Macklin's Take - Boxing Podcast
Episodes
Macklin's Take #92 – The Big Fight Deep Dive with Mike Costello - Mayweather vs Hatton
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me & Matt Macklin take a deep dive into another big fight, turning the clock back 13 years to December 2007 and the clash between Floyd Mayw...
Macklin's Take #91 with Tony Bellew
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of Usyk vs Chisora at the weekend me and Matt talk to former WBC Cruiser champ Tony Bellew about what it was like to share the ring with the Ukr...
Macklin's Take #90 with David Haye
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With Usyk vs Chisora coming up at the weekend me and Matt are joined by David Haye, former unified Cruiserweight champ and WBA Heavyweight champ, now ...
Macklin's Take #89 with Enzo Maccarinelli
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
People have been asking for a while if we could do an episode on all aspects of boxing training so we thought it was about time we did. Sparring, dril...
Macklin's Take #88 – World Champions Bonus Episode Part 2
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s bonus episode we look back at conversations we’ve had with world champions. There’s Carl Froch, the 3-time World Super Middleweig...
Macklin's Take #87 with Paul Walmsley and Stephen Smith
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Macklin’s Take me and Matt take a deep dive into one of our favourite areas: International amateur boxing. And we do it in the company ...
Macklin's Take #86 – Celtic Warriors Bonus Episode
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week for our bonus episode me and Matt look back at conversations we’ve had with fighters from the Emerald Isle. Ireland has long been a hotbed...
Macklin's Take #85 – Hagler vs Leonard Super Fight Special with Brian Doogan
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Macklin’s Take myself, Matt Macklin and author Brian Doogan turn the clock back to 1987 and the Super Fight between Marvelous Marvin Ha...
Macklin's Take #84 – Bonus Episode – Trainers Part II
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s bonus episode on Macklin’s Take sees us revisit conversations we’ve had in the past with trainers. We did a part one earlier in the ...
Macklin's Take #83 with Luke Campbell
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Macklin’s Take we welcome our first Olympic gold medallist in Luke Campbell. As an amateur Luke did it all and as a pro he’s come per...
Macklin's Take #82 – Journalistic Bonus Bonanza
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After our chat with Al Bernstein earlier in the week, Macklin’s Take brings you a bonus episode where we revisit some earlier conversations we’ve ...
Macklin's Take #81 with Al Bernstein
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Macklin’s Take myself and Matt Macklin are joined by Hall of Fame broadcaster Al Bernstein. In boxing, and in all sports, the media is ...
Macklin's Take #80 with Frank Warren
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Macklin’s Take myself and Matt Macklin are joined by Frank Warren Frank doesn’t really need any introduction. A Boxing Hall of Fame p...
Macklin's Take #79 with Conor Benn.
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Boxers have all sorts of journeys and Conor Benn's has been a pretty unique one so far. He’s not the first son of a famous father to follow his Dad ...
Macklin's Take #78 with Dave Coldwell
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Macklin’s Take we’re doing something a little bit different. Top trainer Dave Coldwell joins me and Matt Macklin for an in-depth phil...
Macklin's Take #77 with Natasha Jonas
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Macklin’s Take me and Matt are joined by Natasha Jonas. We saw Tasha in the ring recently, headlining week 2 of Fight Camp, where she c...
Macklin's Take #76 with Eddie Hearn
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Macklin’s Take me and Matt are joined by Eddie Hearn to look back at what was an epic finale to Fight Camp and to discuss the very uniq...
Macklin's Take #75 with Joe Gallagher
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Macklin’s Take me and Matt are joined by top trainer Joe Gallagher to discuss the key role that psychological warfare or mind games can...
Macklin's Take #74 with Eric Donovan and Kenny Egan
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me & Matt Macklin are joined by fighter and trainer duo Eric Donovan and Kenny Egan. Back in the day these two travelled the world together ...
Macklin's Take #73 with Adam Harper
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me & Matt Macklin are joined by Adam Harper who on Friday night fights Anthony Fowler at Matchroom Square Gardens. Adam’s got one of the...
Macklin's Take #72 with Barry Jones and Jon Pegg
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt make British podcast history and bring together two of the most agile boxing brains in the country. Do you remember that scene i...
Macklin's Take #71 with Josh Warrington
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week IBF Featherweight champion Josh Warrington joins me and Matt on our Make or Break series. Josh has had a fascinating career. There have been...
Macklin's Take #70 with Derry Mathews
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode in our Make or Break series me & Matt are joined by former World title challenger and British and Commonwealth champion Derry M...
Macklin's Take #69 with George Groves
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Saint was in some huge fights during his career but there was none more crucial than his 2011 showdown with James Degale. It was a bout that broug...
Macklin's Take #68 with Nate Campbell
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode in our Make or Break series me & Matt are joined by none other than former unified world Lightweight champion Nate Campbell. Th...
Macklin's Take #67 with Johnny Nelson
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode in our Make or Break series me & Matt are joined by former WBO Cruiserweight champion and Sky colleague Johnny Nelson. Johnny t...
Macklin's Take #66 with Carl Froch
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this latest episode in our Make or Break series me & Matt are re-joined by former 3-time World Super Middleweight champion, now Sky colleague Carl ...
Macklin's Take #65 – Lockdown Bonus Episode – Boxing Insiders
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Lockdown Bonus Episode me and Matt revisit conversations we’ve had with our Boxing Insiders. We have the inimitable Jon Pegg; the W...
Macklin's Take #64 with Spencer Oliver
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt continue our Make or Break series, where we talk to fighters about their most pivotal career wins, and in this episode we talk t...
Macklin's Take #63 – Lockdown Bonus – World Champions
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt have a look back at some of the conversations we’ve enjoyed with world champions on Macklin’s Take. We’ve had plenty on so...
Macklin's Take #62 with Anthony Crolla
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt kick off a new series we’re calling Make or Break. In it we talk to fighters about pivotal fights in their careers, fights tha...
Macklin's Take #61 – Lockdown Bonus – Life on Boxing’s Front Line
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt look back on conversations we’ve had with people operating on the front line, carving out careers in boxing trenches. This epi...
Macklin's Take #60 with Craig Richards
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt are in the company of Light Heavyweight contender Craig Richards. Craig was all set to challenge for the vacant British 175lbs t...
Macklin's Take #59 – Lockdown Bonus – USA Special
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this week’s Lockdown Bonus we’ve decided to bring you a USA Special. We’ve had so many good guests on from the other side of the Atlantic an...
Macklin's Take #58 with Kugan Cassius
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a grim few weeks it looks like plans are underway for the return of professional boxing. So what will shows look like in those early days of any...
Macklin's Take #57 – Lockdown Bonus – Saudi Revisited
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With no big fights on the horizon for a while me and Matt have decided to wind the clock back to early December and the Andy Ruiz vs Anthony Joshua re...
Macklin's Take #56 with Paul Smith
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by our Sky colleague and old international team-mate of Matt’s, Paul Smith. Paul and Matt go way, way back so he was the pe...
Macklin's Take #55 – Lockdown bonus - Promoters
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As promised here’s another Lockdown Bonus episode and this week we concentrate on promoters. So with that in mind we revisit chats me and Matt have ...
Macklin's Take #54 with Glynn Evans
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by an old acquaintance of Matt Macklin, fight scribe Glynn Evans. Glynn was at Boxing Monthly from the beginning and fills us...
Macklin's Take #53 – Lockdown bonus - Trainers
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With another 3 weeks of lockdown looming we’ve decided to up our game and bring you some extra bonus episodes. So we’ve made some new ones by goin...
Macklin's Take #52 – At the Movies with Jon Pegg
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who better to stave off isolation boredom than Jon Pegg? We all know Jon as a boxing trainer, manager and promoter but what you may not know is that h...
Macklin's Take #51 - Q&A
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Macklin's Take goes remote! He's in Solihull, I'm in Forest Gate and this week we decided to take your questions.It led to some interesting ...
Macklin's Take #50 with Adam Smith
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Adam Smith joins me and Matt to look back on over a quarter of a century on the Sky Sports boxing team. The highs, the lows, the ridiculous,...
Macklin's Take #49 with Graham Everett
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt are joined by on of the most respected trainers in UK boxing, Graham Everett. Herbie Hide, Jon Thaxton, the Walsh brothers, all...
Macklin's Take #48 with Carl Frampton
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt are joined by 2 weight world champion Carl Frampton. The Jackal will soon be challenging for a world title in a third weight div...
Macklin's Take #47 with Claressa Shields & Hannah Rankin
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by 3-weight world champion Claressa Shields and former IBO champion Hannah Rankin. Back in late 2018 these two fought each ot...
Macklin's Take #46 with Liam Williams
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt sit down with British Middleweight champion Liam Williams. The Welshman trains at the world-famous Ingle gym in Sheffield and is...
