Gerry Cooney,
former No. 1-ranked
heavyweight contender 'Gentleman' Gerry Cooney was
rated No. 53 on The Ring
Magazine's list of 'The 100
Greatest Punchers in Boxing
History' after a career
in which he was 28-3, with 24
KOs. His 13-round war with
Larry Holmes remains a
heavyweight classic. Enjoy
this compelling conversation from the Feb. 19, 2012
edition of The Ringside Boxing Show.
Aracelli Martinez-Rose,
author of 'Business of Pain,'
the Gabriel Ruelas story Aracelli Martinez-Rose
is an award-winning TV, radio and print
journalist, but was not a boxing fan until
she met former WBC world super featherweight
champion Gabriel Ruelas and began
researching the story of his life. Her
biography, 'Business of Pain,' traces the
path of Ruelas from his humble beginnings in
Mexico, to his reign as world champion, to
the tragic, fatal beating he upon Jimmy
Garcia in his second world title defense,
and beyond. Martinez interviewed 17 world
champions for her book, and her experiences
as a researcher made for a fascinating
interview on the Feb. 12, 2012 edition of
The Ringside Boxing Show.
International Boxing Hall of
Famer
& legendary world champion
Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor In the annals of
boxing history, Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor ranks among the
greatest 140 pounders ever, capturing his title from the
legendary "Kid Pambele" -- Antonio Cervantes -- then
defending it 11times, during which he KO'd fellow Hall
of Famer Alexis Arguello twice. He knocked out 26
consecutive opponents at one stretch, one of the longest
streaks in boxing history.
Pryor's personal story is even more compelling. He
became addicted to crack, he was shot twice, he did time
in prison, and over came it all to become an ordained
deacon at his Baptist church.
Enjoy this astonishing conversation with a legendary
Hall of Famer and remarkable personality.
Ex-welterweight king
& World Boxing Hall of Famer
Tony DeMarco A legendary scrapper,
DeMarco defeated the likes of Kid Gavilan, Don Jordan,
Gaspar Ortega, George Araujo and Johnny Saxton, from
whom he took the world welterweight championship in 1955
at the Boston Garden. "The Boston Bomber" also fought
memorable wars during his 14-year career against Carmen
Basilio and Virgil Aikins, among many others. His
colorful life and times have been chronicled in a
recently released biography,
"Nardo: Memoirs of a Boxing
Champion."
Enjoy our in-depth interview with a true icon of
The Golden Age of Boxing.
Author Blake Chavez,
Jerry Quarry biographer Blake Chavez and Steve Springer
are co-authors of "Hard Luck: The Triumph and Tragedy of
"Irish" Jerry Quarry, a new book that chronicles the
glory days and hard times of one of the most popular
heavyweight boxers of all time. Chavez was our featured
guest on the January 15, 2012 edition of The Ringside
Boxing Show to talk about Quarry and his
acclaimed book.
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Eloy Perez,
No. 1 super featherweight contender
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Perez will bring
a 24-0-2 record,
with 7 KOs, into
first-ever world
title shot on
Feb. 25 when he
challenges newly
crowned Adrien
Broner in St.
Louis on HBO.
Perez joined
us in the studio,
alongside his manager
and two of his trainers,
on the Dec. 11, 2011
editoin of The Ringside
Boxing Show to discuss
his rise to become the
WBO's top contender in
the super featherweight
division.
Michael Katsidis, ex-lightweight
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crowd-pleasing two-time WBO
interim lightweight champion
has fought
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with a Who's Who
of opponents,
including Graham
Earl, Joel Casamayor, Juan
Diaz, Jesus
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and Ricky Burns.
We spoke to
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and
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Seth
Mitchell,
unbeaten heavyweight
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29-year-old
Mitchell is a former All-America
high school football player who
went on to become a four-year
defensive starter as a
linebacker at Michigan State,
where he once made 17 tackles in a game against Ohio
State. He
put his aspirations for a career
in criminal justice on hold and
turned pro after just 10 amateur
bouts. Mitchell has compiled a
23-0-1 record as a pro entering
his toughest challenge, an HBO
fight against Timur Ibragamov on
Dec. 10.
Anthony
Dirrell,
undefeated super
middleweight
Dirrell emerged
from the
challenging
environment of
Flint, Mich.,
then beat cancer
en route to his
current perch as
an undefeated,
world-ranked
super
middleweight
contender. We
spoke in-depth
on our Nov. 27,
2011 show to
a boxer who has
one of the
most-compelling
stories in the
sport.
Dicky Eklund,
Micky Ward's half-brother & trainer Dicky Eklund was a promising boxer
who went 10 rounds with Sugar Ray Leonard and Davey
"Boy" Green before substance abuse derailed his career
and ultimately sent him to prison. His compelling story
has been chronicled in an HBO documentary and a major
motion picture, "The Fighter," a role for which actor
Christian Bale won the Academy Award. Eklund gave us a riveting
interview on the Nov. 13, 2011 edition of The Ringside
Boxing Show.
Randy
Caballero, rising
starat 122
pounds Randy
Caballero won nine national
championships as an amateur and
would have been a strong
candidate to make the U.S.
