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Episode 906 |"Carnival Is Over"

February 25, 2026·2 hr 58 min·5 clips

Joe Budden and Mark Lamont Hill analyze the BAFTA scandal where a man with Tourette's said the n-word during a live broadcast.

The disclaimer starts with a wink. Nobody in the room is acting like this will stay careful, fair, or even organized once the jokes get moving. Queens Flip sounds done right away. His flight got canceled twice in a blizzard, and Joe turns the welfare check into a group check-in. Concern quickly turns into cross-examination. Flip says he has been harassed, threatened with comic doom, and pushed to find his way back to work. Then boxing grabs the room. Floyd becomes the target, and the panel circles Showtime money, the Tyson idea, Pacquiao, Dubai delays, and New York building reports. The verdict does not stay neat for long. Some of it is roasting, but the argument underneath is about what aging legends owe themselves. Joe hates the spectacle as a fan. He does not want to see fighters hang around past their primes, especially with weight gaps and odd exhibition lanes. The money point makes the room less certain. If Floyd needs the payday, the judgment gets harder. That is where the jokes start to bite. A perfect 50-0 record feels untouchable until bills, lawsuits, and comeback checks crowd the conversation. Pacquiao is the scary part. They remember McGregor as the last non-exhibition marker, then question what it proved as boxing. Rust becomes the trial. Floyd may want someone older too, but the room is not sold on Pacquiao carrying the same wear. The ending snaps back into mess: a stock fridge, a space heater, Jhené Aiko longing, fire damage, Big Sean noise, and one near-meltdown on the way out.

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Weather chaos and boxing talk turn into a loud, funny argument about money and pride.

The episode starts in weather chaos and a call to Flip, then drifts into Floyd Mayweather, the Showtime lawsuit, and the familiar Tyson and Pacquiao chatter.

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A blizzard, a Flip check-in, and a Floyd money fight all collide.

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