Ring Champs with Ak & Barak

Terence Crawford: “I See Holes” in Boots’ Game, Hitchins vs. Keyshawn Is Close & Zab’s Floyd Beef

September 17, 2026·1h 10m
Episode Description from the Publisher

Ring Champs takes over Las Vegas for Garcia–Benn fight week, and two welterweight legends stop by the MGM Grand. Terence Crawford pulls up first, happily retired and still watching everything, to explain the Boots Ennis post everyone misread, why “belt hunting” doesn’t add up when Canelo’s on the table, the holes he sees, the PBC wall that kept him from Spence for years, and the Eminem walkout that felt like a movie.Brooklyn’s own Zab Judah, the newest member of the All The Smoke family, settles the Floyd-vs-Crawford-at-38 debate his way, talks Shakur vs. Pacquiao, and finally tells the whole Floyd Mayweather story: the knockdown that wasn’t, the $350,000 fine and one-year suspension, years of not speaking, the bottles he sent back with “send me a contract,” and the Pro Bowl meeting that ended it.Then Richardson Hitchins is fresh off the plane with news: the Keyshawn Davis fight is close, and he explains the money that finally made sense, why he’s “definitely bigger than him,” what Shakur has to do when it’s signed, and why he believes this fight belongs on American soil. 0:00 - Terence Crawford Intro & reacting to Ryan Garcia’s “Avengers” jab2:07 - Explaining the “check the temperature” retirement tease3:20 - Boots Ennis6:34 - Never ducking a fight: the PBC vs. Top Rank history10:09 - Passing the undisputed torch & best Vegas fight nights13:06 - Retirement, the Eminem walkout, and the Ukraine trip16:25 - AD BREAK17:00 - Zab Judah & the state of the welterweight division18:53 - Shakur Stevenson’s next move & rumored Pacquiao fight20:55 - Mayweather’s “phantom knockdown” vs. Judah & his defense23:52 - Mayweather vs. Crawford: comparing résumés and biggest wins29:03 - The Mayweather-Judah brawl and their years-long feud37:39 - Judah brothers’ gym wars, Teofimo Lopez, and AJ-Fury talk42:47 - First big payday, jewelry, and money regrets46:11 - AD BREAK47:33 - Richardson Hitchins joins the show & Keyshawn Davis talks51:39 - Why AJ-Fury might land in Cardiff instead of the U.S.53:31 - Zab breaks down the Hitchins-Davis styles matchup55:19 - Hitchins on staying disciplined and avoiding vices58:05 - Shakur-Devin Haney fight falling apart, and Devin’s size1:00:32 - Fighting your boxing “brothers” for the big money1:03:15 - Fight timeline and location debateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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