(Photo @Kevin Howard/On The Ropes) Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi was supposed to return the ring on May 29th, in Brooklyn, against contender Danny O’Connor. The fight was supposed to be the start of his comeback from a TKO4 loss to Shawn Porter, but the bout was officially cancelled late last week when Malignaggi suffered…
Former boxer, Micky Ward, is one of the most well known boxers to come out of the state of Massachusetts. Hailing out of Lowell, Ward was most known for his trilogy with Arturo Gatti, and also for the 2010 film “The Fighter” which was a biopic about his boxing career starred by Mark Walburg. With…
John Scully is a world class trainer who is most famously know for training former light heavyweight champion ‘Bad’ Chad Dawson, he is also a well-respected boxing analyst who has worked for ESPN and is now one of the trainers in the popular boxing reality TV series ‘Knockout’. Scully is also a former two time…
Austin “No Doubt” Trout is the former WBA light middleweight champion and a fighter who holds a win over the current middleweight champion, Miguel Cotto. Now having won three fights in a row, Trout is looking to win back a title in 2015. In my “On The Ropes” boxing radio interview with Trout, I discuss…
The boxing event the world long waited for, ended up disappointing many. Mayweather vs. Pacquiao was the most hyped boxing event in history with over 5 years of build up, but when the two titans of the boxing world finally met, the fight did not produce anything memorable with what actually took place in the…
Gary Hyde is one of the boxing world’s most flamboyant, outspoken, and respected boxing managers. He currently manages Olympic gold medalist, Guillermo Rigondeaux. In this interview, Hyde discusses the future for Rigondeaux, which includes his desire to fight the top fighters at 122 and a possible catch weight fight with superstar, Vasyl Lomachenko. Hyde also…
Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev – WBO, WBA and IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion “Hello everybody. Thank you for comes here. What I can say? I already said enough for my side. I am sure it is going to be very interesting fight. Why? Because Nadjib has very good and big motivation to be champion and my…
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA (May 16) – Boxing star, Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin made his return to the ring for the second time in 2015 to face slick boxer and Boxcino tournament winner, Willie Monroe Jr. Recognized as the best middleweight in the division, Golovkin carried the IBO, WBA and interim WBC titles into the thirty-third fight of…
Nigel Collins is one of the most respected boxing journalists in boxing. He was recently announced as being part of the 2015 boxing Hall of Fame class, and will be inducted along with boxers Riddick Bowe and Ray Mancini in June. Collins was the former editor-in-chief of ring magazine and currently works as an analyst…
In the aftermath of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s win over Manny Pacquiao, the first question was, who’s next? A rematch with Pacquiao can’t happen due to his recent surgery on his shoulder, so the name mostly likely to find himself in the Floyd Mayweather “sweepstakes” is that of former junior welterweight champion, Amir Khan. Khan has…
Premier Boxing Champions will return to the Barclay’s Center on Friday, May 29, to feature a battle between former 140lb champ, Amir ‘King’ Khan and New York’s own, Chris Algieri. Also featured on the card is multiple division world champ, Paulie ‘The Magic Man’ Malignaggi as he faces Boston native, Danny O’Connor. The action begins…
Roger Mayweather is the well known uncle and co-trainer of Floyd Mayweather Jr, having worked with his nephew for all of his professional training career. While is role has changed in recent years with his brother Floyd Mayweather Sr. being the main voice in the corner, Roger still does most of the gym preparations for…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio is back this week with host Jenna J to talk about the most recent fights and news in boxing. In this episode, I will be discussing the fight that created an exciting 3 round war for boxing fans, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez vs. James Kirkland. I will be talking about Canelo’s…
NEW YORK (May 12, 2015) -The boxing blockbuster event, Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, shattered the previous record for total pay-per-view buys and now ranks as the highest-grossing pay-per-view of all time. Initial reports from distributors indicate that the event generated more than 4.4 million U.S. buys and more than $400 million in domestic pay-per-view…
A week after the match that was the biggest money fight in boxing history, another star would grace the boxing ring. Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez is one of the brightest stars in the sport and he has continued Mexico’s long tradition in boxing. Coming off of a win against Erislandy Lara from 2014, Alvarez looked to…
I recently was afforded an opportunity to speak to former IBO middleweight champion, Daniel ‘The Real Deal’ Geale who is scheduled to face Miguel Cotto on June 6th, at a catchweight of 157lbs. Geale is coming off of a win in December and is looking to recapture a middleweight title belt. Geale discusses his upcoming…
The fight the world had waited for has now happened, and not all the fans feel it was worth the wait. With rumors of 5 million PPV buys floating around the internet, many wonder if that will be enough to call for a rematch. I recently had a chance to speak to Hall of Fame…
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 – Bernie Bahrmasel: Hello, and welcome to the International Media Conference Call for the Middleweight Championship of the World as boxing superstar Gennady “GGG” Golovkin defends his WBA, IBO and Interim WBC Title against number two ranked challenger Willie “The Mongoose” Monroe Jr., set for next Saturday night, May 16th at…
I recently was afforded the opportunity to speak to Hall of Fame boxing commentating legend, ‘The Colonel’ Bob Sheridan, to discuss this past weekends’ highly anticipated Mayweather vs. Pacquiao bout, the fight was five years in the making. Sheridan shares his views on the fight and talks about how the judges scored it. Bob also…
The fight that was billed as the biggest fight in boxing history is now in the books. A clash five years in the making finally took place on Saturday, May 2nd in front of a sold out MGM Grand Garden arena. Pound-for-pound stars, Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao and Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather battled for twelve rounds and…
This a collection of predictions that I have collected from various interviews over the past year in regards to the super fight, Mayweather vs. Pacquiao. These people include current and former world champions, Hall of Famers, legendary broadcasters ect. Plus you will get my keys to victory for both fighters and my final prediction for…
The biggest, most anticipated bout in boxing history is almost upon us. Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, IT’S FIGHT WEEK! The mouth watering clash between these two great champions has tongues wagging all across the world. This fight has been the main focus of boxing for six years or so and now we are all…
Paulie ‘The Magic Man’ Malignaggi is back. The 34 year old former two division world champion announced that he will be returning to the ring May 29th against contender Dannny O’Connor. The return will mark the first time that Malignaggi has stepped back into the ring since his TKO4 defeat to Shawn Porter. On this…
(Photos @JENNA J) The final news conference for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao was held today at the KÀ Theater located in the MGM Grand, and it marked another milestone on the road to this historic event. The conference included comments from the fight promoters, TV executives, trainers, and most importantly the fighters themselves. With the fight…
LAS VEGAS (April 28, 2015) – The countdown to Floyd “Money” Mayweather vs. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao continued today as both fighters held individual Grand Arrivals with Mayweather arriving at MGM Grand and Pacquiao at Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino. In a long-awaited collision of boxing superstars taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena this…
