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The LaVar Ball Show

The LaVar Ball Show

LaVar Ball Meets Boxing’s Most Dangerous Family: The Vargas Dynasty | The LaVar Ball Show - Ep 3

Aug 3, 2026 · 59 min · 17 segments

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Former world champion Fernando Vargas joins The LaVar Ball Show alongside his sons Fernando Vargas Jr., Amado Vargas, and Emiliano Vargas…

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Former world champion Fernando Vargas joins The LaVar Ball Show alongside his sons Fernando Vargas Jr., Amado Vargas, and Emiliano Vargas for an honest conversation about family, faith, boxing, and the pursuit of greatness. Fernando reflects on how boxing transformed his life after a troubled childhood and explains why he never planned for his sons to become fighters. Today, the Vargas family is chasing an unprecedented goal: becoming the first father to train all three of his sons into world champions. ...

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. Former world champion Fernando Vargas joins The LaVar Ball Show alongside his sons Fernando Vargas Jr., Amado Vargas, and Emiliano Vargas…

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Speakers: LaVar BallHostFernando VargasGuestAmado VargasGuestFernando Vargas Jr.GuestEmiliano VargasGuest

Top entities: Fernando Vargas×37 God×13 DMX×3 Amado Vargas×14 Emiliano Vargas×9

Family, Mentality, and the Will to Win10:46 – 18:10

L

10:46

And let me tell y'all a little story, man.

L

10:48

This is a little funny story.

L

10:49

One of my neighbors back in the heyday, he was a They call him Danny Little Red Lopez, Little Indian.

L

10:56

I'm not Danny

U

UnknownUnknown

10:57

Little Red Lopez.

U

UnknownUnknown

10:59

You know Little

L

10:59

Danny, man, heck yeah.

L

11:01

I know him, but I don't know him personally, but I know Danny

Fernando VargasGuest

11:03

Little Red Lopez.

L

11:04

Yes, he was a bad sucker.

L

11:05

That sucker don't never quit.

L

11:06

But listen, he had a couple of sons too, but you know what? I think he had three sons too.

F

Fernando Vargas Jr.Guest

11:12

Wow.

L

11:12

Yes.

L

11:13

And then one son get up in the morning and he look across the street.

L

11:17

I said, where you going, man? He said, Big Baller.

L

11:19

I got to get my road work in.

L

11:21

I got to get my road work.

L

11:22

So he about to go run.

L

11:23

Then the other one said, I got to get my road work in.

L

11:25

He's running, he's running, he's running.

L

11:27

Man, a couple of months came by.

L

11:29

I said, man, why you ain't doing your road work? He said...

L

11:32

Boxing ain't for us.

L

11:33

Somebody sparred with him and hit him in his solo plex.

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Family, Mentality, and the Will to Win10:46 – 18:10

L

10:46

And let me tell y'all a little story, man.

L

10:48

This is a little funny story.

L

10:49

One of my neighbors back in the heyday, he was a They call him Danny Little Red Lopez, Little Indian.

L

10:56

I'm not Danny

U

UnknownUnknown

10:57

Little Red Lopez.

U

UnknownUnknown

10:59

You know Little

L

10:59

Danny, man, heck yeah.

L

11:01

I know him, but I don't know him personally, but I know Danny

Fernando VargasGuest

11:03

Little Red Lopez.

L

11:04

Yes, he was a bad sucker.

L

11:05

That sucker don't never quit.

L

11:06

But listen, he had a couple of sons too, but you know what? I think he had three sons too.

F

Fernando Vargas Jr.Guest

11:12

Wow.

L

11:12

Yes.

L

11:13

And then one son get up in the morning and he look across the street.

L

11:17

I said, where you going, man? He said, Big Baller.

L

11:19

I got to get my road work in.

L

11:21

I got to get my road work.

L

11:22

So he about to go run.

L

11:23

Then the other one said, I got to get my road work in.

L

11:25

He's running, he's running, he's running.

L

11:27

Man, a couple of months came by.

L

11:29

I said, man, why you ain't doing your road work? He said...

L

11:32

Boxing ain't for us.

L

11:33

Somebody sparred with him and hit him in his solo plex.

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