Ring Champs with Ak & Barak

Two months after closing her career in front of 80,000 at Croke Park, Katie Taylor sits down with Ak and Barak in the latest edition of RING CHAMPS and says the things she wouldn’t say while she was fighting. She admits Amanda Serrano had her legs shaking in round five of their first fight, explains why she always felt her boxing was superior heading into the trilogy, and reveals the calf injury that kept her from running for the last years of her career.She also weighs in on Claressa Shields calling herself the greatest and the one thing she thinks Claressa is missing, why she never had a contract with Eddie Hearn, what she’d have told Conor Benn before he left for Zuffa, and why she actually likes Jake Paul. Plus posing as a boy to get her first fights, the loss in Rio that pushed her pro, whether $20 million could bring her back, and what she’ll be doing January 9 when Serrano takes her own last walk. 0:00 Intro0:58 Growing Up in Boxing & Posing as a Boy to Get Fights5:03 Fighting for Women’s Boxing in Ireland & Her First Amateur Fight12:18 Meeting Eddie Hearn After Rio 201614:32 Did She Almost Retire After Serrano?16:39 The Serrano Trilogy: Fight One & the Round 5 Shot20:38 Serrano 2, Eddie’s Favor & “No Compassion” in the Ring26:04 Serrano 3 & the Chronic Calf Injury28:39 Life After Boxing, Shakur & Inoue, and DAZN’s Takeover33:14 Jake Paul35:42 Croke Park vs. MSG: Which Fight Meant More?38:13 Rio 2016, Avenging Cameron & Why Serrano Was the Trilogy43:59 Claressa Shields & the GWOAT Debate45:30 Faith, Family & Life as a Stepmom49:10 Would $20 Million Bring Her Back? & the Final Ring Walk51:56 Living in Ireland vs. America & Laying Her Gloves Down55:20 Advice for Serrano, Fury vs. Joshua & the Lightweights59:44 The Next Wave of Women’s Boxing & Her Best Sparring Partners1:01:50 Will Another Irish Fighter Match Her Legacy?1:04:05 Getting Croke Park Done & Her Trust With Eddie Hearn1:09:50 Closing: How Katie, Claressa & Amanda Changed Barak’s View Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hall of Fame trainer & commentator, Teddy Atlas, sits down with Ak and Barak and opens up on everything. He talks about the father he calls the only real tough man he ever knew, the night at 17 a knife nearly ended his life, and the day Cus D’Amato walked into court and told the judge that locking him up would cost the world someone who could help a lot of people.Then it’s boxing: how Timothy Bradley talked him out of retirement, the psychology behind his famous Michael Moorer corner speech, why he says calling the Pacquiao fight a robbery got him pushed out of boxing, calling Claressa Shields’ first gold when she was 16, and why he’s back calling fights for Salita Promotions on DAZN on November 7.Plus why AJ vs. Fury is five years too late, and why that could make it even more brutal. 0:00:00 Intro: Teddy Atlas joins Ring Champs0:00:44 How a doctor’s son ends up in the streets0:01:59 Growing up with Dr. Atlas: the hospital for the poor0:05:45 “My father was my only hero”0:07:14 The Christmas Eve bus story0:10:49 Why his father never showed emotion0:14:28 The nursing home story: “You’re not so crazy”0:19:17 Going down the hill: looking for family on the corner0:22:40 Atlas Foundation: house calls and Title I schools0:25:11 AD BREAK0:26:35 Did his father ever say he was proud?0:29:20 How Teddy Atlas came to train Timothy Bradley Jr.0:34:18 “The best punch is the one you don’t throw”0:37:08 Cus D’Amato as a father figure0:38:16 The night he was stabbed0:44:32 “We might lose him”: his father arrives at the hospital0:47:44 Catskill, the court case and the judge0:51:17 What a real friend is0:52:20 Preparing like a pro: what fight night demands0:54:45 The fighters who quit before they lose0:56:08 How Teddy reached Michael Moorer1:02:08 Back to boxing: Salita Promotions and the podcast with his son1:03:49 What’s wrong with American boxing: no apprenticeship, no teachers1:06:59 Speaking out and living with the consequences1:08:42 Why the jab is the most dangerous punch1:10:10 Biting his tongue until the call came1:11:20 Nerves, trust and returning to the broadcast1:12:31 “Your parents did a good job”1:14:00 What it really means to be a fighter1:15:29 Joshua vs. Fury: why Teddy likes