Episodes

  • 39: Fury vs. Usyk – The Last Word
    May 23 2024
    Join Ian Darke, John Rawling and Tris Dixon as they reflect on the undisputed heavyweight title fight that saw Oleksandr Usyk topple Tyson Fury for all of the heavyweight gold, as they assess the contest, the next moves, the rematch and the legacies of both fighters.
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    52 mins
  • 38: Season 2: #11 Fury vs. Usyk Preview
    May 14 2024
    Join Ian Darke, Tris Dixon and John Rawling as they look ahead to the unified heavyweight title fight between WBC champion Tyson Fury and the WBA, IBF and WBO champion Oleksandr Usyk, as they explore who might win the fight, how they might do so, and assess the excitement surrounding the vent in Riyadh.
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    52 mins
  • 37: Season 2: #10 Anthony Joshua-Francis Ngannou In Review
    Mar 11 2024
    John Rawling, Ian Darke and Tris Dixon reflect on Joshua's two-round demolition of MMA star Francis Ngannou, talking about the wider heavyweight picture and Mike Tyson's agreement to face Jake Paul
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    42 mins
  • 36: Season 2: #9 Anthony Joshua-Francis Ngannou
    Mar 4 2024
    Ian Darke, John Rawling and Tris Dixon put a contemporary spin on the podcast and look ahead to the biggest heavyweight fight of the year so far, when Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou meet in Saudi Arabia on Friday night.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 35: Season 2: #8 Press Conferences Pt 2
    Feb 27 2024
    Ian Darke, John Rawling and Tris Dixon talk about some of the most memorable fights announcements they have witnessed, whether they were pre-fight, post-fight, they explore boxing's good, bad and its ugly!
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    1 hr
  • 34: Season 2: #7 The Perfect Fighter
    Feb 12 2024
    Ian Darke, John Rawling and Tris Dixon look at creating the ultimate fighting machine.

    Who had the best jab, the most charisma? Who was the best stylist, possessed the most power and who was the best defensively?

    Put it altogether and you have the greatest boxer in history... With name checks for many of the greats, from Larry Holmes to Roberto Duran, from Sugar Ray Leonard to Floyd Mayweather and Sugar Ray Robinson and perhaps with a few unexpected names thrown in along the way.
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 33: Season 2: #6 Changes in boxing
    Feb 5 2024
    Using their vast amounts of experience in the sport, John Rawling and Ian Darke look back over the changes they have witnessed in boxing, from fight night, to the advent of social media and much more besides.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 32: Season 2: #5 Judges and scoring
    Jan 22 2024
    The team of John Rawling, Ian Darke and Tris Dixon look at some of the more controversial outcomes of fights they have watched, and ponder if there's anything that can be done to eliminate poor officiating.
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    55 mins