Hour 1 - Boxing Snooze & Alien Delivery

Summary

Podcast Summary: "Covino and Rich – Hour 1 - Boxing Snooze & Alien Delivery"

Release Date: May 6, 2025
Hosts: Steve Covino and Rich Davis
Platform: Fox Sports Radio

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Weekend Sports Recap

Steve Covino and Rich Davis kick off the episode by reflecting on an eventful weekend in the sports world. They highlight exciting moments in the NBA playoffs, particularly praising the Winnipeg Jets' thrilling Game Seven in the NHL. Rich notes, “[03:45] Rich Davis: ...every fan of that team was thinking, all right, man, back to the drawing board. Next year, less than two seconds left, you tie the game, and then you win in double overtime. A remarkable watch...” This comparison underscores the unpredictability and excitement that captivated even non-fans.

Boxing Weekend Analysis

A significant portion of the discussion centers around the disappointing state of boxing over the weekend. The hosts express frustration with the quality of the fights, attributing the lackluster performances to overpaid fighters lacking the necessary drive. Steve elaborates, “[06:05] Steve Covino: ...when you're paying people so much, you're taking the heart out of it. The desire and fury and fight to win because they're just dancing around the whole time...”

Key Fights Discussed:

• Devin Haney vs. Ramirez:
  Rich criticizes the match, stating, “[28:12] Rich Davis: ...Devin Haney Ramirez was one of the worst fights ever to the point where Jim Lampley couldn't pretend and lose his own credibility in pretending that it was a good fight...”
  Steve adds, “[09:30] Steve Covino: ...Devin Haney, Ramirez was just disappointing for everybody when boxing needs it most...”

• Ryan Garcia vs. Rolly Romero:
  The disappointment extends to Garcia’s performance, with Rich lamenting, “[06:05] Rich Davis: ...Ryan Garcia just got his ass whooped by Rolly Romero and didn't do anything.”

• Canelo Alvarez vs. Terence Crawford Announcement:
  Despite the weekend’s setbacks, the announcement of the Canelo vs. Crawford fight brings a silver lining. Steve comments, “[12:38] Rich Davis: ...Canelo Crawford's finally happening. And Crawford's coming up in weight to 168 to fight Canelo...”
  Rich adds excitement about the potential clash, though he remains skeptical about future fight quality.

Incentivizing Fighters: A Path to Better Boxing

Steve proposes solutions to rejuvenate boxing, suggesting financial incentives tied to performance rather than fixed high paychecks. “[15:00] Steve Covino: ...if you got a knockout, hey, if you knock this dude down, hey, if you hit X amount of punches on the punch stat, maybe you’d incentivize the payday...”

Rich supports this idea by drawing parallels with other sports, “[18:29] Rich Davis: ...what if a professional baseball player was incentivized where it's like if you hit 40 more home runs that's when another 10 mil kicks in.”
This approach aims to restore the fighters’ hunger and fighting spirit by linking pay to tangible achievements in the ring.

Personal Anecdotes: The Pizza Delivery Fiasco

A humorous yet aggravating story shared by Rich revolves around a poorly executed pizza delivery. “[29:05] Rich Davis: ...I ordered the pizza at 5:30. They said 6:20 delivery. I said perfect. That's around the time we were all getting to Cavino's...”
Despite paying $78 for two pizzas, the delivery was botched:

• Poor Handling:
  Rich describes the delivery guy holding the pizzas “*[30:05] Rich Davis: ...he's carrying the pizzas under his arm like textbooks...”
• Late Arrival:
  The pizzas arrived nearly an hour and a half late, significantly diminishing the overall experience.
• Listener Interaction:
  A listener named Ryan humorously compares the delivery to an alien encounter, enhancing the comedic aspect of the story.

NFL and Other Sports Updates

Justin Tucker Release from Ravens:
A major NFL update is the release of kicker Justin Tucker by the Baltimore Ravens following accusations from sixteen massage therapists regarding inappropriate behavior. Steve articulates, “[36:19] Rich Davis: ...Justin Tucker released by the Ravens today...”
Both hosts express skepticism about the future of Tucker’s career but acknowledge the severity of the allegations.

Abdul Carter’s Jersey Number Saga:
The hosts recount the story of Abdul Carter seeking permission from Phil Simms to wear number 11, which was denied by Carter’s family. Rich quips, “[39:29] Steve Covino: ...he said, lose my number, bruh.”
This anecdote highlights the challenges young athletes face in establishing their identities.

Joe Burrow’s House Break-In:
Discussing a personal security incident, Rich shares, “[40:13] Steve Covino: ...Olivia Ponton, the supermodel who was Burrow's house sitter, reported the break-in to 911...”
This event underscores the growing concerns surrounding the personal lives of high-profile athletes.

Listener Calls and Interactions

Throughout the episode, listeners engage with the hosts, contributing jokes and additional perspectives, particularly on the pizza delivery story. Danny G adds, “[38:39] Steve Covino: ...have you ever held a pizza box? But I do...”
These interactions provide a relatable and entertaining dimension to the show.

Closing Remarks and Future Topics

Before wrapping up, Covino and Rich tease upcoming discussions on the NBA playoffs, NFL Draft, and other sports highlights. They emphasize the importance of addressing the current issues in boxing to restore its former glory. The episode concludes with light-hearted banter and plans for future prize giveaways related to Cinco de Mayo celebrations.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Rich Davis [03:45]: “...every fan of that team was thinking, all right, man, back to the drawing board. Next year, less than two seconds left, you tie the game, and then you win in double overtime. A remarkable watch...”

