NO HOLDS BARRED

Eddie Goldman of No Holds Barred and a trio of entertainers, Michele Balan, Steven Scott, and Dan Manjovi, were guests on the nationally-syndicated "Joey Reynolds Show" late Monday night/early Tuesday morning, November 9/10. Eddie Goldman is also the boxing correspondent for the "Joey Reynolds Show".

As usual it was a free-for-all discussion, but Eddie managed to shoot in on a wide variety of points. Among those discussed were the career of boxer John Duddy, the revival of roller derby as a real sport and the upcoming national championships, real vs. fake wrestling, the disgracefully inadequate health care bill passed in Congress and the need for Medicare for all as already exists in countries like Canada, how to watch pay-per-views fights online for free, and how trying to hold back the development of technology leads to the fall of empires such as the Soviet Union.

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The "Joey Reynolds Show" is a national radio broadcast in New York on WOR 710 AM and on 100 other stations via the WOR Network. The show airs live beginning at 1 AM ET and runs to 5 AM ET. For more information on the "Joey Reynolds Show", go here.

For more information on show producer Myra Chanin, go to http://motherwonderful.com/.

Labels: boxing, Eddie Goldman, Joey Reynolds, John Duddy, Medicare, pay-per-view, roller derby, WOR

Eddie Goldman of No Holds Barred and videographer, musician, and teacher Ian Carpenter were guests on the nationally-syndicated "Joey Reynolds Show" late Monday night/early Tuesday morning, May 4/5. Eddie Goldman is also the boxing correspondent for the "Joey Reynolds Show".

We had another fast-paced and lively discussion with Joey covering numerous topics. We discussed and critiqued the new documentary film on Mike Tyson, and the "One World Champion" video produced by Eddie and Ian. Ian spoke about his own background. Also among the topics we touched on were the movie business; why so much media today is so short; the Art of War Fighting Championship mixed martial arts event coming up May 23 in Beijing, China; boxer John Duddy; the wonderful Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight of May 2; boxing and martial arts; the continuing appeal of Muhammad Ali; and, of course, roller derby.

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The "Joey Reynolds Show" is a national radio broadcast in New York on WOR 710 AM and on 100 other stations via the WOR Network. The show airs live beginning at midnight ET and runs to 5 AM ET. For more information on the "Joey Reynolds Show", go here.

For more information on show producer Myra Chanin, go to http://motherwonderful.com/.

Labels: Art of War, boxing, Eddie Goldman, Ian Carpenter, Joey Reynolds, John Duddy, Manny Pacquiao, martial arts, media, Mike Tyson, mixed martial arts, MMA, Muhammad Ali, Ricky Hatton, WOR

Eddie Goldman of No Holds Barred and SecondsOut Radio and comedians Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling, Dan Nainan, Ross Bennett, and Rick Younger were guests on the nationally-syndicated "Joey Reynolds Show" late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning, February 24/25. Eddie Goldman is also the boxing correspondent for the "Joey Reynolds Show".

The quartet of jokesters provided luscious samples of their schtick, while Eddie focused on what has been going on in the sports of boxing, including the Madison Square Garden show of Feb. 21 featuring wins by Miguel Cotto and John Duddy, and the fastest growing sport in America, roller derby. Eddie even got a few jokes of his own in throughout the show. Also discussed was the Lifetime Journalism Achievement Award presented by Gladiator Magazine to Eddie Goldman.

You can play or download this show here.

The "Joey Reynolds Show" is a national radio broadcast in New York on WOR 710 AM and on 100 other stations via the WOR Network. The show airs live beginning at midnight ET and runs to 5 AM ET. For more information on the "Joey Reynolds Show", go here.

For more information on show producer Myra Chanin, go to http://motherwonderful.com/.

Labels: boxing, Dan Nainan, Eddie Goldman, Jackie The Joke Man Martling, Joey Reynolds, John Duddy, Miguel Cotto, New York, Rick Younger, roller derby, Ross Bennett, WOR

SecondsOut Radio with Eddie Goldman

On this week's edition of SecondsOut Radio, host Eddie Goldman reviews the fights held this past Saturday night, February 21, at Madison Square Garden in New York and the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio.

