Combat Talk Radio

We know Munguia is fighting but...we don't really rate him. This weekend is all about Amir Khan vs. Kell Brook - nearly a decade outside of the sell date. Our opinion: we think Khan gets caught late after looking brilliant, BUT this might go the distance. It depends on how pissed off Brook is with Khan's A-Side demands and finally giving in just to make the fight happen.

We said it before the fight: Jacobs should walk through this guy, but if he struggles, it might be time to hang up the gloves. Jacobs didn't show up. There was no robbery here. The judges expected what we expected: Jacobs to obliterate this guy, shades of Peter Quillin. He didn't come close to that, and they punished him for it. We saw a tentative, hesitant, lackluster Jacobs that frankly, should...

This isn't to say that fights aren't worth watching. Rather, many of the fights left for February aren't going to excite many fans. Danny Jacobs has had a rough time of it. After an unexpectedly poor performance against Gabe Rosado (still the Big Knockouts Boxing champion BTW), Jacobs is looking to show he's still a force. On paper, Jacobs should walk right through John Ryder, and that's not to di...

Keef looked stylistically better than he did against Manny. Had he fought like this against Manny, Manny would have been absolutely bamboozled. So there's that. However...Mario Barrios is a guy that's coming up from lightweight (he HAS fought at welter before, and he looked good for the weight, but still). Keef couldn't drop OR stop Azteca, despite landing absolute brutal bombs right flush on Barr...

I expected Cuadras to be the veteran that he is and pull out the experience. Didn't happen. I suspected that late replace could be the difference maker, but didn't expect that kind of performance. Cuadras didn't seem able or willing to be elusive, which is strange. He was able to bamboozle Rungvisai plenty. But Rodriguez was just too fast and accurate.

Clearly, Roy Jones Jr. has improved Chris Eubank's striking/boxing ability. However, we're not sure his newer style will get him wins at the top level. Liam Williams was game and had a decent showing, but he's not the upper echelon.

Whew. Talk about a stacked weekend. Two of these events feature guy who are hungry to make a name against a Top 10 opponent. The third features a grudge match where anything can happen as well as the return of Claressa Shields to boxing after her shocking MMA loss. But in all three events, one thing is clear: the main event winner will position themselves for championship gold, which we believe al...

Say what you will about "Irish" Micky Ward and Arturo Gatti, Cheeseman is arguably one of the most spirited fighters of the modern generation. Not a top flight player, not a headliner and not a big draw, but always puts on a show for the fans.

Some call us crazy. But here's the thing. We're not saying Boots isn't skilled. He's clearly skilled. But we don't see this top tier fighter - yet. He reminds us very closely of when Broner was fighting at the lighter weight classes. People only think of 147 Broner, and they forget how explosive Broner used to be in his absolute prime, before he turned 30. Some called him a weight bully. Maybe - b...

We're seeing a LOT of fighters get COVID, and since most all of them would have needed to get jabbed in order to even travel overseas, it means that the spread isn't being mitigated. That means that fights that get scheduled are up in the air as omicron remains a thing. This one really bothered me, because I'm a big Rungvisai fan, and seeing this fight would have closed some open doors with the hi...

Reports from watchers is that Makabu should not have had his hand raised. Regardless, he did. The question is, will Canelo's camp want to book a fight with Don King in the mix? Is it possible that Makabu's performance turns Canelo off and makes him want to go another route? We analyze the other possibilities, from 168 through cruiserweight, and why we think that Joe Smith Jr. (WBO @ 175) makes the...

[Originally Recorded Nov 5, 2021 - that's why the audio sounds different] Deontay Wilder is one of the most polarizing and controversial sports figures of the modern era, triggered mostly by his previous "Body on the Record" fight promotion speech (despite the fact that fans cheered Tyson talking about eating children and homosexual assault prison-style), comments about certain female interviewers...

Don King Promotions - PPV via FITE TV apparently. The winner is frontline to fight Canelo Alvarez next.

Same story we always hear, another late replacement - and you know what means...possible upset incoming. Chocolatito seems to not like aggressive fighters that aren't afraid of him, and Martinez is a tough fighter who will likely come in trying to make a name against a highly regarded A-Side. It wouldn't surprise us.

You strike me as a fairly learned follower of the sport. Notice I said sport. Not the BUSINESS of boxing. Because ultimately, A-Side fighters call the shots. Always have, always will. B-Side fighters (which Crawford is for a Spence fight) don't. Fighters have to be inspired by what Floyd had to do against Oscar de la Hoya, which catapulted him into superstardom - accepting whatever he had to in or...

AS I mentioned on a previous episode, with no evidence of the accusations against Rolly, it wasn't going to go anywhere. Now, the WBA has come out and ordered the two to make a deal within 30 days under mandatory rules. Since they had an agreement before with veritable ease, it's fairly safe to believe there'll be another agreement made as these two don't like each other - UNLESS 'CM Punk' Kamboso...