Legendary Nights

Sean & Lukie look back at the tale of Willie Pep & Sandy Saddler to discuss their legacies in boxing and the story of their epic encounters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

During the late 1940s and early 1950s, Featherweight Champions Willie Pep and Sandy Saddler fought four epic battles considered by many boxing fans to be some of the best wars conducted in the ring throughout history. Sean & Johnston present the story of these two legendary fighters and how their legacies were made facing each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho...

Sean & Lukie discuss their thoughts on the Chacon vs Limón rivalry and how boxing easily forgets warriors of the sport that held it with the greatest of their time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Chacon vs. Limón series was four boxing fights between the American Bobby Chacon (1951–2016) and the Mexican Rafael Limón (born 1954). It was a rivalry that made history in the sport. Many sports historians consider Chacon–Limón to be among boxing's fiercest rivalries.  Sean & Johnston present the stories of Chacon & Limon and how what was meant to be a lay up fight turned out to be the start...

Sean & Lukie reflect on the Patterson v Johansson trilogy of fights and discuss where it ranks amongst the other great trilogies in the heavyweight division. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Floyd Patterson & Ingemar Johansson produced one of the greatest trilogies in boxing. Their three bouts had it all, not only were they exciting and full of knockdowns - thirteen in total - but history was also made in their second bout with Floyd exacting revenge and becoming the first man to regain the world heavyweight title. Sean & Johnston present you their interwinding roads that began in the...

Teresa Tapia joins Sean & Lukie as they look back at The Tale Of Johnny Tapia vs Danny Romero and discuss how significant the fight was for Johnny, Danny, and the state of New Mexico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It was the battle of Albuquerque, Johnny Tapia & Danny Romero had been on a collision course for years with the younger Romero looking to take the mantelpiece of Albuquerque's best boxer. Johnny Tapia had his fair share of problems outside the ring and many felt like this was going to be his ultimate downfall. Sean & Johnston present the story of two fiercely passionate fighters that would come to...

Sean & Lukie take a look back at the story of Sonny Liston vs Cassius Clay and share their thoughts, feelings, and opinions on the myths and conspiracies surrounding the two fights while also sharing the truth of events that occurred during the time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cassius Clay wasn’t supposed to be for real. A braggart, a clown, a walking publicity stunt. Not someone a deadly puncher like Sonny Liston need ever worry about. In 1964 what would ensue would be a historic tale of two men from completely different walks of life that would come together to create moments that would live on in boxing folklore forever! Sean & Johnston tell the story of how the fear...

Sean & Johnston look back at the stories behind Tony Zale & Rocky Graziano's trilogy and debate about why they love the history of boxing so much more than the current era of the sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tony Zale & Rocky Graziano are best remembered for their three bouts over a twenty-one-month period for the middleweight crown. Sean & Johnston present their stories of how they came to be synonymous with each other and how their rivalry is among the most brutal and exciting middleweight championship bouts of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean & Lukie provide their thoughts, feelings, and opinions on The Tale Of Mike Tyson vs Frank Bruno and they relive moments from both fights and their own lives that made the story so significant. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Tyson & Frank Bruno were the epitome of chalk and cheese, one was a gentle giant whilst the other had a never-ending battle with himself. They contested in two bouts over the course of eight years.  Sean & Johnston tell the story of how the two men came to meet in the ring with both on completely different paths in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean & Lukie take a trip down memory lane to discuss The Tale Of De La Hoya vs Trinidad and the significance of the fight and the nostalgia of life at that time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Félix Trinidad, billed as The Fight of the Millennium, was a boxing match held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip on September 18, 1999, to unify the WBC and IBF welterweight championships. Sean and Johnston take you back to the 1990s as they tell the story of how these two warriors came to be on their collision course and how the fight that was so hyped...

Sean is joined by Lukie to dissect the opening episode of the season as they relive and share their own thoughts, feelings, and opinions on the fight and its significance to the sport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman, billed as "One for the Ages", was a professional boxing match contested on November 5, 1994, for the WBA and IBF heavyweight championships. Sean & Johnston relive the interwinding road to this historical night as the 45-year-old George Foreman looked to become the oldest heavyweight champion in boxing history.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

We welcome you all back to another season of the show with ten fights and ten legendary tales. In this introduction to the season, we discuss the episodes and some tales in particular that we are excited for you to hear! Episode one of the new season drops on the 4th of July Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean & Johnston look back on the second season of Legendary Nights and discuss each episode and the reactions to the diverse careers and stories that surrounded the fighters involved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sean & Johnston go back to 1982 to take you through the racially hyped fight that was Larry Holmes v Gerry Cooney. The fight took place on June 11, 1982 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It was one of the most highly anticipated fights of the early 1980s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Calzaghe versus Mikkel Kessler was a super middleweight boxing contest between the number one and two super middleweights in the World. At the time both fighters were unbeaten. On the line was the WBO, WBC and WBA World belts as well as The Ring Magazine championship. Sean & Johnston tell the story of how the paths of these two super-middleweight giants led to the battle for ultimate supremacy...

Sean & Johnston explore the ramifications of one of the most infamous moments in the history of professional boxing. On March 24, 1962, at Madison Square Garden in New York, Emile Griffith pummelled Benny “The Kid” Paret to death, live on national television. Before all this could take place there is the tale of homophobia, three brutal fights, poor decision-making, and that one fatal night which...

Panamanian Roberto Duran and Puerto Rican Esteban De Jesus found themselves embroiled in one of boxing’s great rivalries; over the course of five years these two proud Latino legends faced off on three occasions. Each fight is memorable for its ferocity and for how it impacted each man’s career. But the rivalry would ultimately be defined as much by what happened outside the ring as by the punches...

On 27th September 1986, Lloyd Honeyghan took on Donald Curry for the undisputed welterweight title. The fight took place in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and was televised by Showtime. At the time Curry was considered to be one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world with his only possible rival being Marvin Hagler. Honeyghan was given little chance by the majority of the media. Learn more...