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Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP203 - IS ANTHONY JOSHUA BACK?
You can define being a professional as, the ability to do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done, in the way that it needs to be done. Anthony Joshua…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP202 - WHY IS BOXING DYING IN THE WEST
Why is boxing on the decline in the West? Part of it has to be the lack of genuinely competitive and interesting 'big men.' It seems that there is a dearth of…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP201 - SAUDI LITERALLY THE MECCA OF BOXING
In this episode I give a quick(ish) rundown of the things I missed between episodes 199 and 200. Boxing is in a perilous place right now, but the promoters are…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP200 - BACK TO THE FUTURE IV
It is incredible that this version of the pod has made it to 200. 100% of that is down to you guys. You are the best audience anyone could hope for. As a group…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP199 - THE MILLER'S TALE
Joshua, Yoka, Dubois, how have three gifted athletes and boxers fallen so far below expectations? Also, will Day of Reckoning cut through beyond boxing…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP199 - SOLAR ECLIPSE
Sometimes you watch a unification fight and expect a battle of equals. We didn't get that on Saturday. The gap in class surprised everybody and British boxing…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP198 - PART 2
Finishing off what I started on Saturday...like Jordan Gill
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP198 - CONNOR BENN HAS NO DAY OF RECKONING
The Conor Benn saga reappears. The Board are taking a strong stance on Conor Benn boxing in the UK. Is it 'better late than never for them to be taking such a…
Beyond BoxingWE WILL ALWAYS MISS MICK CARNEY
Boxing has a handful of people, men and women, that actively shape the lives of our young. Some of those are also able to create some of the best boxers this…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP197 - DAY OF RECKONING
https://linktr.ee/highfieldboxing So, we got all the boxers we wanted to see this year, but none of the fights we wanted to see. However, all is not lost…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP196 - ANTHONY JOSHUA SPEED DATING TRAINERS AGAIN
https://linktr.ee/highfieldboxing https://linktr.ee/highfieldboxing The battle for the worst weekend in boxing intensifies. Lat weekend's action is right up…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP195 - THE DAY TYSON FURY BECAME A DOSSER
What you do outside the ring will show in the ring as Andre Sterling once said. What we saw from Fury was a man struggling to cope with the realities of his…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP194 - FROM CHAMBO SEASON TO RIYADH SEASON
If anyone has had a harder 5 years in boxing than Isaac Chamberlain, please send them my way. Watching him win the British and Commonwealth was the definition…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP193 - BOXXER V DAZN - WHO WINS?
Tonight, we have two boxing shows that are a hard sell individually, and a hard sell collectively. As much as we are happy the boxers are getting paid, the…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP192 - KSI IS THE MONEY MAN IN UK BOXING
Say what you want but KSI has built a boxing business without having to work with the boxing business. He is proof that, in todays era, you need to be…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP191 - WARRINGTON GETS CHOPPED BY WOOD
Leigh Wood is having the best Indian summer to his career. The king of comeback wins pulls another one out the bag. He showed the value in being ready in key…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP190 - CANELO! KING OF THE UNDISPUTEDS
Weight classes matter in a specialised sport like boxing. Jermell Charlo found out the hard way in his defeat to Canelo. We also saw the showcasing of a new…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP189 - FURY: USYK THE FINAL CHAPTER IN A TERRIBLE SAGA
Tyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk looks like it has been agreed, but we will believe it when we see it. If it does happen, it will be the last chapter of an era that…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP188 - JUGGERNAUT JACKKNIFES SOUTH OF WATFORD
https://linktr.ee/highfieldboxing Boxing is cruel. One punch can undo a whole lifetime's worth of work. But, should we be so hard on Joe Joyce? Here is a man…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP187 - CONOR BENN IS BACK?
https://linktr.ee/highfieldboxing The public are upset with Conor Benn being able to fight on Saturday. I can see why they are, but the people that should have…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP186 - LISTENER'S QUESTIONS 1
https://linktr.ee/highfieldboxing This week it’s all about the audience questions. There are a few questions, but we’ll get through them in a couple of…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP185 - WHY JOSHUA - WILDER DOESNT HAPPEN
This time they will blame the Saudis for the Anthony Joshua-Deontay Wilder fight falling through. But, what about the last 7 years? What explains those. It is…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP184 - THE EUBANK ERA IS BACK IN FULL EFFECT
It is strange to say that, this was the most Eubank has looked like Roy Jones Jr, ever. In doing that, Jr was able to dominate Liam Smith. It is a journey of…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP183 - USYK SAYS IT WAS LOW, DUBOIS SAYS IT WAS FAIR. WHAT SAY YOU?
If that body shot was thrown on a Friday night in York Hall, it would be called as fair. We have seen those shots allowed and we have seen them penalised. that…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP182 - TERENCE CRAWFORD IS FINALLY LETTING FANS KNOW
In a week where everyone in boxing had their say about everything, Terence Crawford goes on Joe Rogan to really speak his mind and in doing so, gave guidance…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP181 - EDDIE AND FRANK ARE COOKING WITH POOR INGRIDIENTS
We give Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn a hard time, but they really are swimming in shallow waters when it comes to talent. That isn't their fault. The reality…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP180 - ALYCIA BAUMGARDNER DROPS THE BALL
It was a holiday snap shared on Insta. It was the body hair patterns in that picture that made me suspicious. Now, it's a failed drug test that has proved me…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP179 - ANTHONY JOSHUA BACK IN BUSINESS
It is tricky to be balanced about AJ. On one hand, he gives us a great KO and worthy of highlight reel status. On the other hand... it is Robert Helenius. The…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP178 - DILLIAN WHYTE: THE MAN THAT CRIED WOLF?
We need more detail before we can comment fully on Dillian Whyte. What we can say is that boxing is a mess right now. However you slice it, Dillian needs…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP177 - SPENCE - CRAWFORD THE AFTERMATH
Thanks to Greg Hackett for the intro - https://www.youtube.com/@ghbtv.9586 In a week where boxing delivered, we crowned two kings in Terence Crawford and Naoya…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP176 - SPENCE - CRAWFORD SIMPLY THE BEST
This is the week boxing gives us a genuine superfight. One man has risen through the weights to challenge for Welterweight supremacy against a man who has been…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP175 - FULTON - INOUE STARTS THE WEEK OF GREATNESS
This is the week where boxing will show what makes it the best spectacle and sport on the planet. Two fights that will dictate the order of the P4P list happen…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP174 - REASONS TO LOVE BOXING
We can be too down as boxing fans sometimes. 2023 has given us some epic events and good fights that we were struggling to get before. It is up to us to…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP173 - THE HEAVYWEIGHTS HURTING THE FANS AGAIN
We get 4 heavyweight fights, and maybe a fifth, involving all the main actors in this saga. Yet, between all ten, we don’t get one fifth that we really wanted…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP172 - GET WELL SOON TO THE KING OF BOXING MEDIA
Massive get well soon to Boxing King Media. We are all animals in the same ecosystem and we need each other to thrive. Best wishes and a speedy recovery.
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP171 - CONOR BENN: ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
Conor Benn's journey through UK Anti-Doping has been done in reverse. He started off with the least plausible defence and then ended up at the the most…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP170 - WHAT ARE SKY DOING?
We really need a clear view on what the Sky Boxing strategy is. Apart from the Cruiserweights, where they have full control, they seem to be all at sea…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP169 - TTT: THE TARTAN TEO
Boxing loves a comeback and it has been a feel'good moment to have Teofimo Lopez back in form, with a career best performance. However, we should also cautious…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP168 - TODAY IS A SUNNY DAY
Bit of a wind-down week in boxing this week as people prepare for holidays and bigger fights later in the years, but still some interesting stories developing.
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP167 - THE END OF THE HOAX AND THE CONMAN
The non-Bournemouth cards did a lot for the fans, but they could have done better. It is time to admit that Adam Booth is yesterday's man when it comes to…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP166 - BILLAM AND THEY WILL COME
The journey Chris Billam-Smith has been on, in and out the ring, is remarkable. It is also testament t the man's character that he has kept going in the face…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP165 - ARE WE PUTTING LOMACHENKO IN THE HoF?
I do not think Lomachenko was robbed, but it was definitely a close fight and a reminder that, at that level, every round counts and you cannot afford to start…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP164 - WARDLEY - CLARKE: A SUMMARY
The fact that Frazer Clarke and his team have pulled out of the purse bids to face Fabio Wardley is disappointing for the sport and its fans. One of two things…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP163 - WHEN THE A - TEAM REUNITES
Nothing makes me happier than reuniting with my brothers. As a three, we opened up a lane of podcasting where fans got to see beyond the spin and the…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP162 - CONOR BENN ON THE ROAD TO DAMASCUS
Conor Benn is having a conversion on the road to Damascus. He is now open to fighting in the UK again, after being steadfastly against it. Maybe the reality of…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP161 - CHIRS EUBANK JR IS THE BIGGEST STAR IN OUR SPORT RIGHT NOW
It is a crazy and maybe sad situation that the biggest star of the summer will be Chris Eubank Jr. With no AJ, and increasingly, no Fury, this might be as good…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP160 - GERVONTA DAVIS TANKS RYAN GARCIA
It is always good when we get a superfight with box boxers in their prime. We got that with Davis v Garcia. Boxing is the winner here and as much as we may…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP159 - COOKING EDDIE HEARN, AND SOME BOXING CHAT
In some ways i feel for Eddie Hearn. He gets wheeled out to talk about a lot of things he doesn't understand, and often gets it wrong. Then again, he brings it…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP158 - ZHANG BANGED AND JOE HAD TO GO
Instead of seeing this as a loss and demotion for Joyce, see it as Zhang adding himself into the heavyweight mix and making it interesting again. We want to…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP157 - HAVING TO WAIT FOR FEMI CLAUS
Why are the Americans so much better at producing stars than the Brits are? Why is it that, every three years they unleash a new wave of talent, while we mine…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP156 - AMIR KHAN...NOOOOOOO
Amir Khan is not innocent, but he did show how you handle a doping violation. Conor Benn should learn from this.
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP155 - HOW DO YOU RATE ANTHONY JOSHUA?
Anthony Joshua was rightly criticised for his performance against Jermaine Franklin, who ended up enhancing his own name in the process, but are we being fair?…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP154 - ANTHONY JOSHUA: APRIL FOOL?
When Dave Coldwell loses faith in you, and he is Matchroom through and through, you know it is bad. The performance was not a disaster, but it wasn’t the…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP153 - ANTHONY JOSHUA: ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM
What a mad journey that has led Anthony Joshua and Jermaine Franklin to the O2 on April 1st. Whatever you think of AJ, the man did beat the odds of life and…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP152 - WE ALL TOOK A MASSIVE LOSS THIS WEEKEND
This weekend we had three televised cards, and all of them were weak. This country does not have the talent pool to be spreading fighters so thin. It will kill…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP151 - EDDIE HEARN DUNKS ON JORDAN
Timing is everything, and from looking like a guy on the verge of a crisis, Eddie Hearn has come out fighting these last few weeks. Maybe he knows he is on…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP150 - WILL SKY GET BUAT F**KED
When you have Dan Azeez firing, and you've got Ben Whittaker to come, signing Joshua Buatsi seems odd. Not a signing borne from desperation but maybe muddled…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP149 - TYSON FURY OFFERING NO AID TO UKRAINE
Big congratulations to Dan Azeez - European Champion! We all though Eddie Hearn was the problem, and that, if we moved him out the way, all the big fights…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP148 - CONOR BENN IS GUILTY, NO EGGSCUSES
Conor Benn, in another badly advised move, decided to go on the piers Morgan show. As much as Piers tried to low-ball Conor and throw him some crumbs, Benn…
Beyond BoxingBEYOND BOXING EP147 - SIX YEARS SINCE HAYE - BELLEW
Warren Boxing Management look like they might be bringing small-hall boxing back. Is this a start of something new, or has the boxing market rebounded…