http://gty.im/458005680 Bernard Hopkins is the greatest fighter I ever saw. Not the most exciting, no. But the smartest and most dedicated. Until the age of FIFTY he stayed at the world elite class level and still never took a beating until the very end last night in Los Angeles when ...
Read More »Is Povetkin Being Framed?
By Scoop Malinowski I wonder if Al Haymon has manipulated VADA to frame Povetkin? It’s curious that Stiverne was caught using an illegal drug in Nov and the WBC allowed him to still fight Povetkin in the WBC Eliminator. Suddenly this week Povetkin tests positive and the fight gets cancelled. I ...
Read More »Mayweather’s Verbal Attacks on McGregor Reveal Insecurity and Frustration
http://gty. im/457794754 By Scoop Malinowski It has become apparent that Floyd Mayweather is threatened on some level by UFC kingpin Conor McGregor. We have learned over the years that when Mayweather and his camp attack or insult another fighter it’s because they are trying to diminish, discredit and denigrate that ...
Read More »Facing Greatness: Dwight Qawi Recalls Boxing George Foreman
By Scoop Malinowski Just three months after losing the Holyfield rematch, Dwight Muhammad Qawi was offered on short notice the chance to fight George Foreman on March 19, 1988 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It was the eighth bout of Foreman’s ...
Read More »Hey Richard Schaefer: Here’s How “To Make Boxing Great Again”
By Scoop Malinowski In an interview at Boxingtalk. com this week, promoter Richard Schaefer declared that he wants “to make boxing great again. ” Richard, there’s only one way to make boxing great again. And that’s to match the best fighters against the best fighters to give the fans ...
Read More »Biofile: Roberto Duran Interview
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Boxing Hall of Famer. Four-time world champion. Ht: 5-7 Wt: 200 DOB: June 16, 1951 In: Guarare, Panama Childhood Hero: “Muhammad Ali. ” Childhood Dream: “Always wanted to be a fighter. ” Favorite Movies: “John Wayne movies. Arnold Schwarzeneggar movies. Terror movies. King Kong. Halloween. ...
Read More »Joseph Parker vs Andy Ruiz War of Words
http://gty. im/492771306 JOE PARKER AND ANDY RUIZ FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND (December, 8, 2016) – Undefeated heavyweight contenders JOE PARKER (21-0, 18 KOs), of Auckland, and ANDY RUIZ, JR. (29-0, 19 KOs), of Mexicali, Mexico, world-rated No. 1 and No. 3 by the World Boxing Organization (WBO) ...
Read More »Biofile: Evander Holyfield Q&A
STATUS: Four-time heavyweight champ. CHILDHOOD HERO: Martin Luther King. He was a great man, a Christian man. Good for the people. He tried to take the people to the Promised Land. NICKNAMES: The Real Deal, Warrior, Commander Vander, Chubby (as a kid). HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Bowling, helping people, listening to music, all ...
Read More »Lomachenko is a ring magician
Embed from Getty Images Archie Moore said years after losing to Cassius Clay that “the worst feeling in the world is being in a fight you know you cant win.” Like Ol’ Archie felt utterly helpless inside the ring with Clay, Nicholas Walters knew he had no chance, no hope ...
Read More »Biofile: Alex Stewart RIP
Status: Former heavyweight contender and 1984 Olympian for Jamaica. Achieved a professional record of 43-10 (40 KOs). DOB: June 28, 1964 In: London, England Ht: 6-3 Wt: 218 Childhood Heroes: “Sugar Ray Robinson. Muhummad Ali. Ken Norton. Joe Frazier. George Foreman – it was like a dream fighting George (in ...
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