Pound for Pound

In the week that Man City win the Premier League who else would we get on the show than the Hitman?! Ricky Hatton joins us off the back of the announcement that his fighter Nathan Gorman is going up against Daniel Dubois on 13th July at the O2 arena Live on BT Sport. Ricky also gives us his view on his old foe Manny Pacquaio fighting Keith Thurman, plus tells us his favourite ever Joke.Don’t miss this ep! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Is there a man living life at the moment as much as our guest this week? Tommy Coyle is on an American journey and the next stop is Madison Square Garden where he faces former world champion Chris Algieri on the AJ undercard.We also find out the answer to the biggest question of today... who would win in a fight between Mike Tyson and a Gorilla as we are joined by Steve Backshall and Ian Redmond OBE to talk us through what would happen! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The young pup of the Heavyweight division Dynamite Daniel Dubois is our guest this week fresh off his stoppage win against Richard Lartey. We see if Joe Joyce is next for him, his thoughts on the Aj/Wilder/Fury situation and his plan to become a world champ. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As promised, here is the montage we made for the British Podcast Awards. It involves some of the best bits since we launched. We hope you love and laugh as much as we did listening back to them! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What a week of action in the boxing world. From Miller’s failed tests to Matchroom London’s show to Amir Khan taking one in the Crown Jewels - we dissected everything, especially with our good friend who gets the lead on everything, Kugan Cassius.We also chat to Sandy Ryan. Currently part of team GB, Sandy is female boxing’s next star in the making who is set to make a huge impression very soon! She gives us her take on the rise of female boxing and her journey so far. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’ve got a huge show this week. We look back at last weekends world title fight with Anthony Crolla who put in a brave performance against many people’s Pound for pound number 1, Lomachenko. We also get his thoughts on his future in the sport.We then look to this weekends London show and speak with the new and improved Doncaster De La Hoya, Mr Papi David Allen.We also have another instalment of Froch’s fascinating facts of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’re honoured to be joined on this weeks show my former Super Middleweight World Champion James Cook MBE. James has a brilliant career in the ring, however it’s outside of the ring that has made him into a legend and we get to hear his inspirational story.We’re also joined by Kuggy bear to discuss all of the goings on in the boxing world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mr Matchroom and Hall of Famer Barry Hearn joins us for a very very special episode. We discuss topics with Barry that stretch over decades! There’s not many people out there who have experienced what he has experienced in the sport. We say this a lot but trust us on this one... you do not want to miss it! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fresh from retaining his WBC crown, Charlie Edwards joins us on the show to tell us about his monumental rise to becoming World Champion as he faced personal difficulties along the way.We also welcome back Mr Cassius who gives us all of the low down from the Boxing world and discuss the upcoming Matchroom fight card in LiverpoolAnd as always we hear another one of Carl Froch's Fascinating Facts of the Week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What an ep we have this week. We’re joined by the incredible Michael Bentt. The former Heavyweight Champion of the world turned director, writer, actor, film consultant. His journey and life has been chronicled in the amazing new Netflix documentary “Losers” and he joins us to discuss everything. A truly special interview.We’re also joined by Mr Master Knowledge Spencer Fearon and also hear the latest fascinating fact from Carl Froch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Who doesn't love the Magic Man?! Whether it was during his fight career or his punditry career, he's found his way into the heart of the UK boxing fans. We caught up with Paulie to chat us through the next chapter in his career... Bare knuckle boxing! We also chat about his infamous feud with Conor McGregor. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After his retirement in late 2018 we thought we’d heard the last from our friend The Bomber. Thankfully we’ve pulled him back from the retirement wilderness and onto this week’s show. We hear all about how he’s currently loving life being an ex pro, if he still gets the urge to step back through the ropes and also his take on all the latest in the boxing world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Facing the no.1 pound for pound king is a daunting task but it’s one that our guest this week is taking on in LA on the 12th April. Anthony Million Dollar Crolla takes on Vasiliy Lomachenko at the Staples Centre and joins us to discuss how he’s preparing to beat the “Matrix”!We also discuss all of the news from the boxing world including a full breakdown of Chris Eubank Jr’s win over James DeGale. And as always we check in with our man in the know, Mr Kugan Cassius. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

