Montero On Boxing

In episode #125 of 'The Neutral Corner', Michael Montero discusses Billy Joe Saunders pulling out of the fight with Martin Murray again, Vasyl Lomachenko having surgery to repair his injured right shoulder, talk of Terence Crawford not being treated fairly by Top Rank, the return of Tyson Fury, the rematch between Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares on Showtime with Jermell Charlo vs Austin Trout, and...

In the review portion of episode #124 of "The Neutral Corner", Michael Montero goes over upset wins by Josh Warrington and Hekkie Budler, solid victories by Gary Russell Jr, Jerwin Ancajas and Khalid Yafai, and domination wins by Naoya and Tugstsogt "King Tug" Nyambayar, and the draw between Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack in Toronto. Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/349RoO-3Djg

In Part One of Episode #124 of "The Neutral Corner", Michael Montero goes over a ton of News & Notes including all the recent drama between Canelo Alvarez, Gennady Golovkin, and their two camps. He also discusses the continuing demise of HBO Boxing, how they are doing compared to Showtime, ESPN and other platforms, plus how streaming is changing the game. Montero also opines on president Donald Tr...

In episode #123 of 'The Neutral Corner' (part 3), Michael Montero and his brother Anthony preview two weeks of upcoming fights. On May 17th Golden Boy Promotions is back on ESPN2, on May 19th Showtime has a split-site double-header where Adonis Stevenson defends his light heavyweight tile against Badou Jack in Toronto, and Gary Russell Jr defends his featherweight title against Joseph Diaz Jr in M...

In episode #123 of 'The Neutral Corner' (part 2), Michael Montero and his brother Anthony review all the action from last week. They start with Michael calling the Thompson Boxing card live with Beto Duran Friday night, then discuss Tony Harrison beating Ishe Smith, Devin Haney continuing to develop, Hughie Fury getting back in the win column, Vasyl Lomachenko stopping Jorge Linares, Jaime Munguia...

In episode #123 of 'The Neutral Corner' (part 1), boxing photographer Tiffany Lam joins Michael Montero to answer questions from viewers and talk about the boxing media in the 21st century. Then, Michael's brother Anthony joins him to discuss Eddie Hearn's billion dollar deal, resigning Anthony Joshua, the new World Boxing Super Series tournament, Mikey Garcia unifying titles with Robert Easter an...

In episode #122 of 'The Neutral Corner', Michael Montero talks about Keith Thurman dumping his WBC title and rumors of Mikey Garcia being in talks with Dan White. Next, Montero reviews wins by Ryan Garcia and Gary "Spike" O'Sullivan Friday night on ESPN, Saturday's action from London where Tony Bellew destroyed David Haye, followed by Cecilia Braekus making history and Gennady Golovkin blowing out...

In episode #121 of The Neutral Corner, Michael Montero talks about the posturing from both sides of the Joshua-Wilder negotiation, Canelo Alvarez submitting a hair follicle sample that came back negative for Clenbuterol, and several fights coming together. Next, Montero reviews an upset win by Isaac Dogboe over Jessie Magdaleno, Katie Taylor unifying titles, plus wins by Jarrell Miller, Daniel Jac...

In episode 120 of 'The Neutral Corner', Michael Montero discusses Canelo Alvarez being suspended for 6 months, Golovkin-Martirosyan being finalized, wins by Amir Khan, Carl Frampton, Gervonta Davis, Jermall Charlo and Adrien Broner, and previews of dueling cards on HBO (Daniel Jacobs, vs Maciej Sulecki, Jarrell Miller vs Johann Duhaupas) and ESPN (Jessie Magdaleno vs Isaac Dogboe), and more! https...

In episode #119 of "The Neutral Corner", Michael Montero discusses a TON of News & Notes including an Oscar De La Hoya sex tape, Oleksandr Usyk injuring his elbow, delaying the fight with Murat Gassiev, more Manny Pacquiao drama, fights coming together and more. Next, Montero reviews an upset win by Cristofer Rosales over Daigo Higa, as well as wins by Francisco Vargas, Ryota Murata and others. La...

n this special edition of 'The Neutral Corner', Michael Montero discusses the state of Anti-Doping in boxing, Hair Follicle testing, the Canelo Alvarez clenbuterol scandal, and more. Watch the video! https://youtu.be/O2RAdxOxPc8

In episode 118 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero talks about Canelo Alvarez withdrawing from his scheduled rematch with Gennady Golovkin, GGG still looking for an opponent and venue to May 5th, Floyd Mayweather's entourage attacked in Atlanta, big wins by Julian "J-Rock" Williams, James DeGale and Jarrett Hurd, and previews this weekend's fights including a Golden Boy card from California (E...

In episode #117 of 'The Neutral Corner', Michael Montero discusses the Manny Pacquiao vs Lucas Matthysse fight being announced, more Canelo favoritism from the WBC, Keith Thurman wasting everyone's time and more news and notes. Next, he reviews Anthony Joshua winning a decision over Joseph Parker to unify heavyweight titles, and Alexander Povetkin stopping David Price with a highlight reel knockou...

