WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.399 This shit ain't nothing to me, man. This is Boxing 00:00:03.399 --> 00:00:06.660 Before Dark. Boxing. Boxing. Boxing. Back. Back. 00:00:06.700 --> 00:00:11.279 Back. Back. Back. Before. Before. Before. Before. 00:00:11.560 --> 00:00:15.019 Boxing. Boxing. Boxing. Boxing Before Dark. This 00:00:15.019 --> 00:00:25.339 is Boxing Before Dark. All right. Let's fucking 00:00:25.339 --> 00:00:30.679 boogie here. Man. Oh, man. Boxing before dark. 00:00:31.420 --> 00:00:36.479 It's time to fucking party. Yes. Shanada, how 00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:40.840 goes it out in Japan? It's starting to warm up. 00:00:40.859 --> 00:00:44.560 I'm already dreading summer. I think Sunday is 00:00:44.560 --> 00:00:51.520 supposed to be 18 degrees. Gross. 18? Hold on 00:00:51.520 --> 00:00:54.479 a second. I always have to fucking bust out the... 00:00:54.479 --> 00:00:59.060 What is this in freedom? Lights. 70 -ish, I think. 00:00:59.479 --> 00:01:04.219 Not quite that high. How many bald eagles is 00:01:04.219 --> 00:01:08.019 that? I mean, if you burn them, it's probably 00:01:08.019 --> 00:01:13.480 only one. It's about 65. Okay, I was pretty close. 00:01:13.540 --> 00:01:18.519 Not quite 70. That's... Man, that's a... I turned 00:01:18.519 --> 00:01:22.840 off my heater a few days ago and I just completely 00:01:22.840 --> 00:01:26.439 forgot I had it off. And then when I went to... 00:01:26.700 --> 00:01:30.459 To check the temperature. It was like 69, 68. 00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:35.140 And I was like freezing my ass off. God, desert 00:01:35.140 --> 00:01:43.099 life. Oh man, out in Japan. A little bit of fun 00:01:43.099 --> 00:01:48.200 news. The baby macaque. I'm phrasing this so 00:01:48.200 --> 00:01:51.980 that there's no confusion. Just because I got 00:01:51.980 --> 00:01:57.129 got. The baby macaque named Punch. Starting to 00:01:57.129 --> 00:02:01.109 get a little bit of internet fame. Has his little 00:02:01.109 --> 00:02:07.390 stuffed orangutan as his best friend. His replacement 00:02:07.390 --> 00:02:12.710 mom. Yeah. Got dumped by his mother and embraced 00:02:12.710 --> 00:02:17.650 by the whole of humanity. Probably an okay trade, 00:02:17.710 --> 00:02:23.289 I suppose. He's in Japan. He'll get specific... 00:02:24.520 --> 00:02:29.539 specific special treatment. What kind of things 00:02:29.539 --> 00:02:33.159 would they do for him? You know? When he gets 00:02:33.159 --> 00:02:36.199 older, he'll just be famous, so they'll make 00:02:36.199 --> 00:02:38.419 sure he's really well fed and his enclosure's 00:02:38.419 --> 00:02:41.659 better and stuff like that. Oh, yeah, he'll be 00:02:41.659 --> 00:02:49.979 at the front of the viewing exhibits. But that 00:02:49.979 --> 00:02:53.490 was fun. Punch. The way that it was phrased, 00:02:53.490 --> 00:02:57.770 man. So, they had to have done that shit on purpose. 00:02:58.949 --> 00:03:03.389 Yeah, yeah. Punch the baby monkey. No, don't 00:03:03.389 --> 00:03:08.169 do that. Don't punch monkeys. Baby or otherwise. 00:03:10.129 --> 00:03:17.169 Uh, did you see in the Winter Olympics the gold 00:03:17.169 --> 00:03:20.159 medal match for hockey? I saw the match, yeah. 00:03:20.259 --> 00:03:22.360 I'm not an Olympics person. I haven't watched 00:03:22.360 --> 00:03:26.500 any games. But, Canada versus the US in the gold? 00:03:26.979 --> 00:03:31.099 Yep. I'm excited. This is for all the bragging 00:03:31.099 --> 00:03:35.800 rights. I mean, that's usually how it ends up 00:03:35.800 --> 00:03:39.219 anyways. Who's in the bronze game? Finland and... 00:03:39.219 --> 00:03:44.000 Norway. Excuse me. I think. Norway. Nice. Alright, 00:03:44.159 --> 00:03:49.050 because there's no Russia, right? Yes. It's weird 00:03:49.050 --> 00:03:53.110 how that works. Like, because Taiwan has a similar 00:03:53.110 --> 00:03:57.530 situation where they are allowed to participate. 00:03:57.590 --> 00:04:00.750 Athletes are allowed to participate, but it's 00:04:00.750 --> 00:04:07.409 under some generic flag, like the... I think 00:04:07.409 --> 00:04:11.330 it's the UN flag. I think you're right. Or, like, 00:04:11.389 --> 00:04:16.889 the IOC. International Olympic Committee fucking... 00:04:17.439 --> 00:04:22.060 Whatever. Yeah, but I don't think they let Russia 00:04:22.060 --> 00:04:25.360 have team sports. Just individual competitors. 00:04:28.220 --> 00:04:35.399 So no hockey. But yeah, we'll see how that turns 00:04:35.399 --> 00:04:37.420 out. I might actually watch that just because 00:04:37.420 --> 00:04:42.319 it's gold medal. Might as well. I saw clips of 00:04:42.319 --> 00:04:45.699 the Czechia goal where they definitely had six 00:04:45.699 --> 00:04:49.209 players on the ice. And all six players celebrate 00:04:49.209 --> 00:04:52.250 in a little clump and the rest didn't call it. 00:04:53.970 --> 00:04:58.170 What? Wow. How do you miss that? I don't know 00:04:58.170 --> 00:05:01.610 how they missed it. It was crazy. And I think 00:05:01.610 --> 00:05:04.889 it tied the game. Canada had to kind of like 00:05:04.889 --> 00:05:13.350 come back and win it. But enough Olympics into 00:05:13.350 --> 00:05:23.079 some boxing news. Boy, oh boy. TBE. Floyd Money 00:05:23.079 --> 00:05:27.459 Mayweather has unretired officially. Will resume 00:05:27.459 --> 00:05:34.639 his professional boxing career. Woof. Yeah, I 00:05:34.639 --> 00:05:37.180 think he's going to have to drop the money from 00:05:37.180 --> 00:05:43.430 his name. Floyd No Money Mayweather. Man, he 00:05:43.430 --> 00:05:47.029 must be so broke if he's officially unretiring. 00:05:47.889 --> 00:05:51.329 Because he's been doing exhibitions pretty much 00:05:51.329 --> 00:05:53.689 since he retired. He's been doing, like he did 00:05:53.689 --> 00:06:00.370 the Logan Paul. He did the Gotti person. I don't 00:06:00.370 --> 00:06:03.670 remember who he is. But he's fought a bunch of 00:06:03.670 --> 00:06:09.089 influencers in exhibitions. Yeah, but those don't 00:06:09.089 --> 00:06:12.019 really count. Right. You know who else he fought 00:06:12.019 --> 00:06:20.220 in an exhibition after he retired? Tension. Tension 00:06:20.220 --> 00:06:24.279 was like fucking 15 or something. Still funny. 00:06:24.300 --> 00:06:27.279 He's older than I thought he was. I think he 00:06:27.279 --> 00:06:33.019 was like 19. Yeah, he was still a teenager. It 00:06:33.019 --> 00:06:37.879 was funny. The flowers. Floyd tried to give him 00:06:37.879 --> 00:06:43.819 the flowers instead. It was pretty good. As he 00:06:43.819 --> 00:06:50.199 cried. What did you expect was gonna happen? 00:06:52.160 --> 00:07:00.180 Oh, well, he's the prodigy. His nickname is ridiculous. 00:07:00.399 --> 00:07:03.720 The kanjis are, like, better than God or something. 00:07:04.800 --> 00:07:12.399 Above the Buddha. Excellent. So Floyd has the 00:07:12.399 --> 00:07:20.160 exhibition with Mike Tyson in April. And it's 00:07:20.160 --> 00:07:22.420 going to take place in, I think, the Democratic 00:07:22.420 --> 00:07:27.360 Republic of the Congo, not the other one. The 00:07:27.360 --> 00:07:33.000 Republic of the Congo? Yeah. I wish they'd just 00:07:33.000 --> 00:07:38.920 leave Mike alone, man. Like, stop. dragging him 00:07:38.920 --> 00:07:43.779 out for this shit. He's so old. I know like age 00:07:43.779 --> 00:07:47.339 wise he's not that old but he just looks so old. 00:07:48.639 --> 00:07:55.740 He's got a lot of mileage. Yeah. I don't know. 00:07:55.779 --> 00:08:00.360 I just want Mike to go play with his pigeons 00:08:00.360 --> 00:08:05.769 and be happy. I think he'll be 60. By the time 00:08:05.769 --> 00:08:08.750 the exhibition happens and Floyd will be almost 00:08:08.750 --> 00:08:14.910 50? Yeah, but like they're just very different 00:08:14.910 --> 00:08:18.889 types of age. I don't know how to phrase it. 00:08:19.810 --> 00:08:24.050 Mike is a much older 60 than Floyd Mayweather 00:08:24.050 --> 00:08:28.009 is an old 50. Like Mayweather's still pretty 00:08:28.009 --> 00:08:34.049 in shape and everything. So an interesting question 00:08:34.049 --> 00:08:41.009 came up in Discord, which was, who does he fight? 