We spoke with veteran trainer and cutman Miguel Diaz about the fifth-round TKO victory of his fighter, Miguel Cotto, over Michael Jennings, and what that signified for Cotto's career. We spoke with IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey, who would like next to fight a unification match with Cotto, who is now the WBO champion. And we reviewed the main fights on this card with our colleague Jerry Glick of SecondsOut.com, including Kelly Pavlik's TKO win over Marco Antonio Rubio at the end of round nine, the ten-round decision victory by John Duddy over Matt Vanda, the fourth-round TKO victory by Matt Korobov over Cory Jones, and the tenth-round TKO victory by Kina Malpartida over Maureen Shea.

It is free to listen to or download SecondsOut Radio, but you must register to gain access to it. Just click here, and listen, learn, and enjoy.

Labels: boxing, Eddie Goldman, Jerry Glick, John Duddy, Joshua Clottey, Kelly Pavlik, Kina Malpartida, Matt Korobov, Matt Vanda, Maureen Shea, Michael Jennings, Miguel Cotto, Miguel Diaz, SecondsOut Radio

SecondsOut Radio with Eddie Goldman

On this week's edition of SecondsOut Radio, host Eddie Goldman begins by discussing how, in light of all the recent scandals and mishaps, boxing is like a friend who is also a criminal, and who never fails to disappoint.

Next, we continue our preview of the February 21 pay-per-view card, headlined by middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (34-1, 30 KOs) facing Marco Antonio Rubio (43-4-1, 37 KOs) at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio, and former welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-1, 26 KOs) taking on Michael Jennings (34-1, 16 KOs) at Madison Square Garden in New York.

There is also a full fight card at Madison Square Garden. In a middleweight bout, the popular John Duddy (25-0, 17 KOs) fights Matt Vanda (39-8, 22 KOs). In a lightweight bout, rising star Anthony Peterson (28-0, 19 KOs) takes on Edner Cherry (24-6-2, 12 KOs). And in a bout for the vacant WBA female super featherweight title, Maureen Shea (13-0, 7 KOs) fights Kina Malpartida (8-3, 1 KO).

At a prefight news conference at Madison Square Garden, we spoke with John Duddy, Anthony Peterson, Matt Vanda, and Maureen Shea about their fights and their careers.

It is free to listen to or download SecondsOut Radio, but you must register to gain access to it. Just click here, and listen, learn, and enjoy.

Labels: Anthony Peterson, boxing, Eddie Goldman, John Duddy, Madison Square Garden, Matt Vanda, Maureen Shea, New York, SecondsOut Radio

NO HOLDS BARRED on PodOmatic

On this edition of NO HOLDS BARRED, host Eddie Goldman reviews one of the worst heavyweight fights in years, the title unification bout between Wladimir Klitschko (50-3, 44 KOs) and Sultan Ibragimov (22-1-1, 17 KOs), held February 23 at Madison Square Garden in New York. The IBF champion Klitschko won by unanimous decision also to capture the WBO title.

We provide a scathing review of it and analyze the significance of this enormously dull affair, which was roundly booed by the fans.

After the fight, we conducted interviews with Tom Loeffler of K2 Promotions, the Klitschkos' promotional company; Leon Margules of Seminole Warriors Boxing, which promotes Ibragimov; former world champion Vitali Klitschko about his plans to return to the ring; and promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank about whom middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik will next face. We also have the audio from entire postfight news conference with Wladimir Klitschko and Sultan Ibragimov.

While these heavyweights sent them home booing or snoring, this coming Saturday, March 1, the final contest in one of boxing's most compelling recent trilogies will take place when WBC super bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez (42-4, 31 KOs) faces former world champion Rafael Marquez (37-4, 33 KOs).

When these two first fought last March, that fight, won by Marquez by a seventh-round TKO, was an instant frontrunner for fight of the year – until their second fight last August. Vazquez gained revenge by winning with a sixth-round TKO in a fight so filled with action that it eclipsed even their first battle.

Now this Saturday these two will meet again, this time, like their first fight, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. Showtime will televise it in the U.S.

We spoke with Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez on a recent media teleconference call. We also spoke with promoter Gary Shaw about the importance of this fight.

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The NO HOLDS BARRED theme song is called "The Heist", by musician Ian Carpenter.

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Labels: Bob Arum, boxing, Boxing Standard, Eddie Goldman, Israel Vazquez, John Duddy, Madison Square Garden, No Holds Barred, Rafael Marquez, Sultan Ibragimov, Vitali Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko