Embed from Getty Images Embed from Getty Images By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former WBA Heavyweight Champion. Ht: 6-1 Wt: 230 DOB: June 13, l951 In: Gatesville, Texas First Boxing Memory: When I knocked this guy out over the juke box in the Marines, then they asked me to join boxing ...
Read More »Patrick Ford Recalls His Classic Title Fights vs Salvador Sanchez and Eusebio Pedroza
http://gty. im/1833927 By Scoop Malinowski Former two-time world Featherweight title challenger Patrick Ford of Guyana discussed with me in 2007 at Gleasons Gym his 1980’s national TV world title fights against Hall of Fame titans Salvador Sanchez and Eusebio Pedroza. Scoop: What do you remember about your fight with Salvador ...
Read More »Biofile: Aaron Pryor Interview
By Scoop Malinowski The former Light Welterweight champion and 1996 International Hall of Fame inductee Aaron Pryor discusses his career, the highs, the lows and a whole lot more. Now 59, Pryor resides in Cincinnati with his wife Frankie and currently trains his son Aaron Pryor Jr. who happens to ...
Read More »What is Floyd’s Motive to Protect Canelo from Golovkin?
Embed from Getty Images It makes very little sense on the surface to see that Floyd Mayweather is trying to protect Canelo Alvarez from the task of having to fight Gennady Golovkin. Mayweather, who apparently has little confidence in Canelo as a boxer to deal with mighty GGG, actually accused ...
Read More »12 Reasons Why Pacquiao vs Broner Should Happen
1 – Manny Pacquiao obviously wants the fight and would love to destroy a villain like Broner who is considered to be the most repulsive disgusting crude figure in the sport today. 2 – Since Floyd Mayweather has declined a rematch with Pacquiao fighting and beating his ‘little brother’ is ...
Read More »Pacquiao Handpicking Broner A Brilliant Move
The word is that Manny Pacquiao has decided to handpick Adrien Broner as his next opponen. Dissatisfied with Top Rank’s lackluster offerings of Khan Bradley or Crawford – Pacquiao evidently would love to administer a beating on the loud-mouthed arrogant disrespectful punk. Pacquiao just can’t get motivated for another ‘business’ ...
Read More »Luis Ortiz has shifted the balance of power in the heavyweight division
Embed from Getty Images I think Luis Ortiz is the best heavyweight in the world right now – he showed last night vs Bryant Jennings that he hits harder than Klitschko who was not able to hurt Jennings in twelve rounds earlier this year – Ortiz is a southpaw wrecking ...
Read More »Celebrity Boxing Fan: John McEnroe
By Scoop Malinowski September 13, 1981…John McEnroe was on top of the world. He was the ATP World No. 1 tennis player, having just won his third consecutive U.S. Open title in New York. Just three nights after his 46 62 64 63 KO win over Bjorn Borg, which sent ...
Read More »Observations on Anthony Joshua’s Win and Roy Jones’ Loss
Dreadful to see Roy Jones lose the way he did to Enzo Maccarinelli in Russia – thank God he got up from that brutal KO – how does Roy keep enduring these knockout losses? He keeps getting up somehow – Roy will always get up – that’s the kind of ...
Read More »Biofile Wilfredo Gomez Interview
By Scoop Malinowski Status: All time great boxing champion. WBC Super Bantamweight Champion May 21, 1977 – April 1983; WBC Featherweight Champion March 31, 1984 – December 8, 1984; World Junior Lightweight Champion May 1985 – May 24, 1986. DOB: October 29, 1956 In: Santurce, Puerto Rico Childhood Hero: “Carlos ...
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