AJ1:19:18 Daniel Dubois and why boxing is 75% mental1:20:20 Rivera vs. Perez: Puerto Rico vs. Mexico on Nov. 7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Fresh off becoming WBC featherweight champion, Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington returns to Ring Champs and opens up about the decision ahead of him. He tells Ak and Barak that his Top Rank deal is “up soon,” explains what the promotion would have to do to keep him and how happy he’s been with them.Bruce also names Naoya Inoue as the rival who can prove his greatness, explains why he believes 126 pounds is not Inoue’s natural division, and maps out a future that could take him as high as 147. Plus, he says Devin Haney peaked first, breaks down Keyshawn Davis–Richardson Hitchins, relives Mike Tyson’s surprise appearance at his Brownsville championship parade, and gets honest about the body shots that tested him in his latest title defense.0:00 How “Shu Shu” got his name1:47 Tiger Johnson: from amateur rival to best friend3:08 The Brownsville parade: how it came together5:24 Mike Tyson’s surprise appearance8:13 Parade nerves, the key to Brownsville & uniting rival neighborhoods12:40 Last fight: a unanimous decision after the January knockout14:21 The behind-the-head shot: knockdown or not?15:36 Open scoring: good or bad for boxing?19:10 Taking body shots and the mental toughness it required21:11 The scorecards: which judge got it right?24:20 Disappointment, and how he coped25:56 What’s next: unification talk and the 126lb contenders27:06 Fighting in New York and going abroad28:55 Figueroa, Espinosa and Leo: strengths of each30:20: Carrington wants to fight Inoue34:40 Fury vs. AJ prediction36:09 Keyshawn Davis vs. Richardson Hitchins37:42 Who peaked first: Devin, Shakur, Hitchins or Shu Shu?40:39 The new “Four Kings” and why boxing needs rivalries43:43 How high will he go in weight? Power and punching46:03 Reaction to his untold story from Part 149:15 Brock opens up about a panic attack on live TV56:03 Closing thoughts: the Bam fight he wants Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everybody has a Mike Tyson story—but few have heard them like this. As Netflix’s ‘TYSON’ arrives, Michael Irvin, Zab Judah, Jake Paul, Christy Martin, Big Daddy Kane, Stephen Espinoza and Mauricio Sulaimán look back at the fear, generosity and unforgettable chaos surrounding the youngest heavyweight champion ever.Zab tells the full story of crashing Tyson’s custom $100,000 Ducati and expecting the worst. Jake Paul explains why he held back after seeing Tyson stumble, Christy Martin remembers how Tyson supported her rise, Stephen Espinoza recalls the Aston Martin left in valet for nine months, and Mauricio Sulaimán shares what Tyson was like away from the spotlight in Mexico. 0:00 Michael Irvin on Tyson’s rise, intimidation and the Ali dream fight4:14 Zab Judah’s $100K Ducati crash and Tyson’s response18:22 AD BREAK19:19 Jake Paul on holding back against Tyson21:17 Christy Martin on Tyson’s support22:50 Big Daddy Kane’s club story24:53 AD BREAK26:14 Stephen Espinoza’s nine-month Aston Martin story30:46 Mauricio Sulaimán’s Tyson memories in Mexico Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Max Kellerman sits down with Ak and Barak in Las Vegas during Garcia–Benn fight week, and nobody leaves without an argument. He explains why he thinks the odds are close to zero that Terence Crawford never fights again, the Janibek plan that could make Bud boxing's first six-division champion, and why Boots Ennis is the dangerous fight. Then it gets heated: Max calls Canelo's run at 168 a cherry pick, the guys push back, and he lands on the one fighter he says Canelo did duck. He also goes all in on the sanctioning bodies ("I spit on all of them"), traces it back to Holyfield–Lewis, and explains why he's at Zuffa: boxing needs an institution the way football has the NFL. Plus why AJ has long odds against Fury, why he suspects Shakur is the best fighter in the world even if the proof says Inoue, and how a kid doing a public access show called Max on Boxing landed at ESPN. Plus why Canelo vs. Mbilli is no soft touch, and a heated argument over whether Shakur is the best fighter in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices