WEBVTT 00:00:00.819 --> 00:00:04.200 The B -Side and Boxing. B -Side shit. B -Side. 00:00:04.280 --> 00:00:06.820 B -Side. And the B -Side. You got a B -Side. 00:00:06.900 --> 00:00:10.400 The B -Side. B -Side. B -Side. B -Side. The B 00:00:10.400 --> 00:00:13.759 -Side thing. This is the B -Sides Boxing Podcast. 00:00:20.460 --> 00:00:26.179 Oh shit. Here we go. Boxing fucking B -Sides. 00:00:26.199 --> 00:00:28.960 We're back baby. Joined by the one and only Saul. 00:00:30.120 --> 00:00:32.920 Welcome back, guys. Happy to be back. And Josh. 00:00:33.780 --> 00:00:38.460 What up? Oh, shit. We're going to extend an olive 00:00:38.460 --> 00:00:40.280 branch. It's been a minute since we've done this. 00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:45.579 UFC 324. It's going to be on January 24th. The 00:00:45.579 --> 00:00:48.899 shit is free on Paramount+. Well, free with a 00:00:48.899 --> 00:00:54.719 subscription. So, if you want to see Justin Gaethje 00:00:54.719 --> 00:01:01.130 vs. Patti Pimblitt, that's... Well, let me look 00:01:01.130 --> 00:01:02.729 at the rest of this card really quick and see 00:01:02.729 --> 00:01:06.109 what's up. Sean O'Malley versus Sonia Dong should 00:01:06.109 --> 00:01:11.170 be fun. Arnold Allen finally coming back. Versus 00:01:11.170 --> 00:01:18.230 John Silva. That's cool. Umar Nurmagomedov versus 00:01:18.230 --> 00:01:20.209 Davison Figueredo. That should be a good one 00:01:20.209 --> 00:01:23.750 too. But we'll be talking about that over on 00:01:23.750 --> 00:01:25.890 Ultimate F and Casuals. Wherever you're listening 00:01:25.890 --> 00:01:30.700 to this, you can find that as well. All right, 00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:35.599 into some news. Tyson Fury is officially unretired. 00:01:36.379 --> 00:01:40.659 He's targeting F .A. Ajagba, Tony Yoka, or Arslanbek 00:01:40.659 --> 00:01:44.219 Makhmudov, the latter being the most likely opponent. 00:01:45.799 --> 00:01:48.359 I don't know. Tony Yoka is the worst of the opponents. 00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:51.819 Yeah, I would take F .A. Ajagba over Tony Yoka. 00:01:52.840 --> 00:01:55.799 I never knew this was going to happen. Who could 00:01:55.799 --> 00:01:58.840 have called this? Who could have seen this coming? 00:02:01.319 --> 00:02:04.120 It's like when Floyd retired, guys. For the first 00:02:04.120 --> 00:02:09.860 time. But it was already, like, in the cards. 00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:13.939 Like, I think Turkey tipped it when he said he 00:02:13.939 --> 00:02:18.599 was going to do Tyson Fury versus AJ. Yeah. With 00:02:18.599 --> 00:02:21.580 having them fight one time before meeting each 00:02:21.580 --> 00:02:25.039 other at the end of the year. Hey, get ready 00:02:25.039 --> 00:02:28.400 for that doubleheader. Doubleheader where one 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:32.879 of them loses. Fucking Tyson Fury loses to Tony 00:02:32.879 --> 00:02:37.240 Oka. Oh, my God. I would have to fly back to 00:02:37.240 --> 00:02:42.979 England to fucking laugh. Go on, son. Go on, 00:02:42.979 --> 00:02:49.680 my son. Go on, my son. AJ, we talked about the 00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.460 really difficult circumstances he faced. Saul, 00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:59.439 you and I did. His uncle says he's retired. Eddie 00:02:59.439 --> 00:03:02.020 Hearn says, don't believe it if you don't hear 00:03:02.020 --> 00:03:06.419 it from AJ himself. I'm not sure what to make 00:03:06.419 --> 00:03:08.800 of this. Sounds like he's still holding out. 00:03:11.060 --> 00:03:17.599 His uncle says a lot of things. All things considered, 00:03:17.780 --> 00:03:22.159 AJ, dude, take as much time as you need. You 00:03:22.159 --> 00:03:23.659 already got all the money in the world, man. 00:03:24.879 --> 00:03:28.819 Just leave it behind if you can't do it. Yeah, 00:03:28.860 --> 00:03:32.340 dude. That's a really horrific thing to experience. 00:03:33.240 --> 00:03:40.400 Yeah, man. Do what you got to do. Daniel Dubois. 00:03:41.139 --> 00:03:44.259 Yeah, of course. Daniel Dubois is trying to fight 00:03:44.259 --> 00:03:48.819 Fabio Wardley. Yeah, that's a crazy fight. That's 00:03:48.819 --> 00:03:50.900 going to be fun. I would love to watch that. 00:03:52.080 --> 00:03:54.860 Shanada thinks Dubois has a good chance of winning. 00:03:55.560 --> 00:04:00.759 I agree. Wardley's hella fragile. But he hits 00:04:00.759 --> 00:04:05.560 the triple seven every time. Yes. That's why 00:04:05.560 --> 00:04:10.740 we hate him. The house always wins. He's laying 00:04:10.740 --> 00:04:14.020 up. The house always wins. Yeah, I think Fabio 00:04:14.020 --> 00:04:17.060 Wardley, as much as I don't like it, I think 00:04:17.060 --> 00:04:21.560 Fabio Wardley wins. I'll be on Team Dubois, but 00:04:21.560 --> 00:04:24.379 I really think Fabio Wardley's going to take 00:04:24.379 --> 00:04:26.819 it. The look of the draw? You never know with 00:04:26.819 --> 00:04:32.500 three -time terms of charm. I don't know, man. 00:04:32.560 --> 00:04:35.480 Fabio Wardley always gets it by the skin of his 00:04:35.480 --> 00:04:40.959 teeth. Fuck. Someone's going to get knocked out 00:04:40.959 --> 00:04:42.079 in that fight. It's not going to be a decision. 00:04:43.439 --> 00:04:47.220 No, I don't think so. Wardley's fragile body. 00:04:51.040 --> 00:04:56.100 I don't even think it goes five rounds. But that's 00:04:56.100 --> 00:04:57.439 going to be on pay -per -view. I'm going to call 00:04:57.439 --> 00:04:59.819 that Ring 7. Oh, God. If they put that on pay 00:04:59.819 --> 00:05:02.699 -per -view, I'll... They put Parker versus Wardley 00:05:02.699 --> 00:05:05.160 on pay -per -view. This is a Queensborough... 00:05:05.160 --> 00:05:09.139 You're right. You're absolutely right. With a 00:05:09.139 --> 00:05:11.240 Tyson Fury co -main, maybe. I don't fucking know. 00:05:12.180 --> 00:05:14.879 Nah, that would... Dubois -Wardley would be on 00:05:14.879 --> 00:05:17.560 the undercard of Tyson Fury versus whoever the 00:05:17.560 --> 00:05:20.720 fuck. Makhmudov or some shit. Yeah, Makhmudov, 00:05:20.759 --> 00:05:28.779 probably. In big news for Central Asian boxing 00:05:28.779 --> 00:05:33.040 fans, Shojahan Ergachev will be fighting Baturzan 00:05:33.040 --> 00:05:40.959 Zhukambaev this May in Uzbekistan. I know the 00:05:40.959 --> 00:05:44.220 world's been clamoring for it. Oh, I've been 00:05:44.220 --> 00:05:50.189 clamoring for that. Me too. Dimitri Bivol. Is 00:05:50.189 --> 00:05:53.250 looking to come back. He will be facing his IBF 00:05:53.250 --> 00:05:58.310 mandatory Michael Eifert. I think of Riyadh season 00:05:58.310 --> 00:06:03.189 is going to be putting this on. Well. Someone 00:06:03.189 --> 00:06:04.970 else thought Eifert. I forgot who it was. It 00:06:04.970 --> 00:06:08.509 wasn't. Better be. It wasn't. I'm pretty sure 00:06:08.509 --> 00:06:17.250 it was. Townsmith. Anthony. Better be a bottom 00:06:17.250 --> 00:06:23.319 once. When he came back from a knee injury. Let 00:06:23.319 --> 00:06:30.519 me see. I'm not seeing it. The better view of 00:06:30.519 --> 00:06:32.819 not fighting? I don't think that's mandatory. 00:06:36.040 --> 00:06:40.120 I don't remember. I swear. No, it was Adam Danes. 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:48.139 Never mind. John Pascal fought Eifert. Oh, Pascal. 00:06:49.400 --> 00:06:52.100 In Canada? That might be right. I'm acting like 00:06:52.100 --> 00:06:53.519 I remember that fight, which I don't even know. 00:06:54.800 --> 00:06:59.860 Yeah, it's a tough shout. Yeah. Well, hey. I 00:06:59.860 --> 00:07:04.060 for... You're going 12 rounds, buddy. Prepare 00:07:04.060 --> 00:07:07.100 to get decisioned. Get your cardio up, buddy. 