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There are an alarming amount of boxing fans and media pundits who are unfairly critical regarding boxing’s new transcending sensation Gennady Golovkin. They say he’s beating bums, avoiding Andre Ward, and he’s way overrated. But it’s all sour-graping nonsense. Gennady Golovkin is indeed one of the most amazing and supremely ...

View image | gettyimages.com Status: WBC No 1 heavyweight contender – must face champion Deontay Wilder in 2016. Ht: 6-2 Wt: 230 DOB: September 2, 1979 In: Kursk, Russia First Boxing Memory: “Difficult trainings (age 13).” Nicknames: Sasha, White Lion, Knight, Tsar. Boxing Inspiration: “Never give up and always respect ...

View image | gettyimages.com An interesting scoop was sent my way this week regarding the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather rematch in the new MGM Grand Arena next year. Of course, Floyd doesn’t want to risk fighting Pacquiao again – he’d prefer to spar with more Al Haymon patsies like ...

Book Excerpt: Heavyweight Armageddon: The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle. Lucia Rijker: “The other great fight in history – Louis-Schmeling – was political. The fight of Lewis and Mike was almost light against darkness. Good against evil. And, to me, Mike needed the lesson to be humbled, he needed the lesson to ...

http://gty. im/141826706 By Scoop Malinowski Boxing insiders share their personal memories and lasting images of one of boxing history’s most important figures, the Hall of Fame promoter Don King: Lloyd Carroll (Journalist): “I remember Don King being here at Gallagher’s for a press conference shortly after Jack Newfield had died. ...

I watched Gennady Golovkin vs David Lemieux and Roman Gonzalez vs Brian Viloria again and made some new observations. First, Chocolatito is a champion of the highest class I have ever seen – not just his endless streams of relentless punches but his honor and sportsmanship. During the pre-fight instructions ...

View image | gettyimages.com By Mark “Scoop” Malinowski Ring observers have watched hundreds of knockouts on TV. But seeing is not necessarily believing. What does it feel like? I talked with combatants of the squared circle about what happens, what is the sensation like when they get clobbered by a ...

View image | gettyimages.com Gennady Golovkin is not only the best in the business and an all time great boxing sensation extraordinaire, he is a perfect ambassador for the sport, personifying the word “champion” like Roger Federer, Julius Erving, Rafael Nadal, Derek Jeter, Manny Pacquiao, Muhammad Ali, etc. Boxing will ...

By Scoop Malinowski Status: World Middleweight Champion. Ht: 5-10 Wt: 160 DOB: April 8, 1982 In: Karaganda, Kazakhstan Ring Record: 33-0 (30 KO’s) First Memory of Boxing: “Long time ago [smiles]. I think eleven or ten. I remember it was fun, just good atmosphere for me and for my friends, ...