Latest / Boxing B-Sides / [BxBD] Barrios-Garcia coming up, Ball-Figueroa recap

Transcript

[BxBD] Barrios-Garcia coming up, Ball-Figueroa recap · Boxing B-Sides

0:00
This shit ain't nothing to me, man. This is Boxing
0:03
Before Dark. Boxing. Boxing. Boxing. Back. Back.
0:06
Back. Back. Back. Before. Before. Before. Before.
0:11
Boxing. Boxing. Boxing. Boxing Before Dark. This
0:15
is Boxing Before Dark. Okay. Okay. Boxing. Yes.
0:25
So much boxing. Um. Let me see. But the intro
0:30
this week is go get a library card and actually
0:32
use it. Yeah, I'll have that be the lead in.
0:39
All right. Let me get the fucking timer. All
0:43
right. Cool. Cool. Boxing before dark. We're
0:47
back, baby. Yeah. I was gone on a trip. It was
0:52
so good, guys. If you're ever in Japan and you
0:56
want to get out of the city, but still want to
0:59
only speak English and have no problems, I highly
1:03
recommend Takayama. Takayama? Yeah, it's up kind
1:09
of in the north. It's in the Gifu Prefecture,
1:12
but... It has an outdoor museum of an old village
1:17
that they set up. And every building has cards
1:22
in English about all the items and where it came
1:25
from. I learned a lot about silk farming. But
1:30
there are full buildings outside. It's a full
1:33
village. And then the downtown area has an old
1:37
shopping district that's very picturesque. And
1:41
some of the souvenirs are really overpriced,
1:43
but certain stores were crazy cheap. I got some
1:47
beautiful little handmade things for like $2.
1:52
Nice. And this tiny little ladybug magnet for
1:58
50 cents or 50 yen. So I don't know what that
2:01
is in American, like 30 cents. Yeah, something
2:04
like that. Yeah, it's crazy. And I got a fluffy
2:08
little squirrel made out of rabbit fur for $3.
2:12
Nice. Yeah, it's crazy. Oh, wow. You know what's
2:20
crazy? Gervonta Davis. I kind of fell behind.
2:25
So he was out on bail, and then they put out
2:29
a new warrant for him. Yes. For breaking his
2:32
parole. Back when he was a... released the last
2:36
time yeah so he just didn't want to stay in the
2:42
house that he registered is that what he did
2:45
yeah that's exactly what it was that's so stupid
2:49
like i'm sure his because it was his coach right
2:54
his coach's house calvin ford yeah yeah i'm sure
2:57
the house is nice like he wasn't told he had
3:03
to stay in a crack shack or anything and it's
3:08
uh i mean if you don't want to stay there like
3:12
what he got caught staying at like fancy resorts
3:16
and things like that i mean if you're gonna not
3:20
if you're gonna break your probation the terms
3:22
of your probation then you should probably not
3:25
be public about it yeah that's crazy Yeah. Anyways,
3:34
just bad choice after bad choice, Gervonta. Like,
3:38
what the fuck? That warrant was rescinded. I
3:43
just read a few minutes ago. Oh, was it? Is it
3:46
because he's on parole in a different state?
3:49
I didn't read why. I just saw that it was wiped
3:52
away. Interesting. Manny Pacquiao. Joins the
4:00
Team Boxing League. I don't understand what this
4:04
is. I'm out of the loop. Team Boxing League was...
4:09
There would be teams with different cities. Like,
4:14
for example, Manny Pacquiao is going to be the
4:16
team captain for San Diego. Okay. And they would
4:21
send, like, five fighters in certain weight classes.
4:26
And it's just one round, like one round at Featherweight
4:29
between those two, one round at Lightweight,
4:32
one at Welter, etc. One round is kind of crazy.
4:36
I don't think I've ever heard of anything set
4:39
up for one round. I've heard short fights, like
4:42
four round fights or three round fights. Yeah,
4:44
but it's the team as a whole completes the entire
4:49
fight. Okay, so it'd be like... These two for
4:53
one round, these two for one round, these two
4:55
for one round, and then the team who wins three
4:59
out of the five rounds wins? I think that's how
5:02
it works. Interesting. I mean, it sounds like
5:07
it would be good for, like, really young guys.
5:11
Yeah, developing guys. Yeah. But, I mean, it
5:14
kind of makes sense that Manny Pacquiao's in
5:17
it. Like, he's almost 50. Yeah, one round is
5:22
not too tiring. I can see Pacquiao being pretty
5:29
good at one round, actually. He's still got three
5:31
minutes of explosiveness. Yeah, and you don't
5:36
have to pace yourself. Yeah. So he's going to
5:41
participate as a fighter. Like I said, team captain
5:44
of the San Diego TJs. Interesting name for the
5:49
team. He will move into an ownership position
5:54
for Team Boxing League and he will be the primary
5:58
global ambassador. I've said this about a few
6:04
things Manny Pacquiao does. I don't like him
6:07
owning things and being part of the organization
6:11
and fighting at the same time. That seems ripe
6:16
for corruption. Yeah, if you're gonna fight,
6:21
fight. If you're gonna be an owner, then be an
6:23
owner. Yeah, I don't know. Like, I haven't heard
6:27
of him doing anything that seems corrupt yet,
6:31
but it just seems like a conflict of interest
6:34
to me. Yeah, I can see that. Oh, conflict of
6:41
interest. We are interested in this conflict.
6:45
Oscar Collazo will be rematching Movin Jerusalem
6:48
on March 14th. So that's fine. I mean, it's not
6:53
a bad rematch. But I don't want to see anything
6:57
except Jerusalem and Tataran. Like, that's my
7:01
matchup at minimum. Collazo's probably just going
7:07
to win again. I assume. I would expect he will,
7:13
but this will get... Koyaza will now have two,
7:19
or he already has two, and then this is going
7:23
to be a third. Yeah, I'm not mad at the matchup,
7:27
it's just I want the other one more. Does it
7:34
say where they're fighting? I haven't seen. Yeah.
7:38
I assume it'll be in the States on an undercard.
7:42
Maybe Puerto Rico, if anywhere. That'd be good.
7:49
Collazo doesn't get to fight at home very often.
7:54
Speaking of fighting at home, Mickey Conlin will
7:58
be fighting Kevin Walsh in Belfast on March 20th.
8:06
Mickey Conlin's just cracked. Like, I was very
8:12
excited about Mickey Conlin going pro, and he
8:15
just doesn't have the chin for it. And that's
8:20
not something he can really help. I mean, he
8:22
could improve his defense, but if he gets caught,
8:24
he gets caught. Yeah, Mickey Conlin and defense.
8:31
Yeah, I mean, it's not... terrible until all
8:35
of a sudden it is. You know what I mean? Yeah.
8:41
He's got pretty good defense, but if anybody
8:44
gets through, he just has a glass chin like it's
8:47
porcelain. But I'll watch it. I like Mickey Conlin.
8:54
He didn't have the chin for pro. That'll be on
9:00
DAZN. So that's fun. injustice lester martinez
9:09
will be fighting for the interim title on march
9:13
21st while fucking mble is elevated to full title
9:19
yeah did you see the interview with uh lester
9:23
on the pro box podcast i did not he's such a
9:29
wholesome guy like i don't know i hadn't seen
9:32
him speak very much so the the interview is all
9:35
in spanish so obviously i'm going off subtitles
9:38
but uh he just seems so happy like i don't know
9:44
i i was a fan i'm more of a fan now that i've
9:48
seen him talk and he just seems so like excited
9:53
about getting opportunities i i don't know also
9:58
i didn't realize guatemala has easy to understand
10:01
Spanish. Like, I could pick out words. Lots of
10:06
those South American countries are very hard
10:08
for me. But yeah, I would suggest people go watch
10:17
the interview. It's like, I don't know, 10 minutes,
10:20
and it just really made me more of a fan of Lester
10:23
Martinez. Man, I'm over here being too... Too
10:29
busy being gutted that he's relegated to this.
10:33
Yeah. I mean, I didn't recognize the name of
10:38
the guy he's fighting. I don't know if you did.
10:41
I don't really watch that weight class. It's
10:44
a very difficult name. Something Ali. Yeah. So
10:51
I'm assuming Lester's going to win. And then
10:54
he has to be in line for the winner of Canelo
10:57
and Beely, right? Is Canelo Mbili happening?
11:01
I don't think it's signed, but it's sanctioned.
11:07
I don't really understand what that means. If
11:12
Mbili wants to take that as a defense, then it's
11:16
approved by WBC. I mean, Mbili would be kind
11:20
of stupid not to. That's a big payday. His name
11:24
is Emmanuel. Emmanuel Aleem. Oh, that's not that
11:31
difficult. It just looks, it has a lot of extra
11:33
letters. Okay. Yeah, so since Canelo and Billy
11:40
is sanctioned, I assume that's going to happen.
