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- 2025
- First episode
About Desert Island Fights
Stranded on a desert island, on each episode, my guests must choose the five fights that they can save to watch time and time again. These might not be the greatest slugfests of all time, but they are the boxing matches that mean something to them. If you could only save 5, which would they be?
- Publisher
- Steve Hunt
- Category
- sports
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 21 Dec 2025
- Latest episode
- 18 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
12 episodes in the feed.
18 Sept 2026
Oliver Fennell
Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is the editor of Boxing News Monthly, Oliver Fennell. You can follow Oliver on Twitter (https://x.com/oliverfennell?lang=en). My new book, Knockout Movies! A History of Cinematic Boxing, is available now from Amazon. (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knockout-Movies-History-Cinematic-Boxing/dp/8184400055/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2AA8SBCNBCRMR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MYk5i7-gaqVJY0_GGFaYxDng9fGsQHaoYdz_LzM8QTjGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.rC0lF18hBp_286gYpz9CJQSnSvE7A0hfCUUzXQE4Hyg&dib_tag=se&keywords=knockout+movies+steve+hunt&qid=1785043902&sprefix=%2Caps%2C196&sr=8-1) I'm really proud of this book. It is an edited collection of interviews from the Boxing Movie Podcast. My first book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, is still available and also from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OV1ZHYEMYIA2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.OPxYpTNfIBO4uQJQLB7YWh2Cmj7Ssj6ilw_cjvUUwko&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1735115463&sprefix=Heavyweight+Titl%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1). I currently have copies of both books, so if anyone would like a signed copy, please get in touch. You can also find all of my writing at my website which is Steve Hunt Boxing (https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/) You can also follow me on Twitter (https://twitter.com/boxingmoviepod) or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/boxingmoviepodcast/) I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.
14 Aug 2026
Donald McRae
Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is esteemed author Donald McRae. Don is the author of 14 books – 5 of which are boxing related. His boxing books are some of the most highly regarded ever written. He is a two-time winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and a three-time Sports Interviewer of the Year. He now also writes the Sports Interview of the Week for the Guardian newspaper. You can follow Don on Twitter (https://x.com/donaldgmcrae?lang=en), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/don.mcrae/?hl=en), or at his website (https://www.donaldmcrae.com/index.php). You can order my new book, Knockout Movies! A History of Cinematic Boxing, here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Knockout-Movies-History-Cinematic-Boxing/dp/8184400055/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2S3JI0OGOY44A&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.43hFBYqSKU7-7xOXHw6SnBUwsDDXOp0XS5Jf7WpCA53GjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.iOcDG4zmVlKBG81Wa37lfQWfTa6j4Gq2_hFEPL_UhAc&dib_tag=se&keywords=knockout+movies+steve+hunt&qid=1784273332&sprefix=%2Caps%2C286&sr=8-1) or for a signed copy, contact me directly. My first book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, is still available from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1) and I also still have a few copies available if you want a signed copy. Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing (https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/) to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter (https://x.com/mrstevehunt) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142) I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.
10 Jul 2026
Michael Kronenberg
Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is Michael Kronenberg. Michael Kronenberg is an award winning graphic designer whose clients include the Film Noir Foundation, TwoMorrows Publishing, Kino Lorber, The Ring, Marvel, and more. He was the founder, publisher, and designer of Ringside Seat magazine. He grew up a boxing fan, thanks to his father, who was a professional fighter. You can follow Michael on Twitter/X (https://x.com/MWKronenberg) and buy his book, Ringside Cinema, here. (https://www.amazon.co.uk/RINGSIDE-CINEMA-Posters-Hollywood-Science/dp/B09KNCX4DB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=V9K6C1VCRZBA&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.dTasTB3NdYNyaPVlIidoyY-jtQTe9AmqXJ-IwVx4W_Be10aNtywUKh-pce-9t9PCUMNQ9XvancziyoIkoUNUXh6t4Dt3lMgYObf-bSEOdR7-7Sqn9lEVuIM31RZplytnyXdOcutfAY87l-iA3OVFlcUPZsZPEeFdGlYlc0-4EUHYI9k1wREMt4MhLPCfOABlXc1XJARjLhUKrFEyZqQhcx53XcXVWdOEGfdo1IuNygs.J9lD_VFs2ZEFO15ji6kjeNl37XdoyAkdiE9GQxQl9Po&dib_tag=se&keywords=Boxing+Movie+poster+book&qid=1779782121&sprefix=boxing+movie+poster+book%2Caps%2C118&sr=8-1) You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1) Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing (https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/) to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter (https://x.com/mrstevehunt) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142) I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.
