The MiddleMen Podcast

Episode 40: Nandos, Boxing pros, & Chelsea woes

Wed, 03 May 2023 13:11:19 GMT

In this jam-packed episode, Max and Noah review one of boxing's busiest weekend's of the year with Max giving his experiences from working at the Cordina-Rakhimov event and Noah stating what went wrong for Ryan Garcia in his loss to Gervonta Davis. The duo also look ahead to upcoming fights such as the rematch between Smith & Eubank Jr before Noah launches a tirade at Chelsea FC's season and the two make their picks for the Premier League winners.

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Episode 39 with Garan Croft

Sat, 08 Apr 2023 14:20:12 GMT

One half of the twin duo taking amateur boxing by storm, Garan Croft joins the boys to discuss a highly successful 2022 which saw him capture a Commonwealth Games bronze medal. He also discusses the Olympic problem where only he or his brother can compete in the Games next year. Max and Noah later review Joshua Vs Franklin & Chelsea Vs Liverpool.

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Episode 38 with Jake Thirlaway

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 16:34:27 GMT

The boys are joined by Houghton Thai boxing Academy coach, Jake Thirlaway. Looking at Jake's career as a fighter competing in different disciplines from kickboxing to Muay Thai and how he juggles that with his new venture of owning and coaching a Thai boxing gym in NorthEast England. The trio also look at the weekend's boxing results including Lawrence Okolie and David Benavidez.

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Episode 37: Boxing review show

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:21:33 GMT

The Middlemen review this past month of boxing performances from the likes of: Tommy Fury, Badou Jack, and Ohara Davies before they look forward to an intriguing light-middleweight title eliminator between Tim Tszyu and Tony Harrison.

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Episode 36: Fury Vs Paul

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 16:16:59 GMT

Wow...we never thought we'd see the day where Jake Paul headlines one of our episodes but here we are! Max and Noah review the terrific fight between Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara last week before mentioning the poor performances of their respective football clubs. Followed by one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year for the wider sports fan.

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Episode 35: 2023

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 23:20:18 GMT

In the Middlemen's first episode of 2023, they recap the first month of boxing from the year as well as looking ahead to an all-action showdown between Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara for the featherweight world title. Featuring insight from former Middleweight world-title challenger, Liam Williams.

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Episode 34: Christmas Special

Tue, 27 Dec 2022 15:49:45 GMT

Merry Christmas and a happy new year from the Middlemen. The boys review this past year of boxing while making their picks for fight of the year, fighter of the year, and many more. Max and Noah also look ahead to boxing in the new year featuring world champions such as Josh Taylor and Lawrence Okolie.

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Episode 33 with Junaid Bostan

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 14:09:32 GMT

Max and Noah preview the stacked Warrington vs Lopez card including light middleweight prospect Junaid Bostan who speaks to Max here in an interview from earlier this year. The boys also look ahead to England's hopeful World Cup campaign as they play France in the semi-finals.

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Episode 32: British Boxing Bananza

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 18:12:59 GMT

During a busy week for British boxers, Max and Noah look at the legacies of Ricky Hatton, Sunny Edwards, Frazer Clarke, and Natasha Jonas who are all in action over this Friday/ Saturday.

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Episode 31 with MightyMax Boxing

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:30:50 GMT

The Middlemen welcome their first guest since the revamp, MightyMax Boxing, a fan of the sweet science with one of the hottest accounts on Boxing Twitter.

The boys look at Max's steady rise on Twitter and how a teenager can build their social media before looking at their fighter of the year and discussing trending boxing topics like the collapse of Spence Vs Crawford.

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Episode 30: History

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 17:16:38 GMT

Recent history unites in the landmark 30th episode of the podcast as the boys reflect on the memorable undisputed title fight between Claressa Shields and Savannah Marshall, while also voicing their distaste for a forgettable trilogy between Tyson Fury and Derek Chisora. Max and Noah also deliberate if Devin Haney VS Vasily Lomachenko is THE fight to make next at lightweight.

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Episode 29: Scandalous

Sun, 09 Oct 2022 14:10:16 GMT

The Middlemen share their thoughts on the biggest British fight of the year being compromised, while giving a rundown of what events they have been covering, before looking forward to the upcoming world boxing title fights.

