Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio
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Knuckles and Gloves Boxing Radio
One of the highest-rated boxing podcasts. Fight recaps, previews and boxing history from author Patrick Connor, Aris Pina of CompuBox and author/filmmaker Brin-Jonathan Butler.
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Canelo Álvarez vs Terence Crawford Preview + History Bonus
Canelo Álvarez vs Terence Crawford is a fight few of us asked for before it was made. It took some time for us to warm up to it, but now that we have....
The Life and Career of Floyd "Jumbo" Cummings
For most, the name Floyd "Jumbo" Cummings conjures up images of a hulking heavyweight who fought to a dubious draw with former champion "Smokin'" Joe...
Boxing's Mexico vs UK "Rivalry"
It's impossible to deny the more nationalistic or "tribal" appeal of boxing, and how common rooting for fighters who come from certain places is. Boxi...
Favorite Title Challengers
The basic idea of boxing and titles is seeing a champion taking on the best-available challenger. That doesn't always happen. Sometimes it goes right,...
RIP Mike McCallum
We're back, and unfortunately once more it's to memorialize one of boxing's greats.
On this episode of the Knuckles and Gloves podcast, boxing h...
RIP Nino Benvenuti
Being a fan of boxing, and especially of boxing history, means we have to sometimes contend with the deaths of our favorite fighters and fighters whos...
Boxing History - Forgotten Fighters
As boxing fans, we do our best to acknowledge fighters overall. But there's no question a small portion of fighters get the majority of the attention...
Boxing Movies - The Great White Hype
We haven't tried to hide the fact that we don't really like boxing movies. It's just too easy to mess up the tone and the action is too tough to repli...
RIP George Foreman & Livingstone Bramble
Boxing is different. We all know that. We're allowed access into the lives of fighters in a way other sports don't provide with their athletes, and as...
Bad Referee Calls - Revisited
In the wake of Gervonta "Tank" Davis being held to a controversial draw by Lamont Roach, referee Steve Willis' officiating is being heavily scrutinize...
Boxing Video Game Breakdown
Boxing and technology had been inseparable for more than a century when video games made their appearance, and after they did it stayed the same.
IBHOF Class of 2025 - Uncomfortable Discussion
Boxing media is in bad shape, and the way ballots and voting is decided with the International Boxing Hall of Fame epitomizes what current issues are....
Time to Give Thanks
It's the time of year when many people are giving thanks. We're not much into holidays, but we'll take this opportunity to discuss some of the boxing...
Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul Quasi-Preview
Against all of our desires and wishes, Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul is just about here. We're sorry about that.
On this episode of the Knuckles and G...
Boxing History - Inspirational Wins
Let's face it: things have been weird and stressful lately. So rather than focus on all of that, we're focusing on some positive things for a change.<...
Costumes & Fun Ring Walks
It's Halloween month, and while some don't celebrate, many embrace the fun and zany culture that usually comes along with the holiday.
Some figh...
Beterbiev vs Bivol & Unsung Light Heavyweights
The light heavyweight division is one of the oldest of the "original" divisions, and Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol is but an extension of the divisi...
International Boxing Hall of Fame 2025 Ballot Discussion
The International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York has been around since 1990, and there aren't too many history podcasts out there where th...
Boxing History - British Heavyweights
British boxing history goes back hundreds of years, and the heavyweight division is the oldest division for obvious reasons. There have been countless...
Mythical Matchup - Manny Pacquiao vs Edwin Valero
In the early 2000s, both Manny Pacquiao and Edwin Valero were new and hard-hitting lower weight sensations. Their career trajectories were clearly on...
Boxing History - Unnecessary Fights
We love huge, meaningful fights that everyone's been asking for. But let's face it: for every superfight we crave, we get umpteen fights that don't ma...
Best & Worst Multi Division Champions
With Terence Crawford taking aim at yet another division, it gives us another opportunity to talk about some history.
On this episode of the Knu...
Boxing Trainers - The Good, The Bad & The Wild (Part 2)
Our respect and reverence for boxing's trainers hasn't changed since Part 1, but with only a finite amount of time with which to work, we had to retur...
Boxing History - Memorably Bad Decisions
Many things about boxing can't quite be duplicated. One of them is the thrill of waiting for an unknown decision to be read. Adjacent to that...
Deontay Wilder Career Discussion
Deontay Wilder, aka "The Bronze Bomber," is almost certainly at the end of his career. At the very least, he appears to be approaching the end very qu...
"Gallo" Estrada vs "Bam" Rodríguez Preview & Super Flyweight Discussion
Juan Francisco Estrada and Jesse "Bam" Rodríguez should be a high level super flyweight/junior bantamweight clash. Thankfully we've been able to follo...
Boxing Trainers - The Good, The Bad & The Wild (Part 1)
In boxing, trainers are essential parts of the equation. And over the decades, there have been some extremely memorable fight trainers, and for a vari...
Boxing History - Memorable Knuckleheads
Boxing has it all: great characters, tragedy, triumph, drama. But the sport is also packed full of knuckleheads. You know them. The fighters who could...
Deontay Wilder vs Zhilei Zhang Preview & Heavyweight Slugfests
Heavyweight slugfests. There's just something about two large fighters wrecking one another that's so difficult to turn away from.
Deontay Wilde...
Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury Recap
Oleksandr Usyk is the new undisputed heavyweight champion. That sentence alone tells you what you need to know. There were other details, sure. Like h...
Fighters Who Lost Their Pro Debut
In today's boxing world, wins and losses mean everything. Or at least they seem to mean a lot more than they should, especially when you consider just...
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk & Pay Per View Discussion
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk seems like it's taken forever to arrive, but we're allegedly finally here. A heavyweight clash of this magnitude deserves...
Bobby Czyz Tribute
April Foo— Oh, it's an actual Bobby Czyz tribune episode. Well okay then.
This is for our long-time listeners and viewers. They know how we feel...
Francis Ngannou & Fast Tracked Heavyweights
At one point, the heavyweight championship was the most-coveted title in mainstream sports. Management teams and promoters are often inspired to take...
Today's Champions vs Yesteryear's Champions
A pugilistic tale as old as time: how do today's best fighters measure up to history's best fighters? Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez, Tyson Fury, Terence Crawf...
Diego Corrales vs Jose Luis Castillo Revisited
Few fights define almost everything great about boxing the way Diego Corrales wild victory over José Luis Castillo did. When it comes to fights reachi...
Showtime Boxing Farewell & End of Year Discussion
Believe it or not, 2023 was a fantastic year for boxing. Even if we're saying goodbye to at least one major fight institution in Showtime Boxing, fans...
Floyd Mayweather vs Marcos Maidana I & II Revisited
Floyd Mayweather is one of the biggest boxing stars of all time, so naturally there will be more scrutiny of his career than others. It may be somewha...
The Tragedy of John Tate
How could a heavyweight champion and Olympic medalist be all but forgotten? "Big" John Tate was a member of a the legendary 1976 U.S. Olympic Boxing T...
Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Márquez Series Revisited
Some sets of fighters, like Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Márquez for instance, match up like puzzle pieces. Just when one pulls away and seems to be...