Ricky Mulveyā€™s Podcast: ā€œTotal Fighterā€ about Cincinnatiā€™s Ezzard Charles

This podcast shines a new light on the underratedĀ Cincinnati Cobra; the greatest light-heavyweight of all time.

Ricky Mulvey is a former sportswriter and talking head at Loveland Magazine

Part 2 of Ricky Mulveyā€™s 5 part podcast series on Ezzard Charles, “Total Fighter” is up now.

Episode 2: “Cobra Strike” covers Ezzard’s tragic and career-defining boxing match, his experience in World War II, and his manager who was “allegedly” connected to the New York Mafia.

Featuring interviews withĀ P Man Jones, Ezzard Charles II, William Dettloff, author of “Ezzard Charles: A Boxing Life,” and Buddy LaRosa, founder of LaRosa’s Pizza.

ā€œTotal Fighter,ā€ is a narrative, nonfiction podcast about Ezzard Charles, Cincinnatiā€™s heavyweight champion, and hosted by Loveland native Ricky Mulvey.
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This podcast shines a new light on the underrated Cincinnati Cobra; the greatest light-heavyweight of all time. The series will ultimately follow Charles to his match against Joe Louis, and the characters who followed himā€“ his family and the mafia. The premier episode, ā€œMore Than a Gym Fighterā€ is a deep-dive into a very different Cincinnati. Go to a bustling Findlay Market in the 1940s, in between the pool tables and cigar smoke at the American Legion Hall in Newport, Kentucky for Charlesā€™ first boxing match, and a Battle Royale in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Play Episode 1

ā€œTotal Fighterā€ features interviews and stories from Buddy LaRosa, founder of LaRosaā€™s Pizza, William Dettloff, author of ā€œEzzard Charles: a Boxing Life,ā€ Frank Wettencamp, one of Ezzā€™s high school classmates, and more.Ā This show explores his complex character; why the name ā€œEzzard Charlesā€ became an insult by Frank Sinatra and an inspiration to the composer George Russell.

Play Episode 2

You can first hear new episodes and updates right here on Loveland Magazine or by following Ricky Mulvey onĀ Facebook, @rickymulvey onĀ Instagram, and @rickssoslick onĀ Twitter.
You can find the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or most other platforms.