00:08:41.990 --> 00:08:44.750 You're unretired. It's gonna be Pacquiao. Gotta 00:08:44.750 --> 00:08:46.210 be Pacquiao, at least. It has to be Pacquiao. 00:08:47.710 --> 00:08:50.149 But then the conversation turned to, like, the 00:08:50.149 --> 00:08:53.570 current welterweight champions, and, like, Rowley? 00:08:54.470 --> 00:09:00.710 Does he beat Rolando Romero? He might. He might. 00:09:00.769 --> 00:09:04.429 He might beat Lewis Crocker. He probably beats 00:09:04.429 --> 00:09:10.629 Mario Barrios. That's kind of depressing that 00:09:10.629 --> 00:09:14.830 50 -year -old Floyd... Maybe he's not as good 00:09:14.830 --> 00:09:17.330 as he's been looking, though. Like, maybe Floyd 00:09:17.330 --> 00:09:20.049 slowed down a lot more than we think just because 00:09:20.049 --> 00:09:22.710 he's been fighting exhibitions against nobodies. 00:09:24.029 --> 00:09:27.330 Could be. Like, we kind of have to wait and see. 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:31.960 Because I know Floyd isn't that, like, all -athletic 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:36.139 style, but he needs to be fast and have the reaction 00:09:36.139 --> 00:09:40.200 time for his style of fighting. Yeah, he's definitely 00:09:40.200 --> 00:09:44.379 based on, like, reflexes. And those slow down 00:09:44.379 --> 00:09:49.799 when you get old. Well, speaking of exhibitions, 00:09:50.639 --> 00:09:55.850 Manny Pacquiao vs. Ruslan Provodnikov. That is 00:09:55.850 --> 00:09:59.690 a name I have not heard in quite some time. It's 00:09:59.690 --> 00:10:03.789 also a 10 round exhibition. Who does that? Hands 00:10:03.789 --> 00:10:07.889 up. Cause I don't know. I don't know, man. I 00:10:07.889 --> 00:10:09.730 think this is just going to end up being a fight. 00:10:09.909 --> 00:10:13.210 Like I can't see either of these guys exhibitioning. 00:10:13.250 --> 00:10:17.210 If you know what I mean? Yeah. Yeah, man. This, 00:10:17.210 --> 00:10:20.169 that was, I remember when that was like the hotness, 00:10:20.190 --> 00:10:25.620 I think it was. When did, uh, He had fight of 00:10:25.620 --> 00:10:27.639 the year with Tim Bradley. I think it was 2013. 00:10:28.480 --> 00:10:32.460 And it was about that time frame that we were 00:10:32.460 --> 00:10:36.960 talking about Pacquiao, Provodnikov. Then Chris 00:10:36.960 --> 00:10:41.259 Algieri showed up and he diced up Provodnikov 00:10:41.259 --> 00:10:45.340 and kind of spoiled it. Fucking Chris Algieri. 00:10:47.950 --> 00:10:51.389 He got beat to piss by Pacquiao, didn't he? Like, 00:10:51.389 --> 00:10:55.750 Algieri fought Pacquiao. Yeah, okay. Yep, so 00:10:55.750 --> 00:11:03.389 2013 called. It wants its mega fight back. I 00:11:03.389 --> 00:11:05.830 guess. Better late than never. Although sometimes 00:11:05.830 --> 00:11:11.789 I think that's not true in boxing. Yeah, that's... 00:11:11.789 --> 00:11:17.279 It's an interesting conundrum. Like better late 00:11:17.279 --> 00:11:21.179 than never? I don't think so. Sometimes it's 00:11:21.179 --> 00:11:23.879 better to leave it as a what if than have them 00:11:23.879 --> 00:11:29.659 fight 10 years too late. Provodnikov, goodness 00:11:29.659 --> 00:11:35.340 gracious, the man took so much punishment. Yeah, 00:11:35.340 --> 00:11:41.220 I can't imagine how he's doing these days. This 00:11:41.220 --> 00:11:43.639 is an exhibition I'll actually watch because 00:11:43.639 --> 00:11:45.820 I don't think it's going to stay exhibitionist. 00:11:46.190 --> 00:11:54.110 For very long. Nah, probably not. Callum Smith, 00:11:54.450 --> 00:11:59.029 David Murrell is official. April 18th in Liverpool. 00:12:02.049 --> 00:12:06.610 Robbie was trying to decide if he should go to 00:12:06.610 --> 00:12:11.110 this or if he should go to Fabio Wardley and 00:12:11.110 --> 00:12:19.190 Daniel Dubois. I would pick Callum Smith, personally. 00:12:19.690 --> 00:12:24.070 But I know Robbie likes the heavyweights. I think 00:12:24.070 --> 00:12:27.049 probably Wardley Dubois is going to be a bigger 00:12:27.049 --> 00:12:32.990 crowd. Oh, for sure. More atmosphere. Yeah. But, 00:12:33.110 --> 00:12:35.429 like, it's your hometown guy. How can you skip 00:12:35.429 --> 00:12:38.990 it? Yeah, I like Callum Smith. I would pick Callum 00:12:38.990 --> 00:12:43.289 Smith. And Serial brought up a good point that... 00:12:43.549 --> 00:12:46.610 How often is a guy like David Morrell going to 00:12:46.610 --> 00:12:52.789 go to UK? That's true. That's why I'm excited 00:12:52.789 --> 00:12:56.110 for March, because I get to see knockout CP Freshmark. 00:12:56.769 --> 00:13:00.389 Oh, shit, he's going to be in... He's in Yokohama, 00:13:00.529 --> 00:13:05.929 yeah. That's right. The Mighty Mini Car, as I 00:13:05.929 --> 00:13:09.730 called it. I'm super excited for that card. I 00:13:09.730 --> 00:13:12.279 think it's pretty stacked. It is. There are a 00:13:12.279 --> 00:13:16.159 lot of good names on it. Also, I didn't realize 00:13:16.159 --> 00:13:21.059 CP Freshmart was so famous. A girl from Thailand 00:13:21.059 --> 00:13:24.919 started eating lunch with us, and I brought him 00:13:24.919 --> 00:13:27.080 up, and she's like, oh, I know him. He's super 00:13:27.080 --> 00:13:29.379 famous in Thailand. She's like, he's on TV all 00:13:29.379 --> 00:13:32.860 the time. Damn. I was like, what? Nice. Yeah. 00:13:33.679 --> 00:13:38.340 Well, if you're getting the Freshmart endorsement, 00:13:38.480 --> 00:13:43.970 you've got to be... I guess, yeah, that's true. 00:13:44.129 --> 00:13:45.990 But I just never really thought about it. She 00:13:45.990 --> 00:13:48.590 didn't know his, like, English name. I had to 00:13:48.590 --> 00:13:51.309 look up his real name. Neomtrong or some shit? 00:13:52.169 --> 00:14:00.549 Yeah, yeah. It's got a lot of M's in it. As Thai 00:14:00.549 --> 00:14:06.870 names tend to do. Yeah. Oh, man. Speaking of 00:14:06.870 --> 00:14:11.700 M names, Jaime Munguia. rejects the Resendiz 00:14:11.700 --> 00:14:17.399 title fight. I am off the Munguia train. I was 00:14:17.399 --> 00:14:21.639 a big fan. The loss to Saras I could have stuck 00:14:21.639 --> 00:14:25.159 around after, but he fops for peds and now he's 00:14:25.159 --> 00:14:29.379 ducking title chances. Fuck him. I'm done. I'm 00:14:29.379 --> 00:14:33.279 out. What is up with these young Hispanic guys? 00:14:33.620 --> 00:14:37.370 Diego Pacheco? opts out of a title fight. Jaime 00:14:37.370 --> 00:14:41.149 Munguia opts out of a title fight. Ridiculous. 