'Don't come for my character!' | Anthony Yarde talks 'weight bully' David Benavidez, hits back at critics, the Smiths and more!
Ringside Toe2Toe Boxing Podcast
Sky Sports
4.1 • 918 Ratings
🗓️ 8 July 2025
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
Yarde discusses his upcoming clash with the unbeaten WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez in November, as he searches for that elusive World title after two failed attempts against Sergey Kovalev and Artur Beterbiev.
Andy and Barry also look back at a busy weekend of boxing and preview Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano and Edgar Berlanga vs Hamzah Sheeraz.
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| 0:00.0 | Well, hello and a champion's back. |
| 0:03.0 | This is how to let you get made. |
| 0:05.0 | Well, hello and a warm |
| 0:07.0 | podcast exclusive to Sky Sports. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm Andy Scott. I'm delighted to have much more. |
| 0:14.0 | Hold tight. |
| 0:15.0 | Are you ready for the rider you're like? |
| 0:17.0 | Well, hello and a warm welcome to ringside toe to toe, a boxing podcast to Sky Sports I'm Andy Scott I'm delighted to you welcome back from world champion Barry Jones hello Barry |
| 0:26.6 | Hey mate how's everything yeah this feels weird |
| 0:30.6 | nah well you're mate this is waiting for something do you want for a flight no waiting for a flight because you've got a big week. I'm off to New York, yeah. I'm off to New York. |
| 0:38.3 | Can't wait. |
| 0:39.3 | As I think everybody in this room is actually, so we're joined by fighter and trainer who are preparing |
| 0:42.8 | for a huge world title fight in November and the reason I said that is because I think you |
| 0:46.5 | might have a press conference this week. |
| 0:47.8 | Are you heading't there. I hope you don't mind me just dwelling on it. James Cook was laid to rest yesterday and it was real sad, tragic really. And he, you know, it's overused, isn't it? |
| 1:13.4 | Legends in boxing. |
| 1:14.2 | But I think anybody that knew that part of London, Pedro Youth, anybody that worked around |
| 1:18.7 | you, especially you, Tundi, would know that boxing lost and society lost the biggest |
| 1:24.2 | and best personality in James Cook. |
| 1:26.0 | Yes. |
| 1:26.3 | One thing I would say is if there was a way to go out, |
| 1:30.1 | James Cook went out exactly as he probably deserved and would have hoped. |
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