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On a special edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" our insider Dan Rafael had a recent one on one conversation wtih former two time WBC super middleweight champ and top 168 lb. contender David Benavidez. This is in advance of Benavidez moving up in weight, to 175 lb. in the co-feature fight of the Gervonta Davis PPV in Las Vegas this Saturday night.

Benavidez talks with Dan about having to "wait out" an opprtunity to fight undisputed champ and future hall of famer, Canelo Alvarez. And, why he has chosed to instead move up to light heavyweight and take on former world champ, Oleksandr Gvozdyk?

And, he talks about why he was willing to be in a co-feature fight on a PPV after having headlined a couple of PPVs sucessfully, recently, himself.

It's a very interesting conversation with a fighter that appears to be on the verge of big things, continuing this weeekend and it's part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" on the Big Fight Weekend Podcast feed. Make sure to subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!

While it was a lighter significance of action weekend, we are back to discuss it all from the two Top Rank Boxing rising stars winning at the MSG Theater, to a world champion defending and was it the end of Adrien Broner? We talk that, new of Ryan Garcia being arrested and some fantastic nostalgia anniversaries, too on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives and Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and BigFightWeekend.com return and go over it all on this show.

First, chronologically, just how bad was former multi-division champ Adrien Broner, yet again, in his latest bout Friday night losing to B level fighter Blair Cobbs? What about how Puerto Rican WBO strawweight champ Oscar Collazo looked in his latest title defense win and will he be moving up soon. And, how did the unbeaten rising prospect/contenders Xander Zayas at 154 lb. and Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington at featherweight both fare in NYC?

The guys discuss and look to the futures for the winners.

There's news on the Saturday night arrest of troubled Ryan Garcia in Southern California. What happened and is he still incarcerated or not off the weekend? Clearly, he's a complete mess outside of the ring and he has a likely long suspension looming in New York from his failed PED tests around the Devin Haney fight.

The boys also talk the rescheduling of Mike Tyson-Jake Paul for November and will we make to that date with Tyson's health and are we jeopardizing the further the delayed Amanda Serrano-Katie Taylor rematch by still waiting for Tyson-Paul?

Plus, former WBC heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder now has problems outside of the ring with his fiancee filing a retraining order to keep him away from her and their child. His career has unraveled and now personally, there are issues.

Then, we talk nostalgia including the outstanding slugfest finish to the 1978 Larry Holmes-Ken Norton battle in Las Vegas, which may be the greatest 15th round in boxing history.

And, Dan was ringside for Miguel Cotto's wild win over Zab Judah in 2007 and also the anniversary of Mike Tyson's last "real fight" a loss to Kevin McBride, that Dan had unique access to from 2005. 

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

An interesting weekend of fights is about to unfold from Florida to New York and we're ready to discuss it. Plus, hear from former super middleweight champ David Benavidez, who moves up to light heavyweight on next week's Gervonta Davis PPV card, joins us and we have fight news and some big names in the anniversary nostalgia on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives (back from an Alaskan cruise) is ready to go with insider Dan Rafael from BigFightWeekend.com to cover it all.

First, T.J. reports back from having been gone from his home in Tampa Bay all the way to the "Great White North" of Alaska and Western Canada. And, they guys briefly go over the " 5 vs. 5" resutlts from Saudi Arabia last weekend and comment on the postponement and potential canecellation of the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight. for July.

Then, they go over the Friday fight cards from Miami, where former multi-division world champ Adrien Broner headlines the Don King show, to the Golden Boy/DAZN main event with WBO strawweight champ Oscar Collazo defending his title on the International Boxing Hall of Fame weekend in Verona, NY. And, they also preview the Top Rank Boxing/ESPN show from the Madison Square Garden Theater, as, unbeaten, rising junior middleweight contender Xander Zayas fights on Puerto Rican Day wekeend in NYC. Will Zayas be tested by veteran, former world champ Patrick Teixeira in the main event. Also, talented New York featherweight, Bruce "Shu Shu" Carrington is in the co-featue.

T.J. and Dan preview both fights and the potential for Zayas and Carrington beyond Saturday, as well.

Then, hear from Benavidez, as he prepares to move up to 175 lb. next week in fighting former world cahmp Oleksandr Gvozdyk, as he talks with Dan about that fight and his future, including whether he still might fight Canelo Alvarez in the near future?

