The Interim Champion Boxing Podcast with Raskin & Mulvaney Podcast

This episode begins with some news about the ICBP (no spoilers here in the text), then Eric and Kieran talk about Canelo deciding to fight Berlanga, Benavidez staying at 175, Jake Paul’s win over Mike Perry, Lucas Bahdi’s stunning knockout of Ashton Sylve, the massive hearts of Dereck Chisora and Joe Joyce, a rare knockout for Claressa Shields, and the latest edition of The Fight Game. Plus, a slew of eff yous to corporate bean-counter douchebags, alphabet soup morons, and sportswashers and their sycophant supporters! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

The verdict is in, and the jury has declared the ICBP guilty … of delivering the best podcast in the biz! (We are a certified “Substack Bestseller,” after all.)On the latest mega-stuffed, Zhilei-Zhang-sized episode:* 5 vs. 5 recap and analysis, including where Zhang and Dubois fit into the heavyweight picture, the end of the road for Deontay, Bivol’s knockout tuneup for Beterbiev, and more* Full preview of the Tank Davis-Frank Martin / David Benavidez-Oleksandr Gvozdyk PBC PPV* Mike Tyson-Jake Paul postponed due to Tyson’s medical issues* Fundora-Spence on, Tszyu-Ortiz off (for now)* Bob Arum continuing to rant at age 92* A wild round of The Fight Game, featuring tales of Kieran blackout drunk on tequila* Plus Hall of Fame weekend thoughts, Subriel Matias, Xander Zayas, Money Punch bets, and more This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.comThe undisputed champion of boxing podcasts returns to celebrate boxing crowning an undisputed heavyweight champion, after Oleksandr Usyk edged Tyson Fury in a thriller for all the marbles.Eric and Kieran analyze the back-and-forth action and speculate on an immediate rematch, plus they cover all the undercard fights, what “Cacace” rhymes with, Berinchyk…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.comHow better to wind down your Mother’s Day than to spend it with the two baddest muthas in boxing podcasting?On this week’s show, Eric and Kieran preview the massive Tyson Fury-Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight championship showdown from a multitude of angles and make picks and bets, they assess Naoya Inoue’s off-the-deck win over Luis Nery and whether he’s the…

No spoilers here, but over the course of this extra-length episode, Eric and Kieran revolutionize the entire podcasting industry in a way that will blow your mind. How’s that for a tease? Along the way, they discuss the following:* Canelo Alvarez’s entertaining, largely as-expected win over Jaime Munguia, and Canelo’s surprisingly slim list of options for what to do next* Why the mariachi version of the Star Spangled Banner is the best version of the Star Spangled Banner* Whether George Kambosos poses any threat whatsoever to Vasyl Lomachenko, and why Eric is risking one-third of all the money he has in the world on this fight* Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson being a “real” fight, forcing us all to ponder what “real” even is anymore* Ryan Garcia testing positive for PEDs and all the fallout This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.comThe biggest fight of 2024 (until it’s surpassed two weeks later) is on deck this coming Saturday, as Canelo Alvarez and Jaime Munguia step into the ring for a fight that thankfully is not Canelo Alvarez vs. Edgar Berlanga. Kieran and Eric break it down and make bets, plus they look ahead to Tim Tszyu vs. Vergil Ortiz now that Ortiz has cleared the path,…

The fights ended after 1 a.m. Your favorite podcast hosts are exhausted. They lack the energy to write a creative intro. Here’s what you get: Ryan Garcia scored a three-knockdown upset over Devin Haney, and we’re breaking it down from every angle imaginable. We also discuss the undercard, an unexpected loss for Kurt Scoby, and news about Taylor-Serrano 2, Terence Crawford’s next fight, and the 5v5 card. Plus, a rousing round of The Fight Game.OK, sleepy time. Enjoy the pod. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.comBasking in the glow of their respective honorable mentions in the annual BWAA writing competition, Eric and Kieran got together on Sunday to make the case that they are also marginally worthy of recognition for their podcasting skills. Included in this episode: an interview with the one and only Jim Lampley, talking PPV.com, nasty cuts, and staying the …

Post-earthquake, pre-eclipse, the unnatural phenomenon that is the duo of Raskin & Mulvaney is here spinning gold out of a slow boxing week with another spectacular ICBP episode. And we partially have the listeners to thank, as you fine folks provided outstanding mailbag submissions, covering such topics as MayPac’s place in history, Tyson vs. Foreman, selling out to the Saudis, Boots Ennis, and Breaking Bad.Also covered on this Sunday pod: Richardson Hitchins and Diego Pacheco survive tests, Jared “Big Baby” Anderson returns to the ring, the Haney-Garcia undercard means Haney-Garcia will have to sell Haney-Garcia, and a brand-new round of The Fight Game. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.comThe two sharpest minds in the boxing media sphere weigh in on the sharpest elbow in boxing and everything else coming out of a busy, highly entertaining weekend in the sport. Raskin and Mulvaney dig into Sebastian Fundora’s blood-soaked upset of Tim Tszyu, Pitbull Cruz punching Rolly Romero’s punchable face, Oscar Valdez returning to the win column, Zur…

There are a whole buncha fights next weekend, and the ICBP is here to preview them all: Tszyu-Fundora, Cruz-Romero, the rest of that PBC undercard, Valdez-Wilson, Zurdo-Goulamirian, and more. Also, Eric and Kieran catch up on the last two weeks of fights (including Zepeda-Hughes) and news (including Wilder-Zhang), they play The Fight Game, and they shamelessly plug all their recent articles. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.comFresh off a Friday spent repeatedly wasting excessive amounts of your precious time waiting for the next fight to start, it’s time to spend your Saturday wasting excessive amounts of your precious time in an altogether different way: listening to the Interim Champion Boxing Podcast!On this week’s show, Eric and Kieran give their thoughts on Anthony Josh…

Bonus episode alert! The only woman to both box on HBO and star in a major HBO series, Kali Reis, joins us for a conversation covering everything from landing the role of Evangeline Navarro on True Detective: Night Country, to hanging with Jodie Foster, to why she’s not quite done with boxing yet.We really think you’re going to dig this interview — unless you’re Cecilia Braekhus’ promoter Tom Loeffler, in which case … maybe not. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

Eric wanted to record this episode of the podcast at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, whereas Kieran wanted to record it at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, but in the end … they just recorded over Zoom from their respective homes that they hardly ever leave. Anyway, here it is, a Sunday edition of the ICBP featuring the following:* Berlanga’s KO of McCrory and the possibility of Canelo-Berlanga* Inoue and Nakatani scoring knockout wins atop the Tokyo title tripleheader* The news surrounding Benavidez vs. Gvozdyk and Tank vs. Frank* An early preview of Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou* The Fight Game* The Money Punch* An update on our March podcasting plans* A listener mailbag, covering such topics as boxers who went far above or far below our expectations, post-career CTE, the best division for a Super Six-style tournament, and the impact of legal boxing betting This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.comThe Interim Champion Boxing Podcast returns in its traditional Monday time slot, which may or not indicate that time is a flat circle — we’ll leave that to the listeners to decide. On this episode, Eric and Kieran recap wins for Sivenathi Nontshinga, O’Shaquie Foster, “Shu-Shu” Carrington, and “Ricky” Perez, discuss Canelo’s May 4 options and the sale o…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.comAhead of Presidents’ Day weekend, the ICBP is rolling out, exclusively for subscribers, the 2017 oral history podcast looking back at the meteoric rise and devastating fall of Ike “The President” Ibeabuchi, the seeming heavyweight-champion-in-waiting who knocked out Chris Byrd in 1999 to run his record to 20-0 … and never fought again.Interview subjects…

