James "Buddy" McGirt

In our first episode, a conversation with Hall of Fame fighter and prolific trainer Buddy McGirt starts in Canastota, N.Y., winds back to a childhood spent on Long Island and eventually arrives where most things in boxing land: Las Vegas. McGirt trains light heavyweight titlist Sergey Kovalev, who, at the time of this interview, was days away from fighting Canelo Alvarez in his debut at 175 pounds.