Rising prospect Diego Pacheco scored an impressive KO, one of the top stars in the sport returns on Tuesday and we have nostalgia and some "Triple G" and Erik Morales nostalgia, too, on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast. Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite substack return to break it all down. They discuss first the Pacheco beating of Maciej Sulecki on a body shot KO in the Matchroom Boxing main event to continue his rise in the super middleweight divisio...
Sep 02, 2024•58 min
We head into a holiday weekend with one siginficant show and that's Diego Pacheco headlining for Matchroom Boxing in California. However, we have lots to go over besides and super middleweight title challenger Edgar Berlanga is on the show, as well, on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to give their insight and takes. First they talk the unbeaten 168 lb. Pacheco in the main event taking on veteran Maciej Sule...
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr
Coming up Saturday night in the Matchroom Boxing main event in Carson, CA, super middleweight star contender Diego Pacheco is back headlining for them. But, you don't have to wait for Saturday night to hear from Pacheco, as he spoke with our insider Dan Rafael recently to discuss his bout. Pacheco is facing veteran, former world title challenger Maciej Sulecki of Poland in what's arguably his biggest challenge on paper of his young career. Also, he would love to get in the 2025 mix to possibly f...
Aug 27, 2024•14 min
It was a sllllooooowww weekend of action in the ring, as only "the name" of Floyd Mayweather registered in an exhibition in Mexico. But, we're ready to go over that card, hear from rising super middleweight contender Diego Pacheco and more on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with "the birthday guy," Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over things. That includes the silliness of the Mayweather card and his "win" over John Gotti III headlining a PPV. Dan h...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 9 min
It's a light weekend of action in the ring, but still have much to discuss in terms of fight cards, news and some tremendous nostalgia involving Arturo Gatti, and Salvador Sanchez meeting Wilfredo Gomez 5 decades ago, as well. It's all on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to break it all down. They first talk the "Money" Mayweather latest ehibition fight in a rematch with John Gotti III in Mexico City. Most importantly,...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr
Former two division world champion Danny "Swift" Garcia is set to return to the ring on the Canelo Alvarez PPV undercard on September 14th. However, you don't have to wait until then to hear from him, as he joins our insider Dan Rafael in a one on one conversation from the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." Garcia, the former unified 140 lb. champ and the former brief WBC welterweight champ, is slated to challenge Erislandy Lara for the WBA middleweight title in the co-feature bout from Las Vegas. An...
Aug 20, 2024•13 min
It was an exciting card in Quebec, Canada, as super middleweight rising star Christian Mbilli dominated Sergey Derevyanchenko to remain unbeaten and their was an upset in the heavyweight co-feature. We go over the fights, have some interesting fight news and Nigel Benn and Prince Naseem Hamed are part of the nostalgia this week on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter. First, they talk Mbilli's im...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 7 min
On the newest edition of the show Cameroon by birth but now fighting out of Canada, Christian Mbillli headlines the Top Rank/ESPN card Saturday night in Quebec City agasinst veteran .Sergiy Derevyanchenko in a 10 round super middleweight clash. We have that, an interview with a former two difvision world champ, news and nostalgia, too, on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to cover it all. Will Mibilli look impressive a...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 10 min
It was a dramatic, spectacular weekend of action in both Las Vegas and Alburquerque, New Mexico as Vergil Oritz and Angeleo Leo emerged victorious in main events. We have more on that, some fight news and some Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker nostalgia, as well, are part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with Insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite substack/newsletter and BigFightWeekend.com to cover it all. Was Ortiz's narrow decision win over Serhii Bohachuck ...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Contender Vergil Ortiz returns to the ring in a Vegas junior middleweight main event, a featherweight world title fight in New Mexico, the latest on whether Canelo and Terence Crawford are fighting, some Roy Jones nostalgia and more are part of the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com return to go through it all. They talk first about Ortiz battling Serhii Bohachuck in a 12 round Golden Boy Boxing main event for the WB...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Coming up Saturday night in Las Vegas, Vergil Ortiz returns seeking the WBC interim 154 lb. title in the Golden Boy Promotiosn main event against Serhii Bohachuk. However, before the unbeaten Texan steps through the ropes, he spoke at length with our Dan Rafael in this one on one conversation. Hear more from Ortiz on this matchup, his hopes for a much bigger bout at junior middleweight like potentially with Terence Crawford and how his overall health has done after some scares with a rare blood ...
