Boxing Podcast With David McWater

My guest on this podcast is boxing manager David McWater.  We talked about his journey from Oklahoma to NYC and his stints as a basketball agent, bar owner and Manhattan Community Board member.  We then talked about his move into boxing, his statistical method of evaluating fighters and his massive roster of boxers including: IBF Junior Welterweight Champ Ivan Baranchyk (and his withdrawal from the World Boxing Super Series), super prospect Teofimo Lopez, Olympians Charles Conwell, Vikas Krishan and Antonio Vargas and a few of his other prospects - Brian Ceballo, Erick DeLeon, Otha Jones, III and Sonny Conto.  It was a great conversation - hope you enjoy!

To check out David's roster of fighters go to this link at boxrec.com.

This podcast is distributed by the Leave It In The Ring network.  I'm honored to join the LIITR network that includes podcasts by founder David Duenez, Gabriel Montoya and Evan Rutkowski.

You can still find this podcast and older Boxing Esq. podcasts on this blog and on Soundcloud or subscribe to the Boxing Esq. Podcast on either iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher.  If you enjoy the podcasts, please leave a comment or rating, that would be greatly appreciated.  The podcast will appear on both the LIITR network of podcasts as well as under the Boxing Esq. Podcast name.

Boxing Podcast With Stephen Espinoza

My guest on this podcast is the President of Showtime Sports and Event Programming - Stephen Espinoza.  I talked to him about the great 2018 Showtime had; what's coming up in 2019; life after Les Moonves; the Wilder-Fury and Pacquiao-Broner PPVs and what criteria he uses to determine what goes on PPV.  We also discussed the possibility of Showtime doing tournaments similar to the WBSS and Stephen's role as a possible conscience of the sport.  It was a great conversation - hope you enjoy!

Check out what's going on at Showtime Boxing at the following link:  https://www.sho.com/sports/fights

This podcast is distributed by the Leave It In The Ring network.  I'm honored to join the LIITR network that includes podcasts by founder David Duenez, Gabriel Montoya and Evan Rutkowski.

You can still find this podcast and older Boxing Esq. podcasts on this blog and on Soundcloud or subscribe to the Boxing Esq. Podcast on either iTunes or Stitcher.  If you enjoy the podcasts, please leave a comment or rating, that would be greatly appreciated.  The podcast will appear on both the LIITR network of podcasts as well as under the Boxing Esq. Podcast name.

Boxing Podcast With MMA Writer John Nash

This week, my guest on the podcast is John Nash, writer for Bloody Elbow.  John writes primarily about MMA and also does an excellent podcast with Paul Gift and Jason Cruz called Show Money which covers the business side of MMA.

We spoke about the fighters antitrust lawsuit against the UFC, the bill in Congress to extend the Ali Act to MMA, the movement to organize MMA fighters into a union or association and what the sport of boxing can learn from what's going on in MMA.  It was an excellent discussion - enjoy!

To check out John's writing go to www.bloodyelbow.com.  You can catch John's Show Money podcast on iTunes and you can hit John up on Twitter at @heynottheface.

Enjoy the podcast.  You can listen to it on Soundcloud or subscribe to the podcast on either iTunes or Stitcher.  Please leave a comment or a rating, I would much appreciate it.

Boxing Podcast with Leading Boxing Attorney Scott Shaffer - Previewing 2018

Last week, I sat down with my good friend Scott Shaffer, litigation attorney and partner at Olshan, Frome and Wolosky, as well as a longtime senior boxing writer at Boxingtalk.com.  Scott has represented some of the top promoters in the sport including Sauerland Promotions, DiBella Entertainment and Gary Shaw, as well as world champions such as Ricky Hatton.

We look at what's ahead in 2018 as far as major fights and try to predict who will win the fights already made and what other big fights will come off by year end.  We also take a look at what will happen with the PBC possibly joining forces with the UFC, year two of Top Rank's ESPN deal, as well as where HBO goes from here.  It was a really fun discussion - enjoy!

To check out Scott's boxing writing, go to Boxingtalk.com.  Scott's litigation bio from Olshan is at the following link - https://www.olshanlaw.com/attorneys-Scott-Shaffer.html

Enjoy the podcast and you can listen to it on Soundcloud or subscribe to the podcast on either iTunes or Stitcher.

Boxing Podcast with Brin-Jonathan Butler Reviewing 2017 in Boxing

I had a chance to sit down with author and preeminent boxing journalist Brin-Jonathan Butler to review the year in boxing for 2017.  We spoke about the comeback of the Heavyweight division and the magic of Joshua-Klitschko; Top Rank bringing big time boxing to ESPN; recapped the best fights of 2017 and the positives that the World Boxing Super Series has brought to the sport.

To enjoy more of Brin's work, check out his critically acclaimed memoir of his time living in Cuba and training with Cuban Olympic boxing coaches, The Domino Diaries, as well as his biography of Guillermo Rigondeaux, A Cuban Boxer's Journey.  Brin's pieces have appeared on SBNation.com, ESPN.com, Vice.com, Salon.com, and Bloomberg.com, as well as many other sites and publications. To track Brin's goings on and latest work, follow him on Twitter at @brinicio.

Enjoy the podcast and Happy New Year!  You can listen to my podcast on Soundcloud or subscribe to the podcast on either iTunes or Stitcher.