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The (un)Professional Boxing Podcast

Jun 24, 2019

This week we sit down for an hour chat with Boxrec editor and journalist Juan Carlos Ortecho (@jcortecho) and we go deep into the issues that come up with record keeping, the insane Peruvian boxing scene, why some South American boxers who fight in the USA/UK are so terrible, and even chat about Tye Fields! We also...


Jun 18, 2019

I won't beat around the bush, I was jetlagged as hell and my brain was fried as I recorded this 45 minute sermon. I try to comprehend what was Tyson Fury vs. Tom Schwarz and preview the 700 small shows happening on Friday, yet only BAREKNUCKLE BOXING happening on Saturday. I feel like Artem Lobov's 50 facial cuts.


Jun 10, 2019

Part 2 of the Mickey Rourke professional boxing career deep dive. In this episode, we cover the rest of Mickey's fights and the slow decent into absurdity. There's lots of overseas fights and lots of questionable opponents. Learn which movie role he turned down to KO a 0-3 opponent and which former world champion...


Jun 3, 2019

I'm Europe for a few weeks in June and recording episodes well in advance, so we're taking a break from the typical show format of boxing previews/news/reviews and doing a deep dive instead. This week, I focus on the professional boxing career of professional actor Mickey Rourke. In Part 1, we focus on 1964-1992:...