Boxing Life Stories

By Tris DixonSports

Boxing Life Stories episodes

June 30, 2025 Harlem Eubank On Being Ready For World Class, Why He Wants Chris Jnr To Face Canelo Rather Than Benn, And Boxing As A Family Affair
Brighton's well-liked Harlem Eubank has a deep conversation with Tris Dixon about his journey in the pros, family life, and his upcoming fight with Jack Catterall.
Eubank discusses that big night in Tottenham, when Chris Eubank Snr joined his son's side for their now famous ringwalk, his own path through professional boxing, his aspirations for the future, and why now is the time to prove he is world class.

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32 min
June 27, 2025 Tris Dixon On His Start In Boxing, The Hard Times In America, Search For Contentment
A while ago, Tris Dixon was a guest on the Anthony Ogogo podcast, Getting Back Up.... Here it is.
Hello, this is probably the most engaging interview I've done so I figured I would share it. Anthony did his homework and really shocked me with his preparation and this was a deep dive into my life and journey, and I shared things I'd actually completely forgotten about.
I hope you enjoy it.
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Tris Dixon covered
his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he
has written for a number of international publications and newspapers,
including GQ and Men’s Health. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and
hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall
of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, and the author of five
boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing”
(shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A
Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times
International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey
Through Boxing’s Wastelands.”

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1 hr 26 min
June 25, 2025 Johnny Greaves On Life After The Final Bell, Being A Journeyman, Mental Health And His New Book
Former journeyman Johnny Greaves, veteran of 100 fights, talks to Tris Dixon about what life has been like since he left the ring, the motivation behind his new book, and he recalls some of his most dramatic and funny stories from life on the road.
Greaves also talks about something exciting that might be happening in his life, talks about getting the call to box having sunk a couple of beers on the sofa, and how he was not tested for PEDs once in his 100 fights.
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Tris Dixon covered
his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he
has written for a number of international publications and newspapers,
including GQ and Men’s Health. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and
hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall
of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, and the author of five
boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing”
(shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A
Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times
International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey
Through Boxing’s Wastelands.”

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37 min
June 23, 2025 Deontay Wilder: Using A Sports Psychologist, His Motivation To Fight On, Joshua, Fury, And The Boxing Business
Deontay Wilder and interviewer Tris Dixon first met in 2008 and have remained in touch. Here, in an open and candid interview, Wilder talks about his return to the ring, using a sports psychologist to regain some confidence, and the futures of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury.
Wilder also has harsh words for the business of boxing, and talks about the pitfalls he has faced and the issues he has suffered from, and he discusses how hard it is to be a fighter in the modern sport.
He also talks about why he got into boxing, and why he fights on despite having achieved generational wealth.
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Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, and the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.”

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44 min
June 20, 2025 Galal Yafai: Olympic Gold, Bam Rodriguez, Kenshiro Teraji, And Can He Make It As A Major Star?
Galal Yafai, the WBC interim champion at flyweight, gives an honest and forthright interview, talking about his title, his progress since winning gold at the Tokyo Olympics, and possible future fights with the likes of Bam Rodriguez and Kenshiro Teraji.
Yafai also tells Tris Dixon about his hopes and dreams while he worked in a Land Rover factory, rolling the dice for two Olympic cycles, his fight with Sunny Edwards and the danger posed by Francisco Rodriguez.

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Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, and the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.”

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26 min
June 18, 2025 Keith Thurman: His Return To The Ring, Wanting Big Fights At 154lbs, His Inspirational Start And Biggest Moments
Keith Thurman talks to Tris Dixon about getting back in the ring and blitzing Brock Jarvis, his prolonged spells on inactivity, wanting to get into the mix at 154lbs and his career highs and lows.
Thurman also discusses his start in boxing, from being trained by a school janitor in Florida all the way to winning world titles and headlining in Las Vegas.
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Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, and the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.”

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31 min
June 16, 2025 John DiSanto: Preserving Philadelphia's Boxing History, Muhammad Ali's Deer Lake Camp, And A Gravestone For Gil Turner
Boxing historian John DiSanto has run the PhillyBoxingHistory website for more than 20 years and he has made it a mission to preserve as much of Philadelphia's boxing history as possible.
Among his many projects is raising funds for gravestones for deceased fighters buried in unmarked graves and, among others, he has done that for Tyrone Everrett and Matthew Saad Muhammad. He is presently raising funds for a headstone for former contender Gil Turner. (Click here to donate https://www.gofundme.com/f/gil-turner-gravestone-fund)
Here, he talks to Tris Dixon about his concerns for the Blue Horizon and Joe Frazier's Gym, what has become of Muhammad Ali's trianing camp at Deer Lake, and much more.
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This collection of interviews is available on…
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iTunes
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And all good podcast platforms.
Tris Dixon covered
his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he
has written for a number of international publications and newspapers,
including GQ and Men’s Health. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and
hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall
of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, and the author of five
boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing”
(shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A
Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times
International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey
Through Boxing’s Wastelands.”

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53 min
June 13, 2025 Ohara Davies: Fake Media, Playing A Character, Why He Is Coming Back, Respect For Anthony Joshua
Ohara Davies talks to Tris Dixon about his return to the ring in Ghana and the lowest of the lows he felt last year. Davies talks about playing a character in boxing, the fake friends within the sport, his incredible respect and admiration for Anthony Joshua, and the aspirations he still has in boxing.

Ohara Davies for BoxingScene – https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/returning-ohara-davies-hoping-to-finish-as-a-nice-guy
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25 min
June 11, 2025 Spencer Fearon On The Sad Passing Of James Cook MBE, The David Walker War And Tunde Ajayi
Spencer Fearon shares his memories of James Cook MBE, who passed away last week. Fearon talks to Tris Dixon about their times together, prompting both laughter and sadness, reflects on his own career but it's the wonderful James Cook that features most in their conversation.

https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/the-lucky-ones-got-to-know-james-cook

James Cook MBE INTERVIEW – https://feeds.megaphone.fm/COMG9059667779

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42 min
June 09, 2025 #259 Vinny Paz
One of the most colorful of all boxing champions, Vinny Paz talks to Tris Dixon about his incredible life in boxing. He discusses the movie of his life, Bleed For This, with Miles Teller in the lead role, his famous feuds and big fights, going into detail to talk about his contests with Roberto Duran, Roy Jones, the late Greg Haugen, Dana Rosenblatt, and countless others.
(This episode was recorded before Vinny was elected into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, and before the passing of his greta rival, Haugen).

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55 min