11:43
And I assume that whoever wins this interim gets
11:47
that shot next. That's what I was saying in Discord
11:52
was I don't... It's not often that the WBC calls
11:58
for their interim titles to be consolidated with
12:04
the main title. I do think that's the plan in
12:09
this specific case, though. That would be good.
12:12
I think, I mean, that'd be Leicester's biggest
12:16
fight by a time. So I think he should be rematching
12:23
Mbili. But if this goes, he gets the winner of
12:27
the Canelo and Billy fight. I'm not mad at it,
12:31
really. Like, if Mbili manages to beat Canelo,
12:35
it becomes a super fight, at least in my opinion.
12:39
And if Lester gets a Canelo payday, I'm happy.
12:44
Honestly, I think at this point, Lester Martinez
12:46
probably beats Canelo. At this stage, you might
12:51
be right. Even at this stage. I kind of think,
12:55
I don't know about Mbili. Mbili is so one speed.
12:59
That's exactly what I was going to say. Exactly.
13:01
Yeah. But Lester adjusts so well. Like, I really
13:08
was impressed with him in the Mbili fight because
13:11
he was losing. And then he managed to make adjustments
13:14
and come back in the last half of the fight.
13:18
I had Lester winning, but I mean, a draw is not
13:21
crazy. Yeah, a draw was reasonable. But yeah,
13:26
Leicester winning was, to me, felt more reasonable.
13:30
Yeah, yeah. So I'm just excited for Leicester.
13:33
And he seems excited. He's like, this is great.
13:37
I'm getting shots now. People know who I am.
13:39
He's like, I went home to Guatemala. I didn't
13:42
pay for anything. It was amazing. People came
13:44
up on the street. I was like, do you want a beer?
13:47
Do you want some food? Have some food and a beer.
13:52
How can I make your road to the title easier?
13:57
Yeah, he joked about how he's gotten fat and
14:00
needs to, like, get back in the gym and away
14:03
from the public a little bit. Makes sense. Makes
14:06
sense. Yeah. Let's see here. Santiago Taniguchi
14:12
at Light Flyweight for Santiago's WBA WDO titles
14:19
on April 3rd. Same day, IBF minimum weight, Tataran
14:26
versus Perez. This is a Shadada card for sure.
14:31
I'm super excited for this one. Yeah, I made
14:35
sure to jot these down for you. I think Santiago
14:41
probably wins, but it'll be fun. And I hope Tataran
14:46
wins because, like I said, I still want that
14:49
Jerusalem -Tataran fight. Is Jerusalem -Tataran,
14:55
is that still... If we're assuming Jerusalem
14:59
is going to lose and not have a title anymore,
15:03
does that lose its luster? Not for me. Maybe
15:09
a little bit. I really wanted the Filipino unification
15:13
fight. That was my dream fight. I really wanted
15:19
them to put that on the Manila card, the 50th
15:22
anniversary of the thriller in Manila, but they
15:25
didn't. Because they're lame. But I still think
15:29
it would be a huge fight. And I think it would
15:32
be cool if they did it in the Philippines. But,
15:34
I mean, I guess minimum weights don't draw very
15:40
well. Even if it happens, it's going to be on
15:43
an undercard probably somewhere else. Yeah, they
15:45
don't get to command. Much of where they go or
15:49
who they fight. Yeah. But I thought that was
15:53
a perfect setup for that anniversary card in
15:57
Manila and they just didn't make it happen. Lauren
16:03
Price has a mandatory defense for the WBA. Will
16:12
be taking place on April 4th. I don't think I
16:16
know who Lauren Price is. She is the three -belt
16:21
welterweight champ. Oh, I do know who she is.
16:24
I just needed to see her face, yeah. Nice. We'll
16:29
see if the Michaela Mayer gets made after that.
16:37
I assume that's kind of a homecoming fight for
16:41
her? Yes. She's Welsh, right? I don't know if
16:44
she's Welsh. Yes. She was born in Newport and
16:49
she lives in some Welsh town. I have no idea
16:53
how you pronounce. Estradmanach or something?
16:56
Oh, now I want to see. Lauren Price. Oh, shit.
17:08
I think Estradmanach is probably close. That's,
17:11
I think, as good as it's going to get. I have
17:14
no idea how to read well. But that's cool. I
17:18
like when fighters get to go home. Yeah, I'm
17:38
expecting this to be a one -sided beatdown. Right.
17:43
I think the question becomes not if Pavel's going
17:49
to lose, but rather when and how. Yeah. Those
17:56
Montreal cards are always so one -sided. Like,
17:59
there's hardly ever upsets. I don't know. Eye
18:03
of the Tiger. That's how they get down. They're
18:06
not my favorite. Yeah. They're not my favorite
18:08
promoters. Speaking of favorites. Or not your
18:14
favorite. Sky Nicholson is going to be headlining
18:17
a card in April in Australia. Alright. Yeah.
18:26
That's fun. Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois May
18:32
9th. This should actually be fun. This is a fucking
18:37
banger. I am excited about this. Yeah, I don't
18:41
watch heavyweights very often, but this one has
18:43
my attention. When they're good, they are so
18:46
good. This is just going to be big, meaty men
18:50
throwing heat. Let's see. Hamza Shiraz is facing
19:00
Alem Begich. I think that's how you say it. That's
19:05
in Manchester in May. Diego Pacheco dropping
19:11
out of the purse bid. That whole sequence of
19:15
events was fucking weird. I was disappointed
19:18
in Pacheco. Quite. I really didn't think he would
19:22
back out of that one. Yeah, I didn't either.
19:25
Pretty lame. Yeah. Jack Catterall versus Jose
19:31
Ramirez in Fresno on May 30th. I mean, Catterall
19:42
should win. No? I think so. I would prefer if
19:49
he loses. What this one comes down to, they're
19:54
both pretty past it, but Catterall has better
19:58
coaching. So that should be the deciding factor,
20:04
at least in my opinion. I don't like Jack Catterall.
20:08
I don't find him fun to watch at all. I don't
20:13
know. He's just kind of dirty. I don't know.
20:16
I don't like Catterall. His resurgence as a true
20:21
blue Philly -style fighter has been hilarious.
20:28
Yeah. I don't know. I am not a Jack Catterall
20:32
fan. Are you a fan of Armando Resendiz versus
20:38
Jaime Munguia? This one will be on Zerdo Benavidez's
20:42
undercard. I am super excited for this one. This
20:46
is a good fight. I think it's close. I think
20:49
both of them have pretty shit defense. I think
20:52
it's just going to be a monk fest. It's going
20:54
to be great. Yeah. Personally. I'm super excited
20:59
for this one. It's just going to be... A Mexican
21:03
brawl. Is Resendiz Mexican? Yes. Yeah, okay.
21:09
It's... They are pretty closely matched. And
21:15
I know people give him a lot... Resendiz, they
21:17
give him a lot of shit because he lost to Elijah
21:20
Garcia, I think is his name. Which is... Yeah,
21:24
I think... That's a pretty crappy loss to have.
21:27
But Munguia's had the worst for wear, I think.
21:32
When it comes to losses and just a general go
21:35
of things. Getting sparked by a random Frenchman.
21:38
Yep. Yeah, I'm leaning to Resendiz on this one.
21:43
I kind of am too, but I think it's just going
21:45
to be a really fun fight. Yes, it should be.
21:48
Like, I'm just excited for the matchup. That
21:53
one's worthy of rolls, I think. I think so. And
21:58
it's close enough. Like, I think that's truly
22:00
a 50 -50. Yeah. Yeah, you're right. Oh, man.
22:07
Speaking of roles, who do you pick? Errol Spence
22:11
versus Tim Zhu in the summer. This is a battle
22:16
of the washed. Yes. Like, so much so. Quite.
22:20
I don't know, man. Errol Spence has been out
22:22
for so long. I know Spence doesn't do tune -ups,
22:27
but maybe he should have. Just to see if he can
22:31
still even move. Yeah, on B -sides, that's exactly
22:36
what I said. Tim Zhu taking the tune -up is kind
22:42
of the opposite of what needs to happen. Yeah.