Aug 06, 2024•18 min
It was a win but far from impressive for Terence Crawford in capturing the WBA 154 lb. title Saturday night in Los Angeles. And, we're ready to recap that main event and the entire Riyadh Season card, plus, hear from a top Golden Boy Boxing contender in Vergil Ortiz, news and nostalgia on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafale of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and BigFightWeekend.com are ready to go over it all. This, as Big Dan was on sce...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 43 min
It's arguably the biggest fight card remaining this year, at least in the USA, as former undisputed welterweight champ Terence Crawford returns for his first fight in 2024. And, we're ready to preview his junior middleweight title battle with Israil Madrimov and the entire card on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com, who's on scene in Los Angeles for the huge pay per view card. How will Crawford do moving up in we...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Former unified heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz returns to the ring for the first time in nearly two years Saturday night in Los Angeles on the undercard of the Terence Crawford-Israil Madrimov main event. And, before he steps back through the ropes he talked at length about his return and hopes for another title shot with our insider Dan Rafael on the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." Andy also discusses his Saturday opponent Jarrell Miller, who ironically failed a drug test that allowed Ruiz the chane ...
Jul 30, 2024•15 min
It was a jammed packed weekend of action in London and Detroit, and even on Sunday in Japan, and we're ready to recap it all and hear from the newly crowned WBA 154 lb. champ who fights Terence Crawford in the biggest fight of his life Saturday night in L.A. on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWekeend.com with all their takes and insight. First, they talk the heavyweight upset of Derek Chisora in a 10 round decision over Joe Joyce...
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Lots of heavyweights are part of the newest edition of our show, as former unified heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz is a guest, British brawlers Joe Joyce and Derek Chisora meet in London, women's world champ Claressa Shields goes for history and we have lots of news and some excellent nostalgia on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to give their insight and analysis. The guys talk first about the formal announcement that Ca...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Off a Saturday night PPV of knockouts in Tampa, FL, culminating with Jake Paul's main event stoppage of Mike Perry, we've got a special conversation with the man who called the blow by blow for DAZN, Todd Grisham. Grisham gives his insight into the boisterous crowd of over 17,000 that were in their seats EARLY Saturday night and how that atmosphere built up with the KOs of Lucas Bahdi and Amanda Serrano immediately before the Paul bout. Todd also has his takes on how both Paul and Serrano looked...
Jul 23, 2024•13 min
It was a weekend of knockouts all over the place and we're ready to go over everything from Jake Paul's big KO over Mike Perry to Junto Nakatani's body shot early stoppage in Japan. Plus, we have one of the premier boxing broadcasters going joining us and some Salvador Sanchez, Mike Tyson and Bernard Hopkins nostalgia are all part of the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives is with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back and ready to discuss it all. They first ta...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 32 min
It's a jammed packed weekend of action that begins in California, goes to Japan and ends up in Tampa Bay with compelling bouts. And, we've got it all, plus, fight news and some interesting nostalgia, as always too, on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to give their insight an analysis. They are ready to talk welterweight Alexis Rocha headlining for Golden Boy in California on Friday night, Saturday morning U.S. time Ja...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Coming up Saturday night in Tampa, FL, social media/Youtube star turned boxer Jake Paul is back in a PPV main event against bare knuckle fighting star Mike Perry. But, before fight week gets cranked up, hear from Jake with our insider Dan Rafael on this special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." Jake gives his insight as to why he wanted to still fight in July after the delay of his anticipated bout with former undisputed heavyweight champ Mike Tyson now set for November. And, why specifically, fight...