You could say the real Mr Matchroom isn't one of the Hearn family, but is Frank Smith. From Work Experience to CEO of Matchroom boxing, Frank has seen it all at Matchroom's momentous rise to the top of the sport and is now over seeing the American expansion. He also gives us an insight into Matchroom's 2019 schedule.We also say a huge welcome back to show to the one and only Farm Fel as we catch up with what's been happening on his farm over the last 6 months. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ahead of his fight with Kid Galahad we chat to world champion Josh Warrington in what might be one of our best interviews yet.We also check in with our man in the know Kugan Cassius with an exclusive chat about the just announced Dillian Whyte vs Domonic Brazeale fight.This is not one to miss! 👊🏼💥 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fresh from his 3rd round TKO win over Jake Ball at the O2 Arena, we got one of the hottest Light-Heavyweight prospects in the country on the show, none other than the Spider himself, Craig Richards.We also touched base with our man Kugan to hear all the goings on in the boxing world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we talk to Ian John-Lewis, one of this countries most experienced boxing referees to hear about exactly what it takes to be a referee and the pressures involved. We also pay tribute to George Groves after he announced his retirement earlier this week. Carl Froch's Fascinating Fact of the Week makes it's return and of course we talk to our man in the know, Mr Kugan Cassius. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We’ve had our first big fight of the year with Pacquaio vs Broner and soon Sky Sports will be back with a bumper schedule of shows in 2019 and who better to get on to run through them then Mr. Sky Sports Boxing himself, Adam Smith.We also have another new section which we hope you’ll love - Froch Facts! With none other than the Cobra himself.It’s not to be missed 👊 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week’s show we have a podcast veteran joining us. Rob Moore is the man behind the Disruptive Entrepreneur Podcast and has produced & presented over 300 shows. He’s also one of the most interesting guys out there on mental strength and mindset. You might as well wait a few days and add this to your Motivation Monday schedule! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

WE'RE BACK!After the xmas break we're revitalised and ready to hit the ground running for 2019 and we've started the year big with this weeks guest, none other than the legendary Hall of Fame promoter, Frank Warren.Frank has been there done it and seen it all and we caught up with him about; Fury/Wilder, Fury/AJ, Billy Joe Saunders, Anthony Yarde, BT Sport, Sky Sports, Eddie Hearn... we basically spoke to him about everything!We also caught up with our man Kugan to see how he celebrated his NYE. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Xmas Special!If you thought the hard man of the Queen Vic will only be gracing our screens this xmas you'd be very wrong.... he's also all over the airways as our guest for this xmas special is none other than huge boxing fan Mr. Danny Dyer! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

PPV WEEK!This weekend is the heavyweight clash between Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora, and we've pulled it out the bag by grabbing some time with the Bodysnatcher himself, Mr. Dillian Whyte. We got all the low down from him whilst being in the midst of fight week and see how he's feeling in the lead up to the huge clash.We also caught up with Kugan to get all of the news from Canelo vs Fielding and also breakdown the upcoming PPV fights. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren are the first names that spring to mind when thinking of British boxing promoters. But we were close to having another British promoter who also loves to chat... Former Crystal Palace manager and current talkSPORT star Simon Jordan joins us in the show this week and reveals all! He’s a class guest so make sure you don’t miss this one. Also on this week’s show is the big one, the launch of the best thing you’ll hear over this Xmas period, the official Kugan Cassius theme tune! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Special Babi Kell Brook joined us on this week’s show and there was only one topic (apart from Amir Khan) that was on everyone’s minds.... #WilderFury!! WHAT A FIGHT! WHAT A RUBBISH SCORECARD! We dissect everything from the fight and chat about where both guys go from here. Also joining us is the Lionel Messi of women’s football Miss Fran Kirby who is a huge boxing fan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

