This past Saturday night, boxing fans were treated to one of the best fights of the year when reigning WBA world welterweight champion, Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman went to war with former IBF champ, ‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter, live on CBS. Thurman emerged the victor with a narrow unanimous decision and the right to call himself the…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J for the 251st edition of the show to breakdown one of the best fights of 2016, Thurman vs. Porter. I share my views on how both Keith Thurman and Shawn Porter preformed and give my thoughts on the official scoring of 115-113 by…
‘Iceman’ John Scully is well known in the boxing circles as he is a former light heavyweight contender, a boxing analyst for ESPN and a respected trainer who has trained fighters to world titles. Scully is also socially active and engages with boxing fans via Twitter and Facebook. I recently had a chance to chat…
Actor, Robb Skyler, is set to star in the upcoming biopic Hands of Stone as boxing commentator, Howard Cosell. Skyer plays a key role in the film which centers around the career of boxing legend Roberto Duran. In part 2 of this “On The Ropes” special interview with Robb Skyler, I get his thoughts on…
The upcoming film, “Hands of Stone” is set for release August 26. The film is a biopic about the career of one of the most fierce boxers in history, Roberto Duran. The movie stars actor Robert De Niro, who will play trainer Ray Arcel, while Edgar Ramirez will play Roberto Duran. Another key role in…
Boxing trainer, Abel Sanchez, is hoping for a mega event for the biggest name in his stable of fighters, IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. The most anticipated fight in boxing is Golovkin vs. Alvarez, and while fans want to see the match happen, it seems more and more unlikely after Canelo vacated his WBC belt….
WBC super middleweight champion, Badou Jack, is looking to unify the super middleweight division. The last unified champion of the weight class was Carl Froch and Jack will need to defeat the fighter that took Froch’s vacant title, James DeGale in order to achieve his goal. The two fighters fought on the same card last…
Boxing trainer, Abel Sanchez is the head corner-man of one of boxing’s biggest stars, IBO Middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin. Sanchez has seen Golovkin rise from promising contender, to one of the most feared fighters in the sport. Golovkin has won his last twenty fights by knockout and has managed to become a unified champion, winning…
The British boxing landscape has been on the rise in 2016. This year has seen the continued rise of fighters from the UK, with boxers like Anthony Joshua, Kell Brook and Amir Khan getting worldwide attention in their fights. James DeGale is among those fighters, as he has been fighting over in the US and…
IBF super middleweight champion, James DeGale recently defended his belt in a closer than expected encounter against Rogelio Medina. DeGale won the fight by unanimous decision, but it was a competitive match. With the win, he set up a unification fight with WBC champion Badou Jack. In part 1 of my “On The Ropes” boxing…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J to breakdown all the latest fights and fight news in boxing. In this episode I will be recapping last Saturday’s PPV event which saw the return of Mexican star, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez as he took on Amir ‘King’ Khan at a catch weight…
Badou Jack is the reigning WBC super middleweight champion who now has defended his world title belt two times. Jack won the belt by defeating Anthony Dirrell last April and most recently retained his title with a controversial draw against former champion, Lucian Bute. With the defense, Badou Jack has now set the stage for…
Former super middleweight champion Andre Ward returned to the ring on March 26th against top 10 light heavyweight contender Sullivan Barrera. Ward, 32, out boxed and out worked Barrera over 12 rounds and set the stage for potential fights with Sergey Kovalev and Gennady Golovkin. When Ward is not in the ring he also doubles…
Junior welterweight contender Lydell Rhodes is looking to make some big moves in 2016, by moving down in weight. Rhodes has been outsized in most of his fights, but still has put together a record of 23-1-1 with his only defeat coming against undefeated Sergey Lipinets. Rhodes is hoping to come down two weight classes…
Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, Manny Pacquiao returned once again to the ring to have the rubber match with former 2 division world champion Timothy Bradley. Pacquiao was coming off a competitive decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. and also a nearly one year lay off after shoulder surgery. Bradley…
The third fight between Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao is now just one day away. Both fighters know there is a lot on the line with this fight, as Manny Pacquiao has stated this could be his last bout and for Timothy Bradley, this trilogy bout is about his legacy and how his fights with…
Timothy Bradley is widely considered as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world and on this Saturday night, he gets a shot to add to his ranking as he will have his third fight with Manny Pacquiao. Bradley, 32, hopes he can secure a convincing win over Pacquiao and finally close this chapter in…
“On the Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J to breakdown all the latest fights and fight news in boxing. In this episode I will be recapping Friday night’s Premier Boxing Champions triple header card which saw two prospects moving closer to title contention and featured the return of Adrien ‘The Problem’…
Andre Ward returned to the ring last Saturday night in his debut appearance at light heavyweight when he faced number one IBF contender, Sullivan Barrera, who was undefeated in seventeen fights. Ward who turned 32 this year, showed no signs of decline as he easily out boxed, knocked down and won a wide decision over Barrera….
The fight the world wanted to see did finally happen on May 3rd of last year. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao broke every box office and PPV record, made the fighters more money than any fighters had been paid for a fight in history and it had the sports world’s attention for that night. Sadly the event…
The one question fans have asked the most since Floyd Mayweather Jr. retired is, “Will he come back?” It has now been over six months since Mayweather’s last fight and so far the retirement has stuck. Recently Floyd has been making headlines for his comments about Gennady Golovkin, saying that if he had continued to…
Boxing trainer Abel Sanchez is one the most respected corner men in the game and he has IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin on the verge of becoming a superstar in the sport. Golovkin is set to face Ring/WBC middleweight champion Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in the fall and a win in the fight could see the…
Floyd Mayweather Sr. is one of the most well known and out spoken trainers in the sport. He has taken several boxers to world titles, but is mostly know for his work with his son, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Senior has been the primary trainer of his son since 2013 and he has seen his son…
Abel Sanchez is coming off of an impressive 2015 as not only did he take IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin to a unifying title win, but he also came away with a personal award, being named 2015 trainer of the year. This year Sanchez has an opportunity to rise even higher as one of his…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J to talk about all the latest news and stories in the sport of boxing. In this episode I will recap Saturday night’s HBO double header card which included a bout between Jessie Vargas and Sadam ‘World Kid’ Ali for the vacant WBO welterweight…
