The Zoom days are over as the boys link back up in the studio for the first time in over 18 months. There was so much to catch up on but the pair conversed about the most recent talking points in both boxing and football. First on the agenda was the heavyweight scene as Max and Noah reviewed Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua's last fights. Saturday's upcoming undisputed title fight between Saul Alvarez and Caleb Plant was also looked at before the lads turned their attention to football and the managerial drama at Tottenham Hotspur.

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The 19th installment of the Middlemen podcast features Sam Maxwell who spoke ahead of his clash with Akeem Ennis-Brown for the Commonwealth and British super lightweight titles next week. Recorded on Thursday night, the boys analysed other interesting fights from that card whilst also looking at the welterweight world title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas that has just been. Now the new premier league season is underway, Noah and Max were all smiles when discussing their team's start to the campaign as both sit joint top of the table after Gameweek 2.

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FULL BOXING EDITION: The Middlemen analyse the biggest talking points from the sport of the Sweet Science over the past fortnight. Recorded on Tuesday, the boys caught up on Team GB Boxing's record breaking performance at this years Olympics. In fact, two previous guests in Frazer Clarke and Galal Yafai have been guaranteed medals in the competition. The boys turned their attention to the pro game too, assessing Joe Joyce's most recent outing against Carlos Takam and much more. 

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THE EURO FINALE: Noah and Max relived heartbreak as they discussed the tragic England loss to Italy in the Euros final. The lads also voiced their disdain for the awful behaviour from fans that followed the game. The boys discussed another mega event this time in the boxing world as Joshua V Fury has been put even more out of sight recently. The good news that did come with this episode was that a full capacity crowd is allowed ahead of the Warrington V Lara rematch in September, an exciting fight that the pair analysed together. 

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The Middlemen join each other after a cracking episode with star guest Frazer Clarke to recap on last week's boxing that saw Gervonta Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko both score impressive wins inside the distance. The boys spoke highly of others that scored recently, including Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling against Germany that has prompted the English nation to believe it truly could be coming home. Transfer news and other Euro talking points were also discussed in this week's episode between the two journalists. 

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The Middlemen start their summer season off with a bang as they are joined by Team GB's Olympic boxer Frazer Clarke. The trio talk about Clarke's 17-year journey on getting to the Tokyo Olympics and weigh in on the topics currently surrounding boxing. Usually the football talk is full of talk round Max and Noah's club but now the Euros have taken the headlines as Noah speaks on what it was like to report at Wembley and the two also predict the tournament's upcoming games.

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The Middlemen are back to their weekly schedule, this time discussing the chaotic final day of the Premier League season where Max and Noah's teams both managed to finish in a Champions League position. The boys also gave their takes on a turbulent week for boxing as a historic win for undisputed champion Josh Taylor was overshadowed by the calamity of the cancelled fight between Joshua and Fury.

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From FA titles in football to World titles in boxing, the Middlemen come back with a bang discussing fixtures from both sports that have been attacking the latest headlines. Max finally had a positive week of football as Liverpool found their form while Noah was healing from an FA Cup defeat as a Chelsea fan. In their other specialty of boxing, the journo's covered local boxers in Joshua Buatsi as well as the world's elite in Saul Alvarez. 

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After a small break, the Middlemen come back with a bang, joined by pro boxer Katie Healy who makes her debut this month. The pair go onto discuss the PPV fight that just passed in Derek Chisora V Joseph Parker, and also look ahead to the world title fight between Saul Alvarez and Billie Joe Saunders. The boys cover the chaos of football too, giving takes on the Super League and Manchester United protests. 

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In the first double-guest episode, The Middlemen were joined by esteemed sports writer Paul Hayward as well as Boxing Guru reporter and fellow podcaster Niamh Campbell. Between the four of them, the quartet covered bases of etiquette in journalism, professionalism in football and impending fights in boxing. 

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