By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former WBC Featherweight, WBC Super Featherweight and WBC/IBF Lightweight Champion. Record was 39-6-2 (28 KOs). DOB: July 19, 1958   In: Accra, Ghana Nicknames:  Zoom Zoom, The Terrible Warrior, The Professor. Hobbies/Interests: Business, swimming, playing lawn tennis, table tennis, running. Favorite Boxers To Watch:  Julio Cesar Chavez, ...

  By Scoop Malinowski Boxing is an unpredictable sport where anything can happen, double knockouts, paragliders falling into a ring, or even a champion singing to the crowd moments after a win. Another strange but true boxing tale is the time promoter Bob Arum alertly spotted a boxer wearing unauthorized ...

    By Scoop Malinowski Things are not as they seem. Outward form deceives many. Rare is the mind that can discern what is carefully concealed within. – Phaedrus I’ve seen a lot of big fights up close and something is intriguing and illogical about this third Golovkin vs Canelo  ...

    By Scoop Malinowski One world championship level boxer (who I won’t name out of respect) has lectured that my theory of psychological warfare, war of words and even old sparring memories can sometimes determine fights well before they are fought is nonsense. Because all fights are won in ...

  I did this Biofile by phone with Sugar Ray Leonard on March 15, 1993… By Scoop Malinowski DOB: May 17, 1956  In: Wilmington, SC Ht: 5-10  Wt: 162 Childhood Role Model:  My dad Cicero. He was such a hard working man. I got inspiration from him. Favorite Movies:  The ...

By Scoop Malinowski Heavyweight boxing was once the most popular sport on the planet, ahead of all other professional athletic activities. To prove it I will share an anecdote from David Halberstam’s excellent book “Sports On New York Radio.” “Boxing’s dominance is best underscored by the radio ratings it got ...

    By Scoop Malinowski In the biggest fight of his career, Artur Beterbiev boxed a masterpiece to destroy Joe Smith Jr. at 2:19 of the second round. Russian Beterbiev’s shorter and straighter punches found the target early in the first round as a right hand on the temple fell ...

  By Scoop Malinowski Artur Beterbiev assistant trainer John Scully was an interested observer of the ESPN Blood, Sweat and Tears promotional documentary which was broadcast this week to hype this weekend’s Beterbiev vs Joe Smith Jr. Light Heavyweight Unification fight in New York City. A possible sign of weakness ...

The final asset of Don King’s boxing empire was demolished in Miami, Florida on Saturday night. Trevor Bryan was knocked out by a left hook at 1:58 of round four by Daniel Dubois, who now holds the WBA regular heavyweight title and has earned a WBA heavyweight title shot vs ...

  Muhammad Ali was not always the most generous in praising the skills of other heavyweight boxers but one he admired was former champion Gene Tunney. Look at these quotes from my book Muhammad Ali: Portrait Of A Champion “If you look at Tunney is where boxing started to get better. ...