Beyond Boxing

It started out as a casual catch up call....

It ended up being a hell of an insight into how the journey to the top in boxing rarely runs smooth.

Umar Sadiq - The Top Boxer - is not one to follow the heard and in this podcast you get a chance to share in his journey over the last year, which has definitely been transformative.

He is definitely one of the boxers you should follow if you want to see the travails of an often brutal sport in full HD.

Follow him on:

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Twitter - @topboxersadiq

P.S. forgive the audio in places, we had no time for a soundcheck.

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Canelo became a walking P4P list this past weekend in stopping Kovalev.

Is he an all-time great? Definitely.

Will we see Eddie Hearn start hitching every one of his fighters to hi list? Definitely?

Does anyone care about KSI-Logan Paul? God no!

We can't let the deaths of Patrick Day, Maxim Dadashev and others happen without boxing making the required changes to drive fighter safety.

The solution isn't simple, nor will it be easy in the short-term, but the right thing for the sport to do is to look at what is really increasing the risk profile.

It would not be a coincidence if PEDs were a factor in this, but that would be one of many.

RIP to all the fallen warriors.

Nigel Benn will always be a British boxing great. Here is a man that shared his soul with the fans. Through him, we got to be the warrior we all imagine that we are.

Today, Nigel became mortal like all of us. His body just couldn't muster that one final stand. But, he has shown that his spirit remains superhuman.

Happy retirement Nigel.

Britain rare produces boxers that can dominate at world level. We need clever matchmaking, vacant belts etc.

In Josh Taylor, we have a boxer developed despite the system. A man that is self-made and in doing that, became one of the best in the world.

His fight with Prograis will live long in the memory as a coronation of sorts and a reminder that tough environments make tough people.

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So, two men who are the best in their countries will fight each other to find out who gets to box Mikey Garcia and Jose Ramirez. Knowing Hearn, it will be Ricky Burns.

What is all the fuss about?

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You feel for Ted Cheesman, a kid who has done it all the right way from day one. Boxing is a cruel sport at times, and you wonder when and how Ted will get a break.

Having said that, you have to wonder why Hearn has issues with self-made boxers. How many kids have put the work in, only to be ignored by Eddie Hearn.

Instagram: @greghackett86 - a man worth the follow.

Greg Hackett is one of the best young boxing minds out there. He makes you wonder how the UK hasn't figured out the finer points of boxing yet.

In this podcast, we discuss his career to date, his inside views on the fighters that have, and will, put Philly on the map.

The podcast covers everything and there's probably a gem in every minute of this one.

Please listen, enjoy and share, you get a rare insight in this podcast....

John Skipper is the headmaster that loves watching his star pupil make a spectacle of himself, only to correct him afterwards.

He leaves no doubt who the boss is and as boxing fans we should always listen to the man that moves in silence.

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You beat an anonymous, but slightly aggressive Swede, get a cut and end up on the shelf.

What do you do.

You go and find an ex-strongman who pretends to beat people up for a living and talk to his boss about doing a bit of work experience.

But...part of that experience is going to a country where homosexuals are outlawed, women have limited roles and belief in God is everything.

Some people class that as hell, Fury might class it as home.