The Grueling Truth

On this week's DolphinsTalk.com Post Game Wrap Up Show we talk about the Dolphins loss to the New England Patriots 43-0. It was a game where the offense did little to nothing and the defense in reality played ok for the most part. Did we see the last of Ryan Fitzpatrick as the Dolphins quarterback with this game? It is Josh Rosen time in Miami and time for Rosen to start? We talk about that and we also talk about the possible Minkah Fitzpatrick trade that will be happening this week as well. And we close out the show with some Tua talk….because why not at this point as the Dolphins will be drafting a quarterback at the top of the 2020 draft.

Few people have survived the kind of roller-coaster ride that has been the life of Bobby Czyz: Two serious automobile accidents (one kept him off a plane that crashed, killing all of his Team USA amateur teammates; the other put him in a hospital for seven weeks, a coma for 28 days), his father's suicide, his riches-to-rags tumble after he was fired as Showtime's ringside analyst, and multiple other potentially debilitating incidents.
Czyz, a member of MENSA (recognition that his IQ tests among the top 2% in the world), joins us on this week's Ringside Boxing Show to explain how he endured the many valleys in his life -- the latest of which had him working a $250-a-week job at a New Jersey grocery store. He also hints that he may soon be analyzing fights again at ringside for a major TV network. Czyz also explains why he's an atheist.
This fascinating, wide-ranging interview with one of the most colorful personalities in boxing is preceded by Paul McLaughlin's report from the United Kingdom.
And expert analysts Travis Hartman, Rizwaan Zahid and John J. Raspanti review Tyson Fury's bloodbath victory over Swedish challenger Otto Wallin, Devin Haney's place on today's 130-pound landscape as a 20-year-old, the bookmakers' massive odds favoring Canelo over Kovalev, and a preview of what might be the most-overlooked match-up of 2019 -- Gvozdyk vs. Beterbiev on Oct. 18.
Dennis Taylor is host of The Ringside Boxing Show, editor/publisher of www.ringsideboxingshow.com, and co-author (with John J. Raspanti) of "Intimate Warfare: The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy," an Amazon bestseller.

On today’s show we breakdown the Minkah Fitzpatrick situation taking place in Miami. Minkah wants out and the Dolphins are giving him permission to seek a trade which in reality means he is on the trade block at this time. Should Miami trade him? Why is Miami entertaining the thought of trading him? Has Brian Flores lost the locker-room? Is Minkah just a bad guy? We cover this from all sides.

Join Mike Goodpaster and Anthony Cervino as they pick all of the week 2 NFL games and talk NFL news.

Join former 49ers running back Dexter Carter and Matt Andruscavage as they discuss the San Francisco 49ers' Week 1 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as well as Sunday's matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals.The 49ers saw the defense largely carry the day and they got enough from the offense to win the game. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo did not have a great day, but it was also not a horrible day. Hopefully, the penalties will be cleaned up as it seemed every time there was a big play, there was a penalty.It will be important for the 49ers to have improvement on offense and get pressure on Bengals' quarterback Andy Dalton and take care of the football.

We are two weeks into 2019 and Antonio Brown has “represented” two NFL teams. With legal troubles now added to his pot of stew, can he make it a third team by Week 3, or might he be done in the NFL altogether for a bit?

The first week of the season provided its own drama as well. The Birds started slow, but finished off the Skins quickly after that, D-Jax made a triumphant return and aside from the D looking a bit meek all is well in Philly. But can they hold off a desperate Falcon squad in Atlanta?

Carlos got a big W out of the Raiders and Rob saw his Jets lose – do any of them show up on Games Not To Bet or Survivor Football Picks? We discuss, live from Nippers!

And, yes, an NFL quarterback did indeed get mono. We aren’t immune to talking about that either.

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This episode begins with a Preview & Predictions segment for the return of Tyson Fury on ESPN+, Haney vs. Abdullaev, Ryan Garcia vs. Avery Sparrow, Hardy vs. Serrano on DAZN! Other Topics For Discussion: Canelo vs Kovalev & Wilder vs Ortiz 2 to be announced soon for Nov. 2 and Nov. 23! -Manny Pacquiao vs Mikey Garcia in Talks? -Shakur Stevenson vs. Joet Gonzalez avoids Purse Bid! -Ruiz vs Joshua 2 and Spence vs Porter Press Conference & Hype Show! Plus, More Current Fight News & Rumor Mill Items! Follow on Twitter @RopeADopeRadio

Billion Dollar Fantasy: The High-Stakes Game Between FanDuel and DraftKings That Upended Sports in America, author Albert Chen is our guest.

My guest today is John U. Bacon, in the spirit of HBO’s Hardknocks, Overtime delivers a deeply reported human portrait that follows the Wolverine coaches, players, and staffers through the 2018 season, including Harbaugh, offensive stars Shea Patterson and Karan Higdon, NFL-ready defensive standouts Rashan Gary, Devin Bush Jr., and Chase Winovich, second-stringers striving to find their place on the team, and their parents’ reactions to it all. Bacon met with them every week during a season that saw the Wolverines ride a ten-game winning streak to #4 in the nation, then take a beating at the hands of arch-rival Ohio State, led by controversial coach Urban Meyer, Harbaugh’s foil. Overtime also previews the crucial 2019 campaign ahead.

My guest today gained fame as the lead singer of the glam metal band Poison who have sold over 40 million records worldwide and 15 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted 10 singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and a number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn".