The Interim Champion Boxing Podcast with Raskin & Mulvaney Podcast

This episode begins with some news about the ICBP (no spoilers here in the text), then Eric and Kieran talk about Canelo deciding to fight Berlanga, Benavidez staying at 175, Jake Paul’s win over Mike Perry, Lucas Bahdi’s stunning knockout of Ashton Sylve, the massive hearts of Dereck Chisora and Joe Joyce, a rare knockout for Claressa Shields, and the latest edition of The Fight Game. Plus, a slew of eff yous to corporate bean-counter douchebags, alphabet soup morons, and sportswashers and their sycophant supporters!

The verdict is in, and the jury has declared the ICBP guilty … of delivering the best podcast in the biz! (We are a certified “Substack Bestseller,” after all.)

On the latest mega-stuffed, Zhilei-Zhang-sized episode:

* 5 vs. 5 recap and analysis, including where Zhang and Dubois fit into the heavyweight picture, the end of the road for Deontay, Bivol’s knockout tuneup for Beterbiev, and more

* Full preview of the Tank Davis-Frank Martin / David Benavidez-Oleksandr Gvozdyk PBC PPV

* Mike Tyson-Jake Paul postponed due to Tyson’s medical issues

* Fundora-Spence on, Tszyu-Ortiz off (for now)

* Bob Arum continuing to rant at age 92

* A wild round of The Fight Game, featuring tales of Kieran blackout drunk on tequila

* Plus Hall of Fame weekend thoughts, Subriel Matias, Xander Zayas, Money Punch bets, and more

The undisputed champion of boxing podcasts returns to celebrate boxing crowning an undisputed heavyweight champion, after Oleksandr Usyk edged Tyson Fury in a thriller for all the marbles.

Eric and Kieran analyze the back-and-forth action and speculate on an immediate rematch, plus they cover all the undercard fights, what “Cacace” rhymes with, Berinchyk…

How better to wind down your Mother’s Day than to spend it with the two baddest muthas in boxing podcasting?

On this week’s show, Eric and Kieran preview the massive Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight championship showdown from a multitude of angles and make picks and bets, they assess Naoya Inoue’s off-the-deck win over Luis Nery and whether he’s the…

No spoilers here, but over the course of this extra-length episode, Eric and Kieran revolutionize the entire podcasting industry in a way that will blow your mind. How’s that for a tease? Along the way, they discuss the following:

* Canelo Alvarez’s entertaining, largely as-expected win over Jaime Munguia, and Canelo’s surprisingly slim list of options for what to do next

* Why the mariachi version of the Star Spangled Banner is the best version of the Star Spangled Banner

* Whether George Kambosos poses any threat whatsoever to Vasyl Lomachenko, and why Eric is risking one-third of all the money he has in the world on this fight

* Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson being a “real” fight, forcing us all to ponder what “real” even is anymore

* Ryan Garcia testing positive for PEDs and all the fallout

The biggest fight of 2024 (until it’s surpassed two weeks later) is on deck this coming Saturday, as Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia step into the ring for a fight that thankfully is not Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga. Kieran and Eric break it down and make bets, plus they look ahead to Tim Tszyu vs. Vergil Ortiz now that Ortiz has cleared the path,…

The fights ended after 1 a.m. Your favorite podcast hosts are exhausted. They lack the energy to write a creative intro. Here’s what you get: Ryan Garcia scored a three-knockdown upset over Devin Haney, and we’re breaking it down from every angle imaginable. We also discuss the undercard, an unexpected loss for Kurt Scoby, and news about Taylor-Serrano 2, Terence Crawford’s next fight, and the 5v5 card. Plus, a rousing round of The Fight Game.

OK, sleepy time. Enjoy the pod.

Basking in the glow of their respective honorable mentions in the annual BWAA writing competition, Eric and Kieran got together on Sunday to make the case that they are also marginally worthy of recognition for their podcasting skills. Included in this episode: an interview with the one and only Jim Lampley, talking PPV.com, nasty cuts, and staying the …

Post-earthquake, pre-eclipse, the unnatural phenomenon that is the duo of Raskin & Mulvaney is here spinning gold out of a slow boxing week with another spectacular ICBP episode. And we partially have the listeners to thank, as you fine folks provided outstanding mailbag submissions, covering such topics as MayPac’s place in history, Tyson vs. Foreman, selling out to the Saudis, Boots Ennis, and Breaking Bad.

Also covered on this Sunday pod: Richardson Hitchins and Diego Pacheco survive tests, Jared “Big Baby” Anderson returns to the ring, the Haney-Garcia undercard means Haney-Garcia will have to sell Haney-Garcia, and a brand-new round of The Fight Game.

The two sharpest minds in the boxing media sphere weigh in on the sharpest elbow in boxing and everything else coming out of a busy, highly entertaining weekend in the sport. Raskin and Mulvaney dig into Sebastian Fundora’s blood-soaked upset of Tim Tszyu, Pitbull Cruz punching Rolly Romero’s punchable face, Oscar Valdez returning to the win column, Zur…