CREED 2 & #WilderFury SPECIALThis week we had the pleasure to interview man mountain and boxer turned actor Florian “Big Nasty” Munteanu aka Viktor Drago from the upcoming Creed 2.Viktor was an amateur boxer whose life has done a huge 180 and is now looking at a huge career in Hollywood, starting out by playing the son of one of the most iconic boxing characters ever to be on film.It’s also the big one this weekend... Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury. We breakdown the fight and get all of the fight week news from our man in LA Mr. Kugan Cassius See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BONUS EPISODE - LIVE TOUR SPECIALAs most of you may know we are taking the show on the road and coming to a theatre near you! With special guest's such as Carl Froch, Callum Smith, Johnny Nelson, Lewis Ritson, Jamie Moore, Darren Barker, Adam Smith and many more confirmed we'd love for you to join us!We're also excited to offer a BLACK FRIDAY sale price! For tickets and more information head to poundforpoundlive.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FAN’S SPECIAL PART 2!This week the guys are answering questions from the listeners. We tried this a few months ago and it was one of our favourite episodes to date and this time round you guys didn’t disappoint!As ever, we’re also joined by Mr. Cassius who brings us all the low down from the world of boxing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Real life Action Man and star of Channel 4’s hit series SAS: Who Dares Wins, Ant Middleton joined us on the show this week. This episode could have gone on for hours as Ant has has lived one of the most interesting lives we ever heard about, from his special forces background to climbing Mount Everest to turning his life around from being rock bottom in prison. This is truly an episode not to be missed. We also catch up with Kugan to hear all about the epi that was Usyk vs Bellew. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

USYK vs BELLEW PREVIEW EPHere we go, we’re just hours away from #UsykBellew and we’ve got a special one off episode centred around the fight. Our man Spencer Oliver has been in Manchester all week and gives us the behind the scenes breakdown before the big fight. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s Usyk-Bellew fight week and we’re absolutely buzzing! To kick things off we’re joined by Sky Sports Boxing presenter Anna Woolhouse who has spent time with both men in their training camps. We also cover a range of topics with Anna including online trolls, fitness and her Sky colleagues.We also caught up with Kugan after his week off the podcast to find out what he got up to and got all the news from the boxing world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joining us on this week’s show is a man notorious in boxing circles. He’s boxed over 300 times professionally and is known as “Mr. Reliable”. Kristian Laight has over 270 losses yet he’s only been Stopped 5 time’s and always on his feet! We hear what motivates him and why he chose this path in the professional game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our guest this week is truly in a league of their own (see what we did there? Can always count on the pound for pound podcast to deliver cutting edge comedy...) Jamie Redknapp joins us this week and it’s the type of guest we love to have on; not someone who boxing fans may realise is a huge boxing fan. We go in depth into how his love of the sport started and what he thinks of the current crop of British fighters.We also catch up with Kugan to get all the gossip from his travels to Boston. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever wondered how many people watched Carl Froch’s huge KO of George Groves at Wembley Stadium? Nope? Well this week’s guest will certainly tell us how many! The Cobra, Carl Froch joins us to talk through his career and his current role as a pundit on the Sky Sports Boxing team... And of course we’re joined by Mr. Kuggy Bear himself, Kugan Cassius, to debrief us of all this week’s boxing news. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

