By Scoop Malinowski The Italian poet Gabriele Tinti has deep roots in boxing from his childhood in Italy. He was later inspired to create poetry, some of his work even romanticizes the sweet science, particularly “The Boxer” which was later read in a live performance by two-time Academy Award winner ...
Read More »Biofile Fred Sternburg Interview
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Long time boxing publicist will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in June. Owner/President Sternburg Communications. First memory of boxing: Watching the Floyd Patterson vs. Jimmy Ellis fight on TV with my dad in 1968. Ellis got the decision and it was a robbery. ...
Read More »Talkin’ Boxing With Freddie Roach
By Scoop Malinowski Freddie Roach graciously sat down and talked boxing with me yesterday at the Callum Walsh New York City boxing debut press conference at Legends Bar & Grill on West 33rd Street in New York City. Walsh, 8-0, 7 knockouts, is Roach’s latest protege and will fight ...
Read More »Boxing Stories That Never Get Mentioned
By Scoop Malinowski Some of my favorite and forgotten boxing insider stories that never get talked about by the boxing media… Floyd Mayweather and Al Haymon intended to duck Manny Pacquiao forever, because they couldn’t rig the fight in their favor. George Peterson, the co manager of Paul Williams (with ...
Read More »Roman Philosopher Seneca Explained Boxing Cowardice
By Scoop Malinowski “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult.” – Seneca Seneca, was a Roman stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature. Born ...
Read More »Fake-Retired Mayweather Tried To Handpick Khan
Floyd Mayweather’s latest bamboozle to steal the money from dim-witted boxing fans is his fake retirement scam as a cover to handpick easy set ups and patsies like Japanese bantamweight kickboxers and former sparring partners. Mayweather’s latest “fight” against someone named Moore was cancelled last week in Dubai, most ...
Read More »Observations of Pacquiao vs Ugas
Yordenis Ugas is good but he was a zero draw. Cubans never sell and can never be the A side draw in America or anywhere. Just the way it is. Ugas is so good Errol Spence had to duck him before he had the car crash. Ugas would have beaten ...
Read More »Is Spence’s Eye Injury Real or a Hoax?
I just can’t buy the Spence eye injury cancellation of the August 21 Pacquiao vs Spence superfight. Because Al Haymon never puts two key assets in the ring together – Floyd vs Paul Williams, Thurman vs Spence, Floyd vs Thurman or Spence, Wilder vs A Ruiz – because it’s bad ...
Read More »Facing Manny Pacquiao
Want to know what it’s like to get in a ring and fight the eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao without having to actually do it? This feature talks to several opponents of the left-handed all time boxing dynamo and gleans details, anecdotes and insights on the unique experience… By Scoop ...
Read More »Manny Pacquiao is the greatest fighter of all time
By Scoop Malinowski It’s a belief I have been sparring with for quite some time. After much deliberation and analyzing the evidence, I’ve come to the realization: Manny Pacqiuao is the greatest fighter of all time. Unpopular, cutting edge decisions are hard to make. It’s easier to go with ...
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