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This week’s 108th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with heavyweight boxer Sherman ‘The Tank’ Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs) who is coming off of a bout against Evander ‘The Real Deal’ Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs). The fight was stopped because of an accidental headbutt that resulted in a small cut over Holyfield’s eye. Williams spoke to us about that fight, talked about his career and future, and shared opinions on other matters pertaining to the current boxing landscape.
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This week's 108th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with highly regarded boxing trainer Roger Mayweather, who is best known for training his nephew, Floyd Mayweather, Junior. During this episode there was a short segment which focused on heavyweight history, including the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sonny Liston, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, and more!
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This week's 108th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with IBF junior middleweight champion Cornelius 'K9' Bundrage (30-4, 18 KOs), who won the title back in August when he stopped Cory Spinks in five rounds. Bundrage spoke about his career, his future, and shared his views on other matters pertaining to the current boxing landscape.
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This week's 108th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with highly regarded junior welterweight prospect Ruslan Provodnikov (17-1, 11 KOs) who recently just suffered the first loss of his professional career at the hands of Maurcio Herrera (16-1, 7 KOs). Harris was awarded a somewhat controversial decision in a fight many observers felt Provodnikov deserved to win. Provodnikov spoke about his performance, talked about the possibility of a rematch, and also provided opinions on upcoming fights such as Pacquiao vs. Mosley and Bradley vs. Alexander.
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This week’s 108th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with highly regarded boxing trainer Roger Mayweather, who is best known for training his nephew, Floyd Mayweather, Junior. Roger shared his opinions on a variety of topics, including his nephew, Tim Coleman, Hopkins-Pascal, Pacquiao-Mosley, Amir Khan, Paul Spadafora, and more!
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This week’s 107th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, who along with some of the big name fighters from his stable, including Wladimir Klitschko, Chad Dawson, Miguel Cotto, and Andy Lee, have all made recent headlines. Emanuel spoke about these topics and also touched on other matters including Pacquiao versus Mosley, Domonique Dolton, Tyson Fury, and more!
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This week’s 107th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KOs) who has recently paired up with Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward. Dawson suffered the first loss of his professional career last August at the hands of reigining WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal. Dawson has a rematch clause with Pascal, but each fighter was allowed one interim fight before the rematch took place. Pascal battled Bernard Hopkins to a controversial draw in a fight many believe ‘The Executioner’ deserved to win. The WBC has subsequently ordered a rematch between Pascal and Hopkins. Dawson spoke on this matter, and also provided opinions and insight on other matters pertaining to his career, his new working relationship with Emanuel Steward, and more!
Last week’s 106th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former undisputed cruiserweight and heavyweight champion Evander ‘The Real Deal’ Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOS), who is preparing to face Sherman Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs) on January 22. In addition to his upcoming fight with Williams, Holyfield is also slated to take on Brian Nielson (64-2, 43 KOs) on March 5. Holyfield talked about his upcoming fights, reflected back on his Hall of Fame career, and provided opinions on the current boxing landscape.
Last week’s 106th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former IBF lightweight champion of the world Paul Spadafora (45-0-1, 19 KOs), whose name recently made headlines when Floyd Mayweather Senior mentioned him as a possible opponent for his son on the previous edition of On the Ropes. Spadafora spoke about his career, his future, the prospects of a potential showdown with Mayweather, Mosley versus Pacquiao, and much more!
Last week’s 105th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with boxing trainer Floyd Mayweather Senior, whose son Floyd Mayweather Junior is widely viewed as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world today. Mayweather touched on a variety of topics, including Amir Khan’s recent victory against Marcos Maidana, the May 7 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley, the controversial draw with Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal, his son’s future, and more!
Last week’s 105th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KOs), who is coming off a controversial draw against WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KOs ). Had Hopkins been awarded the victory as most observers believe he deserved, he would have become the oldest boxer in history to win a major world title. Boxing fans are already eager to see a Pascal-Hopkins rematch early next year. Hopkins spoke about the fight and expressed his interest in an immediate rematch amongst other things in the interview.
Last week’s 105th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio concluded with the announcement of our “2010 Year End Awards”. 2010 wound up being a fairly decent year for boxing, especially in the final two months which saw many interesting clashes of styles inside the squared circle that included drama, good action, and some surprising upsets along the way. On the Ropes Boxing Radio has brought you the latest and greatest in the world of boxing straight from the fighters and trainers who help shape the professional landscape. With the unique insight that comes from reporting the latest news every week, you will not find a better list of annual boxing awards than right here.
This week’s 105th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with WBC light heavyweight champion of the world Jean Pascal (26-1-1, 16 KOs), who is coming off a somewhat controversial draw against Bernard Hopkins (51-5-2, 32 KOs). Boxing fans are already eager to see a Pascal-Hopkins rematch early next year. Pascal, however, is contractually obligated to have a rematch against Chad Dawson (whom he beat back in August). Pascal spoke about his most recent fight, discussed future rematches with Hopkins and Dawson, shared opinions on the Super Six, and more!
This week’s 104th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former three division champion Sugar Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KOs), who is rumored to be the frontrunner for a May showdown against pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs). Mosley talked about the prospects of landing a fight against the Filipino sensation, and he also touched on other aspects of the current boxing landscape, including his views on the upcoming light heavyweight championship bout between Bernard Hopkins and Jean Pascal.
This week’s 104th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (24-1, 17 KOs), who is coming off an impressive title defense against hard-hitting Marcos Maidana (29-2, 27 KOs) in a ‘Fight of the Year’ caliber contest. Khan spoke about his fight and his future.
Last week’s 102nd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward who is currently preparing IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko (55-3, 49 KOs) for a title defense against Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KOs) this Saturday, December 11 in Germany. Steward talked about this fight, and also shared his thoughts on many current events in boxing, including Marquez-Katsidis, Sergio Martinez, Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya, David Haye, the possibility of Andy Lee facing Sergio Martinez, and much more..
This week’s 103rd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KOs), who is scheduled to defend his title on December 18 against the ageless warrior Bernard Hopkins (51-5, 32 KOs). In his last fight, Pascal became the first man to defeat highly regarded American fighter Chad Dawson. Pascal spoke about his upcoming fight with Bernard, his friendship with Carl Froch, his victory against Chad Dawson, and more.
This week’s 103rd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall (54-10, 37 KOs) who is scheduled to face Fres Oquendo (32-6, 21 KOs) later today at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. McCall talked to us about his fight immediately after the weigh-in, and also discussed his views on the Klitschko brothers, David Haye, Manny Pacquiao, and more!
This week’s 102nd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (27-1, 20 KOs), who is just coming off an impressive victory against Arthur Abraham (31-2, 25 KOs) in Group Stage 3 of the Super Six tournament. Froch is now scheduled to square off against Glen Johnson (51-14-2, 35 KOs) in the semi-finals early next year. Froch provided opinions and insight into his career and future, the Super Six, and other affairs pertaining to the current boxing landscape, including Haye-Harrison, Khan-Maidana, a possible ring return for Ricky Hatton, Pacquiao-Margarito, and more!
This week’s 102nd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (23-0, 13 KOs), who is just coming off a successful title defense against Sakio Bika (28-5-2, 19 KOs). Although this fight was outside of the Super Six, Ward still remains on top of the leader board and is scheduled to square off against “King” Arthur Abraham in the semi-finals of the tournament. Ward provided opinions and insight into both the tournament and his career.
This week’s 101st edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview Roy Jones Junior (54-7, 40 KOs), who has held titles in the middleweight, super middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight divisions. Jones lost a unanimous decision in his most recent effort against long time rival Bernard Hopkins in April. Jones spoke about his career, and also discussed the possibility of making a return to heavyweight in hopes of landing fights against Tomasz Adamek and/or David Haye.
This week’s 101st edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with WBC middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KOs) who is coming off an impressive second round knockout victory against Paul Williams (39-2, 27 KOs). This reverses the result of their previous encounter which was awarded to Williams in a very competitive majority decision. Martinez talked about his victory and also discussed his future, including possible fights on the horizon against Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Junior.
This week’s special 100th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with heavyweight contender Chauncy 'The Hillyard Hammer' Welliver (45-5-5, 15 KOs) who is currently ranked by both the WBO (#9) and the WBC (#14). Welliver spoke about his career and provided opinions on the current boxing landscape, with special focus on the heavyweight division.
This week’s 100th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Floyd Mayweather Senior. His son, Floyd Mayweather Junior, is widely regarded as the best all around boxer in the world today. Mayweather Senior provided his thoughts on his son’s future and the prospect of a fight between him and Manny Pacquiao. He also gave his thoughts on Pacquiao’s victory over Antonio Margarito last weekend.
This week’s 99th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with boxing trainer Freddie Roach who is best known for training pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs). Roach is currently training Pacquiao for a November 13 bout against Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs) for the vacant WBC junior middleweight championship. In addition, Roach is also preparing Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KOs) to defend his WBA junior welterweight title against Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KOs) on December 11. Roach spoke about these fights and also shared his opinions on other matters pertaining to the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 98th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with highly regarded boxing trainer Nazim Richardson, who is currently preparing Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KOs) to face WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KOs) on December 18 in Quebec, Canada. In addition to Hopkins, Richardson is also best known for training Sugar Shane Mosley and Steve “USS” Cunningham. Richardson shared his thoughts on several topics, including Hopkins-Pascal, Steve Cunningham’s future, Shane Mosley, Pacquiao-Margarito, what it means to “swim without getting wet”, and much more.
This week’s 98th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with heavyweight prospect Tyson Fury (12-0, 9 KOs), who recently teamed up with Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward. Fury touched on a variety of topics including his new working relationship with Steward, his desire to face Canadian Champion Neven Pajkic, Pacquiao-Margarito, Haye-Harrison, Froch-Abraham, various moments from his young career, and more.
This week’s 97th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Showtime commentator Al Bernstein. Al discussed a variety of topics, including the Super Six, the bantamweight tournament, Pascal-Hopkins, Marquez-Lopez, Pacquiao-Margarito, Glen Johnson, and his new on-line boxing channel.
This week’s 97th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KOs) who is scheduled to face Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KOs) on November 27 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California. Ward currently tops the leader board in the Super Six super middleweight tournament and is guaranteed a spot in the semifinals. Ward spoke about his upcoming fight, talked about his future in Super Six tournament, and also touched on a variety of other topics pertaining to the current boxing landscape including the Klitschko Brothers, Pacquaio-Margarito, Pascal’s victory over Chad Dawson, Bernard Hopkins, Carl Froch, and more.
This week’s 97th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former WBC super middleweight Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch (26-1, 20 KOs), who suffered his first defeat against Mikkel Kessler (43-2, 32 KOs) last time out in Group Stage 2 of the Super Six super middleweight tournament. Froch is slated to face Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KOs) in Group Stage 3 on November 27 in Helsinki, Finland. Froch spoke about his upcoming fight, reflected on his career, and provided his views on various aspects of the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 96th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Hall of Fame boxing trainer Emanuel Steward, who discussed a slew of different topics, including Vitali Klitschko’s victory over Briggs, Wladimir Klitschko’s upcoming title defense against Derek Chisora, Lennox Lewis, Miguel Cotto, Andy Lee, Freddie Roach, Naseem Hamed, Marquez-Katsidis, Hopkins-Pascal, Pacquiao-Margarito, and much more. He also spoke about his October 23 Boxing Clinic which will be held at the Maple Avenue Gym in Dallas, Texas.
This week’s 96th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former unified middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KOs) who is scheduled to face Bryan Vera (17-5, 11 KOs) on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Pavlik talked about his upcoming fight, spoke about his career, and provided his views on the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 96th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17 KOs) who is preparing to defend his title against Marcos Maidana (29-1, 27 KOs) on December 11. Last time out, Khan put on an impressive performance in his second title defense when he defeated Paulie Malignaggi by eleventh round TKO. Khan spoke about his upcoming fight, his training experiences with Manny Pacquiao, and also provided insights and opinions on the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 95th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former heavyweight world title challenger Michael Grant (46-4, 34 KOs). In his most recent outing, Grant lost a unanimous decision against Tomasz Adamek back in August. Grant spoke about his future and the possibility of an upcoming fight against Jean Marc Mormeck. He also discussed his fight with Adamek, reflected back on various moments of his career, and gave insight and opinions on the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 95th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with featherweight prospect Randy Caballero (4-0, 4 KOs). He is scheduled to face Manuel Ortega (1-3, ) on October 15 at Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California. Caballero has had a story book start to his professional boxing career, scoring four first round knockouts in four professional fights. Once regarded as an elite amateur, Caballero recently signed with Golden Boy Promotions. Caballero spoke about his upcoming fight (which will be televised on Telefutora) and his career aspirations.
This week’s 95th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with boxing trainer Roger Mayweather, who recently led Tim Coleman (18-1-1, 5 KOs) to an impressive third round knockout victory against Patrick Lopez (20-3, 12 KOs). Mayweather is best known for training his nephew Floyd Mayweather Junior (41-0, 25 KOs) who is widely viewed as the best pound for pound fighter in boxing. Mayweather spoke about his nephew and the prospects of Floyd having a fight against Manny Pacquiao. He also provided insight and opinions on his own professional boxing career and various aspects of the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 94th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with middleweight prospect DonYil Livingston (1-0, 1 KO) who is preparing to face Steve Macomber (3-10, 3 KOs) on October 8. Livingston won his professional debut on May 6 when he defeated Lamar Home by second round knockout. As an amateur, Livingston compiled an impressive record of 178-23 where he received many awards and accolades.
This week’s 94th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former Olympic Gold Medalist Audley Harrison (27-4, 20 KOs) who is preparing to challenge WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (24-1, 22 KOs) on November 13. Harrison spoke about his upcoming fight and also provided insight and opinions on his career and other matters pertaining to the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 93rd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former two time heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs (51-5-1, 45 KOs) who is preparing to challenge WBC champion Vitali Klitschko (40-2, 38 KOs) on October 16 in Hamburg, Germany. Briggs spoke about his upcoming fight and also provided insight and opinions on his career and other matters pertaining to the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 93rd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko who is preparing to defend his title on October 16 against Shannon Briggs in Hamburg, Germany. Klitschko regained the heavyweight title in October 2008 after being out of action for almost four years when he beat Sam Peter in lopsided fashion. He has since successfully defended his title four times and is looking to make it five when he faces Briggs a few weeks from now. Klitschko spoke about his upcoming fight, provided insight on various moments from throughout his career, and also shared opinions on the current heavyweight landscape.
This week’s 92nd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former three division champion Sugar Shane Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KOs), who is coming off of a somewhat controversial draw against Sergio Mora (22-1-2, 6 KOs) last weekend. Shane spoke to us about the Mora fight and also discussed his future plans and possibilities in boxing.
This week’s 92nd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with ranked middleweight contender Andy Lee (23-1, 17 KOs) who is coming off of an eighth round technical knockout victory against Michael Walker (19-5-2, 12 KOs). Lee is looking to get back in action almost immediately, and is scheduled to have a fight on October 2 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammon, Indiana, possibly against Troy Lowry (27-10, 16 KOs). Lee is looking to stay busy and is hoping to land a title shot by March of next year. He spoke about his career and his future ambitions in boxing and also provided opinions and views on the current middleweight landscape.
This week’s 92nd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KOs) who became the recognized middleweight champion of the world when he upset Kelly Pavlik by unanimous decision back in April. On November 20, Martinez is scheduled to defend his WBC title in a rematch against Paul Williams (39-1, 27 KOs). When these two first met last December, Williams was awarded a majority decision victory in an explosive action-packed fight that probably could have gone either way. Martinez spoke about his future and reflected on some key moments from his career while also providing his opinions on the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 91st edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Hall of Fame boxing trainer Emanuel Steward, who just led IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko to a tenth round knockout victory against Sam Peter last weekend. This Friday night, Steward’s middleweight contender Andy Lee is back in action and this Saturday Steward is running the third in a series of Boxing Clinics that takes place in Houston, Texas. Additionally, Steward is also training Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto for a December 4 date which is expected to be against Julio Cesar Chavez Junior. Steward shared his insight on these matters and also provided opinions on various other topics including Manny Pacquiao, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Oscar De La Hoya, Haye vs. Harrison, the Williams vs. Martinez rematch, and more.
This week’s 91st edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former two-time WBO welterweight champion Paul Williams (39-1, 27 KOs) who is expected to have a rematch with WBC/WBO middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KOs). When these two first met in December of last year, Williams was awarded closely contested majority decision in a fight many fans felt could have gone either way. Williams spoke about that fight and reflected back on various moments of his career as well as his future plans. He also provided opinions and views on a variety of other topics pertaining to the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 89th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning IBF cruiserweight champion of the world Steve “USS” Cunningham (23-2, 12 KOs), who is expected to be included in a cruiserweight tournament which is slated to start later this year. Cunningham regained the IBF title back in June when he defeated Troy Ross by fifth round technical knockout for the vacant strap. He spoke about his career and shared his views on various topics pertaining to the current boxing landscape. Cunningham also responded to comments directed at him by WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck on last week’s show.
This week’s 90th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Floyd Mayweather Senior. His son, Floyd Mayweather Junior, recently made headlines as a result of insulting Pacquiao in what many observers viewed as a mean-spirited and racially charged attack. Mayweather Senior provided his thoughts on his son’s comments, and also talked about a potential fight between his son and the Filipino sensation. He also shared his views on Chad Dawson’s first professional loss at the hands of Jean Pascal.
This week’s 88th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning IBF/WBO heavyweight champion of the world Wladimir Klitschko (54-3, 48 KOs) who is scheduled to have a rematch against Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KOs) on September 11. Klitschko and Peter first squared off almost five years ago in what was one of the more entertaining heavyweight fights in recent memory. Klitschko was officially dropped three times during the contest, but despite suffering multiple knockdowns, Klitschko persevered and overcame adversity. He was awarded a unanimous decision victory where all three judges scored the fight 114-111 in his favor. Most observers view this as a turning point in Klitschko’s career.
This week’s 88th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning WBO cruiserweight champion Marco Huck (30-1, 23 KOs), who is recently coming off of a fifth round knockout victory against Matt Godfrey (20-2, 10 KOs). It is rumored that Huck will partake in a cruiserweight tournament that is expected to begin sometime before the end of the year. Huck spoke about his recent victory, his career, his views on a potential cruiserweight tournament, his future in the sport, and various other topics pertaining to the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 87th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former three division champion and future Hall of Famer, Sugar Shane Mosley (46-6, 39 KOs) who is preparing to fight Sergio Mora (22-1-1, 6 KOs) on September 18 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The fight will be available on HBO PPV. Following the fight, there will be an after party/birthday celebration (Shane turns 39 on September 7) at the ESPN Zone across the street from Staples Center hosted by actors Cuba Gooding Junior and Larenz Tate. Shane will be fielding fan questions and is giving away tickets on his Twitter. (You can follow him @sugarshanem and his team @mosleytribe for all the up to date info).
This week’s 87th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former undisputed middleweight champion of the world ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993. Hagler was involved in high profile bouts against the likes of Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Vito Antuofermo just to name a few. Hagler is widely viewed as one of the best boxers of all-time and is regarded by many as the greatest middleweight to ever lace up a pair of gloves.
This week’s 86th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KOs) who is coming off of an eleventh round technical decision against previously unbeaten Chad Dawson (29-1, 17 KOs). With the victory, Pascal is now the recognized as the official 175 pound champion by Ring Magazine. Pascal spoke about his victory and his future plans and also touched on various topics pertaining to the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 86th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former two time heavyweight champion of the world ‘Big’ George Foreman who was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2003. Foreman became the oldest heavyweight champion in history when he defeated Michael Moorer by knockout at the age of 45 in November 1994, a full twenty years after he had last held the title. Foreman currently acts in the capacity of manager and trainer for his son, George Foreman III (9-0, 8 KOs) who is better known as ‘Monk’.
This week’s 85th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (31-1, 25 KOs). Abraham suffered the first loss of his career back in March against Andre Direrll (19-1, 13 KOs) in Group Stage 2 of the Super Six Boxing Classic. Abraham currently has 3 points in the tournament, all of which came from his twelfth round knockout against Jermain Taylor (28-4-1, 17 KOs) in Group Stage 1. That puts him in second place, just one point behind Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KOs). Now Abraham prepares to square off against Carl Froch (26-1, 20 KOs) on October 2 in Group Stage 3 of the tournament. Arthur spoke about his career, gave his opinions about the Super Six, and touched on a variety of other topics pertaining to the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 85th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning IBF light heavyweight champion Tavoris Cloud who is coming off of his first title defense against former champion Glen Johnson. Cloud made a good account of himself against the tough seasoned veteran, especially considering it had been a year since his last fight. With this weekend’s upcoming fight between WBC champion Jean Pascal and the undefeated Chad Dawson, a potential mega bout against the winner looms on the horizon. Cloud talked about that possibility, provided his views on his win over Johnson, and touched on some other topics concerning the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 84th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive with the newly crowned WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog who is coming off of a sensational knockout victory against Daniel Jacobs for the vacant title. Pirog talked about his win against Jacobs, his future plans, and also spoke on several other topics pertaining to the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 84th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former undisputed middleweight champion and former light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins. In early April, Hopkins defeated longtime rival Roy Jones Junior seventeen years after the two first met. He reversed the outcome of their first encounter and was awarded a lopsided unanimous decision against Jones. Since that time, Hopkins’ future has been unclear. The future Hall of Famer holds notable victories against the likes of Felix Trinidad, Antonio Tarver, Oscar De La Hoya, Kelly Pavlik, and Winky Wirght just to name a few. Hopkins spoke about his future plans and touched on a variety of other topics pertaining to the current boxing landscape. Hopkins wants to continue with his career and make history yet again. This time he has his eyes set on WBA heavyweight champion David Haye.
This week’s 83rd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter (34-3, 27 KOs). When IBF #1 contender Alexander Povetkin recently backed out of his fight against IBF/WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko, this opened a door for Peter to be his replacement. Peter and Klitschko first squared off back in September 2005. Klitschko was awarded a unanimous decision for his efforts. He did, however, suffer three knockdowns in the process. That inherently makes this rematch one of the more interesting fights that can be made in the heavyweight division, especially since Wladimir has not been involved in a competitive fight since that night almost five years ago.
This week’s 83rd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with middleweight contender Andy Lee (21-1, 15 KOs) who is scheduled to face James Cook (11-3-1, 8 KOs) today, July 30, at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma. The middleweight division is wide open ever since Sergio Martinez scored an upset victory against Kelly Pavlik who has since abandoned the weight class. With a good crop of middleweight prospects on the rise, including Fernando Guerrero, Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, David Lemiux, and Daniel Jacobs (who is scheduled to fight Dmitry Pirog for the vacant WBO title this Saturday), Lee is looking to fill the void and become the main man at 160 pounds.
