We are ready for a classic, British "grudge match" that is over two years in the making, as host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael return on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" They start with a preview of Saturday’s Turki Alahiikh/DAZN card in London Rivals Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr., finally meet after an over two year delay due to Benn failing a PED test prior to their 2022 bout. Will we see fireworks like the elder Eubank battling the elder Benn in the early 1990s?? The guys discus...
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Fight Cards all over the globe, all weekend and we're ready to recap them with host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael on the latest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" The guys being with a recap of the Sunday Boxxer/Sky Sports main event in Birmingham, England Light heavyweight Ben Whittaker TKO2 Liam Cameron, rematch of their technical draw, with Whittaker causing controversy with his behavior post-TKO. Next, it's a recap Saturday Golden Boy/DAZN in Oceanside , Calif. Flyweight Gabriela Fundor...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 9 min
We're back with another busy weekend of main event fight cards on two continents, we have some fight news and some heavyweight nostalgia too on the latest "The Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael return with insight and takes on it all. First, they preview the Saturday Matchroom Boxing DAZN card at Sheffield, England Dalton Smith returns vs. Mathieu Germain in a 12 rounds junior welterweight battle. Is Smith ready to take big steps. Plus, wasn't Josh Warrin...
Apr 18, 2025•1 hr 2 min
It's the greatest opening round in boxing history as Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas "Hitman" Hearns blasted each other on April 15th, 1985 in Las Vegas. And, our guys Dan Rafael and T.J. Rives are ready to remember it all with legendary, hall of fame broadcasters Al Bernstein and Barry Tompkins. The future International Boxing Hall of Famer Bernstein was on the closed circuit/PPV call with also later legend, Al Michaels, that night. Meanwhile, fellow future hall of famer Tompkins was on the ...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Off a weekend that saw a big win for a star in the welterweight division we recap the Matchroom card, go over some fight news and have some excellent nostalgia on tap, as well. It's part of the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael to break it all down. They start with a recap of Saturday’s Matchroom Boxing/DAZN card in Atlantic City, NJ. That saw welterweight Jaron “Boots” Ennis wipe out Eimantas Stanionis to unifiy the IBF/WBA titles and win...
Apr 14, 2025•58 min
One of the top unbeaten fighters in the U.S. is back in action Saturday night and we're ready to preview the unified welterweight title showdown, give you some other fight news and some heavyweight title nostalgia too on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael for the takes and insight. First, we preview Matchroom Boxing/DAZN card Saturday in Atlantic City, N.J. Jaron “Boots” Ennis battles. Eimantas Stanionis, 12 rounds, IBF/WBA welterweight unifi...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 3 min
On a new edition of the show, our insider Dan Rafael goes one on one with Jaron "Boots" Ennis in advance of his latest title fight coming this weekend. Ennis faces Eimantas Stanionis on April 12th on DAZN at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in an IBF/WBA welterweight unification fight. And, we're talking all about it on the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." Ennis elaborates on his plans, including does he really want to have all the belts at 147 lb. after he turned down a lucrative offer...
Apr 08, 2025•14 min
A very busy weekend of action all over the globe and we've got plenty of takes and insight on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack to go over it all. They start with the "PBC on Prime" show in Newcastle, Australia, as Tim Tszyu wiped out Joey Spencer in four rounds in his return after a tough set of losses. What's next- Keith Thurman? Then, we talk the Queensberry on DAZN show in Manchester, England with...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 4 min
It's a tremendous weekend of main event fights all over the globe and we're ready to go over it all. And, you'll hear from an unbeaten welterweight star champ, who's going for a unified title next weekend, as well, on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" Host T.J. Rives is back with insider Dan Rafael to go over it all. There are tons of Saturday previews In the "PBC on Prime" main event from Newcastle, Australia Junior middleweight Tim Tszyu meets American Joey Spencer in a 10 round battle. ...
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 21 min
On this edition of the show, former WBO 154 lb. champ Tim Tszyu of Australia is back and he took time recently to be with our Dan Rafael as part of the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." Tszyu is coming off a hard KO loss to Bakhram Murtazaliev in an IBF world title fight last October- his second straight loss.This after his gruesome head gash that hampered him a decision loss earlier in the year to Sebastian Fundora. Now, Tszyu faces American Joey Spencer in junior middleweight headliner of "PBC on ...
