Ringside Rewind

John Rawling, Ian Darke and Tris Dixon look back on the lives, times and careers of some of the greats, and try to establish who were the best heavyweights of all-time, with names like Jack Johnson, Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Joe Frazier, Rocky Marciano all under consideration.

The team returns and speculates about some all-time dream fights. You would win if Mike Tyson fought Joe Frazier, if Naseem Hamed and Barry McGuigan came to blows, or how about if Tyson Fury and Lennox Lewis met? What about Chris Eubank and Alan Minter and, of course, Carl Froch took on superb Welshman Joe Calzaghe?

Ian Darke and John Rawling are joined by host Tris Dixon looking back on their experiences in boxing, here reflecting on bloopers, funny things they have witnessed on their work travels, in the boxing ring, press conferences and on the peripheries of the sport.

Tris Dixon, Ian Darke and John Rawling talk about the Four Kings of Marvin Hagler, Tommy Hearns, Roberto Duran and Sugar Ray Leonard and reflect on a golden era for the sport.

They look back over some of the biggest fights of a generation, some of the controversies and Darke recalls a time when he interviewed a nude Marvin Hagler!

Ian Darke, John Rawling and Tris Dixon look back on the careers of some fighters who have transcended the sport and ponder how they have done it, while exploring reasons why other fighters, whether notable, brilliant or exciting, have failed to build significant fanbases.

Among the names mentioned are Henry Cooper, Tyson Fury, Amir Khan, Naseem Hamed, Chris Eubank, Anthony Joshua, Ricky Hatton, Barry McGuigan and many more.

Ian Darke, John Rawling and Tris Dixon talk about fights not being made, PEDs, bad scorecards, a lack of federal oversight, protecting unbeaten records and drab live events. It might be grumpy old men stuff, but maybe things were better in the olden days!

Ian Darke, Tris Dixon and John Rawling look back over the weird and wonderful, the good, bad and downright ugly press conference moments they have reported on, and they also reflect upon the passing of their friend and colleague, Ron Lewis.

The team share their memories of Muhammad Ali and the impact he had on them, and Ian Darke and John Rawling talk about how Ali guided them towards their chosen career paths.

They talk about Ali's best fights, best quotes, the best Ali books, his legacy, how he might have coped with today's giants, dream fights and much more besides.

John Rawling, Ian Darke and Tris Dixon provide their top five ringside experiences, counting down the best fights they have been at.

Strangely, they each picked different fights with no overlap, with fights featuring Marvin Hagler, Arturo Gatti, Mike Tyson, Marco Antonio Barrera, Nigel Benn, Evander Holyfield and Manny Pacquiao.

Ian Darke and John Rawling join Tris Dixon to talk about getting into the business of commentary and boxing journalism, learning the ropes, highs, lows, mistakes, pressure, travel and much more