From “Philadelphia” Jack O’Brien to Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins, the city of Philadelphia has always had a proud tradition in boxing history. Tomorrow night two Philadelphia pugilist are set to do battle when Derek “Pooh” Ennis (21-2-1, 13 KOs) will defend his USBA junior middleweight title against “King” Gabriel Rosado (14-4, 8 KOs). The fight will take place at the Arena in front of a hometown audience in what amounts to a very important fight for the career of each boxer. Both fighters made guest appearance on this week’s 83rd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio for a special face off interview.
This week’s 83rd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward who is currently involved in a lot of recent headlines throughout the boxing world. The top story involved a recent change in opponent for heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, who was originally slated to face IBF number one contender Alexander Povetkin but will instead square off in a rematch against Samuel Peter. There are also rumors in circulation about a potential match-up between Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather Jr. In other news, Steward’s young prospect Domonique Dolton is coming off of an impressive knockout victory against Jeremiah Jones last weekend, and middleweight contender Andy Lee is scheduled to face off against James Cook this Friday. Furthermore, in addition to the events surrounding some of his top fighters, Steward also completed the first in a series of new boxing clinics last Wednesday and he already has a second clinic scheduled for August 4.
This week’s 82nd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former two time heavyweight title challenger Monte Barrett who is recently coming off of a terrific performance against David Tua. Barrett was a big underdog going into his fight with Tua and he was able to rise to the occasion. The bout was controversially ruled a draw in a fight most observers felt Barrett deserved to win. It was a close fight entering the final round, but Tua was deducted a point for throwing Barrett down to the canvas and lost another point when he suffered the first knockdown of his career, compliments of a nice exchange from Barrett. That appeared to be enough to seal the deal for Monte but the judges felt otherwise. Prior to the contest, Barrett had already announced that this would be his final fight win, lose, or draw. Monte spoke to us about his fight with Tua. He also reflected back on various moments from throughout his career and offered his insight on other matters pertaining to the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 82nd edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with boxing trainer Floyd Mayweather Senior whose son, Floyd Junior, is widely viewed as one of the most talented fighters in boxing today. The fight that every boxing fan wants to see is a showdown between Floyd Junior and Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum recently imposed a deadline for exclusive negations on Team Mayweather. The deadline came and passed and garnered a lot of media attention. Floyd Senior spoke to us about Arum’s deadline and the prospects of this fight coming to fruition. He also talked about other aspects of the current boxing landscape.
This week’s 81st edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with heavyweight contender David Tua (51-3-1, 43 KOs) who is all set to face Monte Barrett (34-9, 20 KOs) this Saturday night, July 17 at the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tua, who is currently the WBO’s number two ranked contender, has his eyes set on another shot at the title. Tua last fought for the title in November 2000 when he lost a unanimous decision to WBC/IBF champion Lennox Lewis. Known for having tremendous punching power and a granite chin, Tua remains a formidable foe in today’s heavyweight landscape.
This week’s 81st edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured exclusive interviews with middleweights Fernando Guerrero (18-0, 15 KOs) and Ishe Smith (21-4, 9 KOs). Guerrero and Smith are set to do battle on the SHOBOX main event this Friday, July 16. In a day and age where trash-talk is far too common in boxing it was a breath of fresh air hearing two athletes engage in a civil discussion about their upcoming fight. Both pugilists share a mutual respect for each other as evidenced by their sportsmanlike conduct. Professionals both inside and outside the ring, this one has the potential for a lot of fireworks.
This week’s 81st edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former three division champion Sugar Shane Mosley. Earlier this week news emerges that Mosley will be squaring off against Sergio Mora on September 18 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Mosley is coming off of a unanimous decision loss against Floyd Mayweather Junior back on May 1. Mosley spoke about that fight, his upcoming fight with Mora, his future plans, and various other aspects of the current landscape in boxing.
This week’s 80th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning WBO junior welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (25-0, 11 KOs) who is currently preparing for a July 17 fight against Luis Carlos Abregu (29-0, 23 KOs). The fight, which takes place at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, is scheduled at 147 pounds and will represent Bradley’s HBO debut appearance. Bradley talked about his upcoming fight and his future plans in the 140-47 pound landscape.
This week’s 80th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with boxing trainer Roger Mayweather who currently trains his nephew Floyd Mayweather Junior. Roger recently led Floyd to an impressive one-sided unanimous decision against Sugar Shane Mosley. Since that time, public demand for a fight between Floyd and Manny Pacquiao has reached an all time high. Roger spoke about the possibility of such a fight taking place and numerous other topics pertaining to the current boxing scene.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward who recently scored a dominant victory against Allan Green in round two of the Super Six. In round one, Ward shocked the world with the impressive nature of his victory over tournament favorite Mikkel Kessler. Ward is the only participant in the tournament with two wins and he tops the overall leader board and is guaranteed a spot in the semi-finals, but first he must square off friend and former Olympic teammate Andre Dirrell in group stage three of the tournament.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former professional fighter Sugar Ray Phillips who owns a boxing gym in Dallas called ‘Big Sugar Ray’s Real Deal Boxing Gym’. Phillips had an impressive amateur record of 145-6 and he won a National Golden Gloves title to his credit. As a professional, he is best known for his 1977 bout against Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Still closely connected with boxing, Phillips is an avid fan of the sport who had some interesting things to say about news pertaining to a potential showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather as well as rumors regarding a possible ring return from ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Showtime boxing commentator Al Bernstein. Following Andre Ward’s impressive victory over Allan Green in the final group stage two match-up of the Super Six Boxing Classic, Bernstein shared his views on the tournament and other aspects of the current boxing landscape.
The Doctor Theodore A. Atlas Foundation is a New York based community service organization that provides help and support to those in need, in particular children. Founded in 1997 by boxingtrainer and commentator Teddy Atlas, the Foundation was created to celebrate the memory of Teddy’s father who practiced medicine until he was 80 years old.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview Floyd Mayweather Senior whose son recently scored an impressive one-sided victory against Sugar Shane Mosley. Rumors have recently been in circulation about a potential showdown in the fight everyone wants to see, and that of course is a fight between Floyd Mayweather Junior and Manny Pacquiao.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with boxing trainer and fight commentator, Teddy Atlas. As a trainer, Atlas is best known for twice leading Michael Moorer to the heavyweight championship. He currently works as a commentator on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” and is also presently training the IBF’s number one ranked heavyweight contender Alexander Povetkinwho will possibly face Wladimir Klitschko for the titles in his next fight.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former two time heavyweight champion of the world Hasim Rahman, who is best known for scoring an upset knockout victory against Lennox Lewis in South Africa for the unified WBC/IBF heavyweight championship. More recently, Rahman took fifteen months off following his loss against reigning champion Wladimir Klitschko. He made his return to the ring this March and knocked out Clinton Boldridge in one round. Now he is preparing to face Shannon Miller as he attempts to put himself back into the title picture.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning WBA Super World super middleweight champion Andre Ward who is preparing to defend his title on June 19 against Allan Green in round two of the Super Six. Ward shocked the world in round one when he thoroughly outclassed tournament favorite Mikkel Kessler in lopsided fashion. Now Ward looks to build off that victory as he attempts to take his next step forward in tournament play.
Less than a week after the observance of Memorial Day, in which Americans honor those who have both past and presently represented our country, one such veteran rejoiced after regaining a similar medal to those presented to our armed forces. Steve “USS” Cunningham, a member of the US Navy from 1994 to 1998, obtained his second world championship in a bout against Canadian Troy Ross for the vacant IBF Cruiserweight title; a title which Cunningham had previously held and subsequently lost. Speaking with On the Ropes Boxing Radio on June 7, USS Cunningham made no qualms about his renewed motivation and excitement for what the future holds for him inside the ring.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Hall of Fame boxing trainer Emanuel Steward, who trained and prepared Miguel Cotto for his impressive victory against WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman this past weekend at Yankee Stadium. Steward is also currently working with unified IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Steward talked about Cotto’s victory and his future and also touched on some recent news pertaining to Klitschko and a potential unification showdown against WBA champion David Haye.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning WBO interim lightweight champion Michael Katsidis who recently scored an upset knockout victory against Kevin Mitchell in his own backyard at the United Kingdom. Katsidis has been mentioned as a possible future opponent for WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan who systematically outworked Pauli Malignaggi in an impressive victory a few weeks back. Katsidis spoke frankly about his recent victory and various other subjects pertaining to his career and the current boxing landscape.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former two time heavyweight champion Chris Byrd. Early in the interview, Byrd notified our audience that he does not intend to continue on with his boxing career. Byrd, who was always known as a small heavyweight, used slickness, quickness, and tremendous defensive skills to compete with the best the division had to offer during his long and illustrious career which saw him square off against many of the best fighters of his generation. That someone so small in stature was able to compete and succeed at a championship level in boxing’s most prestigious division during an era of gargantuan ‘super heavyweights’ is a marvel in and of itself.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former WBC light heavyweight champion Montell Griffin, who was in final preparations for his bout last night against Ross ‘The Boss’ Thompson. Griffin was going for win number fifty in his career against Thompson but came up short. The fight was ultimately ruled a ten round draw with final scorecards read 96-94 for Griffin, 97-93 for Thompson, and 95-95. During the interview, Montell spoke about various moments throughout his long and illustrious career as a professional boxer.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with world class trainer Freddie Roach who is best known for his work with pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao. In addition to training Pacquiao, Roach also works with reigning WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan who recently defended his title when he scored an impressive eleventh round stoppage against Paulie Malignaggi.
On the Ropes Boxing Radio Episode 73 featured an exclusive interview with Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, who is currently in training with Miguel Cotto for his upcoming junior middleweight title bout against undefeated Yuri Foremen. Towards the end of the interview, thanks to Emanuel Steward, fans were treated with a surprise cameo appearance from Cotto himself. This allowed for some special insight from Miguel pertaining to his upcoming June 5 clash with Foreman at Yankees Stadium.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Hall of Fame boxing trainer Emanuel Steward, who is currently training Miguel Cotto for his June 5 fight against WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman. Steward is also currently working with unified heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and middleweight contender Andy Lee, who scored a second round technical knockout against Mamadou Thiam last weekend.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with boxing trainer Ronnie Shields, who currently works with junior middleweight Kermit Cintron and heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek. Adamek recently scored an impressive victory against Chris Arreola. Meanwhile, Cintron found himself on the losing end of a technical decision against Paul Williams in a bout that ended prematurely when Cintron fell through the ropes following a trip and was deemed unable to continue.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with super middleweight Andre Dirrell, who recently beat Arthur Abraham via disqualification in round two of the Super Six. Dirrell is scheduled to square off against fellow Olympian teammate Andre Ward in round three.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi who is scheduled to challenge reigning WBA champion Amir Khan on May 15. Malignaggi is coming off of a victory in his rematch with Juan Diaz reversing the verdict from their first encounter.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with boxing trainer Floyd Mayweather Senior whose son, Floyd Jr., recently defeated Sugar Shane Mosley in a dominant performance. Mayweather discussed a variety of topic including the Mosley fight and a potential showdown between his son and Manny Pacquiao.
Ever since the mega bout between Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Junior was officially announced, the guests from On the Ropes Boxing Radio have shared their views on this contest. Click here to read what some of our most recent guests, including some of the top trainers and best fighters, have had to say about the fight everyone is talking about.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with boxing trainer Roger Mayweather who is currently training his nephew Floyd Junior for his May 1 clash against Sugar Shane Mosley. Mayweather touched on a variety of subjects pertaining to the mega fight and the current boxing landscape.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with boxing trainer Floyd Mayweather Senior whose son (currently being trained by Roger Mayweather) is preparing for a May 1 bout with Sugar Shane Mosley. Floyd Senior shared his predictions on the upcoming super fight and talked about his son's career.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former IBF featherweight and super featherweight champion Robert ‘The Ghost’ Guerrero who is currently set to square off against Roberto David Arrieta on April 30. Guerrero discussed his future plans which include moving up in weight to compete in the 135 pound division.
