“Irish” Pat Lawlor recited this poem to John Scully in the dressing room a little while before he walked out to fight Vinny Pazienza on July 27, 2001 in Providence. Scully was so impressed he asked Lawlor to please get a copy of it. Lawlor went right over to his ...
Read More »Nino Gonzalez Recalls Facing Roberto Duran 1981
By Scoop Malinowski Roberto Duran’s first fight after the infamous No Mas fiasco in November 1980 was against Nino Gonzalez in August 1981, in Cleveland, Ohio, televised by CBS. It was a close, hard fought ten rounder. The scorecards were 44-48, 45-48 and 43-47. I was able to ...
Read More »Don King’s Next Show On Saturday Night In Miami
PEOPLE’S CHAMPIONSHIP CARD FEATURES FIVE TITLES ON SATURDAY NIGHT; WITH BRONER INJURY, PROMOTER DON KING SETS HOLIDAY PRICE OF $25 MIAMI, FL (Nov. 27, 2023)—Although Adrien Broner is sidelined with an injury, 92 year old legendary promoter Don King still has five action packed title fights on tap Saturday ...
Read More »All The King’s Men
By Scoop Malinowski Boxing insiders share their personal memories and anecdotes of one of ring history’s most important figures, the 92 year old Hall of Fame promoter Don King, who is busy promoting his latest show this weekend in Miami, FL… Lloyd Carroll (Journalist): “I remember Don King being here ...
Read More »NHL Great Recalls Being Ringside For Duran Vs. Leonard 1
By Scoop Malinowski Former New York Ranger, Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Rockies defenseman Barry “Bubba” Beck was one of the best and toughest players in the NHL through the late 1970s to late 1980s and he was fortunate to attend one of boxing’s most historic clash of titans, the ...
Read More »Buster Douglas Recalls KO of Mike Tyson In Tokyo
By Scoop Malinowski It was one of the greatest shock upsets in sports history. It was probably the biggest upset in boxing history. February 11, 1990, Tokyo, Japan, James “Buster” Douglas beat Mike Tyson. “Mike Tyson has been knocked out!” Here is a recollection by the man himself, ...
Read More »Bryan Loss Is The End Of Don King
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 ...
Read More »Biofile Michael Marley Interview
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former newspaper boxing columnist, Vice President/press officer for Don King Productions 1994-1999, boxing manager, attorney. Early Boxing Memory: When I started the International Cassius Clay Fan Club when I was 12. I had members from all different countries. The name of the publication was The Louisville ...
Read More »Is Don King trying to entice Mike Tyson to fight Trevor Bryan for WBA Regular belt?
Don King and Mike Tyson had a business lunch last week in Boca Raton, FL. During that meeting it’s highly probably that Don King did try to mention a business proposal to the $16m dollar man (Tyson earned $16m vs Roy Jones in November). Keep in mind, King’s only meal ...
Read More »Don King Says Vote For Donald Trump
GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS HIS WONDERS TO BE PERFORMED VOTE TRUMP… VOTE TRUMP… VOTE TRUMP FOR A BETTER AMERICA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020 VOTING DAY FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF OUR LIFETIME, MY FELLOW AMERICANS. Vote for President Trump and freedom, liberty, equality and justice for we the people, ...
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