Olympic Team had he not been too
young to qualify. Still just 21
years old, he ranks among the
most-exciting and promising
prospects in the sport with a
12-0 record (including 7
knockouts), an exceptional work
ethic and a strong character.
The charismatic boxer from
Cochella, Calif. gave a colorful
interview on the Nov. 20, 2011
edition of The Ringside Boxing
Show.
Boxing's most iconic living trainer, Angelo Dundee,
remains active at Miami's Fifth Street Gym at age 90
after a storied career during which he trained Muhammad
Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Willie Pastrano, Luis Rodriguez,
Carmen Basilio, Jose Napoles and numerous other world
champions.
Dundee made his third appearance on The Ringside Boxing
Show on Oct. 30, 2011 for a rare, in-depth interview.
Eloy "The Prince" Perez is 23-0-2, with 7 KOs, and
currently ranked No. 3 among the world's super
featherweight challengers by the WBO. His flashy style
and 1,000-watt smile make him a sure bet for stardom
when the top-ranked fighters in his division stop
ducking him.
Get a sample of "The Prince's"
vibrant personality from this Oct. 28, 2011 interview on
The Ringside Boxing Show.
He's won five world championships in three different
weight divisions despite almost unimaginable obstacles,
including the fact that his wife, Casey, has waged a
life-or-death battle with Leukemia. Robert "The Ghost"
Guerrero curretly is battling boredom and frustration as
he rehabilitates his left shoulder following surgery to
repair a torn rotator cuff. When he returns, he expects
to be good as new, and plans to mop up the 140- and
147-pound weight divisions -- including, he hopes, Manny
Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. Enjoy this lively
interview from our Oct. 23, 2011 edition of The Ringside
Boxing Show.
Chuck Wepner, the fighter who inspired the
film "Rocky," was one of the most-colorful boxers of his
era, a hard-hitting heavyweight who, according to lore,
decked Muhammad Ali, then turned to his corner and said,
"Start the car, we're millionaires." To
which his manager reportedly responded, "OK, but you
might wanna turn around first, because he's getting up
... and he looks real pissed!" Don't miss this in-depth
interview with a near-mythical figure in boxing history.
Randy Roberts offers a course on boxing
history at Purdue University and is the author of books
about Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Joe Louis and other
legendary fighters. He made his second appearance
on The Ringside Boxing Show on Sept. 18. Click below to hear that interview:
Author John Cameron:
"Redemption: The Life & Death
of Rocky Marciano"
First-time author John Cameron, who lives 3 hours from
London, has authored a meticulously researched biography
of Rocky Marciano, the only man ever to retire unbeaten
as the world heavyweight champion. HIs first book is
Volume One of Marciano's story, covering the future
champ's life from birth to 1949 -- two years before he
won his title. Volume Two of "Redemption: The Life and
Death of Rocky Marciano" is expected to be finished in
about a year.
Sean O'Grady:
Hall of Fame boxer,
former network TV analyst Sean O'Grady sparred four
rounds with "Schoolboy" Bobby Chacon when he was just 13 years
old, turned pro at age 15, and,
by the time he was 17, he was taking an 18-0 record and 15 KOs
into the ring against future Hall of Famer Danny "Little Red"
Lopez.
O'Grady won the WBA lightweight championship on his way to an
astounding 81-5 record that included 70 KOs, earning a spot in
the World Boxing Hall of Fame. He then became a popular color
analyst for the USA Network's "Tuesday Night Fights," alongside
Al Albert, for 13 years. Enjoy this colorful, animated and
candid conversation with one of the greatest fighters of his
generation.
Jeff Fenech
Three-division world champion,
Hall of Famer One
of the most-admired fighters of his time,
Australian Jeff Fenech
won world championship belts at bantamweight, super
bantamweight, and flyweight between 1985 and 1988, facing
opponents that included Azumah Nelson, Philip Holiday, Carlos
Zarate, Daniel Zaragoza and Steve McCrory. A 2002 inductee into
the International Boxing Hall of Fame, Fenech has
become a
respected trainer, working the corners of fighters that include Sakio Bika, Vic Darchinyan and Hussein Hussein, among others.
He
also is the owner of a sports clothing brand that carries his
name in Australia.
Fenech's current passion is traveling
the globe playing professional poker.
Robert Garcia,
renowned trainer Robert Garcia, a former world champion himself, has
emerged as one of boxing's most respected trainers, guiding the
likes of Antonio Margarito, Bam Bam Rios, Nonito Donaire and
younger brother Mike Garcia, among others. The irony about his
own boxing career is that he reached a pinnacle without ever
acquiring a taste for his opponent's blood. Enjoy this a
fascinating, in-depth interview with one of the sport's
most-revered figures.
Two-time world champion
Bobby Czyz Bobby Czyz won world championships
in both the light heavyweight and cruiserweight
divisions during a
career in which he went 44-8, with 28
KOs. His second incarnation was as a color commentator
for Showtime, where he worked alongside Steve Albert and
Dr. Ferdie Pacheco. What many don't know is that Czyz
has
cheated death on multiple occasions, beginning in
1980 when a broken nose from a car wreck prevented him
from boarding that killed all of his Team USA
teammates
when it crashed in Poland, and most recently in 2007,
when another accident put him in a 28-day coma. Enjoy
this astonishing conversation with one of the most
colorful personalities in boxing history.
