In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli”, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with sports broadcaster, boxing journalist, and host of the “Til This Day” podcast:
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Here’s what they got into:
- Donnell Rawlings calling him out for not being a team player during a river rafting expedition
- The story of how he and Dave Chappelle originally became such close friends
- Interviewing and documenting the training of Manny Pacquiao in Macau
- Reflecting on life after the attack of Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl
- Pivoting from his original boxing show to “Til This Day”, exploring the fighter within
- A career defining conversation with boxer Claressa Shields that almost didn’t happen
- Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano being one of the biggest bouts of the year
- His take on Mike Tyson’s evolution as a man and how important he is to the culture
- The complicated relationship between the boxer and the boxing manager
- Rahim’s interview with Don King and how he will be remembered within the sport
- The third bout of Alvarado vs. Rios and how one of them was only there to get paid
- How his father’s murder when he was only two years old impacted his upbringing
- His godfather training him and Bokeem Woodbine to fight while inebriated
- How he found himself working on music videos for Death Row Records
- Intense moments on camera with Deontay Wilder that went viral and the backlash
- His intentions of promoting a moment of clarity between Wilder and Fury
- The real life effects from people assuming the worst about his character
- Why he has chosen to refrain from making predictions in the boxing world
- His top 5 boxers of all-time and why Jack Johnson will always be #1
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