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  • THIS BOOTS IS MADE FOR BOXING

    THIS BOOTS IS MADE FOR BOXING
    2025/04/16
    Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis turned in a terrific showing to dismantle Eimantas Stanionis with aplomb inside six rounds. Yet there’s still plenty to do before those labelling him great are proved correct. Critics still say he takes too many punches and one wonders if the talent pool at welterweight is deep enough to take him forward. Yet there should be no doubt he’s a very special fighter. Yet Hannah Rankin’s journey in combat sports might be reaching its end after a grisly KO loss in BKB saw her lying unconscious. And we reflect on the penultimate fight in Chris Eubank’s career as This Week In History focuses on the British superstar climbing to cruiserweight to challenge Carl ‘The Cat’ Thompson. Thanks, as always, for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 時間 28 分
  • THREE TITLES AND A BIG BABY

    THREE TITLES AND A BIG BABY
    2025/04/09
    THREE TITLES AND A BIG BABY Last December, Jarrell Miller walked into the WBA convention and asked to be moved into the top five of their heavyweight rankings. The sanctioning body did better than that - they’ve reintroduced their interim title for him to contest. Also at heavyweight, Joe Joyce turned in a typically gutsy showing but came up short against Filip Hrgovic. What now for the Juggernaut? In This Week, heavyweights remain the theme as we go back to 2004 and a devastating loss that turned out to be the making of Wladimir Klitschko. Thanks, one and all, for the ongoing support. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 時間 22 分
  • WHAT NEXT FOR USYK?

    WHAT NEXT FOR USYK?
    2025/04/02
    World heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is plotting his next move, with Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker both seemingly in the running to face the king. The chasing pack watch with interest, knowing their own futures might be at the mercy of Usyk’s choice. Derek Chisora, the IBF’s leading contender, is among them. But does the ageing warhorse really deserve a shot and, furthermore, is Chisora challenging Dubois or Usyk something the sport really needs? There’s plenty of action to digest as Mikaela Mayer and William Zepeda marched on and the journey of Pat Brown began. In This Week, we go back to 1990 and a fight that birthed one of the most underrated fighters of the decade, Terrible Terry Norris. For regular weekly bonus content, please consider becoming a Patreon or Subscriber. We appreciate you all. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 時間 14 分
  • LEGENDS NEVER DIE

    LEGENDS NEVER DIE
    2025/03/24
    Tributes to George Foreman, Colin Hart and Livingstone Bramble are paid this week. Foreman was a gigantic presence in every possible way - to such a degree that we presumed he’d go on forever. The loss of Hart, the doyen of British boxing journalists and friend of the podcast, hits particularly hard but comfort is found in the life he cherished. There’s also time to reflect on the performances of George Kambosos and Skye Nicholson, a look ahead to the weekend’s action, and in This Week we look back on the rematch between Matthew Saad Muhammad and Hart’s personal favourite, John Conteh. Please enjoy and spread the good word of The Opening Bell. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 時間 9 分
  • KICKING OFF

    KICKING OFF
    2025/03/20
    Should Nick Ball have been thrown out of his fight with TJ Doheny after booting him in the leg? That question, alongside analysis of the fight, is in sharp focus this week. We also examine the £100,000 fine dished out to Chris Eubank Jnr and explain both why it was so high and where the money goes. And in This Week we go back to the Nineties and a Mike Tyson undercard that featured one of the most unappreciated technicians of them all - Mr Ricardo Lopez. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    56 分
  • THE LAST BELL

    THE LAST BELL
    2025/03/13
    In this week’s episode we talk to one of the greatest of all boxing writers, Don McRae about his new book and reflect on victories for Harlem Eubank and Lauren Price, who may have ended the careers of Tyrone McKenna and Natasha Jonas. McRae, in a teaser for an in-depth interview in the bonus podcast, details the process of writing what he believes will be his final boxing book: The Last Bell. In This Week in History we go back to 1980 and a hectic world lightweight title fight between Jim Watt and Charlie Nash in Glasgow. Spread the word if you like what you hear, comrades! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 時間 19 分
  • OFFICIAL COMPLAINT

    OFFICIAL COMPLAINT
    2025/03/06
    The two biggest talking points of the weekend were triggered by the decisions of referees - Steve Willis to deny Lamont Roach a knockdown and Marcus McDonnell to disqualify Paddy Donovan. But were they right calls? The fights, that saw Lewis Crocker win in bizarre circumstances and Gervonta Davis snatch a draw, are also broken down. We brace ourselves as the build-up to Chris Eubank Jnr-Conor Benn begins and, in This Week, we go back to 2007 and Kevin Mitchell winning a British humdinger. Please follow, leave a review and support us in any way you can. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 時間 12 分
  • THE EQUALISER

    THE EQUALISER
    2025/02/27
    Dmitry Bivol gained revenge over Artur Beterbiev following another close and high quality encounter. Did the right man win this time? We also wonder if in fights like these judges should be encouraged to score rounds level if they’re struggling to find favour. We look at each of the undercard fights in detail with gushing praise for both Callum Smith and Joshua Buatsi in particular. There’s also time for a look ahead to next weekend when Gervonta Davis takes on Lamont Roach and, in Belfast, Paddy Donovan dukes it out with Lewis Crocker. Thanks for listening - make sure you’re following us and, if you have time, drop us a review to help us along. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 時間 5 分