Ringside Boxing Show

 Travis Hartman and Rizwaan Zahid analyze Guillermo Rigondeaux’s stunning domination of Nonito Donaire, opine on the judges’ scorecards, and talk about the future of both fighters in the first half of our April 14, 2013 show. Travis also announces his May 25 fight against Carson Jones in Tulsa, Oklahoma.   This is Part I of a show that features an in-depth interview with Hall of Fame referee Robert Byrd after the commercial break.

 World Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Robert Byrd was a U.S. Marine Corps boxing teammate of two other guys you’ve definitely heard of. He spent 34 years with the California Highway Patrol. He’s been the third man in the ring in more than 100 world title bouts, and will do it again May 4 when he referees Mayweather-Guerrero.   We talked in-depth with this great veteran boxing official on the April 14, 2013 edition of The Ringside Boxing Show, a fun and fascinating conversati...

  Expert analysts Travis Hartman and Rizwaan Zahid describe what we might expect from Canelo vs. Floyd, Marquez vs. Bradley, and Pacquiao vs. Alvarado — all of which are still in the rumor stage. Travis also discusses his new co-trainer, former heavyweight champ Pinklon Thomas.   The second half of our April 7, 2013 show features a hilarious, dead-honest and poignant interview with El Conquistador, Ruben Castillo, whose 81-fight career included world title shots at Juan Leporte ...

  Ruben Castillo was 22 years old and 46-0 when he went up in weight to fight for Alexis Arguello’s super featherweight crown, the first of four world title fights in an 81 fight career. He lost to Arguello and two other all-time greats, the mythical Salvador Sanchez and “El Gran Campion,” Julio Cesar Chavez, plus one more title bout against the formidable Juan Deporte.   Castillo gave us a spectacular interview on April 7, 2013 about Howard Cosell, Don King, Sanchez...

 He won a silver medal in the Olympics at 17, he became England’s youngest-ever world champion at 22, and now, four years later, Amir Khan hopes to climb back onto the short list of title contenders with an April 27 victory over two-time ex-champ Julio Diaz. Khan opened up on our March 31, 2013 show about his life and career. Our expert analyst, Rizwaan Zahid, joined in for this interview.

She rarely consents to interviews, but boxing judge Julie Lederman gave us a full 30 minutes of her time on Sunday, March 24, 2013, to talk about her worldwide adventures as a world-class boxing judge, the techniques and philosophies of her profession, life with a certain “unnofficial ringside judge” who also happens to be her Hall of Fame father, and what it’s like to leave a boxing arena with somebody else’s blood spackling her blonde hair. This is an honest, colorful ...

Our expert analysts, Travis Hartman and Rizwaan Zahid, join us to discuss the remarkable battle between Timothy Bradley and Ruslan Provodnikov. They analyze why Bradley hasn’t yet been embraced as one of boxing’s superstars, they weigh in on whether Freddie Roach has lost his mojo, they anticipate what should become an amazing smack-talk smackdown between Broner and Malignaggi, and they predict the over-under in rounds for Donaire-Rigondeaux. Travis, an active professional boxer, al...

The two-time IBF lightweight champ rocked the house Sunday with an interview that was equal parts poignant, revealing, and hilarious. Topics of conversation included his April 27 fight with Amir Khan, his odds of getting a fair shake in England, life as a pint-sized troublemaker, and “walking around on tipeetoes” when people started calling him “champ.” One of the very best guests we’ve ever had on The Ringside Boxing Show.

Our expert analysts, Travis Hartman and Rizwaan Zahid, wax philosophic about Bernard Hopkins’ ascent to immortality as a 48-year-old world champion, and weigh-in on whether Instant Replay has a place in boxing. We then talk to Max and Sam Garcia, the father-son trainers whose hot prospect, Preston Freeman, was murdered four days earlier in St. Louis. This fascinating 30 minutes is the first half of our March 10, 2013 show featuring Ruslan Provodnikov and boxing writer John J. Raspa...

Through a translator, we had a short conversation with welterweight contender Ruslan Provodnikov just six days before his title fight with undefeated WBO champ Timothy Bradley. Then we were joined by John J. Raspanti, lead writer for doghouseboxing.com, who talked about his Plimpton-esque adventure as Joe Gumina’s cornerman (Gumina won!) on Friday, then reviewed Clay Moyle’s latest book about Billy Miske. This is the second half of a lively, quick-moving show from March 10, 2...