It's a brand new recap show, as Jaron "Boots" Ennis scored another impressive win in the Showtime/PBC main event from Atlantic City and one of the top world champs in the smallest weight classes in the last decade plus, Nonito Donaire, joins us prior to his latest title challenge coming up this weekend. It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast.Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to discuss the latest from this weekend.That includes Ennis dominati...
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 20 min
We're ready for some fight action Saturday night in Atlantic City and San Antonio with a significant injury/medical situation marring that show and one of the top lightweight contenders, Issac Cruz, joins us for a conversation. It's all part of the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast.Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael insider of BigFightWeekend.com to break it down for the upcoming weekend.First, it's the discussion on the latest serious health situation involving unbeaten, w...
Jul 07, 2023•58 min
Off the first weekend of July, we're back to talk the wild twist of Canelo Alvarez returning to fight a Charlo, just not the one we thought. And, American heavyweight contender Jared "Real Big Baby" Anderson got tested big time by former IBF champ (briefly) Charles Martin on Saturday night in Anderson's home town of Toledo, Ohio. It's all part of the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and BigFightWeekend.co...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 17 min
We are ready to see arguably the top U.S. Heavyweight prospect headline in his hometown and we'll hear from one of the top welterweight contenders in the world one on one. It's all on the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast.Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com return to get you ready for the weekend. They first discuss the Top Rank Boxing/ESPN main event in Toledo, OH, as unbeaten, heavyweight contender Jared "Real Big Baby" Anderson is in the main event with vete...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 11 min
It's a special conversation from the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast with Dan Rafael and Vergil Ortiz.Coming up next month in San Antonio, TX, the unbeaten, KO artist welterweight Ortiz will headline for Golden Boy Promotions in a twice delayed battle with fellow unbeaten Eimantas Stanionis.Rafael got with with Ortiz, 19-0, 19 KOS, as he has had to overcome a serious health concern with a potentially deadly blood condition (now twice) that has required hospitalization and treatment. Ortiz has...
Jun 28, 2023•16 min
Some good weekend action in Minnesota and New York and one of the top welterweight contenders in the world is one on one on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" Podcast. Host T.J. Rives joins our insider Dan Rafael while on vacation with the family this weekend. Hear Dan's thoughts on Carl Adames' interim WBC middleweight title win by TKO Saturday night over Julian "J-Rock" Williams in the Showtime Boxing/PBC main event from Minneapolis. Was the fight stoppage too premature? Dan gives his takes...
Jun 26, 2023•55 min
Big news involving a big name in the sport returning, an interview with a former world champ fighting for a title in Minnesota and lots of fight previews, news and nostalgia are part of the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast.Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael, insider of BigFightWeekend.com to go over Canelo Alvarez saying that he's done a deal with Premier Boxing Champions and Dan has learned it's for multiple fights. It looks like WBC middleweight champ Jermall Charlo will...
Jun 23, 2023•1 hr 19 min
A busy weekend of fights from New Orleans to Australia and news involving Ryan Garcia and Oscar De La Hoya fighting legally in civil court, now is all part of the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast.Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to break it all down. First, they go over Tim Tszyu's huge KO in just over a minute of Carlos Ocampo which further cements him as the WBO interim 154 lb. champ and has us wanting his undisputed challenge with Jermell Charlo ...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 11 min
It's another intriguing weekend of title bouts from New Orleans to Australia and we're ready to go over the bouts for Regis Prograis and Tim Tszyu. And, we're ready to go over those fights and more on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast.Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back with the breaking news first that newly crowned WBO junior welterweight champ Teofimo Lopez has vacated his title just days after beating Josh Taylor. What's really going on here? D...