00:07:08.800 --> 00:07:11.139 If you beat B -Bowl, you're great as of all time. 00:07:11.360 --> 00:07:13.160 Why should B -Bowl just be completely washed 00:07:13.160 --> 00:07:15.790 because of all the surgeries? That's true. Hey, 00:07:15.810 --> 00:07:16.990 you know what? What the fuck am I saying? You're 00:07:16.990 --> 00:07:19.850 100 % right. That's the question about this one 00:07:19.850 --> 00:07:25.009 is how has he recovered from his back surgery 00:07:25.009 --> 00:07:32.649 or whatever it was. Hey, he's Russian, man. What's 00:07:32.649 --> 00:07:40.050 up? And last bit, we'll be talking more about 00:07:40.050 --> 00:07:43.079 him in a moment, but... Dalton Smith, most likely 00:07:43.079 --> 00:07:50.920 to be facing Alberto Puello next. Yes. So that's 00:07:50.920 --> 00:07:59.860 fun. Oh boy. Into the recaps. Not a lot. Fucking 00:07:59.860 --> 00:08:07.240 Queensberry in Oberhausen, Germany. The interim 00:08:07.240 --> 00:08:11.180 WBC lightweight title, Hadier. Herrera beats 00:08:11.180 --> 00:08:17.279 Ricardo Nunez in eight. Stops him in eight. And 00:08:17.279 --> 00:08:23.720 Agit Caballel stops Damian Neba in three. Was 00:08:23.720 --> 00:08:27.199 this... I felt this was a little bit early. Neba 00:08:27.199 --> 00:08:29.220 was definitely on his way out the door. Oh, definitely 00:08:29.220 --> 00:08:33.279 early. Like, Neba was going to lose. Like, let's 00:08:33.279 --> 00:08:35.759 not... Let's not pretend otherwise. We're not 00:08:35.759 --> 00:08:38.500 kidding ourselves here. I agree. We're not saying 00:08:38.500 --> 00:08:42.480 robbery, but yeah. This might be what we talked 00:08:42.480 --> 00:08:45.360 about last week with Jack Reese. Talking about 00:08:45.360 --> 00:08:47.759 taking guys out if it's no longer competitive. 00:08:49.159 --> 00:08:52.919 Yeah, but the thing is that Javier was getting 00:08:52.919 --> 00:08:59.360 his ass rocked in that first round. What's the... 00:08:59.360 --> 00:09:02.929 What's the harm in letting it continue? Just 00:09:02.929 --> 00:09:07.450 for a little bit. Just for a little, just for 00:09:07.450 --> 00:09:13.529 a little, little bit. Not like, not like, let's 00:09:13.529 --> 00:09:17.649 see him die, but like, let's see if he has recovery 00:09:17.649 --> 00:09:26.649 powers or if he's actually just gone. I don't, 00:09:26.669 --> 00:09:30.769 I don't know if that, I'm struggling for words 00:09:30.769 --> 00:09:34.549 here because, Like, on the one hand, Damien Neva, 00:09:34.750 --> 00:09:37.730 like, come on. Who really cares? Oh, I know, 00:09:37.750 --> 00:09:42.190 but the fight was just so fun. Yeah, Caballel 00:09:42.190 --> 00:09:45.389 just whooping on him? No, the first round was 00:09:45.389 --> 00:09:51.110 also fun as hell, too. I don't know. It's heavyweight. 00:09:51.269 --> 00:09:55.049 Like, do you pull Fabio Wardley out in, like, 00:09:55.049 --> 00:10:01.639 the third round? Fuck no. By German standards, 00:10:01.980 --> 00:10:04.799 Fabio Wardley would have been stopped against 00:10:04.799 --> 00:10:10.200 Parker. Exactly. That's why I'm like, we should... 00:10:10.200 --> 00:10:16.639 It's heavyweight. These guys recover and as much 00:10:16.639 --> 00:10:18.559 as we... Again, that's why it's hard to have 00:10:18.559 --> 00:10:25.710 a consistent standard for what that can be. For 00:10:25.710 --> 00:10:31.389 what counts as a rightful stoppage per se. Caballel's 00:10:31.389 --> 00:10:36.629 the interim WBC champion. His only option really 00:10:36.629 --> 00:10:42.350 is Usyk. Who I don't expect. I really don't think 00:10:42.350 --> 00:10:45.490 Usyk takes it. Just because he doesn't have to. 00:10:46.389 --> 00:10:49.269 He really doesn't have to. Also consider he might 00:10:49.269 --> 00:10:53.529 fight Walder. Is that too? That goodbye fight? 00:10:54.279 --> 00:10:57.960 I don't know. Cabello could probably fight someone 00:10:57.960 --> 00:11:01.279 else in the Queensbury stable. Absolutely. If 00:11:01.279 --> 00:11:04.639 you wanted to, you could fight fucking Dubois. 00:11:06.179 --> 00:11:10.759 But that's risky. He could unify interim titles 00:11:10.759 --> 00:11:17.299 with Fabio Wardley. Yeah. Well. Oh, my God. Wait, 00:11:17.340 --> 00:11:19.759 doesn't Fabio have the full title? Yeah. Does 00:11:19.759 --> 00:11:25.039 he? Yeah, he got upgraded. It happened like a 00:11:25.039 --> 00:11:27.000 week after my article it happened. It was really 00:11:27.000 --> 00:11:31.059 funny. Yeah, we're all saying that Josh is right. 00:11:31.919 --> 00:11:36.179 He didn't do it. He did it. Oh shit, you're right. 00:11:37.120 --> 00:11:40.240 You didn't know that? I forgot because I'm just 00:11:40.240 --> 00:11:43.039 looking at BoxRec and Fabio Wardley still has 00:11:43.039 --> 00:11:48.679 interim on his. That was the funniest shit. Literally 00:11:48.679 --> 00:11:54.450 the day after it was actually horrifying. Joseph 00:11:54.450 --> 00:12:06.610 Parker was so close. Not much else going on on 00:12:06.610 --> 00:12:10.669 this German card. There were stoppages and stuff 00:12:10.669 --> 00:12:19.470 if you want to go check them out. Fresh promotions 00:12:19.470 --> 00:12:26.809 at the Barclays Center. in Brooklyn, New York. 00:12:27.990 --> 00:12:31.289 Let's get some stuff out of the way. Keith Colon 00:12:31.289 --> 00:12:36.070 stops Alberto Guevara in seven. Nestor Bravo, 00:12:36.309 --> 00:12:43.330 big knockout over Pedro Campa in two. And Javier 00:12:43.330 --> 00:12:49.289 Cintron, crazy, crazy. I don't keep track of 00:12:49.289 --> 00:12:51.970 round of the year or whatever. I don't keep track 00:12:51.970 --> 00:12:56.340 of it. But if I did, Javier Centro versus Victor 00:12:56.340 --> 00:13:00.679 Sandoval is an early contender. That was a wild, 00:13:00.740 --> 00:13:05.519 wild round. A lot of fun fights in this card. 00:13:05.779 --> 00:13:09.299 Yes. A lot of fun. A lot of action. The crowd 00:13:09.299 --> 00:13:12.659 was crazy. Shout out to the crowd. All fucking 00:13:12.659 --> 00:13:18.580 ten of them. Imagine a sold out crowd. Fuck. 00:13:20.580 --> 00:13:24.740 Emmanuel Rodriguez. Spoils the party. Gets a 00:13:24.740 --> 00:13:32.740 UD over Fernando Diaz. Congrats. Now, Subril 00:13:32.740 --> 00:13:38.519 Matias. Oh, fuck. This fight is AI. It didn't 00:13:38.519 --> 00:13:48.100 happen. Dalton Smith stops Subril Matias. It 00:13:48.100 --> 00:13:51.580 happened. To claim the WBC super lightweight 00:13:51.580 --> 00:13:55.659 title. Britain gained another champion. Yeah, 00:13:55.700 --> 00:14:06.639 Lin is somewhere. In hell. Celebrating. So, did 00:14:06.639 --> 00:14:10.600 we witness the end of Subaru Matias? Yes. Yes, 00:14:10.600 --> 00:14:12.659 we did. He's not coming back to top position. 00:14:13.019 --> 00:14:16.159 Because he got chin -checked there and he got 00:14:16.159 --> 00:14:21.320 up. Or he continued. But then he got just, oh, 00:14:21.379 --> 00:14:24.019 he got clobbered after that. It's like we watched 00:14:24.019 --> 00:14:28.340 the last of his chin reserve. Just disintegrate. 00:14:28.340 --> 00:14:32.059 Yeah. It was. He fought like an idiot, too. Like, 00:14:32.059 --> 00:14:35.019 it's not. Yeah. Well, he's never had the best 00:14:35.019 --> 00:14:37.879 defense, but. That was just pathetic. That was 00:14:37.879 --> 00:14:40.620 a pathetic display of defense. Yesterday was 00:14:40.620 --> 00:14:44.500 horrible. That was Puerto Rico. He got caught 00:14:44.500 --> 00:14:46.960 with three right hands, like, for the knockout. 