Beyond Boxing

BEYOND BOXING EP64 - WILL SKY SAVE BRITISH BOXXING by Highfield Boxing

When you have a poor stable, you can't put on good fights. Sometimes you get lucky with a fight, but Eddie has had a weak stable for so long now that he cannot paper over the cracks. Right now, MTK have a stronger stable than Matchroom. Weak in the US and weak in the UK, which is why you'll see him in Spain and Australia more.

Are we watching AJ on the downside of his career? Nobody got faster at 32, or better timing at 32, or more powerful at 32. all the greats slowed down by 32 and AJ will be no different. It means that he will have to stand and trade with opponents from now on. Is he that sort of guy? Can Anthony Joshua do it? Only time will tell.

Make sure to follow the IG - @highfieldboxing When a 60-fight veteran fights a 20-fight novice what do you expect to happen? Skills will rarely overcome experience in the boxing ring. Being there and doing it is so important in this sport and Canelo is living proof of that

There was something off about Ellie Scotney's opponent on Saturday night. You cannot be definitive without further info, but you suspec there is some form of anabolic/androgenic issue involved. What saved Ellie was her skillset and workrate. Any lesser fighter might have suffered serious injury. We need answers, or at least, clarity.

I am not sure Matchroom have many aces up their sleeve after Saturday. The roster looks devoid of stars and there is definitely nothing to excite the Americans, which will worry DAZN. But a lot of prospects would have got a lot out of the show at the O2 and we will wait and see how hungry they are to get better and fulfill their potential.

For all your meal-prep needs... https://gdhnutrition.com/about/ The Whyte-Wallin fallout is crazy. There is a lot to unpick in this episode, but it boils down to one thing, matchmaking at that level is more about money than about challenge. In all of this, you have to feel for Otto Wallin - let down by his team and let down by boxing. We can only hope they make it right for him.

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Don't forget to subscribe and share good people. The Fury-Wilder 3 fight was really defined by such small margins. The ability of Fury to ride so many of Wilder's punishing right hands was the difference. In a shootout, the winner is the person that sustains less damage.

No notes needed today, just praise for two men that put it all on the line for boxing immortality.

We are three years into the Wilder-Fury saga. It isn't 100% conclusive yet but definitely swings 60/40 in Fury's favour. Hopefully we get a third fight that elevates this trilogy to the Bowe-Holyfield level. This fight will be won on performance and desire, not tactics or nuance. They know each other too well now. Respect to the promotional team on delivering a stacked card and justifying the PPV...

BEYOND BOXING EP53 - ROY JONES DOESNT COME CHEAP by Highfield Boxing

Sky are taking a brave step in reshaping their boxing product. The first show feels small, but this is likely a 5-year vision and we should not be quick to judge. They have done it before, and they will do it again.

These were my raw instinctive thoughts after the fight. It reminds me that I have a deep dislike of this Joshua project and sometimes it clouds the judgment. But I let this one out to say, sometimes it is best to sleep on a fight before commenting on it. RIP – Frank Beccles – A fellow podcast brother gone.

RIP Frank Beccles – a real loss to the boxing world. Anthony Joshua showed how little he learned from the Ruiz fight. When the pressure came on again, he went missing. Is it an AJ issue, or is there rot and decay in the camp? Has team Joshua gone stale and if so, can anything be salvaged? We all know that boxing has never been fond of nice guys, we love our heavyweights mean and intense. Usyk gave...

BEYOND BOXING EP49 - LIONS LED BY LAMBS by Highfield Boxing

Anytime you get David Haye and Tyson Fury addressing the media in the same week, you know what you're going to get. Boxing will get tired of it soon enough. It will also be interesting to see the arms race between Sky and DAZN for talent. There are already rumours of bonuses and guaranteed incomes - money that boxing doesn't have at the moment. To follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...

Eddie Hearn is in a mess all of is own making. In upsetting so many names in boxing, making entertaining fights is difficult, if not impossible. Within those constraints, he has done a decent job with the Leeds card. Now, the real test will be whether Sky can break those barriers and make better fights than Matchroom.

The expected announcement from Sky and Boxxer did exactly what we needed it to do, generate excitement and interest. The British cards are solid, which is all the fans wanted. The hope is that this is the baseline that they build from and not the high point. After the trauma with Matchroom, we should get behind this new partnership and hopefully, we get the fights we deserve.

Say what you want, but Jake Paul is doing more to reboot boxing than anyone in the sport. From embracing technology, to fighting regularly, he is doing everything that fans have wanted of mainstream boxing. More importantly, he is giving mainstream boxers money and a platform to grow. What is there not to like. He is the fork in the road for boxing. Either, the sport embraces progress of it become...

BEYOND BOXING EP44 - THE CURIOUS CASE OF JOSHUA BUATSI by Highfield Boxing

While we criticise the Fight Camp cards and their quality, quietly, DAZN are compiling data on us that will hopefully make their proposition better. We are all currently lab rats in the great DAZN experiment.

BEYOND BOXING EP42 - LIVE FROM THE TOKYO TRENCHES by Highfield Boxing

BEYOND BOXING EP41 - HEARN AND DAZN NO GAMES ON THE GRASS by Highfield Boxing

BEYOND BOXING EP40 - THE QUEST FOR SUCCESS FOR EDDIE HEARN AND TEAM GB by Highfield Boxing