22:47
Yeah, I don't know. I'll be watching this one,
22:50
but I kind of think it's just going to make me
22:52
sad. Because either Errol Spence is completely
22:57
washed and loses to Tim Zhu, which shouldn't
23:03
happen, but I can see it happening, or Tim Zhu's
23:07
career is over, which also makes me a little
23:11
sad. Like, I think the loser goes home on this
23:14
one. I think this is a last -ditch effort to
23:21
salvage... any shine from Errol Spence and try
23:26
to rehab Tim Zhu's image with the will of Errol
23:34
Spence. Yeah, I think that's a good way to put
23:38
it. This is both of them trying to save their
23:41
career. Yes, and Errol Spence not taking a tune
23:45
-up after two plus years. After a beating. I
23:52
know Errol Spence always stays in shape. Like,
23:54
I've never seen a picture of Errol Spence where
23:56
he wasn't just ripped, but... He did let himself
24:00
go after the Crawford fight, yeah. I don't follow
24:04
Spence super closely, but, like, the last kind
24:09
of interview thing I saw, he looked like he was
24:11
in good shape, but... Tim Zhu's pretty washed,
24:15
but being in good shape isn't enough to beat
24:18
Tim Zhu. Yeah. Saul had an interesting take,
24:25
which was, I'll believe it when I see it, how
24:28
many times over the last two years have we heard
24:33
Errol Spence is coming back against X, Y, or
24:36
Z fighter? That's true, but I do think him is
24:40
the least dangerous opponent that they've proposed
24:46
for Spence in a long time. Yeah, I agree. I can
24:52
see this one happening. I don't particularly
24:54
disagree with Saul. Spence has a history of not
24:59
actually fighting. Everyone he says is in the
25:05
works or almost signed. But I could see this
25:07
one happening. This is the safest opponent he
25:10
said he's coming back to. Yeah. This one fucking
25:17
just... really fucking pisses me off um wbc strips
25:24
shakur stevenson for not paying a sanctioning
25:27
fee in his last fight which was at a different
25:30
weight class for a different organization and
25:34
they expected him to pay a fucking sanctioning
25:36
fee yeah this this one's just weird i saw an
25:42
interview with wbc is yeah And, I mean, I don't
25:51
know how any of this shit works, but he said
25:54
that they wanted to make a special belt for it
25:58
and that something something and something about
26:02
rules and it's a flat fee for this one or whatever.
26:07
It's all just kind of bullshit, though. Yes.
26:12
I don't know. The whole situation seems stupid.
26:17
Like, WBC always bends over, or they bend their
26:24
rules. Constantly. Yeah, for, typically for Mexican
26:28
fighters, but they do it for money guys, mostly.
26:34
And I don't, I, like, skipping. Shakur is a money
26:39
guy. Right, skipping this one bullshit fee. In
26:44
order to keep the belt on Shakur, have him fight
26:48
for that title more often is going to get you
26:53
more money. So this was an interesting hill that
26:58
they chose to die on. Yeah, I didn't, even him
27:03
explaining the situation, I didn't really understand
27:05
it. Yeah, because he's full of shit. Yeah, well.
27:11
Usually they have at least some logic you can
27:14
follow. Right. Yeah. Man, logic you can follow.
27:20
Matchroom signs an eight -show deal with Fox
27:24
Sports Australia. I believe that counts for New
27:29
Zealand as well. I mean, TV deals are good. Yeah,
27:34
get after it. Yeah. I don't want to see Matchroom
27:39
die. I know they're not everybody's favorite,
27:41
but they're a big active promotion company. Given
27:46
the state that boxing is in right now, I do not
27:50
want Matchroom to even get a boo -boo. Yeah.
27:55
I would put this as good news. Yes. I think Sky
28:01
is going to be headlining the first one. I think
28:05
that's what they're trying to do. I don't think
28:10
that's a particularly bad choice. I mean, I don't
28:13
like her, but... She's good looking. I mean,
28:16
it's gonna... Yeah, she's pretty and talented
28:19
and she's pretty good in the interviews. Yeah.
28:24
She seems like an alright person. Yeah, she's
28:27
not a bad kind of figurehead for... The only
28:32
problem is her fights are so boring. Yeah. I
28:37
don't like when they headline, when boring people
28:41
headline the broadcast for, I know it's not free
28:47
TV, but like TV that a lot of people have. Because
28:51
then it just kind of, well, especially females,
28:54
it's like, oh, female boxing is boring. It almost
28:57
chases casuals away. Yeah, and like the only,
29:02
Your only sell with Skye as the headline is that
29:06
she's good looking. And I don't particularly
29:10
like that either for female boxing. But I know
29:14
it's how it works. Yeah, it's unfortunate. Like,
29:17
Sharnika should get... She should get a good
29:21
rub from this, though. She's a lot more exciting
29:25
to watch. That's true. Speaking of exciting to
29:31
watch, Yuri Orkus, Gamboa, and Lee Selby are
29:37
going to BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing. They're not
29:43
fighting each other. It's just they're both.
29:45
I saw them both. Yeah, they're both going to
29:48
that promotion. Gamboa is going to do well there,
29:51
I think. Yeah, he's going to do like Austin Trout
29:54
did with BKFC. I mean, I don't watch bare -knuckle
30:01
boxing. I'm not particularly opposed to blood,
30:04
but that's just too much for me. The cuts are
30:07
fucking atrocious. Yeah, I say it any time a
30:13
bare -knuckle comes up. The last time I watched
30:17
it, I watched a woman get punched in the eye,
30:20
and she later lost that eye, or at least lost
30:23
the use of it. I'm like, I'm good. I don't need
30:26
to watch this anymore. Yeah, I just... Bare Knuckle's
30:31
too bloody for me. I don't mind in boxing when
30:35
there's a bad cut because it's not every fight.
30:37
But every Bare Knuckle fight in every Bare Knuckle
30:41
organization, there's just blood everywhere.
30:44
Even Muay Thai isn't that bloody by comparison.
30:48
Yeah. This was on the rumor mill. Not sure how...
30:54
how much uh veracity there is to it but Devin
30:57
Haney versus Manny Pacquiao is being explored
31:00
I don't want to see that I don't either I don't
31:04
want to see Manny Pacquiao fight like at all
31:07
except for maybe team boxing league yeah or like
31:11
a Mayweather rematch because Mayweather's broke
31:14
as fuck but like I don't want to see Manny Pacquiao
31:19
in there against champions I just don't It's
31:24
not fair, number one. And we talked about that
31:26
at length with the Barrios fight. But number
31:29
two, Manny doesn't deserve to be there. And it's...
31:37
Dangerous. With Barrios, you have the... He's
31:46
not that good. So it's a little bit more even.
31:50
But Devin Haney... Is going to put a fucking
31:53
shellacking on Manny Pacquiao. Yeah. And it's
31:57
going to be an embarrassment for such a legend.
31:59
A living legend. Yeah, I really don't want to
32:02
see this. I don't want this in any way, shape,
32:06
or form. I'm going to call Bill Haney right now.
32:10
Tell him to stop. Yeah, just stop. Yep. Man,
32:16
speaking of broke Mayweather. Files a $340 million
32:21
lawsuit against Showtime and Steven Espinoza,
32:25
former president of the former Showtime Sports.
32:32
I don't even know where to start with this. One,
32:36
it's been 10 years. Yes. How did you, if it's
32:41
true, which I don't think it is, but if it's
32:44
true, how did you not notice that you didn't
32:46
get $340 million? Like, everybody's like, oh,
32:52
he has so much money. Why would he notice? That
32:55
is a piss poor excuse. Like, if they said that
32:58
he didn't notice not getting even $10 million.
33:02
Sure, I guess. Like, on the grand scale of Mayweather's
33:06
bank account. that's like me missing $100. But
33:11
$340 million, even at his peak, that's a good
33:15
chunk of money for Mayweather. I think of his
33:20
entire net earnings, I think that would be like
33:24
30 % of it. How do you not notice that you don't
33:28
get 30 %? Yeah. And like, how do you not notice
33:32
that you don't get 60 % that year? Like, I just,
33:39
this can't be true. In the deposition, he's alleging
33:49
that Stephen Espinosa and Showtime routed money
33:55
to accounts that were owned by Al Heyman. But
34:01
Al Heyman is not named in the deposition. Yeah,
34:06
because Mayweather knows he'd be countersued
34:09
to the end of time if he named Al Heyman. I mean,
34:13
we were talking about it a little bit ago in
34:17
Discord, and a lot of Al Heyman fighters, past
34:24
or present, still speak very highly of him. He's
34:30
on a pretty bad skid right now. But Adrian Broner,
34:36
for whatever his word may be worth, said, Al
34:40
Heyman was always transparent with me. He was
34:43
always helpful to me in money matters. Yeah,
34:49
I just don't believe this at all. I don't either.
34:54
One, I don't think it matters how rich you are.
34:57
You're going to notice if you're not getting
34:59
over $300 million. Like, that's a crazy amount
35:04
of money. And number two, if it's true, how do
35:09
you not notice for 10 years? Like, if this was
35:15
two years ago, I didn't get my money, that would
35:18
almost make sense because like, oh, you were
35:21
doing your taxes or whatever. But like, how do
35:25
you not notice that when you file taxes? Like...