Macklin's Take #45 with Kal Yafai
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt catch up with WBA Super Flyweight champ Kal Yafai. Kal’s the UK’s longest reigning world champ and on Saturday faces the big...
Macklin's Take #44 with Stefy Bull
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we catch up with the Boxing Don of Doncaster; trainer, manager and promoter Stefy Bull. Stefy, who held a Central Area title back in his box...
Macklin's Take #43 with Anna Woolhouse
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt sit down with our Sky colleague and very good friend Anna Woolhouse. "The Raging Wool", as we like to call her, presents the box...
Macklin's Take #42 - This Boxing Life
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Macklin's Take me and Matt are bringing you a new idea which we're calling This Boxing Life. The idea is that we get a few seasoned, form...
Macklin’s Take #41with Jon Pegg
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
By popular demand this week sees the return of our top boxing insider Jon Pegg. As always Jon had plenty to say and painted us another vivid picture o...
Macklin’s Take #40 with John Dennen
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off 2020 we bring you top boxing writer, published author and Classical scholar John “Demolition Man” Dennen. As well as being the owner o...
Macklin’s Take #39 – 2019 Festive Selection Box
23 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As the year draws to a close me and Matt bring you a festive selection box of some of our favourite bits of the very first year of Macklin’s Take. I...
Macklin's Take #38 with Lee Eaton
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt sit down with MTK promoter Lee Eaton. Lee started out by putting on a charity boxing night a few years ago and now finds himself...
Macklin’s Take #37 Ruiz vs Joshua reaction
08 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After Anthony Joshua beat Andy Ruiz to regain his WBA, IBF and WBO Heavyweight titles at the Diriyah Arena in Saudi Arabia me and Matt Macklin sat dow...
Macklin’s Take #36 – Saudi special with Rob McCracken
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of Ruiz vs Joshua myself and Mr Macklin sat down with Rob McCracken, AJ’s trainer and a long-time friend of Matt’s. Desire + CapitalRyan and...
Macklin's Take #35 - Ruiz vs AJ preview from Riyadh
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Me and Matt Macklin are in Saudi Arabia and bring you an all-singing, all-dancing Ruiz vs AJ preview with an array of star guests: Dave Coldwell, Tom ...
Macklin's Take #34 with Frank Smith
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Smith started his Matchroom career handing out leaflets at Romford train station. Little did he realise that not much more than 10 years later h...
Macklin's Take #33 with Johnny Nelson
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Self-belief is crucial for all athletes; without it you’ll get nowhere. Nobody knows that better than Johnny Nelson and this week Johnny joins me & ...
Macklin's Take #32 with Joe Gallagher
19 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week myself & Matt Macklin are joined by one of Matt’s old taskmasters, British Boxing’s Trainer of the Year Joe Gallagher. A proud Mancunian...
Macklin's Take #31 with Kalle Sauerland
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week myself & Matt Macklin have the great pleasure of presenting to you, King Kalle Unplugged. An hour of pure, unbridled honesty from the top pr...
Macklin's Take #30 with Glenn McCrory
05 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Glenn McCrory is not the kind of man you meet every day. After becoming the North East’s first ever world boxing champion he’s now aiming to becom...
Macklin's Take #29 with Ryan Rhodes
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The mid to late 90s was a hell of a time to be young. It was the era of Britpop and Cool Britannia and boxing was booming. Nowhere more so that at She...
Macklin's Take #28 with Cherrelle Brown
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cherrelle Brown was an outstanding amateur and as a pro is now unbeaten at 6-0 and WBC International Super Lightweight champion. With that resume you ...
Macklin's Take #27 with Andy Lee
15 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
By popular demand Macklin’s Take Franchise Champion Andy Lee re-joins me and Matt this week. It’s been 6 months since we last spoke to him and a l...
Macklin's Take #26 with Barry Jones
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Former WBO Super Featherweight champ Barry Jones is one of the best boxing pundits on the circuit. And he’s very good company too so me & Matt Mackl...
Macklin's Take #25 with Mark Seltzer
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Every fighter needs a good corner, and every good corner needs a good cutman. So this week on Macklin’s Take me & Matt Macklin sought out one of the...
Macklin's Take #24 with Mark Reigate
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Boxing clubs are the lifeblood of the sport, often the lifeblood of their local community. Tucked away under railway arches, perched above pubs, nestl...
