Will that acronym stand? Who knows, but given we have TWO (yes, TWO!) fighters to cover today, I had to cut it down somehow. So if you get this in your inbox and go what the hell is this spam nonsense never fear, it's another boxing history episode!
I have covered these guys before, in my top 10 fights of all time episode and a to...
2026-02-05 19:53:15 +0000 UTC View PostOnly a handful of fights to get excited about but boy was I enthralled by them! For what reason you may ask? Well the perfect combination of genius and idiocy, as Alexander Volkanovski proved his greatness once again, and all the action fighters showed their true colours, revealing their true ceiling but splattering it with blood in the process....
2026-02-01 08:53:48 +0000 UTC View PostI may be joined by Taylor Higgins to discuss all things Andy Cruz today, but don't be fooled by his first pro loss this past weekend: the Cuban amateur standout (Olympic gold medallist and three-time, yes, THREE-TIME World Amateur Champion) is as worthy of deep discussion in def...
2026-01-28 20:10:59 +0000 UTC View PostWe finally found out Paddy Pimblett's level, which is able to beat lots of old washed guys but not all of them and we had at least a couple of meaningful other fights in lieu of the intriguing WMMA championship bout we were promised!
2026-01-25 18:58:02 +0000 UTC View PostMy good pal Remy Mac has joined me again as we lay down our criteria and philosophy for the gargantuan task of ranking the very greatest boxers of the new millennium!
We also look at some shite rankings from ESPN, our honourable mentions for our own list, and look ahead to...
2026-01-22 19:45:43 +0000 UTC View PostFurther dissection of the best fighter in MMA was needed and I had to enlist two previous guests and two very like-minded people! The one and only Hax and the legend that is Dan Albert kindly joined me for...
2026-01-11 07:53:54 +0000 UTC View PostOverall I found 2025 a wonderful year for combat sports! Perhaps because of that, I've had some of the most difficult jobs picking a winner in these categories to date! So now more than ever I need you guys to tell me who YOU think deserved to win fighter, fight, round, performance, and finish of the year! May '26 be just as vi...
2026-01-02 07:58:02 +0000 UTC View PostBoth Junto Nakatani vs. Sebastian Hernandez and Naoya Inoue vs. David Picasso were interesting for different reasons. But do they inform us of how the big fight between the undefeated Japanese fighters will go when they face off in the Tokyo Dome in 2026?
Full fight between Nakatani and Hernandez is 2025-12-30 12:02:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Catching up on the last weeks worth of notable bouts as well as a deep dive into my thoughts before, during and after the AJ-Jake Paul debacle.
2025-12-21 13:23:58 +0000 UTC View PostWill the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, THE MAN at heavyweight really have fisticuffs planned with a shot fighter with one win out of his last three fights in his immediate future?! If you believe what Usyk, Wilder and the WBC are saying then yes, Usyk vs. Deontay Wilder is pretty much a done deal! I've opened the window and...
2025-12-08 19:57:45 +0000 UTC View PostThe latest (last?) UFC pay-per-view event remind us that we need to take a whole fighters record into consideration before making any sweeping statements about them. Petr Yan put forth a masterful performance against a dominant champion, recontextualising the entirety of his career and may set him up for a history-making second run as bantamweig...
2025-12-07 10:43:28 +0000 UTC View Post*Not including the Floyd Mayweather fight of course, which was officially an exhibition bout and let's be honest, a boxer who can make bantamweight versus a boxer who was at one point arguably the best light-middleweight in the world (who had a win over the future lineal champions of both middleweight and super middleweight) was hardly ...
2025-11-24 18:48:50 +0000 UTC View PostA great boxing card and an enjoyable UFC card with some meaningful fights (and fighters!) give us plenty to talk about today!
I forgot to talk about Jack Hermansson but I think he needs to hang it up after two brutal knockouts and obviously not being revitalised with what was likely a big cut down to 170.
As always but worth saying...
2025-11-23 10:50:42 +0000 UTC View PostFirm favourites of the hardcore boxing crowd, the Thai twins known as Khaosai and Kaokor Galaxy have different perceptions all the same. The former is seen in some circles as an all-time great, nicknamed the 'Thai Tyson' and a mainstay of lists of greatest fighters, punchers and super-flyweights. The latter is barely known at all, amongst in tin...
2025-11-19 19:51:06 +0000 UTC View PostBack with a bang as two of the world's biggest combat sports promotions put on excellent, meaningful cards. We also have time to touch on Benn-Eubank Jr II, where a weight drained corpse was made to take a beating in front of 80,000 people due to a dispute his father had 30 years ago, and I found time to have a discussion of boxing's heavyweight...