19 Jun 2026
Jack Hirsch
Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is boxing writer Jack Hirsch. Jack Hirsch is a former six-term president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. In 2020, Hirsch was inducted into the New York state boxing Hall of fame. He has written for various publications over the years. Foremost among them is Boxing News Monthly, with which he has been associated since 1989, and serves as its Senior American correspondent. Jack also recently appeared on this podcast in a special bonus episode where we spoke at length about his new book which is an authorised biography of all-time great light heavyweight champion, Michael Spinks. That episode is, of course, still available to go back and listen to. The book is simply titled, Michael 'Jinx' Spinks and is available in the US via Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target and Walmart. If you are in the UK, you can buy it here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Jinx-Spinks-Authorized-Biography/dp/B0GRCZ4K5J/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0). You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1) Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing (https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/) to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter (https://x.com/mrstevehunt) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142) I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.
5 Jun 2026
Bonus episode - Jack Hirsch interview
In this special bonus episode of the podcast, I interview boxing writer Jack Hirsch about his new book, an authorised biography of all-tine great light heavyweight champion Michael Spinks. The book is simply titled, Michael 'Jinx' Spinks and is available in the US via Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target and Walmart. If you are in the UK, you can buy it here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Jinx-Spinks-Authorized-Biography/dp/B0GRCZ4K5J/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0). You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1) Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing (https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/) to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter (https://x.com/mrstevehunt) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142) I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.
15 May 2026
Declan Warrington
Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is Declan Warrington. Declan writes about boxing for Boxing Scene. He has previously written for Boxing News and The Ring. You can follow Declan on Twitter (https://x.com/decwarrington) You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1) Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing (https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/) to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter (https://x.com/mrstevehunt) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142) I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.
1 May 2026
BONUS - Thomas Aiello interview.
In this bonus episode of the podcast, I interviewed Professor Thomas Aiello about his recently published book, Return of the King: The Rebirth of Muhammad Ali and the Rise of Atlanta. It's an excellent book which focusses on the lead up to Muhammad Ali's return to boxing after his three year exile. Professor Aiello explores the circumstances behind Ali's enforced lay-off and also how the politics of Atlanta made that city the unlikely venue to host his fight with Jerry Quarry when so many other cities would not go anywhere near it. An abbreviated version of this interview was published on the Boxing Scene website and you can read that here (https://www.boxingscene.com/articles/return-of-the-king-the-rebirth-of-muhammad-ali-and-the-rise-of-atlanta) You can by the book from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Return-King-Rebirth-Muhammad-Atlanta/dp/1496244184/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.WxFaXyzuN7zEjXov7U5hiw_ou6imPs8qZJZzbhqAJqs-EsE5E0982KA_KLuMyrH5_5F23TH4rknkuS3IEmOy6mplO9qLNwddzPWldeEcsN2cP_kznALu3IbRUYmIbZuWTF2UNhT48CclZ0-mc00g0D26mJAtHU5Pr90t65jIoCYPPWW5BY9UJi9C_dXjZXhumZsjXXSmp7HgZhrf0n49x2pElPSZHgmS4jMBT0roo4M.mJKw4UxlS3oOpYLdr24SrESCKUCm4e4H4aozpMxn1sw&qid=1777275045&sr=8-1) You can follow Professor Aiello on Twitter (https://x.com/thomasaiello) You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1) Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing (https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/) to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter (https://x.com/mrstevehunt) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142) I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.
