“YOU’RE A TW*T” - Tony Bellew GRILLS Ben Shalom on Dana White & Sky Sports Lawsuits
Fight Your CornerShow Notes
Fight Your Corner is back with our first-ever promoter guest! This week, Tony Bellew and Charlie Parsons are joined by BOXXER founder and CEO Ben Shalom for a candid conversation on life at the sharp end of boxing promotion.
Ben discusses his changing relationship with Eddie Hearn, the influence Turki Al-Sheikh has had on his career, and delivers his most forthright thoughts yet on Dana White, Zuffa Boxing, and an impending legal battle involving the new promotion. He also reflects on his journey from promoting shows on the local Manchester circuit to mixing it with the biggest powerbrokers in the sport.
The trio also dive into what’s next for Chris Eubank Jr following his defeat to Conor Benn last November, Ben’s ambitions for BOXXER’s future, and the company’s landmark new broadcast deal with DAZN.
Plus, Ben opens up on the promotional questions surrounding Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury and why he believes Adam Azim has everything it takes to become a pound-for-pound great.
Fight Your Corner is brought to you in partnership with Midnite - the betting app that’s built different.
18+, please gamble responsibly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
More from Fight Your Corner
The voice of boxing Adam Smith joins Tony Bellew and Charlie Parsons for the latest Fight Your Corner to discuss Daniel Dubois's crushing win over Fabio Wardley in their rematch.
Don Charles joins Tony Bellew and Charlie Parsons for an explosive Fight Your Corner episode ahead of Daniel Dubois vs Fabio Wardley 2.
Matchroom Boxing CEO Frank Smith joins Tony Bellew and Charlie Parsons to break down the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua mega fight and take aim at Zuffa co-founder Dana White.Frank reveals how Fury-Joshua negotiations were done in a Brighton karaoke bar on a Sunday night. He also ridicules Dana White's insistence that he is promoting the fight even though he skipped the press conference, and he and Tony discuss Zuffa's entry into the sport and whether it could harm it in the long term.They further discuss what happened at the Fury-AJ presser, whether the 2am ring walk will be a problem for British fans and Ben Davison training Joshua for the bout. Meanwhile, Tony and Charlie properly fight their corner over whether Tyson Fury has ever been a puncher in his career.Frank has a message for the YouTube commentators in Call Them Out and reveals whether a reunion between Matchroom and Chris Eubank Jr could be on the cards, while Tony explains why he still believes Moses Itauma will become a world champion in the future despite his flaws.
Jack Catterall joins Tony Bellew and Charlie Parsons on the latest episode of Fight Your Corner.
Tony Bellew and Charlie Parsons sit down with Eddie Hearn for his biggest interview yet on Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury. Hearn explains why AJ turned down more money to leave the US behind and bring the fight to the UK in front of 80,000 British fans, and lifts the lid on the venue war, potential press conference mind games and why he thinks AJ will beat Fury. Hearn also goes to war on Dana White and Zuffa / TKO, explaining why they have no promotional rights to AJ vs Fury, and how he believes they tried to rob the British public of the fight.