Ringside Boxing Show

Our expert analyst, Rizwaan Zahid, was joined this week by John J. Raspanti, lead writer for doghouseboxing.com, to analyze Mikey Garcia's devastation of Juanma, consider what happened to Juanma's once-brilliant career, speculate on whether anybody at featherweight, super featherweight, or super bantamweight poses a serious threat, and review Terence Crawford's latest victory, among other topics.

This is the first half of our June 16, 2013 show, which features another sensational history lesson from Christopher James Shelton during the second half of the program.

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Christopher James Shelton, the official boxing historian of The Ringside Boxing Show, joined us June 16, 2013, to tell the story of legendary manager/trainer Al Fenn, whose fighters included Zora Folley and Sonny Liston.

Shelton did the final interview with the colorful Fenn, who died of cancer in 2009, getting his take on the mercurial lives and mysterious deaths of both Folley and Liston, who of the premier heavyweights of the 1950s and '60s.

As always, this is a sensational conversation with the most meticulous historian in the sport. Enjoy!

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Our resident expert analysts, Travis Hartman and Rizwaan Zahid, were joined Sunday by John J. Raspanti, lead writer for doghouseboxing.com, for a thorough postmortem of the weekend fights, evaluating whether Adonis Stevenson is really "Superman," and just how "bad" Dawson really is after getting TKO'd in back-to-back fights -- in fact, back-to-back rounds. They tell us what it's going to take to turn Yuriorkis Gamboa into a crowd-pleaser, Maidana's place on boxing's "Mr. Excitement" list, and much more.

  This is the first half of our June 9, 2013 show, featuring an in-depth interview with Muhammad Ali's daughter, Rasheda, after the commercial break.

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Rasheda Ali, one of nine children spawned by Muhammad Ali, joined us June 9, 2013, to discuss her famous father, and her crusade to help find a cure for Parkinson's Disease. This was a poignant and revealing conversation that provides new insight into the boxer known as "The Greatest."

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Our expert analysts, Travis Hartman and Rizwaan Zahid, analyze the Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez match-up, with a close look at the 152-pound catchweight. They also discuss Carl Froch's bold declaration that he -- not Joe Calzaghe -- is Great Britain's best-ever super middleweight.

Then Max Garcia joins us to discuss Paul Mendez's main-event victory the previous night in Redwood City, Calif.

This is the first half of our June 2, 2013 show, featuring a terrific interview with Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini after the commercial break.

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 Ray Mancini emerged from Youngstown, Ohio -- a steel town reeling from plant closures at the time -- to become a blue-collar symbol of hope. He fought Alexis Arguello to a dead heat for 12 rounds, then lost by TKO in 14, in his first world title fight at age 20. He won the lightweight crown a year later, and held it for two years. His love for his dad -- an ex-fighter who lost his chance on a WWII battlefield -- became one of the most-compelling backstories of the era.

 Our time with "Boom Boom' was way too short on the June 2, 2013 edition of The Ringside Boxing Show, but the conversation was sensational. Enjoy.

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Our expert analysts, Travis Hartman and Rizwaan Zahid, take apart the Froch-Kessler fight, analyze Froch's waist-high defense, weigh-in on HBO's broadcasting team, compared to Showtime's crew, and break down Juanma's chances of dealing Mike Garcia his first loss, among other topics.

This is the first half of our May 26, 2013 show, featuring a riveting interview with unbeaten heavyweight Amir Mansour after the commercial break.

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Amir Mansour grew up on some mean streets and fell into the drug culture in the 1980s, a decision that landed him in prison for 8 1/2 years (plus another six-month stint later) and interrupted a 9-0 boxing career.

Since his release, Mansour, 40, has boosted his record to 18-0, with 14 KOs, with an explosiveness that reminds some of Mike Tyson's heyday. More important, he's also turned his life around.

Mansour gave us a deeply honest and candid interview on the May 25, 2013 edition of The Ringside Boxing Show, one of the most-fascinating conversations we've had in a long time. Don't miss this one.

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Our expert analysts, Travis Hartman and Rizwaan Zahid, welcome Lucas Matthysse to boxing's big list of meteorites after his three-round demoltion of Lamont Peterson. They also marvel at the multiple possibilities for Matthysse in the violence-packed 140- and 147-pound weight divisions.

Trainer Sam Garcia then joins us to talk about the final two weeks of training camp for Paul "Gallo Negro" Mendez, his up-and-coming middleweight.

This is the first half of our May 19, 2013 show featuring boxing historian Christopher James Shelton with an amazing story after the commercial break.

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The world's most-unique and meticulous boxing historian, Christopher James Shelton, tells the story of a Turkish boxing champion who walked the earth in the time of Christ ... and was gay.

 Chris never fails to dazzle in his appearances on The Ringside Boxing Show, but this one ranks at the top. Whether you're a boxing fan or not, you'll find this interview fascinating.

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