35:31
Mayweather must have accountants. That's what
35:33
Chief said. Exactly what Chief said. When you
35:37
are at that level of wealth, how do you not have
35:41
an accountant or an advisor, a money manager,
35:46
a fiduciary? How do you not have one? I haven't
35:52
looked at how many years he's saying that they
35:55
funneled this money. Any one year, if you funnel
36:00
$100 million away, you have to note it. That's
36:04
a pretty noticeable number. Yeah, Mayweather
36:07
was not making $500 million a year. And even
36:12
if he was, that's like, I'm not that good at
36:15
math. It's more than 20 % of $500 million. That's
36:20
like 60 % of $500 million. Oh, yeah, 340 of $500.
36:24
Yes, you're right. Yeah, like, it's just such
36:27
a large amount. I don't understand how you could
36:29
miss it. And Mayweather must have had accountants.
36:35
And I've never really heard of him having IRS
36:39
trouble, so he must have been filing taxes. Yeah,
36:43
I've never heard of him having issues with money
36:46
at all. Yeah, but, like, if... If he failed to
36:51
file $300 million of income, the IRS would be
36:56
on his ass. Yeah, the IRS is on my ass for a
37:02
considerably smaller number. Exactly. And like,
37:06
whatever the taxes on $340 million is, if he
37:13
paid that out of pocket, his accountant would
37:16
notice. Like... I don't know the tax system in
37:21
America, but that's literally millions of dollars
37:23
of taxes, isn't it? Yeah, tens of millions. Yeah,
37:27
like, how do you pay that much taxes and not
37:30
notice that you didn't get the money? This can't
37:36
be true. I don't understand how this could possibly
37:39
be true. We were perusing Mayweather's social
37:46
media, public social media stuff. He recently
37:49
purchased a jet that's worth $65 million. He's
37:55
on the hook at a jeweler for $1 .5 million. And
38:02
he owes a real estate developer in New York about
38:08
half a million. I can 100 % believe that Mayweather
38:14
blew this money. Yes. But I can't believe that
38:18
he didn't get it and didn't notice. Like, I know
38:27
you're rich, but you're not so rich that you
38:29
don't notice $300 million missing. Like, what
38:36
the fuck? Yeah, so he's not, like, flat broke.
38:41
He owns a lot of real estate. He owns some jewelry
38:47
pieces that are like $20 to $50 million each.
38:51
Yeah, he's not liquid, but I'm sure he has enough
38:55
assets he could fix this. Yeah, he'd just have
38:59
to downgrade his lifestyle. He's spending like
39:05
he's still fighting twice a year for hundreds
39:09
of millions. Yeah. Yeah, I have no problem believing
39:14
he blew the money, but I just I don't see how
39:18
he could possibly have not gotten the money and
39:21
just didn't notice. Yeah. But we'll see how this
39:26
develops still in the early stages. I expect
39:30
I'm I kind of expect this is going to get laughed
39:33
out of the courtroom. Like, get real, buddy.
39:37
Well, and isn't. some of the um evidence he's
39:41
submitting like social media tweets from rick
39:45
glazer of all people yeah yeah taking start suing
39:54
showtime and paramount for 340 million dollars
39:59
on the word of rick glazer just that is a special
40:06
level Of fucking dumb. Yeah, I can't see this
40:12
actually making it through chords because I can't
40:15
see it being true at all. But. We'll see how
40:22
this turns out. I'm expecting Mayweather to come
40:26
back in a couple exhibitions. He's what I'm expecting.
40:29
He has a couple of exhibitions lined up. Does
40:32
he? Yeah, Mike Tyson and some kickboxer guy.
40:37
All right. Let me put some notes in here. Social
40:44
media stuff. LVX Media Net. All one word. Fucking
40:49
follow that shit. Wherever you are listening,
40:53
if you could hit us with a rating, really helps
40:56
move us up the accursed search algorithm. And
41:00
if you're feeling a little extra, a review would
41:02
not go amiss. If you would like a boxing calendar,
41:07
if you'd like to see one that's pretty well put
41:10
together, if I do say so myself, pretty thorough,
41:14
you can go to lvxmedia .net and just scroll down,
41:19
and it's right there. And while you're there,
41:22
why don't you check out Josh's hit pieces on
41:27
the Wayside Sports Review. So that's fun. Dandruff
41:33
doesn't just affect your hair, it chips away
41:36
at your confidence. But I'm here to tell you,
41:38
it doesn't have to be this way. It's time to
41:40
say bye to flakes with flakes. Flakes isn't a
41:44
scented wash you get from the grocery store that
41:46
just masks the problem. It's a powerful, medically
41:49
formulated treatment designed to get to the root
41:51
of the toughest dandruff. Flakes works fast to
41:55
control the flaking, calm the itching, and soothe
41:58
the redness that's on your scalp. And here's
42:00
another pro tip. Flakes will also help with that
42:03
stubborn beard gruff if you have that too. Imagine
42:06
feeling completely free to wear whatever you
42:08
want whenever you want to. Imagine just focusing
42:11
on your day and not on your scalp. That's the
42:14
difference that Flakes makes. Go to lvx .be slash
42:18
flakes for a nice little discount while you help
42:20
us out a little bit in the process. Don't settle
42:23
for temporary fixes that smell like the produce
42:25
section of your grocery store. Fight back with
42:28
a shampoo that dermatologists trust. Do you have
42:35
that nagging feeling of being exposed when you're
42:37
online? In today's world, a simple antivirus
42:40
isn't enough. Your digital life, your photos,
42:43
your bank accounts, your family's privacy, it
42:46
all needs more than just a basic firewall. You
42:49
need Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes is your complete
42:52
shield against the chaos of the internet. The
42:55
powerful next -generation antivirus instantly
42:57
quarantines threats, locks down malware before
43:00
it can do any damage. But it doesn't stop there.
43:03
It includes an ultra -fast, ultra -private VPN
43:06
to encrypt your connections, keeping your location
43:08
and data private while you're on public Wi -Fi.
43:12
Plus, the integrated ad blocker makes your browsing
43:15
cleaner and faster. Whether you're protecting
43:17
your personal machine or securing the whole household,
43:20
Malwarebytes has a plan for you. Go to ldx .be
43:24
slash mwb, but find the subscription that's right
43:27
for you. Don't wait for the next error message.
43:31
Take control of your digital piece at ldx .be
43:34
slash mwb. Cool. Recaps, recaps, recaps. We have
43:43
a few to get through because you were not here.
43:46
Yeah, sorry. No, these are good cards, so I didn't
43:49
want to skip them. like um pro box tv on friday
43:55
january 30th uh it was a pro box card it was
43:59
a little bit more decision heavy than we're used
44:02
to yeah it was still a solid card but we're spoiled
44:08
with pro box that's exactly what i was gonna
44:09
say is we've been spoiled by pro box so this
44:13
one seems like a dud just by comparison Still
44:18
a million times better than any Eye of the Tiger
44:21
card that's ever happened. Yes. Let's see. Suleman
44:28
Sagawa dropped the ball. My boy. To Rene Palacios.
44:34
And Brian Flores, majority decision over Starling
44:38
Castillo. Moving on. Saturday, January 31st.
44:44
Did you see this one? I saw the main event later,
44:49
but I missed everything else. Dina Torslund was
44:53
as dominant as we expected. Excellent. I'm glad
44:58
to hear it. I really like Dina. Yeah, she was
45:00
good. And in the main event, Jakub Bank gets
45:06
the stoppage in 12 over William Scholl. How shit
45:11
is Canelo? That's what I was... Gonna bring up.
45:18
I honestly feel like the stoppage was a little
45:21
suspect. And I think that it was in the last
45:26
15 seconds of the fight. I think that they did
45:30
it so that Jakub Bank can say, I stopped the
45:35
guy that Canelo couldn't. I do think Skull could
45:39
have made the bell. Yes. I wouldn't have been
45:42
mad if they hadn't stopped it. But it's also
45:45
not the worst stoppage we've seen. No, it's not
45:48
terrible, but... Yeah, yeah. I do kind of feel
45:52
what you're saying. And I can see that point
45:55
of view for sure. But I mean, Skull was losing
45:58
on the cards anyways. And Yakubank did put a
46:02
beating on William Skull that Canelo couldn't
46:05
or didn't. Exactly. So either way, he did better.
46:10
Yeah. Yakov Bank was cutting off the ring very
46:14
nicely, I thought, actually. And Skull came in
46:18
a tracksuit. We expected that, though. Yes, you're
46:23
right. Or I expected that. But I think Bank looked
46:29
pretty good. I will probably watch his next fight
46:32
now. And he stopped William Skull when Canelo
46:35
couldn't even really hit him very much. How shit
46:40
is Canelo? Canelo is so washed. He never had
46:45
great footwork, but now it's just kind of really
46:49
bad. I think Jakub put it in better perspective
46:55
for me personally. Seeing, like, this is what
46:59
it looks like to cut off the ring against the
47:01
guy who's planning to run the whole time. Yeah.
47:06
And maybe it's because Bank had more film. Because
47:11
I'd never heard a skull before Canelo. But if
47:13
Canelo was as good as he... If Canelo was as
47:18
good as he was, he should have been able to cut
47:21
off the ring. This was for a secondary title
47:27
in the WBO. So expect Jakub Bank to get the first
47:33
crack at... The winner of Shiraz Begich. Which
47:37
is probably Shiraz. I would assume so. I don't
47:42
know how that fight goes. Because this is the
47:44
only Yakov Bank fight I've ever seen. I don't
47:47
know much about him. But. Shiraz is a mover.
47:53
As well. Different kind of mover. He could move.
48:01
Could be a mover. I don't know. I think he'd
48:04
be down to trade with Bank. I don't know if that's
48:09
a good idea. Yeah, Shrug. I don't know either.
48:14
I'm interested to see that fight now. I don't
48:18
know. The next generation of super middleweights
48:23
is here. It's not my favorite weight class, but
48:25
168 is getting interesting again. Speaking of
48:31
interesting, Matchroom at the Newcastle Arena.
48:38
Let's see. Leo Atang gets a stoppage in three.
48:41
You do not have to change your name. Congratulations.
48:45
Nice. Josh Padley, I spoiled this one for you.
48:51
It's okay. I really did think that I was being
48:56
vague with the... That was not vague at all,
48:59
Leo. Oh, shit. Yeah, but... Electrifying stoppage
49:06
over Jawad Belmedi. It was fast. I was still
49:12
surprised at how quickly he knocked him out.
49:16
I mean, Josh Padley's kind of getting me to come
49:20
around on him. Yeah, he's shaping himself up
49:24
to be a nice little contender here. Yeah, and
49:28
his story is great, too. Yes. I love when working
49:31
guys kind of make it. The People's Electrician.
49:36
Yeah. Even though he's British, I kind of cheer
49:40
for him anyway. I don't know if you've heard,
49:43
just on B -Sides, we've been doing the Comrades
49:45
thing a bit lately. Yeah, yeah, I always listen
49:49
to B -Sides, partly just to make sure we don't
49:52
overlap too much. The comrades thing is funny,
49:56
but I will not be joining. Josh Kelly. I don't
50:01
get why it's comrades if you're Chinese. I don't
50:04
know. Isn't that Russian? It's because you're
50:05
communist. Okay. That's what I gather. I see.
50:14
Josh Kelly squeaks by. I was surprised. I expected
50:23
Kelly to lose. I did too. I thought Kelly was
50:28
selling whatever little shine he had to a champion
50:33
that desperately needs to be... Some shine? Yes.
50:38
Who needs some credibility. Yeah, and that just
50:42
didn't happen. Like, good on Josh Kelly. I was
50:45
not expecting him to really even be in this fight.
50:49
I knew he'd come to try and win, but I didn't
50:51
expect him to pull it off. I think this kind
50:54
of kills Murda. I don't think we'll see him again
50:58
in anything big. I don't know if I would misspoke
51:04
on B -sides when I said I hope that he's not
51:08
a very good watch, but he was pretty damn fun
51:11
against him. Yeah, I think Murda Zaliev can be
51:17
fun, but he falls into that very Eastern European
51:21
style. that I find not so fun. Yeah. Josh Kelly
51:27
pulled him into a fun fight in this one. Like,
51:31
this fight was a banger. I really enjoyed this
51:33
fight. And I guess I gotta watch Josh Kelly now,
51:39
which kind of sucks. Bokrum is petitioning to
51:45
the IBF for the rematch. Yeah, and the controversy
51:51
with the cards. Yeah. The British scoring or
51:56
whatever. Yeah, so... Who was the British guy?
52:01
Steve Gray? No, that's the ref. It's a judge
52:07
whose name I recognize. Anyways, he had it 10
52:12
-10 in the 12th. And that was Steve Gray. You're
52:15
right. Okay, yeah, yeah. Which... gave josh kelly
52:20
the win 10 10 rounds are bullshit across the
52:24
board i don't like them but uh i kind of thought
52:28
the 12th was a murder round myself and one of
52:31
the judges had it for him but the other judge
52:33
had it for josh kelly so the 10 10 isn't that
52:37
controversial other than it's a 10 10 and it
52:40
decided the fucking outcome of the fight like
52:43
yeah i we need to have a conversation with the
52:48
brits and their fascination with 10 10s that
52:54
uh statement they put out from the american combat
52:58
conference or whatever the hell it was called
53:01
yeah that was a hundred percent uh kind of like
53:05
slap to the brits saying no 10 10 rounds because
53:09
they hardly ever happen in america anyways That
53:13
was a very not subtle way of telling the Brits
53:17
that they're bullshit. And then this happened
53:19
shortly after. Josh Kelly is in talks with Xander
53:28
Zayas right now. That's what they're looking
53:32
to do. I mean, I kinda agree that Murda deserves
53:37
a rematch. I think so too, given how close it
53:39
was. Yeah, but the Josh Kelly -Zayas is a bigger
53:44
fight, I think. Oh, definitely. Marta Zaliev
53:50
is not a very marketable fighter. Even though
53:55
this fight was a banger, I don't think anyone
54:01
cares about Marta Zaliev, which is a mean thing
54:03
to say, but he's nobody's favorite fighter. Yeah,
54:08
he's probably not even his mom's favorite fighter.
54:12
As the saying goes. Yeah. But I did kind of put
54:18
this as an early fight of the year candidate.
54:21
Yeah. It's on my list now. Yeah, let's get to
54:26
Xander Zayas here. In San Juan, Puerto Rico,
54:31
really quickly, Juanmita Lopez gets a UD. With
54:37
Conor Goad. They were calling him Little Canelo.
54:41
Just because he was a redhead. Alright. I was
54:46
expecting a stoppage win. Just because he had
54:50
him in trouble a few times. Oh well. It was only
54:56
his fifth fight. What are you going to do? Giovanni
55:01
Santillan gets a UD over Courtney Pennington.
55:05
And... Xander Zayas, split decision win over
55:11
Abbas Baru to unify the WBO, WBA, Super World's
55:15
Week titles. Yeah. Eight to four for Baru? I
55:22
don't know about that. That card was pretty out
55:25
there. I was cheering for Baru, and when they
55:28
announced that card, I was like, what the fuck?
55:32
Zayas definitely won that fight. Absolutely.
55:36
Yeah. And he looked pretty good in it, actually.
55:40
Yeah, the maturation of Xander Zayas is unfolding
55:46
before our eyes. The guys think that these titles
55:52
are now going to be held hostage by Top Rank.
55:56
I mean, if he fights Josh Kelly, that's a pretty
56:01
dangerous fight. That is a damn good fight. Yeah,
56:05
I mean, Zayas should win it, but I would not
56:09
consider that holding the belts hostage. That's
56:12
a dangerous opponent. Yeah, that's what they
56:17
came down with, was we're not going to see Zayas
56:24
in anything relevant or notable. And he's 23
56:30
now, not until he's almost 30. I mean, that's
56:36
a possibility. Top Rank really does lock shit
56:39
down. They protect their guys, yeah. Yeah. But
56:43
if he takes the Kelly fight, I can't be mad.
56:46
It's a good one. Yeah. I guess we'll have to
56:49
wait and see. I wonder if Top Rank will have
56:53
more trouble doing that now that they don't have
56:55
a broadcast home. Ooh, you're right. Like...
57:00
They're going to have to put their guys against
57:02
other guys to get on TV. And Josh Kelly, I'm
57:08
sure Eddie Hearn is fucking foaming at the mouth
57:10
for that one. Yeah. I think it's going to be
57:14
a lot harder for Top Rank to protect their guys
57:17
now that they don't have a home. Let's keep rolling.
57:25
Ring six, Madison Square Garden. Let's... We
57:30
have quite a bit that was worth mentioning here.
57:33
Amma Williams gets a funky decision against Wendy
57:38
Toussaint, who came in on like 12 hours notice.
57:42
Yeah. Didn't manage to get the stoppage. That
57:46
raises some serious question marks. If you didn't
57:51
have them already. Wendy's always there to win.
57:55
He's tough, yeah, for sure. But... 12 hours notice
58:00
and you can't get the guy out of there, that's
58:02
crazy. Kevin Castillo gets the UD over Saudi
58:09
plant Ziad Almayouf. This was good for my heart.
58:15
Fantastic. That was just fantastic. Where can
58:20
I send Kevin Castillo flowers? Oh, shit. Jarrell
58:29
Miller loses his hair en route to a split decision
58:36
win over Kingsley Ebay. This is the best thing
58:40
that's ever happened to Jarrell Miller. Yes,
58:43
it is. Wasn't he on Jimmy Kimmel after this?
