Saturday, July 19, 2025
"Katie Taylor Triumphs on Netflix While Pay-Per-View Model Crumbles" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, Eddie Goldman, Katie Taylor, Netflix, No Holds Barred, pay-per-view, Turki Alalshikh, women's boxing
Thursday, July 10, 2025
"Taylor-Serrano 3 Card Lifts Women's Boxing While Saudis Chop It" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "Taylor-Serrano 3 Card Lifts Women's Boxing While Saudis Chop It", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, Eddie Goldman, Katie Taylor, No Holds Barred, Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh, women's boxing
Wednesday, July 02, 2025
"Cinderella 2025" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "Cinderella 2025", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, Cinderella, Daniel Dubois, Eddie Goldman, Katie Taylor, No Holds Barred, Oleksandr Usyk, wrestling, Wyatt Hendrickson
Monday, February 03, 2025
"Despite Crowd-Pleasing Fights, The Future Of Women's Boxing Is Not Secure" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "Despite Crowd-Pleasing Fights, The Future Of Women's Boxing Is Not Secure", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, Caroline Dubois, Claressa Shields, Danielle Perkins, Donald Trump, Eddie Goldman, Katie Taylor, Lauren Price, Natasha Jonas, No Holds Barred, Turki Alalshikh, women's boxing
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
The WAAR Room: Taylor-Serrano 2 Classic, and Paul-Tyson Disgrace
In their fight, Taylor retained her 140-pound titles by a unanimous but controversial decision. We analyzed the fight, discussed the judges' decision, explored the impact this has on women's boxing and the continuing lack of opportunities for women fighters, and more.
The disgraceful fight between YouTuber Paul and the 58-year-old Tyson looked more like an exhibition rather than a real, competitive contest. We discussed why such a ridiculous fight gained so much mainstream attention, how the failure of promoters and networks to run boxing properly opened the door for such carnival spectacles, and more.
We also ended by explaining why we are moving much of our social media activity to Bluesky.
You can watch The WAAR Room at https://youtu.be/6XKoj1FnyPg
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This show was recorded November 19, 2024.
Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, Chris Baldwin, Eddie Goldman, Jake Paul, Katie Taylor, Malissa Smith, Mike Tyson, No Holds Barred, WAAR Room
Saturday, November 16, 2024
"A Cynical Charade For Suckers" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, Eddie Goldman, Jake Paul, Katie Taylor, Mike Tyson, Netflix, No Holds Barred
Monday, November 11, 2024
"The Mike Tyson-Jake Paul Circus Comes To Texas" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, Eddie Goldman, Jake Paul, Katie Taylor, Mike Tyson, Netflix, No Holds Barred
Monday, April 22, 2024
"Women's Boxing Coming To Saudi Arabia Soon" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, Eddie Goldman, No Holds Barred, Saudi Arabia, Turki Alalshikh, women's boxing
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
"Taylor-Serrano 2 Goes Big Time On Netflix" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, Eddie Goldman, Jake Paul, Katie Taylor, Mike Tyson, Most Valuable Promotions, Netflix, No Holds Barred
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
The WAAR Room: Serrano Eye Injury Controversy, Saudi Jail Threats and the Media, Joshua-Ngannou
On the edition of The WAAR Room, Chris Baldwin, Malissa Smith, and Eddie Goldman discussed the controversy around the handling of the eye injury to Amanda Serrano which forced the cancellation of her fight scheduled for Sat., March 2. We also discussed how Saudi Arabian law can stifle independent coverage of boxing there, this Friday's heavyweight fight between Anthony Joshua and Francis Ngannou, and more.
You can watch The WAAR Room at https://youtu.be/NDf7_-nBEtA.
This show was recorded Monday, March 4, 2024.
Labels: Amanda Serrano, Anthony Joshua, boxing, Chris Baldwin, Eddie Goldman, Francis Ngannou, Malissa Smith, No Holds Barred, WAAR Room, women's boxing
Wednesday, November 08, 2023
The WAAR Room: Serrano Rising, Fury Sinking
You can watch The WAAR Room at https://youtu.be/-t4BTLCQjB8.
This show was recorded Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023.
Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, Chris Baldwin, Eddie Goldman, Malissa Smith, No Holds Barred, Tyson Fury, WAAR Room
Monday, September 18, 2023
The WAAR Room: 12 Three-Minute Rounds for Women's Boxing, Heavyweight Clown Show
You can watch The WAAR Room at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnNyJDb6ubY.
This show was recorded Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023.
Labels: Amanda Serrano, Chris Baldwin, Eddie Goldman, heavyweights, Malissa Smith, No Holds Barred, Tyson Fury, WAAR Room, women's boxing
Thursday, May 12, 2022
"DAZN and the Future of Women's Boxing" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "DAZN and the Future of Women's Boxing", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, DAZN, Eddie Goldman, Katie Taylor, No Holds Barred, women's boxing
Thursday, May 05, 2022
No Holds Barred: Taylor and Serrano Make History, and Kinahan Cornered, on The WAAR Room with Chris Baldwin and Malissa Smith
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with our colleagues Chris Baldwin of the WAAR Room and Malissa Smith of Girlboxing on the WAAR Room. A video of this discussion has also been posted on the WAAR Sports YouTube page.
