By Scoop Malinowski It was a pleasant surprise to see Oliver McCall at the recent Trinidad-Mayorga fight weekend festivities in New York City. Here the still active former WBC Heavyweight champ, now 39, discusses why he knew he’d KO Lewis in their first fight almost exactly ten years ago on ...

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former IBF Super Featherweight champion. Battles Joel Casamayor this Saturday at Las Vegas in a much-anticipated showdown on the Toney vs. Holyfield undercard (to be televised by Showtime Pay-Per-View). Ht: 6-0 Wt: 130 Born On: August 25, 1977 In: Columbia, S.C. Childhood Hero: “Honestly – my ...

Conor McGregor: “I am in on everything, the food & beverage, the gate, the PPV, the whole lot.” Says he’s getting into “that $100 mil range.” Okay. If Floyd Mayweather is the shot caller and all roads lead to TBE Mayweather, why on earth is McGregor getting all these cuts ...

Floyd Mayweather did not guarantee a win against Conor McGregor on August 28 nor did he he even mention winning. Mayweather also failed to mention 50-0 or his tired old schtick, “49 have tried…” And also somewhat interestingly, Mayweather did not mention anything about “the best ever.” It’s as if ...

By Scoop Malinowski We are just a couple of weeks away from Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor. This week Mayweather gave an interview to ESPN and the man who for years touted himself as ‘The Best Ever’ suddenly sounds like a guy who knows he’s about to get beaten up. ...

By Scoop Malinowski Just a few months ago Paulie Malignaggi was seen on video mocking Conor McGregor’s boxing ability as not being good enough to win the New York City Golden Gloves. This week, Malignaggi is singing a totally different tune after sparring two days with the UFC super hero. ...

From Scoop Malinowski’s Archives 2009… Stacy McKinley served ten years as part of the training team with Mike Tyson. He also worked with Ricardo Mayorga, among others world champs. McKinley is very impressed by what he sees in the ring work of Vitali Klitschko. “Vitali Klitschko is probably the best ...

(Note: This article was originally written in 2004.) By Scoop Malinowski Controversial decisions in boxing have been around since the origins of the sport. And lately we’ve had our unfair share, including Augustus-Burton, Golota-Ruiz, Tarver-Johnson, Golota-Byrd and Navarro-Kawashima. Very little action has been taken to remedy this terrible ill of ...

By Scoop Malinowski This is supposed to be a set up. A Big Set Up for America’s most protected, Floyd Mayweather, to shine on centerstage in beating the UFC hero Conor McGregor. But the best laid plans often go awry and boy oh boy, are they going awry. Conor McGregor ...

Conor McGregor is the real superstar with Ali like charisma and flair. Floyd Mayweather is the B side personality-wise. For sure, the producers and protectors did a masterful job manufacturing Floyd into mega star. Yesterday at the Los Angeles press conference, Conor was brilliant but he was clearly censored and ...