• Steve Covino [06:05]: “...when you're paying people so much, you're taking the heart out of it. The desire and fury and fight to win because they're just dancing around the whole time...”

• Rich Davis [28:12]: “...Devin Haney Ramirez was one of the worst fights ever to the point where Jim Lampley couldn't pretend and lose his own credibility in pretending that it was a good fight...”

• Rich Davis [12:38]: “...Canelo Crawford's finally happening. And Crawford's coming up in weight to 168 to fight Canelo...”

• Rich Davis [29:05]: “...I ordered the pizza at 5:30. They said 6:20 delivery. I said perfect. That's around the time we were all getting to Cavino's...”

This episode of Covino and Rich offers a comprehensive and candid analysis of the weekend's sports events, blending professional insights with personal stories and listener interactions to create an engaging narrative for sports enthusiasts.

Transcript

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[Steve Covino]

Hey, thanks for listening to the Covino and Rich podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday from 5 to 7 Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific on Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich Davis]

Find your local station for Cavino and [e-mail] or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. Oh yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Oh yeah. It's May 5th.

[Rich Davis]

Cinco de.

[Steve Covino]

The Fiesta begins. That's Sam the champion, by the way. The Greco champion, not Sam champion. Sam the champion. He is on the ones and twos. Danny G. Super producing 877.99 on Fox. I'm the Vato Loco forever. Steve El Mapo Cavino on the Cinco de Mayo. That's Should I call you Rico? Rico Davis today?

[Rich Davis]

Let's do it.

[Steve Covino]

Or La Flama Blanca.

[Rich Davis]

There you go.

[Steve Covino]

The White Flame. Rich Davis. We got DB Hanging out with us. J. Stu's just hanging because he wants some tacos. 877-99-FOX. We be rocking out. Let's go.

[Rich Davis]

All right. Well, hey. What a weekend. What a weekend.

[Steve Covino]

What a weekend. Rico Suave. We're broadcasting live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Remember to stream our show all the Fox sports radio shows live 24. 7 in the new and improved iHeartradio app search FOX Sports Radio in the app stream us live. And the coolest newest feature in the app is that you can select Fox Sports Radio as one of Your presets. So preset it. Don't forget it. Because we're not Ron Popeil. We're Covino and Rich. So set the preset just like you do on your radio iHeartradio app. Covino Enrich. Now, coming up today, giving away prizes. We'll explain, but we gotta talk about the biggest fumbles in life. Because today's an anniversary, and actually an anniversary. Today's a sad day. I should say an announcement.

[Rich Davis]

I don't know. It's so sad as much as, like.

[Steve Covino]

You blew it, right? So the biggest fumbles in life, start thinking about them in sports and in life. Plus, got to talk about the fights this weekend. I hope you had a Rolly Romero weekend, not an overall boxing sort of weekend, because boxing had a horrible weekend. Or did it? We'll explain.

[Rich Davis]

I'll explain why. The boxing game, the NBA. When you want improvement, you gotta stop treating people like spoiled kids. I'll explain. Game Sevens were unbelievable this weekend. One in particular. Like if. If you're not even a big hockey fan, you ought to appreciate what the Winnipeg jets did. That was unbelievable. I mean, every fan of that team was thinking, all right, man, back to the drawing board. Next year, less than two seconds left, you tie the game, and then you win in double overtime. A remarkable watch, even if you don't care much about hockey.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, mine, it's an apple. Iowa apple watch.

[Rich Davis]

Remarkable watch.

[Steve Covino]

Thanks for asking. But yeah, Rich is basically saying, I hope you had a Winnipeg jets sort of weekend, not a Ryan Garcia sort of weekend. Props to the Pacers and the warriors sort of weekend. So some great basketball, some great fiestas, some disappointing fights, and even in the ufc. Not that action packed, but thank you, guys. Hope you had a nice holiday weekend. I say holiday because, well. Well, may the Fourth be with you. Lots of Star wars action, lots of surveys. Us. Consider me Han Cholo.

[Rich Davis]

Well, Kavino and Rich, we start where we left off. So we're doing Friday show and we were successful. Not that you care. Maybe you do. We talked about how at the end of the show, we were all going to stay off our phones for a couple hours and avoid the fight results and start them at Covino's house a couple hours later and have our fight night. But the New York City Times Square party had already begun and we said, no, no, I'm not gonna watch this on my phone, Cavino. Just don't look at your phone for the next two hours unless it's your daughter or someone texting you. Let's watch the fights. On delay.

[Steve Covino]

And yeah, that worked. So we got to my place and immediately it was just low energy, like, what's going on here? And that's what happens when you fill the place up with not real fans, just VIPs. There's no passion involved. And the truth of the matter is Turkey Alashik, although props to his attempt at creating great events. When you're paying these boxers so much, you're taking the heart out of it. The desire and fury and fight to win because they're just dancing around the whole time. Low energy fights, low energy atmosphere. Only 200, 300 VIPs were there, which translates to a boring watch for the viewer. So fatal Fury. There was no fury involved at all. And the only fatal thing I saw was the death of boxing over the weekend. Or like I said, was it. I'll explain because, man, we got some really disappointing fights and it really sucks when you're amped up about it. You're paying $90 for these fights and then you're inviting people over. And then when it's a dud of a card, you feel responsible as the host, like, hey, guys, thanks for coming, but sorry, the fights were boring.

[Rich Davis]

But then, heck, Camino's justifying like he's the promoter.

[Steve Covino]

But, you know, I am the promoter, Rich, because I've been hyping that up on this show for months. I mean, you know what I mean, Telling friends about it, family about it, and then you get that. You're like, yo, guys embarrassed me. Yeah, you're embarrassing me. And you realize this is prize fighting. You should be fighting for the prize. And that's where I think you get lost. When you're paying people so much, people get too content and they get lazy and they lose that fire.

