The boxing schedule in 2016 has gotten off to a slow start, as the first two months of the year have not seen much in memorable fights and has seen large gaps between meaningful TV bouts. The fights this weekend in which HBO and Showtime had competing cards marked the real start of the boxing…
Showtime boxing commentator, Steve Farhood has been covering the sport for almost 40 years and is widely regarded as one of the best analysts, working on ShoBox, Premier Boxing Champions and Broadway boxing. Farhood serves as researcher and ringside scorer for PBC and has seen his role expand to many of the networks the series…
Trainer Freddie Roach is already in the Hall of Fame, has been named trainer of the year sevem times and has amassed great wealth during his career, so now at age fifty five, many wonder if Roach will follow Manny Pacquiao into retirement. But with Roach still at the top of his game as a…
‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter has a very big fight in front of him on March 12th, as he will be taking on undefeated WBA welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman. The fight has more on the line than just the title belt at stake, as the winner will likely be considered the #1 welterweight in the…
‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter is a former welterweight title holder and fighter that is regarded as one of the best in the weight class. On March 12th he faces what could be the toughest test of his career when he meets undefeated Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman for the WBA welterweight title belt. The fight with Thurman…
On April 9th, Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley are set to meet in the ring once again, a third fight in a series tied 1-1. The first bout saw Pacquiao control most of the early and middle rounds, with Bradley coming on late. Bradley was awarded a highly disputed split decision. In the second fight,…
Trainer Freddie Roach had a tough task last Saturday night, as he was in the corner of former light heavyweight champion, Jean Pascal in a rematch against Sergey Kovalev, a fight that was extremely one sided. Roach was forced to stop the fight in the 7th round, as Pascal was taking too many shots and…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio is returns this week with host Jenna J to cover all the latest news going on in the sport of boxing. In this episode I will discussing the announcement of Saul Alvarez vs. Amir Khan and what I think will happen when the two fighters meet in the ring May…
The big event in boxing last year was of course the long awaited fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, and while the match made a lot of money, it did not give the fans the action they desired. Now, this year’s most anticipated event is a match between Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez, a…
John David Jackson is a former two division world champion and one of the most respected trainers in the sport. Jackson is most known for his work in the corner of Sergey Kovalev, but has also worked with Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley and recently with former champion Chris Algieri. Jackson hopes to kick the new…
Al Bernstein is one of the most recognized boxing commentators in the sport as he has called some of the biggest matches in boxing for over thirty five years. Just last year Bernstein took part in commentating the most hyped fight in boxing history, Mayweather-Pacquiao, an event that not only saw the fighters finally meeting…
Reigning WBC heavyweight champion of the world, Deontay Wilder, is one of the new stars of the sport that is hoping he can carry the mantle of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao with his box office appeal and accomplishments. Wilder fights this weekend against Artur Szpilka and he is hoping to kick off the new…
WBC heavyweight champion, Deontay Wilder is looking to make a big statement to open up 2016, as he defends his belt against tough Polish contender Artur Szpilka this weekend. Wilder is undefeated in 35 bouts, and has his sights clearly set on the new IBO/Ring heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, who upset long reigning champion Wladimir…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio is back once again with host Jenna J to cover all the latest news in the sport of boxing. In this episode I will be recapping all the action that took place in 2015 and I will be previewing some of the things that could be in store in the…
The future of Manny Pacquiao is now set, as Bob Arum has officially announced that Pacquiao will have a third match with rival Timothy Bradley. The fight will take place at the MGM Grand Arena on April 9th, in what could be the final fight of Pacquiao’s career. With Bradley coming off an impressive win…
Naazim Richardson is one of the most respected boxing trainers in the sport as he works with young and up and coming fighters, as well as the legends of the game like Bernard Hopkins. Naazim has also worked with notable fighters such as Shane Mosley, Sergio Martinez and Steve Cunningham. Most recently Richardson was seen…
‘Iceman’ John Scully is former world title challenger, a boxing analyst and a highly respected boxing trainer who has seen many of the great fighters in the sport come and go. In part 2 of my interview with Scully, I get his thoughts on rising stars Gennady Golovkin and Saul Alvarez facing each other in…
The 2015 boxing year is coming to a close and with only a few fights left on the boxing schedule, it’s time to look back at the year that was and the fights that happened. In part 1 of my interview with boxing trainer and analyst, ‘Iceman’ John Scully, I get his thoughts on some…
Undefeated featherweight contender Joseph ‘JoJo’ Diaz is closing his busy 2015 with his fifth bout and a shot at a NABF title belt this Friday night. Diaz is set to take on Mexico’s Hugo ‘Olimpico’ Partida (20-6-2, 15 KO’s) in a 10 round bout and hopes an impressive performance could put him into world title…
Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch is a former unified super middleweight and is regarded by many to be one of the very best in the history of the division. During a career that spanned twelve years, Froch became a champion at the weight class three times and finished his career with a 33-2 (24KOs) record. The…
Former three time super middleweight champion, Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch officially retired from the ring earlier this year and became a full time announcer with Sky Sports. In part 1 of my “On The Ropes” boxing radio interview with Carl Froch, I get his views on the Klitschko vs. Fury result and what he thinks will…
Former WBO light welterweight champion, Chris Algieri, is returning to the ring this weekend and hopes a win over Erick Bone might lead to another high profiled fight in 2016. Algieri lost a one sided fight to Manny Pacquiao in 2014, but rebounded with a close competitive loss to Amir Khan in his last bout…
“On The Ropes” boxing radio is back this week with host Jenna J to talk about all the latest news and fights in boxing. In this episode I will be discussing the heavyweight title fight in which Tyson Fury dethroned long reigning champion, Wladimir Klitschko to capture the RING, IBO, WBO, WBA and IBF titles….
Floyd Mayweather Sr. has always spoken his mind and never held back his opinion in regards to former eight division world champion, Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach. Through the years, Senior has expressed his doubts on the legitimacy of the accomplishments of both, and now that his son has claimed a victory over…
Edwin Rodriguez is a ranked light heavyweight contender who coming off an exciting fight against undefeated contender Michael Seals. Rodriguez, now 30, came off the canvas to win the fight and during this interview, Edwin speaks on overcoming the knockdowns and coming away with the win. Rodriguez also talks about his future and a possible…
