Join Michael Montero and Tiffany Lam as they reflect on the year of 2018, answer some Q&A, and name boxing's year-end award winners. 2018 was not only an amazing year of change and excitement in the sport of boxing around the world, it was in our lives as well. Let's look back, reflect and celebrate! Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/445BPH3cUzQ
In episode 152 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero discusses PBC signing a deal with the UK network ITV, Lomachenko-Pedraza doing big ratings, Gilberto Ramirez beating Jesse Hart with one arm, Canelo Alvarez destroying Rocky Fielding in New York and the lackluster DAZN commentary crew. Next, Montero previews upcoming fights: Warrington vs Frampton, Whyte-Chisora 2, Charlo-Harrison, Charlo-Korobov
In episode 151 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero reviews the latest boxing news, wins by Kell Brook, Teofimo Lopez, and Vasily Lomachenko, then previews this week's fights as Gilberto Ramirez rematches Jesse Hart in Texas and Canelo Alvarez challenges Rocky Fielding for his super middleweight title in New York. watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5V1GRxESglk
In episode 150 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero gives detailed reviews of the WBC title fights between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury in Los Angeles, and Adonis Stevenson and Oleksandr Gvozdyk in Quebec City. Montero also reviews upcoming bouts this week including: Kell Brook vs Michael Zerafa, Cecilia Braekus vs Aleksandra Lopes, and Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jose Pedraza. watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VEbekrdnydI
In episode 149 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero talks about Tony Bellew retiring, upcoming fights and Montero commentating a fight card in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday the 30th. Next, Montero reviews a gift decision to Khalid Yafai in Monaco and Dmitry Bivol winning in a dominant yet dull performance against Jean Pascal in Atlantic City on HBO. Lastly, Montero previews the heavyweight showdown between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury in Los Angeles, plus Adonis Stevenson vs Oleksandr ...
In episode 148 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero breaks down the upcoming PBC on Fox schedule and other news, then reviews wins by Jaron Ennis, Maurice Hooker, Claressa Shields, Brandon Rios and Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller. Next, Montero previews a Matchroom card from Monte Carlo on DAZN, and Dmitry Bivol facing Jean Pascal in Atlantic City on HBO. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! watch the video on youtube: https://youtu.be/tLtIcYO8frQ
In episode #147 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero talks about another ring death, fighters being arrested, and upcoming match ups coming together. Next Montero reviews Oleksandr Usyk stopping Tony Bellew in Manchester, plus wins by Jesus Soto Karass, Mairis Briedis, Krzysztof Glowacki and others. Then Montero previews Friday's Top Rank on ESPN card from Oklahoma City where Maurice Hooker defends his super lightweight title against Alex Saucedo, with Egidijus Kavaliauskas in the co-main, an...
In episode 146 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero discusses Floyd Mayweather annoucing a fight with Tenshin Nasukawa, Mikey Garcia dumping his lightweight title, and several upcoming matchups. Next, Montero reviews wins by Nonito Donaire over Ryan Burnett and Josh Taylor over Ryan Martin in Glasgow, Sullivan Barrera over Sean Monaghan in Brooklyn, and Miguel Berchelt over Miguel Roman in Texas. Last but not least, Montero previews this week's fights including Oleksandr Usyk vs Tony Bellew i...
In episode #145 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero talks about the lack of promotion/undercard for the Wilder-Fury PPV, Bob Arum dissing Al Haymon, fights coming together for the Charlo brothers and others, and Ryan Garcia working with Eddy Reynoso. Next, Montero reviews wins by Kubrat Pulev over Hughie Fury, John Ryder over Andrey Sirotkin, Ivan Baranchyk over Anthony Yigit, Regis Prograis over Terry Flanagan, Alberto Machado over Yandale Evans and Daniel Jacobs over Sergiy Derevyanchenko....
In episode 144 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero analyzes Crawford-Benavidez TV ratings, Canelo Alvarez signed a huge deal with DAZN, upcoming action including Manny Pacquiao fighting Adrien Broner, and other news. Next, Montero reviews wins by Emmanuel Rodriguez in Florida, Demetrius Andrade in Boston, Rob Brant upsetting Ryota Murata in Las Vegas, and other results. Lastly, Montero previews upcoming action this weekend from around the world including the World Boxing Super Series season ...
In episode 143 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero talks about impressive ratings for recent events, Billy Joe Saunders losing his title, Tyson Fury finally enrolling for PEDS testing, Manny Pacquiao signing with Al Haymon and Deontay Wilder knocking out a mascot on Spanish language ESPN. Next, Montero reviews wins by Zolani Tete and Andrew Tabiti in Russia, Francesco Patera upsetting Lewis Ritson in Newcastle, and Terence Crawford stopping Jose Benavidez in Omaha. Last, Montero previews thi...