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Episode 28: The Return

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:22:04 GMT

After months away from the mic, Max and Noah return to the revamped Middlemen podcast after a busy summer. The boys recap on one of the biggest fights of the year in the Canelo-Golovkin trilogy and look forward to Joseph Parker vs Joe Joyce.

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Episode 27: Boxing special

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 11:00:00 GMT

Max and Noah dive into one of 2022's busiest months of boxing as April features multiple unification fights and pound-for-pound stars! The boys discuss the most recent weekend of action which included Gennadiy Golovkin unifying two middleweight belts, the return of Ryan Garcia and much more.

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Episode 26: Journalist special with Joe McMillan

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 19:00:00 GMT

Coming off the back of their universities journalism week, Max and Noah are joined by good friend, coursemate and up & coming journalist Joe McMillan. The lads talk about their university experience as it nears its finale and reminisce on their trips working as press together. In the second half, the trio discuss Gareth Southgate's decisions in the recent England 2022 team and also give their predictions on who could win the newly commenced Formula 1 season.

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Episode 25: Boxing Special

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:00:00 GMT

A huge boxing roundup is the focus of the 25th episode as Max and Noah reviewed the current British boxing scene including the two debuting Olympians Frazer Clarke and Galal Yafai. Other boxing brits were included such as the likes of Kell Brook, Chris Eubank and Scotland's finest Josh Taylor before the boys looked at the Carabao football cup final

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Episode 24

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 20:00:00 GMT

After countless FA cup upsets and British boxing's first show of the year, the boys have a lot to catch up on. They might not have the best idea about the Winter Olympics, but Max and Noah know exactly what went down on February 5th as a former guest of the podcast Liam Williams unfortunately lost to Chris Eubank Jr on points. The pair look at what's next for both fighters before briefly reviewing the lightweight division as Vasyl Lomachenko has recently called for a shot at unified champ George Kambosos Jr. Football talk was last on the agenda as National League side Borehamwood beat the Premier League pushing Bournemouth.

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Episode 23 with Alan Baron

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 19:00:00 GMT

The Middlemen start off 2022 with episode 23, looking forward to a huge month of boxing that includes Frazer Clarke's debut on the undercard of the upcoming Khan VS Brook bout. The boys also review their clubs performances after this Christmas break with Chelsea and Liverpool both getting left behind by Man City in the race to the Premier League title. MMA Bantamweight champion Alan Baron features in this episode as Max talks to Noah about his new experience covering MMA.

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Episode 22

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:00:00 GMT

The Middlemen enter December with exciting talking points of both boxing and football. Max and Noah caught up on the big recent upset of Teofimo Lopez Vs George Kambosos and also dropped their takes on upcoming fights such as Amir Khan Vs Kell Brook & Conor Benn Vs Chris Algieri. On the football side, the fellas looked at the FA cup round three draw as Noah watched it all unfold right next to Derby County striker Louie Sibley.

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Episode 21 with Liam Williams

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 20:00:00 GMT

The studio sessions are in full flow as the boys talk everything from the British to World stage of boxing during the footballing international break. Liam Williams makes a sneaky feature from Max and Noah's chat with him in Episode 1 as his fight that he mentioned with Chris Eubank Jr is now official. This episode saw the Middlemen hit Youtube as footage of the episode was recorded and will continue to be every week.

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Episode 20

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 16:00:00 GMT

The Zoom days are over as the boys link back up in the studio for the first time in over 18 months. There was so much to catch up on but the pair conversed about the most recent talking points in both boxing and football. First on the agenda was the heavyweight scene as Max and Noah reviewed Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua's last fights. Saturday's upcoming undisputed title fight between Saul Alvarez and Caleb Plant was also looked at before the lads turned their attention to football and the managerial drama at Tottenham Hotspur.

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Episode 19 with Sam Maxwell

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:00:00 GMT

The 19th installment of the Middlemen podcast features Sam Maxwell who spoke ahead of his clash with Akeem Ennis-Brown for the Commonwealth and British super lightweight titles next week. Recorded on Thursday night, the boys analysed other interesting fights from that card whilst also looking at the welterweight world title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas that has just been. Now the new premier league season is underway, Noah and Max were all smiles when discussing their team's start to the campaign as both sit joint top of the table after Gameweek 2.

