Johnny Greaves On Life After The Final Bell, Being A Journeyman, Mental Health And His New Book

Boxing Life Stories

Tris Dixon

Sports

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Former journeyman Johnny Greaves, veteran of 100 fights, talks to Tris Dixon about what life has been like since he left the ring, the motivation behind his new book, and he recalls some of his most dramatic and funny stories from life on the road. Greaves also talks about something exciting that might be happening in his life, talks about getting the call to box having sunk a couple of beers on the sofa, and how he was not tested for PEDs once in his 100 fights. Follow me on Instagram, X and TikTok. This collection of interviews is available on… YouTube iTunes Spotify And all good podcast platforms. Tris Dixon covered his first amateur boxing fight in 1996. The former editor of Boxing News, he has written for a number of international publications and newspapers, including GQ and Men’s Health. He has been a broadcaster for TNT Sports and hosts the popular “Boxing Life Stories” podcast. Dixon is a British Boxing Hall of Famer, an International Boxing Hall of Fame elector, and the author of five boxing books, including “Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing” (shortlisted for the William Hill Sportsbook of the Year), “Warrior: A Champion’s Search for His Identity” (shortlisted for the Sunday Times International Sportsbook of the Year) and “The Road to Nowhere: A Journey Through Boxing’s Wastelands.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.2	Hello, welcome back to boxing conversations.
0:33.4	I hope you're enjoying this sort of new look, new vibe podcast, slightly shorter interviews.
0:39.8	But there's some great stuff coming down the pipe.
0:45.3	Not sure what I can and can't say.
0:47.0	Some of the stuff's been recorded so far.
0:48.8	Some of it has not.
0:50.6	And sometimes I'm loath to share future guests in case they don't happen but I do
0:54.9	know I have a great conversation with Edgar Belanga ready for his fight week or just before
1:00.0	there will be another episode dropping on Friday but today Wednesday I'm with
1:05.8	Johnny Greaves and we're talking about his new book that he's out that he's got out
1:10.7	published by Pitch
1:12.4	Publishing, who published Warrior and The Road to Nowhere for me.
1:16.3	Johnny, if you've listened to this podcast for a while, we've done a long form deep dive
1:22.2	podcast with Johnny before.
1:24.8	That was recorded over at the Peacock Gym in Canning Town. But this, because he's got
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