Once again, the two best big men in the world will fight to decide the king of the heavyweight division. Can Oleksandr Usyk do it again and retain the heavyweight championship or will Tyson Fury remain perfect in rematches and regain the throne?

Our hosts, British boxing broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees and American boxing writer David Greisman, give their predictions and also dig deep into what awaits the heavyweight division in 2025 and beyond.

Among those potential names: Daniel Dubois, Joseph Parker, Martin Bakole, Zhilei Zhang, Agit Kabayel, Moses Itauma, Fabio Wardley, Lenier and Dainier Pero, Lawrence Okolie, Bakhodir Jalolov, Mourad Aliev and Richard Torrez Jr. And could some older fighters also factor in, including faded former titleholders Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder?

We also discuss last weekend’s results, including Bruno Surace’s huge upset of Jaime Munguia, plus more boxing headlines.

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Gervonta "Tank" Davis made headlines last week for announcing that he plans to step away from the sport after 2025 in order to focus on therapy and his mental health. Our co-host David Greisman spoke with Davis after the announcement to understand more about what prompted the fighter to realize that he needed help, and why he feels he can't do boxing and therapy at the same time.

In this week's episode, David and co-host Darren Rees also cover tons of other major boxing news, including the highly controversial induction of Vinny Pazienza into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the long-standing problems with how IBHOF voting is done.

David and Darren also discuss whether Joe Joyce is punch-drink and should still be fighting; Israil Madrimov pulling out of the Serhii Bohachuk fight; Denzel Bentley beating Brad Pauls and earning another shot at middleweight titleholder Janibek Alimkhanuly; Lawrence Okolie's heavyweight debut; wins by Sam and Sean Noakes; Richardson Hitchins dethroning Liam Paro for the junior welterweight title; and the rematch wins for Emanuel Navarrete (over Oscar Valdez) and Rafael Espinoza (in a bizarre win over Robeisy Ramirez).

All that, plus we preview this weekend's big fights, and we spotlight our Fighters of the Week.

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We had a wholly different episode planned for you. But when big news breaks that interests boxing fans on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, there are few better to break it all down than American fight writer David Greisman and British broadcaster and analyst Darren Rees.

Right before we sat down to record, the seven-fight February 22 extravaganza was announced with the rematch between undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol in the main event, supported by six more matches that could themselves be headliners on their own shows: Daniel Dubois defending his heavyweight title against Joseph Parker, Vergil Ortiz vs. Israil Madrimov in a battle of 154-pound contenders, Carlos Adames defending his middleweight title against rising contender Hamzah Sheeraz, a clash between heavyweights Zhilei Zhang and Agit Kabayal, Shakur Stevenson defending his lightweight world title against prospect Floyd Schofield, and a crossroads fight at light heavyweight between Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith.

We also pay tribute to Israel Vazquez, the great warrior who sadly passed away this week at the age of 46. Plus we cover Galal Yafai's win over Sunny Edwards and what's next for both, the controversial scores for Gavin Gwynne vs. Cameron Vuong, Jaron "Boots" Ennis, Conor Benn, Josh Taylor potentially going to Matchroom, and Adam Azim vs. Sergey Lipinets.

Oh, and we preview this weekend's upcoming action, including two title fight rematches — Emanuel Navarrete vs. Oscar Valdez and Rafael Espinoza vs. Robeisy Ramirez — and a match between Brad Pauls and Denzel Bentley that will land the winner in a middleweight title fight.

United Boxing Podcast comes out every Tuesday. Follow Darren @DarrenRees_, David @FightingWords2, and the show itself on X at @UnitedBoxingPod