We spoke with them by Zoom Monday, May 2.
What a fight! The bout between Ireland's undisputed lightweight champion fighter, Katie Taylor, and Amanda Serrano, the Brooklyn-based seven-division champion who hails from Puerto Rico, was one for the ages. Taylor and Serrano made history as the first women headliners in the main arena at the mecca of boxing, Madison Square Garden. Fighting on a packed card, the two pound-for-pound greats fought an instant classic in front of a sold-out crowd of excited fans with a decibel level that was so loud, the referee couldn't hear the bell at the end of a few of the rounds. Taylor came out on top with a split-decision and a lot of talk of a rematch. Time will tell.
The second half of the show looked at the impact of the U.S. government's decision to freeze the assets of the top echelon of the Kinahan Organized Crime Group, along with putting a five million dollar bounty leading to the arrest and conviction of the gang's leadership. We discussed the impact of this decision on boxing, including the shuttering of MTK Global's boxing empire. Bob Arum of Top Rank promised to cooperate with U.S. authorities but did admit he'd paid Daniel Kinahan four million dollars in fees for the Tyson Fury fights. The WBC also had to walk back their very recent public embrace of Daniel Kinahan. A lot of uncertainty remains on what the fallout will be. We shall continue to discuss it on future WAAR Room shows as more information becomes available.
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, Chris Baldwin, Daniel Kinahan, Eddie Goldman, Girlboxing, Katie Taylor, Malissa Smith, No Holds Barred, WAAR Room, WAAR Sports, women's boxing
Monday, May 02, 2022
"Taylor-Serrano Was A Classic, But ...." on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, DAZN, Eddie Goldman, Katie Taylor, No Holds Barred, Shakur Stevenson, Twitter
Saturday, April 30, 2022
"Here Comes Taylor vs. Serrano" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "Here Comes Taylor vs. Serrano", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, Eddie Goldman, Katie Taylor, No Holds Barred, women's boxing
Friday, December 24, 2021
No Holds Barred: Estrada, Parker, Zurdo, Morrell, Esparza, and Serrano Highlight Busy Weekend, on The WAAR Room with Chris Baldwin and Malissa Smith
We spoke with them Monday, December 20.
It was a busy boxing weekend, from Artur Beterbiev's knockout win over Marcus Browne in Montreal, Quebec, on December 17, to the clown show on Showtime's pay-per-view on December 18. It did not go unnoticed that in the U.S., the only boxing non-streaming or pay-per-view broadcast of the many fights on December 18 was the PBC card on Fox in Minneapolis, Minnesota, featuring the David Morrell Jr. vs. Alantez Fox super middleweight, curious towel-throwing finish, fight, for Morrell's TKO win.
Governance was also called into question during Marie-Eve Dicaire's IBF super welterweight title fight, also in Montreal, against a clearly unskilled opponent who had no business in a championship fight. On the positive side, the Golden Boy-DAZN collaboration in San Antonio, Texas, brought an outstanding card to include two female title defenses. WBC flyweight champion Marlen Esparza has truly elevated her game and set herself up for possible unification battles, after her excellent display against veteran and former champion Anabel Ortiz.
The fight of the weekend, however, belonged to Seniesa Estrada, who showed flash and aggressiveness as she scored a knockout win over Maria Santizo on that San Antonio card that will certainly be on everyone's 2021 highlight reel, to retain her WBA minimumweight title. She, too, has set herself up for possible unification battles, with a long-term possibility of meeting her Golden Boy teammate, Marlen Esparza.
Amanda Serrano also popped up to lightweight to fight Miriam Gutierrez in Tampa, Florida, taking the bout by unanimous decision and setting herself up for her a potential showdown with the undisputed lightweight champion, Katie Taylor, in the spring of 2022 at Madison Square Garden.
Other fights of note were the rematch between Joseph Parker and Derek Chisora, a heavyweight slugfest of epic proportions from DAZN's Manchester, U.K., card, which Parker won by unanimous decision, and the Gilberto (Zurdo) Ramirez-Yunieski Gonzalez light heavyweight fight, which was the main event on the Golden Boy-DAZN card from San Antonio, and another heart-in-your-mouth epic battle.
Plus, we discussed the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and how boxing and the sports world in general are dealing, and not dealing, with it.
All this is part of our in-depth coverage of the corrupt world of boxing and sports governance in general.
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Now you can also support our independent, No Holds Barred journalism by purchasing items such as T-shirts, hoodies, tank tops, mugs, pillows, masks, and even mini-skirts at the new No Holds Barred with Eddie Goldman shop on Redbubble. (It has also been recommended to me that people choose sizes on the large side, as some items may run small.) You can browse all the items for sale and then place an order here.
