Pound for Pound

There's been a lot of news, rumours and hearsay on when boxing can be restarted after the COVID19 lockdown and it can be hard to know who's best to listen to, but if there's one man who will be able to give us an insight into that answer it's the General Secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control, Robert Smith. Robert has been working day & night to see how boxing can start again with certai...

Our friend of the show Tony Bellew joins us again for a catch up and chin wag over all the latest goings on in his life and the world of boxing. We hear how Tony has been coping in lockdown and get the ins & outs of his current stint in Channel 4’s SAS: Who Dares Wins, including a certain boxing challenge! Tony was Box Office in the ring and he’s always Box Officer when he’s on our show.  See acas...

It's not every week that we bag a 2 time, 2 weight, World Champion on the show! Badou Jack has been one of the most exciting boxers on the planet the past 5 years. From training under the famed Floyd Mayweather TMT stable to fighting the top British talent such as; George Groves, James DeGale & Nathan Cleverly! Badou has certainly had one hell of a career and as he tells us... he's not done yet! W...

This week we're joined by a British legend of the big screen. Stephen Graham has starred in many of the greatest films & TV Shows over the past 20 years; Snatch, Pirates of the Caribbean, Gangs of New York, Boardwalk Empire, Doctor Who, This is England, The Irishman... and many many more! Stephen is a huge boxing fan and we got to chat to him about the sport he loves as well as some great stories...

LET'S GO CHAMP! This week we have one of the sports biggest and best characters on the show, Shannon "The Cannon" Briggs! Shannon has many achievements; Former Heavyweight champion of the world, Beat the great George Foreman, & has one of the most recognisable catchphrases in sport! We chat to Shannon about all the latest news in his crazy life from his recent signing to fight bare knuckle to refl...

We are delighted to welcome back onto the show mr. Mauricio Sulaiman, El Presidente of the World boxing Council (WBC). Mauricio was brilliant the last time he came on the show and didn't hide in answering any questions. Even if you don't agree with everything the WBC do you can't say that their president isn't open in communicating their decisions or hiding from any controversies. Mauricio comes f...

On this week's show we're joined by a boxer who many believe is the greatest to have ever come out of these shores. Undefeated in 46 fights, beaten legends such as Bernard Hopkins, Roy Jones Jr & Chris Eubank and sold out stadiums. There's not many boxers in the world that have had the career that Joe Calzaghe has had and he joins us for the first time on the show! We got to delve right into Joe's...

We are still striving to deliver a weekly episode even though we are all isolating... therefore Jake & Spencer aren’t in our usual recording box together and this weeks show is recorded slightly differently. However, even a global pandemic can’t stop us from producing the goods! On this weeks show is one of the unsung heroes of British boxing, promoter Dennis Hobson. Dennis has some of the best st...

With the current outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic the Pound for Pound team are keen to still publish a weekly show, especially if we all find ourselves self-isolating and have finished watching all the Boxing Gold's on Sky Sports Catch Up. On this weeks show we have the brilliant Chris Wild. Chris has an amazing story that culminated in him writing the book, Damaged, which chronicled heartbreakin...

Joseph Parker joins us on this weeks show fresh off his knockout performance at the Matchroom USA show in Texas. Joseph is always a top guy and opened up about what it’s like to be a heavyweight at the moment, his thoughts on all of the huge heavyweight fights coming up & what fights he’s targeting for the remainder of this year. The heavyweight division is on fire at the moment and we think Josep...

What a week for boxing news; confirmation that Deontay Wilder has executed his rematch clause for a trilogy fight with Tyson fury, Anthony Joshua vs Kubrat Pulev confirmed for June at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, DAZN officially announcing coming into the UK market, Canelo vs Billy Joe Saunders looking close to being done for May and so much more! With all this news who else could we get on to g...

POUND FOR POUND talkSPORT TAKEOVER! Full talkSPORT #WilderFury2 build up show that was presented by Jake & Spencer on fight night, featuring guests such as Ray Winstone, Danny Dyer, Billy Joe Saunders & Piers Morgan. A huge thanks to our friends at talkSPORT for letting us post the full show. If you still need more #WilderFury2 content in your life then give this a listen!  See acast.com/privacy f...

