She rarely consents to interviews, but boxing judge Julie Lederman gave us a full 30 minutes of her time on Sunday, March 24, 2013, to talk about her worldwide adventures as a world-class boxing judge, the techniques and philosophies of her profession, life with a certain "unnofficial ringside judge" who also happens to be her Hall of Fame father, and what it's like to leave a boxing arena with somebody else's blood spackling her blonde hair.
This is an honest, colorful and fascinating look into her life and career.
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Our expert analysts, Travis Hartman and Rizwaan Zahid, join us to discuss the remarkable battle between Timothy Bradley and Ruslan Provodnikov. They analyze why Bradley hasn't yet been embraced as one of boxing's superstars, they weigh in on whether Freddie Roach has lost his mojo, they anticipate what should become an amazing smack-talk smackdown between Broner and Malignaggi, and they predict the over-under in rounds for Donaire-Rigondeaux.
Travis, an active professional boxer, also walks us through his loss the previous night -- a six-round unanimous decision to still-unbeaten Haskell Rhodes -- during which he fractured his hand and got hammered below the belt five times. And, by the way, he called us from a hospital bed.
This is the first half of our March 17, 2013 show, which, after the commercial break, features an absolutely sensational interview with two-time lightweight champ Julio Diaz. Don't miss that one.
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Our expert analysts Travis Hartman and Rizwaan Zahid weigh the worthiness of Joe Calzaghe as an all-time great, ID the true antagonist in the Top Rank-Golden Boy war, comment on the Mayweather/Guerrero/Brook circus, and break down upcoming fights between Bradley & Provodnikov, Kessler & Froch, and Holt & Peterson.
This is the first half of our Feb. 10, 2013 show featuring an in-depth interview with former WBO light welterweight champ Kendall Holt after the commercial break.
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Kendall Holt was once a world champion, but he says he never really felt like he was "on top" in the sport. Now, on the threshold of a fight for Lamont Peterson's 140-pound belt, the Paterson, N.J. slugger is determined to make another grab at boxing's brass ring. There's little doubt that the winner of this fight will become very relevant at junior welterweight.
Holt gave us a lively and honest interview on the Feb. 10, 2013 edition of The Ringside Boxing Show, talking about his life, his career, and his future.
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Boxing historian Christopher James Shelton, a multi-time guest on The Ringside Boxing Show, told us what "The Sweet Science" was like 3,000 years ago in Turkey, when Achilles was a warrior and stud wrestler -- not just a fragile heel tendon -- and a sportswriter named Homer became the world's first boxing writer.
This lively history lesson is typical of the sensational stuff Chris Shelton brings to our show every time he's on.
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Our expert analysts, Travis Hartman and Rizwaan Zahid, are joined by John J. Raspanti, lead writer for doghouseboxing.com, to break down the Golovkin-Rosado and Garcia-Salido fights, discuss future opponents, and predict whether we've seen the last of Kelly Pavlik.
This is the first half of our Jan. 20, 2013 show featuring "storytime" after the commercial break. Don't miss this entertaining hour.
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John J. Raspanti, lead writer for doghouseboxing.com, join co-hosts Dennis Taylor and "Irish" Joe O'Rourke to spin a few little-known yarns about boxers of the past.
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As a kid, Jesse James Leija was a football star -- a running back and a linebacker -- but at just 5-foot-5 he didn't have a physical stature for a future in the sport. When his high school coach told him to re-think his aspiration, he got angry and quit the game -- a mistake, he says today: Never let another person tell you what you can't do, he advises.
Leija came from a boxing family in San Antonio, Texas, but switched to the ring at age 19 against the advice of every relative who had been there before him. After just 28 amateur bouts, he turned pro, overcoming limited natural ability and punching power to win two world championships in a 17-year career.
"The Texas Tornado" was respected as a boxer who fought almost every significant opponent in four weight divisions, including four memorable clashes with Azumah Nelson, and bouts with Gabriel Ruelas, Oscar De La Hoya and Shane Mosley (both undefeated at the time), Ivan Robinson, Francisco "Panchito" Bojado, unified 140-pound king Kostya Tszyu, Arturo Gatti, Micky Ward, and many others.
Now a promoter in San Antonio, Leija gave us a colorful and revealing interview on the Jan. 13, 2013 edition of The Ringside Boxing Show.
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Paulie Malignaggi grew up on Brooklyn's mean streets with an abusive stepfather, but recognized boxing as an alternative to vice and crime. Since turning pro, he's had a rocky road and more than one rise to the top, but he may well be at this career peak right now: He's popular, relevant, a reigning world champ and, maybe best of all, a rising star as a ringside analyst for Showtime.
"The Magic Man" granted us an extra-long interview, talking about his life, his career, and his future. This one started our year with a bang.
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Our expert analysts, Travis Hartman and Rizwaan Zahid, give us a scintillating preview of 2013's most interesting matchups, including Rios-Alvarado II, Canelo-Trout, Broner-Rees, Alexander-Brook, Garcia-Salido ...
They also weigh in on Timothy Bradley's cred, Sergio's Hall of Fame prospects, the Froch-Bute-Pavlik-Kessler-Abraham sweepstakes, and more.
This is the first half of our Dec. 30, 2012 show, featuring a spectacular interview with Deontay Wilder after the commercial break.
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