65 episodes
The Darker Side Of Boxing BTR Boxing Podcast Network
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- True Crime
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5.0 • 20 Ratings
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An in-depth look into the side of boxing which many choose to ignore. From murders to match-fixing, wrongful imprisonments to conspiracy theories, we look at some of the most notable and obscure incidents that have taken place inside and outside of a boxing ring.
Welcome to The Darker Side of Boxing
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Season Three Bloopers
During the course of recording podcasts, there are many moments in which things can go wrong, whether it be a mispronunciation of a word or just generally misinterpreting and getting it wrong. This episode provides you with moments from season three where this happened, and we reflect upon those moments in a generally light-hearted episode to round up the season.
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Season Three Wrap Up
The season is at an end and in this episode, we reflect on the stories, characters, and our own experiences of producing the show. Also, we present our 'loosely' made-up awards for the season featuring "The Narco King", "Leon Spinks Driving School" and "The Tales Of Mr. Magee" plus many more moments to remember.
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The Darker Side Of The Aftershow - Trisha Morrison Speaks Out On Tommy
Following the season three finale, Trisha Morrison joins us on the show to discuss Tommy's story and more importantly present further evidence to confirm that Tommy was in fact never officially diagnosed or had HIV/AIDS. We hear many different stories from the courtroom and about life with Tommy before his untimely demise!
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The Rise & Fall Of Tommy "The Duke" Morrison
In this episode, we dig deep with a man who went from being the heavyweight champion of the world, and star of a Rocky movie... to drinking, driving, drugging, beating, biting, toting guns, and so much more. Then there are the various opinions, facts, and lies on the HIV diagnosis that has been contested he never had! This story documents the rise and fall of Tommy "The Duke" Morrison.
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The Darker Side Of The Aftershow - We All Love An Underdog Story!
Following the Chuck Wepner story, we discuss how much the story of an underdog in boxing is appreciated by fans worldwide, making comparisons to modern-day fighters and how they may not reach the championship gold but leave such an impact on the sport that the fans never forget!
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The Real Rocky Balboa - Chuck "The Bayonne Bleeder" Wepner
In this episode, we check out the life of the man who inspired Sylvester Stallone to write the Rocky character. He came from the streets and loved a bar-room brawl even more than a fight in the ring.
In boxing, he was known mainly for two things, being the bloodiest fighter, maybe in boxing history, and getting a shot, out of nowhere, to fight Muhammad Ali, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Life after boxing consisted of life selling liquor, legally, and for a little while, selling cocaine, illegally. A federal investigation brought an end to that, but years later, he's in trouble once more, this time for being involved with memorabilia forgery!
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Customer Reviews
A must for boxing fans
Love this podcast. Been Binge-listening for the last week during my commute. So many great stories and insights. Thanks for doing such a great job!
One of the best podcasts on boxing
An excellent podcast, I know many of the stories and enjoy how the lads research their subjects. The Superman Adonis one was scary, he may be a world champion but not a great human
Brilliant stuff
These two gentlemen have a tremendous rapport and tell a great story. This is true for their other podcast on Boxers’ life stories. It’s the lack of histrionics that really makes this show work. You can go for a walk or sit down for an hour or so and listen to some talk about the Goliaths and the Davids of the sport.
They fill a huge void with researched and thoughtful discussion. This was an easy five stars.