Pernell Whitaker-Julio Cesar Chavez Great Nostalgia + "CP Freshmart" Retains Straweight Title | Fight Freaks Unite Recap
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It was a lighter weekend of action with a title fight in Australia, but we give some insight on "CP Freshmart's" WBA straweight title win over Australian Alex Winwood. There's also some tremendous nostalgia on the Whitaker-Chavez HOF controversial battle just over 31 years ago. It's all on the newest "Fight Freaks Unite Recap Podcast."Host T.J. Rives returns wtih Dan Rafael insider of his Fight Freaks Unite Substack are back to give their takes.Will the Thai "Freshmart" eventually fight WBO strawweight champ Oscar Collazo and what stands in the way?There's fight news on: a possible Golden Boy Promotions card joining forces with Riyadh Season for a solid November show. Plus, Dan clarifies the announcement of how to see the unisputed lightweight title battle next month with Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol and how the undercard is actually a different PPV offering. And there's more.Then some excellent nostalgia on "Sweet Pea" Whitaker schooling the Mexican legend Chavez, yet two judges robbing him and the fight ending in a draw. T.J. and Dan tell stories about it all. Also, Dan has more on the anniversary of former heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko's last ever bout, as he won by a Big KO.And, he remembers a super flyweight tripleheader in 2017 from California that he attended and included Srisaket Sor Rungvisai bombing "Chocolatito" Gonzaelz, plus, "the Monster" Naoya Inoue and Juan Francisco Estrada on the undercard in separate impressive title bouts. Hear it all on the "Fight Freaks Unite Recap" podcast and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!