In this segment of Episode 87, we give our thoughts on Creed III - the third entry of the Creed film series and the 1st film in the Rocky universe not starring Sylvester Stallone. Is Creed III the best of the Creed films? How well does it stand alone in the realm of boxing movies? We address those questions and more in this episode.

Ricky Vang, host of The Spoiler Force Podcast, joins in on the discussion as 1st-time guest on the program!

Stephen Ruiz, creator of boxing page Ringside Global , also chimes in as well.

On Episode 86, the panel reviews the major fights that happened over the course of October 15-16, 2022! We touch upon: #ShieldsMarshall, #HaneyKambosos2, #WilderHelenius, #MayerBaumgardner, #PlantDirrell. We also discuss the botched negotiations between Errol Spence Jr and Terence Crawford, now that Crawford has agreed to fight David Avanesyan on Dec 10, 2022 on the fledgling streaming app BLK.

Guest Panelists:
- Tiffanie Daniels (https://www.instagram.com/tiffanie.daniels), writer on the Ohio boxing scene
- Gary Kittilsen of https://www.3DBoxingBlog.com

We interview GoldenBoy Promotions welterweight contender Alexis Rocha, (20-1, 13 KO). The Santa Ana native, will be fighting later this month on Saturday, October 29th on the Joseph Diaz vs Jose Zepeda card at Pechanga Casino - San Diego on DAZN! Coach Hector Lopez will also be present in this special episode!

Guest panelists:
Stephen Ruiz of Ringside Global
Will Montero of Sidestep Boxing

In Episode 84, The Standing 8 Podcast crew, with special guest panelists Jaime Garza of All Access Elite Boxing (https://www.instagram.com/allaccesseliteboxing) and Stephen Ruiz of Ringside Global (https://www.instagram.com/ringside_global), discuss Canelo Alvarez unanimous decision victory win (116-112, 115-113, 115-113) over Gennady Golovkin in their DAZN PPV 9/17 trilogy fight. Golovkin, for the 1st time in his pro career, moved up a weight division to 168 to make the 3rd fight possible.

The panel also discusses the #CaneloGGG3 co-main fight between WBC super flyweight champion Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez and #10 ranked WBC contender, Israel González. The panel reacts to Bam's successful second title defense of his WBC super flyweight title!

Lastly, the panel reacts to the latest news regarding the potential megafight between Errol Spence Jr vs Terence Crawford.

We are back from a short break since Episode 82! Kicking things off, we're giving our post-fight reaction to the rematch between Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua, in which Usyk(20-0, 13 KOs) defeated Joshua (24-3, 22 KOs) in the heavyweight championship rematch via split decision. Usyk retains 3 of the 4 major championship titles in the division. We break down the fight, react to immediate aftermath, and more!

We also cover Teofimo Lopez' return since losing to George Kambosos.

Guest panelists:
Stephen Ruiz (https://www.instagram.com/ringside_global)
Gary Kittilsen (https://www.3dboxingblog.com)

In Episode 82, we are joined by recurring guest panelists Stephen Ruiz (IG: Ringside_Global) and Jaime "Jimmy Blue" Garza - founder of All Access Elite Boxing (Twitter @allaccesselite | FB / IG @allaccesseliteboxing). In this 2-hour action-packed podcast, the panel reacts to Tyson Fury's announcing his retirement following his 6th Rnd TKO of Dillian Whyte, Errol Spence Jr 10th Rnd TKO of Yordenis Ugas, unifying 3 welterweight titles.

We also had a final preview of the following 4/30 weekend fights of Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano and Shakur Stevenson vs Oscar Valdez. Taylor would defeat Serrano by split decision (97-93, 96-93, 94-96) in a grueling all-action 12-round affair. Stevenson would beat Valdez via unanimous decision (118-109, 117-117 and 118-19). Hear how the actual fights lined up with our previews!

In Episode 81, we had the great honor of interviewing Coach Hector Lopez, trainer of welterweight Alexis Rocha (19-1, 13 KOs) of Santa Ana, CA. Lopez recently worked the corner in Rocha's exciting 9th Rnd KO victory against Blair Cobbs (15-1-1, 10 KOs) at the USC Galen Center on DAZN's March 19 broadcast. We got to know more about his non-profit boxing club in Santa Ana, CA - TKO Boxing Club (https://tkoboxingclub.wordpress.com), his reflection on Rocha's win over Cobbs, and more!

Stephen Ruiz from Ringside Global (Instagram: Ringside_Global) joined in as special guest panelist.

In episode 80, we're super blessed to welcome Sean Fitzgerald, the founder of Just Boxing Foundation (https://www.justboxing.org). In this special episode, we'll be getting to know more about his non-profit organization, whose mission is to "support past and empower future generations of boxers."

We also react to Alexis Rocha's (19-1, 13 KOs) 9th Round TKO against Goldenboy stablemate Blair "The Flair" Cobbs (15-1-1, 10 KOs), which took place at the USC Galen Center on DAZN on Saturday, March 20, 2022. That same night, Brooklyn's Edgar Berlanga (19-0, 16 KOs) headlined an ESPN Top Rank card at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden against Canada's Steve Roll's. We breakdown Berlanga's performance.

In Episode 79, we are joined by special guest panelist Jaime "Jimmy Blue" Garza - founder of boxing media outlet All Access Elite Boxing (Twitter @allaccesselite | FB / IG @allaccesseliteboxing), operating out of Grand Prairie, TX.

We react to Kell Brook's (40-3, 28 KOs) 6th Round TKO victory fellow UK superstar Amir Khan (34-6, 21 KOs), which concludes their 18-year rivalry dating back to 2004. With the victory, should Kell Brook retire, or are there still big-name fights out there for the veteran?

We also discuss Mexican middleweight sensation Jaime Munguia's (39-0, 31 KOs) hometown 3rd Round TKO victory over former undefeated D'Mitrius Ballard. With this win, how long before he finally gets a title shot at 168?

Lastly, we break down the ongoing discussions between Canelo Alvarez and Matchroom Boxing, as they are close to sealing a 2-fight PPV deal on DAZN.

In Episode 78, we discuss Keith Thurman's comeback win against Mario Barrios. It's been roughly 2 years since his last fight, which was the loss to Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand. Now the former unified welterweight champion is looking to make noise again in an already changed division.

We also react to Claressa Shields overseas win against Ema Kozin and Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez's spectacular win against Carlos Cuadras to become the youngest active champion for the WBC super flyweight title.

Gary Kittilsen from www.3dboxingblog.com joins us as special guest panelist!