[Rich Davis]

I have a theory about that we're going to get to in a little bit. But I mean, you are the boy that cried. Fight of the year. You, I believe, quote Steve Covino. Yo, if you're not like watching boxing Friday nights when you gotta watch and you're saying Devin Haney's fighting Ryan Garcia, Teofimo Lopez.

[Steve Covino]

Three of the four Kings, bro.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, how many times did you say three of the four Kings last week?

[Steve Covino]

You'd never see a card with Hearns, Hagler and Duran. That disappointing, dude.

[Rich Davis]

I told you, I rather Ray Leonard Three Kings. I'd rather see Haku King, Harley Race and the Macho King. Like, this is the weakest crap I've ever seen. And I will say sometimes on paper, something looks cooler than it ends up being. I'm not saying the UFC at the Sphere in Las Vegas was a fail, but I remember thinking that was going to be a lot cooler than it was.

[Steve Covino]

No, if you said the Tyson fight.

[Rich Davis]

The Tyson Jake Paul fight, I mean, we thought that was going to be, you know, way cooler. And I think when you heard Times Square outdoors, some of the biggest names, yeah, they were cool moments where it's like, oh, look, Tia FEMA's getting out of an old school taxi cab on his way to the ring, and Michael Buffer is there, and, yo. The return of Jim Lampley and Mike Tyson was part of the announcing crew. That was the highlight, to be honest. We said there's two highlights of this.

[Steve Covino]

Past weekend Feel about this fight. This fight is kind of confusing to me, actually. The highlights were Rolly Romero with the upset, the return of Jim Lampley, who himself admitted it was a snooze fest and was great with Tarver. Yeah, he was great with Tarver, their chemistry. But the return of Lampley was great. The big winner was Carlo's Bakeshop because it got lots of airtime in the background. In the background from Times Square, buddy.

[Rich Davis]

The cake boss was really pumped.

[Steve Covino]

He was the big winner of the weekend.

[Rich Davis]

But Jim Lampley, who, like, returned to form, and it made you realize his voice is so synonymous with big fights, and he was honest. He said if there was ever a fight that might make you want to snooze, take a little nap, this is the one.

[Steve Covino]

Because Devin Haney, now we're talking about Devin Haney. Ramirez, Devin Haney, they say PTSD from getting knocked down from Garcia, but here's a guy trying to redeem himself, and he's dancing around, running around the whole time. Ramirez couldn't even get to him. Well, so, man, talk about disappointing. And again, you have people over, you're trying to have a great time. These guys are paying, getting paid, lots of money to do what? And it's just disappointing for everybody when boxing needs it most. And then it continued Saturday night. Canelo Alvarez gets in the ring again with an overpaid opponent. Skulls there dancing around the whole time. Boring fight. Made $3 million for what, doing the moonwalk the entire time? Yeah, you want to see a fight? That's. That's what it is, right? Fire. Or is it Dancing with the Stars? And that is disappointing on a holiday weekend. It's the biggest fight weekend of the year. Luckily, I think it was saved. Or was it?

[Rich Davis]

No, not at all. You said this to me earlier, and I'm like, no one Watches ESPN plus Sunday night fight.

[Steve Covino]

Well, it was a great fight Sunday night. The pound for one of the pound for pound bests. In a way.

[Rich Davis]

No one even knows that guy.

[Steve Covino]

You sound foolish. Don't even say that because he's one of the best in the game.

[Rich Davis]

For years, dude just said the other guys are the best in the game.

[Steve Covino]

In a way, it fights 120 game. There's different weight divisions, you clown. So in a way, fought Cardenas Sunday night as part of a big fight.

[Rich Davis]

You think people watching game sevens in hockey or basketball? Or you think they're watching in a way on ESPN plus?

[Steve Covino]

Were you snorting pixie sticks before you came here? Let me finish what I'm going to say at least. All hyped up, you can't win. Inoue won even when he thought he wouldn't. This guy Cardenas gets in the ring, knocks down Inouye second time in his career. Inoue comes back in a battle again. This is Sunday night. My point in bringing this up is this was a Sunday night fight and it was one of the best fights I've seen in a long time. And it was on ESPN and nobody saw it. So I agree with you in a way.

[Rich Davis]

In a way, you think we're gonna care?

[Steve Covino]

In a way. Fought, came back, fought like a real champion. Two people really fighting with pride on the line, fighting for the prize. A real battle. And people like, oh, man, thank God we got at least one good fight. But you know who saw that? Just real true boxing fans. No one else saw that. It was on ESPN plus when you mentioned great basketball, great hockey, the last of us, a bunch of other things going on on a Sunday night. Who was really watching that? I actually, I agree with Rich, but he didn't even let me say it. You know, I agree with him. It was a great fight, but nobody watched the fights we were hyped for and paid 90 bucks for. So it's just really disappointing as a fighter.

[Rich Davis]

But you know what?

[Steve Covino]

Here the question is, how do you fix it? I have answers.

[Rich Davis]

Well, you're the fool that bought into you. Watch all these crap fights that were garbage, but just because Terence Crawford comes out there and he's like, oh, wow, Canelo Crawford's gonna happen in September. Are you gonna fall for the bait again?

