Boxing B-Sides

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: call or text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS (833.589.7637) ~ We review November 5th to November 18th, then preview November 19th up to December 2nd. No time wasted, going straight to discussing the card in Saudi Arabia near the end of the year, plus a few other odds and ends throughout the boxing world. We ride out on a very high note of discussing some PED testing protocol c...

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: call or text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS (833.589.7637) We are back! Drip, Leo, and Shanata sit down to talk about the possibility of women's fights moving to 3 minutes (they should), some interesting developments at Super Featherweight, and Muratalla's announcement. We also talk about the upcoming coronation of King Shakur, Warren's "Magnificent 7", and Diego Pacheco.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: call or text anonymously ~ 833.LVX.PODS (833.589.7637) Outro song used with express permission of the artist, go to lvx.at/city for more~ Alright baby, it's Fury-Ngannou time! We just couldn't contain our excitement for it. A bit to talk about: Janibek at the top of middleweight, Logan Paul as Rocky, Tim Tszyu won the fight but Brian Mendoza won our hearts, Johnriel Casim...

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: 833-589-7637 (LVX-PODS) anonymous and unattended ~~We have a great conversation over the disappointing Canelo-Charlo card, including the nonsense that was the result of Ramos-Lubin and the two other great fights. There are lots of references to some boxing personalities' books, some news from the streets of Tokyo, and the packed Top Rank card that features, Richard "The S...

Review from Sep 10 - 23, Preview Sep 24 - Oct 7We had quite a few cards to review on Sep 15-16! Plus some heavyweight fun on the 23rd before we move into previewing the Charnelo card. Don't think we're gonna let the Zurdo and Wood-Warrington fights slide. There is a bit of discussion about Manny and his aspirations for Olympic gold, so pardon the cynicism.

This was the first day of us getting into 2-week review/preview blocks where we alternated with the Casuals, but UFC 293 was so good they jumped on to record the day after. So the Ultimate F'n B-Sides go in on UFC 293, Usyk-Dubois, Jared Anderson, Zhang-Joyce 2, Bellator 299, OneFC's Muay Thai fight, the Charnelo undercard, and allllll the boxing your heart could ever want.

We haven't had a chance to talk since before Spence - Crawford! Fortunately (or unfortunately?) the high emotions have settled down a bit, but there is still a lot to talk about with that fight and get it on the record, as it were. Lots of news, lots reviews, a few previews, and finally sitting down for the mid-year picks. Plus some fun news in about the wider LVX Media family.

Spence-Crawford is finally here! Let's talk a bit over what each fighters' best options my be. A bit of chatter on the rise of Jaron Ennis, how 154 may be shaping out with Jermell Charlo going up to fight Canelo, and a whole host of other recaps.

Well, a lot of this will certainly be dated, but think of it as a retrospective. Further, think of it as speculation in a broader, conceptual sense specifically as it pertains to Vergil Ortiz since his fight was canceled. Still plenty to discuss, so have fun with hindsight being 20/20. A few admin changes: our number 833-589-7637 now accepts text messages, BUT only from WhatsApp because business n...

A busy May 27th, light June 3rd. June 9-10 was a lot of fun with Munguia stepping up in competition, relatively speaking, and Teofimo Lopez re-establishing himself as a top name in the 135-140 neighborhood. Some smaller weight discussion and recording was interrupted a few times by June 14th's ProBox card. A look ahead at Prograis and Berlanga new venture with Matchroom on the 17th and 24th respec...

We discuss the dirty result of Romero-Barroso, the freak KO Nakatani delivered, and Valdez's place in boxing. Looking ahead at Lara and Lopez defending their titles on UK soil, as the Mexican Monster Association continues to dominate British Boxing. With plenty of time to go, we just give a little bit of initial thinking on Spence-Crawford and a tiny bit of MMA talk.

Leo and Drip have a chat over the LVX family's collective pound-for-pound ratings. When Nathan (of Ultimate F'n Casual fame) joins, the conversation shifts to good fights that can be made among the "B" class of particular divisions (we have a special place in our hearts for that tier). They may not be the elite, but they can still fight!

Joined by Ring Gang's Pilot and Argie to talk over the huge fight in Jalisco featuring the undisputed Super Middleweight champ, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and how much stock does John Ryder really gain from this victory-in-defeat, but we open up with a little bit of UFC/MMA and Aljamain Stirling. Plus discussing the upcoming Top Rank and PBC cards as well as the undisputed fight between undisputed Ligh...

