By Scoop Malinowski Mike Katz was a boxing media pillar back in the 90s, the last Golden Age of the sport, the pinnacle era of boxing. A good old timer, he wrote boxing for the New York Times and New York Daily News, was a ringside fixture at all the ...
Read More »A Boxer’s Poem
“Irish” Pat Lawlor recited this poem to John Scully in the dressing room a little while before he walked out to fight Vinny Pazienza on July 27, 2001 in Providence. Scully was so impressed he asked Lawlor to please get a copy of it. Lawlor went right over to his ...
Read More »Usyk Artfully Outboxes Fury Again
By Scoop Malinowski Now we know why Tyson Fury had to be forced into fighting Oleksandr Usyk by Turki Alalshikh’s persistence, money and prodding. Fury, the mad scientist that he is, knew all along Usyk was his worst nightmare. Usyk unanimously decisioned Fury over 12 rounds again by a ...
Read More »Usyk Fury 11 Minute Staredown
By Scoop Malinowski Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury engaged in an 11 minute staredown after yesterday’s press conference for their World Heavyweight Championship fight in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Staredowns before fights are always sensational events and this one was as fascinating as any we have ever witnessed in boxing. The ...
Read More »Gabriele Tinti: The Poet Who Loves Boxing
By Scoop Malinowski The Italian poet Gabriele Tinti has deep roots in boxing from his childhood in Italy. He was later inspired to create poetry, some of his work even romanticizes the sweet science, particularly “The Boxer” which was later read in a live performance by two-time Academy Award winner ...
Read More »Usyk is the GOAT?
By Scoop Malinowski Oleksandr Usyk doesn’t say it and will never say it but he could be the greatest of all time. No heavyweight champion has achieved and performed a more perfect career. He beat Glowacki in Poland, Hunter in America, Huck in Germany, Breidis in Latvia, Gassiev in ...
Read More »When I Boxed A Legend: Ivan Robinson Recalls His Fights With Arturo Gatti
By Scoop Malinowski Ivan Robinson shares details and insights about his two fights and good relations with 2013 Hall of Fame inductee Arturo Gatti. Question: What memory stands out about your fights with Arturo Gatti? Ivan Robinson: “I could pick a whole lot of categories. I think the most important ...
Read More »Celebrity Boxing Fan: Chuck Zito
By Scoop Malinowski Hell’s Angel President, actor, former bodyguard of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, Sylvester Stallone, Sean Penn, Charlie Sheen and Mickey Rourke. Chuck Zito discusses his association with the fistic sport he loves… Question: What was your introduction to boxing? Chuck Zito: “My father was a professional boxer in ...
Read More »MVP Vehemently Denies Tyson vs Paul Was Fixed
STATEMENT FROM MOST VALUABLE PROMOTIONS REGARDING FICTITIOUS CLAIMS THAT UNDERMINE THE INTEGRITY OF THE PAUL VS. TYSON FIGHT Following the wide circulation of incorrect and baseless claims that undermine the integrity of the Paul vs. Tyson event, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) would like to set the record straight ...
Read More »Is Boxing Entering A New Era?
By Scoop Malinowski While the big boxing event last weekend was an enormous, popular success financially and viewer number wise, it could also be damaging for the future of boxing because FAKE fights with big stars are now proving to be more profitable than REAL fights that pit the best ...
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