00:14:41.950 --> 00:14:46.990 Like, what else? Really, why are you subjecting 00:14:46.990 --> 00:14:50.629 your body to this if not for a world title? What 00:14:50.629 --> 00:14:54.570 else is the point? Well, and especially in Munguia's 00:14:54.570 --> 00:14:57.809 case, because he's been fighting at that level 00:14:57.809 --> 00:15:00.929 for a while. Pacheco's team said they thought 00:15:00.929 --> 00:15:05.580 he wasn't ready. I disagree, but I mean, it still 00:15:05.580 --> 00:15:09.679 kind of makes sense for Pacheco. But Munguia's 00:15:09.679 --> 00:15:12.539 been there. He's been there for a while. Like, 00:15:12.559 --> 00:15:16.720 take your shot, dude. That Brissendies is a winnable 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:21.100 fight for you. Yeah, I don't get it. I don't 00:15:21.100 --> 00:15:24.179 get this one at all. And I'm disappointed in 00:15:24.179 --> 00:15:30.840 Munguia. Yeah. So instead... Jermall Charlo is 00:15:30.840 --> 00:15:34.960 stepping up to the plate. He does not deserve 00:15:34.960 --> 00:15:40.679 a title fight. He does not. It is a... Is it 00:15:40.679 --> 00:15:42.379 a credible opponent? I was about to say it's 00:15:42.379 --> 00:15:46.559 credible -ish. Which one is Jermall? Which one 00:15:46.559 --> 00:15:50.639 was in really bad legal trouble and stuff? Was 00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:53.519 that Maul or Mel? Mel was the one that was having 00:15:53.519 --> 00:15:56.879 trouble with domestic violence and stuff. Okay. 00:15:56.940 --> 00:16:00.009 So this is the brother that had... has his shit 00:16:00.009 --> 00:16:04.149 more together. He went through a pretty bad mental 00:16:04.149 --> 00:16:09.509 health crisis. So if that qualifies as more put 00:16:09.509 --> 00:16:13.570 together, at least he kept it to himself. I mean, 00:16:13.590 --> 00:16:16.149 I'm going to call it more put together than beating 00:16:16.149 --> 00:16:22.929 the crap out of your girl. Yeah. He's more credible 00:16:22.929 --> 00:16:26.389 than his brother is. But I don't know, man. The 00:16:26.389 --> 00:16:30.470 Charlo's have been out for so long. I don't really 00:16:30.470 --> 00:16:33.450 call them credible for anybody right now. Especially 00:16:33.450 --> 00:16:37.950 not a title fight. I don't know. We're about 00:16:37.950 --> 00:16:44.929 a month out. Maybe five weeks. For a late replacement, 00:16:45.129 --> 00:16:49.110 this isn't the worst name you could pull out 00:16:49.110 --> 00:16:53.090 of the hat, though. No, it's not the worst. Yeah, 00:16:53.409 --> 00:16:57.509 late replacement. I get what you're saying. I'm 00:16:57.509 --> 00:17:00.450 just sick of these people that... Are names or 00:17:00.450 --> 00:17:04.549 were names cutting the lines? But I guess he 00:17:04.549 --> 00:17:06.650 didn't cut this line because Munguia stepped 00:17:06.650 --> 00:17:11.130 out of the way, so. Gotta salvage the fight somehow. 00:17:11.910 --> 00:17:14.329 Yeah, I guess I can't complain about this one. 00:17:17.109 --> 00:17:20.730 Hold on, I want to pull up good old box rec and 00:17:20.730 --> 00:17:27.029 see what the options are at the top of the division. 00:17:28.329 --> 00:17:32.509 Um, Jermall Charlo is highly rated. That's on, 00:17:32.650 --> 00:17:42.509 uh, like, Legacy, so to speak. Hmm. Hmm. Mbili's 00:17:42.509 --> 00:17:48.069 probably busy. Iglesias is busy. Shiraz is busy. 00:17:49.950 --> 00:17:55.529 Ex -busy. Could, uh, pull up Jakub Bank. Still 00:17:55.529 --> 00:18:01.029 in decent fight shape. Coming off of a big win. 00:18:01.650 --> 00:18:07.589 So this is WBA, right? Yes. So they've got Tonello 00:18:07.589 --> 00:18:13.670 1, Bektamir 2, Charlo 3, Hamza Shiraz 4, and 00:18:13.670 --> 00:18:21.410 Darius Fulgham 5. Caleb Plant. You already beat 00:18:21.410 --> 00:18:29.690 Caleb Plant. I'm surprised. Plant is still rated. 00:18:31.529 --> 00:18:39.049 He's number six there. What about Kevin Sajo? 00:18:39.670 --> 00:18:43.430 The guy who just lost to Pacheco. He got a win 00:18:43.430 --> 00:18:47.170 a few days ago. I didn't even know about it. 00:18:50.250 --> 00:18:54.349 Second round stoppage. Goddamn. Yeah, it was 00:18:54.349 --> 00:18:58.210 a really fast fight. The dude is 22 and 29 going 00:18:58.210 --> 00:19:02.089 into it. Oh, never mind. Sorry, Kevin. I thought 00:19:02.089 --> 00:19:05.369 you were doing something legit over there. No. 00:19:07.890 --> 00:19:10.609 But yeah, looks like it's going to be Resendiz 00:19:10.609 --> 00:19:17.529 versus Charlo. What are you going to do? I guess 00:19:17.529 --> 00:19:24.119 I'll watch it if I have to. Mmm, speaking of 00:19:24.119 --> 00:19:31.799 disappointments, Mark Magzayo signs over to the 00:19:31.799 --> 00:19:36.599 dark side. I was really disappointed when I saw 00:19:36.599 --> 00:19:40.240 this one. I know he hasn't been doing much lately, 00:19:40.400 --> 00:19:45.519 but I am a Mark Magzayo fan, and I did not want 00:19:45.519 --> 00:19:48.460 to see him sign with Zufa. It does kind of make 00:19:48.460 --> 00:19:53.869 sense for him, I guess, but... It's lame. Yeah, 00:19:53.990 --> 00:20:01.750 it's steady work for him. And he's somewhat of 00:20:01.750 --> 00:20:05.710 a name. I don't know, I guess in a really generous 00:20:05.710 --> 00:20:09.569 sense. But he's a recognizable name for boxing 00:20:09.569 --> 00:20:16.829 fans. So to get into a rigidly structured environment 00:20:16.829 --> 00:20:20.490 like Zufa, it's steady work. So you don't have 00:20:20.490 --> 00:20:23.240 to worry about when you're next. Yeah, he'll 00:20:23.240 --> 00:20:25.539 probably get more fights with Zufa than he has 00:20:25.539 --> 00:20:31.339 been getting. Yeah. I don't know. I just don't... 00:20:31.339 --> 00:20:34.839 He's not going to get to fight for any titles 00:20:34.839 --> 00:20:38.960 if he's with Zufa. I know people are going to 00:20:38.960 --> 00:20:40.599 say, well, he wasn't going to fight for titles 00:20:40.599 --> 00:20:42.960 anyways. He's not good enough. But you never 00:20:42.960 --> 00:20:48.319 know. When we were talking about it on B -Sides, 00:20:48.460 --> 00:20:51.259 when Brandon Figueroa, when we were recapping 00:20:51.259 --> 00:20:57.519 that, It was the, I had suggested Mark Maxayo 00:20:57.519 --> 00:21:01.140 as a first title defense. Like you have, you 00:21:01.140 --> 00:21:05.819 have history with him and it like a controversial 00:21:05.819 --> 00:21:11.240 -ish decision win for Figueroa. So it would be 00:21:11.240 --> 00:21:16.559 a title shot for Maxayo. Figueroa gets to settle 00:21:16.559 --> 00:21:21.430 the debate. Yeah, it makes sense to me, but it's 00:21:21.430 --> 00:21:26.910 not gonna happen now. Nope. Makes me sad. He 00:21:26.910 --> 00:21:31.910 will be competing at 135 now. That's gonna be 00:21:31.910 --> 00:21:38.890 rough. Yeah. Or am I misremembering? Wasn't he 00:21:38.890 --> 00:21:44.769 fighting at, like, 140? 130. Oh, they moved him 00:21:44.769 --> 00:21:54.279 up, not down. Yeah. He's not that big. No. He's 00:21:54.279 --> 00:22:00.319 only 5 '6". I don't know. I don't like the less 00:22:00.319 --> 00:22:03.480 weight classes. I know some people are all for 00:22:03.480 --> 00:22:07.440 it. I don't like it. People are going to be stuck 00:22:07.440 --> 00:22:11.319 in between and just get hurt. Either hurt from 00:22:11.319 --> 00:22:13.240 cutting too much or hurt from fighting people 00:22:13.240 --> 00:22:18.430 that are too much bigger than them. Yeah. I think 00:22:18.430 --> 00:22:22.690 you're right. Some of the jumps are like 15 pounds, 00:22:22.930 --> 00:22:25.309 aren't they? When you get up higher? When you 00:22:25.309 --> 00:22:30.970 get up higher, the gap gets bigger. Like, doesn't 00:22:30.970 --> 00:22:38.950 it go from 140... Do they have 147? Yes. To 156? 00:22:39.289 --> 00:22:46.430 No. Or 168? 