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"The Pittsburgh Kid" Paul Spadafora was a very slick boxer. "Spaddy" came on TheBoxingBar podcast to say, "hello" to the boxing fans and to talk about his life as a boxer. He discusses the ups and down in his colorful life and career in a brutally honest way. Just like when he was in the ring, Paul didn't hold back. It was a great honor to have him on the podcast. I'd like to thank his wife, Nadin...

It was great chatting it up with Buffalo's "Baby" Joe Mesi recently on TheBoxingBar podcast. The former top heavyweight contender came on to talk about his boxing career. He had a great run as an amateur almost making the 1996 USA Olympic team. As a pro, "Baby Joe" got so popular that people thought of him as Buffalo's third franchise after their two professional sports teams. Mesi left the sport...

"The Bulldog" Scotty Olsen was a very tough boxer during his era. The Canadian boxer represented his country in the '88 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in which he defeated "The Pocket Rocket" Wayne McCullough, but lost to American silver medalist Michael Carbajal. He fought many of the best fighters during his career. It was a pleasure having him on to interview on TheBoxingBar podcast! Listen to...

Clarence "Bones" Adams was one tough guy! Whether he won or lost he always proved that he was a game fighter. Many remember him in his bouts with guys like Orlando Canizales, Paulie Ayala, Nestor Garza, and Kevin Kelley. Today, "Bones" trains pro and amateur fighters. It was a true honor to have him come visit us on TheBoxingBar podcast.

Junior "Poison" Jones was on TheBoxingBar podcast recently. Jones fought many of the top fighters during his time like Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Orlando Canizales, Kennedy McKinney, Tom "Boom Boom" Johnson, and Tracy Harris Patterson to name some. He was a tremendous puncher that was very fun to watch. Thank you, Mr. Jones, for coming on to talk to us!

Augie "Kid Vegas" Sanchez came on TheBoxingBar podcast. As a pro, he had a fan friendly style with teriffic punching power and he had a stellar amateur career. Sanchez is also remembered as the last guy to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the amateurs, not counting his controversial loss in the 1996 Olympics. Today, Sanchez still trains pro and amateur fighters in the Las Vegas area. Check out this in...

Most of my all-time favorite boxers are punchers. Many weeks back, we had "The Knock-Out King" Randall Bailey on TheBoxingBar podcast to talk about his life and career. Ricky and I had a blast talking to him about all of his top fights and listening to his stories. Check out our interview with Randall Bailey!

For many years I followed Stephen DeBro online to read updates of a project he was working on. The project was a documentary called "18 & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium Story" about the historic venue in Los Angeles. "The Olympic" was the Madison Square Garden of the West Coast. It was built in 1925, and held some of the biggest and most memorable events in the city's history during its heyday. The...

In January, I had Houston's "Sweet" Reggie Johnson on TheBoxingBar podcast. The former Middleweight and Light-heavyweight champion had a stellar career and faced many of the best fighters in those weight classes that included James Toney, Roy Jones Jr., Steve Collins, William Guthrie, Julio Gonzalez, and Antonio Tarver to name a few. As an amateur, Johnson was eliminated in the Olympic trials by t...

 Adam "Bomb" Flores was a Ventura County heavyweight prospect back in the 1990's. It was rare but exciting to see a Latino heavyweight when the city of Oxnard had just started to make some noise in the boxing world. I first saw Flores on an undercard fight in Oxnard which featured the debut of the city's 1996 Olympian "Ferocious" Fernando Vargas that was televised on the popular "Tuesday Night Fig...

Rocky came on recently to talk about his standout amateur and professional boxing career. The 2000 USA silver medalist would take on many of the best fighters in his time as a professional. In this interview Juarez shares some great memories and stories with us. All interviews on TheBoxingBar podcast : https://www.theboxingbar.com/interview-page.html  

This Saturday February 24, 2024 - Teresa Tapia Promotions will be hosting an amateur boxing event at The Cottonwood Mall in Albuquerque, New Mexico starting at 2:00pm. Nicco, son of Johnny "Mi Vida Loca" Tapia, will be in action. Nicco and his mother, Teresa, came on TheBoxingBar podcast to talk about the event. Check it out! All interviews on TheBoxingBar podcast : https://www.theboxingbar.com/in...