2025-11-16 12:25:51 +0000 UTC View PostHoliday finished and acclimatising after jet lag, so the new episode of ‘Getting To Know…’ will be with you guys later this week!
Do you want to know the subject matter now, or rather wait for the surprise when the episode drops? Let me know in the comments!
Also, buzzin’ for UFC 322, first card in a while I just can’t fâ€...
2025-11-10 11:26:30 +0000 UTC View PostWhether you think Benny Safdie's 'The Smashing Machine' is wholly successful or not, for combat historians it's a very compelling piece of Hollywood cinema in terms of its execution, and it allowed me and my brilliant guest Joe Greenwood down memory lane for a wide-reaching conv...
2025-10-22 19:49:15 +0000 UTC View PostA round-up of everything in the UFC that has piqued my interest the last couple of weeks.
2025-10-19 08:01:28 +0000 UTC View PostGonna’ cover Chucky-Gamrot (and anything else I cared about from the Brazil card) and RDR-Allen this Sunday but we also have a DEEP DIVE on ‘The Smashing Machine’ coming too! So by Monday there should be two brand new episodes of the pod ready for you to listen to!
2025-10-16 16:54:28 +0000 UTC View PostFeaturing Feño! Some fun fights to discuss for sure including (for me at least) a cathartic shellacking in the main event and a modern bantamweight great continuing his dominant run. Also, one of the great action fighters in all of combat sports comes up with the goods again!
You can find my brilliant guest on twitter 2025-10-05 20:27:17 +0000 UTC View Post
A new series for the Patreon, where we discuss combat sports related films!
The first features Joe Greenwood, filmmaker and podcaster (and ardent combat sports fan) who joins me to talk about legendary Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto's strangely violent but utterly captivating Japanese boxing movie Tokyo Fist.
Joe and I will be b...
2025-10-01 19:56:30 +0000 UTC View PostMorning all!
Well, it's morning here anyway. And audio editing for The Guide to Pride 1 has officially commenced.
I have recorded and edited around 8% of the full episode (compared to the finish script anyway, it will be much longer than this when the audio clips/interviews I've done are taken into account) but although this is actua...
2025-09-22 09:58:55 +0000 UTC View PostIn some ways it's a real shame that Ricky Hatton's tragic death has inspired this episode, as although I would've loved to have covered the legendary career of 'The Hitman' down the line, it happening now is only due to the sadness I've felt this week.
Hopefully the episode is not too melancholic though, as ultimately immense joy is what R...
2025-09-19 10:35:48 +0000 UTC View PostAll of this and more!
2025-09-15 19:32:37 +0000 UTC View PostWas gonna’ drop it today but the episode is going to take a slightly different tone after today’s tragic news about Ricky Hatton, a fighter who meant a lot to me during his active career. So although there are some incredible fights and fighters to discuss, allow me a day to collect my thoughts as I consider the best way to pay tribute to a ...
2025-09-14 14:08:45 +0000 UTC View PostI say prediction because as I try to get across in this episode I think Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez vs. Terence 'Bud' Crawford is a really difficult bout to picture, even with everything I know about both men! Super fight or super shite? We won't know until fight night!
Then it's all my thoughts on UFC Paris, as the Fighting Nerds have ...
2025-09-11 18:43:09 +0000 UTC View PostRecent combat sports thoughts and a preview of a bout that is a bizarre one to even contemplate, as we get nearer to the Canelo-Crawford…superfight? You’ll see why I’m unsure of that label once we get to the episode!
Then next weekend we’ll cover that bout as well as an intriguing one for Naoya Inoue, taking on perhaps the...
2025-09-08 14:00:39 +0000 UTC View Post
A collaboration with the brilliant Miguel Class (whose own Patreon is highly recommended by yours truly!) as we dissect the portsiders 'The Greatest' faced, how he beat them, and how this plays into perhaps the great mythical matchup of our time as we discuss Muh...
2025-08-19 17:30:03 +0000 UTC View PostA look at UFC 319 which was really fun and saw a new 185lb champion crowned. Is this the era of Khamzat Chimaev or are the next contenders in line more suited to challenging his physical dominance than now deposed champ DDP? Also, why we can never trust fighters who constantly show us who they really are.
Then, a deep dive into M...
2025-08-17 08:36:58 +0000 UTC View PostFirst, a look at the top three fights from this weekends UFC card in Abu Dhabi, then the real headliner which is the very special guest Ryan Wagner joining the show again to talk all things Abdul-Aziz Abdulvakhabov vs. Ali Bagov. These two tremendous 155lbers waged war over four bouts between 2014 and 2025, and Ryan and I both share the...
2025-07-30 18:54:32 +0000 UTC View Post