Wednesday, June 25, 2014
"The TKO Show" Episode 1
In this episode, the very first, we take a look back at last week's main event fight in Carson, CA at the Stubhub Center where a fight of the year candidate brawl took place between Robert Guerrero and Yoshihiro Kamegai. My guest, and mother, is on the show to discuss the fight with me and we'll give our impressions on each fighter's performance.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
A Look at 5 Boxing Podcasts
HBO Boxing
Another informal but reputable boxing podcast
due to the fact that nearly every episode has a guest from the boxing world
(fighters, trainers, etc.). While audio
quality is lacking almost across the board for the show’s 3-4 hosts, discussion
is always top notch with a great mix of informal banter and professional
criticisms of what is happening on the business side of the fight game. Guest
speakers are almost always interesting to hear from or about and keep the show
fresh and new. What this podcasts lacks in production quality it more than
makes up for in content.
http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:82132148/sounds.rss
Two hosts:
boxing journalists Kieran Mulvaney and Eric Raskin who work on behalf of HBO
Boxing, one of the biggest subscription networks that shows prizefighting other
than Showtime. Microphones being used have top-notch sound quality and other
than a brief HBO musical theme at the beginning there are no additional effects
or music. Format of show is very straight forward; talk about HBO’s most recent
fight card from the past Saturday and talk about the news surrounding the
fighters from that night and their prospects going forward.
Tha Boxing Voice
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thaboxingvoiceradio/podcast
Very small
scale and much more informal format than “HBO Boxing.” Hosts are a panel of
five boxing fans/journalists. Format of show is for primary host, Nestor Gibbs,
to direct flow of the conversation and otherwise subdue heated conversations,
which happens frequently. Hosts are loud,
taking turns to talk in long drawn out monologues to make their points, which
can get dull unless you’re a hardcore fan who understands the context of the in-depth conversations. Throughout the show, the hosts turn
to live listener call-ins for more content to discuss in the word of boxing.
Audio quality is inconsistent; hosts sound like they’re either in front of a
microphone or on Skype/calling from their cell phone. Very middle-of-the-road
round table discussion podcast.
LukieBoxing
http://lukieboxing.podomatic.com/rss2.xml
Single host
with occasional +1 guest to help drive discussions. Primary host, Lucas
Ketelle, is a local boxing journalist in the Bay Area who discusses global and
local boxing news. Show has intro music/theme that changes from episode to
episode and audio has hissing that should be eliminated
in post-production. Points made about fighters and the business surrounding them are accurate and
informative but the way that news is talked about makes for lots of awkward
pauses and hosts stumbling over each other. Good amateur podcast.
ESPN: Heavy Hitting Boxing Podcast
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/podcast/feeds/itunes/podCast?id=3417454
Hosted by
boxing journalist, Kieran Mulvaney, this podcast discusses boxers and boxing
events that are significant to Mulvaney, usually coinciding with his contract
work with HBO. While production quality is fantastic and the discussions
usually intelligent, updates to the podcast as far apart as months leading to a
major drop in stock. However, content is always a pleasure to listen to with
lots of discussion dedicated to the health/safety of boxers. Favorite aspect of
show is the monologue style of Mulvaney who takes his time to make a point
leading to many dramatic pauses and inflections.
Inside the Ropes Radio
http://itr-radio.podomatic.com/rss2.xml
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