Alvaro "Yaqui" Lopez was one of the most popular and best light-heavyweights during his time. Although he never won a world title, he fought everyone during one of the best eras of the light-heavyweight division in history. Listen how "Yaqui" made his way into boxing after arriving from Mexico and representing his city of Stockton, CA. (This interview is partially in English but mostly in Spanish....

Jesse James Leija was one of the best boxers during his time in the sport. He was a very tough fighter that had a very fan friendly style that made his fights fun to watch. He had a stellar resume and a lot of great memories he shares in this interview with us. All interviews on TheBoxingBar podcast : https://www.theboxingbar.com/interview-page.html  

This is our third interview with top boxing trainer, Robert Garcia. In this interview we talked about the current state of boxing, everything he has going on at the moment, and what awaits him in 2024. Also, check out our last two interviews with this former champion. In our first interview in 2013, we discussed his Trainer of the Year honor he had just received. We discussed his start as a traine...

Frank Garza is a long time and very respected boxing referee because of his work and professionalism. He has been a referee for matches with some of the biggest names like Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather Jr., "Winky" Wright, Deontay Wilder, Adrien Broner, Arthur Abraham, ect. He was the third man in the ring in the big fight between Mike Tyson – Andrew Golota in June 2000. A few weeks ago, he came on...

You might remember Jack O'Halloran playing the villain Non in the first two Superman movies starring Christopher Reeve. But did you know he was a professional heavyweight boxer that fought some of the best fighters of his time? He fought George Foreman, Ken Norton, Mac Foster, Ron Lyle, Cleveland Williams, and many more during his career. Many years back, he authored a book called "Family Legacy"...

If you've watched the Netflix docu-series "The Night Stalker" or know the story of Richard Ramirez, I'm sure you'll know the name Gil Carrillo. Carrillo and his partner Frank Salerno (from the Hillside Strangler case) were the investigators put on to solve that case. Today, Gil is the co-pilot on George Lopez's podcast "OMG Hi". Just a bit ago, Gil came on to chat with me on TheBoxingBar.com. It w...

Former professional boxer , Joey Medina of The Bronx, came on TheBoxingBar.com podcast. The ex-fighter took on Nicky Perez for the vacant NABF Super Featherweight title in their second fight together in 1987. We'll be talking about his career and how he got into comedy during the show. You might remember Joey as the opener in one of the biggest Latino comedy DVD's of all time starring George Lopez...

Former IBF World Lightweight champion, Rafael Ruelas, came on TheBoxingBar.com 's podcast last night to talk about his career in boxing. Ruelas defeated Freddie Pendleton on February 19, 1994 at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood to win the title. Rafael faced many of the top fighters of his time including Jorge "El Maromero" Paez, Rocky Lockridge, Livingstone Bramble, Kostya Tszyu, and Oscar De...

Saturday morning "Mighty" Mike Anchondo came on TheBoxingBar.com for an interview. The former popular slugger from Los Angeles won the WBO Super Featherweight title on July 15, 2004 from Julio Pablo Chacon on in Dallas, TX. He retired in 2010 leaving the sport with a record of 30-3. Today, Anchondo still helps young boxers when he can. Thanks my "Mighty" friend! All interviews on TheBoxingBar podc...

    I had the pleasure to have Ventura County boxing trainer Ruben Juarez on our podcast for TheBoxingBar.com. Juarez grew up in Ventura, CA and got into boxing to get away from hanging out in the streets. Juarez won many big amateur tournaments almost making the 1992 Olympic team, but was eliminated by the eventual 1992 Olympic gold medalist Oscar De La Hoya in the qualifiers. Ruben worked as the...

"King" Carlos Palomino came on TheBoxingBar.com to interview a few weeks ago for our podcast. The International Boxing Hall of Famer talked about his start in boxing and his biggest bouts. On June 22, 1976 Palomino became the World Welterweight champion defeating Englishman John Stracey in Wembley. After seven successful title defenses, Palomino lost the title via split decision to Wilfred Benitez...

In 2013, Sulem Urbina and younger brother, Alexis, were competing in amateur boxing hoping to make the 2016 Olympic team. Sulem was hoping to represent Mexico, and Alexis for the United States. In September of that year, Alexis was beaten inside his home by some intruders and died a few days later due to the injuries. She went on and did well in the tournaments but did not make the 2016 Olympic te...