By Scoop Malinowski The long-delayed Oleksandr Usyk vs Tyson Fury World Heavyweight unification clash is set for May 18 but the boxing establishment already has a bigger ambition in its long term business blueprints – Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua, which would be the biggest money fight of all. If ...
Read More »Joshua Summons His Inner Mike Tyson, Demolishes Ngannou
By Scoop Malinowski Curiously absent for years, suddenly the very best and most violent version of Anthony Joshua emerged again in Riyadh last night, as the Brit powerhouse annihilated Francis Ngannou with a one punch, second round knockout. Joshua decked Ngannou twice and then finished the job with one ...
Read More »Day of Reckoning Observations
By Scoop Malinowski Larry Merchant used to sometimes call boxing “the theater of the unexpected” and if the 92 year old Hall of Fame writer and broadcaster were still a major voice of the sport, his words would apply the “Day Of Reckoning” blockbuster in Saudi Arabia December 23. ...
Read More »Wilder Admits He May Duck Joshua Again
By Scoop Malinowski Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder came face to face again for the first time in years. And the heavyweight showdown which is perfectly set up with both on the same December 23 card in Riyadh, now appears unlikely again as Wilder made a bizarre statement about ...
Read More »Talkin Boxing with Ricky Hatton
In a new interview with Betting Sites, former World Champion boxer Ricky Hatton warned that anyone writing off Anthony Joshua’s chances of reclaiming the heavyweight titles should do so at their peril. The Hitman also gave his view on whether Tyson Fury should be considering retirement, unleashed some stinging criticism ...
Read More »Hearn Says Fatso Fury Is On His Farewell Tour
WBC Heavyweight champ Tyson Fury is finished, according to Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn. Fury, who has ducked both Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk in the last year and been protected from having to fight any mandatory challengers by the WBC, is only in the game now to make easy ...
Read More »There Is No Face Of Boxing Today
By Scoop Malinowski There is a media and establishment push to create a “face of boxing” in order to legitimize and promote the sport to a higher status of respect. But boxing is floundering in popularity and prestige now and it’s stagnating a lowest ebb in decades. Boxing has been ...
Read More »Did Joshua Hold Back To Lure Fury And Wilder Fights?
By Scoop Malinowski Boxing is so dysfunctional now that if a fighter look too spectacular in the ring, he will struggle to get to fight the biggest fights against the best name opposition. Because those fighters and their managers/promoters want low risk opponents, not high risk danger, which could destroy ...
Read More »Usyk vs Joshua 2 Observations
Oleksandr Usyk won a very good close fight. He outworked Anthony Joshua and wanted it more. Usyk may not have powerful punches but he puts them together in creative combinations as well as, if not better, than any heavyweight champion I ever saw. Though his face was not marked or ...
Read More »Are boxer’s new hairstyles an omen of defeat?
By Scoop Malinowski One of the wisest men I never met in my lifetime was the artist LeRoy Neiman. He shared countless wisdoms and observations about human nature during our two-decade friendship. One observation he said still stands out because of it’s peculiarity but bizarre, illogical accuracy. Before the ...
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