[Steve Covino]

That's where I'm getting at. So was it a disappointing weekend? Was it redeemed in two ways? It was on Saturday after the Canelo fight, they announced that Canelo Crawford's finally happening. And what's wild about it Is Crawford's coming up in weight to 168 to fight Canelo, yet he's the bigger guy. That's what's crazy about it. Crawford's coming up in weight to finally fight the super fight for the super middleweight championship. 168, yet he's bigger than Canelo. But he's mean, mugging Canelo, Canelo smirking at him. And you're like, this is what it's about. Because these. These two guys have too much dog in them, too much fight in them. To give you a disappointing fight, it has to be a great fight. If not, that is the fatal fury of boxing. That's the final punch for boxing. That's the death of boxing if this doesn't deliver. So it was announced that that fight's going down 168 on September 12th. Canelo Crawford. So there's something redeeming. And then, of course, the Sunday night fight that nobody saw.

[Rich Davis]

I don't know how you fix this. And I'll give you my analogy. I'll give you my analogy. When you pay NBA players 40, 50, $60 million a year and you allow load management to happen. I know the NBA sort of, you know, put the smackdown a little bit when you pay boxers a huge purse from Sheikh Ali Ababwa.

[Steve Covino]

His name is Turkey Allah Sheikh. His Excellency, mind you, Turkey Allah King.

[Rich Davis]

I'll have that on Rye.

[Steve Covino]

Turkey O'Toole from Bennigan's. Bennigan's was fantastic.

[Rich Davis]

But if. If this, the sheik is paying tens of millions of dollars, if the NBA don't like it, if the NBA is paying tens of millions of dollars, but the players and fighters get away with this, they will not change. It's like, my kids. If I tell my kids, yo, hey, stop fighting. Listen to dad. If you don't stop listening, I'm gonna take away your Pokemon cards and your iPads. If they know that dad's not really gonna take away their iPads, they're not gonna listen. And what motivation do these fighters have to put on a fight? When? Tell me the last time there was like, wow, that's a fight.

[Steve Covino]

Last Sunday. This Sunday night. Inoue versus Cardenas. Dude, it was Sunday night on ESPN plus. It was a battle.

[Rich Davis]

I'm sorry that someone watched. Like, when was it the big pay per view?

[Steve Covino]

Connor, Ben and a big pay per view two weeks ago, A big pay.

[Rich Davis]

Per view hype fulfilled. Like a name that anyone in this room knows other than you.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, these are big names, bro. Just because you don't know them in boxing or in fighting. These are big names.

[Rich Davis]

No, I'm talking about big names that like Danny Danby or me, Sam would know. And we're sports fans. Like, we know the last one.

[Steve Covino]

I don't know the last one, but thank you. But I watched so many good fights, dude, so you're asking the wrong guy. It's just that these are the fights that even the casual fan should be pulled into, and they're duds. So that's what makes it bad. You got actual fight fans saying, yo, dudes, you got to watch this one, I think. And then it doesn't deliver. It doesn't look good for boxing, I'll admit it. But how do you fix it? Right? That's the question. 87799 on Fox. No, the Turkey Alashik guy's doing everything he can to provide a great event, but he's overpaying these dudes. These are paydays that these fighters have never seen. If he made them more KO incentive or punch stat incentive or knockdown incentive, incentivized, maybe you'd see more of a battle instead of just handing out millions of dollars to these dudes. Hey, listen, if you got a knockout, hey, if you knock this dude down, hey, if you hit X amount of punches on the punch stat, maybe you incentivize the payday. It's prize fighting. He could do whatever he wants. He's paying these dudes an exorbitant amount of money to do what? So he could call the shots if he wants to. And I think after that, it only seems like they're taking advantage of this dude. He has to do something like that if he's going to really change the game. Plus, Dana White could also change the game. You know, he's involved now, and he's also involved in the promotion of Canelo Crawford, I'm hearing. So he's going to do something to fix it. They got to do something to fix it. You got to incentivize. You mention your kids, just anybody, basketball players, fighters. When people are spoiled like that, they lose their hunger, their desire, their fury. And that goes to anything in life. You want to see the lazy guy at the office. He's overpaid. He's content. He's not working hard. He lost that hunger. I see it all the time. Why do people get lazy? Because they have no incentive.

[Rich Davis]

How many times does a husband get a gut and stop being romantic for his wife? How many times is a wife put on a couple pounds and stop shaving her legs.

[Steve Covino]

So if these dudes are making millions and millions of dollars just for showing up, of course they're going to dance around because he doesn't want to get his ass beat by Canelo.

[Rich Davis]

But I'm saying it's not as easy as you think to correct this.

[Steve Covino]

So it is because he's the guy paying them.

[Rich Davis]

You think the chic could just come.

[Steve Covino]

Out and be like, yeah, I don't like it. Like, rock the Casbah.

[Rich Davis]

He don't like it.

[Danny G]

Well, Alvarez Crawford is going to be at Allegiant Stadium in Vegas. So right off the bat, that's going to be so much better. We missed that crow noise. Your guys buddy who was there, he. He told us. He said, man, this feels like a Covid event.

[Rich Davis]

Well, that's what.

[Steve Covino]

Yo, this reminds me. Covid. But that was one of the first things that Ryan Garcia said. You don't want to make excuses for the kid, because, I mean, dude, after that long year layoff and all the criticism you got about Osterine, and if there's ever a time to prove that you were still the guy, it was that weekend, right? He said it felt surreal. Like, it felt like a sparring match because there was no real fans there. So you lose a little bit of the authenticity when you try to put on a spectacle, unfortunately. So, yeah, props for trying, but it didn't work out. All in all, it was a failed experiment. And I gave you my suggestions. We got that Canelo fight. There was a good fight on Sunday. How do you fix the problem?

[Rich Davis]

Because are we just suckers, though, to.

