Boxing Life Stories

By Tris Dixon

Welcome to Boxing Conversations with Tris Dixon, a series of interviews that takes you behind the scenes in the world of boxing.

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Boxing Life Stories episodes:

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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31min
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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53min
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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25min
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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42min
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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55min
June 06, 2025 Callum Simpson On Building A Fanbase, Wanting Big Fights, And Working With Sky/Boxxer
Barnsley super middleweight star Callum Simpson talks to Tris Dixon about the remarkable popularity that has seen him twice box at his hometown football stadium, his big rivals at 168, the likelihood of him moving up in weight and his sweet tooth.
Simpson also discusses his journey from fighting on the small halls, building his fanbase and how it has grown since working with Sky Sports and Boxxer.

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30min
June 04, 2025 Josh Kelly Discusses New-Found Confidence, 'Killer' Vergil Ortiz, Testing Himself And Golf
Josh Kelly talks to Tris Dixon about life in and out of the ring, and how he has changed his mindset from someone who had suffered with anxiety to someone who desperately wants to fight the best at 154lbs.

Kelly talks about the best fighters in his division, his relationship with trainer Adam Booth, his relationship with golf, and how he has matured in recent years.

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28min
June 02, 2025 Lucas Roehrig On Working With George Groves, Sparring Opetaia, Targeting Aloys Jnr And Viddal Riley
Tris Dixon speaks to Lucas Roehrig, the undefeated cruiserweight prospect and recent Wasserman signing who is managed and trained by George Groves.

Roehrig discusses his early development, learning the ropes in and out of the ring, sparring top 200-pounders like Chris Billam-Smith and Jai Opetaia, his hopes for the future, and whether he will ever fall out with his mentor, Groves, the way Rocky did with his starlet Tommy Gunn in Rocky V!!

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23min
May 30, 2025 Kyrone Davis On Wanting Tough Nights, The Middleweight Division, And Why No One Wanted Him After He Fought Benavidez
Kyrone Davis is a dangerous middleweight contender who is not high on the list for any of the champions to face.

Having defeated unbeaten prospect Elijah Garcia last year, he takes on an unbeaten Cuban – Yoenlis Hernandez – this weekend. It is another tough fight, for a man who has done much of his work in Philadelphia.

Davis, who has also fought the likes of David Benavidez, moving up in weight and facing him at short notice, could be just a win away from the title shot he craves.

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16min
May 28, 2025 Paddy Donovan On The Heartbreak Of His First Loss, Revenge On Lewis Crocker, And Being In Camp With Whittaker, Sheeraz And Parker
Paddy Donovan suffered the first defeat of his career when he was disqualified in Belfast against Lewis Crocker in March.

Donovan was heartbroken and distraught at the time. His team immediately filed for a rematch and the IBF granted it, meaning he will likely face Crocker again – probably back in Belfast in September – with the winner due to challenge Jaron Ennis.

Donovan also talks to Tris Dixon about being part of one of the leading stables in boxing, with coach Andy Lee also working with Joseph Parker, Ben Whittaker and Hamzah Sheeraz.

Read the full interview here https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/paddy-donovan-is-ready-to-write-a-new-ending-to-rivalry-with-lewis-crocker

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22min

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How many episodes does Boxing Life Stories have?

The podcast currently has 301 episodes available.

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