Boxing Life Stories - I'm calling it now

[Glass Joe]

Murray like Reid good pro career but not much to show for it afterwards

[margaret thatcher]

wow murray's eye, the damage is obvious

[Glass Joe]

yes sad to see. seems like he has very small noticeable brain damage. hope it doesn't progress fast in his later life.

[veriton]

Just finished the Reid one, powerful stuff and great interviewing from dixon as the conversation goes deep.

Shocking how little Reid made and that he now struggles to pay his bills. He was everything a man wanted to be yet could never fill the hole in his heart from being abandoned as a child. Does sound as though its made him a great dad to his son though, so the circle is broken which is a huge achievement in itself alongside everything he did in the ring.

[JC]

Just finished the Reid one, powerful stuff and great interviewing from dixon as the conversation goes deep.

Shocking how little Reid made and that he now struggles to pay his bills. He was everything a man wanted to be yet could never fill the hole in his heart from being abandoned as a child. Does sound as though its made him a great dad to his son though, so the circle is broken which is a huge achievement in itself alongside everything he did in the ring.

Good post.

When I listened I was thinking it would be great to see Reid get a bit of media work on Dazn or Sky. I think he'd be good.

[Controversial]

Listened to the Lee Meager one, seems like he’s got his head screwed on and honest

[Deserter]

Listened to the Lee Meager one, seems like he’s got his head screwed on and honest

Just finished it myself. Agree with you, seems like a really nice fella, but not the most exciting listen compared to some of the others. Also felt Tris was at times jockeyed him along and interjecting just as he was about to give more details/insights on something.
Felt he was most interesting when he was talking about McCracken's abilities as a coach/trainer, speaking of whom, he'd be a brilliant subject but seems to avoid any kind of media. I honestly feel he's one of the greatest trainers to ever come out of this country but doesn't tend to get the dues he deserves because he keeps such a low profile and doesn't promote himself.

[leejonesjnr]

Listened to the Lee Meager one, seems like he’s got his head screwed on and honest

I was distracted by how much he sounds like Jason Manford

[THEBUTCH]

Enjoyed the Lee Meager interview. I saw a few of Meager's fights in person and he was always a good battler who delivered value to the fans.

A real down to earth guy with no bullshit going on.

Listening to the interview explains his attitude towards his boxing career. Meager undoubtedly had a good career and put a lot into it, but at the same time didn't put all his eggs into one basket and kept a level head. Lee might not be a millionaire but I bet he'll never end up broke either.

I nice laid back chat between Tris and Lee

[Glass Joe]

Montell Griffin DQ win against Jones will always go against him. He was right, everyone in and around him was on the Mexican super meat. 90s were juice heaven.

[wrighty]

Listened to the Reid one, it's really sad. He sounds like a lovely fella and is a good talker and knowledgeable. Pity he can't get a media job doing something in boxing

[Coco]

Listened to the Reid one, it's really sad. He sounds like a lovely fella and is a good talker and knowledgeable. Pity he can't get a media job doing something in boxing

He does the commentary for BKB but I guess that is no pot of gold

[wrighty]

I like him. He could be good at interviewing fighters, or even as a manager. He knows the pitfalls

[Flump]

The Reid one was a really good listen, comes across as a sound guy. He did a lot more in the pros than I thought he would.

[Glass Joe]

Reid probably the best one so far.

I dont think FW was ever going to pay Reid crazy money for the Calzaghe fight. Reid wasnt a world champion or a big name. Hatton saying he should have earned a million but Hatton was selling out M.E.N back then where Reid wasnt. Both him and Joe were fighting in Newcastle so probably didnt generate big money. 70k sounds fair. I doubt Joe was on amazing money back then either.

[veriton]

Just listened to the Meager one, some real wisdom spoken. Loved it when Tris tried to open up the pity party route and Meager said you had to forget your ego when you had mouths to feed.

[polecateddy]

Reid probably the best one so far.

I dont think FW was ever going to pay Reid crazy money for the Calzaghe fight. Reid wasnt a world champion or a big name. Hatton saying he should have earned a million but Hatton was selling out M.E.N back then where Reid wasnt. Both him and Joe were fighting in Newcastle so probably didnt generate big money. 70k sounds fair. I doubt Joe was on amazing money back then either.

Quite a few watched the Cherifi and Malinga fights, and they were totally deflating. It was obvious there was something missing.

[mickey1975]

Reid probably the best one so far.

I dont think FW was ever going to pay Reid crazy money for the Calzaghe fight. Reid wasnt a world champion or a big name. Hatton saying he should have earned a million but Hatton was selling out M.E.N back then where Reid wasnt. Both him and Joe were fighting in Newcastle so probably didnt generate big money. 70k sounds fair. I doubt Joe was on amazing money back then either.