[Steve Covino]

Say, I think the Canelo fight's gonna be dope. The Crawford Canelo fight's gonna be a real good fight, I'd like to think, because these are two dudes that don't back down and they don't back up.

[Rich Davis]

I'm just saying we thought the fights on Friday were gonna be good. We thought the Saturday fight was gonna be good. How many times does the fight have to suck? How many? How many? How many times before? It's just like, all right, dude, I'm not gonna watch.

[Steve Covino]

It's true. Yeah, no, I look again, because these are the ones that you got casual fans tuning into. You expect them to deliver. There are great fights in between. I mentioned Connor, Ben, Chris, Eubank. That was two weeks ago. It was one of the most fantastic fights. It just wasn't big enough names for the casual fan. So great fighting exists. It's just incentivize the prize, the payday, because there's no reason for someone to be embarrassed if they're getting paid millions of dollars anyway.

[Rich Davis]

Fans have been saying that for years. Could the chic be the guy that does it? How many times have you thought I don't mind these athletes getting paid tens of millions of dollars but what if, what if a professional baseball player was incentivized where it's like if you hit 40 more home runs that's when another 10 mil kicks in.

[Steve Covino]

Or hey, you got to just based on results, man.

[Rich Davis]

It would be collusion of all the teams got together and said hey, we got to make this incentive based. Now I don't know where you would even start. I guess the Sheik can because it's his own league, right?

[Steve Covino]

His Excellency. Yeah, I make it make it happen that way. Otherwise you're people are not going to want to buy the pay per view if that's the result we're getting. We're getting these lazy low energy fights with lazy low energy fans. So that was the weekend guys. It was really disappointing. I agree with Rich on that. Devin Haney because Teofimo fought great. Barbosa couldn't do anything to him though. So it was a dominating fight. Kind of boring. It was the first fight no one cared. Devin Haney Ramirez was one of the worst fights ever to the point where Jim Lampley couldn't pretend and lose his own credibility in pretending that it was a good fight. He admitted that it was a snooze fest. Even Mike Tyson was at a loss for words. Yeah, I don't know what to say right now because there was nothing to say. So yeah, Devin Haney Ramirez I think was the worst fight because Devin Haney just ran the whole time. Again, a guy with tons to prove. And then Ryan Garcia just got his ass whooped by Rolly Romero and didn't do anything. So disappointing weekend of fights. However, props to the Pacers and the warriors because NBA we're also comparing it to NBA playoffs, which is heating up right now.

[Rich Davis]

That was sort of my point. Like, yeah, if it's not going to deliver, you think anyone like.

[Danny G]

But the two game sevens in the NBA were both kind of snoozers.

[Steve Covino]

They were the standout game.

[Danny G]

I was trying to convince you guys.

[Steve Covino]

To turn it on.

[Danny G]

Last night was the double overtime Winnipeg.

[Steve Covino]

Jets game and I noticed when you know there's a fine, fine woman who you've had your eye on for a long time, you finally get with her and it's a dud and you're like what?

[Rich Davis]

That's how you felt.

[Steve Covino]

It's not what I had in mind, man. She brought no action. What is going on here?

[Danny G]

Yeah, your dog Theo had more energy than all the boxers combined.

[Steve Covino]

My dog Theo was more exciting and entertaining. My dog Theo humping on Danny G's leg was more fun than watching these fights. Seriously, he had more fun than anybody.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, thank God the company was good. And I have a story that I'm gonna save our Friday night because the fights stunk, but there was a story. And this is a great. What would you do? And it has to do with pizza. And I can't tell you the last time I've been this aggravated.

[Steve Covino]

Can you tell us, please, though, to wrap up this side of the story, how much you paid for the pizza? Because it really adds to the disappointment. Before you tell us what happened, I'll.

[Rich Davis]

Tell you how much I paid for the pizza, and then I have a story when we come back. And between then, here's the problem nowadays with pizzerias. I don't want to sound like an old guy nowadays. I called the pizzeria we love. Yeah, my guy. We don't got delivery guys, so you're gonna have to go through UberEats or GrubHub or DoorDash, which stinks, because that's like you're adding a step, and you're adding a step of someone that doesn't give a crap. Like, if you work at a restaurant, you want to make sure your food gets to the person quick and fresh. DoorDash, Uber Eats Grubhub. I don't trust any of this, which is why I never use it, but I had to. And after all the fees, taxes, tip, which they make you include. Hold on.

[Steve Covino]

We have exclusive audio of rich. That'll be $94. Um, close.

[Rich Davis]

Not far off. Two pies, a large regular pizza, large cheese, and a large Sicilian. $78.

[Steve Covino]

Okay, I did the quick math. $78 for two pies, plus the $99 we paid for the fight. That's $177.

[Rich Davis]

Good math, bro. You need a calculator for that.

[Steve Covino]

But you know how good that pizza has to be to even balance out the disappointment of that night. You get all your friends together for this level of disappointment. It's horrible. But that's a lot of money to spend.

[Rich Davis]

This pizza story is a. A top level. John Quinones. What would you do? And I'll tell you that story next. And of course, we'll get into a bunch of sports. What is Aaron Rodgers doing? This guy engaged or what is he going to play in the NFL? We'll talk some NFL. I know Danny G. Loves Aaron Rodgers. We'll talk about some of those game sevens. We'll talk NBA playoffs and all. All fun stuff coming up here on Cinco de Mayo.

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Danny G]

Yeah, that's. Yeah, I'm gonna say just over.

[Rich Davis]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Hey, a lot of people don't know, but Zach de la Rocha is a vato loco forever. Anaco de Mayo, Cavino and Rich. Hope you had a nice weekend. Hope your weekend was better than the weak ass fights over the weekend. I'm still salty about it. We're live from Fox Sports Radio Studio C and R. Brought to you by Travis Matthew. Apparel designed for confidence and comfort no matter where the day takes you. Visit travismathieu.com receive 20% off your first order when you sign up for email as travismathu.com 20% off your first order when YOU sign up for email. Do it now. You'll thank us later. Thanks again to Travis Matthew. But yeah, these fights, man, how do you fix them? They were so weak. But we did get the Canelo Crawford announcement. We did get a good fight on Sunday. That had nothing to do with the previous card we talked about. But you said it.

[Rich Davis]

The coolest part of the whole thing was an announcement.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it was. It was a disappointing weekend of fights. However, you had your derby. Maybe you made some money. You had some great basketball.

[Rich Davis]

Well, I'll tell you what, ratings wise, the Kentucky Derby, Highest rating since 1989, 17 + million people watch. So people were interested. The funny house broke it out. Kryptonite.

[Steve Covino]

Come on. Yeah.

[Danny G]

And a peanut allergy was involved.

[Steve Covino]

Yes, I know. Yeah, we might get to that if we have time. But your phone calls. 87799 on Fox. How do you Fix these disappointing fights. Plus Rich has a story.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, this pizza story.

[Steve Covino]

Everything about fight night was disappointing.

[Rich Davis]

Johnny in Minnesota has your answer.

[Steve Covino]

Hey Johnny.

[Rich Davis]

He's going to solve boxing. What's up Johnny?

[Steve Covino]

You're on the CNR show.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, you got.

[Steve Covino]

Can you hear me?

[Rich Davis]

Loud and clear.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, I'm from Minnesota. That's way up north, dog.

[Rich Davis]

So anyways, that.

[Steve Covino]

Why, why do they put boring fights on like that? Everybody knows what's gonna happen.

[Rich Davis]

It's good outcomes already foreseen.

[Steve Covino]

And the best fight of the year so far was, like I said earlier this afternoon, Mike tyson beating some YouTube dude up from Nickelodeon.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, what's up?

[Steve Covino]

And that fight sucked. So it's not saying a whole lot. But again, these are. There's a lot of good fights that just aren't as highly promoted in between. Good fighting exists, but those fighters are actually fighting for something. Their prize to be a name in the sport to get out of poverty. They're fighting for something. These dudes we saw over the weekend, they're not fighting for anything. That's why you get low energy outcomes.

[Rich Davis]

I promise you if people. And I wonder if the pay per view number stunk or they were great, we'll find out. But if people hadn't paid for those fights, you were turning them off like they were that bad. And you know, NBA, NHL, way more exciting. The fact that we're talking about boxing is because of the letdown. It needs to be fixed. However, as the meme goes, sorry Houston Rockets fans, you got the number two seed. Went all this way not to lose to Steph, but to Buddy. Healed.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, some. Some exciting basketball for sure. But Rich, don't forget you promised to pizza story. So we were hanging out with our guy. It was me, Danny G, Rich, our buddy Al and our buddy Pete.

[Rich Davis]

Pizza piece. So this is where it gets aggravating as could be. So I ordered the pizza ahead of time to get to Cavina's. I'm leaving my daughter's dance class and I'm like, all right, Camino, I'm on my way. Danny G's on his way. Perfect. We'll watch the fights. I ordered the pizza at 5:30. This is all unnecessary info, but it makes sense because you'll be even more aggravated. Ordered it at 5:30. They said 6:20 delivery. I said perfect. That's around the time we were all getting to Cavino's. Anyway, 6:20. I get an alert on the phone again. As I said before after. What is it, $78 for two pizzas. Sorry it's now 6:40. I'm like, oh, 20 minutes. I find that's no big deal. 6:50, 6:50, 7:00.

[Danny G]

Inching up like a traffic app, dude.

[Rich Davis]

It's. It's like the minutes on Waze when you're waiting for your car. Like, this is the longest seven minutes. Finally, at 7:15, an hour and a half hour 45 minutes later, a buzzer for Covino's condo. Oh, pizza's here. Guy can't figure out the door, so I'm like, I'll go down and get the pizza. I'm aggravated to begin with. I look over Covino's balcony and I'm like, no, my eyes must be deceiving me because I think I see something. I'm like, no, this can't be true. I must not be seeing this correctly. I go to Covino's front door. This pizza delivery guy has our two pizzas. Dan Byer, Iowa. Sam. Danny Jean knows the story. I s you not. He's holding these pizzas under his arm like a tracker. Books.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, like they're LPs.

[Rich Davis]

Like he's carrying his social studies vertical. Like he's carrying a surfboard Vertical pizza boxes. I damn lose my mind. I'm like, yo, guy, have you ever effing held a pizza box in your life? I open the pizza, they've slid all to one side. Everything's a half cheese, half crust, dude. And this guy, apathetic. He apathetically looks at me. He apathetically looks at me like, hey, my friend, what do you want me to do? I'm like, again, I don't know, hold.

[Steve Covino]

It the proper way.

[Rich Davis]

I said to this guy, not a.

[Steve Covino]

Whole lot, just the right way, that's all.

[Rich Davis]

And I'm a pretty calm guy with customer service and delivery people. I said to him multiple times, like, are you effing kidding me? Have you ever in your life, there's no excuse for that.

[Steve Covino]

Held the pizza box ties together is people not caring. But that's like you get your money back kind of egregious. No, but it's a third party guy. He doesn't care about the company. He doesn't care about your experience.

[Rich Davis]

Was he born on Mars?

[Steve Covino]

He's acting like he's never held a box of pizza in his life.

