NYC comedians Sergio Chicon and Derek Drescher interview former boxing greats and explore great moments in boxing history.
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Sergio and Derek interview Michael Spinks who won a gold medal in the middleweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Michael held world championships in two weight classes, the undisputed light heavyweight title from 1983 t0 1985 and the lineal heavyweight title from 1985-1988. Spinks is the brother of former world heavyweight champion Leon Spi…
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Sergio and Derek interview George Jakovic, an Emmy winning Feature Producer for 14 years at HBO Sports about the life and career of Arturo Gatti, world champion in two weight classes. He also participated in The Ring magazine's Fight of the Year a total of four times (1997, 1998, 2002, and 2003). After his death in 2009, Gatti was inducted into the…
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George Michael Ward Jr. (born October 4, 1965), often known by his nickname, "Irish" Micky Ward, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2003. He challenged once for the IBF light welterweight title in 1997, and held the WBU light welterweight title in 2000. Ward is widely known for his trilogy of fights with Arturo Gatti…
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Roderick Eugene Newman better known as Rock Newman talks with Sergio and Derek about his 3 decades in the sport of boxing. We learn about his supportive relationship with Mayor Marion Barry during his turbulent political career. Finally, Rock speaks about managing the career of Riddick Bowe.By Sergio Chicon and Marshall Grupp
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Sergio and Derek discuss what happened on July 11th 1996 in Madison Square Garden with Curran Bhatia, who spent nearly a decade at HBO and has produced/directed long-form documentaries, features, and 250+ live events.By Sergio Chicon and Marshall Grupp
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Sergio and Derek interview Frank Durst, Vernon's closest friend. Vernon Forrest held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the WBC, IBF, Ring magazine and lineal welterweight between 2002 and 2003, and the WBC super welterweight title twice between 2007 and 2009. Additionally, he was directly involved in creating the Not for…
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The Career of "El Terminator", Edwin Valero
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Sergio and Derek invite Ring Magazine's Editor-in-Chief Doug Fischer to the show to explore the career of Edwin Valero. Nicknamed El Dinamita ("The Dynamite"), Valero remains the only champion in WBC history to win every fight in his career by knockout.By Sergio Chicon and Marshall Grupp
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Sergio and Derek interview favorite son of Youngstown, Ohio the dynamic Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini. Ray talks about his relationship with his dad, Lenny Mancini who was a top rank contender during the 1940's. Ray explores with the boys some of his great fights during his rein as WBA Lightweight Champion from 1982-1984. Finally Ray talks about all the …
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Anne Wolfe, talks with Sergio and Derek about growing up poor, working hard to become the greatest ever woman professional boxer. A Champion in multi weight classes, Anne shares her philosophies on life and what it takes to be a champion.By Sergio Chicon and Marshall Grupp
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