By Scoop Malinowski Last night I actually had a dream fight dream and it was James Toney vs Marvin Hagler. It was a stunning dream for an array of reasons. I don’t think about boxing much lately, not like as a kid I’d daydream about big fights every day, especially ...
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I did this Biofile by phone with Sugar Ray Leonard on March 15, 1993… By Scoop Malinowski Status: Won world titles in five weight classes. First boxer to earn over $100 million in prize money. DOB: May 17, 1956 In: Wilmington, South Carolina Ht: 5-10 Wt: 162 Childhood Role Model: ...
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By Scoop Malinowski A portrait of memories of the former middleweight king Marvelous Marvin Hagler who ruled the 160 pound division from 1980-1987… Kelly Ross (North Conway, New Hampshire, friend): Like all of us in North Conway, we all got to meet him, and some of us were lucky enough ...
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By Scoop Malinowski In almost 30 years of covering professional boxing, I never had the fortune to meet Marvin Hagler, to interview Marvin Hagler or to be in the presence of Marvin Hagler. And it will always be a career regret. Marvin Hagler was a beloved champion and one of ...
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By Scoop Malinowski In an interview at Boxingtalk. com this week, promoter Richard Schaefer declared that he wants “to make boxing great again. ” Richard, there’s only one way to make boxing great again. And that’s to match the best fighters against the best fighters to give the fans ...
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Ring Observer Boxing by Scoop Malinowski