In episode #116 of The Neutral Corner, Michael Montero talks about Canelo Alvarez being temporarily suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, reviews wins by Ryan Garcia, Tyron Zeuge and Dillian Whyte, then previews the entire card headlined by Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker unifying their heavyweight titles in Cardiff, Wales Saturday. Watch the episode on youtube! https://youtu.be/glaZ...

In episode #115 of "The Neutral Corner", Michael Montero discusses ratings for recent bouts, the spring schedule coming together, and a little Anthony Joshua vs Deontay Wilder rant. Next, Montero previews wins by Jose Carlos Ramirez, Oleksandr Gvozdyk, Michael Conlan, and Felix Verdejo suffering his first professional loss by knockout. Last, Montero previews the Dillian Whyte vs Lucas Browne heavy...

In episode #114 of 'The Neutral Corner', Michael Montero discusses upcoming fight rumors and addresses accusations of double standards related to different PEDs testing cases (Canelo Alvarez, Alexander Povetkin, Floyd Mayweather, Lucas Browne). Next, he reviews wins by Azat Hovhannisyan, Regis Prograis, Oscar Valdez and Mikey Garcia. Last, he previews another Top Rank on ESPN card this Saturday fr...

In this episode of The Neutral Corner, Michael Montero talks about Canelo Alvarez testing positive for Clenbuterol, Luis Nery suspended by the WBC, Jessie Vargas stepping in for Omar Figueroa to face Adrien Broner and Manny Pacquiao turning down Mike Alvarado. Next, Montero reviews wins by Deontay Wilder, Dmitry Bivol and Sergey Garcia, then previews the Sergey Lipinets vs Mikey Garcia (Showtime)...

In episode #112 of "The Neutral Corner" Michael Montero discusses the Linares-Lomachenko fight being dead (and who's to blame), review two weeks of fights from all over the world, then previews this week's action: - Luis Nery vs Shinsuke Yamanaka (rematch) - Kell Brook vs Siarhei Rabchanka - Andre Dirrell vs Jose Uzcategui (rematch) - Deontay Wilder vs Luis Ortiz - Dmitry Bivol vs Sullivan Barrera...

In episode #111 of 'The Neutral Corner', Michael Montero discusses the rumors of a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Mike Alvarado, and how the Canelo-GGG2 replay on May 12th might push a fight between Jorge Linares and Vasyl Lomachenko back. Next, Montero previews two weeks of upcoming bouts including George Groves vs Chris Eubank Jr, Devon Alexander vs Victor Ortiz, Danny Garcia vs Brandon Rios,...

In episode #110 of The Neutral Corner, Michael Montero talks about Floyd Mayweather's MMA videos on social media, Canelo-Golovkin rematch venue possibilities, upcoming fights and more strange rulings from the WBA. Next, Montero reviews all the action from last week including cards from ShowBox, O2 Arena in London, a Top Rank on ESPN card from Corpus Christi, Texas, another great World Boxing Super...

In episode #109 of "The Neutral Corner", Michael Montero breaks down the Canelo-Golovkin rematch and Showtime/PBC's loaded spring schedule being announced, reviews wins by Oleksandr Usyk in Latvia and Jorge Linares and Lucas Matthysse in Los Angeles, then previews all of this week's action including a Friday night ShoBox card, a Matchroom card from London, a Top Rank on ESPN card from Texas, and t...

In episode #108 of 'The Neutral Corner', Michael Montero talks about rumors of a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Vasyl Lomachenko, the return of "The Contender", and several fights coming together in the spring including two heavyweight championship bouts in March. Next, Montero reviews a very impressive win by Errol Spence and a not so impressive win by Robert Easter in Brooklyn on Showtime last...

In episode #107 of The Neutral Corner, Michael Montero goes over a ton of news and notes including Dana White beefing with everyone, upcoming fights: Dillian Whyte vs Lucas Browne, Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker, Jeff Horn vs Terence Crawford, Amir Khan signing a 3 fight deal with Eddie Hearn, Naoya Inoue moving up in weight, and more craziness from the WBC. Lastly, Montero previews the first tit...

In episode 106 of The Neutral Corner, Michael Montero responds to endless accusations of bias against Premier Boxing Champions, and looks at the loaded schedule for early 2018. Next, he reviews wins by Jeff Horn in Australia, Alexander Povetkin in Russia, John Molina and Jessie Vargas in California, and Billy Joe Saunders in Canada. Also, a quick preview of scheduled bouts to close out a great yea...

In this episode of The Neutral Corner, Michael Montero talks about new hall of fame class inductees Erik Morales, WInky Wight and Vitali Klitschko, reviews an upset win for Jean Pascal over Ahmed Elbiali, Luis Ortiz back in the ring and calling out Deontay Wilder, Caleb Truax scoring a huge upset over James DeGale, wins by Lee Selby, Francisco Vargas and Kenichi Ogawa, Miguel Roman sending Orlando...