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Tribute To Sports Reporter Bob Trainor

By Scoop Malinowski For five decades, Bob Trainor stood shoulder to shoulder with all the titans of sport… Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, Phil Simms, Lawrence Taylor, Bill Parcells, George Steinbrenner, Reggie Jackson, Dwight Gooden, Daryl Strawberry, Barry Bonds, Patrick Ewing, Derek Jeter, Lennox Lewis, Bob Baffert, Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, ...

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Did Scully Spot A Fatal Error By Joe Smith Jr?

  By Scoop Malinowski Artur Beterbiev assistant trainer John Scully was an interested observer of the ESPN Blood, Sweat and Tears promotional documentary which was broadcast this week to hype this weekend’s Beterbiev vs Joe Smith Jr. Light Heavyweight Unification fight in New York City. A possible sign of weakness ...

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Close Encounter With Cassius Clay 1962 NYC

By Scoop Malinowski While recently interviewing someone for a tennis related feature about his friendship with Don Budge, this person randomly revealed that he had a close encounter with Muhammad Ali, then Cassius Clay, in New York City in 1961 or 1962. “We were living in New York City and ...

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Archive: Mike Tyson Pays Respect To Friend LeRoy Neiman

By Scoop Malinowski   Mike Tyson suddenly strides into the room of the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel on Madison Ave. in Manhattan with the similar energy to how he walked to the ring, chin slightly tucked, walking with a purpose. His presence immediately arrests your attention. He took a ...

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Fury Verbally Destroys Wilder in New York City

By Scoop Malinowski In a press conference that resembled the verbal and wit gulf between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Tyson Fury soundly slaughtered Deontay Wilder on Tuesday afternoon on the USS Intrepid in New York City. The World War II ship served as a playground for Fury as he ...

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Biofile: Renaldo Snipes Interview

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former world heavyweight title challenger lost by TKO 11 to WBC champ Larry Holmes in Pittsburgh in 1981 after scoring knockdown in round seven. Final record was 39-8-1 (22 KO’s). DOB: August 15, 1956 In: Houston, Texas Current Residence: New York City. Boxing Inspirations: “Father and ...

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