Ring Observer Boxing by Scoop Malinowski
By Scoop Malinowski
Status: Former New York City Golden Gloves competitive boxer and boxing photographer/media.
DOB: March 2, 1961 Birthplace: Queens, NY
First boxing memory: Ali vs Frazier.
Boxing heroes: Muhammad Ali and Herbie Hayes.
First famous boxer you met: Wilfred Benitez. At Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
First job: Dishwasher at The Salty Dog – Sag Harbor, Eastern Long Island.
Last book read: The Rise & Fall of Death Row Records.
Greatest moment of your career: Winning New York Golden Gloves 1982.
Most painful moment: KO in Golden Gloves match.
Funniest boxers encountered: Juan Laporte, George Foreman.
Funny boxing memory: Predicting that Floyd Mayweather would fall for my friend Angie when I introduced them. At the BWAA (Boxing Writers) dinner 2016 (in NYC).
Favorite boxers to watch: Tank Davis, Mike Tyson, Roberto Duran.
Strangest fight: Golota vs Bowe, first fight (at Madison Square Garden).
Embarrassing boxing memory: New York Daily News photo of Golden Gloves knockout.
Why do you love boxing: It’s just in my blood.
Favorite ice cream flavor: Cookies & cream, of course.
Favorite artists: Prince, U2, Drake.
Favorite fights: Ali vs Frazier 1, Tyson vs Berbick, Bowe vs Holyfield Trilogy.
People qualities most admired: Loyalty and honesty.
Childhood dreams: To become a boxer and to graduate from college, which I did (SUNY at Old Westbury).