[Rich Davis]

We don't want it.

[Steve Covino]

And that's what he does for a living. We don't want a calzone, we want pizza.

[Rich Davis]

We don't want it folded over.

[Steve Covino]

By the way, it didn't dawn on me Rich, because I'm not a grubhub kind of guy. Or DoorDash.

[Rich Davis]

Whatever.

[Steve Covino]

Company. Yes. I didn't realize that they almost completed door trash. Door trash is right. They cut out the middleman. So it actually an actual delivery guy from the pizza place is non existent. But your job is to deliver the food intact. Like it's very basic.

[Rich Davis]

So two layers to this. Again, it would be like someone delivering a birthday cake, a sheet cake. And holding inside face down on the ground.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Like to me it's like, have you ever held the pizza box? But I do. Ask a question before we move on and go to Dan Byers update. As John Quinones would say, what would you do? You wait an hour and a half for pizza and the guy's holding him. Like I said, like social studies books.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, you want to karate kick the guy, but that's not a proper thing to do.

[Danny G]

You can't do anything with doordash. But I would call the pizza company.

[Rich Davis]

And I would say, hey listen, here's what happened.

[Steve Covino]

This is how you're being represented, man.

[Danny G]

Yes, that is true.

[Steve Covino]

They have the right to know that.

[Danny G]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Not even to get money back or anything.

[Rich Davis]

I think I'm gonna call him today, let him know, listen, I don't need anything free.

[Danny G]

Nah, you should. It reflects on them.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, that's. That's a good point. I think you should too.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Not that you want anything because luckily it still tasted good because. Because it was so late already. Nothing melted off. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

I said the benefit was, is that it was. It was like already getting a little cold because this guy stunk so much that like he probably made five stops before he came to us. Like I benefited from the pizza not being fresh out the oven. So I ask you, what would you do other than want to karate kick this guy and not do it?

[Steve Covino]

Probably take, take away the tip. I just couldn't do that.

[Rich Davis]

I went on the app and I'm like, rich.

[Steve Covino]

Pulled a Dave Portnoy and killed him with kindness.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, like, you know what? You know, I'm gonna, I'm gonna try to be the better man. Maybe he had a bad day. Maybe this guy's never seen a pizza box in his life. Maybe he's from another planet. In the words of Rob Parker being.

[Steve Covino]

Quoted by Steve to Sager.

[Danny G]

Or maybe reverse that.

[Rich Davis]

I ain't paying for that. I ain't paying for that.

[Steve Covino]

It was just the disappointing icing on a disappointing fight night. So that was it. That was the fight weekend. But again, derby basketball There was a lot of other highlights we're going to get to. And speaking of highlights, our boy Dan Byers got some right now.

[Rich Davis]

What's going on?

[Danny G]

We got some. We got some takeout pizza with some other stuff last night from a spot. And when I used carry out, I picked it up and I felt like there was a manager there. So I told the guys, I go, we come to this spot. Special guy's like, oh, thank you. Maybe the manager will hear it, cheat the guys, right?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

You ever have that chicken that's just. It's not rubbery because it's overcooked. It's just like that tight.

[Rich Davis]

Something's wrong with it, right? Yes.

[Danny G]

Half of our boneless chicken was like that. It was atrocious.

[Rich Davis]

I know that feeling.

[Danny G]

Every bite is like, you don't want to, like, bite because you don't know what you're going to bite. It was awful. So I called him back and said, I lied. I lied. That did not happen tonight. No ordering pizzas tonight. Eastern Conference semifinals, game one.

[Steve Covino]

Taco night, man. Taco night.

[Danny G]

Maybe tomorrow. Maybe on a Tuesday. Knicks and Celtics, 7:00 Eastern Time, 9:30 Eastern. Nuggets and Thunder will start their Western Conference semifinal series. Jazz sign that coach, Will Hardy to a contract extension that keeps him in Salt Lake City through 2031. The NFL Draft will be held in Washington D.C. on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and U.S. capitol. Announcement made today by President Trump in the Oval Office. Oval Office, that is. He was standing next to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Commander's owner Josh Harris.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

That's going to be so optically cool. Isn't it just? I mean, we talked recently about how big the NFL draft got them by her. Like now it's going to be in the mall there in D.C. absolutely.

[Danny G]

Couple of years away. Next year it's going to be in Pittsburgh. But then in 2027 in D.C. and the big news breaking. Within the past hour, the Baltimore Ravens have released kicker Justin Tucker After 13 seasons, eight of those in all Pro. The team today released a statement announcing the release. GM and executive VP Eric DaCosta called it a football decision. Sixteen massage therapists have accused Tucker of inappropriate sexual behavior From Sessions from 2012 to 2016 in the Baltimore area. Again, Justin Tucker released by the Ravens today. Guys, back to you.

[Rich Davis]

You think he'll kick this year? Someone will pick him up or what? Too much drama?

[Danny G]

No, I would touch it.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

No.

[Steve Covino]

Who wants that?

[Danny G]

The Ravens are letting him go.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

I mean, for any team that Has a connection to him. Oh, by the way, he also hasn't been as good as he once was. Not saying that played into it, but in the NFL, you lose a step.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. You don't. Yeah, yeah.

[Danny G]

Yes, absolutely.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. And plus, Rich, if it was like one or two people, you may think, yeah, well, let's see what happens, right?

[Rich Davis]

16.

[Steve Covino]

16 people. You gotta say, where there's smoke, there's gotta be some fire there, right? I don't know. I definitely wait to see what happens.

[Rich Davis]

I don't think the story will have a happy ending.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, boy.