Jun 16, 2023•56 min
It's the newest edition of our weekend recap of fights, news and nostalgia, as Teofimo Lopez looked tremendous in a 12 round upset of Josh Taylor for the WBO/lineal 140 lb. title in NYC. Plus, unbeaten Jaime Munguia had to overcome being badly hurt early to rally and squeak a decision to remain unbeaten and we've got great fight nostalgia, too on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast.Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite substack and BigFightweekend.com to go...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 3 min
It's another action packed weekend of championship fights, plus, it's International Boxing Hall of Fame induction weekend and some great nostalgia, including Lennox Lewis' career culminating massive win over Mike Tyson on this weekend in 2002. It's all on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast.Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all starting with the fights, including the Josh Taylor WBO junior welterweight crown against former lightweight...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 28 min
It's the first recap show of the month of June and we have plenty to discuss off the weekend, including Claressa Shields successfully defending her undisputed middleweight titles on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast.Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and BigFightWeekend.com to cover all the action in the ring and news outside of it.First, the guys discuss multi-division world champ Gervonta Davis breaking his silence, via social media, after b...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 27 min
Lots of fight news and one title fight involving women's undisputed middleweight champ Claressa Shields are on the docket for the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast.Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com, return to in the first weekend of June to go over the latest outside the ring. This includes: Errol Spence and Terence Crawford officially signing up to meet in late July, Ryan Garcia is back disagreeing with Oscar De La Hoya on future fights, etc. and news on Aus...
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 11 min
It's a bonus podcast this week, as host T.J. Rives is joined by David Payne "The Boxing Writer" in Yorkshire, England for more recap of the weekend action. This includes David's thoughts on the Luis Alberto Lopez KO of Michael Conlan for his IBF featherweight division crown. Plus, the guys discuss Leigh Wood getting revenge over WBA 126 lb. champ Mauricio Lara in a 12 round decision. What does David think of the prospect of Wood fighting in the legendary "City Ground" Soccer Stadium in his home ...
May 31, 2023•38 min
It was an action packed weekend of championship boxing all over the U.K. and the USA and we're ready to recap the results and more on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" Podcast!Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all from Luis Alberto Lopez's KO of Michael Conlan in the IBF Featherweight title bout in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Leigh Wood's revenge win over Mauricio Lara for the WBA's 126 lb. title in Manchester to Chris Billiam-Smith's WBO ...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 25 min
It's been agreed to! This as Errol Spence and Terence Crawford have agreed to meet for undisputed supremacy in the welterweight divison in July. And, we are eager to talk about that, hear from former WBA featherweight champ/now challenger Leigh Wood in a one on one conversation with our Dan Rafael, and we have fight previews of the title showdowns.T.J. Rives and Dan go over how the Spence-Crawford deal was done? What's the word on guaranteed money or not? And, is there a rematch clause?Then, hea...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Off a weekend that saw Devin Haney win a close, disputed unanimous decision over Vasiliy Lomachenko in Las Vegas Saturday nighit and Chantelle Cameron score an upset decision of her own in beating Katie Taylor in her Irish homecoming, we're back on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" Podcast.Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com go over it all on the Top Rank/ESPN card and Haney's win. Why was the decision disputed but not a "robbery?" Also, what about judge Dave Morett...
May 22, 2023•1 hr 25 min
It's another jammed packed title weekend in both Las Vegas and Dublin, Ireland and we're poised to go over it all on the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview" Podcast.Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com with insight and analysis on the undisputed lightweight title showdown by champ Devin Haney of the USA and former multi-division world champ Ukrainian Vasiliy Lomachenko. All four titles are on the line, as Haney looks for the biggest win of his career, while Loma ...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 18 min
It was a jammed packed weekend of action in the ring and not without controversy, as well. And we're ready to go over it all and hear from WBC junior welterweight champ Regis Prograis coming up on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to talk first about the shocking stoppage of the Rolly Romero-Ismael Barroso WBA 140 lb. title fight in Las Vegas. Referee Tony Weeks is under scrutiny by everyone and Dan gives great in...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 37 min
We get ready for three world title fights in both Las Vegas and Stockton, CA,, and the guys are primed to go over that, hear from one of the participants, Rolly Romero, one on one, talk fight news, and "Tito" Trinidad nostalgia on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast.Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to talk about it all. That includes hearing from Romero who will battle veteran Ismael Barroso for the vacant WBA 140 lb. title, in the Showtime/PBC main even...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 11 min
One of the top fighters in the sport over the past 15 years was back Saturday and in his home country of Mexico. And, we're ready to talk Canelo Alvarez's dominant, bloody decision win over England's John Ryder and more on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!"Host T.J. Rives and Dan Rafael, insider of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and BigFightWeekend.com return to talk about Canelo's performance, just how tough was John Ryder and most importantly, are we seeing his career start to win...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 12 min
One of the top names in the sport the last decade is back in the ring on Saturday night, as Canelo Alvarez returns home to Mexico to fight England's John Ryder. And, we're ready to discuss/analyze on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast."Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and BigFightWeekend.com. They go over the matchup of Canelo-Ryder and Dan gives his takes on being ringside repeatedly for Canelo's biggest fights and what he anticipates for Sa...
May 05, 2023•1 hr 18 min
In an exclusive one on one conversation, our insider Dan Rafael is back and has trainer/boxing personality Joe Goossen with him. This is Joe's first on the record interview, since the news that Ryan Garcia has elected to change trainers after Garcia's TKO loss to Gervonta Davis two weeks ago.Dan and the trainer to many world title fighters, who will be going into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this Summer goes over the situation, the details of the parting of he and Garcia and are they st...
May 04, 2023•49 min
It's a one on one conversation with one of boxing's biggest stars, as Canelo Alvarez returns to the ring on Saturday night in Guadalajara, Mexico. And, our Dan Rafael spoke to him in advance of his undisputed super middleweight defense against England's John Ryder.Hear Canelo discuss with Dan his return to his home country to defend his titles for the first time in over a decade. Also, what's the status of a possible fight in the fall with WBA light heavyweight champ Dmitry Bivol in a rematch of...
May 03, 2023•8 min
It was a light weekend of action in the ring with only one big promotion having a show, but there is fight news and some great heavyweight nostalgia and more on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast!Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all.The guys recap unbeaten lightweight contender William Zepeda scoring a huge second round KO in the Golden Boy Promotions main event in Arlington, TX. What are Dan's tho...
May 01, 2023•47 min
The undisputed super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez is a guest and we're ready to hear from him about his defense next weekend. Plus, the Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia PPV did exceedingly well and more is on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview" podcast.Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over it all. First, they talk Davis-Garcia having over 1 million PPV buys and how that massive number compares with other recent successful bouts? The "live gate" reven...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 10 min
In a battle that will be arguably the biggest one of 2023 Gervonta Davis scored a 7th round KO of Ryan Garcia Saturday night in Las Vegas. Our insider Dan Rafael was ringside and relays all that he saw/happened on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."Host T.J. Rives joins Dan to go over how Davis pulled off the body shot KO, whether Garcia could've/should've gotten up and what was it like to be around the rowdy sold out atmosphere in the T-Mobile Arena?Dan gives his thoughts and recaps ...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 24 min
It's arguably the biggest anticipated fight of 2023 as unbeatens Gervonta Daivs and Ryan Garcia will square off in a PPV Saturday night in Las Vegas and we're ready to set the stage on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast."Host T.J. Rives is joined by Dan Rafael, insider of Big Fight Weekend, who is on scene to cover the bouts in Vegas Saturday night. Dan has more on the Thursday press conference and the atmosphere around the MGM Grand Hotel, which is the headquarters for the bout. And, he giv...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 3 min
It's Gervonta Davis-Ryan Garcia fight week and our insider Dan Rafael is already on scene in Las Vegas. And on Wednesday afternoon, he scored an interview with the President of Showtime Sports, Stephen Espinoza for a special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast."Espinoza and his network/service were a critical piece to the Davis-Garcia PPV deal getting done. He gives Dan some great intel on how it all came together and just how much anticipation there is for fight week? Then, the conversation turns to th...
Apr 20, 2023•39 min
It's a special edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" as our insider Dan Rafael is back with his 1 on 1 with unbeaten lightweight star Ryan Garcia prior to fight week with Gervonta Davis beginning.Why was Garcia so motivated to make the deal with Davis for Saturday night's PPV in Las Vegas that he was willing to concede on numerous negotiating points. That includes, Garcia willing to agree to the fight being at 136 lb. and a rehydration clause, too.It's one of the biggest bouts in boxing fo...
Apr 19, 2023•22 min