In episode 142 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero analyzes Canelo Alvarez, his next fight, and recent WBC rulings related to the situation, then reviews all the action from last week including the Matchroom card put on by Eddie Hearn in Chicago, as well as the World Boxing Super Series card Sunday in Yokohama, Japan. Next Montero previews more WBSS action from Russia this Saturday, plus Terence Crawford defending his welterweight title in Omaha on ESPN. Watch the video on YouTube: https://y...
In episode 141 of 'The Neutral Corner', Michael Montero discusses WBC rulings on Canelo-Golovkin-Charlo, HBO bowing out of boxing, upcoming cards and more news/updates. Next, Montero reviews Callum Smith stopping George Groves to win the WBSS tournament, plus wins by Jerwin Ancajas, Devin Haney, Jorge Linares. Then Montero previews this week's scheduled fights including a Matchroom card in Chicago and a World Boxing Super Series card in Yokohama, Japan. Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu....
Michael Montero back on the 'Dave Smith Show' on NBC Sports Radio discussing the results of the Canelo-GGG2 bout, just minutes after Saul Alvarez beat Gennady Golovkin by majority decision. The two fought a highly anticipated rematch on September 15th, 2018 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight exceeded expectations. But much like their first bout a year earlier, many feel the house fighter got the benefit of the doubt from the Nevada judges. https://youtu.be/TX2KRJdquCs
In episode 140 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero talks about the upcoming Dec 1st heavyweight clash between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury in Los Angeles, Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jose Pedraza in New York, Anthony Joshua knocking out Alexander Povetkin at Wembley in London, and a great fight in Aichi, Japan. Next Montero previews the World Boxing Super Series finale between George Groves and Callum Smith, plus action on ESPN+ from Oakland, Devin Haney fighting on Showtime, Jorge Linares on Faceb...
In episode 139 of 'The Neutral Corner', Michael Montero discusses several fights coming together, rumors of a Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch, Gervonta David getting arrested, and a full review of last week's fights including the huge Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs Gennady "GGG" Golovkin rematch card on HBO PPV. Next, Montero reviews the heavyweight title fight between Anthony Joshua and Alexander Povetkin at Wembley in London. Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zRJVstt1lnw
In episode #138 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero breaks down the new 4 year deal between PBC and Fox, Oelsandr Usyk signing with Matchroom and Eddie Hearn, Regis Prograis returning to New Orleans, Pacquiao threatening to sue Top Rank and more news. Later, Montero reviews all the action from last week including Amir Khan winning in the UK, Juan Francisco Estrada and Kazuto Ioka winning in Los Angeles while Donnie Nietes had to settle for a dubious draw, and Shawn Porter beating Danny Garci...
THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE: CANELO vs. GOLOVKIN II Michael Montero breaks down the rematch between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Gennady "GGG" Golovkin taking place September 15th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, the site of their first bout in 2017 that ended in a controversial draw. Montero details what each fighter must do differently in the rematch to score a decisive victory in their middleweight championship fight. Alvarez (49-1-2, 34KO) is coming off a six month suspension after testing positive...
In episode #137 of 'The Neutral Coner' Michael Montero talks about Jermain Taylor being arrested, the PBC announcing a 3 year deal with Showtime, season 2 of the World Boxing Super Series, Wanhend Menayothin topping Floyd Mayweather's record, and Ryan Garcia struggling to a win on Facebook Watch. Next, Montero previews the "Superfly 3" card from Los Angeles on HBO and the Danny Garcia vs Shawn Porter card from New York on Showtime. Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sbjUObMdMmk
On episode 136 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero discusses the youtube "boxing" match between KSI and Logan Paul, the Canelo-Golovkin media workouts, still no announcement for the Wilder-Fury bout, Manny Pacquiao going to DAZ and more. Next, Montero reviews the PBC on FS1 card from Minneapolis where Curtis Harper walked out of the ring, the Top Rank on ESPN card from Phoenix where Isaac Dogboe staked his claim as the best super bantamweight in the world and Jose Pedraza beat Ray Beltran to...
In episode #135 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero talks about the heavyweight showdown between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury being announced, a fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Tony Bellew getting close, wins in Belfast by Cristofer Rosales, Fury and Carl Frampton, plus wins in Atlantic City by Jesse Hart and Bryant Jennings. Then Montero previews the Top Rank on ESPN card from Phoenix this Saturday featuring Ray Beltran and Isaac Dogboe in title defenses. Watch the video on YouTube: https...