Nazim Richardson: "If you put it on the scale and it weighs 147, there are certain farm animals that Shane Mosley can knock out"This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with highly regarded trainer Nazim Richardson who is currently working with Sugar Shane Mosley in preparations for his May 1 clash with Floyd Mayweather Junior. Brother Nazim discussed a variety of topics including Mosley's upcoming clash against Mayweather and Bernard Hopkin's long awaited revenge against Roy Jones Junior seventeeen years after the two first fought.This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interviews with trainers Ronnie Shields and Roger Bloodworth, both of whom have worked with Tomasz Adamek during preparations for his April 24 bout against Christ Arreola. Adamek was previously trained by Andrew Gmitruk who is no longer working with Adamek due to health reasons. For Shields and Bloodworth, this is not the first time the two have worked together when preparing a fighter for battle.This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured exclusive interviews with reigning IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, Hall of Fame boxer Carmen Basilio, and reigning WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto. Highlighting this week’s episode was the exclusive interview with Wladimir Klitschko, who recently stopped American contender “Fast” Eddie Chambers by twelfth round knockout.This edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Hall of Fame Boxer Carmen Basilio. The former two time world welterweight champion and former middleweight champion discussed various moments from his sensational career. This is a complete transcript of that interview.This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reigning WBC super middleweight champion Carl “The Cobra Froch. In round one of the Super Six super middleweight tournament Froch won a somewhat controversial decision against Andre Dirrell, who has since gone on to beat Arthur Abraham in round two. Now Froch prepares for his own round two match-up when he squares off against Mikkel Kessler on April 24 in Kessler’s home country of Denmark. Determined as always, Froch made his intentions clear—he plans on winning the tournament and doing so in style.
This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former undisputed middleweight champion Bernard Hopkins. Although Hopkins officially has five career losses on his record, only one man beat him convincingly and that was Roy Jones Junior. That was almost seventeen years ago, way back in May 1993. The two will finally meet again this Saturday night in a pay per view event. We were afforded the opportunity to speak to Hopkins about the rematch with Jones, his future plans in the sport, and other topics pertaining to the current boxing landscape.
This past week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with three division champion Erik “El Terrible” Morales. “El Terrible” was last seen inside the squared circle when he lost a somewhat controversial decision at the hands of David Diaz back in August 2007. This Saturday night Morales returns to the ring for the first time in a fight against former WBA lightweight champion Jose Alfaro.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 65: Published March 26, 2010) This past week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward who is best known for his work with Tommy Hearns and Lennox Lewis. Steward also currently trains reigning unified heavyweight champion of the world Wladimir Klitschko who recently stopped “Fast” Eddie Chambers by twelfth round knockout. Emanuel spoke about a variety of topics, including Wladimir’s performance against Chambers, a potential fight between Wladimir and David Haye, and the upcoming mega fight between Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Junior.
This week's edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with 'King' Arthur Abraham, who defeated Jermain Taylor in round one of the Super Six super middleweight tournament. Abraham is currently preparing for his March 27 second round match-up against Andre Dirrell, who previously lost a controversial decision to Carl Froch in the first round.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 63: Published March 14, 2010) This past week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Devon Alexander who had just defeated Juan Urango two days earlier. With the victory, Alexander added a second title to his collection in becoming the unified WBC/IBF junior welterweight champion. Alexander discussed the fight, his future plans, and more. by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 62: Published March 5, 2010) This past week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Angelo Dundee. The legendary trainer was last seen under the boxing spotlight when he acted as a special consultant for Oscar De La Hoya in his final fight against Manny Pacquiao. Dundee, who is best known for his work with Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, has worked with fifteen world champions during his long and illustrious Hall of Fame career. Dundee shared his wisdom, insight, and experiences during an outstanding 45 minute conversation. Always known for his great storytelling abilities, Dundee used his unique blend of charm, wit, and a great sense of humor to bring these tales to life.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 61: Published February 27, 2010) This week's edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Andre Dirrell who was preparing for his Super Six round two match-up against Arthur Abraham. Dirrell discussed his injury which resulted in a three week delay of this fight, and also touched on his controversial loss against Carl Froch in the first round of tournament play.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 61: Published February 23, 2010) Kevin McBride was last seen inside the ring on October6, 2007 when he lost by sixth round TKO against four time title challenger Andrew Golota. That was over two years ago and most fans have since assumed that was the last we would see of him. Monday night, in the 61st edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio, McBride informed the world otherwise when he announced plans that he intends to resume his boxing career. He also touched on various moments from his career and shared an unusual tale regarding to his highly publicized fight against former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, 'Iron' Mike Tyson.
 by Geoffrey Ciani & Jenna J (Ep. 60: Publish February 21, 2010) This edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with Freddie Roach, who is widely viewed as one of the best trainers in boxing today. Best known for his work with pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao, Roach discussed a variety of topics surrounding the current boxing landscape. This is a complete transcript of that interview.