58:46
That's crazy. Yeah, everybody wanted a piece
58:49
of him. Also, whoever his hairdresser person
58:54
is, they failed. Because there are definitely
58:58
people that can glue those wigs on that would
59:00
stay. It's not like he had really long hair or
59:04
anything. I... I was saying, like, after it happened,
59:14
I was like, why not just go bald, dude? No one
59:19
cares. I will never make fun of men for wearing
59:24
wigs. If it makes you feel good, do it. But whoever
59:30
put that on fucked him over because I've definitely
59:32
seen some crazy ones online. I got into a reels
59:38
hole with this two profiles that do hair for
59:44
men like that. And shit, some of them, like...
59:48
You wear them for two weeks. You shower. The
59:51
one guy was a surfer and he had like the long
59:53
surf hair and he'd go out in the ocean. And it
59:55
like people were saying, why did you think it
1:00:00
would stay on? It should have stayed on. They
1:00:03
have gotten really good at toupees. So his particular
1:00:07
vendor did not do a good job. No, but there's
1:00:12
this lady that is amazing. Anyways, beside the
1:00:17
point. But passing it around the crowd, taking
1:00:20
pictures. Hilarious. He played it off really
1:00:23
well. The fucking, I accidentally used Nair at
1:00:27
my mom's house. That was crazy. Bro, nobody's
1:00:31
believing that. Just, yeah, you're right. If
1:00:34
he wants to use a hairpiece, fucking use a hairpiece.
1:00:37
I really don't think men should get shit for
1:00:39
that. No. It's very equivalent. Well, lots of
1:00:42
women wear wigs. Or fake hair or whatever. Like
1:00:46
they add to their natural hair. I don't think
1:00:48
it should be a big deal. Big deals. Bruce Carrington
1:00:56
stops Carlos Castro in nine. Fucking KO of the
1:01:02
year contender. That was the nicest three -piece
1:01:07
combo I have ever seen. Like that clip is crazy.
1:01:11
I'm not a big Shushu fan, but that was beautiful.
1:01:18
Yeah, I was talking to the guys. I was saying,
1:01:22
like, one thing that stood out to me after in
1:01:26
rethinking on the fight is how much trouble Carlos
1:01:33
Castro gave Bruce Carrington. Because he buzzed
1:01:37
him more than once. And he was hitting him pretty
1:01:42
cleanly, pretty often. And what I feel needs
1:01:47
to stop is this talk of Bruce Carrington fucking
1:01:52
mogs Inouye. Yeah, no. That talk needs to stop.
1:01:59
That's fucking stupid. If Inouye hits Carrington
1:02:02
like that, and he would. It's over. Exactly.
1:02:07
I know Inouye doesn't have the same power at
1:02:10
this weight class, but come on. Bruce Carrington
1:02:18
now joins the ranks of Angelo Leo, Rafaela Spinoza.
1:02:27
Damn it, I'm blanking. Oh, yeah, we'll be talking
1:02:32
about it in a little bit. Brandon Figueroa now.
1:02:36
Yeah. I don't think Carrington beats any of those
1:02:43
guys, to be honest. But maybe I'm just a hater.
1:02:46
If he beats anyone, it's honestly going to be
1:02:49
Figueroa. Figueroa, yeah. Yeah, Figueroa is a
1:02:53
bit of a question mark. That's just me playing
1:02:56
favorites. I would like to see that fight, actually.
1:02:59
I think it'd be good. Yeah, be the first time
1:03:03
we see a unification at Featherweight in quite
1:03:06
some time. Yeah. Keeping it rolling, Keyshawn
1:03:13
Davis stops Jermaine Ortiz just near the end
1:03:18
of the 12th round. Saul was really, really big
1:03:25
on this one. Really loved Keyshawn Davis' performance.
1:03:30
I'm still not... that high on it. I don't know.
1:03:34
I feel like this could have been done sooner.
1:03:37
I just don't like Keyshawn Davis anymore. I was
1:03:40
never a huge fan and all that bullshit last year
1:03:43
really turned me off. I can't be unbiased on
1:03:48
this one. I don't think he looked that good,
1:03:49
though. Yeah. I mean, Jermaine Ortiz is kind
1:03:57
of a name, but not really. He gave... Well, he
1:04:04
threw his fight, to use Josh's phrase, he threw
1:04:07
his fights away late. Like, he was giving Teofimo
1:04:11
good work, and then he just shit the bed. And
1:04:15
then same with Lomachenko. Lomachenko turning
1:04:18
it up in addition to Jermaine shitting the bed.
1:04:23
Yeah, well, and the stoppage came late this time,
1:04:26
too. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, shit. Shakur Stevenson claims
1:04:35
the WBO super lightweight title by 11 -1 -ing
1:04:42
Teofimo Lopez. Yeah, this was just a fucking
1:04:47
masterclass beatdown. Shakur owned him. Yeah.
1:04:54
I kind of thought it might happen, but I thought
1:04:57
Teo would put up more of a fight. I thought Teo
1:05:00
would do better. and lose but and shakur his
1:05:07
last couple fights have been fun i have to say
1:05:09
he has changed his style to where i don't hate
1:05:13
watching him now so i gotta give shakur his props
1:05:17
he does seem to be trying to to be more entertaining
1:05:22
and he just looked miles above tio in this one
1:05:27
and Yeah, it was just, it was crazy impressive.
1:05:35
It certainly doesn't help for, to, when you're
1:05:41
facing an opponent like Shakur Stevenson, who
1:05:44
is just that damn good. Yeah. When you have absolutely
1:05:48
no corner. Oh my God. His, his dad needs to die.
1:05:56
Like, I don't say that very often. I'm usually
1:05:59
like, they need to go away. But his dad just
1:06:01
straight up needs to die. Like, he gave him no
1:06:06
advice in the corner. In fact, he made it worse.
1:06:10
Like, the only thing he kept saying near the
1:06:13
end is you're gonna hate yourself tomorrow. Like,
1:06:16
no actionable advice at all. Hit him. Like, what
1:06:22
the fuck are you doing? Do better. Fuck him up,
1:06:23
bro. Yeah, absolutely useless. And then the interview
1:06:27
afterwards where he's saying his son didn't follow
1:06:30
his advice. What fucking advice? You gave him
1:06:34
zero advice. Like, I was cheering for Tio entirely
1:06:40
because I feel bad for Tio. Like, Tio is my...
1:06:44
pity cheer and this just made it even worse like
1:06:49
jesus christ if that's what he says on tv and
1:06:53
what he says in the public the fuck is he saying
1:06:56
to him at home like he was just a poor little
1:07:02
kid like i know he's not a kid anymore but mentally
1:07:07
he's just a poor little kid who wants his dad
1:07:09
to be happy with him yeah i don't know like Tio's
1:07:16
dad just is an awful person Shakur's corner was
1:07:21
giving him much better advice and he was fucking
1:07:23
owning the fight like they were still giving
1:07:28
him actionable advice yeah like I don't know
1:07:33
it wouldn't make any difference like I don't
1:07:37
think having a good corner would have saved Tio
1:07:39
but Tio needs Somebody who can actually. Help
1:07:45
him. He's in there alone. Fighting by himself.
1:07:50
And he's in there. Being told he's a piece of
1:07:53
shit. Like that can't be good. For your mental
1:07:57
health. In the fight. When. Sean Porter. Fought
1:08:06
Terrence Crawford. Porter was. Owning the early
1:08:13
rounds on activity, and then Terrence Crawford
1:08:16
started doing what he does. And it was lights
1:08:19
after that. And then Kenny Porter, who is his
1:08:26
dad, Sean's dad and his coach, was saying kind
1:08:31
of the same things. Like, he didn't listen to
1:08:35
me. He didn't have a plan. He wasn't working
1:08:40
hard in the gym. And I was like, man, I would
1:08:45
very much like for you to be hit by a car. Yeah,
1:08:48
like, I love my dad, but if he said something
1:08:52
like that to me, I would just straight up punch
1:08:54
him in the face. Like, what the fuck? For Tio
1:08:58
Senior to be making the press rounds saying he
1:09:03
didn't have a game plan. Like, bitch, you're
1:09:06
the coach. That's your fucking job. Your job
1:09:09
is to formulate the game plan with your fighter.
1:09:12
And help him in the ring and help him adjust
1:09:16
with actual advice that he can follow. It doesn't
1:09:21
have to be like fucking profound, but I don't
1:09:26
know, like more lateral movement or when you
1:09:29
pull back, make sure you don't leave your chin
1:09:31
up or all those things that people say. Fucking
1:09:35
any of it would have been better than you're
1:09:37
going to hate yourself tomorrow. Yeah, I fucking
1:09:41
hate you, Tio Fimo Sr. I hate you right now.
1:09:45
Like, I don't know. Shakur looked amazing. Better
1:09:51
than I expected. And Tio's corner made me really,
1:09:55
really sad. It's kind of my summary of this fight.
1:10:00
I feel so bad for Tio. Yeah. Let's keep it rolling.
1:10:07
Sunday, February 1st, Zufa Boxing 2. This was
1:10:14
unfortunately a very fun card. The prelims were
1:10:19
eh, whatevs. I didn't watch the prelims, to be
1:10:23
honest. But Hot Rod Kalachik stops Oleksandr
1:10:28
Vozdik in seven. This fight was fun. This is
1:10:33
my kind of fight. Yeah. I like Hot Rod. I'm glad
1:10:36
he won, actually. Got off the canvas to nuke
1:10:39
Vosdik, who was kind of cruising at that point.
1:10:43
Yeah. A pretty good comeback, yeah. Sergei Bohachuk.
1:10:50
Split decision over Ratsabutaev. Klobbers. Two
1:10:58
Klobbers. Yeah, the vintage Sergei. I mean, this
1:11:03
is why I love him. He just stands in there and
1:11:06
bangs. And a bloody Jose Valenzuela beauty over
1:11:13
Diego Torres. Yeah, this one was also fun, but
1:11:22
Valenzuela clearly just won that fight. Diego
1:11:29
Torres was in there the whole time trying to
1:11:31
win. Even though he was way behind, he was coming
1:11:34
out trying. Bless his heart. I mean, that's what
1:11:39
you want. Yeah. I don't hate you for losing.
1:11:42
I hate you for quitting. I don't want to give
1:11:49
Zufa more time. They have more shit coming up.
1:11:54
I still want to shit on the stupid fucking uniform.
1:11:57
It's garbage, and I hate it. Yes. Moving on.
1:12:04
Friday, February 6th. This was a pretty nothing
1:12:07
card matchroom in Mexico. Christian Medina in
1:12:13
the headline gets a UD over Adrian Curiel to
1:12:16
retain his WBO bantamweight title. Other than
1:12:21
that... Yeah, this card was kind of a dud. Not
1:12:25
a whole lot doing. Saturday, February 7th. This
1:12:33
undercard, I don't really think there was anything.
1:12:39
The co -main, Andrew Cain, gets a stoppage in
1:12:43
nine over Alejandro Gonzalez. Andrew Cain will
1:12:48
be relevant in a moment. Brandon Figueroa stops
1:12:54
Nick Ball in the 12th. What a stoppage. How the
1:13:00
fuck did Nick Ball get up from the first one?
1:13:02
Yeah. I gotta give Nick Ball all the credit because
1:13:08
he was looking beat to fuck. I think it was at
1:13:11
the end of round 7 before the start of round
1:13:14
8. I was like, dude, you look like a zombie.
1:13:17
Like, Nick Ball was just getting beat up and
1:13:21
Nick Ball's one of those guys, he is not gonna
1:13:24
stop trying. Like, I don't particularly like
1:13:28
him. I think he fights a little dirty, but I
1:13:31
gotta give it, he has so much heart. Like, Nick
1:13:35
Ball's got that dog in him. Definitely. It was
1:13:40
weird. Well, I don't know if weird is... Going
1:13:44
into the 12th round and coming out with a knockout...
1:13:49
We were talking about it, like, leading up to
1:13:51
it, leading up to the fight, thinking Figueroa
1:13:55
has to win this by stoppage, because he's not
1:13:58
going to get the nod in Liverpool. I also was
1:14:03
feeling that way, yeah. And the cards at the
1:14:07
time of the stoppage, too, had Figueroa up. Yeah,
1:14:11
I think he should have been. It was a really
1:14:15
close fight. Yeah, I thought it was super close.
1:14:17
But I also had Figueroa up by like one or two
1:14:21
rounds going into the 12th. I think one round.
1:14:25
But I was surprised that the UK judges were so
1:14:29
fair. Yeah. Also, who was the referee in this
1:14:34
one? Because he wanted to... Yeah, okay. I thought
1:14:41
it was Steve Gray. He wanted to see a fucking
1:14:43
body. Like. When Nick Ball went down face down.
1:14:47
After looking so tired and beat up. Just fucking
1:14:51
stop it. And he gave him a long count. Had him
1:14:55
do like a couple things. I'm like dude. He is
1:14:58
out. Like. He was on his feet. But he was out.
1:15:03
And he sent him to go get fucking plastered.
1:15:08
Well you can't. British. the Brit fighter against
1:15:14
the foreigner. Yeah, that's true, I guess. Only
1:15:18
the foreigner can be Brit -stopped. Fair, fair.
1:15:23
I thought Brandon Figueroa looked good, though.
1:15:25
He hasn't looked great in his last few fights.
1:15:28
I thought this was a much better performance
1:15:30
than his last one. And Figueroa was eating some
1:15:35
pretty clean uppercuts. I was a little impressed
1:15:38
with his chin. I thought the War of Attrition
1:15:44
was going to happen. I honestly thought Nick
1:15:46
Ball was going to survive it. Just because Brandon
1:15:49
Figueroa has been through a more difficult career
1:15:52
so far. Yeah. I thought Nick Ball would be able
1:15:57
to pull it out. This was a fun fight, though.
1:16:01
If anyone missed it, it's worth a watch. For
1:16:03
sure. Just with... Because it was in the UK,
1:16:10
with it being as close as it was, I expected
1:16:15
that all of the rounds would be swayed to Nick
1:16:19
Ball instead. Let's see. Marcus McDonald is from
1:16:24
the UK. Jean -Robert Lane is from Monaco. And
1:16:31
Glenn Feldman is from the US. Interesting. I
1:16:37
had no problem with any of the cards at the stoppage.
1:16:41
I thought it was judged quite fairly. Yeah. Yeah,
1:16:47
the 103 -106 on Feldman and McDonald, both...
1:16:54
So even the Brit judge had it to Figueroa. Yeah.
1:16:58
All right. Yeah, this was as even keel as you
1:17:01
can get. But Steve Gray wanted Nick Ball to fucking
1:17:06
die. Well, Brandon Figueroa, you got yourself
1:17:15
a title. Two divisions now. They were saying
1:17:21
three division on the broadcast for whatever
1:17:23
reason. It's a little weird. I don't know if
1:17:28
they were doing that thing I do. I sometimes
1:17:29
mix up Figueroa and Fundora. They don't look
1:17:33
alike at all, but they're both tall and their
1:17:37
names start with F. Yeah. That's all it is. You
1:17:42
have anything more for Figueroa Ball? I liked
1:17:48
Figueroa's shorts. Very late 80s, early 90s.
1:17:52
I enjoyed it. Zufa could never. Exactly. Let's
1:17:59
see here. A few more notes. The phone line, 833
1:18:04
-589 -7637. Send me your spiciest takes in WhatsApp.
1:18:10
If you'd like to join us in Discord, lvx .be
1:18:13
slash discord. And if you want some behind the
1:18:17
scenes and ad free stuff, lvx .be slash Patreon.
1:18:25
What if your best thinking day wasn't a lucky
1:18:27
accident? What if you could access that clarity?
1:18:30
that sharp focus, that feeling of being completely
1:18:33
on whenever you need it. We live in a world of
1:18:36
distraction, where mental fog can settle in before
1:18:39
noon. You need a natural edge, a simple way to
1:18:42
clear the noise and elevate your mind. Introducing
1:18:45
psilocybin, the daily supplement powered by extraordinary
1:18:48
magic mushrooms. For centuries, these mushrooms
1:18:52
have been revered for the unique compounds that
1:18:54
support brain health in very groovy ways. Soul
1:18:58
Sibin has harnessed that power, making it easy
1:19:00
to integrate it into your daily routine. When
1:19:03
you take Soul Sibin, you're not getting a jolt
1:19:05
of caffeine or a rush of sugar. You're nurturing
1:19:08
your mind's long -term health and inner tranquility.
1:19:11
Experience better focus for complex tasks, sharper
1:19:15
memory recall, or a consistent, calmer energy
1:19:18
throughout the day. Whatever you need, Soul Sibin
1:19:21
has a supplement for you. Ready to cut through
1:19:24
the mental clutter? Are you ready to tap into
1:19:26
your highest potential? Go to lvx .be slash soul.
1:19:31
That's lvx .be slash s -o -u -l. Get yourself
1:19:36
a nice discount while helping us out while you're
1:19:38
at it. Unlock your mind's clarity with Soul Simon.
1:19:43
Look around you. The food on your plate, the
1:19:46
plants in the garden, they all depend on one
1:19:48
tiny little hero, the honeybee. But bees are
1:19:52
struggling, and the health of our planet is at
1:19:54
stake. not to mention a third of what's on our
1:19:56
dinner plate. Project Honeybee steps in with
1:19:59
the belief that saving the bees can start with
1:20:01
something beautiful. With a catalog of stunning
1:20:04
bee -themed jewelry, necklaces, earrings, and
1:20:07
charms that capture the spirit of the hive. When
1:20:09
you wear a piece from Project Honeybees, you're
1:20:13
not just wearing art, you're wearing your commitment
1:20:15
to the buzzing buddies. Every single purchase
1:20:18
directly funds conservation efforts. creating
1:20:20
safe bee habitats, sponsoring research, and educating
1:20:24
communities. It's beautiful jewelry with a purpose.