00:14:47.340 --> 00:14:51.519 That was three straight right hands. That was 00:14:51.519 --> 00:14:55.419 crazy. I'm still speechless after last night, 00:14:55.500 --> 00:15:00.500 honestly. I was surprised. That is an early contender 00:15:00.500 --> 00:15:03.220 for an upset. Yeah, it would have been nice if 00:15:03.220 --> 00:15:05.580 it happened the week prior so I could put it 00:15:05.580 --> 00:15:08.940 on my list. Yeah. It would have been fucking 00:15:08.940 --> 00:15:14.340 nice, but whatever. Don Smith, he put on a great 00:15:14.340 --> 00:15:21.759 performance. Slugged. Yeah, he fucking out -aggroed 00:15:21.759 --> 00:15:25.320 Subaru Matias and knocked him out. You know? 00:15:25.659 --> 00:15:28.259 Did not see that. Of all the things that I expected 00:15:28.259 --> 00:15:30.259 Dalton Smith to do, that was not one of them. 00:15:30.259 --> 00:15:34.200 Yeah, Matias getting iced was not one. Yeah, 00:15:34.240 --> 00:15:39.379 that was crazy. I maybe expected a fucking decision 00:15:39.379 --> 00:15:43.500 win, maybe. You know, I raised that, but there 00:15:43.500 --> 00:15:48.169 was no way that... I was thinking Don Smith was 00:15:48.169 --> 00:15:50.470 going to knock out Matias. Did not see that. 00:15:50.470 --> 00:15:55.169 Holy shit. Holy shit. And again, Don Smith put 00:15:55.169 --> 00:15:59.549 on a great performance. Honestly, I'm not going 00:15:59.549 --> 00:16:03.090 to say he's fucking offensively the greatest 00:16:03.090 --> 00:16:05.830 in the division, but he showed me talent. A little 00:16:05.830 --> 00:16:10.610 bit of talent. You know? A decent amount of it. 00:16:11.309 --> 00:16:15.100 Enough. Enough. Yeah, enough. To where I think 00:16:15.100 --> 00:16:21.360 he'll beat someone like Oscar Duarte. He might 00:16:21.360 --> 00:16:25.500 beat someone like... Yeah. If they put him against 00:16:25.500 --> 00:16:30.279 Pitbull, maybe. Do I think he beats Teal? No. 00:16:30.340 --> 00:16:33.559 Do I think he beats GAR? No. Hitchens? Not at 00:16:33.559 --> 00:16:37.539 all. That's the easiest 10 -2 from Hitchens I've 00:16:37.539 --> 00:16:40.500 seen in my life. Yeah, but that would be pretty 00:16:40.500 --> 00:16:44.909 funny though, huh? If there was another of the 00:16:44.909 --> 00:16:47.409 three other champions, if there was one that 00:16:47.409 --> 00:16:49.889 I would want Dalton Smith to beat, it would be 00:16:49.889 --> 00:16:54.409 Hitchens. But, yeah, I don't see that happening. 00:16:55.110 --> 00:16:56.850 I mean, that's an easy unification fight for 00:16:56.850 --> 00:17:00.250 that, for matchroom. Yes. No, because Hitchens 00:17:00.250 --> 00:17:02.570 is having that whole drama about being a free 00:17:02.570 --> 00:17:06.670 agent, and the zone executives are not having 00:17:06.670 --> 00:17:13.000 it. Well. There's like a whole thing. That's 00:17:13.000 --> 00:17:14.900 some bullshit because Hitchens is not fucking 00:17:14.900 --> 00:17:16.839 popular enough to be a free agent. Oh, dude. 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:20.960 Not even his whole family shows up to his fights, 00:17:21.059 --> 00:17:25.779 dude. Yeah. He's got a lot of moxie to be acting 00:17:25.779 --> 00:17:29.880 like he can wave his dick around. Like, dude, 00:17:29.940 --> 00:17:32.759 you stopped George Cambozos in front of 15 people 00:17:32.759 --> 00:17:38.180 in the UK. Like, grow up. Yeah. Well, he's got 00:17:38.180 --> 00:17:41.490 the mindset of Magnum Conum. But you don't got 00:17:41.490 --> 00:17:46.910 the capability to wear a Magnum collar. Interesting 00:17:46.910 --> 00:17:52.410 way to put it, but yeah. Very interesting. So 00:17:52.410 --> 00:17:56.089 like we said, like I mentioned, Alberto Pueos 00:17:56.089 --> 00:18:01.890 probably next, more likely than not. But looking 00:18:01.890 --> 00:18:08.049 down his list of opponents or in the rankings. 00:18:09.559 --> 00:18:15.039 Sandor Martin. Jesus. Arthur B. Yarslanov. Whoever 00:18:15.039 --> 00:18:21.460 the fuck that is. Lindofo Delgado. Fuck no. Pierce 00:18:21.460 --> 00:18:29.079 O 'Leary. I heard a bit about Pierce. Already 00:18:29.079 --> 00:18:34.000 he's tough. Where is he from? He's Irish. So 00:18:34.000 --> 00:18:38.259 that would be a good little scrap. UK versus 00:18:38.259 --> 00:18:44.880 Ireland. Yeah. I mean, Donald can go back to 00:18:44.880 --> 00:18:46.460 the country now and fucking sell it on Arena. 00:18:47.220 --> 00:18:52.400 Yeah. That's for sure. He's from Sheffield. Sheffield 00:18:52.400 --> 00:18:59.740 has, they put on good shows there. Yeah. I'm 00:18:59.740 --> 00:19:03.460 thinking Adam Azeem is going to come calling. 00:19:05.349 --> 00:19:07.390 I mean, that would be a great domestic fight. 00:19:08.029 --> 00:19:09.710 Probably sell a whole bunch of tickets, but... 00:19:09.710 --> 00:19:13.569 I don't know. I can't definitely say if Dolan 00:19:13.569 --> 00:19:17.670 wins. I can't say if Adam Z wins. I mean, to 00:19:17.670 --> 00:19:19.930 knock out Super Showman Matias, that's a statement. 00:19:20.630 --> 00:19:25.769 Yes. As pathetic as it ended up being, yes. I 00:19:25.769 --> 00:19:28.670 mean, come on. No, I know. It's definitely a 00:19:28.670 --> 00:19:30.809 statement. I'm just like, oh, my God. You fought 00:19:30.809 --> 00:19:35.179 like an idiot, dude. Yeah. No, he fought... He 00:19:35.179 --> 00:19:37.680 was like what Muhammad Ali said, what George 00:19:37.680 --> 00:19:41.119 Foreman was. Fucking like the mummy. Yeah, literally. 00:19:43.079 --> 00:19:46.019 Fucking kept walking forward. Kept taking punishment 00:19:46.019 --> 00:19:49.579 for no reason. And that's funny. Like right before 00:19:49.579 --> 00:19:51.359 Donald Smith got knocked out, my dad was saying, 00:19:51.400 --> 00:19:53.500 man, this white boy don't got no power. If he 00:19:53.500 --> 00:19:54.859 had power, he would have had him out by now. 00:19:55.359 --> 00:19:58.119 And then he rocked Matias. And my dad was going 00:19:58.119 --> 00:20:01.000 nuts. It was funny. Just give him a little time. 00:20:01.750 --> 00:20:04.150 Yeah, no, yeah. I mean, even I was surprised. 00:20:04.470 --> 00:20:06.990 I mean, from the opening bell, I was like, damn, 00:20:07.089 --> 00:20:10.390 Matias. It looked like Matias didn't really care. 00:20:10.950 --> 00:20:12.609 You know, like he was just going to, like, walk 00:20:12.609 --> 00:20:14.809 through Donald Smith just because. Honestly, 00:20:14.849 --> 00:20:16.869 give it three more rounds if he doesn't, like, 00:20:16.950 --> 00:20:21.109 fight that stupidly, and it does. I mean, yeah, 00:20:21.190 --> 00:20:24.470 I mean, he could have. He was also hurting Donald 00:20:24.470 --> 00:20:26.990 Smith. Yeah, he was landing really well. Yeah, 00:20:27.029 --> 00:20:28.349 he was landing really well, and he was hurting 00:20:28.349 --> 00:20:30.230 Don Smith. Yeah, you're 100 % right. You maybe 00:20:30.230 --> 00:20:31.609 give it a couple rounds, he might have Don Smith 00:20:31.609 --> 00:20:35.390 out. But holy shit, the way Don Smith got him 00:20:35.390 --> 00:20:36.970 out first, he beat him to the punch. Simple as 00:20:36.970 --> 00:20:39.250 that. You know, he beat him at his own game. 00:20:39.410 --> 00:20:42.849 I gotta give him props for that. Does he beat 00:20:42.849 --> 00:20:46.170 the other champions? I don't think so. No, not 00:20:46.170 --> 00:20:51.049 even 140. He beats, I think he beats a good amount 00:20:51.049 --> 00:20:54.309 of contenders at 140, though. Does he beat Puello? 00:20:56.140 --> 00:21:01.700 Because Pueo is like the textbook outboxer. Yeah. 00:21:02.619 --> 00:21:04.839 Depends on whose card it's under. If it's under 00:21:04.839 --> 00:21:07.640 a PBC card, yeah, Pueo's going to get it. But 00:21:07.640 --> 00:21:09.859 if it's under a bathroom card, yeah, they're 00:21:09.859 --> 00:21:14.559 going to give it to Don Smith. You think it's 00:21:14.559 --> 00:21:16.819 that close? Like that it comes down to judging? 00:21:18.160 --> 00:21:21.039 Yeah, I don't think it's going to end my knockout. 00:21:21.559 --> 00:21:25.359 I think Pueo's a little more... defensively minded. 00:21:26.980 --> 00:21:31.700 And Donald Smith's never really been 100 % a 00:21:31.700 --> 00:21:33.160 pressure fighter. I think he was just forced 00:21:33.160 --> 00:21:36.480 to fight fire with fire with Matias. Yeah, Pueo's 00:21:36.480 --> 00:21:39.380 not going to be a fucking moron and just leave 00:21:39.380 --> 00:21:40.519 his chin hanging out there. Yeah, that's the 00:21:40.519 --> 00:21:43.400 big one. Yeah, like Pueo was forced to be a pressure 00:21:43.400 --> 00:21:46.380 fighter with Matias. Same thing with Donald Smith. 00:21:47.359 --> 00:21:50.400 Except Donald Smith just did it better. You know, 00:21:50.420 --> 00:21:54.240 so we'll see. If he's going to outbox Donald 00:21:54.240 --> 00:21:55.799 Smith, he's going to win pretty easily. He'll 00:21:55.799 --> 00:21:57.440 get that title back. He'll go back to the PPC 00:21:57.440 --> 00:22:00.859 with that belt. And they might do unification. 00:22:03.440 --> 00:22:05.420 Never know. They could do unification with Hitchens. 00:22:07.019 --> 00:22:11.839 Who knows? Eddie Ayer knows. That's it. Hitchens 00:22:11.839 --> 00:22:19.339 has... He has a mandatory due. Right now in the 00:22:19.339 --> 00:22:23.619 rankings, it's Delgado. But... He's trying to 00:22:23.619 --> 00:22:25.420 get him to step aside to fight someone else. 00:22:27.160 --> 00:22:34.079 I think Oscar Duarte? I don't know. Am I misremembering? 