Podcast Episodes

Boxing History - British Heavyweights

Episode 129

British boxing history goes back hundreds of years, and the heavyweight division is the oldest division for obvious reasons. There have been countless British heavyweights over the centuries, ranging…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Mythical Matchup - Manny Pacquiao vs Edwin Valero

Episode 128

In the early 2000s, both Manny Pacquiao and Edwin Valero were new and hard-hitting lower weight sensations. Their career trajectories were clearly on different paths, but for a few years, Pacquiao-Va…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Boxing History - Unnecessary Fights

Episode 127

We love huge, meaningful fights that everyone's been asking for. But let's face it: for every superfight we crave, we get umpteen fights that don't make much sense.

On this episode of the Knuckles an…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

Best & Worst Multi Division Champions

Episode 126

With Terence Crawford taking aim at yet another division, it gives us another opportunity to talk about some history.

On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing historian Patrick Conn…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Boxing Trainers - The Good, The Bad & The Wild (Part 2)

Episode 125

Our respect and reverence for boxing's trainers hasn't changed since Part 1, but with only a finite amount of time with which to work, we had to return for more.

On this episode of the Knuckles and G…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Boxing History - Memorably Bad Decisions

Episode 124

Many things about boxing can't quite be duplicated. One of them is the thrill of waiting for an unknown decision to be read. Adjacent to that is the mixture of anger and embarrassment felt as a fan…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Deontay Wilder Career Discussion

Episode 123

Deontay Wilder, aka "The Bronze Bomber," is almost certainly at the end of his career. At the very least, he appears to be approaching the end very quickly. There can be no question that he often del…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

"Gallo" Estrada vs "Bam" Rodríguez Preview & Super Flyweight Discussion

Episode 122

Juan Francisco Estrada and Jesse "Bam" Rodríguez should be a high level super flyweight/junior bantamweight clash. Thankfully we've been able to follow the lower weight classes far more closely in re…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Boxing Trainers - The Good, The Bad & The Wild (Part 1)

Episode 121

In boxing, trainers are essential parts of the equation. And over the decades, there have been some extremely memorable fight trainers, and for a variety of reasons.

On this episode of the Knuckles a…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Boxing History - Memorable Knuckleheads

Episode 120

Boxing has it all: great characters, tragedy, triumph, drama. But the sport is also packed full of knuckleheads. You know them. The fighters who couldn't keep from opening their mouths, couldn't stay…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago