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Josh Taylor vs Jose Ramirez Recap, Haney-Linares, Oubaali-Donaire Previews

Josh Taylor is the junior welterweight champion, and the distinction and clarity are good, even if only because the word champion really should be singular. José Ramírez put forth a game effort and has nothing to be ashamed of. Kenny Bayless, on the other hand...
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, we go over Taylor's victory over Ramírez on ESPN and preview this weekend's action, featuring lightweight Devin Haney taking on Jorge Linares and bantamweight Nordine Oubaali defending a title against Nonito Donaire. Don't miss it!
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Boxing History - The Mysterious and Deadly Case of Charles Newell

If you've followed the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast for a while, you're familiar with our boxing history-themed shows. Now we delve into true crime and mystery territory as we investigate the death of professional fighter and Connecticut inmate Charles Newell.
On this special episode of the pod, boxing historians Aris Pina and Patrick Connor join forces to talk about welterweight Charles Newell, who died in 1980 after fighting future champion Marlon Starling. From a life of escalating crime and incarceration to being largely a forgotten footnote, Charles Newell deserves to be remembered better than that.
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Brandon Figueroa vs Luis Nery Recap, Josh Taylor vs Jose Ramirez Preview

We had a fight card filled with war on Showtime last weekend, with Brandon Figueroa topping Luis Nery in the main event. Danny Roman's victory over Ricardo Espinoza Franco and Xavier Martinez's win over Juan Carlos Burgos were both incredibly entertaining, meriting some recapping time themselves.
This coming weekend on ESPN, Josh Taylor and José Ramírez meet for the grand prize at junior welterweight, so needless to say it need to be on ye olde podcast menu.
On this here episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, all that and more, like a brief reaction to the legal situation involving Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder. Boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to tackle it all.
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Saul Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders Recap

Whether or not you believe Billy Joe Saunders quit or was justified in bowing out against Saul "Canelo" Álvarez seems to have become a new dividing line in boxing.
Either way, Canelo walks away from this past weekend with a big victory that needs a little discussing.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to break down the fight, Saunders' injury and a few other particulars.
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Boxing History - Records, Firsts & Triller Oddities

They say records, like rules, are meant to be broken. Even if true, some records are nearly impossible to duplicate, much less break. And then there are the boxing's various sideshows and weird pairings.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina get together and remember a whole bunch of these things. From the all-time knockout record, to a few heavyweight recods and others, we're in the thick of it.
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Jake Paul, Triller, Regis Prograis and Fury-Joshua Negotiations

Boxing is dead. It's being murdered. It's changing. Everthing is bad and awful.
Not really, those are just the things a lot of very worried boxing people are saying in the wake of Jake Paul's knockout of Ben Askren on Triller. It's more boxing stuff, is what it is. Regis Prograis, the correct pronunciation of "Redkach," Tyson Fury's negotiations with Anthony Joshua and Bobby Czyz are all on the menu on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast.
Join boxing historian Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler in reliving the madness.
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler Tribute

Marvelous Marvin Hagler was royalty not only in the middleweight division, but in boxing itself. Just about everyone loved him.
From his days as a young, promising amateur to his reign as middleweight legend and all-time great champion, we remember Hagler.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to discuss just about every facet of Hagler's career, and a number of other, lesser-known moments in his life.
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Boxing History - Leon Spinks Tribute & Fighters Who Were Never Knocked Out

In the several-year history of this podcast, we've done several tributes to fallen fighters. They're never all that easy, and unfortunately the first portion of this episode is reserved for another: former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks.
More than the life of the party, Leon was the party, and just about everyone loved him.
Also on this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina remember fighters who were never knocked out.
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BKFC - Knucklemania Recap with Steve ”2 Pound” Forbes

It's not often we get to actually talk about the knuckles. Usually we stick to the gloves. But the violent and bloody outcomes of last weekend's Knucklemania card from the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship inspired us to do our first strictly bare knuckle show.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, former junior lightweight champion Steve "2 Pound" Forbes returns to chat with boxing historian Patrick Connor about the BKFC card. And having trained with Paige VanZant, Britain Hart's opponent in the main event, Forbes' particular insight is in addition to his having been a world champion.
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Boxing History - Passing of the Torch Fights

Rumblings of a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ryan Garcia caught most boxing fans unawares, but us history types started immediately thinking about the possibility of the torch being passed between the two, should they fight.
One fighter assuming the throne by displacing another is about as basic as boxing history gets. But some fights stick out more than others, or piqued our interest.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, boxing historians Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to discuss these torch-passing fights.
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