00:22:34.839 --> 00:22:38.220 I think you're right. I know Hitchens is having 00:22:38.220 --> 00:22:40.819 some shit trying to get his mandatory to step 00:22:40.819 --> 00:22:45.240 aside. One thing I do know is that he's not going 00:22:45.240 --> 00:22:50.579 to fight fucking Keyshawn. Who, Dalton? Or Hitchens. 00:22:50.779 --> 00:22:56.980 No, Hitchens. Dawn won't either. I don't think. 00:22:59.000 --> 00:23:03.500 I don't see Keyshawn in there. Oh, yeah, he's 00:23:03.500 --> 00:23:09.880 not in the rankings yet. Yeah. No, but I gotta 00:23:09.880 --> 00:23:14.019 give Dawn my flowers. Yeah, no, that was... What 00:23:14.019 --> 00:23:17.220 a way to win your world title, at least. Yeah. 00:23:18.780 --> 00:23:23.180 Spoil the... Even his promoters. All 25 people 00:23:23.180 --> 00:23:28.160 that were there? No, the promoter. I grayscaled 00:23:28.160 --> 00:23:33.279 the promoter. Oh, yeah. He blew, like, many, 00:23:33.359 --> 00:23:40.619 many millions on the vast card that I don't think 00:23:40.619 --> 00:23:45.299 it's ever bombed. I think both ticket sales and 00:23:45.299 --> 00:23:49.869 pay -per -view sales. Although, it's going to 00:23:49.869 --> 00:23:53.269 be like, this guy's done. His career is over. 00:23:53.529 --> 00:23:57.690 Fresh Promotions is done. It's going to be rotten. 00:23:59.390 --> 00:24:02.390 It's gone. It's gone. It's never been more over. 00:24:04.450 --> 00:24:10.170 I'm sorry, man. I understand how it feels. Isaac 00:24:10.170 --> 00:24:13.150 Cruz is the interim champ. Dalton Smith versus 00:24:13.150 --> 00:24:18.859 Cruz. I mean, Is that really going to be the 00:24:18.859 --> 00:24:21.019 WBC interim? It's not happening, dude. Dalton 00:24:21.019 --> 00:24:25.039 beats Cruz. Most people beat Cruz. Yeah, I would 00:24:25.039 --> 00:24:29.319 agree. Yeah. Would be a high profile for Dalton, 00:24:29.319 --> 00:24:38.519 though. I think what people could be is. Well, 00:24:39.839 --> 00:24:43.779 anything more for fresh promotions? I'm sorry, 00:24:43.859 --> 00:24:48.640 Josh. You had to go through my film. I like Matias, 00:24:48.700 --> 00:24:54.140 but also I can now say he was never good. Something 00:24:54.140 --> 00:24:57.660 funny that Isaac said was never send a Puerto 00:24:57.660 --> 00:25:00.880 Rican to do a Mexican's job. That's true, actually. 00:25:01.079 --> 00:25:08.140 That was pretty funny. Alright. Let me put in 00:25:08.140 --> 00:25:10.880 some housekeeping shit. If you want to join us 00:25:10.880 --> 00:25:15.750 on Patreon, lvx .be slash Patreon. 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Drumroll, please. 00:27:44.140 --> 00:27:49.460 Friday, January 23rd, the premiere of Zufa Boxing 00:27:49.460 --> 00:27:55.799 on Paramount+. At the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. 00:27:56.259 --> 00:28:03.000 Who the fuck is Zufa? Yeah. As of right now, 00:28:03.220 --> 00:28:07.519 the card has not been announced. The only fight 00:28:07.519 --> 00:28:10.700 I know of is Callum Walsh versus Carlos Ocampo. 00:28:12.859 --> 00:28:15.500 Which, decent fight for a guy like Callum Walsh. 00:28:15.799 --> 00:28:19.059 But, like, who really gives a shit about Callum 00:28:19.059 --> 00:28:24.019 Walsh? Callum Walsh's family? Yeah, I guess. 00:28:24.240 --> 00:28:28.519 Nah, not really. Does he even have a family? 00:28:28.519 --> 00:28:32.849 I don't know. Hey, go white boy, go white boy, 00:28:32.869 --> 00:28:41.529 go. That's more time than Zufa deserves. We're 00:28:41.529 --> 00:28:43.609 not protesting it, but we are protesting it at 00:28:43.609 --> 00:28:50.269 the same time. Saturday, January 24th. Matchroom 00:28:50.269 --> 00:28:56.569 at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. Who is on 00:28:56.569 --> 00:29:00.960 this? Omari Jones. So that's cool. He's facing 00:29:00.960 --> 00:29:12.380 Jerome Baxter. Interesting. I like the Khalil 00:29:12.380 --> 00:29:16.319 Coe fight in the co -main. Israel Madrimov is 00:29:16.319 --> 00:29:22.779 back versus Luis Salazar. It's a fight. Yeah. 00:29:23.519 --> 00:29:27.700 Finally, he's fighting. He's got a lot of... 00:29:27.700 --> 00:29:30.369 He's talented, so he should be... A little bit 00:29:30.369 --> 00:29:34.710 more busy. And yeah, Khalil Cobb versus Jesse 00:29:34.710 --> 00:29:43.329 Hart. That's one I'm actually happy to see. IBF 00:29:43.329 --> 00:29:47.950 lightweight champion Ray Morataya versus Andy 00:29:47.950 --> 00:29:55.049 Cruz. Does Ray have any hope here? No, I'm going 00:29:55.049 --> 00:29:57.230 to give him some hope. I'm going to give him 00:29:57.230 --> 00:29:59.759 some hope. Because you know what? I was thinking 00:29:59.759 --> 00:30:04.180 about it. If someone like Antonio Moran had, 00:30:04.299 --> 00:30:07.980 not Cruz on skates, but he hit him a couple times. 00:30:08.099 --> 00:30:11.279 He was landing on him. Huh? He was landing on 00:30:11.279 --> 00:30:15.539 him. Yeah, he was landing on him. And one thing 00:30:15.539 --> 00:30:18.200 about Morita is, I mean, he's got decent speed. 00:30:18.299 --> 00:30:21.880 He just doesn't throw much. But you never know. 00:30:21.920 --> 00:30:26.500 With Cruz, he might have to. He might show up. 00:30:26.559 --> 00:30:28.480 You never know. He's a champion now. You know 00:30:28.480 --> 00:30:29.960 how it changes after someone becomes a champion. 00:30:31.420 --> 00:30:32.900 But if it goes to decision, you guys already 00:30:32.900 --> 00:30:35.819 know what's going to happen. You know? Oh, yeah. 00:30:36.359 --> 00:30:40.140 Moritaya's a top -ranked guy. Yeah. Andy Cruz 00:30:40.140 --> 00:30:44.599 is the house fighter. House fighter. Cuban. Fucking 00:30:44.599 --> 00:30:50.400 amateur darling. You know? I don't think they're 00:30:50.400 --> 00:30:51.960 going to fucking give a decision to Moritaya. 00:30:52.900 --> 00:30:55.960 Well, come on. Let's go. Let's go. Let's... I'm 00:30:55.960 --> 00:30:57.599 going to hope that Moritaya wins because you 00:30:57.599 --> 00:31:02.779 know what? Andy Cruz, he's a cool guy, but... 00:31:02.779 --> 00:31:06.279 I want Andy Cruz to do good. It makes me feel... 00:31:06.279 --> 00:31:09.619 It's good. It's good when a guy like Andy Cruz 00:31:09.619 --> 00:31:13.259 does good. As much... I got to root for him. 00:31:13.319 --> 00:31:16.700 I think Andy Cruz is going to win, obviously. 00:31:17.180 --> 00:31:19.039 But that's why I'm rooting for Moritaya because 00:31:19.039 --> 00:31:22.140 to me, he's the underdog. He's a champion, but 00:31:22.140 --> 00:31:24.579 he is the underdog. He's also a Robert Garcia 00:31:24.579 --> 00:31:27.259 guy. Yeah, I mean, he's a Robert Garcia guy, 00:31:27.339 --> 00:31:29.140 so you never know. I mean, he might show out. 00:31:29.960 --> 00:31:34.119 I doubt it. But, I mean, you never know when 00:31:34.119 --> 00:31:36.700 strange things happen. Donald Smith could knock 00:31:36.700 --> 00:31:41.099 out Matias. You know? And then flex his EBU title 00:31:41.099 --> 00:31:45.539 afterwards. I mean, come on. I will be riding 00:31:45.539 --> 00:31:48.789 with Ray. I'm going to ride with Ray as well. 00:31:48.990 --> 00:31:51.170 I don't have a lot of hope, but I'm riding with 00:31:51.170 --> 00:31:54.950 him anyway. Exactly. Like I said last time we 00:31:54.950 --> 00:31:59.390 talked about this fight, Cruz is going to win, 00:31:59.430 --> 00:32:04.089 and if he doesn't win, he's a fraud. Simple as 00:32:04.089 --> 00:32:14.630 that. Yeah, I guess. Yeah, that's it for that 00:32:14.630 --> 00:32:23.150 card. Anything more for our previews? Not really. 00:32:23.250 --> 00:32:30.309 That's what I thought. What if Khalil loses? 00:32:31.049 --> 00:32:36.170 I don't know. He might. He's already lost once, 00:32:36.230 --> 00:32:39.450 I think. Yeah, he lost to Gallegos. He's fun 00:32:39.450 --> 00:32:46.259 to watch, but he's not special. Yeah. If that 00:32:46.259 --> 00:32:50.940 makes sense. 100%. It's weird, because as you 00:32:50.940 --> 00:32:52.859 guys were saying that, I'm thinking, Jesse Hart 00:32:52.859 --> 00:32:57.099 is a banana peel. Or he can be. He has been before. 