There's fight news on Jared Anderson's new heavyweight opponent for August 3rd now that Deontay Wilder has been brutally kayoed again. What's the latest on whether Canelo will be stripped of his IBF title at 168. and also, Jaron Ennis needs a new opponent, too for his IBF welterweight title defense in Philly in July.

Finally, there's anniversary nostalgia on a huge KO upset in the late 80s by Iran Barkley over Thomas "Hitman" Hearns and also Dan was there 22 years ago, now, for Lennox Lewis knocking out Mike Tyosn in Memphis, TN.

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

It's another jammed pay per view from Saudi Arabia and we're ready to go over the "5 vs. 5" card, including the heayweight main event Deontay Wilder vs. Zhilei Zhang on our newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives returns with Dan Rafael, insider of BigFightWeekend.com to give their insight, analysis and predictions on what they think will happen in this latest stacked card featuring mostly the figher's from Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions and Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing going head to head. Wilder, the former WBC champ, was kayed twice by Tyson Fury and most recently looked poorly against Joseph Parker. The big punching Zhang has two huge ko's over Joe Joyce but is 41 years old and also off a loss to Parker earlier this year. One fighter will stay relevant in the big picture, while the loser is basically done on the big stage.

There is also an intriguing Filip Hrgovic vs. Daniel Dubois heavyweight battle, where the winner will likely end up as the full IBF heavyweight champ sometime soon. And, the underrated Ray Ford vs. Nick Ball WBA featherweight title fight gets some good discussion on the show, too.

We have fight news involving Mike Tyson's health scare while flying from Mami to L.A. last weekend and will that end up being a medical concern for his bout with Jake Paul in July? Plus, will Canelo Alvarez actually fight the unkonwn fighter that the IBF is trying to order him to fight, rather than either working something out with him financially or vacating that verison of his super middleweight superemacy?

Then, we conclude with some nostalgia on the anniversaries of former multi-division world champ Johhny Tapia's passing, a huge upset for American Vince Phillips over a hall of famer and T.J. and Dan talk the 42 anniversary and some great trivia of the 3rd installment of Sylvester Stallone's epic fictoional fight movies- "Rocky III." 

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

Coming up Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, former WBC heavyweight champ Deontay Wilder enters the ring in a "crossroads fight" for him against Chinese big man, Zhilei Zhang. And, you can hear the "Bronze Bomber" in his own words with our insider Dan Rafael in a one on one conversation.

Wilder talks about his awful performance last December losing a one sided decision to Joseph Parker and looking awful offensively in the 12 rounds. Has he made corrections for this fight with the lumbering Zhang. The Chinese fighter does have a big left hand punch and that could be trouble as well in this main event.

Wilder also talks about how former heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko has also given him some encouragement and advice for this fight and the rest of his career, etc.

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

A revenge win for Jack Catterall over Josh Taylor, the former WBC heavyweight champ speaks, some fight news and great Carl Froch nostalgia are all part of the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"

Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to give their takes and more.

First, there's discussion of the Catterall Win over the former undisputed 140 lb. champ Taylor in the Matchroom Boxing/Top Rank Boxing main event from Leeds, England. It was an impressive performance, but were the wide scores justified? Certainly, Bob Arum didn't think so. There's debate, including will there be a third bout between these two. Dan has more on the undercard wns by Cheavon Clark and Paddy Donovan both by KO.

Then, there's the discussion about the quick, one punch body KO in the Eye of the Tiger promotions main event in Canada by unbeaten super middleweight Christian Mbilli defeating Mark Heffron. The end was so quick, T.J. didn't see it live. He explains and Dan explains what's next for Mbilli.

Next, Dan interviews Deontay Wilder about his upcoming heavyweight battle with Zhelei Zhang Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, as both need a win to stay relevant in the top of the heavyweight division. Will the "Bronze Bomber" be back or has his run come to an end?

There's fight news on the IBF already ordering Anthony Cachace to fight a mandatory, a couple of prominent named fighters will clash in July on the Diaz-Masvidal undercard and more.

Then, Dan was ringside for an epic win by English hero Carl Froch 12 years ago as he wiped out Lucian Bute to become IBF world 168 lb champ in a tremendous environment in Nottingham, England.

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