You can play or download No Holds Barred on Anchor, Podomatic, Patreon, and the Internet Archive. If one link does not work, please try another.
The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer Ian Snow.
No Holds Barred is sponsored by:
LenneHardt.com, the home of Lenne Hardt, the legendary MMA and sports announcer, voice actor, singer, actress, and comedienne. Lenne is also known for her jazz vocals with her Lenne Hardt Jazz Cabaret Band. For more information, to book her, or to order a custom message from her, go to LenneHardt.com.
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, Chris Baldwin, David Morrell Jr., Eddie Goldman, Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez, Girlboxing, Joseph Parker, Malissa Smith, Marlen Esparza, No Holds Barred, Seneisa Estrada, WAAR Room, WAAR Sports
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
No Holds Barred: Women's Boxing's Brilliant Fall, on the WAAR Room with Chris Baldwin and Malissa Smith
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman once again spoke with our colleagues Chris Baldwin of the WAAR Room and Malissa Smith of Girlboxing on the WAAR Room. A video of this discussion has also been posted on the WAAR Sports YouTube page.
We spoke with them Monday, October 25.
Women's boxing is well past the time when it should be thought of as an afterthought, a side show, or a joke. With this generation's crop of brilliant fighters of the likes of Claressa Shields, Katie Taylor, and Amanda Serrano -- not to mention the women who will be competing over the next few weeks to include two unification title bouts at super lightweight and the super fight at super bantamweight for the WBC Diamond belt between two of Mexico's greatest fighters, Mariana Juarez, known as "La Barbie", and Jackie "La Princesa Azteca" Nava, this Saturday -- we'd say women's boxing is alive and very well indeed, thank you.
But what will it take to push the sport into the 21st century where it belongs? Sure, Showtime's Stephen Espinoza assured our own LA Fight Goddess, Chris Baldwin, that we could look forward to seeing female bouts on upcoming cards in 2022, but the truth is we've heard it all before. On this show, we talked about women's boxing's brilliant Fall, options and opportunities for the future, and the recent move of MTK Global -- yes, that MTK Global -- into the realm of women's boxing.
All this is part of our in-depth coverage of the corrupt world of boxing and sports governance in general.
Please also subscribe to the No Holds Barred page on Patreon for much more exclusive premium No Holds Barred content.
Now you can also support our independent, No Holds Barred journalism by purchasing items such as T-shirts, hoodies, tank tops, mugs, pillows, masks, and even mini-skirts at the new No Holds Barred with Eddie Goldman shop on Redbubble. (It has also been recommended to me that people choose sizes on the large side, as some items may run small.) You can browse all the items for sale and then place an order here.
You can play or download No Holds Barred on Anchor, Podomatic, and the Internet Archive. If one link does not work, please try another.
The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", which is also available on iTunes by composer Ian Snow.
No Holds Barred is sponsored by:
LenneHardt.com, the home of Lenne Hardt, the legendary MMA and sports announcer, voice actor, singer, actress, and comedienne. Lenne is also known for her jazz vocals with her Lenne Hardt Jazz Cabaret Band. For more information, to book her, or to order a custom message from her, go to LenneHardt.com.
Skullz Fight Shop, home of the Skullz Double-End Bag, the perfect punching bag for your combat sports training. Skullz Double-End Bags provide a realistic striking target, and help improve speed, distance, and timing skills. Hang it and hit it right out of the box! No pump required. Skullz Fight Shop - Advancing combat sports equipment for the next generation of fighters. For more information, go to https://skullzfightshop.com.
Adolphina Studios. Original art prints and handcrafted fine jewelry. For more information, go to https://www.etsy.com/shop/AdolphinaStudios.
Labels: Amanda Serrano, Chris Baldwin, Claressa Shields, Eddie Goldman, Girlboxing, Jackie Nava, Katie Taylor, Malissa Smith, Mariana Juarez, No Holds Barred, WAAR Room, WAAR Sports, women's boxing
Sunday, August 29, 2021
WAAR Room w/Chris, Eddie & Malissa: Serrano vs. Mercado Showtime PPV Edition
Chris Baldwin, Malissa Smith, and I recorded this edition of the WAAR Room the afternoon of August 29, before the Showtime pay-per-view began later that night. Our main topic was the featherweight title fight between unified champion Amanda Serrano and Yamileth Mercado, along with the rest of this show.
You can also watch this directly on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMMIHAYLFNs.Labels: Amanda Serrano, Angry Afro Radio, boxing, Chris Baldwin, Eddie Goldman, Girlboxing, Malissa Smith, No Holds Barred, WAAR Room, Yamileth Mercado
"What I'll Be Watching Sunday Night" on No Holds Barred Patreon Page
My latest piece, "What I'll Be Watching Sunday Night", is up on the No Holds Barred Patreon page.
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Labels: Amanda Serrano, boxing, Eddie Goldman, No Holds Barred, Yamileth Mercado