00:32:57.539 --> 00:33:01.700 And Jesse Hart is pretty well past his best days. 00:33:03.440 --> 00:33:07.140 What was his best by Jesse Hart? Probably when 00:33:07.140 --> 00:33:13.519 he scored zero. Yes. I was there when that happened. 00:33:13.660 --> 00:33:22.880 It was pretty cool. Jesse Hart. It was Joe Smith 00:33:22.880 --> 00:33:30.299 that had a close one. And I was thinking Michael 00:33:30.299 --> 00:33:33.000 Seals was the guy who got destroyed by Leader 00:33:33.000 --> 00:33:37.380 Alvarez. Well, are you guys ready to do best 00:33:37.380 --> 00:33:42.279 of 2025? Yes, sir. All right. Let me do this. 00:33:44.720 --> 00:33:50.779 Let's fucking do it. Best of 2025. Where is my 00:33:50.779 --> 00:33:56.240 thing? Here we go. Okay. Starting off. Stoppage 00:33:56.240 --> 00:34:00.299 of the year. Saul, hit us with what you got here. 00:34:01.680 --> 00:34:07.900 I got two. I got two. I got Ryan Norman Jr. versus 00:34:07.900 --> 00:34:12.739 Sasaki. And then I got Justice Hooney versus 00:34:12.739 --> 00:34:19.289 Fabio Wardman. What? Oh, yeah, yeah, Fabio Wardley 00:34:19.289 --> 00:34:21.769 and Justice, I'm sorry. Yeah, I just said it 00:34:21.769 --> 00:34:23.070 the opposite way. Fabio Wardley. Yeah, I was 00:34:23.070 --> 00:34:24.869 going to say, like, when did Wardley get stopped? 00:34:25.110 --> 00:34:28.630 I would have been so happy. No, yeah. Add a teaser 00:34:28.630 --> 00:34:30.730 there. No, no, Fabio Wardley versus Justice Hooney. 00:34:30.909 --> 00:34:34.210 Just... Brian Norman Jr. had the better knockout, 00:34:34.269 --> 00:34:37.369 but Wardley versus Hooney set up him getting 00:34:37.369 --> 00:34:39.750 a title shot. And honestly, I thought it was 00:34:39.750 --> 00:34:42.230 funnier than fucking Wardley knocking out Parker. 00:34:43.469 --> 00:34:45.750 Did he actually knock that one out? Yeah, he 00:34:45.750 --> 00:34:53.150 actually knocked it the fuck out. Oh, shit. Mine, 00:34:53.429 --> 00:34:55.809 I had... For the first half of the year, I had 00:34:55.809 --> 00:34:59.789 Norman Sasaki as well. The second half of the 00:34:59.789 --> 00:35:05.190 year, I was stuck between two. Boots Ennis knocking 00:35:05.190 --> 00:35:09.369 out Uisma Lima and Usyk knocking out Dubois. 00:35:10.849 --> 00:35:16.389 My final pick... of the year for 2025 is Usyk 00:35:16.389 --> 00:35:21.570 knocking out Dubois. My pick... Actually, Usyk 00:35:21.570 --> 00:35:23.309 -Dubois was such a good one. That was just an 00:35:23.309 --> 00:35:29.590 ass -kicking. That one brought me joy. I had 00:35:29.590 --> 00:35:33.929 Norman Sasaki for most of the year. And then 00:35:33.929 --> 00:35:40.630 Frank Martin KO4 Rancis Barthelony ended up being 00:35:40.630 --> 00:35:45.519 my pick. That's up there. That's just so clean. 00:35:45.840 --> 00:35:48.900 Is that your overall? That was my final choice. 00:35:49.179 --> 00:35:57.519 It was so clean. Oh, my God. Seeing Rance's Barthelome 00:35:57.519 --> 00:36:04.699 get lain out like that. That was my favorite 00:36:04.699 --> 00:36:06.739 knockout of the year. Norman Sasaki is probably 00:36:06.739 --> 00:36:12.179 still the best. Favorite? Favorite's different. 00:36:13.619 --> 00:36:18.619 I gotta respect it. Josh, carry us into Masterclass. 00:36:19.940 --> 00:36:22.920 Masterclass of the year. Terrence Bud Crawford, 00:36:23.019 --> 00:36:32.719 UD12, Canelo. Just a very beautiful, well -fought 00:36:32.719 --> 00:36:36.860 fight against probably the best possible opponent 00:36:36.860 --> 00:36:42.889 in boxing today. Very, very easy pick on my end. 00:36:42.949 --> 00:36:45.150 What about you guys? Saul, where are you at? 00:36:45.309 --> 00:36:48.010 I got the same one. Exact same one for the exact 00:36:48.010 --> 00:36:50.150 same reason. Probably one of the most beautiful 00:36:50.150 --> 00:36:54.010 displays of skill in boxing history. Wasn't boring 00:36:54.010 --> 00:36:57.590 either. He put it on him. Oh, yeah. He beat Canelo 00:36:57.590 --> 00:37:00.610 at his own game. Fought him in the pocket. Beat 00:37:00.610 --> 00:37:03.130 the fuck out of him. Fought him at range. Beat 00:37:03.130 --> 00:37:07.250 the fuck out of him. For the first half of the 00:37:07.250 --> 00:37:12.050 year, I had Benavidez over Morel. Second half 00:37:12.050 --> 00:37:14.889 of the year, Bud over Canelo. And that's my final 00:37:14.889 --> 00:37:22.349 pick as well. Can't not be that. Yeah. Villain 00:37:22.349 --> 00:37:24.869 of the year. I'll start us off here. This non 00:37:24.869 --> 00:37:29.349 -fighting stuff. First half of the year, Tank. 00:37:29.949 --> 00:37:34.789 Second half is Howard Foster. That's a good one. 00:37:35.989 --> 00:37:41.230 But overall, my pick is Tank. I guess after reading 00:37:41.230 --> 00:37:45.829 the shit from the National Summit, I guess it's 00:37:45.829 --> 00:37:51.210 not that villainous. But still took a knee. He 00:37:51.210 --> 00:37:53.269 didn't know that shit. Yeah, I didn't know it 00:37:53.269 --> 00:37:56.050 at the time. I was saying Tank probably didn't 00:37:56.050 --> 00:38:00.389 know it either. Hell no, he didn't. Yeah. Josh, 00:38:00.510 --> 00:38:03.539 carry us here. Villain of the Year is Dana White 00:38:03.539 --> 00:38:07.139 for how he continues to attempt to destroy our 00:38:07.139 --> 00:38:15.480 sport for literally no reason. Yep. Like, the 00:38:15.480 --> 00:38:20.760 Ali Act, sorry, the Ali Reform Act and shit is 00:38:20.760 --> 00:38:26.920 just abhorrent and he should die. Saul, what 00:38:26.920 --> 00:38:30.769 do you have? Well, I got something similar. I 00:38:30.769 --> 00:38:35.469 was going to say Dana White's mom's uterus. Dana 00:38:35.469 --> 00:38:38.849 White's mom. My other one was California State 00:38:38.849 --> 00:38:43.989 Athletic Commission. Why? Why? It's because they 00:38:43.989 --> 00:38:47.090 legitimized the fucking... Oh, the Ali Act reform 00:38:47.090 --> 00:38:52.469 act. Yeah. That's right. That is... I mean, you 00:38:52.469 --> 00:38:57.170 could bring up the most bullshit stuff and they 00:38:57.170 --> 00:39:00.039 could just say no to it, but... Obviously, they 00:39:00.039 --> 00:39:03.400 see the money. They don't see what's going to 00:39:03.400 --> 00:39:05.440 happen to the fighters. They don't care about 00:39:05.440 --> 00:39:06.840 what's going to happen to the fighters. I take 00:39:06.840 --> 00:39:07.780 that back. They know what's going to happen to 00:39:07.780 --> 00:39:11.039 the fighters, but they don't care. Yeah, so fuck 00:39:11.039 --> 00:39:14.659 the California State Athletic Commission. Saul, 00:39:14.800 --> 00:39:18.559 carry us on. New face. Who do you got? I got 00:39:18.559 --> 00:39:22.840 Abdullah Mason. Still? He's been a face for a 00:39:22.840 --> 00:39:26.360 long time, but he's a champion now. He took up 00:39:26.360 --> 00:39:29.349 the mantle. for the WBO champion when Keyshawn 00:39:29.349 --> 00:39:33.110 lost that title. And I think he's carried himself 00:39:33.110 --> 00:39:37.929 well. He's made a lot of buzz. He's now the youngest 00:39:37.929 --> 00:39:39.809 champion in the sport, I believe, right now. 00:39:40.090 --> 00:39:43.869 Yes. So I think that he has a bright future ahead 00:39:43.869 --> 00:39:48.130 of him. And I think his fight with Noakes, fantastic. 00:39:48.909 --> 00:39:51.409 It was a, we're going to talk about it right 00:39:51.409 --> 00:39:53.150 now, but it is a contender for fight of the year. 00:39:54.510 --> 00:39:58.579 So I got to give it to Mason. He was also very 00:39:58.579 --> 00:40:02.500 active, so I think he's going to be headlining 00:40:02.500 --> 00:40:07.900 from now on. Josh, what do you got? Mason isn't 00:40:07.900 --> 00:40:10.179 a new face to me, I guess, but that's because 00:40:10.179 --> 00:40:14.659 I'm a hardcore. But I did pick Lester Martinez 00:40:14.659 --> 00:40:18.380 as my new, new face of the year. Broke onto the 00:40:18.380 --> 00:40:23.559 scene. Literally, he was supposed to get ran 00:40:23.559 --> 00:40:30.230 over by... By Mbili? Yeah, by Mbili, and just 00:40:30.230 --> 00:40:35.610 completely turned it around. And he's, like, 00:40:35.710 --> 00:40:39.090 he went from, ah, he's that guy off ProBox, to 00:40:39.090 --> 00:40:44.170 this is a serious guy. Very serious contender 00:40:44.170 --> 00:40:49.909 at 168. And that's, I think that lands him as 00:40:49.909 --> 00:40:54.570 the new face. Wait, was new face regarding, like... 00:40:54.760 --> 00:40:56.820 Someone with new popularity or like a new champion. 