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Boxing Life Stories

Revealing, in-depth interviews from around the boxing world by Tris Dixon, the former editor of Boxing News and the BT Sport No Filter Boxing presenter.

Ranked #1

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#8 Billy Graham

#8 Billy Graham

Billy 'The Preacher' Graham trained the likes of Matthew Macklin, Paul Smith, Ensley Bingham and Carl Thompson, but it w... Read more

8 Nov 2018

2hr 7mins

Ranked #2

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#26 Shannon Briggs

#26 Shannon Briggs

The irrepressible former heavyweight champion Shannon 'The Cannon' Briggs – Let's Go Champ – is in brilliant form talkin... Read more

24 Mar 2019

1hr 23mins

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Ranked #3

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#34 Joe Calzaghe

#34 Joe Calzaghe

Welsh star Joe Calzaghe retired unbeaten, at 46-0, following a career that brought him world titles in two weight classe... Read more

22 May 2019

1hr 24mins

Ranked #4

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Season 2: #8 Teddy Atlas

Season 2: #8 Teddy Atlas

Teddy Atlas was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2019. He is one of the foremost fight commentat... Read more

13 Nov 2019

1hr 53mins

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Ranked #5

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#40 Gerry Cooney

#40 Gerry Cooney

Former heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney fought the likes of Ron Lyle, Ken Norton, George Foreman and Michael Spinks bu... Read more

3 Jul 2019

43mins

Ranked #6

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#24 Dan Rafael

#24 Dan Rafael

ESPN's long-serving boxing journalist Dan Rafael is one of the sport's most influential men. With a huge audience, a mas... Read more

14 Mar 2019

1hr 22mins

Ranked #7

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Season 2: #9 Micky Ward

Season 2: #9 Micky Ward

'Irish' Micky Ward has become a boxing cult hero due to the wars he took part in during a ferocious career. Most celebr... Read more

20 Nov 2019

1hr 4mins

Ranked #8

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Season 2: #16 Dicky Eklund

Season 2: #16 Dicky Eklund

There is more than one Dicky Eklund. There was the promising pro who was matched early against a developing Sugar Ray Le... Read more

8 Jan 2020

57mins

Ranked #9

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#3 Paul Williams

#3 Paul Williams

Paul 'The Punisher' Williams fought the likes of Antonio Margarito, Sergio Martinez and Winky Wright during a stellar ca... Read more

2 Oct 2018

41mins

Ranked #10

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#19 Steve Collins

#19 Steve Collins

Irish hero Steve Collins was part of that brilliant era that inspired a generation of boxers and fight fans. The Celtic... Read more

31 Jan 2019

1hr 18mins

Ranked #11

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#42 Richard Towers Part One

#42 Richard Towers Part One

Sheffield heavyweight Richard Towers sparred some of the best of his era, the likes of Wladimir Klitschko, David Haye, T... Read more

16 Jul 2019

1hr 48mins

Ranked #12

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#5 Shawn Porter

#5 Shawn Porter

It's 'Showtime'. WBC welterweight champion Shawn Porter takes listeners through his life in boxing, from his Olympic hea... Read more

11 Oct 2018

1hr 2mins

Ranked #13

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Season 2: #22 Claude Abrams

Season 2: #22 Claude Abrams

For 22 years Claude Abrams worked on the weekly boxing magazine Boxing News, serving more than 10 years as editor. He w... Read more

19 Feb 2020

2hr 16mins

Ranked #14

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Season 2: #14 Peter McNeeley

Season 2: #14 Peter McNeeley

Former heavyweight contender Peter McNeeley is best known for being in the opposite corner when Mike Tyson returned to t... Read more

18 Dec 2019

2hr 2mins

Ranked #15

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Season 2: #1 Bruce Trampler

Season 2: #1 Bruce Trampler

To kick-off season two, Tris Dixon is in Las Vegas where he spent time with veteran Top Rank matchmaker Bruce Trampler. ... Read more

25 Sep 2019

1hr 30mins

Ranked #16

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Season 2: #6 Jamel Herring

Season 2: #6 Jamel Herring

WBO super-featherweight champion Jamel Herring has seen the highs and the lows. He's mixed triumph and tragedy. As a U... Read more

30 Oct 2019

1hr 4mins

Ranked #17

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#6 Amir Khan

#6 Amir Khan

Amir Khan shot to fame at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Now a 31-year-old veteran, Khan is in the latter stages of his ca... Read more

16 Oct 2018

1hr 15mins

Ranked #18

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Season 2: #15 Adam Booth

Season 2: #15 Adam Booth

Coach Adam Booth goes in depth with Tris Dixon on health, happiness and success. They talk about ambition and contentmen... Read more

1 Jan 2020

1hr 22mins

Ranked #19

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#28 Nonito Donaire

#28 Nonito Donaire

The Filipino Flash, Nonito Donaire, is in fine and revealing form as he's interviewed by Tris Dixon in Las Vegas.Donaire... Read more

11 Apr 2019

1hr 5mins

Ranked #20

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#4 Glenn McCrory

#4 Glenn McCrory

Former IBF cruiserweight champion Glenn McCrory might be best known as an expert for Sky Sports and talkSPORT but he had... Read more

7 Oct 2018

1hr 21mins

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