1:20:28
Go to lvx .be slash bees to get yourself a nice
1:20:32
little discount and help us out in the process.
1:20:35
Make an impact and look incredible while doing
1:20:37
it. Find your next piece today at lvx .be slash
1:20:40
bees. Wear the change. Buzz buzz, bitch. Alright.
1:20:51
Now, into the upcoming stuff. Thursday, February
1:20:58
19th. I don't know who these people are, except
1:21:02
for Jin Sasaki. Yes. I think I know who Kai Watanabe
1:21:09
is, but not worth talking about. Yeah, honestly,
1:21:17
even Jin Sasaki's comeback fight is not really
1:21:20
worth talking about. I think it's fine. I mean,
1:21:25
it's definitely a soft touch comeback fight.
1:21:29
Marlon Pagalpalan. Yeah. Excellent. Saturday,
1:21:39
February 21st. I'm so excited for this one. For
1:21:44
Matchroom? Yeah. At the Nottingham Arena. What
1:21:50
do we got here? Dave Allen against TBA. Meatball
1:21:56
Molly McCann is back. Sandy Ryan for a vacant
1:22:03
title. Ishmael Davis, I think, is defending his
1:22:09
British title. And Leewood versus Josh Warrington.
1:22:17
I want Leewood to knock out Josh Warrington so
1:22:21
badly. Anything to end the Warrington. Just send
1:22:27
him home. Please. Forever. Yes. I do not want
1:22:32
him fighting anymore. I don't know why I'm so
1:22:36
excited for this one. But I have been excited
1:22:40
for this since they announced it. It is top level
1:22:46
Brit slob. Yes, it is the not cream of the crop.
1:22:52
It's the fucking cream of the slop. Yeah. Excellent.
1:22:57
I'm excited. Lee would better land that right
1:22:59
hand or I'm going to be so sad. Hmm. The ring.
1:23:05
High stakes. Since on the zone in Vegas. We talked
1:23:14
about this card before when it was like a few
1:23:16
weeks ago when it was finalized. They've since
1:23:20
added two more. Joshua Edwards and Amari Jones,
1:23:27
I think. I don't know who they're fighting, though.
1:23:30
But those guys are on the come up. So, man, they're
1:23:34
not going to be the best. Yeah. Bektamir Malakuziev
1:23:40
versus Sina Agbeko. This might be like a surprise
1:23:44
fight of the night. I could see this being a
1:23:47
banger. Yes. It should be fun. Frank Martin versus
1:23:55
Nahir Albright. Should also be fun. Yeah. Albright
1:24:01
took Getting Jumped by the Davis Brothers and
1:24:06
turned it into a fight on the Zone pay -per -view.
1:24:10
A ring card. Yeah. I mean, good on him. Richardson
1:24:17
Hitchens defends his IBF super lightweight title
1:24:21
against Oscar Duarte. I'm going to be pulling
1:24:26
for Oscar in this one. I really hope he pulls
1:24:29
off the upset. I don't know how likely it is,
1:24:32
but... Anything to move Richardson Hitchens out
1:24:37
of the spotlight. Yeah, I am not a fan. I do
1:24:42
not like Richardson Hitchens. Gary Antoine Russell
1:24:49
versus Andy Hiraoka for the WBA super lightweight
1:24:54
title. This is the main event in my heart. I'm
1:24:58
excited for this one. Yeah, this is the people's
1:25:00
main event. Yeah. Personally, I don't think Andy
1:25:05
Hiraoka is as good as people think he is. I think
1:25:08
Gary Antoine Russell is going to expose him.
1:25:12
But I might be wrong. I don't think Andy's gonna
1:25:17
win. I just hope he has a good showing. Yeah,
1:25:23
I don't want Andy Hiraoka to disappear or anything.
1:25:27
I don't dislike him. I just don't get the hype
1:25:30
around him. He's really athletic. That's the
1:25:38
best I got. Yeah. He's not bad. I just don't
1:25:44
get the hype. Hopefully, Gary shows us all his
1:25:51
limitations. Speaking of not living up to the
1:25:57
hype, Mario Barrios defends his WBC welterweight
1:26:02
title against Ryan Garcia. I just want Ryan Garcia
1:26:08
to go away. Yeah, I don't think he's going to
1:26:15
win, but I want Mario Barrios to win. This is
1:26:20
the most mid of mid -offs, in my opinion. I honestly
1:26:25
do think the draw would be fucking hilarious.
1:26:27
I don't think it's going to happen. I honestly
1:26:30
see this one ending in a knockout either way.
1:26:34
I would love a draw. It would just be too good.
1:26:38
A draw would be perfect. I would absolutely love
1:26:42
it. But I kind of also want to see Ryan Garcia
1:26:45
knocked out by the worst champion in boxing.
1:26:51
Also, I am excited for the ring lock. I know
1:26:57
that's a bit lame, but Mario Barrios always has
1:27:00
really fun ring locks. Ryan Garcia can also put
1:27:06
on shows. Yeah, I think the ring walks in this
1:27:12
one are going to be great. Oh, Teofimo's ring
1:27:18
walk. Remember that? The Jabbawockeez? That was
1:27:22
fun. I really liked it. I know Jabbawockeez are
1:27:26
pretty old, but I thought it was great. Anything
1:27:38
more for Barrios Garcia? I was about to say Barcia.
1:27:44
No, no. I just hope Garcia loses. All right.
1:27:51
Last thing. Sunday, February 22nd. The quote,
1:28:00
as she likes to call herself, Clarissa Shields,
1:28:04
Undisputed Heavyweight Championship. Rematching
1:28:08
Franchon Cruz Dizern. I'm expecting this to be
1:28:14
pretty one -sided. It's going to be a wipeout.
1:28:17
I have a bit of a tangent, though. Wasn't it
1:28:22
Clarissa Shields that had her weave come out
1:28:24
in the middle of a fight? Did she? Yeah, it was
1:28:29
years ago. I should Google it and make sure.
1:28:32
But I'm pretty sure it was Clarissa Shields and
1:28:34
her weave started coming out and the corner was
1:28:36
like, do you want your hair or do you want the
1:28:38
belt? It's not as famous as the one this week,
1:28:42
but. Was it not Clarissa? I think it was. Yeah,
1:28:55
it was Clarissa Shields. That clip is also hilarious,
1:28:58
but because it's women's boxing and it was. quite
1:29:02
a long time ago, it never got famous. Clarissa
1:29:10
is one of those people, she has hair, but she,
1:29:13
like, puts fake stuff in it, like, adds to it.
1:29:16
Yeah, to accentuate, yeah. Yeah, and it was a
1:29:19
really funny moment, the corner, because she
1:29:23
was, like, trying to fix it in the corner, and
1:29:25
she was telling them how to put the pins in properly
1:29:28
and stuff, and the coach is like, I don't think
1:29:31
he swore, but he was like, bitch, do you want
1:29:33
the hair or do you want the belt? And it was
1:29:37
really funny. I'm surprised it hasn't come up
1:29:40
with the recent hair fiasco. Yeah. I guess maybe
1:29:47
that just isn't as famous a moment. And Clarissa
1:29:50
was very embarrassed by it. She probably tries
1:29:53
to keep it low key. But I expect Clarissa is
1:30:01
just going to beat the crap out of this lady
1:30:02
again. Clarissa is just levels above the other
1:30:05
women in all these heavy weight classes. Yeah,
1:30:10
there's nobody there. Yeah, well, Clarissa is
1:30:14
good. Hmm. That's all we got, though. Not a bad
1:30:25
weekend of fights. Not bad. Oh, shit. Let's see.
1:30:31
We are heading into the ring. High stakes. Parting
1:30:38
words. Chocolate's going to be on sale. I'm excited
1:30:45
for the chocolate sales. Oh, yeah. That's right.
1:30:49
Yeah. I'll have... It's going to be on sale soon.
1:30:56
Excellent. Yeah. I'm spending my Valentine's
1:30:59
Day watching the one card, so big plans. Well,
1:31:09
as we record on, well, for me, it's Friday evening
1:31:14
on the 13th. I think I'm going to take myself
1:31:20
somewhere nice tomorrow. Nice. Yeah. No, I'm
1:31:28
eating leftover takeout and watching kickboxing.
1:31:33
Not a bad way to spend the day. No, I'm perfectly
1:31:37
happy with it. Oh, man, we've been going for
1:31:42
quite some time here. Holy shit. Yeah, sorry,
1:31:45
Leo. Nah, we had a lot to get over. So, to go
1:31:49
over. Get through, go over. Fucking mixing up
1:31:53
words. That's it. for this edition of Boxing
1:31:57
Before Dark see you later bitches bye