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Outside the Ring, hosted by former lightweight boxing champion, Sean O'Grady
Don't look no further, you won't find a more insightful boxing analyst than former boxing champion, Sean O'Grady. No one breaks down an interview in the world of boxing better than Sean. His vast experience in the sport allows him to get inside the heads of the brightest and best pound for pound fighters in the buisness. Sean will also analyze the big fights and allow the novice of fans to understand the ins and outs of the ring. Predictions, commentary, rankings and much more are at your fingertips when you decide to click and listen each week to Sean O'Grady's "Outside the Ring".
Former WBA Lightweight Champ Sean O’Grady serves as a broadcaster and spokesperson for a variety of businesses. With his father Pat O’Grady as his promoter and trainer, Sean was part of the first father/son duo to win a world championship. Twenty-six years ago on April 12, 1981, O’Grady defeated Hilmer Kenty in Atlantic City to win the WBA Lightweight Title, and when he retired from the ring at age 25, he had amassed 81 victories against only five defeats. Seventy of those victories came via knockout.
Long before he had retired from boxing, O’Grady began his career in television. In March 1980, he became an analyst and color commentator for CBS and ESPN. Over the years, Sean has also served as commentator for various pay-per-view bouts, FOX, FOX SPORTS NET, FX, and spent 13 years as USA’s TUESDAY NIGHT FIGHTS boxing analyst. Currently, you can see Sean on the very popular Toughman Contest featured every Friday night on FX. He also appears weekly on Fox Sports Nets Sunday Night Fights.
In addition to being a commentator, O’Grady also gives corporate motivational speeches across the country, released a boxing workout video, and is an Everlast Worldwide spokesperson. Working with EA Sports, Sean was featured in the video game Knockout Kings.
O’Grady was inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1993.
1/2...Sugar Shane Mosley
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12/19...Vinny Pazienza
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Fightline with Coyote Duran
If quick-fisted and even quicker-witted, up-to-the minute boxing news and discussion is what you’re looking for, then Fightline with Coyote Duran is a half-hour that’s right up your bandwidth.
Every Thursday night at 7pm, est. join host Coyote Duran as he brings you opinions, predictions, results, analysis and his own spin on today’s rankings while howling with some of boxing’s biggest names and personalities.
Coyote Duran is currently the Associate Editor of DOGHOUSEBOXING.COM, a ratings panel analyst and a freelance contributing writer for The Ring magazine.
Coyote has peered into the minds of Oscar De La Hoya, Shane and Jin Mosley, James Toney and Luis Collazo for Doghouse while serving on a panel of select print and internet experts who compile the most trusted boxing ratings in the world; The Ring magazine’s.
4/17...Guest: Nigel Collins, Ring Magazine
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Coyote Duran’s Top 12 Pound-For-Pound List
1. Manny Pacquiao, 46-3-2 with 35 knockouts, junior lightweight contender
Former WBC flyweight titlist, former IBF junior featherweight titlist, former The Ring World Featherweight Champion, current The Ring World Junior Lightweight Champion (while holding the WBC super featherweight title). Last fight: Rematch against Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15, 2008, for vacant The Ring World Junior Lightweight Championship. Pacquiao SD 12 Marquez
2. Floyd Mayweather Jr., 39-0 with 25 knockouts, The Ring World Welterweight Champion
Former WBC super featherweight titlist, former The Ring World Lightweight Champion, former WBC super lightweight titlist, former WBC super welterweight titlist, currently The Ring World Welterweight Champion (while holding the WBC welterweight title). Next fight: Tentative Oscar De La Hoya rematch on September 20, 2008
3. Joe Calzaghe, 44-0 with 32 knockouts, The Ring World Super Middleweight Champion
Currently the Undisputed Super Middleweight Champion (while holding the WBC, WBA and WBO super middleweight titles). Next fight: Shot at The Ring World Light Heavyweight Champion Bernard Hopkins on April 19, 2008
4. Israel Vazquez, 43-4 with 31 knockouts, The Ring World Junior Featherweight Champion
Former IBF junior featherweight titlist, currently The Ring World Junior Featherweight Champion (while holding the WBC super bantamweight title). Last fight: The third in a trilogy against Rafael Marquez. Vazquez won by split decision
5. Bernard Hopkins, 48-4 with 32 knockouts, The Ring World Light Heavyweight Champion