I thought there was something wrong at the time. If I remember rightly Hatton said this just after the fight when he was a small hall fighter at the time. 70k is still crap, even then.

[franciscojavier]

Reid probably the best one so far.

I dont think FW was ever going to pay Reid crazy money for the Calzaghe fight. Reid wasnt a world champion or a big name. Hatton saying he should have earned a million but Hatton was selling out M.E.N back then where Reid wasnt. Both him and Joe were fighting in Newcastle so probably didnt generate big money. 70k sounds fair. I doubt Joe was on amazing money back then either.

Learning Robin Reid’s backstory in his own words was genuinely very heartbreaking, as was hearing him break down near the end and talk about his struggles with finances and mental health. Not British but I can tell he’s a real standup guy and was a great fighter in his day.

In terms of the Calzaghe purse, 70k is very low especially considering he was a former world champion and an Olympic bronze medalist. Nowadays if you are just an Olympian(don’t even have to win a medal) that usually makes you a big enough star that right out the gate you’re signed to a minimum 6 figure per fight contract. Guess things were different back then?

[mickey1975]

Reid probably the best one so far.

I dont think FW was ever going to pay Reid crazy money for the Calzaghe fight. Reid wasnt a world champion or a big name. Hatton saying he should have earned a million but Hatton was selling out M.E.N back then where Reid wasnt. Both him and Joe were fighting in Newcastle so probably didnt generate big money. 70k sounds fair. I doubt Joe was on amazing money back then either.

Learning Robin Reid’s backstory in his own words was genuinely very heartbreaking, as was hearing him break down near the end and talk about his struggles with finances and mental health. Not British but I can tell he’s a real standup guy and was a great fighter in his day.

In terms of the Calzaghe purse, 70k is very low especially considering he was a former world champion and an Olympic bronze medalist. Nowadays if you are just an Olympian(don’t even have to win a medal) that usually makes you a big enough star that right out the gate you’re signed to a minimum 6 figure per fight contract. Guess things were different back then?

They should have been even more cherished as we hardly had any Olympic medalists. Audley started the ball rolling for big money for UK Olympians.

[Nightmare Roy]

Reid probably the best one so far.

I dont think FW was ever going to pay Reid crazy money for the Calzaghe fight. Reid wasnt a world champion or a big name. Hatton saying he should have earned a million but Hatton was selling out M.E.N back then where Reid wasnt. Both him and Joe were fighting in Newcastle so probably didnt generate big money. 70k sounds fair. I doubt Joe was on amazing money back then either.

Learning Robin Reid’s backstory in his own words was genuinely very heartbreaking, as was hearing him break down near the end and talk about his struggles with finances and mental health. Not British but I can tell he’s a real standup guy and was a great fighter in his day.

In terms of the Calzaghe purse, 70k is very low especially considering he was a former world champion and an Olympic bronze medalist. Nowadays if you are just an Olympian(don’t even have to win a medal) that usually makes you a big enough star that right out the gate you’re signed to a minimum 6 figure per fight contract. Guess things were different back then?

...and then Jake Paul earns £10m per white collar fight

[samwbr]

Rob Reids story was a hard listen, such a proud man but in very tough spot. Can only hope he gets a break.

[high tower 1]

Robin Reid needed a much better manager.

[bripez]

I haven't listened to it but Reid had some great breaks, a few bad ones and also he made some poor decisions himself - just like life really.

He is over 50 has is own house etc and has never had a "proper job" and hasn't done too bad - sure he could have done better financially but he must take some responsibility for that as well

[franciscojavier]

Reid probably the best one so far.

I dont think FW was ever going to pay Reid crazy money for the Calzaghe fight. Reid wasnt a world champion or a big name. Hatton saying he should have earned a million but Hatton was selling out M.E.N back then where Reid wasnt. Both him and Joe were fighting in Newcastle so probably didnt generate big money. 70k sounds fair. I doubt Joe was on amazing money back then either.

Learning Robin Reid’s backstory in his own words was genuinely very heartbreaking, as was hearing him break down near the end and talk about his struggles with finances and mental health. Not British but I can tell he’s a real standup guy and was a great fighter in his day.

In terms of the Calzaghe purse, 70k is very low especially considering he was a former world champion and an Olympic bronze medalist. Nowadays if you are just an Olympian(don’t even have to win a medal) that usually makes you a big enough star that right out the gate you’re signed to a minimum 6 figure per fight contract. Guess things were different back then?

They should have been even more cherished as we hardly had any Olympic medalists. Audley started the ball rolling for big money for UK Olympians.

Audley starting it still blows my mind. Lennox Lewis was very undervalued in the early years of his career in both the UK and America(for different reasons) which obviously is very funny in retrospect given what he went on to do. Meanwhile you had Amir Khan making minimum million dollar purses for most of his career and over 10 million for the Canelo fight.