00:40:57.980 --> 00:41:02.199 Can be either. I presumed. Yeah, it could be 00:41:02.199 --> 00:41:04.900 a prospect. It could be somebody breaking out. 00:41:05.760 --> 00:41:10.320 Breaking out of the mold. If Norman won, I would 00:41:10.320 --> 00:41:11.980 have put Norman. But I can't ride that long. 00:41:13.019 --> 00:41:15.380 The first half of the year, I had Terra Moana. 00:41:16.699 --> 00:41:21.719 Yeah. Second half, I had Tomoya Tsuboi. I love 00:41:21.719 --> 00:41:25.980 that name. And I ended up the final pick being 00:41:25.980 --> 00:41:29.920 Terra Moana. Another year with four knockouts. 00:41:30.119 --> 00:41:32.500 He's doing exactly what he's supposed to be doing. 00:41:35.780 --> 00:41:39.820 Fighter of the year, I'll start. In the first 00:41:39.820 --> 00:41:44.019 half, I had Brian Norman and Abdullah Mason. 00:41:44.920 --> 00:41:49.500 Brian Norman aged like milk. And in the second 00:41:49.500 --> 00:41:53.500 half, I had Naoya Inoue and Bam. And my final 00:41:53.500 --> 00:41:58.199 pick is Bam Rodriguez. Saul, who do you got? 00:41:59.679 --> 00:42:04.699 I got Terrence Crawford. Yep. That's what I was 00:42:04.699 --> 00:42:08.099 going to say. He's a fighter of the past five 00:42:08.099 --> 00:42:13.500 years, maybe. I didn't pick him because he only 00:42:13.500 --> 00:42:16.920 fought once in the year. Yeah, but the one win 00:42:16.920 --> 00:42:20.340 is so... It's a generational win, I fear. Yeah, 00:42:20.519 --> 00:42:24.679 you're probably right. Like, I had Crawford, 00:42:24.800 --> 00:42:27.760 and it's just so, like, the win itself, just 00:42:27.760 --> 00:42:30.980 on paper, not, like, coping or making excuses 00:42:30.980 --> 00:42:34.059 or whatever. It's just, that is the monumental 00:42:34.059 --> 00:42:39.280 win over the face of the sport. I have, I know, 00:42:39.400 --> 00:42:41.179 in a way, as an honorable mention, just because 00:42:41.179 --> 00:42:45.059 he beat Larry Holmes' record, or he may not be, 00:42:45.059 --> 00:42:47.619 but he matched it for defending his Ring Magazine 00:42:47.619 --> 00:42:50.780 title. Yeah, I don't believe in the Ring Magazine 00:42:50.780 --> 00:42:54.440 titles. I don't either. Especially not since 00:42:54.440 --> 00:42:57.860 fucking the Saudis bought it. I don't know when 00:42:57.860 --> 00:43:00.800 it was less legitimate, when Oscar owned it or 00:43:00.800 --> 00:43:06.139 when Turkey owned it. I still consider him defending, 00:43:06.300 --> 00:43:08.980 not just his Ring Magazine title, but his Undisputed 00:43:08.980 --> 00:43:11.500 titles four times. That's fair. I just fear it's 00:43:11.500 --> 00:43:14.320 woke nonsense. I just wanted to say Ring Magazine 00:43:14.320 --> 00:43:17.099 titles. I just fear the Ring Magazine is woke 00:43:17.099 --> 00:43:23.110 nonsense. Next category, ass -whooping of the 00:43:23.110 --> 00:43:26.829 year. Saul, start us off. Ass -whooping, a .k 00:43:26.829 --> 00:43:30.010 .a. beatdown, right? Yes. Beatdown to Pabamba 00:43:30.010 --> 00:43:33.570 versus Puma. Good one. One was a champion. One 00:43:33.570 --> 00:43:38.650 is a fucking generational talent. That was... 00:43:38.650 --> 00:43:42.630 It wasn't just a... He got him knocked out. He 00:43:42.630 --> 00:43:47.110 tore him apart in that fight. Bit by bit. So, 00:43:47.190 --> 00:43:50.800 yeah, I mean... These other guys have had better 00:43:50.800 --> 00:43:53.940 knockouts. Others, like Terrence Crawford, had 00:43:53.940 --> 00:43:56.219 a better masterclass, but this was a better beatdown, 00:43:56.280 --> 00:43:59.179 in my opinion. Also, it was more satisfying to 00:43:59.179 --> 00:44:02.699 see since, I mean, Puma was literally fucking 00:44:02.699 --> 00:44:07.239 acting up a bam. Who does that, you know? So 00:44:07.239 --> 00:44:11.239 it was pretty satisfying to see as well. Josh, 00:44:11.280 --> 00:44:15.980 who do you got? I had Boots, Danny Onus. That 00:44:15.980 --> 00:44:18.889 was like... That was, like, the big, like, I've 00:44:18.889 --> 00:44:25.030 been vindicated about boots. Like, making him 00:44:25.030 --> 00:44:27.489 quit in six rounds after just, like, pillar to 00:44:27.489 --> 00:44:35.349 post, that was the one for me. In the first half, 00:44:35.530 --> 00:44:39.110 I had boots standing on us as well. For the second 00:44:39.110 --> 00:44:42.489 half of the year, I landed on Usyk Dubois and 00:44:42.489 --> 00:44:46.849 also Bampuma. But my overall pick for the year 00:44:46.849 --> 00:44:51.889 is Usyk Dubois. I'm going to be honest. I forgot 00:44:51.889 --> 00:44:54.730 Boots Daniels was last year. Yeah, I had to check 00:44:54.730 --> 00:44:57.030 when I was making my list. It feels so long ago. 00:44:57.789 --> 00:45:01.969 No, it was April. But damn, that fight was the 00:45:01.969 --> 00:45:09.630 moment for Boots fans. Yeah. Your guy has finally 00:45:09.630 --> 00:45:11.989 come to fruition, and he's won a world title 00:45:11.989 --> 00:45:16.389 before Virgil Ortiz, which is a rite of passage 00:45:16.389 --> 00:45:19.449 for any good fighter. We're not talking about 00:45:19.449 --> 00:45:23.750 that. Literally stole Virgil's chain after Virgil 00:45:23.750 --> 00:45:27.130 couldn't make weight for Stanionis. No, no, no. 00:45:27.150 --> 00:45:30.750 We ain't talking about that right now. Comeback 00:45:30.750 --> 00:45:34.329 of the year. This could be career comeback or, 00:45:34.429 --> 00:45:37.710 like, in -fight comeback. Sol, start us off. 00:45:40.070 --> 00:45:45.489 As much as it pains me to say this, career comeback 00:45:45.489 --> 00:45:47.530 of the year has got to be Devin Haney. Yeah. 00:45:47.590 --> 00:45:49.690 Oh, fuck. We have the same picks, dude. Should 00:45:49.690 --> 00:45:52.170 not have picked that one, too. We all know why. 00:45:52.530 --> 00:45:55.929 Yeah, of course. I'm pretty sure, Leo, what's 00:45:55.929 --> 00:46:02.190 yours? I have a few. You have a few? Yeah. I'll 00:46:02.190 --> 00:46:04.050 tell you this about Devin. Devin Haney, that. 00:46:04.780 --> 00:46:08.079 He fought Jose Ramirez. Looked to be that he 00:46:08.079 --> 00:46:09.960 was coming out worse. I think most people saw 00:46:09.960 --> 00:46:14.780 that he had something missing, you know? Brian 00:46:14.780 --> 00:46:17.539 Norman Jr. was arguably his toughest fight of 00:46:17.539 --> 00:46:22.000 his career on paper. Makes it look fucking easy. 00:46:22.760 --> 00:46:26.099 Turns out Brian Norman Jr. wasn't good, but that's 00:46:26.099 --> 00:46:29.880 my joke take. That's my joke take. Either way, 00:46:29.960 --> 00:46:32.260 either way. People thought, including myself, 00:46:32.380 --> 00:46:34.030 that Haney was going to... Fucking get knocked 00:46:34.030 --> 00:46:37.929 out. He was fried. Yeah. And you know what? I 00:46:37.929 --> 00:46:39.389 got to give to Devin Haney. I got to give him 00:46:39.389 --> 00:46:41.690 his flowers. He made it look easy. He knocked. 00:46:41.869 --> 00:46:43.570 Not only did he beat Brian Norman Jr., he knocked 00:46:43.570 --> 00:46:46.289 him down on the ground. Big time. And then hugged 00:46:46.289 --> 00:46:49.210 him for the rest of the fight. But at the end 00:46:49.210 --> 00:46:52.809 of the day, that don't matter. That was a career 00:46:52.809 --> 00:46:56.110 -defining win for Devin Haney. And I got to give 00:46:56.110 --> 00:46:59.550 it to him. So there you go. All I'm going to 00:46:59.550 --> 00:47:02.469 say about that. All right. My first half of the 00:47:02.469 --> 00:47:06.289 year, I had Jesus Ramos. In the first half, he 00:47:06.289 --> 00:47:08.570 had two big knockouts after coming off of the 00:47:08.570 --> 00:47:12.469 Erickson -Lubin robbery. For the second half 00:47:12.469 --> 00:47:16.369 of the year, I picked Jack Catterall. True, Jaron 00:47:16.369 --> 00:47:21.809 Catterall. Yeah, Bozy really did some magic with 00:47:21.809 --> 00:47:26.170 Catterall. So that was good to see. My final 00:47:26.170 --> 00:47:31.559 pick, I stuck with Jesus Ramos. Comeback of the 00:47:31.559 --> 00:47:34.679 in -fight comeback was Wardley knocking out Justice 00:47:34.679 --> 00:47:37.500 Huni. Because he was getting his ass pieced apart 00:47:37.500 --> 00:47:43.119 for 11 rounds. Oh yeah, that was crazy. We were 00:47:43.119 --> 00:47:48.420 almost rid of Wardley, dude. Twice. Don't remind 00:47:48.420 --> 00:47:52.739 me of the second time. Josh, you had Devin Haney? 