Beyond Boxing

Britain rare produces boxers that can dominate at world level. We need clever matchmaking, vacant belts etc. In Josh Taylor, we have a boxer developed despite the system. A man that is self-made and in doing that, became one of the best in the world. His fight with Prograis will live long in the memory as a coronation of sorts and a reminder that tough environments make tough people. Instagram - @...

So, two men who are the best in their countries will fight each other to find out who gets to box Mikey Garcia and Jose Ramirez. Knowing Hearn, it will be Ricky Burns. What is all the fuss about?

Instagram - @highfieldboxing @twitter - @highfieldboxing You feel for Ted Cheesman, a kid who has done it all the right way from day one. Boxing is a cruel sport at times, and you wonder when and how Ted will get a break. Having said that, you have to wonder why Hearn has issues with self-made boxers. How many kids have put the work in, only to be ignored by Eddie Hearn.

Instagram: @greghackett86 - a man worth the follow. Greg Hackett is one of the best young boxing minds out there. He makes you wonder how the UK hasn't figured out the finer points of boxing yet. In this podcast, we discuss his career to date, his inside views on the fighters that have, and will, put Philly on the map. The podcast covers everything and there's probably a gem in every minute of thi...

John Skipper is the headmaster that loves watching his star pupil make a spectacle of himself, only to correct him afterwards. He leaves no doubt who the boss is and as boxing fans we should always listen to the man that moves in silence. Instagram @highfieldboxing Twitter @highfieldboxing

You beat an anonymous, but slightly aggressive Swede, get a cut and end up on the shelf. What do you do. You go and find an ex-strongman who pretends to beat people up for a living and talk to his boss about doing a bit of work experience. But...part of that experience is going to a country where homosexuals are outlawed, women have limited roles and belief in God is everything. Some people class...

Instagram - @highfieldboxing Twitter - @highfieldboxing As Brits, we love a good moan, what we don't love is dishing out hidings to our amateur opponents. If we don't learn in time for 2020 there'll be a lot of talented boxers looking for work or education. We can't always blame the judges when the system is rotten.

Instagram @highfieldboxing Twitter@highfieldboxing Two kids get bored of real life, play video games and make silly videos on Vine and YouTube...AND MAKE MILLIONS. Other kids that don't get out much watch them and fall in love. Life is good, then they decide they don't like each other. Woman online says, 'real men settle it with their fists.' Both agree to do it. Introverted kids finally go out to...

INSTAGRAM - @highfieldboxing TWITTER - @highfieldboxing So, an old man from Eastern Europe fights a young man from Eastern Europe and a load of Americans and Brits lose their mind over the result. Somewhere in the Mid-west a young American kid gets another good win on a card that no Americans took notice of. Boxing is a strange sport, but we love it.

Instagram - @highfieldboxing Twitter - @highfieldboxing Is Ohara Davies the smaryest man in the room? He just might be....

Instagram - @highfieldboxing Twitter - @highfieldboxing It all looks a bit strange over at the WBSS. What is really going on and can it ever achieve on its original aims of being, where we had the best fight the best? Charlie Edwards vacates - talk about preservation of life. Derek has no dance partner, but won't reschedule the performance. Will we get a solo? James Ali Bashir messes with a T-Rex,...

Instagram - @highfieldboxing Twitter - @highfieldboxing Frank and Eddie exist for 2 different purposes. It is unfair to compare them, but people do, and people choose sides. Do I choose sides? Today you find out.

Instagram - @highfieldboxing twitter - @highfieldboxing It is rare in boxing that we get a PPV event where the fight has real meaning. Spence-Porter was that fight and it didn't disappoint. Fights like this are what will grow boxing as a sport and silence the MMA crowd. Maybe it is time that Kell Brook gets his respect for handling Porter with the most ease/

Today we look at how lucrative boxing is. Instagram can be deceiving. It will have you think that boxing is a money tree from which, everyone gets rich. The truth is a lot more painful. It is a sport where the few, and often the same few, make the majority of money. If you understand how the money works in boxing, you understand why people behave the way they do.

This is a quick round-up of a slow news week in boxing. It's the week where we saw the Dark Destroyer announce a return, Eddie Hearn host a public workout that only people with microphones attended and somebody found Kell Brook...somewhere. Hope you enjoy and please stay in touch: twitter - @highfieldboxing instagram - @highfieldboxing

We go back to 2008 and look at the GB squad and ask, why did some amateurs adapt to the pros better. 2008 was easily the most talented generation since 1976, bit for various reasons, we never got a hall of fame boxer out of that group. Why do some people crack the pros and others don't? We answer that today. Please get in touch and let us know what you think. Insta - @highfieldboxing Twitter - @hi...

So, is Wallin better than we thought or is Fury who the haters thought? Maybe, we didn't get an answer, but we will definitely get answers from their next fights. It's exactly why we love boxing.

We know boxing is a loss making business, but it also has the stingiest fans going. So, where are all these billions coming from. This pod aims at explaining why the corporate sugar daddies are flocking to boxing as it is the last high-value slave market going. Obviously, that is a metaphor and not literal. As always, get in touch via Instagram or twitter @highfieldboxing

Boxers are workers who think they're bosses. The best boxers act like bosses and think like owners. The economics of boxing are so simple, draw money and get paid. But, so many get it wrong because they have the wrong people around them. Music - Cool Connnexion Hommes de L'Est Insta - @highfieldboxing Twitter - @highfieldboxing

Tevin bought into Uncle Eddie's Hype. Devin bought into Uncle Eddie's hype. Now both of them have nothing left, but each other and no receipt. So, what is next??? Music - Cool Connexion - Hommes de L'Est Insta - @highfieldboxing Twitter - @highfieldboxing

A quick round up of questions and topics shared by listeners. If you are on iTunes, please rate subscribe and review the podcast. Get in touch: Instagram - @highfieldboxing Twitter - @highfieldboxing

Today saw Dereck have a bit of a rant at the lack of respect he feels he receives. Luckily Joseph Parker wasn't there to face the fury. In typical Hearn style, where there's muck, there brass, so he was in full spin mode today. But, we have to ask, has the WBSS died a bit of a death?

I had to carry on episode 10 after promising so much and delivering so little. We finish up the KSI - Logan Paul fight, review Hughie and Charlie and speak about trainers. You suspect, there's something very wrong in British boxing that is masked over because we generate so much money.

KSII and Logan Paul.....yes, we are here now. Add in the slimy one and the picture is complete. Remember: Insta - @highfieldboxing Twitter - @highfieldboxing

We saw Lomachenko school another victim and we are left wondering when he will face a real challenger. None of it is his fault, but at some point we need to start judging his achievements based on who he has faced. Feel free to get in touch if you agree, or disagree. Twitter - @highfieldboxing Instagram - @highfieldboxing