Put up your Dukes! It's a brand new edition of the show, as Host T.J. Rives and Marquis Johns, Sr. Writer of BigFightWeekend.com, are back on board recapping the Terence Crawford World Welterweight Title win over England's Kell Brook and much more! They welcome in right away, the familiar face and voice of ESPN's Bernardo Osuna. Bernardo has been part of the "World Wide Leader in Sports" coverage of Boxing for over a decade. And he was part of the call last Saturday night in Las Vegas. Bernardo ...
Nov 20, 2020•46 min
It's our latest version of the show, as host T.J. Rives and guests get set to preview Saturday night's WBO World Welterweight title defense of Terence Crawford against England's Kell Brook. First, it's a "roundtable" discussion with T.J., Marquis Johns of BigFightWeekend.com and Abraham Gonzalez of NYFights.com. The guys discuss how enthused (or not) they are about this title defense by Crawford and where he deserves to be ranked on the best "pound for pound" fighter list? Abraham also gives his...
Nov 13, 2020•45 min
It's a brand new edition of our show, as more fight cards get set to take place in Florida and L.A. And host T.J. Rives is back to preview it with his guests. First, Sergio Mora, former fighter now DAZN boxing analyst, comes aboard to talk the Devin Haney Yuriorkis Gamboa WBC World Lightweight Title fight that he is calling on Saturday night in Hollywood, FL. Can the young unbeaten Haney easily dispose of the veteran Gamboa in this scheduled 12 rounder? Next, Marquis Johns, Sr. Writer of BigFigh...
Nov 06, 2020•51 min
It's a special recap edition of our show, as we had multiple important World Championship fight cards this past weekend. Host T.J. Rives and Marquis Johns, Sr. Writer of Big Fight Weekend.com, are back to go over all of it with insight and analysis. First, the guys discuss the Friday night win by unbeaten, Middleweight contender Jaime Munguia in the Golden Boy main event in California. Then, they give their thoughts on Ukranian Heavyweight contender Oleksandr Usyk and his decision win Saturday n...
Nov 02, 2020•33 min
On the latest edition of the show, Host T.J. Rives is back and getting ready for a massive weekend of fights from London to Las Vegas to Texas and even, Friday night in California. First, Showtime Boxing analyst and Hall of Famer, Al Bernstein is on board and ready to talk about the Saturday night PPV battle in San Antonio, TX, between Gervonta Davis and Leo Santa Cruz. Find out what Al is watching for from both fighters and how big of a concern is Davis' ability to make weight? Next up, Sr. Wri...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 4 min
It's a brand new edition of the show and host T.J. Rives is joined by four division World Champ, Leo Santa Cruz, who's getting ready for his PPV showdown with Gerovonta Davis next week. And, it's time to get ready for some Friday night title fights in Mexico City. First, T.J. gets the latest from Santa Cruz on his preparation to fight the unbeaten and dangerous Davis in the Alamo Dome in San Antonio next weekend. Santa Cruz shares some general strategy and also why he believes it will be his big...
Oct 23, 2020•52 min
On the latest edition of the show, it's one of the biggest fights remaining in 2020, as Unified Lightweight champ, Vasiliy Lomachenko gets set to take on unbeaten IBF champ, Teofimo Lopez on Saturday night in Las Vegas. Host T.J. Rives is joined by guests, Marquis Johns of BigFightWeekend.com and T.C. Martin of the 5 day a week "T.C. Martin Show" in Vegas. The guys discuss the buildup to this 135 lb. battle with T.C. giving great insight from the area. And, they make predictions on what they bel...
Oct 16, 2020•48 min
It's the latest edition of our show in the preview mode for the WBO World Featherweight title fight involving Mexico's hard punching, Emanuel Navarrete in action on Friday night in Vegas. Host T.J. Rives welcomes Steve Kim, Boxing writer/insider from ESPN, to the show to discuss that fight. And, they also discuss the upcoming Vasiliy Lomachenko/Teofimo Lopez World Lightweight Unified Title showdown for October 17th, also in the Vegas Top Rank "bubble." Finally, Marquis Johns, Sr. Writer for BigF...
Oct 09, 2020•46 min
It's a brand new edition of our show with the Canelo Alvarez out of ring soap opera continuing and some other big headline news from the week. Host T.J. Rives returns with roundtable guests, Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports and Marquis Johns, Sr. Writer BigFightWeekend.com. The guys discuss Canelo re-filing his $280 million lawsuit this week, and what are the chances he gets something worked out/gets back in the ring soon? Kevin has great insight on what Alvarez's real motive may be in the dispute/law...
Oct 02, 2020•48 min
It's a huge weekend of World Title fights in the USA and Europe and we're ready for it on the "Big Fight Weekend Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with his guests/analysts to get ready for the Charlo brothers both defending their World titles in Connecticut on a rare "Split-PPV" Saturday afternoon-night. First up, Showtime Network President of Sports and Events, Stephen Espinoza, is back on with us discussing their massive PPV that includes five World Title fights. Espinoza also gives us insight...
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 11 min
On our latest edition, hear some great stories and reminisce about some of the biggest moments in boxing in the last 40 years with legendary referee, Joe Cortez. Cortez (above) worked over 170 World Championship fights, including with the likes of Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran, Sugar Ray Leonard and even more recent fighters like Oscar De La Hoya and Canelo Alvarez. We also reminisce about this being the anniversary week of Muhammad Ali regaining his World Heavyweight Championship against Leon Spink...
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 9 min
It's a brand new edition of the Big Fight Weekend Podcast and we are ready to dive into the biggest news of the week- four division World Champ Canelo Alvarez suing promoter Oscar De La Hoya and the DAZN streaming service. Hear host T.J. Rives discuss the suit, it's chances and what happens next for Canelo with Dan Lust, litigation attorney specializing in sports cases/the law. Dan has great insight into what the civil suit really means for the short term and long term future of when Alvarez may...
Sep 11, 2020•53 min
A twice delayed Jr. Lightweight World Title fight headlines this edition of the Big Fight Weekend podcast. This, as WBO 130 lb. World champ, Jamel Herring, will finally make the second defense of his championship after his bout with Covid-19 has delayed the fight for over the last 2 months. We discuss this fight and all the boxing action this weekend, plus, the news of the week on the show Senior writer of BigFightWeekend.com, Marquis Johns, joins me, once again, on the show and we first go over...
Sep 04, 2020•47 min
A vicious left uppercut, a Top Rank boxing "bubble" cult- hero and an intriguing fight midweek in Australia are all part of the latest show! Join host TJ Rives and his guests, as they recap last weekend and look ahead to the top fights in the ring this week. TJ welcomes in, Senior Writer from the BFW website, Marquis Johns, and boxing Enthusiast / analyst Dan at Canobbio, the host of "Inside Boxing Live," the weekly television show on Thursday nights to break it all down. The guys go over the st...
Aug 25, 2020•28 min
A Heavyweight contender showdown to close out the Matchroom Boxing "Fight Camp" in England is featured prominently on this week's edition of the Big Fight Weekend podcast. Host, T. J. Rives his back with his guests to get insight on all the action that will be taking place on the back lawn of Matchroom HQ in suburban London, as well as, the "PBC on Fox" show in Los Angeles and the ESPN Top Rank Boxing fight card to take place in the Las Vegas "bubble" also on Saturday. T.J.'s joined first by his...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 18 min
It's a brand new preview edition of the "Big Fight Weekend Podcast," as host T.J. Rives is back with his guests to get ready for multiple fight cards in the U.S. and the U.K. coming this weekend. First, DAZN streaming P x P man, Todd Grisham, is on location for their Matchroom Boxing fight card in Tulsa, OK. Todd shares what it's like to be in quarantine early this week in the DAZN/Matchroom "bubble" prior to the bouts Saturday. Then, the guys discuss the unique setup outdoors in downtown Tulsa ...
Aug 12, 2020•1 hr 3 min
In episode 26 of the only show need as a summer time "hoops junkie," DeShaun Tate welcomes NBA TV host & Reporter ,Jared Greenberg, to the Lockerroom. The guys discuss all the happenings around the logo, including NBA Awards finalists, the atmosphere inside the Orlando bubble, conference darkhorses and a preview of the Playoffs. Catch it all as part of "Tate's Take" the podcast. And find the video of the show on Facebook and Youtube, as well. And remember to subscribe and five star rate and ...
Aug 12, 2020•41 min
On the latest edition of your one stop for everything in the Sweet Science, we're back and so is Premier Boxing Champions. Host T.J. Rives welcomes Welterweight contender Jamal "Shango" James who will headline "PBC on Fox" Saturday night in L.A. James discusses what quarantine is like this week in advance of his fight with Thomas Dulorme and what will it be like to fight with no fans? Next, hear from Heavyweight contender Otto Wallin of Sweden. The man who took Tyson Fury the 12 round distance l...
Aug 07, 2020•41 min
Our latest edition of the show is back, as the sport itself comes back from being dormant due to Covid 19. Host T.J. Rives brings back great discussion in round table form with Marquis Johns, Sr. Writer of BigFightWeekend.com, and from Vegas, T.C. Martin of the "T.C. Martin" show heard weekdays and on demand through his website. The guys discussing the "fight" signing for legends Mike Tyson and Roy Jones, Jr. and all agree on the farce that it seems to be. The guys do show and discuss Tyson's br...
Jul 28, 2020•33 min
55 years ago in Lewiston, Maine Muhammad Ali scored the most controversial KO of his Hall of Fame career. And on a special edition of the podcast, host T.J. Rives has special guests to debate whether it was legit or a fixed fight?? Hear from Sr. Writer of BigFightWeekend.com, Marquis Johns, and Las Vegas media maven/host T.C. Martin, as all three of them discuss whether Liston chose to go down and stay down because the Mafia or "Mob" wanted him to purposely get knocked out.?? The guys also revie...
May 26, 2020•21 min
It's a brand new edition of our "Fistic Art" podcast and host, T.J. Rives is back with special guests! First, on the 5th anniversary of the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao mega-showdown in Vegas, Andy Scholes of CNN Sports comes on the show. Andy was there in desert for all of it and has great stories on the spectacle that May-Pac was. This includes a FANTASTIC story about how Andy ended up near ringside for the fight. Next, Former World Bantamweight Champ and the 1999 consensus "Fighter of the ...
May 05, 2020•1 hr 7 min
It's a brand new edition of our boxing show, that's still going on without fights. Host T.J. Rives, is back with insight and special guests. First, Stephen Espinoza, President of Showtime Sports, comes on the program to cover many subjects. These include, the sobering impact of COVID-19 in his home area of New York City. Stephen also talks about their Classic fight series they've started on Friday nights, the resumption of the sport later this summer, etc. and how often Showtime Premium Cable wi...
Apr 15, 2020•1 hr 20 min
It's a brand new edition of our show devoted to "The Sweet Sciene" only, there are no fights. This, as the Coronavirus outbreak continues to cause pro sports cancellations globally. Still, Host T.J. Rives is here with guests, Marquis Johns of BigFightWeekend.com and David Payne a.k.a. "The Boxing Writer" from Boxingwriter.co.uk are back on to discuss the current events. The guys discuss whether fights in May are in jeopardy and when will we see Joshua-Pulev and Fury Wilder be rescheduled if they...
Mar 26, 2020•43 min
It's a brand new edition of the boxing fan's source for news, opinion and information from Big Fight Weekend. Host T.J. Rives is back with fights being canceled left and right due to the Coronavirus outbreak. But, he's got excellent guests and insights on the whole situation. First, legendary U.S. Boxing play by play commentator Barry Tompkins of Showtime is back on. Barry worked what might be the last Pro sports event on TV for awhile last Friday night on Showtime's "ShoBox, the Next Generation...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 3 min
It's a brand new edition of our boxing podcast, as host T.J. Rives is joined by special guests helping preview a heavyweight showcase featuring unbeaten Polish-American contender Adam Kownacki in NY Saturday night. Hear from Michael Woods of NYFights.com with his insight on Kownacki and the veteran journeyman he's fighting. Woodsy also talks the third Fury-Wilder matchup and what might or might not different in this one. Next, Marquis Johns Sr. Writer BigFightWeekend.com, is back on with his tho...
Mar 06, 2020•1 hr 10 min
On the latest edition of our show that goes inside the ropes with insight and analysis, host T.J. Rives is back with another round table discussion with Ryan O'Hara of Fightnights.com and of course, BigFightWeekend.com Sr. Writer, Marquis Johns. Hear the guys discuss the fallout from Deontay Wilder making excuses about the weight of his costume to walk to the ring in and how he might do in a third fight with Tyson Fury? Plus, the guys discuss the finally announced date of Unified Heavyweight Cha...
Feb 28, 2020•32 min
It's the latest edition of the best boxing podcast that you can find, as host T.J. Rives and his guests are back with a special show to recap Tyson Fury's upset 7th round TKO win over Deontay Wilder Saturday night. T.J. is joined by T.C. Martin in Vegas, who hosts his own "T.C. Martin Show" five days a week out there and was in the MGM Grand Garden arena as Fury regained the the WBC belt with his win. T.C. offers great perspective on the atmosphere during and after Fury's win. And, has more insi...
Feb 23, 2020•53 min
It's the latest edition of the best boxing preview podcast around! Host T.J. Rives is back with special guests as we approach the Deontay Wilder- Tyson Fury rematch Saturday night in Las Vegas! We check in, in the desert with T.J.'s long time radio bud, JT "The Brick" who is on scene with his five day a week local Vegas radio show for this showdown. JT gives his thoughts on what he's sees happening in the rematch and how does this fight compare with other huge Vegas fights in the recent past. We...
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 17 min
It's the latest edition of the best boxing preview podcast around! Host T.J. Rives is back with special guests as we approach the Deontay Wilder- Tyson Fury rematch Saturday night in Las Vegas! We check in, in the desert with T.J.'s long time radio bud, JT "The Brick" who is on scene with his five day a week local Vegas radio show for this showdown. JT gives his thoughts on what he's sees happening in the rematch and how does this fight compare with other huge Vegas fights in the recent past. We...
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 17 min
It's a brand new edition of the "Big Fight Weekend Podcast" and host T.J. Rives is back with special guests talking possible "fix controversy" of a heavyweight fight in England last Saturday, the 30th anniversary of "Buster Douglas' stunning KO of Mike Tyson and previews of the fights this weekend. First up is David Payne, a.k.a. "The Boxing Writer" from England, and he has his own insight into whether the David Allen vs. Dorian Darch heavyweight fight in England might have had "fixed" 3rd round...
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 8 min
