Ring Observer Boxing by Scoop Malinowski

July, 2025

• 1 July

  Biofile Floyd Patterson Interview

  

  By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former World Heavyweight Champion (1956-1960; 1961-1962). First man to regain the World Heavyweight title by KOing Ingemar Johansson in round five. Ht: 5-11   Wt: 190 DOB: January 4, 1935  In: Waco, North Carolina Childhood Heroes:  Joe Louis. Sugar Ray Robinson. Rocky Marciano. I was more impressed ...

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June, 2025

• 23 June

  Canelo vs Crawford Feels Like A Dud

  

    The promoters just staged the press conferences to announce Canelo Alvarez vs Terence Crawford big fight later this year on September 13 in Las Vegas. The two press conferences lacked any kind of real drama or hostility, more like two business partners reading off scripts to sell an event. ...

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• 11 June

  Manny Pacquiao Hall of Fame Speech Highlights

  

  By Scoop Malinowski All time boxing great Manny Pacquiao was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame this past weekend in Canastota, NY. The Eight division world champion  delivered an all-encompassing speech, exemplifying humility, gratitude, respect and he even thanked the boxing media. Here are some of the highlights… ...

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• 11 June

  Biofile Vinny Paz Interview

  

  By Scoop Malinowski Status:  Former Five Time World Champion including IBF Lightweight champion (June 1987-Feb. 1988); WBA Junior Middleweight Champion (Oct 1991-Dec. 1992). Inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025. Final pro record is 50-10 with 30 KOs. DOB: December 16, 1962  In: Providence, RI Childhood Sports Heroes:  ...

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• 8 June

  Biofile Don Dunphy Interview

  

  By Scoop Malinowski American television and radio sports announcer best known for his boxing broadcasts. The International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee was distinguished by his fast-paced, enthusiastic delivery, precise attention to detail and diligent preparation.  Boxing experts estimate Dunphy announced the “blow-by-blow” action for over 2,000 prizefights, including historic ...

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• 5 June

  Pacquiao Rips “Boring” Mayweather

  

  Manny Pacquiao took a shot at Floyd Mayweather at his comeback fight press conference in Los Angeles. “Floyd Mayweather, he’s running the whole twelve rounds and he won the fight.  I feel sorry for the fans because the fight’s boring,” Pacquiao told Fight Hub TV. “That’s not what the fans ...

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• 2 June

  Boxing Has An Anti Eastern European Racism Problem

  

  By Scoop Malinowski The boxing establishment does not want to get stuck with having white Eastern European champions dominating the sport. So 32 year old super welter Bakhram Murtazaliev 23-0 (17 KOs), 34 year old welter Daniyar Yeleussinov 11-0 (6 KOs) and 32 year old WBO/IBF Janibek Alimkhanuly 17-0 (12 ...

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• 1 June

  James Allcorn’s Unique Journey To Boxing Greatness

  

  By Scoop Malinowski Not all journeys to boxing greatness follow the typical path. A Buffalo, NY kid named Jimmy Allcorn proved it. “I started out as a fan and got so obsessed with boxing that I had to do it myself, ” recalls Allcorn. “I started martial arts when I ...

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May, 2025

• 28 May

  Scoop Archives: Lennox Lewis: The Best Ever?

  

  By Scoop Malinowski   The opinion of the so-called experts is often proven to be quite wrong. History has taught us that the Titanic was indeed not unsinkable. The earth is not flat. And in boxing, Tyson could not beat Holyfield. Liston was no match for Ali. And Trinidad did ...

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• 28 May

  Scoop Archives: Is Wladimir Klitschko The Next One?

  

  By Scoop Malinowski Sullivan…Johnson…Dempsey…Louis…Marciano…Ali…Holmes…Tyson…Lewis. This is the linear line of boxing’s nine dominant heavyweight champions. The question now is who will be the next and tenth man to join this exclusive brotherhood? There are many indications that suggest it could very well be Wladimir Klitschko. “He’s the one,” says top ...

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• 20 May

  Phil Anselmo’s Roundabout Meeting With Freddie Roach!

  

  From the archives 2008… By Scoop Malinowski Our very own ace columnist Philip H. Anselmo had the good fortune last week to make a totally unexpected connection with one of the leading figures in the sport today, top trainer and all around great guy Freddie Roach – with the assistance ...

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• 14 May

  Biofile Gil Clancy Interview

  

  By Scoop Malinowski Status: Hall of Fame boxing trainer of Emile Griffith, George Foreman, Jerry Quarry, Oscar De La Hoya, Ken Buchanan. Also a top TV boxing analyst for CBS with Tim Ryan and HBO. In 1983 won the Sam Taub Award for broadcasting excellence. (This interview was done in ...

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• 14 May

  Who Will Be The Future “Face of Boxing”?

  

  By Scoop Malinowski Boxing has fallen so far in culture popularity and has a negative stigma after Mayweather’s disgraceful era and Canelo’s is also lousy because he’s basically a protected WWF pretender who runs from threats and challengers who are not “polite.” The public doesn’t trust boxing or respect it ...

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• 4 May

  How Much Longer Will Canelo Rob Boxing?

  

    I stopped watching Canelo Alvarez years ago because all his “fights” look like fake choreographs with hired patsies who can’t resist the free payday to spar soft.  The Canelo franchise has been milking the public for years. Last night he supposedly fought again, winning a dreadfully dull sparring session ...

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April, 2025

• 23 April

  Great Fighters Who Lacked Confidence And Belief

  

  By Scoop Malinowski Mike Tyson said many intriguing things in his book Undisputed Truth and one gem that inspired this article is: “Henry Tillman was one of those fighters who was really great but he just didn’t have confidence in himself. If he had believed in himself, he would have ...

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