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Charlo Brothers Doubleheader Discussion

If one were to follow social media chatter in boxing circles, you almost wouldn't know the Charlo brothers were fighting this weekend in separate competitive bouts headlining a very good Pay-Per-View card. You'd only know you're expected to spend $75 on something.
Indeed Showtime put together the kind of deep PPV boxing fans have asked for seemingly for decades now, and various moving parts and variables -- the COVID-19 pandemic, a poor economy, social unrest -- lead to questioning the timing of such an endeavor.
On this (shorter) episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler join forces to discuss the issues behind the PPV and social media and boxing media backlash and/or support.
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Boxing History - TV Stars

Television was a game-changer for a lot of things. But with boxing, nothing would ever be the same after network TV.
From the 1940s and 50s onward, television deals have been an integral piece of boxing's money. From some of the first television stars in boxing to some more recent, viewership is how fans tend to show their support.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves, author/boxing historian Patrick Connor and CompuBox operator Aris Pina team up to remember some of boxing history's TV stars.
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Boxing History - 1977 US Championship Tournament Scandal

Phrases like "boxing is dead" or "boxing is dying" are laughably overused. But every so often, something nasty enough to actually shake the foundation of the sport happens.
In 1977, TV network ABC, Don King Productions and The Ring boxing magazine attempted to capitalize on the success and popularity of the 1976 US Olympic Boxing Team (which included Ray Leonard, the Spinks brothers, Howard Davis and more) and put together a tournament of only American fighters.
It was a fiasco.
Bribes, padded records, imaginary fights, ringside brawls... The 1977 US Championship Tournament had it all before it was shut down.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and Aris Pina of CompuBox break down the key players, some of the most outrageous incidents, offer quotes and much more.
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Boxing History - Boxing and Wrestling

Like it or not, combat sports all come from the same place, and sports like boxing and professional wrestling are more alike than you realize.
There's Gorgeous George's influence on Muhammad Ali, the substantial wrestling section in The Ring for years, and not to mention the countless fighters who made a switch to wrestling at some point.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and CompuBox operator Aris Pina briefly hear from professional wrestler Shane Helms, best known for his work with the WWE, to discuss the history between boxing and wrestling.
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Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Exhibition Discussion

Mike Tyson is fighting Roy Jones, Jr. in September. It's an exhibition, whatever that means, but they're expected to throw punches at one another. When was the last time anyone thought this was a viable idea?
That means it's time to respond with that gif from Titanic where the old lady says, "It's been 84 years."
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler reluctantly dissect the Tyson vs Jones matchup and ask most of the relevant questions. And also some questions that aren't relevant at all.
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Boxing History - The Muhammad Ali Professional Sports Scandal

Many things seemed to follow Muhammad Ali in his heyday, from fans and adulation to scandals and hangers-on. In the late 1970s and early 80s, Ali's career began to wind down and his name had gotten perhaps too huge for him to oversee its use. That's where Harold Smith came in.
The Muhammad Ali Professional Sports promotional company was run directly into the ground by Smith, who ended up in prison.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Patrick Connor and Aris Pina detail the scandal and the history behind it.
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Boxing History - Cuban Heavyweights

Between just Teofilo Stevenson and Felix Savon, Cuban heavyweights have some incredible pull even just in the amateur ranks. But it goes without saying the discussion doesn't end there.
On this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, Patrick Connor and Brin-Jonathan Butler remember some of the Cuban heavyweight greats while discussing Cuba's rich fight history.
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Boxing History - Boxing and Hip Hop

This is usually the opening portion of the description with a broad statement about boxing and history and their relationship. What can we say? We love both boxing and history.
We also happen to love music, though, and in this episode we concentrate on boxing and its historical relationship with hip hop.
Joining the usual history-philes Patrick Connor and Aris Pina is Charlotte emcee Keyza Soulsay, a veteran both in hip hop and as a fight fan.
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Boxing History - Born in the Wrong Era

Not everyone can be a champion. Heck, not every fighter can even be relevant to a particular division. But there are and were fighters throughout boxing history who just seemed to be born into the wrong era.
There naturally will be some overlap of a discussion regarding the best fighters to never win world titles or championships and fighters born in the wrong era, but they're not quite the same.
This episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio features author and boxing historian Patrick Connor and CompuBox operator Aris Pina discussing those fighters who simply needed a time machine.
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Boxing History - Feather-Fisted Fighters

Not every fighter has raw knockout power. And some don't have much KO potential at all. Throughout boxing's history fighters have had to compensate for an abundance of one thing or a lack of another. A dearth of punching power often presents a unique challenge many special fighters have met head-on.
During this episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, boxing historian Patrick Connor and CompuBox operator Aris Pina join forces to remember some of history's feather-fisted pugilists.
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