Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio
One of the highest-rated boxing podcasts. Fight recaps, previews and boxing history from author Patrick Connor, Aris Pina of CompuBox and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler.
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Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
MANNY PACQUIAO IS BACK!!!!!!1111! ...that's the refrain, friends. Memorize it before all hope is ripped from us when a Floyd Mayweather vs Pacquiao rematch is made.
In trouncing a passive and seemingly just plain worn-out Lucas Matthysse, the esteemed Senator Pacquiao was able to tab his first stoppage win in almost nine years. What it means considering the shape of his opponent is tough to say, but it will inevitably keep Manny going a while.
But this weekend, Oleksandr Usyk and Murat Gassiev meet in the final of the cruiserweight World Boxing Super Series, which has thus far been outstanding, if somewhat inaccessible to U.S. fans. Usyk-Gassiev is a great clash of two undefeated fighters who can whack, and there should be blood and violence. So that's good.
Speaking of violence, Jaime Munguia makes his return to HBO against Liam Smith on the heels of thrashing Sadam Ali just two months ago. The hard-punching junior middleweight looks to be the goods, and toppling Smith in addition to Ali sure would be a solid indicator that he is.
All this and more on this week's episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio with author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and historian Patrick Connor.
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Wednesday Jul 11, 2018
Wednesday Jul 11, 2018
Manny Pacquiao may or may not be at the end of his career. Again. This time he faces Argentinian banger Lucas Matthysse, who also may or may not be very faded. Add to it that the fight is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and we have the makings of a classic. Maybe.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, we talked about Manny Pacquiao's career, Lucas Matthysse's chances, and much more. But we also talked Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder, Regis Prograis vs Juan Jose Velasco and a smattering of other stuff.
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Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
It's 2018 and ESPN is showing more boxing than any other network this summer. What in the hell is going on?
The same question could be asked of a deep welterweight division that has seen too few of its stars in head-to-head bouts.Last weekend Errol Spence, Jr. clearly demonstrated his world class ability in quickly stopping Carlos Ocampo with a body shot, and the weekend before that, Terence Crawford systematically broke down Jeff Horn over 9 rounds. Yet we can't wonder when they'll meet up, but if.
We've been away a bit, so there are a few other things that need to be addressed. The return of Tyson Fury, Canelo-Golovkin II being made official, more things to blame Bobby Czyz for, and so forth. This is Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, people. Remember the name.
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Wednesday May 23, 2018
Wednesday May 23, 2018
A draw verdict never seems all that satisfying. That's one of the reasons why Adonis Stevenson's majority draw with Badou Jack on Showtime felt incomplete, even if the draw may have been warranted.
Stevenson dominated early, Jack mostly dominated late, and it was at worst a pretty good fight.
In the co-feature, Gary Russell, Jr. earned a unanimous decision over Joseph Diaz, Jr... and that concludes Gary Russell, Jr.'s schedule for the 2010s. Just kidding. Even though that could easily be the case.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler joins boxing historian Patrick Connor in recapping all of the madness. But in other news, Canelo curiously shrunk, Josh Warrington skidded out a win against Lee Selby, the light heavyweight picture gets possibly more complex, Brin bought a weird Pay-Per-View, and more!
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Wednesday May 16, 2018
Wednesday May 16, 2018
We've hit a nice little groove here in 2018 and there's plenty of boxing stuff happening all over.
Last weekend, Vasyl Lomachenko had to peel himself off the canvas to get a body shot kayo win over Jorge Linares on ESPN, and Jaime Munguia announced his arrival onto the 154-pound scene with a dominant stoppage of Sadam Ali on HBO. And now this weekend, Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack finally meet up on a split-site Showtime card also featuring Gary Russell, Jr.'s showdown with Joseph Diaz, Jr., while Lee Selby and Josh Warrington square off earlier on Saturday.
And don't forget the small issue of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and his continued PED saga.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio, author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing historian Patrick Connor will tell you exactly who to blame if any of this stuff goes bad.
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Wednesday May 09, 2018
Wednesday May 09, 2018
The verdict is in and, despite all of the shenanigans, Gennady Golovkin's quick KO win over Vanes Martirosyan sold like hotcakes on HBO. What exactly that means isn't quite clear, but more Golovkin on our television sets is something most boxing fans seem to want.
In the co-feature, Cecilia Braekhus had to battle through a few rough patches to retain her welterweight title over Kali Reis. But the larger story is that with the first women's boxing match on HBO happening without a serious hitch and cleared the way for more.
This coming weekend on ESPN, Vasyl Lomachenko takes on Jorge Linares at Madison Square Garden, and for once we get to see if a a Lomachenko opponent is able to hang with him on the boxing front. Over on HBO, Sadam Ali takes on late replacement Jaime Munguia on the heels of sending Miguel Cotto into retirement with a tough loss.
Expect this and more on this week's episode of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio with Brin-Jonathan Butler and Patrick Connor.
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Wednesday May 02, 2018
Wednesday May 02, 2018
We experience this every year as boxing fans: weather heats up, so do the fights. Yes, we've had cancellations and postponements, but that's just a part of the sport. We've already had a solid first near-half of the year, and we have some tasty stuff coming our way too.
This weekend Gennady Golovkin finally makes it back into the ring, albeit not against "Canelo" Alvarez and not on HBO PPV as we had all hoped and anticipated. Instead, due to the whole Clenbuterol thing, we'll see Golovkin take on Vanes Martirosyan on HBO. It's a weird Cinco de Mayo consolation, but...okay. Intriguing, however, is the addition of undefeated and undisputed women's welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus in a title defense against Kali Reis.
Also this weekend is the rematch between Tony Bellew and David Haye. It's a rematch so highly anticipated I'm just going to end this sentence after I change the subject to last weekend.
Daniel Jacobs scrapped his way to a decision win over Maciej Sulecki on HBO last weekend, and that needs some discussing. Mostly a potential Jacobs-Charlo showdown needs discussing, but that's what we mean here. There's also that showing from Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller against Johann Duhaupas. That was a thing.
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Wednesday Apr 18, 2018
Wednesday Apr 18, 2018
The schedule this weekend is the kind of fight schedule we could use, with a bit of everything in there. From Amir Khan's return, to a card featuring both Adrien Broner AND Gervonta Davis, to a Charlo, and more. It actually doesn't end there. The potential for making fun and enjoying some actual boxing at the same time is there, and it's nice.
This week on Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio. author and filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler and boxing historian Patrick Connor talk Amir Khan vs Phil Lo Greco, Adrien Broner vs Jessie Vargas, Carl Frampton vs Nonito Donaire, and so forth.
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Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Boxing is a crazy sport. Possibly the craziest of sports, and especially when taking its history into account. And boxing history is what these editions of Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio is all about!
Though we've discussed the most controversial fight endings before, this show is just about the craziest debacles and the most unlikely and stunning endings that only boxing can bring, and has since it began.
Boxing historian Patrick Connor and CompuBox operator and fellow fight enthusiast Aris Pina return to talk about unique fights along the lines of Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe II, AKA the "Fan Man" fight that was interrupted by a crazed fellow strapped to a glider. THAT kind of crazy.
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Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
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