It was a honour to have

Michael Olajide the Silk

on this episode

One of the most exciting and loved boxers in the 1980,s especially in New York he built a 22-0 record and was ranked number 1 contender for

The legendary

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

That Fight never eventuated

Michael did challenge for 2 World titles

A great win over the undefeated Troy Darrell set up a World title fight vs 1984 Olympic Gold medalist Frank Tate for the middleweight title following that he had a war with former World Champion

Iran the Blade Barkley

Michael also fought the legendary Hitman Thomas Hearns for the Super-middle weight World title going the distance with the Hitman

Michael is a true gentleman of the sport.

Also a pioneer of boxing for fitness, Michael Olajide has trained supermodels and turned actors into on-screen boxers. Famed for his silky moves, this is a great episode on the very highs and lows of the sport of boxing and the real life story of one of the greats in the 80’s and we discuss a lot on boxing in New York at that time.