Episode Details

DON CHARLES UNFILTERED: FROM WAR TO WEMBLEY.

In one of the most revealing interviews yet, legendary boxing trainer Don Charles opens up about a life that began in the horrors of the Biafran War and took him through Nigeria, Britain, homelessness, depression and hardship before eventually leading him into the boxing world.

Don speaks completely openly about his childhood, his strict parents, moving to the UK, refusing to return to Nigeria, sleeping rough in a park, losing everything, fighting depression and finding his way into boxing.

Chapters:

0:00 intro

1:54 Streetlife out now Shizzio X Uk Apache X Devlin

2:30 Welcome Don Charles / Monster Truck

3:33 Biafra Nigeria war / mental trauma

7:01 Biafra war impact / war history taught

8:41 aftermath of Biafra war

10:11 Dad was successful banker

11:27 moving to the UK

12:48 UK Vs Nigeria School

14:54 strict parents / kids need hard discipline

17:06 Pilot dreams

19:08 dad would test me every day

21:44 strict parent pressure makes diamonds

23:23 parents return to Nigeria but I stayed

25:45 refusing to leave the UK

27:44 homeless sleeping in a park

30:16 jobs / getting own place

32:32 I’m a loner / can’t afford shoes/ book

34:41 missing / avoided family for 10 yrs

38:18 getting into boxing

44:47 never wanted to turn pro

46:45 fighting depression

50:07 lost everything / Ireland move / wife

52:17 getting into Boxing coaching

55:27 meeting Derek Chisora / coaching him

59:05 name ‘Don Charles’ origin

59:36 coaching Derek / Amateur coaches need recognition

1:01:34 what makes a good coach?

1:02:23 God given talent VS Destiny

1:04:19 life is a movie

1:06:29 Chisora boxing record / Tyson Fury

1:08:51 Robert Helenius loss was robbery

1:10:19 boxing point system upgrade

1:11:32 Klitschko Vs Chisora fight

1:13:28 boxing is a team sport

1:14:02 loss is not good enough

1:14:42 viral David Haye Chisora press brawl

1:17:24 arrest over Haye Chisora brawl

1:20:47 Chisora VS Malik Scott / win run

1:21:34 Tyson Fury is a genius / boxing IQ

1:22:01 Chisora sacked me / contracts

1:23:04 trainer pay / money made

1:23:46 Prince Nas / Brendan Ingle beef

1:24:39 Ben Davison recent loses

1:25:19 CV / is Chisora mad?

1:27:45 not at Usyk fight / my signature style

1:28:47 return after sacking / Pulev fight

1:31:05 Chisora sacked me again

1:32:08 always remember the start

1:32:36 Chisora 50 fight career / retire?

1:33:46 meeting Daniel Dubois / training him

1:36:04 attributes needed / DDD could be any athlete

1:37:06 Dubois record before training him

1:37:39 Dubois Vs Usyk

1:38:33 was it al low blow? DDD Vs Usyk

1:41:28 Dubois Vs Big Baby Miller

1:42:03 Dubois Vs Hrgović

1:42:19 Dubois Vs Aj

1:43:33 AJ chair threat / KO

1:45:39 Dubois Vs Usyk rematch

1:46:29 can Usyk be beaten

1:46:40 Dubois Vs Wardley

1:50:11 Dubois Vs Wardley 2

1:50:35 parting with Dubois / pride aside

1:53:23 did Dubois party before the fight?

1:54:45 pulling fighters out

1:56:30 greatest boxers ever

1:57:16 Prime Ali Vs Prime Mike Tyson

1:57:27 AI boxing Q’s

1:59:42 Prince Nas & Ben Whittaker

2:00:06 AI Q’s cont…

2:01:34 thoughts on Misfits & BKFC boxing

2:03:17 AI Q’s cont…

2:09:34 final MSG / Thank you