Montero On Boxing

On episode 201A of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero talks about Tyson Fury leaving trainer Ben Davidson for SugarHill Steward of Detroit's famed Kronk Gym, Mikey Garcia signing with Matchroom and fighting on DAZN, top prospects Vergil Ortiz Jr and Teofimo Lopez scoring dominant knockout wins, Terence Crawford defending his welterweight title, and ESPN's Tim Bradley calling o...

Michael Montero returns to the "Pushing The Odds" show with Matt Perrault to discuss Terence Crawford's win over the Mean Machine, what's next for him (Shawn Porter?), Teofimo Lopez and Vasiliy Lomachenko fighting next year, Anthony Joshua helping Tyson Fury prepare for his rematch with Deontay Wilder, and more!

On episode 200B of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero goes over the latest news including lackluster viewership for the Charlo-Hogan fight, then previews all the action coming up this week including the big Top Rank on ESPN card from Madison Square Garden in New York city. Terence Crawford defends his welterweight title against the "Mean Machine" and Richard Commey defends his...

Michael Montero joining the "Sport On" sports talk show on South African national radio (SAfm) to discuss Anthony Joshua's dominant unanimous decision victory over Andy Ruiz Jr in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. Joshua avenged his TKO loss to Ruiz earlier in the year in New York city by utilizing his superior boxing skills and movement. Show Link: https://iono.fm/e/791069 Station Site: http://www.safm.co.z...

On episode 200A of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero gives a very detailed review of Anthony Joshua's masterclass win over Andy Ruiz Jr in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, hard truth about Ruiz's level, and the heavyweight division as a whole. Also, Montero reviews ins by Emanuel Navarrete, Jerwin Ancajas, Dillian Whyte, Filip Hrgovic, Jermall Charlo, Chris Eubank Jr, Ryosuke Iwasa, an...

On episode 199B of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero covers a bunch of news including the numbers from the Wilder-Ortiz2 PPV card last week. Then he previews all of the action lined up for this weekend including the huge rematch between heavyweights Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua in Saudi Arabia. Also, Top Rank has a card from Mexico on ESPN+ and PBC has a card from Brooklyn...

On episode 199A of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero discusses upset wins by Johnriel Casimero and Patrick Teixeira, Oscar Valdez getting off the canvas to score a controversial stoppage over Adam Lopez, Carl Frampton staying busy with a dominant win, Alexander Besputin beating Radzhab Butaev to win a title and Cecilia Braekhus defending her undisputed welterweight crown. htt...

Michael Montero returns to the Dave Smith Show on SB Nation Radio to discuss Deontay Wilder's knockout win over Luis Ortiz a week ago, his upcoming rematch with Tyson Fury, and how his power stacks up against the all time greats. Smith and Montero also preview the rematch between Andy Ruiz Jr and Anthony Joshua on Dec 7 in Saudi Arabia, and what's next for Saul "Canelo" Alvarez. https://youtu.be/M...

On episode 198 of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero discusses the impending comeback of Floyd Mayweather, Deontay Wilder losing on the cards before knocking out Luis Ortiz in the 7th round of their rematch, Callum Smith winning a controversial decision over John Ryder, Rene Alvarado scoring an upset win over Andre Canrio, Can Xu defending his title against Manny Robles III, a...

On episode 197B of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero breaks down how grossly overpriced tickets for the Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz rematch are leading with abysmal ticket sales, with the MGM Grand casino in Las Vegas set to take a big loss on the event. As always, Montero previews all the upcoming action this weekend including Wilder-Ortiz2, Callum Smith vs John Ryder and A...

On episode 197A of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero talks about the PBC belt coming soon, 6 PPV cards on Fox within a calendar year ($500 in cost!), Devin Haney vs Javier Fortuna being mandated by the WBC, a review of domestic-level mismatches from last weekend and answers to all your questions! https://youtu.be/kPOMRZtZXuo

On episode 196 of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero gives more insight on the great fight between Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire in Japan, and reviews all of the action from last week including the KSI vs Logan Paul fight in Los Angeles, wins by Billy Joe Saunders and Devin Haney on the undercard, wins by Jamel Herring and Kubrat Pulev in Fresno, California, and more. Happy V...

On episode 195B of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero reviews a unanimous decision victory for Naoya Inoue over Nonito Donaire in Japan, then previews all the upcoming action this weekend. Jemel Herring defends his title against Lamont Roach in Fresno, California on ESPN, and KSI faces Logan Paul in Los Angeles on DAZN. https://youtu.be/9W7yv7yIHnM

On episode 195A of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero discusses wins by Miguel Berchelt, Javier Fortuna, Ryan Garcia and Saul Alvarez last Saturday. Canelo beat Sergey Kovalev by TKO inside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but not before the Masvidal-Diaz fight had ended in New York. Boxing Twitter exploded with conspiracy theories of the fight being fixed or Kovalev taking a dive....

Michael Montero returns to the Dave Smith show on SB Nation Radio to break down the 11th round TKO victory for Saul "Canelo" Alvarez over Sergey Kovalev in Las Vegas on DAZN. Montero and Smith discuss what's next for the Mexican superstar including a possible third fight with Gennady "GGG" Golovkin, and more.

On a special Halloween episode of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, Michael Montero previews all the match ups from another loaded weekend of fights. On Saturday, November 2, Sergey Kovalev defends his light heavyweight title against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez in Las Vegas, Katie Taylor makes her super lightweight debut in Manchester, Top Rank has a card in California and PBC has a card in Maryland. h...

On episode 194A of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero talks about the accusations from fans of Vasiliy Lomachenko ducking Devin Haney after being named "franchise champion" by the WBC, Josh Taylor eeking out a win over Regis Prograis in a great fight in London, Shakur Stevenson dominating Joet Gonzalez in Reno, Erickson Lubin and Robert Easter winning in Reading, PA, and more....

On episode 193B of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero previews a LOADED weekend of fight action with cards on Thursday, Friday and Saturday all over the world. The major cards will compete on Saturday: Regis Prograis vs Josh Taylor on DAZN from London, Shakur Stevenson vs Joet Gonzalez on ESPN+ from Reno, NV, and Erickson Lubin vs Nathaniel Gallimore from Reading, PA on Showti...

On episode 193A of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero talks about Max Kellerman's irresponsible "quitter" rhetoric during the Gvozdyk-Beterbiev ESPN broadcast last Friday night, Artur Beterbiev's come from behind TKO10 win over Oleksandr Gvozdyk in Philadelphia, and more. https://youtu.be/QDerzIsaX1o

On episode 192B of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero talks about the tragic death of Patrick Day, Errol Spence Jr facing DWI charges in Dallas, and previews the outstanding light heavyweight unification mach up between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Artur Beterbiev on ESPN. https://youtu.be/5PQY1knozWs

On episode 192A of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero talks about Tyson Fury entering WWE, former world title challenger Eloy Perez committing suicide, Patrick Day fighting for his life after being knocked out in Chicago, Aleksandr Usyk's heavyweight debut, Dmitry Bivol and Josh Warrington defending their titles, and more. https://youtu.be/H-SjKi3BcuI

On episode 191B of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero talks about Errol Spence Jr being in a serious car accident in Dallas, then previews all of this weekend's action including Oleksandr Usyk making his heavyweight debut, live from Chicago. https://youtu.be/24T1ysT_P38

On episode 191A of The Neutral Corner podcast, host Michael Montero discusses the violent attack at the Shields-Habazin weigh in that ended with James Ali Bashir (Claressa Shields' brother is rumored to be the assailant), does a thorough review of Gennady Golovkin's unanimous decision victory over Sergiy Derevyanchenko in New York, and more. https://youtu.be/Suc5Lkn3r_o ---------------------------...

In the preview on episode 190B of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero breaks down the Friday night ShoBox show on Showtime headlined by Claressa Shields, as well as the big show from Madison Square Garden in New York City on DAZN Saturday night. In the main event, Gennady Golovkin and Sergiy Derevyanchenko fight for a vacant middleweight title. https://youtu.be/iuAmzpx8RsY

On episode 190A (review) of The Neutral Corner boxing podcast, host Michael Montero reviews the PBC on Fox PPV card top to bottom, including Errol Spence Jr’s split decision win over Shawn Porter, some fans/media scoring fights on a curve, what it means for the welterweight division as a whole, with a specific look at the PBC welterweights and their fights over the last 3-4 years. https://youtu.be...