International grime star Bugzy Malone chatted to us about his great career, how boxing saved his life from the tough streets of Manchester and the part he played in getting KSI ready for his record breaking fight with Logan Paul. Our man Kugan was also back from his exploits in Chicago and gave us the rundown on the week’s news in the boxing world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Straight off the plane from Jeddah we catch up with the new WBA and Ring magazine Super Middleweight champion, Callum Smith after his flawless victory over George Groves. Also joining us from his return from Saudi is our boxing man in the know, Kuggy bear Kugan Cassius. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oleksander Usyk vs Tony Bellew, November 10th, Manchester Arena…. WHAT A FIGHT! As soon as this was announced we knew we needed to get the bomber back on the podcast and he didn’t disappoint. We also chatted with our boxing man Kugan Cassius about the HUGE upcoming Bellew fight and also discussed last weeks HUGE fight, Joshua vs Povetkin, whilst also discussing next weeks HUGE fight Groves vs Smith… There’s so many HUGE fights at the moment we can barely keep up! Give it a listen and if you like what you hear please subscribe on iTunes, Spotify and all other podcast platforms. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In one of our most honest interviews ever, the White Rhino Dave Allen joins us to discuss his journey to becoming a boxing fans favourite! In depth, brutal and hilarious, it has it all! Our boxing man in the know, Kugan Cassius also gives us the lowdown especially on the rematch of GGG vs Canelo. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week former Middleweight champ Darren Barker relives one of the most memorable nights in recent British Boxing history and tells us about his new role as the main pundit on Matchroom Boxing’s newest venture. We also dissect all of the fall out from the Amir Khan fight in Birmingham and discuss who is ducking who when it comes to Khan vs Brook with our boxing man, Kugan Cassius. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From the front cover of The Ring magazine to being on the P4P podcast, it’s safe to say Eddie Hearn has had quite a week! Matchroom Boxing’s main man kindly gave us an hour of his time and nothing was off the table; AJ, Fury, Wilder, Khan, Brook, Bellew, Usyk to name just a few! If you’re a boxing fan, then you need to listen to this episode! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Jake and Spencer fill us in on the KSI v Logan Paul fight in Manchester, Kugan gives us the lowdown on all things boxing and we top it off with a powerful chat with former professional footballer turned professional boxer, Leon McKenzie. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we were honoured to have the one and only Mark Prince on our show. We hear the former IBF & WBO Inter-Continental champ’s inspiring story and the amazing work he is doing with the Kiyan Prince Foundation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From the outset we’ve wanted to give our listeners a different insight into the world of boxing and this show has definitely ticked that box! Dr Ian White is one of the most experienced ringside doctors around and sees the fighters at their most vulnerable; before, during and after the fight. He also has had the best seat in the house for some of the UK’s biggest fights. Also our man Kugan join us all the way from Disneyland to give us the low down on this week’s boxing news. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Spencer is sunning it up in the Dominican but we couldn’t let him have a week away without at least getting him on the phone to chat about all the latest goings on in the boxing world. Also our man with the plan, Kugan Cassius gave us all the exclusives and inside info on everything from Hearn & Warrens purse bids to the latest addition on the Joshua vs Povetkin card. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we dissected another epic night of British boxing with our man Kugan Cassius as we discussed the epics that were; Whyte vs Parker & Takam vs Chisora. We also had actor, comedian and all round legend that is Ricky Grover on the phone who let us into his history and love of boxing as well as having us in tears of laughter. We're a biased bunch but this ep is one not to miss! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It’s not everyday that the undisputed Cruiserweight champion and many people’s P4P no.1 calls you out but on Saturday Oleksandr Usyk put the ball firmly in Tony Bellew’s corner for a potential fight, so we caught up with The Bomber to see if it’s going to happen! We’re also joined by the newest addition to the Pound for Pound team, Kuggy Bear himself Kugan Cassius as he gives us the low down of all the week’s boxing news. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Fresh from cornering Britain’s newest world champion, Jamie Moore joins us on the show to chat about Rocky Fielding’s monumental win in Germany, whilst also giving us the low down on Carl Franptons upcoming Windsor Park fight See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of our favourite guests joined us on the show this week; Mr IFL TV himself, the one and only Kugan Cassius. We turned the tables on Kugan and put him under the microscope about his career, especially his starring role on Eastenders! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we were honoured to have the Weirwolf, David Weir, on our show. One of this countries greatest ever sportsmen having won multiple Paralympic gold medals, including 4 at London 2012, and many marathons. He’s also a huge boxing fan! Additionally, he exclusively explains his decision to retire from racing for GB after the 2016 Rio Olympics in 2016. You won’t want to miss this one! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week’s ep features The Body Snatcher Dillian Whyte. He’s gone from villain to fans favourite and is now headlining a huge box office card! Chisora, Wilder, Joshua, Parker and much much more... we left no stone unturned! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Geordie Golovkin, Lewis Ritson, joins us on this week’s show to discuss his meteoric rise to becoming British boxing’s brightest star after winning the British title outright and bringing big time boxing back to the north east! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.