Boxing with Mannix and Mora

This week Mannix sits down down the Nolan Brothers, Matt and Mark, Boston-based local promoters to discuss what it takes to be a small boxing promoter. The Nolan's talk about what got them into boxing promoting, how they balance it against full time day jobs, lessons they have learned in the last year, why it's not a business to get rich in, how their show at Fenway Park came together and more. Pl...

Mannix and Mora discuss the recently announced fight between Jake Paul and Gervonta Davis, if this is Tank cashing out and what the fight could look like in the ring. Plus Daniel Dubois dumps Don Charles, Frances Ngannou challenges Deontay Wilder, Josh Kelly lined up to face Bakhram Murtazaliev. Later, heavyweight contender Michael Hunter joins the show!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

Mannix and Mora talk Moses Itauma's one-sided win over Dillian Whyte, what could be next for Itauma, Nick Ball's title defense against Sam Goodman, Filip Hrgovic's win over David Adeleye and Raymond Ford's win over Abraham Nova. Plus thoughts on the back-and-forth between Xander Zayas and Vergil Ortiz, the fight Ortiz is really targeting, a different plan for Boots and more! Learn more about your...

Mannix and Mora discuss Moses Itauma's showdown against Dillian Whyte, if Itauma is the real deal, Andre Ward's call out of Anthony Joshua, Jaron Ennis's next foe, if fighters are waiting too much for Saudi money and more. Plus 130-pound contender Raymond Ford joins the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mannix is joined by four-division world champion Nonito Donaire. Mannix and Donaire discuss Donaire's beginnings in boxing, where he thought his career peaked, why he keeps fighting, his recent career-reviving win at 118-pounds, showdowns with Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Gonzalez, if he would fight Naoya Inoue again and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mannix and Mora discuss Benn-Eubank II being finalized for November, how they see a second fight playing out, talks between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua heating up, Keyshawn Davis's apology tour, Junto Nakatani's move to 122-pounds. Later, Richardson Hitchins joins the show. And finally, a new segment: The Notebook Dump! Subscribe, rate, review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you download p...

Mannix and Mora look back on Oscar Duarte's win over Kenneth Sims Jr., a war between Regis Prograis and Joseph Diaz Jr., Joshua Edwards heavyweight potential, Oscar De La Hoya's comments on Vergil Ortiz, Ryan Garcia and more. https://go.happinessexperiment.com/begin-aff-o2?am_id=podcast2025&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=michael Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Mannix is joined by Kevin Iole, who recently retired from nearly five decades of boxing writing. Mannix and Iole discuss Kevin's beginnings in boxing writing, covering the top 1980's stars, making the jump to Yahoo! Sports, starting his own website, why he decided to walk away. Plus stories on Bob Arum and Mike Tyson and his thoughts on Dana White's entry into boxing promoting.  https://go.happine...

Mannix and Mora discuss proposed legislation that would reshape federal boxing regulations and allow TKO to bring a UFC-like model to boxing. Plus Oleksandr Usyk's place among heavyweight greats, Daniel Dubois's pre-fight party, Manny Pacquiao's next target, Tim Tszyu's next move, Xander Zayas's title shot, Claressa Shields title defense and more! https://go.happinessexperiment.com/begin-aff-o2?am...

Mannix and Mora break down another brilliant performance from Oleksandr Usyk, Manny Pacquiao's return, if Pacquiao should continue fighting, Sebastian Fundora's dominant win over Tim Tszyu, why Tszyu's team keeps putting him in bad positions, Bam Rodriguez's title-unifying win, Diego Pacheco's lopsided decision win over Trevor McCumby and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

Eddie Hearn is back! Mannix and Hearn discuss Turki Alalshikh's plans to eliminate pay per views, Hearn's reaction to Shakur Stevenson's win, the latest on Conor Benn-Chris Eubank Jr, if an Anthony Joshua-Jake Paul fight is realistic, plans for Jaron Ennis, expectations for Diego Pacheco and Bam Rodriguez and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mannix and Mora get some updates on Benn-Eubank II and Anthony Joshua-Jake Paul from Eddie Hearn. Then the two discuss the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois, Bam Rodriguez's chance at a second unification, Manny Pacquiao's return and more. Later, Bam Rodriguez joins the show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joining Mannix this week is former 140-pound champion Chris Algieri. Mannix and Algieri discuss a whirlwind weekend in New York headlined by Hamzah Sheeraz’s knockout win over Edgar Berlanga, Shakur Stevenson’s dominant decision over William Zepeda and Katie Taylor’s trilogy completing victory over Amanda Serrano. Then it’s Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao’s ring return after a four-year layoff. Learn...

Mannix and Mora dive into a huge fight weekend in New York that begins with the third fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano on Friday and Saturday's show co-headlined by Shakur Stevenson-William Zepeda and Edgar Berlanga-Hamzah Sheeraz. Plus winners and losers of the week!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First, longtime investigative journalist Lance Pugmire joins the show to discuss Julio Cesar Chavez's arrest by ICE agents last week and the circumstances surrounding his pending deportation. Later, Mannix and Mora talk Jack Catterall's lackluster win over Harlem Eubank, the news that Dmitry Bivol likely won't face Artur Beterbiev this year, a Deontay Wilder-Jarrell Miller fight, backlash to the W...

Mannix and Mora talk Tyson Fury’s latest, the Devin Haney-Brian Norman Jr clash, Eubank and Benn running it back and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mannix and Mora discuss Jake Paul's lopsided decision win over Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., why Chavez had so much trouble in the early rounds, Jake's development as a fighter, what could be next and more. Plus Zurdo Ramirez's performance, Floyd Schofield Jr.'s breakout win, Deontay Wilder's return and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mannix and Mora discuss Jake Paul's cruiserweight fight against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., what Chavez Jr. has left in the tank, if Jake is ready for an opponent this experienced and more. Plus an explosive cruiserweight fight between Gilberto Ramirez and Yuniel Dorticos, a crossroads lightweight fight between Floyd Schofield and Tevin Farmer and what to make of Deontay Wilder's return. Later, Floyd...

Mannix sits down with former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, who will make his return to the ring on Friday against Tyrell Herndon. Wilder explains his thoughts after his most recent loss, the changes he made since then, what's motivating him to keep fighting and why he believes he still has a few years left in the sport.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mannix and Mora talk Galal Yafai's loss to Francisco Rodriguez, where Yafai goes from here, Brian Norman's knockout win over Jin Sasaki, why Norman accused Jaron Ennis of running to 154-pounds, takeaways from the Canelo-Crawford press tour and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mannix and Mora discuss Jaron Ennis’s decision to move to 154-pounds, options for his first fight, Jaime Munguia’s “b” sample coming up positive, Canelo-Crawford set to face off, the future of George Kambosos and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mannix and Mora talk Richardson Hitchins's dominant win over George Kambosos, what a unification fight between Hitchins and Teofimo Lopez would look like, Andy Cruz moving a step closer to a world title, Teremoana Teremoana's brutal first round knockout, Nonito Donaire's return and Edwin De Los Santos's surprising feud with now former promoter Sampson Lewkowicz. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Mannix and Mora discuss a signed and sealed fight between Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford, what fights could appear on the undercard, Brian Norman's decision to go to Japan to face Jin Sasaki, George Kambosos's return to New York to face Richardson Hitchins, if Hitchins needs more than a decision win, more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mannix and Mora discuss a terrible weekend for Keyshawn Davis, a stirring performance from Fabio Wardley, Abdullah Mason's positioning for a world title shot, another impressive card announced for Riyadh and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mannix and Mora discuss Vasyl Lomachenko's retirement, Teofimo Lopez's decision not to fight Devin Haney, Stephen Fulton moving up to face O'Shaquie Foster, a heavyweight showdown between Fabio Wardley and Justis Huni and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices