Two time heavyweight champion Tim Witherspoon of Philadelphia PA talks about his illustrious boxing career which spanned from 1979 – 2003. Now 58, ‘Terrible’ Tim won his first WBC world title in 1984 vs Greg Page and achieved a final pro record of 55-13-1 (38 KOs). By Scoop Malinowski Ringobserver: ...
Read More »Dazzling “Hi Tech” Lomachenko is Electrifying Boxing
Embed from Getty Images Vasyl Lomachenko is one of the best fighters I ever saw. Watch one fight of his fights and it is obvious this guy is extraordinary. Roy Jones even called the two time Olympic gold medalist the best pound for pound fighter in the business right now. ...
Read More »A Close Encounter With Cassius Clay
“I met Cassius Clay face to face some years back when he was still Cassius Clay,” remembers Nathanael Kapner. “Wow! What vitality! What greatness oozed out of him! He must have been one of the most beautiful human beings I ever laid eyes on.” “It was in a luxury hotel ...
Read More »Biofile: Michael Moorer Interview
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former Heavyweight Champion and Light Heavyweight champion. First southpaw to ever win the Heavyweight title. Ring record was 52-4-1 (40 KOs). Today coaches boxing in the South Florida/West Palm Beach area. Will be inducted ...
Read More »Muhammad Ali Memories
By Scoop Malinowski An excerpt from my book Muhammad Ali: Portrait of a Champion LeRoy Neiman: “I was in the dressing room with Ali before one of his fights. He was laying, resting on a table and I was sketching him as he rested. Then, suddenly Ali asked Angelo to ...
Read More »Why are Floyd and Canelo Mum about rematch?
Do you find it odd that Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez are uninterested in a rematch which is set up perfectly and both sides currently need each other? Floyd is itching to line up a suitable low risk money-maker opponent (to piggyback off of) for his 50th win and Canelo needs a ...
Read More »Opinion: Why Tarver’s KO 2 of Jones Changed Boxing
Golovkin’s Incredible Career Is Being Cheated
With the hideously pathetic duck by Canelo Alvarez yesterday the sad realization is that Gennady Golovkin’s extraordinary career is being cheated. With Alvarez electing to betray his own words by vacating the WBC 160 pound title we now know that ALL the big marquee names are strategically ducking Golovkin to ...
Read More »Facing Mike Tyson
By Scoop Malinowski What it was like to FACE MIKE TYSON in the boxing ring… ANDREW GOLOTA The powerful Pole faced Tyson in Oct. 2000 in Detroit. Tyson won by TKO 3 but the verdict was later ruled a no-contest after Tyson refused a post-fight a drug test. “Tyson – I was ...
Read More »Fitness Regimen: Former Heavyweight Champ Wladimir Klitschko
By Scoop Malinowski Ex-World Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko took some time out to describe some of his fitness regimen details … Question: Do you do long runs or sprints? If long runs or hills, how far and if you vary your roadwork why? Wladimir Klitschko: I did it. In the ...
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