00:47:53.539 --> 00:47:55.760 I had Devin Haney. That was just like, he went 00:47:55.760 --> 00:47:58.760 literally from like... this guy is on his way 00:47:58.760 --> 00:48:04.360 out to like, oh, oh, he's still around. Yeah, 00:48:04.460 --> 00:48:06.739 it was mostly disappointment, but respect to 00:48:06.739 --> 00:48:08.639 A &E for just turning it all the way around. 00:48:12.340 --> 00:48:15.340 Upset of the year, I'll start. For the first 00:48:15.340 --> 00:48:18.099 half of the year, I had Roach beating Tank. I 00:48:18.099 --> 00:48:21.119 don't give a shit what the hell, that they didn't 00:48:21.119 --> 00:48:24.980 count the knee. I refuse to accept that as not 00:48:24.980 --> 00:48:30.409 being a knockdown. Roach won the fight. Second 00:48:30.409 --> 00:48:35.510 half. Abbas Baru beating Yohannes Taez. He went 00:48:35.510 --> 00:48:40.030 into MVP territory and he beat their fighter 00:48:40.030 --> 00:48:46.929 to claim a title. But I'm landing on Roach beating 00:48:46.929 --> 00:48:51.050 Tank. That's my... I will stand by that. That's 00:48:51.050 --> 00:48:54.210 the hill I'm going to die on. Josh, who do you 00:48:54.210 --> 00:48:58.530 got? I have Roley Romero, UD12, Ryan Garcia. 00:49:00.590 --> 00:49:05.849 For obvious reasons. Jesus Christ. While it was 00:49:05.849 --> 00:49:08.250 a huge choke by Ryan, like, Roley's actually 00:49:08.250 --> 00:49:14.130 terrible. So, that was an upset that upset me 00:49:14.130 --> 00:49:20.849 as well. Oh, yeah. Like, Ryan's off, like, literally 00:49:20.849 --> 00:49:23.309 beating Devin Haney pillar to post for 12 rounds 00:49:23.309 --> 00:49:26.190 and generally looking pretty competent. And, 00:49:26.250 --> 00:49:30.269 like, Roley just got stopped by Isak Cruz, got 00:49:30.269 --> 00:49:33.369 put on his ass, basically, by Barroso and bailed 00:49:33.369 --> 00:49:39.769 out. Tank annihilated him. And he comes in and, 00:49:39.849 --> 00:49:43.389 oh, my God, why did he look competent with Ryan? 00:49:47.340 --> 00:49:53.340 It was an upsetting upset. I think Roach Tank 00:49:53.340 --> 00:49:57.320 also qualifies as me being upset. Yes. Different 00:49:57.320 --> 00:50:03.260 reasons. And wrapping up upset, Saul, who do 00:50:03.260 --> 00:50:09.440 you got? I got Wardley versus Parker as my... 00:50:10.679 --> 00:50:13.820 Entire honorable mention being Roley Romero versus 00:50:13.820 --> 00:50:17.039 Ryan Garcia. Joseph Parker versus Fabio Wardley. 00:50:17.139 --> 00:50:21.340 That should not have happened. I think Joseph 00:50:21.340 --> 00:50:25.119 Parker, if he won that fight, he would be champion. 00:50:25.219 --> 00:50:27.400 That made me kind of sad, but at the end of the 00:50:27.400 --> 00:50:30.699 day, that sadness only lasted for a second because 00:50:30.699 --> 00:50:34.679 I was filled with laughter. Because how the fuck 00:50:34.679 --> 00:50:37.360 is Wardley champion again? Well, not again. How 00:50:37.360 --> 00:50:41.210 the fuck is Wardley champion? That's crazy. So 00:50:41.210 --> 00:50:44.389 I got to give it to Joseph Parker versus Valkyrie. 00:50:46.570 --> 00:50:52.030 Hero of the year. Josh, kick us off. Hero of 00:50:52.030 --> 00:50:54.769 the year. What did I put in? Pro box. Just generally 00:50:54.769 --> 00:51:00.070 pro box. High quality fight programming year 00:51:00.070 --> 00:51:04.130 in, year out. Never, never a bad pro box card. 00:51:04.210 --> 00:51:07.969 And it's free. And they still equitably pay their 00:51:07.969 --> 00:51:14.019 fighters too. Nothing bad to say about them. 00:51:15.019 --> 00:51:20.000 Saul, who do you got? I got Oscar Lila Hoya for 00:51:20.000 --> 00:51:27.039 Clapback Thursday. That's crazy. I got Anthony 00:51:27.039 --> 00:51:29.739 Joshua. We're not going to pick Paul. That's 00:51:29.739 --> 00:51:34.199 in -fight, though. Yeah. Did you read the prompt? 00:51:34.320 --> 00:51:37.119 It said non -fight stuff. Non -fighting behaviors 00:51:37.119 --> 00:51:43.239 or actions. Yeah, you're right, huh? This fucking 00:51:43.239 --> 00:51:49.400 guy, dude. Embarrassing. I made this like immediately 00:51:49.400 --> 00:51:51.059 after that fight, though. I'm just like, you 00:51:51.059 --> 00:51:54.340 know. So I ignored that part. Clapback Thursday 00:51:54.340 --> 00:51:56.639 is not a bad pick. Clapback Thursday is a good 00:51:56.639 --> 00:51:59.019 one. No, here's going to be Terrence Carver for 00:51:59.019 --> 00:52:03.099 letting free the slavery that was 168 pounds. 00:52:04.659 --> 00:52:07.019 That's true. Well, that's still in fight for 00:52:07.019 --> 00:52:12.559 beating well no because the alcoholic yeah true 00:52:12.559 --> 00:52:16.019 by retiring yeah you could just held on to those 00:52:16.019 --> 00:52:20.340 titles you didn't so that's that's pretty fucking 00:52:20.340 --> 00:52:23.380 awesome yeah that was my pick too for the exact 00:52:23.380 --> 00:52:25.579 same reason he could have just sat on it and 00:52:25.579 --> 00:52:27.820 i don't know what i want to do maybe i'll fight 00:52:27.820 --> 00:52:29.980 again who knows i don't know who are the who 00:52:29.980 --> 00:52:32.699 are the contenders right now but nope he just 00:52:32.699 --> 00:52:37.599 said i i beat canelo i did it i'm done You guys 00:52:37.599 --> 00:52:44.579 have fun. Peace. Yeah. Fair enough. My first 00:52:44.579 --> 00:52:46.780 half of the year, I had Al Heyman for taking 00:52:46.780 --> 00:52:50.659 care of Pritchard Colon and his family. That's 00:52:50.659 --> 00:52:55.340 a good show. Yeah. That broke at the end of 2024. 00:52:55.780 --> 00:52:59.659 When I looked into it, it happened just at the 00:52:59.659 --> 00:53:02.900 end of the year. We found out about it. Okay. 00:53:03.739 --> 00:53:06.769 I guess you could say... Since he's continuing 00:53:06.769 --> 00:53:14.389 to take care of them. But, yeah. Fight of the 00:53:14.389 --> 00:53:17.829 year. I'll start. First half, I had Bivel better 00:53:17.829 --> 00:53:23.230 be of two. For the second half, I had... I was 00:53:23.230 --> 00:53:26.630 torn between Lester Martinez versus Christian 00:53:26.630 --> 00:53:30.829 Mbili. And Subrail Matias versus Alberto Pueyo. 00:53:33.389 --> 00:53:38.449 My final pick. Overall for the year, Bevo better 00:53:38.449 --> 00:53:47.110 be of two. Bigger stage, more at stake, more 00:53:47.110 --> 00:53:52.050 gravity to the situation. Fair. Saul, who do 00:53:52.050 --> 00:53:58.670 you got? I got Will Matias, and then I got Morel 00:53:58.670 --> 00:54:04.639 Katiev, and then I got Mason Noakes. Mason Noakes 00:54:04.639 --> 00:54:11.099 is a great shout. I sounded for a while, I was 00:54:11.099 --> 00:54:12.179 like, you know what, that is fighter leader worthy. 00:54:12.960 --> 00:54:15.559 At the start of the year, I had Benavidez Morel. 00:54:18.440 --> 00:54:22.260 But I ended up settling with Lester Martinez, 00:54:22.880 --> 00:54:26.360 Christian Beely. Is that your overall pick for 00:54:26.360 --> 00:54:28.340 the year? That was my overall. Like, all you 00:54:28.340 --> 00:54:30.760 guys had, like, Noakes, Mason was a good shout, 00:54:30.880 --> 00:54:37.019 too. But just, like, I had fun during Mbili Martinez 00:54:37.019 --> 00:54:41.380 for the full, full 12 rounds. It was an excellent 00:54:41.380 --> 00:54:45.300 fight. Like, just, like, there wasn't, like, 00:54:45.320 --> 00:54:48.039 ebbs and flows that fights usually come with. 00:54:48.079 --> 00:54:51.179 Like, no. These guys just went balls to the wall 00:54:51.179 --> 00:54:56.460 for 12 rounds. Mbili was himself, and Martinez 00:54:56.460 --> 00:55:01.780 showed everyone why he's a serious player. Yeah, 00:55:01.860 --> 00:55:05.599 so I'm happy with that. Oh, man. That's all we 00:55:05.599 --> 00:55:08.400 got, though. One thing about learning about Lester 00:55:08.400 --> 00:55:10.260 Martinez, of course he's Guatemalan. Of course 00:55:10.260 --> 00:55:13.840 he's going to have Guatemalan fans. But I learned 00:55:13.840 --> 00:55:17.900 that that fight was really popular in Guatemala. 