Monday’s special two hour edition of On the Ropes featured three live exclusive interviews: Bernard Hopkins, Al Bernstein, and Zab Judah.
Highlighting this episode was the very interesting interview with future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins. In the interview (which lasted approximately 45 minutes), Hopkins talked about anything and everything. He spoke about his upcoming December fight with Enrique Ornelas, talked about the long awaited rematch with Roy Jones that is tentatively slated for March, and touched on previous contests with Felix Trinidad, Joe Calzaghe, Roy Jones, and Jermain Taylor, just to name a few..
Hopkins also gave a touching account of his perspective on the horrific events of 911 and how this had an impact on his career defining victory against Felix Trinidad. Hopkins even made the transition from interviewee to interviewer when an unexpected call from Hasim Rahman Junior drew inquiries from the legendary middleweight. In addition to everything else, Hopkins also shared his philosophy on life, and discussed past greats such as Marvin Hagler and Carlos Monzon.
After the Hopkins interview, Hostess Jenna J and are Co-Host Geoffrey Ciani (aka-Rummy) were also afforded opportunities to conduct two additional live exclusives. The first of those was with Showtime sportscaster, Al Bernstein. Al shared his views on a variety of subjects including the Super Six super middleweight tournament, the up-coming mega bout between Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao, the rematch between Chad Dawson and Glen Johnson, and his recent induction into the World Boxing Hall of Fame. They also had the chance to speak with former undisputed welterweight champion of the world Zab Judah. The Judah interview gave fans a chance to hear Zab reflect about his career both past and present. He gave his thoughts on his upcoming fight against Ubaldo Hernandez, and also discussed various moments of his career, including contests against Kostya Tszyu, Floyd Mayweather, and Cory Spinks.
In addition to the trio of live interviews, segments of a pre-recorded interview with Shane Mosley were played, and the Dynamic Duo of Jenna and Ciani also covered the latest buzz on the boxing landscape. Topics of discussion included the Yohnny Perez’s victory against Joseph Agbeko for the bantamweight IBF strap, Antonio DeMarco’s knockout victory against Jose Alfaro, and the possible comeback rumors surround former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and his recent reunion with former promoter Don King. Jenna and Ciani also gave their thoughts and predictions on upcoming fights, including the rematch between Chad Dawson and Glen Johnson, the WBA heavyweight title fight between reigning champion Nikolay Valuev and former cruiserweight champion David Haye, and the intriguing showdown between Alfredo Angulo and Harry Joe Yorgey.
If you missed last week’s special edition of On the Ropes, be sure to tune in and listen now!
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