398 episodes

From the opening bell to the final round, our boxing shows are tailored to the fight fan of today and even, yesterday.

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael, who is the premier boxing media personality in the U.S., come your way with a Friday preview and a Monday recap of everything in the boxing ring, every weekend.

Plus, you'll hear from the biggest named fighters present and past in one on one interviews. And, the guys LOVE to talk nostalgia of the great fighters like Muhammad Ail, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquaio and more.

If you are even a casual boxing fan, you will want to be with us on the "Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast Feed."

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    • 4.7 • 28 Ratings

From the opening bell to the final round, our boxing shows are tailored to the fight fan of today and even, yesterday.

Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael, who is the premier boxing media personality in the U.S., come your way with a Friday preview and a Monday recap of everything in the boxing ring, every weekend.

Plus, you'll hear from the biggest named fighters present and past in one on one interviews. And, the guys LOVE to talk nostalgia of the great fighters like Muhammad Ail, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquaio and more.

If you are even a casual boxing fan, you will want to be with us on the "Big Fight Weekend Boxing Podcast Feed."

    Canelo Alvarez Conversation With Dan Rafael Prior To Munguia Fight | Fight Freaks Unite Podcast

    Canelo Alvarez Conversation With Dan Rafael Prior To Munguia Fight | Fight Freaks Unite Podcast

    Coming up Satruday night in Las Vegas, it's the return of undisputed super middleweight champion and future first ballot hall of famer, Canelo Alvarez. He will defend his titles in a PPV main event with unbeaten Mexican Jaime Munguia in an anticipated action showdown.

    As fight week gets cranked up, hear from Canelo on this battle, his future plans and more in a one on one conversation with our insider Dan Rafael. Rafael, who's covered many of Canelo's biggest fights/wins, gets some good answers like whether Alvarez will be fighting top contender David Benavidez anytime soon and if not/why not?

    It's all part of this special conversation with one of the top pound for pound fighters in the sport the last 15 years, Canelo Alvarez and it's on the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast."

    Make sure to follow/siubscribe on this Big Fight Weekend podcast feed on Apple, Spreaker, Spotify, etc.!!

    • 10 min
    Jose Ramirez Wins In Golden Boy Debut, Brandon Figueroa With Dan + Heavyweight Title Nostalgia | Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast

    Jose Ramirez Wins In Golden Boy Debut, Brandon Figueroa With Dan + Heavyweight Title Nostalgia | Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast

    A successful return for Jose Ramirez in his Golden Boy Promotions debut, a former world champ ready to return talks with ou insider Dan Rafael and some news and nostalgia are all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

    Host T.J. Rives is back with Dan to break everything down starting with Ramirez defeating Rances Barthelemy in his home area of Fresno, California to put himself back in the 140 lb. conversation. The guys discuss the win and what might be next for Ramirez? Also, on the undercard, it was another short, easy KO for Vergil Ortiz in the co-feature as he now sets his sights on a tremendous showdown with former 154 lb. champ Tim Tszyu coming up.

    There's fight news involving the messy dispute with former unified welterweight champ Errol Spence and his trainer Derrick James over how much James should have been paid for Spence's mega-fight loss to Terence Crawford last year? James is one of the most prominent trainers in the sport and feels he's been shorted over $2 million or more. We have the latest.

    Dan has other fight news and potential return dates for world champoions in both June and July, as well.

    The show concludes with anniversary nostalgia involving James Toney in a massive crusierweight title battle, Lennox Lewis with a Big title KO and Dan relaying what it was like to be ringside at Wembley Stadium with 90,000 fans for Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Kltischko 7 years ago?!

    It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple, Spreaker, Spotify,, etc.!

    • 1 hr 21 min
    Canelo Alvarez Talks To Dan, Terence Crawford Back In August + Jose Ramirez Headlines For Golden Boy | BFW Preview Podcast

    Canelo Alvarez Talks To Dan, Terence Crawford Back In August + Jose Ramirez Headlines For Golden Boy | BFW Preview Podcast

    We're already to the end of April and while it's a lighter weekend in boxing, we've still got much to go over on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast."

    Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back and ready to talk the Golden Boy main event in Fresno, CA featuring Jose Ramirez,. But, also Dan has a one on one conversation in advance of Canelo Alvarez returning to defend his undisputed super middleweight titles on May 4th against Jaime Munguia. 

    There's fight news on the coming tremendous card from the Saudi Entertainment Authority in August for L.A. featuring former undisputed welterweight champ Terence Crawford moving up to fight for the WBA 154 lb. title and a tremendous undercard with the likes of Tim Tszyu fighting Vergil Ortiz and Andy Ruiz against Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller as part of it.

    Then some great nostalgia on the anniversary of a legendary Roy Jones body shot KO, a dramatic Carl Froch come from behind title win over Jermain Taylor in the final seconds of the fight and heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko's final win of his illustrious career.

    Hear it all on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple, Spreaker, Spotify, etc.!

    • 1 hr 18 min
    Ryan Garcia Dramatically Upsets Devin Haney, Terence Crawford Fight News And Nostalgia | Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast

    Ryan Garcia Dramatically Upsets Devin Haney, Terence Crawford Fight News And Nostalgia | Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast

    It was a wild week culminating with a wild night in the ring in Brooklyn, NY, as Ryan Garcia scored a shocking upset by decision over Devin Haney in the Golden Boy Promotions Main Event. We're ready to go over the upset, how it happened, the officiating controversey and where we go from here for both Garcia and Haney on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."

    Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to give their thoughts and insight on the Garcia victory. And, the guys don't hold back on why Garcia won or why Haney set himself up for a loss. Plus, they also discuss the less than exciting undercard with fighters like Arnold Barboza, Bektemir Melikuziev, David Jiminez and Charles Conwell getting wins.

    Then, there's fight news on the PBC/Amazon announcement that Gervonta Davis will headline their next June PPV after the Canelo-Munguia one coming in two weeks. Plus, Terence Crawford will in fact fight Israil Madrimov in August, as Dan has the latest.

    And, there's fight nostalgia on the anniversaires of Hasim Rahman kayoing Lennox Lewis for the heavyweight title, Floyd Mayweather espcaping with a narrow decision early in his title career and also, a Canelo anniversary that is special for Dan for reasons outside of the ring, too.

    It's all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast" an d make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple, Spreaker, Spotify, Google, etc.!

    • 1 hr 22 min
    Devin Haney Meets Ryan Garcia... Or Will They? Fight News And Holyfield vs. Foreman Nostalgia Too ! | BFW Preview Podcast

    Devin Haney Meets Ryan Garcia... Or Will They? Fight News And Holyfield vs. Foreman Nostalgia Too ! | BFW Preview Podcast

    It's (on paper) an intriguing pay per view Saturday night in Brooklyn, NY, as WBC 140 lb. champ Devin Haney meets Ryan Garcia in the 12 round main event. However, there are big time issues with the social media popular Garcia leading up to this bout. We're ready to go over it all on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast."

    Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back to go over the promotional mess of Haney-Garcia, which isn't the champion's fault. And, will Garcia have his wits about him when we get to Saturday night or not? 

    Dan goes over the "less than desirable PPV undercard" that does have names like Arnold Barboza, "Scrappy" Ramirez, Charles Conwell and others on it, but not a lot a saucy matchups. Still, there is some time spent breaking down the fights.

    There's fight news involving the possible return of Terence Crawford to fight for the WBA 154 lb. title this summer, but wait, will Jermell Charlo emerge from inactivity, as well, to block Crawford and take his spot in the bout?

    Dan also goes over the Matchroom/Queensberry "Five vs. Five" card for June 1st, where promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren put together a series of great matchups for June 1 in Saudi Arabia. And, hey, we "can have good things, maybe," as Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will rematch from their classic April 2021 battle at Madison Square Garden that may have been the most significant women's title battle ever.

    Finally, there's nostalgia on anniversaries of Sergio Martinez and Junior "Poison" Jones winning title bouts and also, the tremendously underrated world heavyweight title bout between Evander Holyfield and George Foreman 33 years ago in Atlantic City.

    It's all part of the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple, Spreaker, Spotify, Google, etc.! 

    • 1 hr 16 min
    Devin Haney Conversation With Dan Rafael | Fight Freaks Unite Podcast

    Devin Haney Conversation With Dan Rafael | Fight Freaks Unite Podcast

    It's Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia fight week for Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY and the WBC junior welterweight titleholder was a recent guest with our insider Dan Rafael.

    Hear the former undisputed lightweight champ Haney give his breakdown of why he believes he will dominate the social media popular Garcia in this scheduled 12 round pay per view main event. And, what are his plans and goals moving forward to try to unifiy at 140 lb., etc?

    It's all part of this special conversation with Dan on the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast," and make sure to follow/subscribe to this podcast feed on Apple, Spreaker, Spotify, etc.!

    • 16 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
28 Ratings

28 Ratings

ben 12 34 56 ,

A good listen

Always enjoy hearing the lads opinions.

But please stop saying “ i’m your somewhat capable host” its really annoying .

Alex alex mendoza ,

Yanks do know something about boxing it turns out

Big boxing fan UK, follow all British pods/YouTube etc - only American podcast I listen to is this big up Dan.

Cmw75 ,

Excellent, must listen to podcast.

Must admit I was never sure of how Dan came over before, but this podcast has totally changed my opinion of the man. Funny, extremely knowledgeable and has a pure passion for that sport and it’s memorabilia! The coverage of Spence v Crawford was excellent and essential listening. One of my weekly go to podcast. Must listen!

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