[Danny G]

Hey, he's denied the allegations. Just for the record.

[Steve Covino]

Allegedly. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Well, hey, thank you, Dan Buyer. We got more Kavino on Rich. Next we got NBA to talk about, of course, NHL hockey bringing it on big level. So a lot to get through right here on Fox Sports Radio.

[Steve Covino]

Turkey Alice Chic don't like it. And you know what? Neither did we. Boring ass fights this weekend. But I'm telling you, if you're a real fan, that in a way, fight last night was great.

[Rich Davis]

Stop it.

[Steve Covino]

No one watched it, though. Covino and Rich live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. And it's time for a tie rock play of the day. The warriors, led by Steph Curry, put an end to the rocket season. Crossover, dribble, crossover again. Step back, takes a three under duress. It's good. It's good. Curry nails it.

[Rich Davis]

And it's 91.

[Steve Covino]

74. The warriors have their largest lead in the game right now.

[Rich Davis]

It's good. That was game seven sounds courtesy of 95.7 the game warriors radio network. As the warriors advanced to take on the T Wolves, which is the one series where I wish they played in the conference finals. I. I sort of want either one of those teams to sort of go all the way in the west.

[Steve Covino]

That is your saying Timberwolves, by the way, because I. I can't stop saying it.

[Rich Davis]

Timberwolves.

[Steve Covino]

Timberwolves.

[Rich Davis]

Timberwolves.

[Steve Covino]

It's a Fox Sports Radio thing, I guess.

[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Jinx now.

[Steve Covino]

Jinx now. I'm Cavino. That is Rich, Fox Sports Radio. Happy Cinco de Mayo. Happy May 5th. And Danny G's on the phones at 87799 on Fox. We have prizes to give away Still. Yeah. Play some games today.

[Danny G]

Have a whole box of swiggies.

[Steve Covino]

For next hour, a Cinco de Mayo related prize giveaway. But, Danny. But Rich, I know you got some. Well, I'm Phil Sims on your mind.

[Rich Davis]

Well, there are three football updates, like three things that we've talked about that I wanted to sort of give you the follow up on. So many times we talk about something, there's updates. But much like everyone, we've moved past the story, right? That happens a lot where there's a hot story and that's like, oh, yeah, whatever happened with Blank Last week we talked about Abdul Carter and at first, him asking for lt's number. And Lawrence Taylor's like, nah, he with grace.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. He said, lose my number, bruh.

[Rich Davis]

And then Phil Sims, Giants legend, I say that kindly. Said, hey, dude, you can have number 11 if you want. Apparently, Phil Sims was outvoted, outvoted by his family, said, no, no, you're not doing that. So now Abdul Carter sort of like, man, I don't got no number. What am I? Just got my shirt on my back with my name. Just kidding. He'll find his own number, which I think is the right path for this young man. Anyway, he's going to be a great player in the NFL. Get your own number. Number two. Remember when Joe Burrow had his house unfortunately broken into and everyone's like, oh, wow, his employee, Olivia Ponton, the supermodel. And it was like, what she doing hanging around Burrow's house?

[Steve Covino]

Well, she's the one that reported it to 911 when they were away.

[Rich Davis]

Well, he showed up to a Miami hotspot with her for the weekend and everyone's like, yeah, look at him with his employee.

[Steve Covino]

Then they're. They're house sitter.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, his house sitter. They're looking all happy. So Joe Burrow enjoying his off season, and Aaron Rodgers, I'll say we talked about the Kentucky Derby. Highest ratings in over 30 something years.

[Steve Covino]

Wow.

[Rich Davis]

Aaron Rodgers had what appeared to be a wedding ring on. And God, Danny G. Hates nothing more than Aaron Rodgers.

[Steve Covino]

Speculation, but you have 30 seconds to talk about him. Maybe it's a promise ring.

[Rich Davis]

You don't know Aaron Rodgers. Not only has he not made a decision on the Steelers yet, even his best bros like McAfee and AJ Hawk, they're all like, yo, bro, we don't know. We don't know what's going on with this guy. So is Aaron Rodgers married? Who knows? Is he going to play in the NFL?

[Steve Covino]

Matied.

[Rich Davis]

Who knows? Aaron Rodgers A mystery of the world. And speaking of Belichick, over the weekend.

[Steve Covino]

I saw, man, this story doesn't go away. GG thing.

[Rich Davis]

Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper are now a couple, and there's a 20 year age difference. And to that, Belichick's like, hold my beer.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but 20 years.

[Rich Davis]

Way different, right?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, way different. And optically, it's not as bad.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, no doubt. It's already been addressed. No doubt. But, hey, as we look at your feedback, let's take one quick phone call from Ryan in the cuse. Said he had a thought on the pizza story. As you heard last hour, our pizza showed up and the guy's holding him like textbooks, pizza boxes. What's up? Hey, I just wanted to call in and mention that third rock from the sun back in the 90s starring John Lithgow. They did a bit where he would come home with a pizza, set it down on the table vertically and open the box.

[Steve Covino]

Ruined.

[Rich Davis]

Every time. And they were aliens from another planet. Right? They didn't know. And so that just made me think of it.

[Steve Covino]

Wait a second. So what you're saying is we were visited by aliens?

[Rich Davis]

Oh, my God. That makes the story way cooler. Ryan. You know what, Ryan? You just made our Friday story way cooler. Rich.

[Danny G]

Was he like 8 or 9ft tall with big eyes?

[Rich Davis]

Oh, my God, Danny. You know what? We had terrible fights to watch, but we got pizza delivered from an alien. Yeah, that's pretty cool after all.

[Steve Covino]

More CNR.