160. Okay. Anyway, some of those 00:22:46.430 --> 00:22:51.250 jumps are big. That's all I'm saying. Oh, man. 00:22:51.430 --> 00:22:56.529 Speaking of big jumps, Connor Benn also signs 00:22:56.529 --> 00:23:00.509 with the dark side. That doesn't surprise me. 00:23:00.789 --> 00:23:04.910 This is a... Allegedly, it's a one -fight deal 00:23:04.910 --> 00:23:14.009 that is worth tens of millions. Oh, is this what 00:23:14.009 --> 00:23:17.250 Eddie Hearn was bitching about? When I woke up 00:23:17.250 --> 00:23:20.869 this morning? Probably. Something about loyalty 00:23:20.869 --> 00:23:23.789 and yadda yadda yadda? Had to be this then. If 00:23:23.789 --> 00:23:26.230 Eddie Hearn was bitching about loyalty, then 00:23:26.230 --> 00:23:29.710 it was Connor Ben. Yeah, I didn't really listen 00:23:29.710 --> 00:23:32.910 to it. I was just scrolling through reels while 00:23:32.910 --> 00:23:37.349 I brushed my teeth. I scroll past Eddie Hearn 00:23:37.349 --> 00:23:39.609 most of the time. Most of the time I do too. 00:23:40.190 --> 00:23:44.680 Yeah. I don't know. That one doesn't surprise 00:23:44.680 --> 00:23:48.859 me. I think Connor Ben kind of suits being with 00:23:48.859 --> 00:23:54.579 Zufa. It's one fight, so I don't know. We'll 00:23:54.579 --> 00:24:00.279 see what happens after that. Did they say who 00:24:00.279 --> 00:24:04.259 he's fighting? There's nobody for him to fight. 00:24:05.539 --> 00:24:09.759 But that's what I mean. Zufa doesn't have anyone 00:24:09.759 --> 00:24:13.210 his size, do they? Connor Ben's supposed to... 00:24:13.210 --> 00:24:18.369 He's supposedly a welterweight. So we'll see 00:24:18.369 --> 00:24:24.210 if he gets back to that. I don't know, man. Yeah, 00:24:24.269 --> 00:24:27.549 two fights at 160. And then going back to 47. 00:24:27.670 --> 00:24:34.210 That's quite the cut to make. Oh, shit. Manny 00:24:34.210 --> 00:24:39.150 Pacquiao promotions. Wins. The purse bid for 00:24:39.150 --> 00:24:44.009 Angelo Leo's title defense. I was so sad Provox 00:24:44.009 --> 00:24:48.250 didn't get this. Yeah, me too. I wanted Provox 00:24:48.250 --> 00:24:51.329 to have a title fight on their air and I wanted 00:24:51.329 --> 00:24:58.069 Angelo Leo to come home. Yeah, instead Pacquiao 00:24:58.069 --> 00:25:01.250 Promotions is going to put this up in Aleem's, 00:25:01.369 --> 00:25:08.730 Raees Aleem's hometown. That sucks. quite yeah 00:25:08.730 --> 00:25:16.130 i'm just not happy about this at all like what 00:25:16.130 --> 00:25:22.609 has i'm surprised pacquiao promotions even was 00:25:22.609 --> 00:25:26.470 able to bid for this because i've never heard 00:25:26.470 --> 00:25:30.369 of them putting on fights or cards typically 00:25:30.369 --> 00:25:34.869 they're in the philippines and they're a lot 00:25:34.869 --> 00:25:41.069 of like lower lower class tier not class lower 00:25:41.069 --> 00:25:44.230 tier guys like four rounders six rounders you 00:25:44.230 --> 00:25:49.670 know what i mean yeah yeah it's more they've 00:25:49.670 --> 00:25:53.130 always been very prospecting like brand new prospecting 00:25:53.130 --> 00:25:59.490 right like i don't know and the one manny pacquiao 00:25:59.490 --> 00:26:03.589 promotions card i watched like shit was kind 00:26:03.589 --> 00:26:09.319 of a shit show like I think it might have been 00:26:09.319 --> 00:26:11.500 one of their very first ones, but the cameras 00:26:11.500 --> 00:26:16.759 were kind of all over the place. There was some 00:26:16.759 --> 00:26:20.640 delay. I forget what happened. Maybe they've 00:26:20.640 --> 00:26:22.740 gotten better, but the first one I watched was 00:26:22.740 --> 00:26:29.000 very much the first one. They have a card coming 00:26:29.000 --> 00:26:36.849 up this weekend, actually. But we'll talk about 00:26:36.849 --> 00:26:44.069 that later. I'm curious where this money infusion 00:26:44.069 --> 00:26:48.710 came from. Because if they were putting on prospect 00:26:48.710 --> 00:26:52.609 -ish level guys and now they're jumping up to 00:26:52.609 --> 00:26:56.549 a title fight. I'm a little worried that the 00:26:56.549 --> 00:26:58.769 production is going to be absolute garbage on 00:26:58.769 --> 00:27:05.039 this one. I'm not going to lie. Yeah. Like, I'm 00:27:05.039 --> 00:27:07.900 not saying Probox has the best production, but 00:27:07.900 --> 00:27:11.420 it's always good. And they have a good commentary 00:27:11.420 --> 00:27:13.660 team. Like, who's going to be commentating for 00:27:13.660 --> 00:27:19.559 Manny Pacquiao promotions? Good question. Because 00:27:19.559 --> 00:27:21.660 I don't think I've ever seen him with an English 00:27:21.660 --> 00:27:28.819 commentary. I can only imagine that they'll put 00:27:28.819 --> 00:27:33.680 together a crew, like, from whoever. Is able 00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:37.160 to. Go outside of their. Promotional ecosystem. 00:27:38.339 --> 00:27:41.059 Yeah like I'm sure he'll have people. But I mean 00:27:41.059 --> 00:27:44.940 like. I don't know. I like Chris Algieri and 00:27:44.940 --> 00:27:48.720 Pauly Malignaggi. Yeah. I was super excited for 00:27:48.720 --> 00:27:52.279 them to call. And I got ahead of myself. This 00:27:52.279 --> 00:28:01.559 burst my bubble terribly. Anthony Joshua. Is. 00:28:02.480 --> 00:28:05.440 starting to get back into training he's kind 00:28:05.440 --> 00:28:09.299 of easing back into it he's not in the camp but 00:28:09.299 --> 00:28:12.220 it looks like the plan is to get him back in 00:28:12.220 --> 00:28:18.740 the ring july august time frame i kind of assume 00:28:18.740 --> 00:28:22.099 that going back to the gym without those guys 00:28:22.099 --> 00:28:28.720 kind of is very hard right so i don't know i 00:28:28.720 --> 00:28:32.619 still kind of think AJ might not come back and 00:28:32.619 --> 00:28:35.900 I think that's okay but I just I'm not convinced 00:28:35.900 --> 00:28:42.640 that he's gonna come back not yet yeah uh until 00:28:42.640 --> 00:28:46.680 until I see word from the man himself then I'm 00:28:46.680 --> 00:28:50.980 not gonna put any stock into this this is Eddie 00:28:50.980 --> 00:28:58.200 Hearn relaying allegedly what AJ said but Yeah, 00:28:58.259 --> 00:29:01.460 going back to training, going back to the gym 00:29:01.460 --> 00:29:03.819 without your fucking best friends who've been 00:29:03.819 --> 00:29:08.859 with you for years. Yeah. That cannot be easy. 00:29:09.420 --> 00:29:12.980 Nah, that's gotta be hard. Yeah, if he hangs 00:29:12.980 --> 00:29:20.279 it up, totally understandable. Hmm. What was 00:29:20.279 --> 00:29:25.519 not understandable? The WBO has suspended... 00:29:26.400 --> 00:29:35.539 Janubek for a year after his PED violation. Yeah. 00:29:35.920 --> 00:29:41.740 And there's going to be an interim title, so 00:29:41.740 --> 00:29:45.420 he's not getting stripped. And he has to face 00:29:45.420 --> 00:29:51.400 the interim title list when he gets back after 00:29:51.400 --> 00:29:57.230 his suspension. You agree he cheated, just strip 00:29:57.230 --> 00:30:03.349 him. Right. I don't understand this one. Just 00:30:03.349 --> 00:30:06.289 strip him. If you want to let him fight for it 00:30:06.289 --> 00:30:11.049 again, let him. But there's no consequences to 00:30:11.049 --> 00:30:18.170 using PEDs, apparently. And being suspended by 00:30:18.170 --> 00:30:23.329 the WBO does not prevent you from fighting. You 00:30:23.329 --> 00:30:25.799 can just... go fight for another organization. 00:30:28.240 --> 00:30:37.059 Ridiculous. Yeah, he's not in trouble here. Somebody 00:30:37.059 --> 00:30:42.420 on Twitter, I saw it. It was kind of funny. Somebody 00:30:42.420 --> 00:30:47.160 said, how much did Johnny Beck pay you to not 00:30:47.160 --> 00:30:50.539 strip him? To let him keep the belt. And then 00:30:50.539 --> 00:30:54.819 the... President of WBO himself said, if you 00:30:54.819 --> 00:31:00.640 have reliable evidence of this, then please contact 00:31:00.640 --> 00:31:07.799 the FBI. Wow, dude. That's kind of a pretty good 00:31:07.799 --> 00:31:16.059 comeback. It is. It is good. Still, not stripping 00:31:16.059 --> 00:31:20.599 him is like pretty sus. Yeah. No, I don't agree 00:31:20.599 --> 00:31:28.589 with that. Golden Boy is putting on a card in 00:31:28.589 --> 00:31:33.170 mid -March. It's going to feature Arnold Barbosa 00:31:33.170 --> 00:31:37.670 versus Kenneth Sims is the headline. Gabby Fandora. 