Tag Archives: Kazakhstan

By Scoop Malinowski All time great Gennady Golovkin lost a decision to Canelo Alvarez last year in what looked like a rigged, soft sparring session. Since pocketing his eight figure payday, the 41 year old has vacated his two middleweight titles and appears to have quietly ended his career. Golovkin ...

    I did another interview with Aleksander Strelnikov for Sport.kz … Aleksander Strelnikov: I wanted to ask you to answer a few questions about the current situation in the middleweight division of professional boxing. – What do you think, how big are the chances of Zhanibek Alimkhanuly to meet ...

www.sports.kz interviewed me this week about Gennady Golovkin’s decision to vacate his last belt, the WBA Middleweight title… Alekandr Strelnikov: Hello, Scoop. How are you, my friend? Golovkin gave up a second championship title in a row (first IBF and yesterday WBA Middleweight title). What do you think about it? Scoop ...

    “When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.” – Jonathan Swift By Scoop Malinowski We never saw the greatest wins of the prime Gennady Golovkin because all of his top challengers avoided ...

By Scoop Malinowski Challengers and sparring partners discuss their memories and impressions of what it’s like to be in the ring with the unbeaten Middleweight Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin…   Grzegorz Proksa:  “To struggle with such an athlete as Golovkin is a great honor. I sparred with many World champions and ...

By Scoop Malinowski Challengers and sparring partners discuss their memories and impressions of what it’s like to be in the ring with the unbeaten Middleweight Champion Superpower Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (34-0 with 31 KO’s) who will fight Dominic Wade this weekend in Los Angeles on HBO … Grzegorz Proksa:  “To struggle ...

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, ...