Apr 01, 2025•14 min
We are back off a weekend that has seen some significant main event rematches in Las Vegas and Cancun, Mexico to analyze and give our takes on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter to go over it all and give the insight. They start with the Saturday Top Rank card on ESPN in Las Vegas, as Mikaela Mayer once again beats Sandy Ryan and retains WBO women’s welterweight title. An impressive showing fro...
Mar 31, 2025•57 min
We roll into the final weekend of March with two different compelling fight cards in Mexico and Las Vegas. A former world champion at 154 lb. joins us and more on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack to go over it all. They preview the Saturday night Golden Boy DAZN card in Cancun, Mexico with William Zepeda vs. Tevin Farmer in a rematch for Zepeda’s WBC interim lightweight title. Zepeda is #1 in all fo...
Mar 28, 2025•1 hr 9 min
It's a jammed packed recap off the weekend that starts with sad news about the death of a boxing legend and in the ring has title defense for "The Towering Inferno" in Vegas and a prominent featherweight contender talks with us and more on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter. We start with news of George Foreman’s death at age 76 Friday. An iconic heavyweight, in the hall of fame and tremendous ...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 21 min
We are ready for the weekend, as junior welterweight unification title fight in Vegas tops the show and a welterweight world champ joins us, too. It's all part of the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast" Host T.J. Rives is back from his travel chaos this weekend and is joined, as always, by insider Dan Rafael to go over everything. They start with: Saturday night's "PBC on Prime Video" at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Seabstian Fundora vs. Chordale Booker, for Fundora’s WBC/WBO junior middlewe...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Well....it's been a CRAZY weekend of travel Sunday afternoon/night and into Monday for T.J. Rives, so we have shortened up the pod off the week. However, even though there's not a recap conversation of the fights this weekend, the unified junior middleweight champion for the WBC/WBO is on the show with our insider, Dan Rafael. It's the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast" with Sebastain Fundora before he headlines the PBC on Prime main event in Las Vegas Saturday night. Dan talks with Fundora about his ...
Mar 17, 2025•14 min
Another big week and weekend of fights unfolding and we're back with the newest edition of the show, as it spans with action Wednesday and Thursday from Australia to Japan to England and even, Orlando, FL, coming this weekend. It's all on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael are back to go over it all. First, they recap Wednesday No Limit Boxing main event in Sydney, Australia (PBC YouTube in US) with the successful return of Keith Thurman with a KO3 ov...
Mar 14, 2025•49 min
On this edition of the show, insider Dan Rafael is back and has a tremendous guest who's now part of a new "disrupting" promotional partnership witht the Saudis. Hear from THE Dana White on this "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." The UFC President and CEO finally enters boxing after saying he would for years. He will run the new TKO Boxing promotion announced last Wednesday. Turki Alalshikh and the Saudis are funding it, while White and his team will over see it. Why and why now? Dana talks to Dan al...
Mar 12, 2025•29 min
We're back off the weekend to recap the women's unified welterweight title showdown in London and we have an American Olympic prospect ready to make his pro debut with us, as well as, fight news and some Ali-Frazier nostalgia 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 to go over it all. First, it's a recap of the Boxxer main event from Friday in London, as Lauren Price won over Natasha Jonas and uni...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 18 min
We are back and ready for the second weekend in March with ladies action in England headlining and we've got the scoop on the new Saudis Deal that involves UFC CEO Dana White....from Dana himself. Itls all part of the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast!" Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack to go over everything. They begin with a preview of the Boxxer all-female card in London (Sky Sports in UK, TrillerTV+ in US) England's Natasha Jonas meets...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 20 min
It's definitely a charged up edition of our show after the 'was it or wasn't a knockdown' in the narrow split draw for the Tank Davis-Lamont Roach PBC main event. And, our guys are ready to go over it all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Substack and Newsletter and they are LOADED UP for their takes! They get right to the recap of the PBC on Prime Video PPV from Brooklyn, as Gervonta Davis retained his WBA title with a...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 8 min
We are back and ready to go for a PBC on Prime (And PPV.com) pay per view, as Gervonta Davis returns defending his lightweight crown. We go over that card, fight news and some Juan Manuel Marquez outstanding nostalgia on the latest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael have their takes and insight. First, it's a brief recap of Teiken Promotions world title card on Monday in Tokyo, Japan, as Junto Nakatani bombed David Cuellar in 3 rounds to retain the WBC ba...
Feb 28, 2025•59 min
On this edition of the podcast hear WBA super featherweight champ Lamont Roach prior to his Saturday night PPV battle in Brooklyn, NY with Gervonta “Tank” Davis, as he joins our Dan Rafael one on one on the "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." Roach is set to battle Davis for the WBA Lightweight World Championship headlining a PBC Pay-Per-View event on Prime Video on Saturday from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. And, as a reigning 130-pound world champion, Roach will move up to lightweight to challenge th...
Feb 26, 2025•15 min
It was a massive pay per view in Saudi Arabia on Saturday afternoon/night and we're ready to go over the Riyadh Season "Last Crescendo" results on our newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter have returned to give their insight and takes. They cover: Dmitry Bivol W12 against Artur Beterbiev in their rematch to win the undisputed 175 lb. crown. How did Bivol get it done? And, will there be a third fight bef...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 19 min
We are ready to go with one of the biggest PPV cards of 2025 already in just the second month of the year, as the Riyadh Season PPV takes place Satruday afternoon. And, we go over the massive bout sheet and have an interview with the man battling Tank Davis, as well. It's all on the newest "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives and insider Dan Rafael return with their thoughts. First, the breaking news all week that there are n ew opponents for Joseph Parker and Shakur Stevenson, a...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 17 min
Coming up on Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand's Joseph Parker goes for a portion of the heavyweight crown, when he squares off with England's Daniel Dubois for the IBF title. And, before the battle in the Middle East, hear from Parker with our Dan Rafael on this "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." The 33 year old Parker has won the two biggest fights of his career, back to back, as he defeated former WBC champ Deontay Wilder and then, massive Chinese star Zhelei Zhang in March of la...
Feb 20, 2025•17 min
Coming up Saturday night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the massive PPV, former WBA light heavyweight champ will look to get his belt and acquire the other three in an undisputed title rematch with his fellow Russian Artur Beterbiev. And, here you get a chance to hear from Bivol about what he intends to do differently, as he spoke with our insider Dan Rafael on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." If Bivol gets the win, then his options open wide to potentially fight American David Benavidez, rem...
Feb 19, 2025•14 min
It was a fight filled weekend with a world title win for Keyshawn Davis, a dramatic decision win for Arnold Barboza in England and in the same division a KO for Oscar Duarte in California, too. And, we're ready to recap it all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and Newsletter with their insight and takes. They start with the Friday Top Rank/ESPN card in NYC as Davis kayoed Denys Berinchyk to win the WBO li...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 18 min
It's a jammed packed edition of the show, as a lightweight world title fight happens in NYC, a top 140 lb. contender battle takes place in Manchester, England and former world title holder at light heavyweight Dmitry Bivol joins us on the "Big Fight Weekend Preview Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael to go over it all. First it's the previews, as Friday night in the Top Rank/ESPN card in New York Denys Berinchyk takes on unbeaten American star Keyshawn Davis for Berinchyk’s...
Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Coming up Friday night at the Madison Square Garden Theater in NYC, unbeaten lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis goes for his first world title in the main event. But, before he battles Denys Berinchyk for the WBO world title, the entertaining Davis spoke to our Dan Rafael on this "Fight Freaks Unite Podcast." Keyshawn is looking forward to taking the next big step in his boxing career after having won the silver medal in the 2021 delayed Tokyo Summer games. What are his thougts on the opponent...
Feb 11, 2025•17 min
Off a light weekend in the ring, we recap the biggest main event in the world (from England), we hear from a prominent heavyweight contender and have the latest on Canelo's new deal with the Saudis all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast." Host T.J. Rives returns with insider Dan Rafael of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack and newsletter to go over everything. First, they recap Saturday’s Queensberry main event from Manchester, England, as Derek Chisora got his decisioned Otto Wallin to becom...
Feb 10, 2025•53 min