Clear your calendar, hold your calls, the Interim Champion Boxing Podcast is back with an overstuffed, super-sized Super Bowl weekend episode!Eric and Kieran welcome boxing photographer and BWAA Courage Award winner Ed Mulholland to tell his story of beating throat cancer and to talk about some of his favorite fighters, plus the hosts cover Teofimo Lopez’s controversial snoozer against Jamaine Ortiz and Keyshawn Davis’ destruction of Jose Pedraza, preview O’Shaquie Foster vs. Abraham Nova and other upcoming bouts, analyze the Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia news, play a round of The Fight Game, and give their spoiler-filled thoughts on the fifth episode of True Detective: Night Country. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.comIt’s another edition of the Interim Champion Boxing Podcast, the pod that always finds a way to ruin the party with an errant elbow to the face. On this Monday episode, Eric and Kieran grapple with the latest Fury-Usyk postponement, pour one out for the great Carl Weathers, recap wins for Conor Benn, Joshua Buatsi, and Angelo Leo, preview and wager on T…

Back with another mid-week episode to get you through your humpday, Eric and Kieran break down what they like and don’t like about Tszyu-Thurman and the rest of PBC’s first card of the Amazon Prime deal, analyze Jaime Munguia’s KO of John Ryder and whether they now welcome the Canelo-Munguia option, discuss the latest Ryan Garcia-Oscar De La Hoya drama, set a line for how long Shakur Stevenson’s “retirement” will last, preview a busy weekend of second-tier boxing, and share their opinions on the second and third episodes of True Detective: Night Country. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.comOn this mid-week episode, Eric and Kieran give their postfight analyses of disputed decision wins for Natasha Jonas over Mikaela Mayer, Kenshiro Teraji over Carlos Canizales, and Seigo Akui over Artem Dalakian, preview (and consider placing bets on) Saturday’s Jaime Munguia vs. John Ryder matchup, play a round of The Fight Game, and weigh in on the Loma…

On this episode of the Interim Champion Boxing Podcast with Raskin & Mulvaney, your intrepid hosts attempt a “cold open,” discuss the Zhang-Parker announcement and other fights on tap, react to the BWAA award winners, play The Fight Game, place bets on Jonas vs. Mayer, and break down the first episode of True Detective: Night Country.This episode is free to all, but the next one won’t be, so if you like what you hear and aren’t signed up yet, please pledge a bit of support to the ICBP. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

It’s the ultimate hodge-podge episode of the Interim Champion Boxing Podcast! On this edition, Eric and Kieran analyze Artur Beterbiev’s KO of Callum Smith and who they favor in Beterbiev-Bivol, preview Mikaela Mayer vs. Natasha Jonas, dive deep into the controversy — and possible full-blown scandal — of Tony Weeks’ accusations about the Nevada State Athletic Commission, recap the results of the 2024 dream card draft poll, lay out a new betting-based podcast picks competition, and open up the listener mailbag to cover everything from Jim Bagg to the Raskin-Mulvaney origin story to Hagler vs. Pacquiao (sort of).Oh, and Kieran reveals, at long last, the kitten names!This episode is free to all — but there’s a special edition only for paid subscribers coming Monday, so, ya know, mash that button: This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.comOn this episode, Eric and Kieran analyze all the boxing news of the week — most notably, the announcement of a March 8 heavyweight bout between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou — break down Vergil Ortiz’s return and Tony Weeks’ stunning stoppage, preview Artur Beterbiev vs. Callum Smith, and draft the fights they most want to see in the year ahead, cr…

The debut episode of The Interim Champion Boxing Podcast with Raskin & Mulvaney is here, offering fresh thoughts on stale fights including Joshua-Wallin, Parker-Wilder, and Inoue-Tapales. Eric and Kieran also talk year-end award revisions, Bivol-Beterbiev, Kenny Bayless, Cameron Dunkin, Italy, and kitten names, and they play a round of The Fight Game. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boxingwithraskinmulvaney.substack.com