
The fighter that boxing fans can’t seem to stop talking about these days is hard hitting undefeated IBO/WBA middleweight champion, Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin. Golovkin has stopped 18 opponents in row, and has successfully defended his title belts 12 times. With his dominant success in the ring, boxing fans are now clamoring for a super fight…
The unification match between Bernard Hopkins and Sergey Kovalev is now 2 weeks away, and with the anticipation growing and training camps winding down, the ageless warrior Bernard Hopkins took some time to answer questions from the boxing media during a 30 minute conference call. I had chance to participate, and got Bernard’s views on…
Timothy Bradley is one of only a hand full of fighters to face Manny Pacquiao more than one time. In June of 2012, Bradley became the first fighter to defeat Pacquiao in more than 7 years, and while that decision was highly debated, Bradley ended up getting a rematch, losing over 12 rounds this past…
I recently had a chance to speak with light heavyweight contender, Edwin Rodriguez during the 223rd edition of “On The Ropes” boxing radio to talk about his return to the ring. Edwin talked about coming back in a new weight class and what he learned from his loss to Andre Ward. Rodriguez also gave his…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J to talk about all the recent fights and fight news. In this episode I will be recapping Saturday night’s HBO double header card which featured the return of IBO/WBA middleweight champion, Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin as he defeated Marco Antonio Rubio by second round…
During the 223th edition of “On The Ropes” boxing radio I had a chance to speak with former 2 division world champion Timothy Bradley to discuss his recently announced bout with Diego Chaves. Bradley spoke in detail about the upcoming fight and what he thinks of his opponent. Bradley also talked about what he learned…
This past Saturday night at the StubHub center in Carson California, Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin defended his IBO/WBA Middleweight title belts against the hard punching Marco Antonio Rubio. The bout was expected to be one of the toughest in Golovkin’s title reign, as Rubio had withstood heavy handed fighters like Julio Caesar Chavez Jr and David…
Saturday night at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, ‘The Filipino Flash’ Nonito Donaire made his return to the ring to defend his WBA Super world featherweight title against the unbeaten Jamaican power puncher, Nicholas ‘Axe Man’ Walters. Coming off of two stoppage wins, Donaire looked to regain his status as one of the top…
In the history of the sport, there has never been a potential fight talked about more than Mayweather-Pacquiao, but even with all the discussion, we are no closer to it now than we were five years ago. In part 2 of my “On The Ropes” special interview with Floyd Mayweather Sr, we discuss the future…
It’s been almost a month since Floyd Mayweather Jr. ended his two fight chapter with Marcos Maidana, winning a decisive decision and ending any doubts that lingered from the first bout. In the weeks after the event there has been some rumblings from the Mayweather camp that some long time members of the team might…
The 2014 boxing year is coming to a close and it’s hard not to look forward to the last few exciting and interesting fights left in the year. Boxing stars Bernard Hopkins, and Manny Pacquiao both have fights coming up against younger champions and boxing fans wonder if a loss by either of them could…
‘The Magic Man’ Paulie Malignaggi has not stepped in the ring since his April 19th bout with former champion, Shawn Porter. The fight started with Malignaggi working from the outside and trying to establish the jab, but quickly turned when Porter dragged Paulie into a rough fight and knocked the former 2 division champion down…
When it comes to the sport of boxing, few people can have the same success out of the ring as they did in it. ‘The Magic Man’ Paulie Malignaggi has already established two successful careers, one as a 2 division world champion, and the other as award winning boxing commentator, who is highly sought after…
(transcribed by Michael Readman) In part 2 of my “On The Ropes” boxing radio interview with trainer Naazim Richardson, I get his thoughts on a potential Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, and what he thinks would happen if the two were to fight today. Naazim also talks about the possibility of Mayweather facing Miguel Cotto, and how he…
(transcribed by Michael Readman) I recently had a chance to speak with one of the most respected trainers in boxing, Brother Naazim Richardson, during the 222nd edition of “On The Ropes” boxing radio. Naazim spoke in detail about the upcoming Bernard Hopkins vs. Sergey Kovalev bout, and shared his thoughts on why he thinks ‘The…
(photos by Kevin Howard/OnTheRopes) This past Saturday afternoon at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut, the Fox Theater hosted a boxing event highlighted by rising cruiserweight contender Thabiso Mchunu. The seven fight card also featured rising lightweight Karl ‘Dynamite’ Dargan, and while on paper the two main events looked like a walk in the park, the…
I recently had a chance to speak with rising light middleweight contender James De La Rosa during the 220th edition of “On The Ropes” boxing radio. James touched on his recently upset win over Alfredo Angulo and discussed the later rounds in the fight in which he battled through adversity. De La Rosa also talked…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio is back this week with host Jenna J to discuss all the hottest news and fights in the sport. In this episode I will be recapping last Saturday’s SHOWTIME Pay-per-view event which featured the rematch between Marcos ‘El Chino’ Maidana and Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather Jr. I will talk about Floyd’s…