On episode 134 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero talks about Top Rank extending their deal with ESPN through 2025, Eleider Alvarez stopping Sergey Kovalev to take his light heavyweight title, Dmitry Bivol coasting to a decision win over Isaac Chilemba, Andre Berto getting off the canvas to score a controversial decision win over Devon Alexander and Joseph Diaz Jr winning a tough fight against Jesus Rojas on the premier of Golden Boy Promotions on Facebook Watch. Next, Montero previews bout...
In episode #133 of 'The Neutral Corner' Michael Montero discusses rumors of a fight between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury, Jermell Charlo being arrested for domestic violence, and several upcoming fight cards coming together. Next, Montero reviews wins by Dillian Whyte, Dereck Chisora and Katie Taylor in London, Masayuki Ito in Florida, and Mikey Garcia, Luis Ortiz and Mario Barrios in Los Angeles. Then Montero previews two weeks of upcoming action including Sergey Kovalev vs Eleider Alvarez, Dm...
In episode 132 of "The Neutral Corner", Michael Montero discusses the quarterfinals for season two of the World Boxing Super Series being set, then reviews the history-making win by Oleksandr Usyk over Murat Gassiev in Moscow and Jaime Munguia learning on the job with his win over Liam Smith in Las Vegas. Next, Montero previews the London heavyweight match up between Dillian Whyte and Joseph Parker, and the lightweight unification fight between Mikey Garcia and Robert Easter Jr in Los Angeles, p...
In episode #131 of "The Neutral Corner" Michael Montero talks about upcoming fights being finalized and boxers getting arrested, then breaks down Manny Pacquiao knocking out Lucas Matthysse in Malaysia, Regis Prograis and Teofimo Lopez staying undefeated in New Orleans, and Rocky Fielding scoring an upset stoppage over Tyron Zeuge in Germany. Next, Montero previews this week's action including Jaime Munguia vs Liam Smith in Las Vegas on HBO, and Oleksandr Usyk vs Murat Gassiev in Moscow, Russia ...
In episode #130 of "The Neutral Corner" Michael Montero discusses Anthony Joshua's next two bouts getting lined up, more Canelo-GGG2 news, James DeGale vacating his title, WBSS updates, Shakur Stevenson arrested, and other news. Next, Montero reviews the Top Rank on ESPN card from Fresno, California including the main event being cancelled due to Danny O'Connor being hospitalized. Last, Montero previews the Regis Prograis vs Juan Jose Velasco card from New Orleans (which he is covering live) and...
On episode #129 of 'The Neutral Corner', Michael Montero discusses the Joshua-Wilder negotiations, Pacquiao-Matthysse, Stevenson-Gvozdyk and Usyk-Gassiev, season two of the 'World Boxing Super Series', and a new fight series from Golden Boy Promotions on Facebook. Next, Montero reviews wins by several prospects around the world, plus Alex Saucedo stopping Leonardo Zappavigna in 7 rounds and Zurdo Ramirez lulling everyone to sleep in Oklahoma City. Lastly, Montero previews this Saturday's action ...
In episode #128 of "The Neutral Corner", Michael Montero talks about a former title challenger being found guilty as part of a RICO case, upcoming fights including Oleksandr Usyk vs Murat Gassiev and Jaime Muguia vs Liam Smith on July 21st, WBC and IBF mandatory mandates, Claressa Shields and Christina Hammer winning in Detroit, Josh Taylor beating Viktor Postol in his toughest test to date, plus Tony Yoka, Daniel Dubois, Vergil Ortiz and Miguel Berchelt all scoring wins. Last, Montero previews ...
In episode #127 of 'The Neutral Corner', Michael Montero talks about the rematch between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin finally coming together for Sept 15th in Las Vegas, the Pacquiao vs Matthysse bout in Malaysia having financial troubles, and the Oleksandr Usyk vs Murat Gassiev cruiserweight championship bout moving to July 21st in Moscow. Next, Montero reviews wins by Mercito Gesta, Manny Robles, Daniel Roman and Errol Spence. Next, Montero previews this week's upcoming bouts featuring ...
In episode #126 of The Neutral Corner, Michael Montero talks about boxers on the Forbes' highest paid athletes list, the IBF stripping Gennady Golovkin, and two fights (Dillian Whyte vs Joseph Parker and Mikey Garcia vs Robert Easter) coming together for July 28th. Next, Montero reviews Diego De La Hoya's Friday night win on ESPN2, an upset win by Maurice Hooker over Terry Flanagan in Manchester, the return of Tyson Fury, Terence Crawford's destruction of Jeff Horn in Las Vegas, and wins in Los ...