00:31:37.670 --> 00:31:40.690 That could be fun. Yes. Those are two guys at 00:31:40.690 --> 00:31:46.849 an equal level. Gabby Fandora versus Viviana 00:31:46.849 --> 00:31:51.650 Ruiz. Don't know who that is. Sorry, Vivian, 00:31:51.750 --> 00:31:58.529 but... Gabi's gonna win. Yeah, probably. And 00:31:58.529 --> 00:32:05.930 Oscar Collazo versus Jesus Haro. Versus who? 00:32:06.630 --> 00:32:10.009 Jesus Haro. Don't know who that is. I thought 00:32:10.009 --> 00:32:12.609 he was fighting Jerusalem. When did that get 00:32:12.609 --> 00:32:14.869 cancelled? I thought he was fighting Jerusalem 00:32:14.869 --> 00:32:22.549 as well. Let me make sure I'm not getting... 00:32:23.559 --> 00:32:27.759 Yep, it's even on BoxRec, Jesus Haro. We talked 00:32:27.759 --> 00:32:30.980 about the Jerusalem rematch. We had talked about 00:32:30.980 --> 00:32:36.619 that, I remember. Yeah, no, like, I thought I 00:32:36.619 --> 00:32:39.500 saw a post that Jerusalem had his plane tickets 00:32:39.500 --> 00:32:45.500 and shit. One second. Yeah, this is a change. 00:32:46.460 --> 00:32:56.579 Interesting change. His nickname is Gringo. That's 00:32:56.579 --> 00:32:59.779 the dumbest shit I've ever seen. He is definitely 00:32:59.779 --> 00:33:08.940 not white. Oh, yeah, no. They're pissed. Jerusalem's 00:33:08.940 --> 00:33:13.859 camp put out a thing. They had bought their tickets 00:33:13.859 --> 00:33:17.960 and booked their hotels and they're getting fucked. 00:33:19.059 --> 00:33:23.920 That's crazy. That is bonkers. You turned down 00:33:23.920 --> 00:33:33.140 a three belt fight for who? Fucking Oscar. I 00:33:33.140 --> 00:33:35.460 don't know which Oscar I'm blaming here, but 00:33:35.460 --> 00:33:42.480 fuck Oscar on this one. Big time. God damn. I 00:33:42.480 --> 00:33:45.619 can't imagine that Marvin Jerusalem has a lot 00:33:45.619 --> 00:33:48.279 of money to be blowing on like cancellation fees. 00:33:49.359 --> 00:33:57.710 No, I don't think so. Let's see. Rising Star 00:33:57.710 --> 00:34:05.609 Promotions is headed by Cornflake LaManna. Okay. 00:34:06.250 --> 00:34:09.309 They are going to be hosting Brick City Fight 00:34:09.309 --> 00:34:13.670 Night. That's in Newark, New Jersey. It's going 00:34:13.670 --> 00:34:20.449 to be on ProBox. Nice. I hope ProBox has a hand 00:34:20.449 --> 00:34:24.360 in the matchmaking. If they do, it should be 00:34:24.360 --> 00:34:31.440 good. Right. And last thing, Matchroom signs 00:34:31.440 --> 00:34:36.239 a five -year extension with The Zone. I think 00:34:36.239 --> 00:34:40.039 that's a good move. Yes, I'm glad to see that. 00:34:40.219 --> 00:34:44.320 Somebody of the old guard has a home for their 00:34:44.320 --> 00:34:54.590 shows. Yeah. Oh, shit. Little bit of notes here. 00:34:55.449 --> 00:34:59.949 Fucking social media, LVX Media Net. That's the 00:34:59.949 --> 00:35:03.050 handle everywhere. Wherever you're listening, 00:35:03.210 --> 00:35:05.909 you can hit us with a rating. It helps move us 00:35:05.909 --> 00:35:09.730 up the fucking search algorithm. And if you're 00:35:09.730 --> 00:35:11.489 feeling a little extra, a review would be nice. 00:35:12.630 --> 00:35:15.710 Oh shit, do you want a boxing calendar? Go to 00:35:15.710 --> 00:35:20.500 LVXmedia .net. There's a calendar button at the 00:35:20.500 --> 00:35:22.360 top, or you could just scroll down. It's right 00:35:22.360 --> 00:35:24.400 there on the front page. 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It certainly 00:38:00.510 --> 00:38:05.380 was a card that had boxing on it. The only two 00:38:05.380 --> 00:38:10.099 fights I was tracking here, Caroline Byer gets 00:38:10.099 --> 00:38:14.920 the UD over Delphine Persoon for the vacant WBC 00:38:14.920 --> 00:38:21.179 130 title. Nice. Delphine's getting pretty old, 00:38:21.300 --> 00:38:25.320 right? Yeah, she is. I put her two names together 00:38:25.320 --> 00:38:29.659 and said it completely wrong. I realized as soon 00:38:29.659 --> 00:38:31.940 as it came out of my mouth. I was going to roll 00:38:31.940 --> 00:38:38.550 with it. Don't sound too stupid. But yeah, we'll 00:38:38.550 --> 00:38:44.730 see. I doubt that Caroline is going to be unifying 00:38:44.730 --> 00:38:51.150 with Alicia Baumgartner just because WBC doesn't 00:38:51.150 --> 00:38:56.409 allow three minute rounds for women because they're 00:38:56.409 --> 00:39:02.019 fucking lame. Yeah. I guess. Canadians got a 00:39:02.019 --> 00:39:08.579 belt? That's cool. Well, kind of Canadian. She's 00:39:08.579 --> 00:39:12.559 from France. Is she a French -Canadian? Lives 00:39:12.559 --> 00:39:16.119 in, uh... She's from France and lives in Quebec. 00:39:18.239 --> 00:39:23.239 That's... odd. Well, I guess Mbili did it. Not 00:39:23.239 --> 00:39:30.480 that strange, I suppose. Joshua Pagan. Gets the 00:39:30.480 --> 00:39:40.019 UD over Brian Jimenez. It was fine. I have to 00:39:40.019 --> 00:39:42.119 admit, I didn't watch this card at all. Don't 00:39:42.119 --> 00:39:47.239 worry about it. I am the fucking filthy degenerate 00:39:47.239 --> 00:39:54.400 for this one. Let me continue my filthy degenerate 00:39:54.400 --> 00:39:58.940 streak. Saturday, February 14th. Dream. Boxing 00:39:58.940 --> 00:40:06.059 on DAZN in Germany. The only fight I watched, 00:40:06.179 --> 00:40:08.340 because it's the only one I cared about, and 00:40:08.340 --> 00:40:11.380 cared about is very generous. I'm using that 00:40:11.380 --> 00:40:15.559 term very generously. Marco Hook gets the UD 00:40:15.559 --> 00:40:22.679 over Václav Pejsar. But the German crowds, man. 00:40:23.690 --> 00:40:27.510 The German crowds are fun. Yeah, even for like 00:40:27.510 --> 00:40:35.110 a well past his prime I guess former legend like 00:40:35.110 --> 00:40:39.510 Marco Hook. They came out. They showed out for 00:40:39.510 --> 00:40:44.130 him. Yeah, it's nice. Yeah, Germans, they fucking 00:40:44.130 --> 00:40:49.969 love their boxing. It's really cool. Sunday, 00:40:50.150 --> 00:40:55.500 February 15th. Muto Promotions at the Sumiyoshi 00:40:55.500 --> 00:41:00.940 Sports Center in Osaka. Again, only watched one 00:41:00.940 --> 00:41:08.119 fight here. Ryosuke Nishida wins a unanimous 00:41:08.119 --> 00:41:12.400 technical decision. The fight was stopped in 00:41:12.400 --> 00:41:18.539 the 7th. Or, in the 8th. And it went to the cards. 00:41:19.239 --> 00:41:22.690 I just thumbed up that shit. That's weird. Brian 00:41:22.690 --> 00:41:30.070 Mercado was the op. Very competitive fight. Head 00:41:30.070 --> 00:41:34.510 clash led to a very, very bad cut on Nishida. 00:41:35.750 --> 00:41:40.329 It just kept opening wider and wider. I was kind 00:41:40.329 --> 00:41:43.469 of complaining or thinking about complaining 00:41:43.469 --> 00:41:46.630 about the stoppage because Nishida was just ignoring 00:41:46.630 --> 00:41:49.530 it and it wasn't bleeding into his eye. And then 00:41:49.530 --> 00:41:52.400 they showed the close -up. and I realized how 00:41:52.400 --> 00:41:55.159 wide the cut had gotten. It was like an inch 00:41:55.159 --> 00:42:00.500 and a half wide. Jesus. Like four inches long. 00:42:00.760 --> 00:42:03.579 It was just perfectly in his eyebrows, so it 00:42:03.579 --> 00:42:05.619 didn't look so bad, if you know what I mean. 00:42:05.679 --> 00:42:08.719 Yeah, because when I was watching it, I was thinking 00:42:08.719 --> 00:42:11.800 as well, when it first happened, I was like, 00:42:11.860 --> 00:42:14.860 oh, that's not so bad. We'll see how this... 00:42:14.860 --> 00:42:18.219 This should be manageable by the cut man, right? 00:42:18.780 --> 00:42:21.579 It was not. Mercado must have been working on 00:42:21.579 --> 00:42:24.880 it from the other end. Mostly with his head. 00:42:26.679 --> 00:42:37.219 It was a pretty clear competitive but clear decision. 