00:55:18.699 --> 00:55:23.199 More popular than Kendall LaCroft. I don't know 00:55:23.199 --> 00:55:26.000 why. I obviously don't know why. It's because 00:55:26.000 --> 00:55:28.420 he's Guatemalan. Obviously, Kendall is a worldwide 00:55:28.420 --> 00:55:31.300 name. That fight was more known in Guatemala 00:55:31.300 --> 00:55:36.059 than Canelo Crawford. Yeah. At least from the 00:55:36.059 --> 00:55:41.940 people I talked to. I was at a card here in Phoenix, 00:55:42.179 --> 00:55:44.800 and it was a matchroom card, and they had this 00:55:44.800 --> 00:55:53.139 Somali chick, something Ali. I didn't realize 00:55:53.139 --> 00:55:56.219 that there was such a large contingent of Somalians 00:55:56.219 --> 00:55:59.480 here in Phoenix, but they all came out for her 00:55:59.480 --> 00:56:02.099 fight. They were all waving flags and cheering 00:56:02.099 --> 00:56:04.079 and everything, and then once her fight ended, 00:56:04.139 --> 00:56:08.760 they pretty much left. I don't know. It might 00:56:08.760 --> 00:56:16.480 be a national identity thing. Hmm? I don't know. 00:56:17.219 --> 00:56:19.800 Thinking on it, I don't keep track of it, but... 00:56:20.030 --> 00:56:24.449 Do you have any events that stood out? Yeah, 00:56:24.469 --> 00:56:27.710 I actually included this in my picks. I just 00:56:27.710 --> 00:56:29.230 didn't. I was going to ask if you wanted to include 00:56:29.230 --> 00:56:33.469 this. I have Benavidez Morel. And then I have 00:56:33.469 --> 00:56:35.969 Benavidez Yard, that ring four. And then I got 00:56:35.969 --> 00:56:42.510 ring three. That's Edgar Berlanga versus Hamza 00:56:42.510 --> 00:56:45.230 Shabazz. Shakur versus Cepeda as well. I know 00:56:45.230 --> 00:56:48.900 it's not last year. I was so impressed by the 00:56:48.900 --> 00:56:52.380 crowd at the Caballel event this past weekend. 00:56:52.699 --> 00:56:58.599 Oh, yeah. Jesus Christ. Like, the crowd was basically, 00:56:58.679 --> 00:57:00.699 like, the noise was basically pouring out through 00:57:00.699 --> 00:57:05.099 my speakers. I love that. That was a crazy crowd. 00:57:05.239 --> 00:57:08.940 I hope, like, as much as I hate the German commission 00:57:08.940 --> 00:57:11.179 because the judges are terrible, the refs are 00:57:11.179 --> 00:57:13.260 terrible, the fighters are usually not great. 00:57:14.380 --> 00:57:17.239 fuck they come out like the presentation is always 00:57:17.239 --> 00:57:20.199 great and the fight and the fights are fun and 00:57:20.199 --> 00:57:24.960 the fans are just fantastic yeah similar situation 00:57:24.960 --> 00:57:28.760 to why lester martinez was was a bigger deal 00:57:28.760 --> 00:57:36.219 in guatemala than the main event my event the 00:57:36.219 --> 00:57:38.880 the event that stood out to me was eubank ben 00:57:38.880 --> 00:57:41.900 too just because i was there but it was really 00:57:41.900 --> 00:57:47.050 cool seeing like the The sound, the volume that 00:57:47.050 --> 00:57:51.730 the fans put up is, it's, I don't know, it's 00:57:51.730 --> 00:57:55.150 electrifying. Doing Sweet Caroline and hearing, 00:57:55.269 --> 00:58:01.030 there's only one such a soldier. It's fucking 00:58:01.030 --> 00:58:02.690 excellent. It was so much fun. There's only one 00:58:02.690 --> 00:58:08.809 Dave Allen, bro. It was so much fun. If you ever 00:58:08.809 --> 00:58:10.869 get the chance to go to a fight in the UK, I 00:58:10.869 --> 00:58:17.469 recommend it. Oh, shit. That's all the categories, 00:58:17.650 --> 00:58:21.510 though. Do we want to keep track of Round of 00:58:21.510 --> 00:58:26.650 the Year for 2026? Oh. Like, adding another category? 00:58:27.030 --> 00:58:30.090 Yeah, maybe, maybe. I'll keep track. Yeah, I 00:58:30.090 --> 00:58:33.949 might. What was I going to say? Actually, my 00:58:33.949 --> 00:58:37.210 2025 Round of the Year is that Lawrence Cole 00:58:37.210 --> 00:58:41.610 classic. The Disaster Class. Oh, that MVP one, 00:58:41.730 --> 00:58:45.539 yeah. That was good. One round, like, knock down, 00:58:45.559 --> 00:58:47.940 knock call, but then there were point deductions, 00:58:48.039 --> 00:58:53.139 and then he stopped the guy anyways. Just crazy. 00:58:53.199 --> 00:58:55.239 Yeah, that was madness. It was funny, though. 00:58:57.519 --> 00:59:02.300 Alright, so, wrapping up our 2025 picks, parting 00:59:02.300 --> 00:59:12.880 words, if you got any. Robots good. Pro box is 00:59:12.880 --> 00:59:16.460 always good. I hope this year turns out to be 00:59:16.460 --> 00:59:18.579 great. I hope it's better than last year. Last 00:59:18.579 --> 00:59:21.679 year seemed like it was going to be the best 00:59:21.679 --> 00:59:25.659 year of boxing we've had in obviously decades. 00:59:26.380 --> 00:59:29.400 I think it was pretty good. I think it was decent, 00:59:29.500 --> 00:59:32.320 but I think it was kind of a letdown in a sense. 00:59:34.539 --> 00:59:38.219 Is there anything specific that made you feel 00:59:38.219 --> 00:59:41.369 like it was a letdown? no not really honestly 00:59:41.369 --> 00:59:43.690 it was mainly because at the beginning of the 00:59:43.690 --> 00:59:46.750 year in from january to february it was that 00:59:46.750 --> 00:59:48.610 string that long string of fights that we had 00:59:48.610 --> 00:59:52.769 which it was you remember it was uh ray it went 00:59:52.769 --> 00:59:57.809 from pacheco versus uh fucking nelson and then 00:59:57.809 --> 01:00:02.429 benavides morel and then uh kishan the valentine's 01:00:02.429 --> 01:00:03.889 day massacre with kishan where he got his title 01:00:03.889 --> 01:00:09.780 and then um they had a fucking uh Cattrall versus 01:00:09.780 --> 01:00:14.000 Barboza. Better BB Bowl rematch. And then it 01:00:14.000 --> 01:00:18.340 ends in March with Tank versus Roach. You know? 01:00:19.760 --> 01:00:22.679 That was a long stream of fights that was like, 01:00:22.719 --> 01:00:26.699 damn. Good ass fucking months of boxing. And 01:00:26.699 --> 01:00:30.900 then for like the next, what, until July, June, 01:00:30.960 --> 01:00:34.900 July, it was dead. I mean, yeah, we had, you 01:00:34.900 --> 01:00:39.829 know, ring. Yeah, we had Eubank Ben, but, you 01:00:39.829 --> 01:00:46.530 know, it was more of a British, you know, more 01:00:46.530 --> 01:00:48.389 of a British fight in the middle of April. We 01:00:48.389 --> 01:00:51.429 had Boots Danny on us in April. That's it. Then 01:00:51.429 --> 01:00:56.489 in March or May, we had fucking the biggest letdown 01:00:56.489 --> 01:00:59.210 and one of the biggest letdowns in Cinco de Mayo 01:00:59.210 --> 01:01:04.670 history. And then, yeah, July was when it kind 01:01:04.670 --> 01:01:10.190 of started picking up again. Do you think DB3 01:01:10.190 --> 01:01:15.170 qualifies as a villain for beating up Nahir Albright? 01:01:16.909 --> 01:01:20.889 Yeah. Or trying to jump Nahir Albright? Yeah. 01:01:21.929 --> 01:01:27.309 Keyshawn definitely, yeah. But that's to involve 01:01:27.309 --> 01:01:29.110 in -fight stuff because that happened because 01:01:29.110 --> 01:01:32.989 of the fight. Yeah. I think what Dana White's 01:01:32.989 --> 01:01:34.989 doing to the sport is still more disruptive in 01:01:34.989 --> 01:01:38.360 regards to my pick. Yeah. I think it's more destructive 01:01:38.360 --> 01:01:42.880 on an individual level, but on a fucking systematic 01:01:42.880 --> 01:01:46.159 level, Dana White's fucking creaming on the sport. 01:01:48.000 --> 01:01:53.619 Yep. All right, well, there you go. That's 2025. 01:01:54.460 --> 01:01:59.099 We're all wrapped up. Nice and neat. We'll fucking 01:01:59.099 --> 01:02:02.940 see you on the other side of this, the premiere 01:02:02.940 --> 01:02:09.630 of Zufa Boxing. Nah, really. Raymour's high versus 01:02:09.630 --> 01:02:13.110 Andy Cruz. That's the real one. We'll see who 01:02:13.110 --> 01:02:15.570 takes that. Alright, that's it for this edition 01:02:15.570 --> 01:02:18.190 of Boxing B -Sides. See you on the other side. 01:02:19.289 --> 01:02:20.170 See you on the other side.