Following on from my last episode about the film The Great White Hype, I thought it was worth having a bonus episode to look at the concept of Great White Hopes in boxing. Where does that term come from and what the impact was? Which fighters in history were given that label? Is it still in use?

Joining me for this discussion is Charles Farrell. He will be a familiar name to regular listeners to this podcast and my other podcast, Desert Island Fights.

Even if you are not particularly interested in boxing, hopefully this cultural and historical background will be of interest.

Charles has two books out that I would highly recommend -

The Legend of Mitch "Blood" Green and Other Boxing Essays, which you can buy here and (Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing, and the Mob, which you can buy here.

You can also find all of my writing at my website which is Steve Hunt Boxing

You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon

You can also follow me on Twitter or Instagram

I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.

Joining me on this bonus episode of the podcast is filmmaker Elijah Fields.

Elijah is setting out on the journey to making his first film, Beneath the Mind, and he is looking for support to bring the project to fruition.

Beneath the Mind is a psychological boxing drama that explores the trauma a boxer carries outside of the ring and the importance of mental health.

You can view and support the campaign here.

You can follow the progress of Beneath the Mind on Instagram.

My new book, Knockout Movies! A History of Cinematic Boxing, is available now from Amazon. 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.

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

You can also follow me on Twitter or Instagram

I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.

In this episode, Ben Apatoff joins me to discuss The Great White Hype, from 1996 and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Jeff Goldblum and Damon Wayans.

Ben is the author of the Bloomsbury books Metallica: The $24.95 Book and Body Count's Body Count (33 ⅓). He is currently writing the first-ever Local H biography for J-Card, and is a longtime boxing and film fan whose encounters include George Foreman and Marvin Hagler.

Metallica: The $24.95 Book is available to buy here.

Body Count's Body Count (33 ⅓) is available to buy here.

You can following him on instagram and Bluesky.

You can also find all of my writing at my website which is Steve Hunt Boxing

You can order my book, Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s, from Amazon

You can also follow me on Twitter or Instagram

I hope you enjoy the show. You can contact me via my website. I'd love to hear from you.