00:42:38.380 --> 00:42:40.420 Would have been the same if it went the distance. 00:42:40.980 --> 00:42:45.260 I think so too. Nishida looked the way he always 00:42:45.260 --> 00:42:49.539 looks. He's more of a boxer than most of the 00:42:49.539 --> 00:42:52.940 Japanese guys, but he kind of lacks power. I 00:42:52.940 --> 00:42:56.980 don't think Nishida hits very hard. It explains 00:42:56.980 --> 00:43:00.860 why Mercado was walking through everything, even 00:43:00.860 --> 00:43:04.079 though he was getting tagged up a lot. Yeah, 00:43:04.079 --> 00:43:07.019 Nishida's got decent skills. He just doesn't 00:43:07.019 --> 00:43:14.559 hit hard enough to stop anybody, I think. But... 00:43:15.630 --> 00:43:22.670 This is Nishida's move to 122. He still looked 00:43:22.670 --> 00:43:25.429 pretty skeletal, but I think part of that is 00:43:25.429 --> 00:43:28.650 just his bone structure. He's got crazy cheekbones. 00:43:29.909 --> 00:43:34.550 And yeah, like his eyebrows, his brow line also 00:43:34.550 --> 00:43:37.210 is a lot bigger than what you usually see from 00:43:37.210 --> 00:43:42.969 Asian men. Yeah. That's how the cut was so hidden. 00:43:44.480 --> 00:43:47.300 Yeah, it was kind of in the shadow of his brow 00:43:47.300 --> 00:43:52.400 ridge. Honestly, Nishida looks like Namor from 00:43:52.400 --> 00:43:57.719 the Marvel comics to me. It's kind of a deep 00:43:57.719 --> 00:44:02.260 cut. Yeah, I didn't know who that was. Looking 00:44:02.260 --> 00:44:09.099 at box rec for 122, Inoue and Nakatani, one and 00:44:09.099 --> 00:44:12.900 two, no shit. Nishida moves up to number three. 00:44:16.039 --> 00:44:19.000 I think Nishida deserves to be that high right 00:44:19.000 --> 00:44:22.780 now. I'm so bad at weight classes. Who else is 00:44:22.780 --> 00:44:26.320 at 122 right now? So going down the list, Inoue 00:44:26.320 --> 00:44:33.039 Nakatani Nishida, Picasso, Tapales, Philippus 00:44:33.039 --> 00:44:40.300 Njitumbwa. I think I got that. And MJ, a guy 00:44:40.300 --> 00:44:44.019 named Sebastian Hernandez, Brian Mercado, who 00:44:44.019 --> 00:44:49.559 Nishida just beat. Toshiki... I think Nishida 00:44:49.559 --> 00:44:55.900 beats Picasso. Personally. I think so too. He's 00:44:55.900 --> 00:45:00.739 a better boxer than Picasso. Yeah. And Picasso 00:45:00.739 --> 00:45:03.739 doesn't have... He's not like a power threat 00:45:03.739 --> 00:45:10.000 himself. Yeah, and Nishida's got a decent chin. 00:45:10.199 --> 00:45:16.400 He takes a shot. He survived Nakatani. Well, 00:45:16.400 --> 00:45:22.159 I... Did he? The corner pulled him, not... Yeah. 00:45:23.239 --> 00:45:27.019 Well, pulled him from a shoulder injury. Yeah. 00:45:30.179 --> 00:45:35.500 Holy shit, Ramun Cardenas is at 11? He should 00:45:35.500 --> 00:45:40.050 not be that low. I got questions, Boxerick. What 00:45:40.050 --> 00:45:43.769 the hell? He's not very high on any of the standings 00:45:43.769 --> 00:45:47.429 either. The highest, he's number four in the 00:45:47.429 --> 00:45:55.510 WBC. Oh no, I lied. He's number two in the WBA. 00:45:55.650 --> 00:45:59.550 I just missed his name. Okay, so at least he's 00:45:59.550 --> 00:46:05.289 got that. Unfortunately, all roads lead to Inouye 00:46:05.289 --> 00:46:10.179 and didn't work out the first time. I can't see 00:46:10.179 --> 00:46:12.659 it going much better a second time. No, the second 00:46:12.659 --> 00:46:18.840 time he gets stopped sooner. Inoue and Nakatani 00:46:18.840 --> 00:46:23.840 officially confirmed the May date. I am so excited. 00:46:25.420 --> 00:46:31.719 Yeah, I did see some at the JBC Awards. Inoue 00:46:31.719 --> 00:46:34.039 was there and was like, I'm gonna give it my 00:46:34.039 --> 00:46:37.300 all. I'm gonna do my best to be the best Japanese. 00:46:39.449 --> 00:46:43.130 With his pink hair? Yeah. The guys hate his pink 00:46:43.130 --> 00:46:49.190 hair so much. What do they call him? Your lesbian 00:46:49.190 --> 00:46:53.710 aunt? Yeah. The pink hair isn't helping with 00:46:53.710 --> 00:46:58.730 that. Nah. Whatever. It's fine. He's got a wife. 00:46:58.769 --> 00:47:01.289 He doesn't have to care what anyone else thinks. 00:47:01.630 --> 00:47:08.030 Yeah. Who is he trying to impress? But that is 00:47:08.030 --> 00:47:13.610 the Muto card. Congrats to Nishida. Glad to see 00:47:13.610 --> 00:47:21.829 him rebound pretty nicely from that injury. Yeah, 00:47:21.849 --> 00:47:25.349 being prone to cuts might be a problem. I think 00:47:25.349 --> 00:47:30.230 it's because he's so dehydrated. And such sharp 00:47:30.230 --> 00:47:34.559 bones in his face. Yeah, I was... Looking at 00:47:34.559 --> 00:47:37.059 his picture on BoxRec, like, holy shit, dude. 00:47:37.860 --> 00:47:43.719 You can practically see his entire skull. Yeah, 00:47:43.800 --> 00:47:47.320 he's just got a very angular face. Excellent. 00:47:48.579 --> 00:47:55.340 It's like original PlayStation graphics. Let's 00:47:55.340 --> 00:48:04.309 see here. Moving to Zufa Boxing 3. There were 00:48:04.309 --> 00:48:12.070 quite a few stoppages here. I think that Zufa 00:48:12.070 --> 00:48:15.030 management, or the Zufa brass was like, hey guys, 00:48:15.269 --> 00:48:19.869 let's put the pedal down here. Because the last 00:48:19.869 --> 00:48:26.769 card was all decisions. Nobody stands out to 00:48:26.769 --> 00:48:30.309 my recollection. I'm going to say Leo Ruiz got 00:48:30.309 --> 00:48:35.019 a stoppage in 4. You get to keep your name. Congrats. 00:48:36.860 --> 00:48:42.860 So does Jabriobe Benito. I think that was a good 00:48:42.860 --> 00:48:46.019 knockout. I can't remember. It was. Abel Mejia 00:48:46.019 --> 00:48:50.980 was the quote -unquote house fighter. They were 00:48:50.980 --> 00:48:55.039 really talking him up. And then Pebenito just 00:48:55.039 --> 00:48:58.840 wasn't having it. Fucking iced him. Yeah, he 00:48:58.840 --> 00:49:02.480 beat the shit out of him. It was good. Yeah. 00:49:02.860 --> 00:49:06.880 Abel was okay to start, but he started getting 00:49:06.880 --> 00:49:10.360 a little reckless. And, yeah, Pavanito knew exactly 00:49:10.360 --> 00:49:18.679 how to turn it around. In the co -main, Umar 00:49:18.679 --> 00:49:23.440 Zambekov gets a stoppage in two. This was a pretty, 00:49:23.539 --> 00:49:29.659 like, dude was stiff. Stiff as a board. laid 00:49:29.659 --> 00:49:32.320 out on his back, eyes rolling in the back of 00:49:32.320 --> 00:49:35.699 his head. I shouldn't laugh at that, but it made 00:49:35.699 --> 00:49:37.739 me think of the stiff as a board, light as a 00:49:37.739 --> 00:49:40.400 feather. Yeah, that old game. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:49:40.619 --> 00:49:46.980 Yeah. But there you go. That was Ahmed El -Biali's 00:49:46.980 --> 00:49:55.219 demise. In the main... This was not a good fight. 00:49:55.460 --> 00:50:01.139 No. FAA Jogba stops Charles Martin at four. How 00:50:01.139 --> 00:50:08.360 was it that the odds, the betting odds, had Charles 00:50:08.360 --> 00:50:14.860 Martin so fucking close? Like, who sets these 00:50:14.860 --> 00:50:18.900 lines? I mean, a Jogba looked pretty shit in 00:50:18.900 --> 00:50:23.579 his last couple fights. Perhaps. But Charles 00:50:23.579 --> 00:50:27.840 Martin, long layoff. He looked like shit in his 00:50:27.840 --> 00:50:33.139 last fights. That's true, too. Yeah, I'm not 00:50:33.139 --> 00:50:36.539 sure how anybody would land on the idea that 00:50:36.539 --> 00:50:41.000 Charles Martin's gonna... Do anything? Yeah. 00:50:43.300 --> 00:50:46.079 I don't know, man. But somebody made money on 00:50:46.079 --> 00:50:55.719 a jogba, so... Yeah. But... Given that FA at 00:50:55.719 --> 00:51:01.900 Jogba is in the Zufa ecosystem, he's not going 00:51:01.900 --> 00:51:05.420 to get very many good fights. He was talking 00:51:05.420 --> 00:51:07.840 a lot of shit in his post -fight interview and 00:51:07.840 --> 00:51:11.840 has since on social media saying that I'm in 00:51:11.840 --> 00:51:16.579 the top 10 for heavyweights everywhere. Nobody's 00:51:16.579 --> 00:51:21.320 even mentioning me. Man, dude, nobody cares. 