Third Man in the Ring

2 Corinthians 5:17: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold all things have become new.  Today we are joined by Art Blajos. He shares his testimony about being in the Mexican Mafia and giving his life to the Lord while in prison. 

Angel Baby is the host of the Art Laboe Connection, Sundays 6pm-Midnight on 93.5 KDAY. Monday - Thursday 9pm-Midnight he is the host of Old School 104.7 FM Oldies Dedications.

Jack Reiss Training: https://www.solearbiter.com/ My good friend and mentor, Jack Reiss, is retiring from his career of being a boxing referee. He isn't completely leaving, he will still be training the next generation of boxing referees and also be a judge. Great conversation today about his career and what is to come. 

Amazing testimony today from my Friend DJ Cazel. Check out his club "The Souldies Lounge" in Rialto, Ca.  https://thesouldieslounge.com/

Ronnie Castro worked for the Department of Corrections here in California for 27 years. Today we hear his story and testimony.

World wide with HUGE fighters, please welcome Tom Loeffler

Jesse Romero is the Co-owner of Taco Nazo, in my opinion the best tacos in Southern California. Today we are going to talk about how it is to be young and running a business, what it was like running a business during the pandemic, and also talk boxing. 

Dr. Wallace was appointed as a CA Ringside Physician in 1989. He is currently the Chief Ringside Physician of the California State Athletic Commission and serves as Chairman of its Medical Advisory Committee. He is also the World Boxing Council’s Chairman of the Medical Advisory Board and lectures for the IBF, WBO and is a founding and current board member of the Association of Ringside Physicians...

I never want to glamorize the gang life or prison life, but what I do want to do is share stories of when someone was a part of that world, and they turned their life around. Please welcome Big Al.

Please welcome one of the top commentators in the world, Beto Duran. Beto Duran does the Lakers pre and post games for ESPN radio. He does the play-by-play for Golden Boy on DAZN and is Co-Host of "Dimecast".

Cesar is a husband, father, a bodyguard, Iraqi War Vet, and so much more. Cesar has some amazing stories and we are here to talk about them. 

Carlos Barragan Jr. is the owner of House of Boxing gym in San Deigo, CA. If you enjoy the content please like and subscribe. Watch the full video on my youtube channel

No introduction needed for the great Danny Trejo!

This episode we interview Raul R. Ramos, author of "Ese to Master Jefe: From Street Gang Life in South Central Los Angeles to US Navy Master Chief". This is an inspiring story I think we can all learn from. 

Daniel has gone through a lot during his boxing including holding the IBF Feather Weight Title and also experiencing traumatic brain injury during a fight which lead to being in a coma for ten days. On this episode we talk about the high's and lows of his career and what he is doing now with his boxing gyms. 

Mike Rodriguez joins me again, this time as cohost with Jacob Duran. These are two of the best cutmen in the business. 

Today we have an interview with promoter/manager/friend, Alex Camponovo. Today we will talk about who he signs, how he signs them, when he knows to cut someone loose and about CBN Promotions.  https://www.cbnpromotions.com/

Manny Tapia joins us today on the podcast! Manny is the owner of Millennia MMA, has a 12-4 Pro MMA record, is a top 10 ranked fighter, WEC/UFC title contender, former King of the Cage World Champ, and has a black belt in BJJ.

President Eric Gomez plays a pivotal role overseeing day-to-day functions of all boxing related aspects and is responsible for organizing some of the most consequential fights of the modern boxing era. 

On this weeks episode we get a doctor's perspective on boxing. 

Mike has been a LA County Sheriff going on 36 years, 20 of those years as a homicide detective. Mike has also worked with dozens of world champions as a cutman.

MY PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/PopeyeRay This podcast can only happen with the help of our sponsors and your donations, thank you! https://cash.app/$refpopeyeray Venmo: @refpopeyeray   Romie has been an athlete for the entirety of his life, starting with soccer as a kid. He then played football throughout junior high and high school before discovering his passion for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at th...

This podcast can only happen because of our Patreon subscribers, thank you! https://www.patreon.com/PopeyeRay Henry Ramirez is a trainer and manager of some great fighters including professional heavyweight boxer, Chris Arreola. He also does a lot of amazing work with the youth in boxing. Recently he had a video go viral of two young boys who had been sparring and both got bloody noses. It got a l...

Abner Mares was a commentator of Showtime boxing and he has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the IBF bantamweight title from 2011 to 2012, the WBC super bantamweight title from 2012 to 2013, the WBC featherweight title in 2013, and the WBA (Regular) featherweight title from 2016 to 2018. As an amateur boxer, Mares won numerous medals at international tournaments...