Ariel x Ade, episode 32: Oscar De La Hoya on 'lame' Canelo-Crawford faceoff, Brian Norman Jr. talks brutal knockout, more
Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo are joined by Oscar De La Hoya to preview Jake Paul vs. Julio César Chávez Jr. and react to the theatrics from Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford on their press tour. Plus, Brian Norman Jr. joins on the heels of his brutal KO win over Jin Sasaki.
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Show Notes
Ariel Helwani and Ade Oladipo start with their reaction to the theatrics from Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford on their press tour (04:00), the rumored Jarrell Miller vs. Jared Anderson fight, and pitch their dream fights on the first Zuffa boxing card.
Then, the duo discusses the announced Riyad Season card headlined by Moses Itauma vs. Dillian Whyte before being joined by WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. (22:51) after his brutal KO win over Jin Sasaki to talk winning in Japan, Manny Pacquiao’s return, and what’s next for him.
Next up, Oscar De La Hoya calls in ahead of the MVP and Golden Boy co-promoted Jake Paul vs. Julio César Chávez Jr. fight to break down the card, give his insight into Canelo-Crawford, and more (41:37).
After briefly previewing Paul vs. Chávez Jr. (55:06), Ariel and Ade give their take on Galal Yafai’s shocking loss to Francisco Rodríguez Jr. (1:02:47) and look ahead to the weekend’s slate of fights (1:06:36), before landing the Parting Shots (1:10:14)