00:51:22.099 --> 00:51:25.420 No, and you signed with Zufa. There's no reason 00:51:25.420 --> 00:51:29.760 to fight you. Right, you're not going to... It's 00:51:29.760 --> 00:51:32.199 not going to be like a final eliminator to fight 00:51:32.199 --> 00:51:37.480 you. No. I mean, that's what you get for signing 00:51:37.480 --> 00:51:43.599 into the We're Our Own League company. Yep. You 00:51:43.599 --> 00:51:47.639 wanted the Zufa title? Congrats. You got it? 00:51:47.960 --> 00:51:49.920 This is the quality. 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Who are these people? It doesn't fucking 00:55:18.519 --> 00:55:21.019 matter. It's Probox. You're getting good fights. 00:55:22.119 --> 00:55:24.780 That's true, but there are some names I recognize. 00:55:26.300 --> 00:55:32.039 Renee Taez. Yeah. Maybe it's because I watch 00:55:32.039 --> 00:55:34.099 Pro Box that I recognize their names, I guess. 00:55:34.679 --> 00:55:38.239 But Bocanegra's fought there before, right? Yeah, 00:55:38.239 --> 00:55:41.039 I was going to say Bocanegra next. He's fun. 00:55:41.440 --> 00:55:51.659 And Aguilar, he's fun. Ranulfo Bocanegra? Bocanegra? 00:55:54.559 --> 00:55:57.380 Sorry? There's another Bocanegra on the card. 00:55:58.599 --> 00:56:01.739 Oh, there's two? Yep. Oh, this is a long card. 00:56:01.920 --> 00:56:08.159 Yeah, there's a lot. Anyways, it's Pro Box. You 00:56:08.159 --> 00:56:10.960 know they'll be bangers. That's what they do. 00:56:13.599 --> 00:56:17.920 Two kind of throwaway cards. Saturday, February 00:56:17.920 --> 00:56:21.880 28th. Manny Pacquiao Promotions on Amazon Prime. 00:56:23.019 --> 00:56:27.530 Oh, fuck. Where is it? The headline is Elijah 00:56:27.530 --> 00:56:31.550 Pierce versus Lorenzo Parra. Got to roll the 00:56:31.550 --> 00:56:37.769 R there. I'm going to be honest with you. I don't 00:56:37.769 --> 00:56:42.170 really care who most of these people are. Kermel 00:56:42.170 --> 00:56:46.530 Moten is on the undercard against Wilfredo Flores. 00:56:47.809 --> 00:56:54.460 And Manny Pacquiao Jr. versus Luis Santana. That's 00:56:54.460 --> 00:56:59.539 the bastard child, right? Is he? I think so. 00:56:59.659 --> 00:57:03.280 He's not a junior. His mom named him after his 00:57:03.280 --> 00:57:09.519 dad and forced him to admit he was his. Is he? 00:57:10.480 --> 00:57:15.400 I think that's the bastard son. I don't think 00:57:15.400 --> 00:57:21.239 that's one of the ones with Jinky. Interesting. 00:57:23.530 --> 00:57:27.849 Or are there two Emmanuel Pacquiao Jr.? His birth 00:57:27.849 --> 00:57:34.730 name says Manny Pacquiao Jr. Am I spreading rumors? 00:57:36.070 --> 00:57:38.610 Well, it's not rumors. He has a bastard son. 00:57:38.630 --> 00:57:41.010 Yeah, yeah. Of course he does. It's fucking Manny 00:57:41.010 --> 00:57:47.010 Pacquiao. At his prime, he could bang whoever 00:57:47.010 --> 00:57:54.940 he wanted. No. I am wrong. This is the one with 00:57:54.940 --> 00:58:01.260 Jinky. This is the legit Junior? Yeah. Sorry. 00:58:02.579 --> 00:58:09.139 Sorry. It's all good. This one is a bit of a 00:58:09.139 --> 00:58:14.019 prospect one. It's Queensberry. It's going to 00:58:14.019 --> 00:58:20.289 be on DAZN. This one's in Derby, England. I fucking 00:58:20.289 --> 00:58:22.610 don't know who these people are. Owen Cooper 00:58:22.610 --> 00:58:26.510 versus Constantine Ursu. I've heard those names 00:58:26.510 --> 00:58:31.369 before. We've seen Luke McCormick as well. Yes. 00:58:33.889 --> 00:58:37.130 This is probably not going to be as much of a 00:58:37.130 --> 00:58:40.130 banger card. This is probably going to be worth 00:58:40.130 --> 00:58:43.730 missing. This is Brit Slot for sure. The dude's 00:58:43.730 --> 00:58:48.920 name is Kane. That's fucking dope. It's one of 00:58:48.920 --> 00:58:54.280 my favorite wrestlers when I was a kid. Yeah, 00:58:54.360 --> 00:58:57.159 there's some very British names on here. Ben 00:58:57.159 --> 00:59:00.639 Fail. Fail is a hard last name to grow up with. 00:59:00.840 --> 00:59:09.960 For me, my personal litmus test of how bad a 00:59:09.960 --> 00:59:15.579 name is is imagining myself going through boot 00:59:15.579 --> 00:59:21.139 camp with it. If my name was Fail, good lord, 00:59:21.380 --> 00:59:28.519 the hazing would be insane. Yeah, that's a rough 00:59:28.519 --> 00:59:34.380 one. I'd probably change my name. Yeah, change 00:59:34.380 --> 00:59:45.059 it to Success. Oh, last one. Matchroom in Phoenix, 00:59:45.199 --> 00:59:48.110 Arizona. I will absolutely be in attendance. 00:59:49.789 --> 00:59:52.670 I'm excited for this card. Yeah, this is really 00:59:52.670 --> 00:59:59.110 good. The undercard leads a little bit to be 00:59:59.110 --> 01:00:05.070 desired, unfortunately, but Emiliano Vargas is 01:00:05.070 --> 01:00:06.730 going to be on it, so I'm excited to see him 01:00:06.730 --> 01:00:13.769 live. Abel Ramos is always a solid B -side. Yes. 01:00:15.599 --> 01:00:20.280 Against Tamir Smalls. Yeah, Abel Ramos will give 01:00:20.280 --> 01:00:28.019 you good work. And the main event, WBO Super 01:00:28.019 --> 01:00:31.199 Featherweight Champ Emanuel Navarrete versus 01:00:31.199 --> 01:00:35.199 IBF Super Featherweight Champ Eduardo Nunez. 01:00:36.420 --> 01:00:38.960 That one should be good. I'm super excited for 01:00:38.960 --> 01:00:41.519 this main. I'm a little jealous you get to see 01:00:41.519 --> 01:00:46.480 it live. I... am a little jealous uh for your 01:00:46.480 --> 01:00:51.780 jealousy because you you get to envy me jokes 01:00:51.780 --> 01:00:57.019 jokes jokes um yeah i i'm stoked this is i couldn't 01:00:57.019 --> 01:00:59.920 we were talking about it in discord like why 01:00:59.920 --> 01:01:04.260 the would you put this good of a fight in phoenix 01:01:04.260 --> 01:01:08.119 of all places i mean phoenix is a pretty big 01:01:08.119 --> 01:01:11.099 city isn't it it is absolutely it's uh top five 01:01:11.099 --> 01:01:16.960 in the us but Why not put it in Mexico? These 01:01:16.960 --> 01:01:18.699 guys are both straight up Mexican. Yeah, yeah, 01:01:18.699 --> 01:01:23.360 yeah. Fair. I hadn't thought about that. Then 01:01:23.360 --> 01:01:28.059 the other suggestion was L .A., which, you know, 01:01:28.079 --> 01:01:31.780 makes sense. Big city. Much bigger than Phoenix 01:01:31.780 --> 01:01:36.280 is. Much higher taxes, I assume. And then Texas. 01:01:38.380 --> 01:01:42.880 Yeah. Yeah, Texas. Would make sense as well. 01:01:43.739 --> 01:01:49.619 But then you wouldn't get to go, Leo. Yeah. The 01:01:49.619 --> 01:01:55.940 arena used to be our hockey venue until the team 01:01:55.940 --> 01:02:00.219 left. So now they don't have a steady source 01:02:00.219 --> 01:02:02.719 of income. So they probably got this on the cheap. 01:02:04.260 --> 01:02:08.559 Well, and it's a big venue, probably. Hockey 01:02:08.559 --> 01:02:12.199 arenas usually sit quite a few people. Yeah, 01:02:12.260 --> 01:02:17.619 when I was picking up my ticket, it has sold 01:02:17.619 --> 01:02:22.920 really well. Good. Fuck, if I was anywhere close, 01:02:23.059 --> 01:02:30.139 I'd go see Navarrete. I'm honestly thinking Nunez 01:02:30.139 --> 01:02:32.380 is going to pull this one out. A little bit of 01:02:32.380 --> 01:02:36.960 a dark horse situation. I can't cheer against 01:02:36.960 --> 01:02:42.579 my guy, though. Nav and... His steady stream 01:02:42.579 --> 01:02:49.139 of tacos. The donuts? Yeah, the Coca -Colas. 