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…
Kathy Duva, Main Events’ CEO This is our 21st show in the series which will end with its 22nd show on NBCSN on November 8. It has been the greatest privilege of my life putting on a series like this. We got to build stars. We started building stars from the very beginning. It is…
LOS ANGELES (October 15, 2015) — World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champions NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE and NICHOLAS “The Axe Man” WALTERS collide This Saturday! in a WBA featherweight title unification showdown at a sold-out StubHub! Center in Carson, Calif. The fight will be televised live on HBO World Championship Boxing®, beginning at 10:00…
I had a chance to catch up with former light heavyweight boxer and current trainer, ‘Iceman’ John Scully, recently to discuss some recent events in the sport. In this interview I get Scully’s thoughts on one of his former fighters, Chad Dawson, and the recent loss that he suffered. John also talks about the Mayweather-Maidana…
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…
Cruiserweight contender BJ Flores whose career was stunted by promotional issues and inactivity has made a move up the ranks in 2014, fighting 3 times, including a third round knockout win this past Wednesday on the undercard of Taylor-Soliman. Flores’ career move seems to be in part to his decision to sign with powerful boxing…
I recently had the chance to speak with former IBF welterweight champion, Joshua ‘The Grand Master’ Clottey. A veteran in the sport, Clottey has faced the likes of Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto and Zab Judah in the ring and is known as one of the most durable fighters in the sport. In this interview, Clottey…
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…
I recently had a chance to speak with cruiserweight contender and NBC Sports analyst, BJ Flores, ahead of his upcoming bout with Kevin Engel that takes place this Wednesday on ESPN. In this interview, BJ talks about his last victory in the ring and discusses the challenge he has ahead of him this Wednesday night….
MASHANTUCKET, CONN. (Oct. 4, 2014) – Rances Barthelemy defended his IBF Junior Lightweight World Championship against Fernando David Saucedowith a dominating unanimous decision, scored 120-108 by all three judges, Saturday on SHOWTIME from Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Conn. Rances Barthelemy (21-0, 12 KOs) controlled the bout from the opening bell and was the more…
I recently had a chance to speak with former heavyweight champion, ‘Terrible’ Tim Witherspoon. Tim has a career that spanned 23 years and during that run he faced the top fighters of the 1980’s and 1990’s. In this interview I spoke to Witherspoon about his memorable fight with Larry Holmes, the fight in which he…
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…
Bethlehem, PA: Heavyweight powerhouse Amir “Hardcore” Mansour (20-1, 15 KOs) headlines the final Fight Night edition of 2014 with a ten-round heavyweight battle against Frederic “Big Fred” Kassi (18-2, 10 KOs) on Nov. 8live from Sands Resort Casino in Bethlehem, PA. The Mansour-Kassi match-up will serve as the main event on a triple header edition…
Jeff Mayweather is part of one of the most well known families in boxing, the Mayweather familiy. The Mayweather name is well known in the sport mostly due to current pound-for-pound king, Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather, but Jeff, alongside his two brothers Floyd and Roger, all established successful professional careers. ‘Jazzy’ Jeff Mayweather’s fighting career spanned…
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…
I recently had the chance to interview veteran trainer, ‘Jazzy’ Jeff Mayweather. Jeff is a former IBO super featherweight champion who now works as a trainer for many top fighters in the sport. Mayweather joins me on to discuss the recent victory by his nephew, Floyd Mayweather, over Marcos Maidana. ‘Jazzy’ Jeff also gives his…
(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…
Last weekend Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Marcos Maidana squared off for the second time in six months, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. I predicted that ‘Money’ Mayweather would win via unanimous decision victory on the scorecards. The judges didn’t have it as wide as I had thought, but still, 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…
