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 ...
Read More »Witness: Golovkin Hurt Canelo Twice in Sparring
By Scoop Malinowski A boxing insider who was present at the Big Bear (CA) gym on the day when Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez sparred has shared his account of what happened: “Golovkin hurt Canelo twice – first liver and then head. Canelo came out strong trying to hurt him right ...
Read More »Opinion: Why Canelo Will Continue Ducking Golovkin
Canelo Alvarez has to fight Gennady Golovkin now right? He got another freebie from the WBC last night with the knockout win over Amir Khan and now it’s time to stop playing and give the people what they want – the Alvarez vs Golovkin superfight. While Canelo said the right ...
Read More »Trying To Count Canelo’s Excuses To Duck Golovkin
By Scoop Malinowski WBC 160-pound champion Canelo Alvarez and his team of protectors have used a long list of excuses and step aside payments to duck and dodge a fight with mandatory challenger Gennady Golovkin. Here is an unofficial list of all the excuses used by Canelo and his team . . . ...
Read More »Super Golovkin the Target of Floyd’s Smear Campaign
Gennady Golovkin said he will come to 154 and Floyd has called GGG “easy work. ” Golovkin is about an inch taller than Floyd and both would weigh 154. The showdown of two unbeaten super talents is perfectly set up to happen now and it makes dollars and sense. To ...
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