17 Apr 2026
Charles Farrell
Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is Charles Farrell. You can buy his book, The Legend of Mitch "Blood" Green and other boxing essays, here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Legend-Mitch-Blood-Boxing-Essays/dp/1949590801/ref=sr_1_1?crid=Y1FJY5JBL6JG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N1pM-GvObTs4pZl2r9lMt-_6R9T-erLFyEx6yWXBDA1KVXUjodNVnMyifhMMGDzPpNOGqut0ysEhHnpiAPGZgJpimECE7KTFqdSDWeIkWD4w7jAa7JM4pRZmP4lHgpU1UABtqYAXblHgOVG38OMUcs8f56jfFeqbDLFjJsbim4a5o65ChS-NVSRSL9golZlSVfrdzsgKMW1SgUA8GSAUGfA29C35PAghqCygQ1Vxkxc.KMdN-M3SJycufd2upmx4xVAuX2EGk54NW_F4YQl-fdk&dib_tag=se&keywords=Charles+Farrell&qid=1774682352&sprefix=charles+farrell%2Caps%2C332&sr=8-1). His memoir, (Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-fixing, and the Mob, is available to buy here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Low-life-Memoir-Jazz-Fight-Fixing/dp/1949590194/ref=sr_1_2?crid=Y1FJY5JBL6JG&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N1pM-GvObTs4pZl2r9lMt-_6R9T-erLFyEx6yWXBDA1KVXUjodNVnMyifhMMGDzPpNOGqut0ysEhHnpiAPGZgJpimECE7KTFqdSDWeIkWD4w7jAa7JM4pRZmP4lHgpU1UABtqYAXblHgOVG38OMUcs8f56jfFeqbDLFjJsbim4a5o65ChS-NVSRSL9golZlSVfrdzsgKMW1SgUA8GSAUGfA29C35PAghqCygQ1Vxkxc.KMdN-M3SJycufd2upmx4xVAuX2EGk54NW_F4YQl-fdk&dib_tag=se&keywords=Charles+Farrell&qid=1774682524&sprefix=charles+farrell%2Caps%2C332&sr=8-2). You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1) Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing (https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/) to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter (https://x.com/mrstevehunt) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142) I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.
9 Mar 2026
Phil Rogers
Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is Phil Rogers. Phil is a freelance boxing journalist who has had numerous articles and interviews published in Boxing News. You can follow Phil on Twitter (https://x.com/PhilR2025) or check out his writing at his website here (https://progers.journoportfolio.com/) You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1) Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing (https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/) to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter (https://x.com/mrstevehunt) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142) I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.
13 Feb 2026
Bill Dettloff
Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is Bill Dettloff. Bill is the former longtime senior writer at The Ring magazine and former editor in chief of Ringside Seat. He has written several boxing books, the latest of which is Ring Theory: Meditations on 35 years in boxing. You can order that from all good book sellers, including Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ring-Theory-Meditations-Years-Boxing/dp/1960724568/ref=sr_1_1?crid=MQS4HM0GH2OL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jaDsxIT_aJLG_NNvrvVcCg.44H6Lbv54covUZ-i2ii2C7fQbRLdu5VWTJDEEy5uxuY&dib_tag=se&keywords=William+dettloff+ring+theory&qid=1769863456&sprefix=william+dettloff+ring+theory%2Caps%2C85&sr=8-1) You can follow Bill on Twitter (https://x.com/WilliamDettloff) You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1) Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing (https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/) to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter (https://x.com/mrstevehunt) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142) I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.
14 Jan 2026
Eric Raskin
Stranded with me on the desert Island for this episode is Eric Raskin. Eric is a veteran boxing journalist with more than 25 years of experience covering the sport for such outlets as BoxingScene, ESPN, Grantland, Playboy, Ringside Seat, and The Ring (where he served as managing editor for seven years). He also co-hosted The HBO Boxing Podcast, Showtime Boxing with Raskin & Mulvaney, The Interim Champion Boxing Podcast with Raskin & Mulvaney, and Ring Theory. He has won three first-place writing awards from the BWAA, for his work with The Ring, Grantland, and HBO. Outside boxing, he is the senior editor of CasinoReports and the author of 2014’s The Moneymaker Effect. You can follow Eric on Twitter (https://x.com/EricRaskin) You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Heavyweight-Title-Fights-1980s-Complete/dp/1476696985/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZNUOYXOVEBE8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hXygYxGuXp52eRYYTEAEbA.ZHDLD2Kk4agC9BXgcsfqXkZQ8f0jIB-eo7m3EvVddPo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavyweight+title+fights+of+the+1980s&qid=1767461075&sprefix=Heavyweight+titl%2Caps%2C115&sr=8-1) Check out my website at Steve Hunt Boxing (https://www.stevehuntboxing.com/) to read my writing on boxing history. You can also follow me on Twitter (https://x.com/mrstevehunt) Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/desert_island_fights/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586048909142) I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.
21 Dec 2025
Desert Island Fights Trailer
Desert Island Fights is a new podcast where interesting people from the world of boxing each choose 5 fights to take to a desert island. It might be the greatest boxing match they ever saw, the first they ever saw live, the best performance from their favourite boxer, the criteria is up to them. On each episode, I'll chat with a guest about their choices and why they picked them. I hope you enjoy the show.
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