Ring Theory

Hosts William Dettloff and Eric Raskin are joined by HBO's Jim Lampley for a revealing conversation spanning from Mayweather-Cotto, "The Fight Game," and "On Freddie Roach" to steroids, crying, and eyeglasses. Bill and Eric also discuss Seth Mitchell, Ismael Sillakh, and Chad Dawson, plus they offer their predictions for Saturday's Mayweather-Cotto mega-fight.

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In this free preview clip from the May 2, 2012 episode, HBO's Jim Lampley joins hosts William Dettloff and Eric Raskin for an eye-opening discussion about certain fashion statements he has made of late.

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In this free preview clip from the April 18, 2012 episode, hosts William Dettloff and Eric Raskin attempt to answer the question, "How much does Golden Boy Promotions hate Paulie Malignaggi?"

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Hosts William Dettloff and Eric Raskin break down the Rios-Abril controversy, the first episode of 24/7 Mayweather-Cotto, Oscar De La Hoya's love of the WBC Diamond belt, some website's curious list of the top 10 middleweight champs, and the upcoming 175-pound championship rematch between Bernard Hopkins and Chad Dawson.

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In this free preview clip from the April 4, 2012 episode, guest Nigel Collins shares a hilarious remembrance of fellow former Ring Editor-in-Chief Bert Sugar, then gets a bit emotional and pulls a mini-Lampley.

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Hosts William Dettloff and Eric Raskin are joined by ESPN Friday Night Fights' Nigel Collins as they debate the James Kirkland-Carlos Molina DQ, analyze Danny Garcia's win over Erik Morales, pay tribute to the late Bert Sugar, and look ahead to fights involving Juan Manuel Marquez, Brandon Rios, and Julio Cesar Chavez Salad. Nigel also takes a moment to reflect on his reign as the last competent editor-in-chief of The Ring (our words, not Nigel's).

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Hosts William Dettloff and Eric Raskin break down Orlando Salido-JuanMa Lopez II, Sergio Martinez-Matthew Macklin, the potential heel turn of Manny Pacquiao, Erik Morales-Danny Garcia, and a major upset pick on which both Ring Theory hosts agree. Oh, and they come down mercilessly hard on pretty much every broadcaster in the business. (And by the way, our apologies for Dettloff's microphone. He's getting a new one in time for the next episode.)

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In this free preview clip from the March 21, 2012 episode, Bill Dettloff excuses Juan Manuel Lopez's controversial postfight interview by sharing personal tales of punch-induced temporary brain damage.

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Hosts William Dettloff and Eric Raskin are joined by special guest Ivan Goldman for a highly unbiased discussion of his Columbia Journalism Review piece on Golden Boy Promotions’ cold-blooded murder of Ring magazine. Bill and Eric also tackle the Povetkin-Huck controversy, the Jaro-Pongsaklek shocker, “On Freddie Roach,” Yuriorkis Gamboa, Salido-Lopez II, and Martinez-Macklin.

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In this free preview clip from the March 7, 2012 episode, novelist and boxing columnist Ivan Goldman shares a behind-the-scenes tale that Golden Boy Promotions and their appointed editors of The Ring would probably rather you not hear.

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