Jul 16, 2024•13 min
One of the up and coming U.S. stars successfully defended his welterweight crown in front of his Philly fans, a rising lightweight rallied to win an important bout in Las Vegas on the way up in the division and Jake Paul joins us on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael to go over the weekend results, give insight and analysis on what they saw, plus have some news and nostalgia, as well. First, they talk Ramon "Chocolatito" Gonzalez winnin...
Jul 14, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Another packed weekend of action sees Jaron Ennis and Janibek Alimkhanuly defend their titles in different main events, seven division world champ Amanda Serrano joins us and we have some great Evander Holyfield nostalgia and we also remember Arturo "Thunder" Gatti, as well on the "Big Fight Weekend Prevew Podcast" Host T.J. Rives is with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to go over: Ennis defending his IBF welterweight title Saturday night in Philly in the Matchroom Boxing top bout agai...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 22 min
He's one of the best welterweights in the world and Saturday night in Philadelphia, unbeaten IBF 147 lb. champ Jaron "Boots" Ennis is ready to make his first full title defense. But, you don't have to wait for this weekend to hear from the champ, as he comes home to Philadelphia to fight David Avanesyan, as you'll hear him hear with our insider Dan Rafael on a special "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast!" Dan covered several topics with "Boots": having the fight at home in Philadelphia; being upgraded f...
Jul 09, 2024•11 min
A wild weekend of fights with titles on the line, horrible judging and some interesting outcomes is a big part of the discussion and you also get to hear from IBF welterweight champ Jaron "Boots" Ennis talks with us prior to his Philly title defense Saturday night, too. It's all part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back give their thoughts and analysis on all. They talk the Shakur Stevenson WBC lightweight title win in ...
Jul 08, 2024•1 hr 39 min
It's a jammed packed weekend with fight cards all over the USA, the U.K. and even, a title unification in Japan on Sunday, too. We're ready to talk the bouts, the news and some great heavyweight title nostalgia from July 4th in the early 1900s, as well on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to give us the insight on the weekend and all that's happening. We start with the Top Rank card in Newark, NJ as Shakur Stevenson de...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 23 min
Coming up Saturday night July 6th, 2024 in Newark, NJ, newly crowned WBC lightweight champ Shakur Stevenson is ready to make his first title defense in the Top Rank Boxing/ESPN main event. However, before things get rolling Saturday night with one of the premier smaller weight U.S. boxing champs, our Dan Rafael had a one on one conversation with Shakur on a couple of compelling subjects. One, is this going to be his last fight with Top Rank Boxing, as their deal is expiring after this bout? And,...
Jul 02, 2024•16 min
Some big world title wins for Teofimo Lopez and "Bam" Rodriguez, one of the fighters in the world talks with us and some more Mike Tyson nostalgia are all part of the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com are back to sort it all out. They talk Bam's decisive KO over Juan Francisco Estrada to regain the WBC super flyweight title in the Matchroom Boxing main event in Phoenix. Why was Rodriguez so decisive and why were two of the ju...
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 32 min
It's an action packed final weekend of June, as we have multiple world title fights in Washington, D.C., Miami and Phoenix. And, we've got the previews of those, fight news involving Anthony Joshua's undercard for London in September and some great Mike Tyson nostalgia, too 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. That includes the showdown with Lamont Roach Jr. meeting Feargal McCrory for the WBA...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Coming up Saturday night in Phoenix, AZ, in the Matchroom Boxing/DAZN main event, former unified flyweight world champ Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez is back in the junior bantamweight division challenging legendary former champ Juan Francisco Estrada in a battle for the vacant WBC title. And, on a special edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" our insider Dan Rafael speaks with Bam at length about the matchup with Estrada.When last we saw Rodriguez, he destroyed England's Sunny Edwards in a one sid...
Jun 25, 2024•13 min
Off an action packed weekend of fights in Vegas and Birmingham, England, we're ready to go over it all on the latest edition of the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of BigFightWeekend.com to talk the Friday night successful Rafael Espinoza WBO Featherweight title defense headlining the Top Rank Boxing show in Las Vegas and what does this mean for his future and a possible rematch with Robeisy Ramirez at 126? Also, Dan gives thoughts on the contr...
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 25 min
