Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast

An emphatic KO by China's Zhilei Zhang in the heayweight rematch in London, an impressive, if not spectacular, 12 round win for Richardson Hitchins and some fight news are all part of the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with Dan Rafael, insider of BigFightWeekend.com, with more on the Zhang bombing of English fan favorite Joe Joyce in the third round of their rem...

We are ready to go for another weekend, as a British Heavyweight will try to get revenge, a prominent junior welterweight tries to get a main event win in Florida and THE Canelo Alvarez joins us the week before his latest title defense coming next week. It's all part of the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over...

On a bonus edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" hear both conversations that our insider Dan Rafael had recently one on one with the two participants on the Canelo-Charlo, co feature fight for September 30th in Las Vegas. Those are unbeaten rising 154 lb. Jesus Ramos and tested veteran Erickson Lubin. Dan talked with both separately to get their insight on the matchup, and what both believe t...

Some intriguing action in the ring, a notable contending fighter is on the show and some great "Mexican Independence Day" nostalgia, too is all part of the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to break it all down. They recap the Luis Alberto Lopez decision win to retain his IBF Featherweight crown Friday night in Texas o...

One of the rising junior weltterweight contenders is a guest on the show and we've got a Friday night world title fight in Corpus Christi, TX, and more on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with Dan Rafael, insider for BigFightWeekend.com are back to give their insight and analysis on the fights. First, the guys discuss Shakur Stevenson's next bout for the vaca...

It's a special edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" There were no major boxing cards over the weekend to recap but Dan Rafael conducted an extensive interview with Keith Connolly, one of the top managers in boxing. Connolly, the 2019 Boxing Writers Association of America manager of the year, has a deep stable of top fighters and prospects, including heavyweight mandatory challenger Fi...

There aren't any prominent fight cards for this second weekend in September, but there's PLENTY to still go over on our latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to talk first about the shocking arrest of prominent American trainer Brian "BoMac" McIntyre on hand gun charges in Manchester, England. McIntyre was in England as t...

In the only marquee card of the weekend English middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. exacted his revenge over Liam Simith Saturday night in Manchester, England. And, we're ready to go over his KO win, have some fight news and some very intereting nostalgia from over 100 years ago. It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fig...

An intriguing rematch between British middleweights in Manchester, some fight news and excellent nostalgia on Rocky Marciano, Gennadiy Golovkin and more is part of the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to break it all down and tak Liam Smith-Chris Eubank Jr. rematch Saturday night in Manchester, England. It was a surp...

On a special edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Pod" Dan Rafael had an exclusive conversation with legendary HBO sports play by play man and International Boxing Hall of Famer, Jim Lampley. They discussed several topics, including Jim's upcoming gig with PPV.com; what he’s been doing since HBO exited boxing at the end of 2018; becoming a boxing fan as a child; going to his first fight: then-Cassiu...

A big Saturday of heavyweight action has culminated with Ukranian Oleksandr Usyk defending his three titles, American heavyweight contender Jared Anderson looking good and more. And, we are ready to analyze it all on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all starting with overcoming a serous low blow agai...

The unified heavyweight champ is back to defend his title and one of the iconic boxing TV play by play voices of the last 50 years joins us on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast"Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com start first with the Oleksandr Usyk second unified heavyweight title defense, as he battles Daniel Dubois in Poland Saturday night. Off a year layoff...

Even though the weekend was devoid of a big time main event worldwide, that does not mean we still don't have plenty to go over on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast. Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com return to give some quick thoughts on the Matchroom "NextGen" show Saturday night in Birmingham, England, including a surprise slugfest/upset on the card. Dan a...

There aren't significant fights this weekend, but there's still much to discus ion the newest edition of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast. Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFiightWeekend.com to go over the kickoff of the Canelo Alvarez vs. Jermell Charlo buildup, as the fighters held pressers in NYC and Los Angeles. this week. Dan has his initial impressions on the demean...

Off a weekend that saw a wild fight between two Mexican stars in Phoenix, an eventual booming KO by Anthony Joshua in England and more, we're back on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap."Host T.J. Rives returns with Dan Rafael, insider of BigFightWeekend.com to go over what happened and where. They begin with Emanuel Navarrete out-slugging Oscar Valdez over 12 rounds to retain his WBO junior lightweight...

We are ready for another weekend with prominent fights from Arizona to London and back to Maryland and we've got fight news and nostalgia, too on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to break it all down. They talk first about former unified heavyweight champ Anthony Joshua's new last minute opponent, veteran Robert H...

A new month is underway and we already have a downer due to another fighter testing positive for a PED. However, turning to the ring, Jake Paul was victorious again Saturday over a non-boxer. This time it. was UFC star Nate Diaz. And, we're ready to discuss it all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back aboard and discuss fir...

We are ready to go for the month of August and it's Jake Paul back in a boxing ring Saturday night in Dallas. We look ahead to that and hear from a former world champ in Oscar Valdez and more on the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast."Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all. First the guys go over the strong PPV numbers for Terence Crawford's...

It was an epic weekend in Las Vegas as Terence Crawford became the first ever four belt undisputed world welterweight champ with a nine round demolition of Errol Spence Saturday night. And, host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael were there to take it all in live and have the latest on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."The boys come your way late Saturday night after what was the most impressi...

It's here and we're here in Las Vegas for the undisputed world welterweight title fight between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford coming up Saturday night. So, let's get to a preview on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com return and first discuss the Naoya Inoue destruction of Stephen Fulton in Japan earlier this week to win Fulton'...

Another jammed packed edition of the only recap show a fight fan needs. We cover former lightweight world champ George Kambosos' return and controversial decision win over Maxi Hughes in the Top Rank Boxing / ESPN main event in Oklahoma. And, we also jump right in on previewing Tuesday morning's (Tuesday night in Japan) Stephen Fulton's unified 122 lb. title defense against Naoya "The Monster" Ino...

It's a lighter weekend of action, as former unified lightweight champ George Kambosos headlines for Top Rank Boxing. But, we get ready for Errol Spence and Terence Crawford next week by hearing from the two fighters on this edition of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael to cover Kambosos fighting Maxi Hughes of England in a 12 round lightweight m...

Some good action in Las Vegas and Detroit and unified super bantamweight champion Stephen Fulton joins us on our newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his substack and BigFightWeekend.com to go over the action. That includes lightweight prospect Frank "The Ghost" Martin winning the Showtime/PBC main event in Las Vegas. Dan and T.J. go over his...

The WBC Heavyweight champion is back and we have fight cards to go over from Vegas to Detroit to all as part of the latest edition of the "Biig Fight Weekend Preview Podcast."  Host TJ Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael from big fight weekend to go over it all. First, they take a look at Tyson Fury returning to the ring for the first time in 2023, but he will not be fighting a contending challe...

It's a brand new recap show, as Jaron "Boots" Ennis scored another impressive win in the Showtime/PBC main event from Atlantic City and one of the top world champs in the smallest weight classes in the last decade plus, Nonito Donaire, joins us prior to his latest title challenge coming up this weekend. It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast. Host T.J. Rives returns with insider D...