Macklin's Take #23 with Al Siesta
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week myself and Matt Macklin sit down with one of the sport's truly fascinating characters, Mr Al Siesta. Having moved to England after the colla...
Macklin's Take #22 with Peter Fury
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week me and Matt are joined by Peter Fury who tells us what life is like for young men in the travelling community and why fighting is such a big...
Macklin's Take #21 with Paulie Malignaggi
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week myself and Matt are joined by former 2-weight world champion and Sky colleague Paulie Malignaggi. Paulie's one of the most articulate and in...
Macklin's Take #20 with Peter Buckley
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Buckley is the original King of the Journeymen. He had 300 fights but there's barely a scratch on him. He'd have it with anyone, anywhere, at an...
Macklin's Take #19 with Jim McDonnell
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." It's a mantra you see written on gym walls the world over. So how hard does an elite fighter h...
Macklin's Take #18 with Cello Renda
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cello Renda's not the kind of man you meet every day. After knocking out a couple of rugby players in a street fight he turned pro at 18 with no amate...
Macklin's Take #17 with Michael Buffer
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
He's the man with the most recognisable voice in sport and on his latest trip to London Hall of Fame MC Michael Buffer found time to sit down with mys...
Macklin's Take #16 with Russ Anber
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Russ Anber is one of the most experienced cornermen in world boxing. With over 40 years experience in the sport as a trainer, he's currently recognise...
Macklin's Take #15 with Demetrius Andrade
23 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Myself & Matt Macklin are joined by WBO World Middleweight champion, Demetrius Andrade. On a trip to London, and fresh from watching Dillian Whyte vs ...
Macklin's Take #14 with Kugan Cassius
16 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The boxing media has evolved hugely over the last 10 years. We've experienced a digital Big Bang and at the forefront of it has been Kugan Cassius and...
Macklin's Take #13 with Marcus McDonnell
10 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What's it like being a boxing referee and judge? And how do you become one? Me & Matt have been keen to get the answers to those questions for a long ...
Macklin's Take #12 with Frankie Gavin
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week me & Matt Macklin sought out one of our best ever amateurs, 2007 World champion Frankie Gavin. He's always shied away from the media spotlig...
Macklin's Take #11 with Jon Pegg
26 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this one me & Matt sit down with Jon Pegg at his Birmingham Eastside gym. Jon's a true boxing insider and holds almost every Board license that the...
Macklin's Take #10 with Thomas Hauser
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Whilst in NYC me and Matt Macklin were absolutely determined to get legendary boxing journalist Thomas Hauser onto the podcast and luckily for us he a...
Macklin's Take #9 with Showtime's Steve Farhood
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Whilst in NYC me and Matt Macklin sat down with Showtime commentator, analyst and scorer Steve Farhood. From the comfort of Andy Ruiz's dressing room ...
Macklin's Take #8 - AJ vs Ruiz reaction with Carl Froch and Matt Christie
02 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After the boxing shock of the century so far at Madison Square Garden Carl Froch and Boxing News editor Matt Christie join myself Andy Clarke and Matt...
Macklin's Take #7 with Jamie Moore
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Me and Matt are in New York for AJ vs Ruiz fight week and ahead of the big night at the Garden we're joined by Jamie Moore. Trainer of Tommy Coyle, Ja...
Macklin's Take #6 with Carl Froch
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Clarke and Matt Macklin are joined by our Sky colleague and former 3-time world Super Middleweight champion Carl Froch. The Cobra is definitely n...
Macklin's Take #1 with Matt Macklin & Andy Clarke
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
First Episode of our new podcast, Macklin's Take, with Matt Macklin and Andy Clarke. In this one we discuss heavyweight negotations, the art of manoue...
Macklin's Take #2 with Tony Bellew and Spencer Oliver
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 2 of Macklin's Take, the boxing podcast brought to you by Andy Clarke and Matt Macklin. For this one we're joined by Tony Bellew and Spencer...
Macklin's Take #3 with Andy Lee
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Former WBO Middleweight champ Andy Lee joins me and Matt Macklin on Macklin's Take. Andy and Matt both had fascinating careers and the 2 friends discu...
Macklin's Take #5 With Dave Coldwell
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On Episode 5 of Macklin's Take me and Matt are joined by Dave Coldwell. Dave's been a fighter and promoter, is now a top trainer and manager and has e...
Macklin's Take #4 with George Groves
24 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
St George Groves joins me and Matt Macklin for episode 4 of Macklin's Take. We grabbed George whilst he was on Sky Duty with us last weekend and in th...