
Episode 26: Nigel Benn and Mikey Garcia
In this abbreviated episode, recorded at the International Boxing Hall of Fame, we speak with newly-minted Hall of Famer Nigel Benn about wars in the ring and finding a purpose beyond boxing.
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In this abbreviated episode, recorded at the International Boxing Hall of Fame, we speak with newly-minted Hall of Famer Nigel Benn about wars in the ring and finding a purpose beyond boxing.

In our second of three episodes from the International Boxing Hall of Fame induction weekend, we speak with former middleweight champion and 2026 inductee Gennady Golovkin, his former promoter Tom Loeffler and trainer Abel Sanchez, and cutman and trainer Russ Anber, also a 2026 inductee.

This week, we feature the first of three episodes recorded at the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York.

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Josh Dubin is the Executive Director of the Perlmutter Center for Legal Justice at Cardozo Law and was the first-ever Innocence Ambassador Advisor for The Innocence Project.

Randy Couture is one of the most celebrated and accomplished mixed martial artists in history.

Dave “Scooter” Honig is perhaps the best-known celebrity fitness trainer in the business, having physically transformed the likes of LL Cool J, Hugh Jackman, and Leonardo DiCaprio.

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Famed as much for his mental fortitude as for his boxing skill and career longevity, Bernard Hopkins is one of the greatest boxers ever to compete professionally.