Former Undisputed Middleweight Champion, currently The Ring World Light heavyweight Champion. Next fight: Defense of The Ring World Light Heavyweight Champion against Joe Calzaghe on April 19, 2008
6. Miguel Cotto, 31-0 with 25 knockouts, WBA welterweight titleholder
Former WBO junior welterweight titlist, currently the WBA welterweight titlist. Next fight: April 12, 2008 defense against The Contender's Alfonso S. Gomez
7. Ricky Hatton, 43-1 with 31 knockouts, The Ring World Junior Welterweight Champion
Former WBA welterweight titlist, currently The Ring World Junior Welterweight Champion. Next fight: Defense against Juan Lazcano on May 24, 2008
8. Kelly Pavlik, 33-0 with 29 knockouts, The Ring World Middleweight Champion
Currently the Undisputed Middleweight Champion. Next fight: Defense against Gary Lockett on June 7, 2008
9. Juan Manuel Marquez, 48-4- and one draw with 35 knockouts, junior lightweight contender
Former IBF/WBA featherweight titlist, former WBC super featherweight titlist. Next fight: Rematch against Manny Pacquiao on March 15, 2008, for vacant The Ring World Junior Lightweight Championship
10. Rafael Marquez, 37-5 with 33 knockouts, junior featherweight contender
Former IBF bantamweight titlist, former WBC super bantamweight titlist, former The Ring World Junior Featherweight Champion. Last fight: The third in a trilogy against Israel Vazquez. Marquez lost by split decision
11. Wladimir Klitschko, 50-3 with 44 knockouts, IBF/WBO heavyweight titlist
Former WBO heavyweight titlist, currently the IBF/WBO heavyweight titlist. Last fight: Alphabet title unifier unanimous decision win over Sultan Ibragimov on February 23, 2008
12. Nate Campbell, 32-5 with 1 draw and 25 knockouts, WBA/IBF/WBO lightweight titlist
Currently the WBA/IBF/WBO lightweight titlist. Last fight: Defeated Juan Diaz by split decision on March 8, 2008
Coyote's Favorite All-Time Fighters (In No Particular Order)
Bernard Hopkins, 48-4 with 32 knockouts, The Ring World Light Heavyweight Champion
Miguel Cotto, 31-0 with 25 knockouts, WBA welterweight titleholder
Wladimir Klitschko, 50-3 with 44 knockouts, IBF/WBO heavyweight titlist
Israel Vazquez, 43-4 with 31 knockouts, The Ring World Junior Featherweight Champion
Manny Pacquiao, 45-3-2 with 35 knockouts, junior lightweight contender
Paul Malignaggi, 24-1 with 5 knockouts, IBF junior welterweight titlist
Light-hitting slickster with a brash streak who currently hold the IBF junior welterweight title. Best known for his gutsy stand against Miguel Cotto in 2005 in which Maliganaggi lost via unanimous decision but gained many fans.
Juan Diaz, 33-1 with 17 knockouts, lightweight contender
Powerful young lightweight who studies law when not in the ring. Won the WBA lightweight title in 2004 against Lakva Sim and defended it seven times, collecting the WBO belt in a stoppage win over Acelino Freitas in 2007. Also annexed the IBF version against Julio Diaz in 2007. Lost all three belts to Nate Campbell on March 8, 2007.
Kermit Cintron, 29-1 with 27 knockouts, IBF welterweight titlist
Current IBF welterweight titlist, having beaten Mark Suarez for the vacant belt in 2006. Suffered first loss, via TKO, against then-WBO welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito in 2005. Fired trainer Marshall Kauffman and brought in Emanuel Steward, who improved Cintron immensely. Possesses freakish height and power with a sick knockout punch as indicated in KO defense win over Walter Matthysse in 2007.
Shane Mosley, 44-5 with 37 knockouts, welterweight contender
Former IBF lightweight titlist, former WBC welterweight titlist and former The Ring World Junior Middleweight Champion. Not as fast as he once was as lighter weights but still has decent quickness and excellent skills. Handed Oscar De La Hoya two losses; one at welterweight, the other at junior middleweight (which netted him The Ring's belt at that weight). Suffered first loss at the hands of Vernon Forrest in 2002. Beat Fernando Vargas by stoppage in back-to-back fights before facing WBA welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto and losing by decision. The third prominent "Sugar" in a line of fighters (Ray Robinson, Ray Leonard) to adopt the moniker.
Ricardo Mayorga, 29-6 with one draw and 23 knockouts, middleweight/super middleweight (?)
Rough-hewn former The Ring World Welterweight Champion. Won in handing Vernon Forrest his first defeat in 2003. Drinks and smokes unabashedly when not in training. Has a penchant for extremely insulting his competition. Has very little boxing skill and depends on wild angles and reckless punching. Forrest notwithstanding, comes up short when taking on the elite (Felix Trinidad in 2004, Oscar De La Hoya in 2006). Sent Fernando Vargas into retirement in November of 2007.
Ricky Hatton, 43-1 with 31 knockouts, The Ring World Junior Welterweight Champion
Floyd Mayweather Jr., 39-0 with 25 knockouts, The Ring World Welterweight Champion
Roberto Duran, 103-16 with 70 knockouts
One of the greatest lightweights of all time. Unified the World Lightweight Championship by stopping Ken Buchanan in 1972; then stopping Esteban DeJesus in a rubber match six years later. Handed Sugar Ray Leonard his first defeat for the WBC welterweight title in 1980. Stopped Davey Moore in 1989 for the WBA junior middleweight strap. Beat Iran Barkley for the WBC middleweight title in 1989.
Henry Armstrong, 149-21 with 10 draws and 101 knockouts
Simultaneously held the World Featherweight, Lightweight and Welterweight Championships. Defended the Lightweight Championship 19 times in less than three years before losing it to Fritzie Zivic in 1940. In the same year, challenged Ceferino Garcia for the World Middleweight Championship and fought to a highly disputed draw.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, 62-3 with 2 draws and 52 knockouts
Legendary former Undisputed Middleweight Champion. Known for his "Destruct and Destroy" mentality. Avenged two of his three losses (against Bobby Watts and Willie Monroe) but left the fight game for good after his disputed loss to Sugar Ray Leonard in 1987. Best known for his three-round thriller against Thomas Hearns in 1985. Hagler prevailed in three brutal, unforgettable rounds.
Arturo Gatti, 40-9 with 31 knockouts
Known as "Thunder", "The Human Highlight Reel" and "The Blood and Guts Warrior." Never consciously knew how to quit and shed blood like few other fighters. Held the IBF junior lightweight and WBC super welterweight titles. Made a bid for The Ring World Welterweight Championship but lost via knockout to champion Carlos Baldomir in 2006. Among too many great fights to list, Gatti is best known for his awe-inspiring trilogy against "Irish" Micky Ward; in which Gatti secured two wins.
Lennox Lewis, 41-2 with one draw and 32 knockouts
Former Undisputed Heavyweight Champion and one of the greatest British fighters in history. Seen by many as haughty and chinny but few could deny his pure skills. Had a jab that, when used frequently per round, could secure solid victory. Avenged both losses against Oliver McCall and Hasim Rahman and fought to a very dubious draw against Evander Holyfield in 1999. Lewis and Holyfield rematched and Lewis took the win; unifying the World Championship. In a belated but still-anticipated battle, stopped Mike Tyson in eight rounds in 2002. Would retire after victory against Vitali Klitschko in 2003.
Fernando Vargas, 26-5 with 22 knockouts
At 21 years old, won the IBF junior middleweight title in his 15th professional fight; making Yory Boy Campas quit on his stool. A good boxer who beat the likes of Ike Quartey, Winky Wright and Raul Marquez before losing to Felix Trinidad in a foul-filled alphabet title unifier in 2000. Two fights later, would win the vacant WBA super welterweight belt against Shibata Flores then lose to Oscar De La Hoya one fight later. A fighter with a "Die before quit" mentality who meant it. Would suffer two stoppages against Shane Mosley before going the distance against Ricardo Mayorga in 2007.
Sugar Ray Robinson, 173-19 with six draws and 108 knockouts
Often imitated but impossible to duplicate. The legend for which the mythical "pound-for-pound" list was created. Held the World Welterweight Championship from 1946 to 1951. Beat Randy Turpin for the World Middleweight Championship in 1955, regained it in 1955 against Carl "Bobo" Olson, in 1957 against Gene Fullmer and once more in 1958 against Carmen Basilio. Fought Jake LaMotta six times from 1942 to 195; losing only the second time to "The Raging Bull." Part of an elite number of fighters with 100+ knockouts.
Thomas Hearns, 61-5 with one draw and 48 knockouts
Known as "The Hitman" or "Motor City Cobra." A freakishly tall, rangy welterweight with sick power, Hearns would stop Pipino Cuevas in 1980 for the WBA welterweight strap. Successfully defended it three times before losing to Sugar Ray Leonard in an alphabet title unifier in 1981. Beat Wilfred Benitez in 1982 for the WBC junior middleweight title and viciously knocked out Roberto Duran in two rounds; a year-and-a-half later. Challenged Undisputed Middleweight Champion Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Hearns lost in an unforgettable war. Subsequently shifted around weights, winning the WBC light heavyweight title, WBC middleweight title, WBO super middleweight title and WBA light heavyweight title.
Marco Antonio Barrera, 63-6 with 42 knockouts
"The Baby-Faced Assassin." One-time brawler who adopted a stylistic approach to fighting when faced against then-undefeated Prince Naseem Hamed in 2001. Won the WBO super bantamweight title, The Ring World Featherweight Championship, the WBC super featherweight title and the IBF junior lightweight title. Best known for his bitter rivalry with Tijuana-born Erik Morales which culminated in a trilogy that saw Barrera take two fights in the series as well as the authoritative, embarrasing beating he dealt to Hamed.
