It's award time on the podcast, as Eric and Kieran hand out their awards for Fight, Fighter, KO, and Upset of the interrupted half year of boxing - and create a special award for Fighter of the Quarantine. Plus, news, fight recaps, and a review of episode 1 of the new Showtime documentary series Outcry.

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EPISODE 88: THE HALFIES

Veteran boxing scribe Dan Rafael joins the podcast to share Roberto Duran memories, calculate Jarrell Miller's total number of failed drug tests, discuss British heavyweights, review the ESPN/Top Rank fights from the MGM Grand "bubble", and more. And Eric listens patiently while Kieran celebrates Liverpool's Premier League title.

EPISODE 87: DAN RAFAEL

Former super-middleweight champ Carl Froch joins the podcast to reminisce about the Super Six tournament, his career and his reasons for retiring when he did, and to share his thoughts on boxing without crowds. And Eric and Kieran get to review actual, real fights again!

EPISODE 86: CARL FROCH

On this week's podcast, we discuss the Showtime documentary "Ringside" and talk to its two young stars, boxing prospects Kenneth Sims Jr., and Destyne Butler, Jr. Showtime boxing analyst Steve Farhood joins us. And Eric gives a moving tribute to his late father, Ray Raskin, to whom this episode is dedicated.

EPISODE 85: RINGSIDE, KENNETH SIMS, DESTYNE BUTLER, STEVE FARHOOD, RAY RASKIN

Brian Custer joins the show to discuss his new podcast, the future of boxing, standing between Wilder and Breazeale, and the challenges of raising three young men in 2020. And Eric and Kieran look back on Anthony Joshua's battle in 2017 with Wladimir Klitschko and Mike Tyson's battle last week with his own shirt. 

EPISODE 84: BRIAN CUSTER, JOSHUA-KLITSCHKO, MAIDANA-BRONER

What does Leo Santa Cruz have in common with Floyd Mayweather, Lennox Lewis, and Joe Louis? They all have an excellent record in rematches. In advance of Showtime replaying Santa Cruz's two rematch wins against Carl Frampton and Abner Mares, Eric and Kieran talk to him about his career, and look back at those boxers throughout history who have done better against opponents the second - or third, or fourth - time.

EPISODE 83: LEO SANTA CRUZ AND THE BEST REMATCH FIGHTERS

The British are coming! Gareth A. Davies of The Telegraph in London joins Erik and Kieran to share stories of covering Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe, and to predict the next stars of British boxing.

EPISODE 82: BEST OF BRITISH

Kieran and Eric are joined by veteran boxing writer and Mayweather chronicler David Mayo as they look back on the career of Floyd Mayweather and his fights with Conor McGregor and Marcos Maidana. Also, they mourn the death of Jimmy Glenn and debate whether judges should score fights from their couch when the sport returns.

EPISODE 81: FLOYD MAYWEATHER, JIMMY GLENN, JUDGING FROM HOME

Eric and Kieran remember Mayweather-Pacquiao, consider the career of Keith Thurman, and talk with heavyweight contender Joseph Parker about the heavyweight division, life in lockdown, and the videos that have made him many fans' new favorite boxer. 

EPISODE 80: MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO, KEITH THURMAN, AND JOSEPH PARKER.

Errol Spence Jr's trainer Derrick James joins the podcast this week to  talk about Spence's recent fighting past and possible options for his  future; and Eric and Kieran discuss movies and the accuracy of a  dramatization of the life of Carlos Monzon.

EPISODE 79: ERROL SPENCE AND DERRICK JAMES

Diego Corrales' 10th round TKO win over Jose Luis Castillo in 2005 is arguably the greatest fight of the modern era; 15 years on, Eric and Kieran recall their memories of that classic night and talk in depth with one of its central figures, Corrales' trainer Joe Goossen.

EPISODE 78: CORRALES-CASTILLO REVISITED WITH JOE GOOSSEN

Kieran and Eric talk to promoter Dmitry Salita and heavyweight contender Otto Wallin about dealing with COVID-19, and take a trip back to 1994 with Steve Farhood as they look back on the classic Showtime pay-per-view, "Revenge: The Rematches."

EPISODE 77: COPING WITH COVID, REMEMBERING REVENGE

With live boxing on hiatus, Eric and Kieran begin a series of looks back at classic fight cards. This week, Ross Greenburg, Leonard Ellerbe and Brian Campbell join the pod to discuss the massive March 5, 2007 clash between Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya. Plus, we discuss Mike Tyson's tiger-owning regrets, Japan's boxing restart attempts, and the prospect of a mouth-watering Hall of Fame induction class in 2021. 

EPISODE 76: MAYWEATHER-DE LA HOYA REVISITED

We're Making Bread with Breadman, as Stephen 'Breadman' Edwards joins us for a conversation on a variety of topics including how boxers should be training in a time of self-isolation, and how Deontay Wilder can beat Tyson Fury. And we answer listeners' questions: who are our favorite boxers, past and present, whom casual fans may not know? Who is the best super middleweight of all time? And more.

EPISODE 75: MAKING BREAD AND READING MAIL

Stephen Espinoza, Showtime President of Sports and Event Programming,  joins the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on the network's boxing  programming, the challenges posed by sporting events being shut down  worldwide, and the possible bright future that awaits when normal  service is resumed. Also, Eric and Kieran look back at some of the best  two-fight rivalries in boxing history, puzzle over the latest Tyson Fury  controversy, and acknowledge the passing of Roger Mayweather.

EPISODE 74: STEPHEN ESPINOZA, BEST TWO-FIGHT RIVALRIES, AND ROGER MAYWEATHER

Showtime Boxing has been synonymous with the squared circle for over 30 years. Now Showtime enters the podcast world with boxing experts Eric Raskin and Kieran Mulvaney. Listen to All Access, exclusive interviews, breaking news and more from the best in the business!

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