01:02:49.500 --> 01:02:54.039 On camera. At the weigh -in. Having a full sugar 01:02:54.039 --> 01:02:59.380 Coke. Yeah, well, he's gotta replenish his sugar 01:02:59.380 --> 01:03:06.059 reserves. I'm surprised he didn't bring a box 01:03:06.059 --> 01:03:15.920 of Winchellas. Has M &Ms as well? I don't know, 01:03:15.940 --> 01:03:19.199 man. I dislike Nav. I think he's fun. He's fun 01:03:19.199 --> 01:03:22.760 to watch. He seems like a fun guy in his interviews 01:03:22.760 --> 01:03:26.900 and stuff. I like Nav. I don't dislike Nunez, 01:03:26.920 --> 01:03:35.900 but Nav's my guy. I just think he's skated by 01:03:35.900 --> 01:03:39.760 for quite some time with how little he takes, 01:03:39.940 --> 01:03:44.039 how little, how unseriously he takes his career. 01:03:46.010 --> 01:03:50.670 He has skated by on, and I think that it's just 01:03:50.670 --> 01:03:54.630 not going to last. Yeah. But that in itself is 01:03:54.630 --> 01:03:59.849 kind of endearing. Like he doesn't, he doesn't 01:03:59.849 --> 01:04:05.070 seem to be very impressed with himself. I don't, 01:04:05.070 --> 01:04:07.710 I don't know how to say it. Like being a world 01:04:07.710 --> 01:04:10.230 champion is impressive, but now I was like, yeah. 01:04:11.110 --> 01:04:14.900 All right. I did that. I'll do it again. Watch 01:04:14.900 --> 01:04:20.440 me. So what if I lost moving up? I'll win again. 01:04:21.500 --> 01:04:25.559 Then he did. Yeah. I don't know. I just like 01:04:25.559 --> 01:04:39.559 Nav. I like his nonchalance. I need to find out 01:04:39.559 --> 01:04:43.130 what time first bell is. I want to be there for 01:04:43.130 --> 01:04:46.750 everything. Yeah, I don't get the people that 01:04:46.750 --> 01:04:50.190 only show up for the co -main and main. I don't 01:04:50.190 --> 01:04:52.349 get that. You paid for all of it. Go watch all 01:04:52.349 --> 01:04:57.349 of it. Yeah. When we went to... What was it? 01:04:59.489 --> 01:05:05.059 It was Bud vs. Madrimov. And... We were kind 01:05:05.059 --> 01:05:07.159 of talking the day before, like, oh, you know, 01:05:07.219 --> 01:05:10.179 what time do we want to get there? Do we want 01:05:10.179 --> 01:05:12.719 to stop and eat somewhere or something? And I 01:05:12.719 --> 01:05:14.320 was like, you guys can do whatever you want. 01:05:14.400 --> 01:05:16.699 I'm going at first bell. I'm going to be there 01:05:16.699 --> 01:05:19.880 when the gates fucking open. I'm watching every 01:05:19.880 --> 01:05:27.079 fight. For the boxing, if I miss that first unbroadcast 01:05:27.079 --> 01:05:29.639 four -rounder, I'm pissed. Because sometimes 01:05:29.639 --> 01:05:31.980 I fuck up the trains or I get on the wrong bus 01:05:31.980 --> 01:05:38.610 or whatever. Buses are hard in Japan. But no, 01:05:38.969 --> 01:05:41.289 I try and get there. I'm actually usually there 01:05:41.289 --> 01:05:45.010 before the doors open. Yeah, we got there before 01:05:45.010 --> 01:05:47.550 the doors opened. Yeah, I'm not much of a nerd. 01:05:47.690 --> 01:05:50.550 Sometimes it pays off. Sometimes if you're like 01:05:50.550 --> 01:05:52.829 the first hundred people in line, they give you 01:05:52.829 --> 01:05:58.690 some merch in Japan. That makes sense. That's 01:05:58.690 --> 01:06:02.969 pretty cool. I got a t -shirt at one of the Prime 01:06:02.969 --> 01:06:09.329 Video ones. Inoue and Nakatani were both on the 01:06:09.329 --> 01:06:14.510 card. I wasn't wrong, but it's Takuma. Yeah, 01:06:14.570 --> 01:06:17.849 that's what I was thinking when you said Inoue. 01:06:19.489 --> 01:06:25.269 See? Very cool. Free t -shirt. It's even big 01:06:25.269 --> 01:06:33.559 enough for me. Well, they often run out of larges. 01:06:34.820 --> 01:06:38.360 As much as Japan is tiny people, lots of the 01:06:38.360 --> 01:06:44.440 guys that go to the boxing are large. Not large 01:06:44.440 --> 01:06:46.699 in the grand scheme, but like a Japanese large. 01:06:50.420 --> 01:06:55.440 One thing that we did, we weren't sure what side 01:06:55.440 --> 01:06:59.199 of the arena we were getting our tickets on. 01:06:59.909 --> 01:07:04.309 As far as when it comes time to sunset. And we 01:07:04.309 --> 01:07:08.050 ended up picking the wrong side. Goddamn. Because 01:07:08.050 --> 01:07:11.829 we were there early, we just kind of got up and 01:07:11.829 --> 01:07:15.510 moved to another section. And there was nobody 01:07:15.510 --> 01:07:20.409 there. So we got to sit, wait for the sun to 01:07:20.409 --> 01:07:23.429 set, and then we went back to our seats. I don't 01:07:23.429 --> 01:07:25.429 get it. It's like buying tickets to a hockey 01:07:25.429 --> 01:07:27.309 game and only showing up for the third quarter. 01:07:27.820 --> 01:07:35.940 It's ridiculous. Or third period. But that's 01:07:35.940 --> 01:07:41.440 all we got. Probox, Pacquiao Promotions, Queensberry, 01:07:41.739 --> 01:07:49.920 Matchroom, the usual suspects. Not a bad random 01:07:49.920 --> 01:07:54.119 week in February. No, not a bad way to close 01:07:54.119 --> 01:08:03.239 out the month. So, we are going into Nav Nunez 01:08:03.239 --> 01:08:10.960 weekend. Parting words. Parting words. I always 01:08:10.960 --> 01:08:14.500 forget to prepare these. This weekend, because 01:08:14.500 --> 01:08:18.539 we record on Saturday, I'm going on a pilgrimage 01:08:18.539 --> 01:08:23.039 to the seven shrines of the seven gods of fortune. 01:08:24.239 --> 01:08:26.659 They're all in Narita City. I'm super excited 01:08:26.659 --> 01:08:30.380 about this, actually. So you stop at all seven? 01:08:30.819 --> 01:08:36.659 Yeah. That's pretty cool. Yeah. The one walk 01:08:36.659 --> 01:08:41.439 between the two is very long. I might cheat and 01:08:41.439 --> 01:08:46.159 take a bus, but we'll see. If you do it properly, 01:08:46.359 --> 01:08:48.979 the whole thing, it's 18 kilometers of walking. 01:08:49.319 --> 01:08:52.939 Goodness gracious. That's like what I did in 01:08:52.939 --> 01:08:57.920 London. God damn. Yeah, so the one stretch is 01:08:57.920 --> 01:09:01.979 5K. I think I might cheat. They don't care. I'll 01:09:01.979 --> 01:09:06.319 pay for all my stamps anyways. Yeah, like they're 01:09:06.319 --> 01:09:08.460 going to check the step counter or something? 01:09:08.979 --> 01:09:16.960 No. Yeah, exactly. Parting words I got. Don't 01:09:16.960 --> 01:09:22.220 punch monkeys. Always good. And check out Punch 01:09:22.220 --> 01:09:26.039 the Monkey. on instagram he is fucking adorable 01:09:26.039 --> 01:09:32.039 very cute yeah so there you go punch monkey is 01:09:32.039 --> 01:09:37.039 he's riding with us into nav nunez that's it 01:09:37.039 --> 01:09:39.399 for who's he backing who's the monkey backing 01:09:39.399 --> 01:09:45.399 um i'm gonna i'm gonna guess his stuffy his little 01:09:45.399 --> 01:09:50.359 uh his little friend slash mom thing is an orangutan 01:09:50.359 --> 01:09:53.680 right and they have really long arms So I'm going 01:09:53.680 --> 01:09:57.000 with he's Punch is backing Nav because he's got 01:09:57.000 --> 01:10:02.920 long fucking gorilla arms. That's so mean. I 01:10:02.920 --> 01:10:06.020 mean, hey. It's true. It's true. It's a fantastic 01:10:06.020 --> 01:10:11.880 attribute for what he does. All right. Me and 01:10:11.880 --> 01:10:15.300 the monkey are riding with Nav. Tune in next 01:10:15.300 --> 01:10:17.920 week to figure out who wins. You've let me down, 01:10:17.979 --> 01:10:21.489 Punch. All right. That's it for this edition 01:10:21.489 --> 01:10:25.970 of Boxing Before Dark. See you on the other side. 01:10:28.350 --> 01:10:28.770 Bye.