Characters of Boxing (And Beyond)
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Preserving the history of boxing and its larger than life characters. Each episode celebrates a unique (and often times obscure) character from yesteryear to keep their legacies alive.

Oscar De La Hoya

Boxing's Golden Boy, Oscar De La Hoya, is covered on today's episode of the Characters of Boxing (And Beyond) Podcast. 
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"Aussie" Joe Bugner

"Aussie" Joe Bugner was an incredibly prolific and durable heavyweight contender with a career that spanned from 1967 - 1999. Bugner could never win o...
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Butch Lewis

Butch Lewis helped earn Michael Spinks nearly $14 million in a fight lasting just 90 seconds against Mike Tyson. As Philadelphia's very own, he was kn...
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Freddie Roach

The Choir Boy, Freddie Roach, is profiled on this latest episode of the Characters of Boxing (and Beyond) Podcast. Roach is widely considered one of t...
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Duk Koo Kim

South Korean lightweight contender Duk Koo Kim is profiled on today's episode of the Characters of Boxing (and Beyond) Podcast. Kim fought at a thrill...
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Earnie Shavers

Earnie Shavers never won a heavyweight championship and he is not enshrined in the Boxing Hall of Fame, yet every boxing fan seems to know his name. S...
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Ed "Too Tall" Jones

Ed "Too Tall" Jones was drafted No. 1 overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1974 National Football League (NFL) Draft. After 5 years with the Cowboys, ...
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Donny Lalonde

Boxing's other Golden Boy, Donny Lalonde, is profiled on the Characters of Boxing (and Beyond) Podcast today. Lalonde was a bruising contender through...
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Michael Katsidis

Michael Katsidis, also known as boxing's "last action hero" is profiled on today's new episode of the Characters of Boxing (And Beyond) Podcast. The g...
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Michael Buffer

Legendary ring announcer Michael Buffer is covered on today's episode of the Characters of Boxing (And Beyond) Podcast. We explain why Buffer is the J...
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