The Unofficial Scorecard Podcast

Foster UD12 Navarette

Smith SD12 Puello

Tim Tszyu/Erislandy Lara got a date yet? or a venue? or an undercard?

Nikita headed to America

Liam Paro looks to unify against Devin Haney

Also, a couple of rants....

*Taking questions for the 100th episode (should be dropping late November/early December), reach out to me if you feel like it via the links below!

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We are sandwiched directly between two massive UK world title fights, so the time couldn't be better to reach out to returning mate of the show, thorough gentleman, veteran boxing writer, Anson Wainwright for another chat on TUSC!

Anson and I get into the Dubois/Wardley 2 fight, the result, what might be next for both fighters plus Anson's thoughts on the u/card, we then pivot to the super fun Fundora/Hadribeaj card from the USA featuring an inspiring, gritty underdog, tough as nails performance from Koen Mazoudier in a losing effort, referee Thomas Taylor's recent reffing infractions and the hot water he's found himself in currently (or has he?)

We then look ahead to another blockbuster boxing weekend and preview Dalton Smith V Alberto Puello plus Anson's thoughts on the u/card and the mouth watering Emmanuel Vavarette V O'Shaquie Foster 130lb unification fight, with a really nice co-main too.

I also pick Ansons's brain on his recent trip to Japan for Goodman/Nishida (and apparently some other fights took place on that card, who knew?), the specicially Welsh and UK feeling on the ground surrounding Fury/AJ and what he has coming up in his writing for the rest of the year.

There was also the obligatory: HEAPS MORE

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Fresh off Conor Wallace' close finish in the UK vs Ben Whittaker, Tasman Fighters Director of Boxing, all around top bloke and returning mate of the show Matt Clark is back once again to break it all down

We start on the sombre note with the recent passing of Aussie boxing legend Colin Wilson, Matt shares his memories of the fighter inside and the character outside the ring

We jump in to Wallace V Whittaker from all angles and of course the bizarre 12th round, what might be next and more

I had to get Matt's thoughts on Sam THE GHOST Goodman's sensational win over Ryosuke Nishida in Japan and Matt gives us an update on the Tasman Fighters stable at large

We also look ahead to heaps of international world title fights coming up towards the middle and end of October, PLUS heaps MORE!

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Some days you're driving the train and some days you're along for the ride in the sidecar, strap in and get ready for The Lukie Experience

Returning mate of the show Luke Ketelle ⁨@BigDogLukie⁩ returns and chooses his own adventure, takes the reins and asks why is the "beef" between promoters getting more attention than the actual fight between the fighters?

Lukie takes us through his thought process on this topic and also gives his thoughts on the recent decline of boxing in America and how it possibly could revive itself.

Then we get our first ever live call-in to the show with Frank Stea on the line LIVE from the world famous Top Rank Gym to give his thoughts on Big Nasty and his recent experiences with Aussie boxers, as well as cameo appearances from Ramon Matthews & Tiger Johnson!

We then share our thoughts on Sam "THE GHOST" Goodman's sensational win over Ryosuke Nishida this past weekend plus much, much more.

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What a treat to be joined for the 3rd time by the boxing encyclopedia himself, returning mate of the show, Mike Altamura all the way from Tokyo during Goodman/Nishida Interim World Title Fight Week!

In a wide ranging and flowing chat, Mike shares his thoughts on as many topics as I could throw at him including if he's conflicted being in the opposite corner to a fellow Aussie for world title honours, how a Japanese fight week differs, what the western boxing world can learn from the Japanese boxing culture, Sam Goodman V Ryosuke Nishida, Jai Opetaia's recent performances and future, Zuffa entering the global boxing market, Mateo Tapia on Zuffa London, Jackson England V Sultan Zaurbek, Conor Wallace V Ben Whitaker + More!

I also get Mike's thoughts on last weekend's refereeing controversy involving Thomas Taylor and what steps a manager can take post-fight if their boxer has been mistreated, general wild west of boxing contracts, his thoughts on the state of Aussie boxing currently, his return to ringside commentary and much, much more!

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Newly published author, longtime Aussie boxing writer and top bloke, Anthony Cocks, joins me on this episode to dissect all things Jai Opetaia with his recent win in Las Vegas and more!

Anthony shares his thoughts on Opetaia's TKO9 win over Noel Mikaelian, how Jai did it, what's next for Jai and also sums up the messy WBC situation that dominated pre-fight headlines.

The Aussie Boxing Scribe gives his take on the main event of the Zuffa show, Ryan Garcia TKO2 Conor Benn, the rest of the card and his thoughts on Zuffa's progression as a whole.

I couldn't let Anthony leave without diving in to some details about his excellent new book, 7 years in the making and what could possibly be next.

Plus more too!

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Today on the show a voice all Aussie boxing fans will know and recognise who has been there for so many amazing moments at ringside, Aussie boxing broadcaster and commentator Andy Raymond joins the show!

We of course acknowledge the passing of Aussie boxing legend Tony Mundine at the top as Andy shares his thoughts on his recent passing.

Andy shares with us on what his initial interest in boxing was, how he eventually turned a dream of being a commentator in to reality, his first big commentating opportunity and the unforeseen on-air 54min pivot on PPV, how he approaches working with different networks/distributors and on-air partners and if a return to ringside is in his future.

We also chat about the current state of Aussie boxing and in particular Jai Opetaia, Sam Goodman and Conor Wallace all with HUGE fights coming up this month (or thereabouts).

Also a mini Hit Out in the outro where I go solo about all things Opetaia/Mikaelian, Paramount+, Garcia/Benn and more.

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Solo pod time to break down all the action from the recent No Limit event headlined by Nikita Tszyu and Ben Mahoney.

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24 hours to the minute removed from Tim Tszyu's UD12 over Errol Spence Jr at the time of recording, who better to chat to than the man with the best fight night coverage in the country, fresh from ringside, it's Brendan Bradford.

Brendan fills us in on what it was like on the ground during a typically chaotic Aussie boxing fight week, we then dive head first in to Tszyu/Spence and what's next, recap the awesome Paulo Aukuso/Luis Tejeda nail-biter, we also tough on Ahmed Reda's decisive win over Paul Fleming and chat a little about what's coming up in Aus in the near future.

This episode was a bit of a sprint due to time constraints largely attributed to initial recording difficulties.

Next episode will be back to regular programming.

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Tim Tszyu Vs Errol Spence + FULL U/Card PREVIEW

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