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Episode 18

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 16:00:00 GMT

FULL BOXING EDITION: The Middlemen analyse the biggest talking points from the sport of the Sweet Science over the past fortnight. Recorded on Tuesday, the boys caught up on Team GB Boxing's record breaking performance at this years Olympics. In fact, two previous guests in Frazer Clarke and Galal Yafai have been guaranteed medals in the competition. The boys turned their attention to the pro game too, assessing Joe Joyce's most recent outing against Carlos Takam and much more.

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Episode 17

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:00:00 GMT

THE EURO FINALE: Noah and Max relived heartbreak as they discussed the tragic England loss to Italy in the Euros final. The lads also voiced their disdain for the awful behaviour from fans that followed the game. The boys discussed another mega event this time in the boxing world as Joshua V Fury has been put even more out of sight recently. The good news that did come with this episode was that a full capacity crowd is allowed ahead of the Warrington V Lara rematch in September, an exciting fight that the pair analysed together.

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Episode 16

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 13:00:00 GMT

The Middlemen join each other after a cracking episode with star guest Frazer Clarke to recap on last week's boxing that saw Gervonta Davis and Vasyl Lomachenko both score impressive wins inside the distance. The boys spoke highly of others that scored recently, including Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling against Germany that has prompted the English nation to believe it truly could be coming home. Transfer news and other Euro talking points were also discussed in this week's episode between the two journalists.

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Episode 15 with Frazer Clarke

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:00:00 GMT

The Middlemen start their summer season off with a bang as they are joined by Team GB's Olympic boxer Frazer Clarke. The trio talk about Clarke's 17-year journey on getting to the Tokyo Olympics and weigh in on the topics currently surrounding boxing. Usually the football talk is full of talk round Max and Noah's club but now the Euros have taken the headlines as Noah speaks on what it was like to report at Wembley and the two also predict the tournament's upcoming games.

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Episode 14

Wed, 26 May 2021 14:00:00 GMT

The Middlemen are back to their weekly schedule, this time discussing the chaotic final day of the Premier League season where Max and Noah's teams both managed to finish in a Champions League position. The boys also gave their takes on a turbulent week for boxing as a historic win for undisputed champion Josh Taylor was overshadowed by the calamity of the cancelled fight between Joshua and Fury.

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Episode 13

Thu, 20 May 2021 16:00:00 GMT

From FA titles in football to World titles in boxing, the Middlemen come back with a bang discussing fixtures from both sports that have been attacking the latest headlines. Max finally had a positive week of football as Liverpool found their form while Noah was healing from an FA Cup defeat as a Chelsea fan. In their other specialty of boxing, the journo's covered local boxers in Joshua Buatsi as well as the world's elite in Saul Alvarez.

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Episode 12 with Katie Healy

Wed, 05 May 2021 18:00:00 GMT

After a small break, the Middlemen come back with a bang, joined by pro boxer Katie Healy who makes her debut this month. The pair go onto discuss the PPV fight that just passed in Derek Chisora V Joseph Parker, and also look ahead to the world title fight between Saul Alvarez and Billie Joe Saunders. The boys cover the chaos of football too, giving takes on the Super League and Manchester United protests.

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Episode 11 with Paul Hayward & Niamh Campbell

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:00:00 GMT

In the first double-guest episode, The Middlemen were joined by esteemed sports writer Paul Hayward as well as Boxing Guru reporter and fellow podcaster Niamh Campbell. Between the four of them, the quartet covered bases of etiquette in journalism, professionalism in football and impending fights in boxing.

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Episode 10

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 10:00:00 GMT

The Middlemen dissect the upcoming and most talked about boxing events, one of which being one of Britain's most exciting prospects in Conor Benn facing off against Samuel Vargas. The boys also recapped what went down before Easter between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin and gave their take on who the winner should face next. Staying on the topic of British sport, the lads followed their routine of assessing how their supported football teams in Liverpool & Chelsea got on recently, a turbulent time for both!