EPIC, HISTORICAL, GROUND BREAKING... we’re not too sure of the best way to describe Tyson Fury’s performance on the weekend but we did our best to do a full breakdown on this weeks show! We go through every aspect of an incredible fight week and an even more incredible fight. If you enjoyed it and need some more #WilderFury2 in your life then tune in to this weeks show! If a full #WilderFury2 brea...

We’ve finally pinned him down! On this weeks show we have the man, the myth, THE LEGEND, that is Kalle Sauerland. Kalle is a very busy man and this interview has been many months in the making and we feel it’s one that’s been worth waiting for! We caught up with Kalle on all things WBSS, the heavyweight division, and his fun reputation with the boxing fans. We also preview this weekends huge fight...

On this week’s show we’re joined by Martin J Ward who is fresh off his win against Jesus Amparan on last weekends Kell Brook show in Sheffield. Martin has had a fascinating career, from being shot a few years ago to now being on the cusp of a world title fight. His story is one of the best in the sport! We also breakdown the full Sheffield card, whilst also looking ahead to the mega British fight...

This week we caught up with one of the unsung heroes of the sport. For years Mick Williamson has been one of the most sought after cut men in the UK and has worked with the creme de la creme of British fighters, such as Ricky Hatton & George Groves. Mick joined us to chat through his extraordinary career and experiences. We say this every show but we think you’ll love this episode! We’ll also be l...

On this week’s show we look ahead to one of the first big fights of 2020 as we’re joined by The Special One, Kell Brook. Kell spoke to us about his first fight in over a year as he faces Mark DeLuca in Sheffield on 8th February. He also opened up about his time out over the past year, his goals for 2020 and also the age old subject of Brook vs Khan! Could it finally be on?!  See acast.com/privacy...

First show of 2020 and we’ve gone BIG! On this week’s show is none other than multi-time & multi-weight world champion, Sugar Shane Mosley! Joining us from the States where he’s preparing Jake Paul for his professional debut, Shane spoke to us on all of the high & lows of his amazing career and also gave us his take on the current scene, including the heavyweight division. It’s definitely the best...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! On this weeks show we take a look back at the last 12 months in the boxing world and at some of our favourite interviews. 2019, what a year! Maybe THE BEST ONE YET!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Presents? Check. Brussels Sprouts? Check. A load of booze? Check. Pound for Pound Xmas episode? CHECK!!! Over this festive season when you're lying on the sofa full from all of the food you've consumed, why not listen to the dulcet tones of Jake and Spencer as they breakdown all of the latest boxing news from the past week, including the most recent Frank Warren and Matchroom shows & THAT Errol Sp...

Joined by one of our favourite people and boxing experts, Mr. Johnny Nelson, we take a look at the last remaining shows of a bumper year for boxing. Including previewing Daniel Dubois vs Kyotara Fujimoto in London and also looking at a huge middleweight clash between Daniel Jacobs and Chavez jr in Phoenix. We also discuss with Johnny the latest boxing news including the split between Tyson Fury &...

BUUUUUATSI!! After the biggest fight of the year we go in depth to analyse the rematch of Andy Ruiz vs Anthony Joshua! Where do both men go from here? Was this AJs best ever performance? Did Spencer & Carl Froch nearly get kidnapped on fight week?! We tackle everything. Also, we’ve finally got the man that we’ve been talking about for months. We caught up with the next star if British boxing, Josh...

The biggy is here, it’s the rematch we’ve been waiting for since the summer. Can AJ over come the ultimate underdog and regain his belts? Can lightning strike twice and Ruiz cause another huge upset? Will Spencer make it through the week with no alcohol? So many questions and we hope to answer most of them on this weeks show, as we get ready and excited for Saturday night!  See acast.com/privacy f...

Fresh from his controversial loss on the weekend to Callum Smith, we have the man that many feel should be the new Super Middleweight Champion of the World, John Ryder, on this weeks show and get his opinion on one of this years most controversial scorecards. We also look at Deontay Wilders huge KO of Luis Ortiz!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joining us this week is the man who masterminded Tyson Fury’s win over the great Wladimir Klitschko on away soil. One of the leading boxing coaches in the UK, Mr Peter Fury. We chat to Peter & get his thoughts on the current heavyweight scene, including the update on his son Hughie’s upcoming fight on the Matchroom Monaco card. We also gear up for a huge weekend of boxing and breakdown the humungo...