(Exclusive Interview by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani) ? This week?s 142nd edition ofOn the Ropes Boxing Radio(brought to you by CWH Promotions) featured an exclusive interview with Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward, who shared his views on the upcoming showdown between Floyd Mayweather Junior (41-0, 25 KOs) and Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KOs). Steward also touched on a variety of other topics including Vitali Klitschko?s tenth round stoppage win against Tomasz Adamek, Pacquiao-Marquez III, and whether boxing needs a super heavyweight division. Here is Part 1 of 2 for the complete interview transcript:
JENNA J: Let?s move to our second guest of this week?s show. He is making his seventeenth appearance with On the Ropes Boxing Radio. We are joined by Hall of Fame boxing trainer Emanuel Steward. How?s everything going today, Emanuel?
EMANUEL STEWARD: Everything is going fine.
JENNA: Alright let?s talk about a fight you called just this past weekend, Vitali Klitschko versus Tomasz Adamek. It was a fight that a lot of people wanted to see for awhile even though people thought it would be a mismatch. Now that the fight has played out, what did you think of it?
