It's the newest edition of our weekend recap of fights, news and nostalgia, as Teofimo Lopez looked tremendous in a 12 round upset of Josh Taylor for the WBO/lineal 140 lb. title in NYC. Plus, unbeaten Jaime Munguia had to overcome being badly hurt early to rally and squeak a decision to remain unbeaten and we've got great fight nostalgia, too on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast.Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite substack and BigFightweekend.com to go over what went down from New York to London and back to California.The guys have thoughts on what Lopez did well and what Taylor did not as the "Takeover" scored the unanimous decision win to become a two division world champ. And, Dan has thoughts on what's next for Teofimo?Then, they talk Munguia's tremendous battle with Sergey Derevyanchenko in a 12 round decision for the Mexican to keep is 42-0 record in tact. What about the controversy as Munguia's team, including Oscar De La Hoya, trying to get the scheduled 12 rounder shortened to 10 rounds and ironically, those two rounds were needed by Munguia to rally, score a final round knockdown and get the narrow decision. Plus, does Munguia really have a championship future?There's also a recap of England's Sunny Edwards winning a decision to retain his IBF Flyweight title over a little known Chilean opponent. And, what's next for him at 112 lb.?Then, Dan talks Hall of Fame induction Sunday for the International Boxing Hall and the neat moments of Tim Bradley Carl Froch and others going in the Hall, including what his buddy Brad Goodman of Top Rank did to conclude his induction speech that will be remembered for years to come??The show wraps with nostalgia on Mike Tyson's final official pro bout in 2005 and Dan being there ringside in Washington D.C. and just how big was the "robbery" of Thomas Hearns not getting the decision in his rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard in 1989.It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/big-fight-weekend/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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