Joined today by our good buddy Pilot from the Ring Gang and Nathan, the Ultimate F'n Mentor to me the Casual. We talk through the recent Lightweight clash between Gervonta Davis and Ryan Garcia and what it could mean for the rest of the division. Canelo's homecoming dance is nigh, but is John Ryder really worth staying home to watch when a hometown hero is stepping back into ring? Controversial co...

Start with a little bit of UFC talk to get warmed up and dive right into last weekend's considerable amount of boxing. Some things went according to the script, others didn't! Some news bits on Haney and Anthony Joshua and last picks for Tank-Ryan.

We sit down to talk over the Plant-Benavidez PPV card, all 4. How egregious was the Colbert decision? HODL Jesus Ramos to the moon?

We have our brother in arms Nathan join us from Ultimate F'n Casual to talk boxing and a little bit on the possible crossover of Ngannou. Lots of title fights in there and a some sick elevator music. Figueroa topples Magsayo to set up a mandatory shot at 126 champ Rey Vargas who just lost his title shot at 130!

Recaps Saturday, December 31st Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Kazuto Ioka D Joshua Franco (12) - 115 (WBA, WBO unif.) Saturday, January 7th Capital One Arena, Washington D.C., USA Gervonta Davis TKO9 Hector Garcia (12) - 135 Jarron Ennis UD Karen Chukhadzian (12) - 147 Demetrius Andrade UD Demond Nicholson (10) - 168 *Roiman Villa MDec Rashidi Ellis (12) - 147 114-112x2, 113-113 >>...

Lots of fun end of the year razzies and awards, plus recapping last 12/17's card

Recaps Saturday, October 22nd Plaza de Toros, Mexico City, Distrito Federal Mauricio Lara KO3 Jose Sanmartin - Feather Saturday, October 29th Madison Square Garden, New York, USA Lomachenko UD Jamaine Ortiz - Light Robeisy Ramirez TKO9 Jose Romero - Feather Pechanga Arena, San Diego, California Guillermo Zepeda UD Joseph Diaz - Light Alexis Rocha UD Jesus Campos - Welter Gila River Arena, Phoenix,...

Saturday, October 15th Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn, New York (FOX PPV) Deontay Wilder (US) KO1 Robert Helenius (Fin) Caleb Plant (US) KO9 Anthony Dirrell (US) - Super Middle 79-73, 79-73, 80-72 Emmanuel Rodriguez (PR) RTD10 Gary Antonio Russell (US) - Bantam 100-90, 97-93, 99-91 Frank Sanchez(Cu) KOT9 Carlos Negron (PR) - Heavy 79-73, 77-75, 78-74 Michel Rivera (DR) UD Jerry Perez (US) - Light 79-7...

September 3rd: Centre de Usos Múltiple, Hermosillo, SO, MX -- Estrada UD Argi Cortes; September 4th: Not Staples Center, LA, CA -- Abner Mares, MDraw Miguel Flores, Edwin De Los Santos KO3 Jose Valenzuela, Isaac Cruz KO2 Eduardo Ramirez, Andy Ruiz UD Luis Ortiz; September 9th: Bally's Event Center, AC, NJ -- Joseph Adorno UD Hugo Alberto Roldan, Frency Fortunato Saya SD Bernard Angelo Torres, Roim...

News: Wilder-Helenius Oct 15, Plant-Dirrell Oct 15, Haney-Kambosos 2 Oct 15, Lomachenko Oct 29; Recaps: Barclay’s Center, Brooklyn - Antuanne Russell - Barthelemy, Demirezen - Kownacki, Danny - J.Bena, Derev UD, Mielnicki TKO6, JRock did not fight; Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle, UK - Josh Kelly UD Bastida; Bournemouth International Centre, Dorset, UK - Chamberlain UD loss to Chris Billam; Central...

July 09 - Mark Magsayo < Rey Vargas, WBC 126 July 09 - Brandon Figueroa KO6 iCarlos Castro, WBC 126e July 09 - Chisora > Pulev July 13 - Kazuto Ioka > Donnie Nietes, WBO 115 July 15 - Arnold Barboza > Danielito Zorrilla July 16 - Ryan KO6 Fortuna, staying at 140? July 20 - Chayaphon Moonsri < Knockout CP Freshmart, WBA 105 July 23 - Joet Gonzalez < Isaac Dogboe, legit win? July 2...

Chisora-Pulev 2, Joyce stops Hammer, Magsayo defends his title against Rey Vargas, Mikey Garcia quietly retires, and a lot of smaller weight classes with an appropriate skip warning.