Freddie Roach: "This could be our last fight"by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 60: Published February 19, 2010) This week's edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with boxing trainer Freddie Roach, best known for his work with Manny Pacquiao. In addition to training Pacquiao, Roach is now working with junior welterweight champion Amir Khan, who has show vast improvement since teaming up with Roach. In addition to getting Roach's views, this article also explores what former lightweight champion David Diaz had to say about his upcoming title fight against Humberto Soto.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 59: Published February 14, 2010) This week's edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured a nice conversation with former IBF welterweight champion, Kermit Cintron. We also had a good discussion with heavyweight contender Jason Estrada and his father/trainer, Roland. Estrada lost unanimous decision against Tomasz Adamek last week at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Eddie Chambers: "I'm going to come home heavyweight champion of the world" by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 58: Published February 6, 2010) This week's edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured a nice conversation with the number one ranked heavyweight, Eddie Chambers, who is slated to challenge Wladimir Klitschko for his WBO and IBF heavyweight championship belts. We also had a good discussion with heavyweight contender Jason Estrada and his father/trainer, Roland. Estrada is slated to face Tomasz Adamek this Saturday, February 6 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 57: Published January 30, 2010) This week's edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former undisputed junior middleweight champion of the world Ronald 'Winky' Wright who was last seen inside the ring the previous April when he suffered a defeat at the hands of Paul Williams. This edition also included an interview with former WBA junior welterweight champion Vivian Harris.
Allan Green: "Ward wouldn't be a problem for me at all" by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 56: Published January 22, 2010) An exclusive interview with super middleweight contender Allan Green highlighted this past week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio. Green is slated to face fellow contender Sakio Bika on February 5. The winner of this contest is rumored to become the replacement for Jermain Taylor in the Super Six super middleweight tournament. We had a nice conversation with Green which covered a wide variety of topics.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 55: Published January 16, 2010) This week's edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former undisputed welterweight champion of the world, 'Super' Zab Judah, who had recently defeated Ubaldo Hernandez. This edition also featured an interview with head trainer Jeff Mayweather who is currently working with both Celestino Caballero and Mickey Bey.
by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 54: Published January 8, 2010) This past week’s  edition of On The Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan who was coming off of an impressive recent first round victory against Dmitriy Saleta. The episode also included a nice chat with undefeated IBF cruiserweight champion Tavoris Cloud, who discussed his future plans in boxing.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 53: Published December 28, 2009) Last week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured three exclusive interviews. Paul Malignaggi sounded off with suspicions that Manny Pacquiao is using illegal substances to enhance his performance and Micky Ward discussed his famous trilogy with Artuo Gatti, but before that, highlighting this episode was a very interesting interview with the man widely regarded as the best junior welterweight in boxing, Timothy Bradley.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 52: Published December 18. 2009) This past week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto who is in preparation for a January title unification showdown against 'Sugar' Shane Mosley. Also featured in this episode was an interview with RA The Rugged Man who is best known for his recent radio show interview with Floyd Mayweather Junior.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 51: Published December 11, 2009) This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured exclusive interviews with Chad Dawson, Austin Trout, and Fernando Guerrero. Highlighting this episode was the very interesting interview with the man widely regarded as the best light heavyweight in boxing, Chad Dawson who was coming off of an impressive victory in his rematch with Glen Johnson which helped erase the memories of their controversial first encounter.
Andre Ward: "The fight turned out just like we envisioned!" by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 50: Published December 5, 2009) This week’s fiftieth edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured exclusive interviews with Andre Ward, Sugar Shane Mosley, and Natre Campbell. Highlighting this episode was the very interesting interview with newly crowned WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward, who is coming off of an upset victory against Super Six tournament favorite Mikkel Kessler. In addition, Mosley and Campbell both discussed their future plans.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 50: Published December 2, 2009) This edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with the reigning WBA welterweight champion 'Sugar' Shane Mosley who is actively seeking a fight against Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr. This is a complete transcript of that interview.
Kevin Johnson: "I can stand outside and box the hell out of Klitschko" by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 49: Published November 27, 2009) This week’s forty-ninth edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured exclusive interviews with Oleg Maskaev, Kevin Johnson, and Holly Holm. Highlighting this episode was the very interesting interview with former WBC heavyweight champion Oleg Maskaev. Maskaev is slated to take on Nagy Aguilera on December 11. If he wins this fight, he is then scheduled to face Ray Austin in a WBC title eliminator. Additionally, Johnson spoke about his upcoming fight against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and Holly Holm, widely viewed as the best pound for pound female fighter in the sport, spoke about her career and future.
by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 48: Published November 20, 2009) This week’s forty-eighth edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured exclusive interviews with Andre Wardand “Iceman” John Scully. Highlighting this episode was the very interesting interview with Super Six tournament participant, Andre Ward. Andre is slated to take on WBA super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler this Saturday in Oakland, California. For Ward, this is a tough draw in the opening round as Kessler is the odds-on favorite to win the tournament, but the 2004 Olympic Gold Medalist is ready for the challenge.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 47: Published November 13, 2009) This week’s forty-seventh edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured three live exclusive interviews: Paulie Malignaggi, Sugar Ray Phillips, and young prospect Shawn Porter. Highlighting this episode was the very interesting interview with former IBF junior welterweight champion, Paulie Malignaggi. Paulie had some very interesting things to say.
 by Geoffrey Ciani (Ep. 46: Published November 6, 2009) Monday’s special two hour edition of On the Ropes Boxiong Radio was highlighted by a very interesting interview with future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins. In the interview (which lasted approximately 45 minutes), Hopkins talked about anything and everything. He spoke about his upcoming December fight with Enrique Ornelas, talked about the long awaited rematch with Roy Jones that is tentatively slated for March, and touched on previous contests with Felix Trinidad, Joe Calzaghe, Roy Jones, and Jermain Taylor, just to name a few.
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 by Geoffrey Ciani & Jenna J (Ep. 38: Published September 26, 2009) This edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former undisputed middleweight champion 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler. The Hall of Fame champion, best known for his bouts with Tommy Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Roberto Duran, touched on many key moments from his long and illustrious career. This is a complete transcript of that interview.
Wladimir Klitschko 'On the Ropes' Interview Transcript by Geoffrey Ciani & Jenna J (Ep. 36: Publish August 28, 2009) This edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with reiging unified IBF/WBO unified champion Wladimir Klitschko, who is recently came off of a win against Ruslan Chagaev for the Ring Magazine Championship. This is a complete transcript of that interview.
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