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By John Gatling aka Taz “Whoa. Hitting the plus icon loads information about the beer its name, brewery, location, www.cellspyapps.org/mspy type, and abv. ” Sitting at the kitchen table this evening, an epiphany struck that conjured thoughts of Neo’s classic four-letter word reaction to a supernatural event in “The Matrix”. ...

Embed from Getty Images By John Gatling Count yours truly among those who decided to drink the Viktor Postol kool-aid, believing he was some sort of special Sergey Kovalev/Wladimir Klitschko hybrid at super lightweight about to be unveiled by legendary trainer Freddie Roach ahead of his face-off with rising star ...

Nobody wants to ever see Floyd Mayweather box again. The former darling of the sport who bamboozled millions of dollars from millions of fans with a parade of lousy boring sparring sessions still wants to box again to generate more cash flow for his pockets and Showtime’s Steve “Big plans ...

Embed from Getty Images Saoul Mamby talks about fighting Roberto Duran By Scoop Malinowski Saoul Mamby boxed Duran on May 4, 1976 in Miami Beach, FL in a non-title fight. Duran was 24-years-old and in the midst of his reign as World Lightweight champion. From the Bronx, Mamby was 28, ...

Gennady Golovkin vs Kell Brook makes perfect sense and will be a fascinating clash. Golovkin is the most avoided champion in boxing history and Brook (who will move up two weight classes to challenge Super G) has also been dodged by several top welters including Khan Broner Thurman and also ...

[Bernard Hopkins is the greatest boxing talker I ever heard – he used no scripted lines or cliches – he spoke out of his heart and soul – here is Hopkins at his very best back in 2004] By Scoop Malinowski This was probably the best conference call in the ...

Oracle Speaks: Emanuel Steward Says. By Scoop Malinowski Living legend Emanuel Steward – the all-time great boxing trainer AND TV commentator – recently shared his perspective on a some very HOT issues: On what the hell is REALLY going on with the now postponed (or cancelled) Harris-Hatton Superfight: “I was ...

Thought Keith Thurman Jr lost a close fight to Shawn Porter who was able to bull and place Keith on the ropes throughout the fight. It was a good action brawl of a fight but lacking the science and precision of the really special extraordinary fighters. Was disappointed by the ...

Canelo Alvarez and Oscar De La Hoya have bought another year of safety from Gennady Golovkin by agreeing to finally face Golovkin in September of 2017 – This two years long duck-in-progress by Canelo (and Golden Boy) should provoke all fans to boycott Canelo and Golden Boy shows UNTIL Golovkin ...

Ray talks about his career and shares some interesting anecdotes about Frank Sinatra Alexis Arguello and even Bill Cosby… By Scoop Malinowski One of the most popular champions in the golden age of network TV boxing of the 1980’s was Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini. He was the real deal and ...