Crawford Defends Errol Spence From the Haters, Plus Zayas vs. Boots & Bam Rodriguez Makes History

Andre Ward and Roy Jones Jr. are back in a new edition of HALL OF GAME, and they’re not holding back. They break down the fight everybody’s talking about, Jaron “Boots” Ennis vs. Xander Zayas on June 27 at Barclays, and Roy makes his pick clear: on paper, Boots is supposed to win, and the only question is whether Zayas can take the punch. Who will come out on top?

First they get into the NBA Finals: how the New York Knicks erased a 29-point Game 4 lead and snatched the title from Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs after 53 years, why Roy says De’Aaron Fox’s turnovers “turned the team off,” and what Wemby still has to prove. Then it’s Bam Rodriguez making history as a three-division champ at 24, the Inoue super-bantamweight fight everybody wants, and Roy’s blunt take on the modern “duck game” and the media that fuels it.

Finally, the Hall of Fame duo talk Errol Spence Jr.’s comeback fight vs. a tough Tim Tszyu, Errol opening up on THE ART OF WARD, and a message to the haters.

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0:00 – Intro: Hall of Game Is Back
1:15 – Roy Jones Jr. Catches Us Up: Franklyn Dwomoh, Newman vs. Munguia & Dallas Fight Card
2:10 – NY Knicks Win the NBA Championship After 53 Years
4:15 – Roy’s Take: De’Aaron Fox’s Turnovers & the Spurs’ Collapse
7:34 – The Boxing Parallel: How Leads Slip Away
12:08 – Shout Out to Jalen Brunson & the Knicks’ Grit
13:54 – AD BREAK
14:49 – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez Becomes 3-Division World Champion
16:40 – Can Bam Beat Naoya Inoue? Breaking Down the Styles
25:30 – Xander Zayas vs. Jaron “Boots” Ennis | June 27 Preview
27:43 – Is This Fight Too Soon for Zayas?
30:23 – Breaking Down Boots’ Fight Game & the Weight Class Move
36:20 – Winner Gets “The Towering Inferno” — What’s at Stake
40:28 – Errol Spence Jr. Is Back! July 25 vs. Tim Tszyu
41:48 – Roy’s Coaching Take: What Spence Needs to Rediscover
43:27 – Dre’s Interview with Spence: The Crawford Fight, the Camp & the Comeback
47:51 – Addressing the 10%: YouTube Critics Calling Spence’s Interview “Excuses”
50:32 – Andre & Roy on Biased Media & Fighters Feeding Narratives
58:45 – Katie Taylor Sells Out Croke Park (82,000 Tickets in 30 Min!)
1:01:16 – Outro

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