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Episode 9 with Paul Mann

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:00:00 GMT

British boxing took centre stage for the ninth episode as the Middlemen discuss a whole heap of exciting fights that are to come over the weekend. In this week's exclusive, experienced boxing coach Paul Mann gave insight about the fighters he is training and predicted how they would get on in their impending bouts. One of which, Kane Baker is rumbling on the rock as the undercard to the hotly anticipated rematch between Dillian Whyte and Alexander Povetkin which the boys discussed at length. It is a busy weekend for British sport and to finish, the Middlemen took a look at the upcoming England fixtures and how well Gareth Southgate's side will do.

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Episode 8 with Ricky Summers

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:00:00 GMT

The boys this week were absolutely spoiled with major talking points from both the boxing and football world. Ricky Summers who is fighting for the English Light Heavyweight title next month also joins the podcast for an exclusive interview ahead of his showdown with Dan Azeez. More boxing from flyweight to heavyweight was covered by the Middlemen as they recap on a historic rematch between Juan Estrada and Roman Gonzalez as well as the huge confirmation of AJ V Fury. Of course the football was also discussed and Max could finally do it with a smile on his face as Liverpool got back to winning ways.

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Episode 7 wih Ijaz Ahmed

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:00:00 GMT

'Champions' were at the forefront of this episode whether it was talking about the Champions League or titleholders in boxing. The Middlemen, this week, got an exclusive with the latter in Ijaz Ahmed who became the WBO & IBF European super flyweight champion in his last fight. Before discussing other accomplished boxers, The Middlemen did their weekly routine of perusing their supported football teams recent performances. Noah's Chelsea had another flawless week while Max's Liverpool redeemed themselves with a competition win.

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Episode 6 with David Craig

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 15:00:00 GMT

The Middlemen are briefly joined by Sky Sport's horse racing and football journalist David Craig on the sixth episode. He gave his opinion on the shocking Gordon Elliot story after the boys covered what was the Middlemen derby in Liverpool V Chelsea. It wouldn't be a full episode without boxing of course and the boys looked ahead to three mouth-watering undisputed title fights. There were even more talking points discussed in what was a busy week for sport!

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Episode 5 with Jack Hobbs

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:00:00 GMT

The Middlemen welcome their first football guest onto the podcast, 'Talking Irons' co-host and 'Green Street Hammers' writer Jack Hobbs. The trio talk about the successful season that West Ham have been enjoying, speculating on European football and what has been the fortunate change for the club. All of this came after some boxing talk from the British to World stage. The boys reviewed Josh Kelly's performance from last weekend and previewed the upcoming fight between Canelo Alvarez and Avni Yildirim. giving their takes on both.

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Episode 4

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:00:00 GMT

Before a lineup of stars takeover the next few episodes, the Middlemen spend their fourth installment looking at the standout stories from the weekend in the boxing and football world. The two Josh's were first on the agenda - Warrington & Kelly. The boys review Warrington's failure of last weekend while looking ahead to Kelly's career defining fight.
Liverpool's turbulent week was examined by the pair with Max adding his fan perspective before Noah finished off the episode by doing the same with his beloved Chelsea.

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Episode 3 with Niall Hickman

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:00:00 GMT

The Middlemen sat down with established sports writer Niall Hickman this week. The trio reflect on Pay Per Views in boxing upon the rumours of the Joshua V Fury fight costing up to £40. The Panorama episode 'Boxing and the Mob' was also on the agenda where Max, Noah and Niall look at the crooked world outside of the ring. Finally, VAR in the modern climate of football was discussed, with Niall offering his seasoned opinion.

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Episode 2 with Galal Yafai

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 19:00:00 GMT

The Middlemen are joined by Galal Yafai, one of the world's best in the amateur boxing scene. He takes us through the course of the past 12 months, having qualified for the Olympic games to see it become postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Galal also gives us terrific insight on what it is like to be part of the famous Team GB. The episode moves onto the more unfortunate topic of reoccurring racism, mainly in football before looking at how our supporting Premier League teams got on in the transfer window and their fixtures this past week.

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Episode 1 with Liam Williams

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 19:00:00 GMT

Liam Williams takes the Middlemen inside the life of a professional boxer, discussing how he has fought through the troubling times of the Coronavirus pandemic and earned a shot at becoming a world champion. After all that and Williams' two-pence on upcoming major fights, The Middlemen dive into the world of football, questioning loyalty and looking ahead to the future of their supported clubs.

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