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Episodes
Boxing Talk With Bill Dettloff
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Canvas Classics With Boxing Historian Bill Dettloff
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Big Bout Podcast—part of the Word Balloon Network.Today we’re going ringside with one of the best boxing minds in the game—histor...
Max Baer Hero Or Heel With The Ringside Seat Crew
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A boxing discussion with my friends from Ringside Seat. Cat Johnson has uncovered some not too pleasent stories about the 1930s heavyweight champion M...
Boxing During Wartime with Nigel Collins
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Hall Of Fame scribe talks about the current Ukrainian fighters and how the Russian Conflict is effecting the sport. We also look at other historic...
Big Bout Fury Vs Wilder Recap With Chgo Fight Promoter Don Lenza
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Don recalls his days as a Manger and Promoter telling tales of Angelo Dundee Tony DeMarco Boxing in the 80s and 90s along with analyzing the current H...
Fury Wilder 3 Prediction from the 50s Jimmy Powers Harry Grayson on Dempsey Tunney and fighters of the 20s
09 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My thoughts on the big fight, plus from 1955 a conversation with Fight announcer Jimmy Powers and one of the few reporters who Picked Tunney over Demp...
Big Bout Ring Magazine's Dougie Fisher On The Current Fight Scene
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Recapping Usyk vs Joshua, previewing Canelo Vs Plant, Fury Wilder 3, talking De LaHoya, Chavez, Ali Tyson Leonard and more
Big Bout Podcast Usyk Vs Joshua Upset review
26 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
First My thoughts on the Usyk Vs Joshua Upset, and the future of the heavyweight division. we also look at The Playhouse 90 original tv production of ...
Joshua Vs Usyk Preview With The Ringside Seat Guys
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Ringside Seat Editors Preview the current issue 15, and Upcoming Fights, Including The Heavyweight match up this Saturday Joshua Vs Usyk
Nigel Collins On The 70s Counter Culture and a Pacquiao Vs Ugas Preview
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The former Ring Magazine editor in chief discusses his new book Travels With Mary Jane and previews The Manny Pacquiao Vs Yordenis Ugas bout this Satu...
Summer Fight Previews With The Ringside Seat Magazine Staff
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Ringside Seat men join me discussing their latest issue, recent documentaries, fight history, and previewing the big summer matches to come : Fury...
Filmmaker Steve DeBro, On His Olympic Auditorium Documentary With Eddie Muller
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
From combat sports, Hollywood film and TV locations to 80s Punk Music, Steve talks about his incredible Documentary "18th and Grand" -about the histo...
A Preview Of Ringside Seat 13 With The Staff
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Writers Bill Detloff Nigel Collins and Mike Kronenberg talk about the latest issue of Ringside Seat , plus we look back at the lives of Leon Spinks an...
Boxing News Usyk Fight Review Errol Spence's Car Crash With Andy Gersher
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sorry about the flat sound quality with my chat with Andy . faulty recorder.
Boxing Spence Vs Porter Recap and Sept Bouts Review With David Schuster
02 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Boxing History closed Circuit Memories With Sal Abbinanti
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Boxing News PunchStat numbers are meaningless
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We cover the latest headlines, and expose the meaningless over hyping of punch count stats in a televised fight.
Looking Back at Chicago Boxing With David Schuster
04 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Memories Of Middleweights Mustafa Hamsho And Vito Antuofermo fights in Chicago, Mike Rossman, Promoters like Arum and Cedric Kushner sprinkled inbetwe...
Boxing News Pacquiao Thurman Review
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Boxing News Pernell Whitaker RIP Pacquiao Thurman Preview
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A look back at Whitaker's career and previewing PacMan Vs Thurman
Boxing News The Muddle With The Middlewights W David Schuster
07 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Boxing News Tyson Fury Review and The Heavyweight Division with David Schuster
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
After Tyson Fury's destruction of Tom Schwartz, a discussion of the wide opened division with WSCR sports Talker David Schuster. Are these the best of...
Boxing News Fury VS Schwartz Preview
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Boxing News Ruiz Upsets Joshua Review With David Schuster
02 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The title says it all.
Joshia Ruiz Preview With David Schuster
02 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Boxing History Reviewing HBO's Ali Documentary and Ezzard Charles Talk With William Dettloff
15 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A review of Antoine Fuqua's HBO Documentary Muhammed Ali What's My Name. Then Ringside Seat's William Dettloff joins us to talk about the Canelo Vs Ja...
Boxing Canelo Vs Jacobs Preview With Michael Kronenberg and David Schuster
03 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Boxing History Conversations With Bert Sugar On Classic Bouts From 1900-2012
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A collection of chats with the late sports historian .Little told tales of Jack Johnson Jess Willard Dempsey Tunney Sharkey and Max Baer to modern t...
Boxing News History 30 For 30 Buster Douglas Review-Max Baer Jr
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We start this episode with thoughts on ESPN's 30 For 30 Buster Douglas Documentary 42-1 about Buster Douglas's epic upset over Mike Tyson. Then from 2...
Boxing News Fury Wilder Recap With Ring Magazine's Doug Fisher
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Great chat with Ring's Editor In Chief Doug Fisher. We re-hash Fury Wilder and discuss the highlight's of 2018 and look to the match ups of 2019
Boxing History The Budd Schulberg Interview
25 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From 2003 a conversation with the legendary IBOHF writer about his whole career as a novelist screenwriter and Fight Reporter. The man who wrote The H...
Boxing History Chet Coppock On The Decline Of Chicago Boxing
02 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Longtime Chicago Broadcaster Chet Coppock has a new book featuring memories of Joe Fraizer and Sonny Liston. We talk about his favorite and sad memori...
Boxing News Ringside Seat Magazine Editor William Dettloff
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dettloff talks about his magazine Ringside Seat, and we review and preview recent and upcoming bouts.
Boxing History-Gene Tunney A Closer Look With Tunney Biographer Jack Cavanaugh
20 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine if we thought only about Joe Frazier when talking about the Ali Frazer fights? Ali won the 2nd and 3rd fights. Gene Tunney lived that sort of ...
Boxing PPV Review Canelo vs GGG 2 With Chicago Sports Talker Mike North
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We review Saturday's Main Event with Chicago Sports Talker Mike North
Boxing History The Dempsey Vs Tunney Audio Documentary
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From 2002 a comprehensive look at the Dempsey Tunney rivalry culminating in the infamous 1927 Long Count Fight. We explore the fighters the bouts and ...