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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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Manny Pacquiao vs Ryan Garcia Negotiations & Fan Questions

It's 2021 and if you thought the weirdness was over, you were as wrong as apple pie.
Recently it was revealed Manny Pacquiao and "King" Ryan Garciaare in negotiations for some manner of ritualistic combat, which came as a bit of a surprise to many in boxing.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler join forces to talk about a possible Pacquiao-Garcia fight, answer some fan questions and a little bit more.
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Boxing History - Fighters and Fights With Many Knockdowns

Knockdowns are a fun aspect of boxing. As long as you're not the fighter being knocked down.
Through history, many fighters have had the unfortunate distinction of being known for hitting the deck, and some fights became particularly famous because of how many knockdowns happened.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina team up to talk fight history once more, and knockdowns are on the menu.
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Boxing History - Worst Heavyweight Title Challengers 2

If a heavyweight champion is to truly clean out the division, that means we're bound to see a few wonky defenses here and there. But where does Kubrat Pulev, who faces Anthony Joshua this weekend, rank among the pantheon of poor heavyweight title challengers?
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina join forces to discuss some truly bad heavyweight title challengers.
From the early 1900s and into the 2000s, nobody is safe.
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Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Recap with Steve ”2 Pound” Forbes

So how about that Snoop Dogg?
Mike Tyson's exhibition with Roy Jones, Jr. on Triller was surprisingly fun. The whole "exhibition" aspect of it threw a lot of people for a loop, so we had to talk with former junior lightweight champion Steve "2 Pound" Forbes, since he recently fought an exhibition and brings his own fight experience.
Forbes talked about Tyson-Jones and what could be coming to Portland boxing in 2021, and Patrick Connor went on to recap Joe Joyce vs Daniel Dubois, Daniel Jacobs vs Gabriel Rosado and Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.'s...thing.
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Boxing History - Famous Exhibitions

Welp. Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones is happening regardless of how anyone feels about it, so we may as well get something out of it.
In our case, that means reaching back a few years to remember exhibitions from fight history.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio podcast, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina join forces to briefly preview Tyson-Jones before discussing famous and not-so-famous exhibitions from boxing history.
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Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Preview

Well, Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones, Jr. is happening, we guess. We think?
Look, we're not even sure what Tyson-Jones even is, but you can be sure we previewed it.
Author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler, a regular Knuckles and Gloves co-host, has spent time with both Tyson and Jones, thus capable of offering unique insight into how both legendary fighters operate.
On this episode Brin teamed up with fight historian Patrick Connor to offer up a wry, honest preview of the fight. Just don't get mad.
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