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 fans should see some value for their time and expenditure.
Until promoters, managers and boxers understand this, we are digging our own grave for boxing.

As fans we also need to do better and stop watching things we don't think are good enough. At a time when the cost of eating and living is going up, the sport we love is not delivering the feel-good moments we need.

BEYOND BOXING EP193 - BOXXER V DAZN - WHO WINS?

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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 because the card on December 23rd will be a lot better than Carry on Camping and Bambi on ITV2.

BEYOND BOXING EP197 - 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 strong stance and can Matchroom find a way though?

BEYOND BOXING EP198 - CONNOR BENN HAS NO DAY OF RECKONING

Finishing off what I started on Saturday...like Jordan Gill

BEYOND BOXING EP198 - PART 2

Joshua, Yoka, Dubois, how have three gifted athletes and boxers fallen so far below expectations?

Also, will Day of Reckoning cut through beyond boxing ciricles?

BEYOND BOXING EP199 - THE MILLER'S TALE

We're back, if only briefly, but certainly unexpectedly with a "poke our nose in" type pod.
Not really much more to say.  If we get enough engagement and desire on Twitter ('X' - for retards), we might do more in the future but I'm saying that without asking Martin or Terry.  Anyway, please enjoy this helping of your favourite 'close-to-extinction podcast'.

End of Year Special

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 we punch well above our weight and we will only get stronger.

There are also others I need to thank for where the podcast is today:
Martin and Andi – No idea why Andi hasn’t just changed it to ‘Y’ already, but these two are the reason I’m doing this.
Riku – Always being a voice of reason and a genius when it comes to the art of communication.
Greg Hackett – Added so much value with his USA perspective on boxing and his really simply but powerful way of explaining boxing.
Umar Sadiq – Through the pod we got to witness how cruel boxing can be. But, it was also goo to know the Umar is enjoying his new life in Los Angeles.
Isaac Chamberlain – It is so good to see him up where he belongs. Few have worked as hard as he has to get there.
Donnall Smith – a man who gave a lot in his episodes. He still has his greatest nights ahead of him.
Denzel Bentley – One of the classiest men in boxing. A man who I still believe will be a world champion.
Larry Olubamiwo – The man, the episode…then the other episode.
Shakiba Moghadam – An incredible woman who has done incredible things, and continues to do so.
Dan Azeez – The man that climbed the mountain, and will do so again. One of the sport’s true gentlemen.

There are so many others that support behind the scenes and I would run out of characters thanking them all, but they are so important in keeping me where I am in terms of the podcast and in terms of life.

It’s been a hell of a ride and we are finished yet.

BEYOND BOXING EP200 - BACK TO THE FUTURE IV

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 is the best example of being a professional from rarely being out of shape to very rarely being out the gym, he stays focused on his craft in a way that many of his rivals do not. 

What we saw against Francis Ngannou was the ultimate professional performance and maybe this marks the changing of the public’s relationship with Anthony Joshua and maybe this is the moment when Anthony Joshua becomes a national treasure.

BEYOND BOXING EP203 - IS ANTHONY JOSHUA BACK?

What do you do if you’re Canelo?

Do you chase legacy or do you chase money, or do you chase safety?

It seems clear that Canelo is at the point in his career where he is chasing safety in terms of safe paydays and low risk fights, as if he’s built his legacy and has nothing further to prove.

But, is this good for boxing when the main man in the sport, the money man in the sport, is not really trying to elevate anybody else and what future is there for boxing if the superstars are not prepared to give opportunities to up-and-coming stars?

BEYOND BOXING EP205 - CANELO IS NEVER A CHEAP DATE

At some point, British boxing has to address its issues around doping. 

Doping in Boxing has massively watered down the credibility of the sport and left us in a position where we don’t believe results anymore. 

We don’t believe fighters are clean and we don’t believe our boxes are competing with honour.

UKAD and the British Boxing Board of Control won their appeal against the National Anti-Doping Panel, which means one of two things is true:
1. Conor Benn will hold his hands up and take his punishment then we can move on or
2. The Board. will simply say he is not welcome back in a British ring.

However it goes, we need a line drawn under the situation as fast as possible. ￼

BEYOND BOXING EP206 - CONOR BENN A BOXER WITH NO HOME

The world needs more superheroes…

It’s very rare that you get a British title fight where two men leave everything in the ring, where two men go to places they’ve never been before, and where they find out things about themselves that they never knew.

It is so rare to see that Sunday’s fight between Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke, even though it ended is a draw, elevated both men to a new level of love and affection from the boxing fans and hopefully, to a new level commercially.

If only we had more of these fights in the United Kingdom, because we’ve got enough names and enough talent to do so.
If only we were able to get more of these fights on television more more often we could grow the sport of boxing to a new level. ￼￼

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BEYOND BOXING EP207 - FABIO AND FRAZER: WHEN 2 MEN GO TO WAR

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BEYOND BOXING EP205 - CANELO IS NEVER A CHEAP DATE

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