Floyd Mayweather never lost a boxing match but he managed to lose over a billion dollars… Mayweather never wore a pair of underwear twice. He employed someone full-time whose only job was sanitizing his car collection each morning. If a car hadn’t been wiped down, Mayweather wouldn’t touch it. The ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Evander Holyfield somehow ALWAYS knew he had Mike Tyson’s number. As far back as 1983, when both were still amateurs and before Holyfield won the Olympic bronze medal at 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Mike Tyson and Holyfield had a little-known sparring session. “Mike was 17 Evander 21 ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former world champion boxer. Former IBF Light Heavyweight(1986) and WBA Cruiserweight champion (1991). Boxed pro from 1980-1998. Compiled a record of 44-8 28 KOs. DOB: February 10, 1962 In: Orange, NJ First Boxing Memory: First memory of throwing a punch – I punched my father in ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former WBC Middleweight Champion. Boxed pro from 1988-1995. Final ring record is 31-3 with 29 KOs. Ht 6-1 Wt: 16 DOB: October 23, 1967 In: Freeport, IL Childhood Heroes: Bruce Lee. He’s always been an idol of mine. Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns both were my ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former Welterweight Champion 1986-1987 and 1988-1989. Final professional record is 43-5 30 KOs. DOB: April 22, 1960 In: St. Elizabeth, Jamaica Nicknames: Lover Man, Honey, Too Sweet, Ragamuffin. Childhood Heroes: Muhammad Ali. Watching Ali on TV I wanted to be like him. I met him the ...
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By Scoop Malinowski In the Fall of 1987, Iron Mike Tyson was terrorizing the sport with his explosive power, devastating combinations and physical and mental supremacy. At that time the 21 year old Mike Tyson was 31-0 (27 KOs) and seemingly impregnable and unbeatable, with three dominant 1987 wins vs ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former Five Time World Champion including IBF Lightweight champion (June 1987-Feb. 1988); WBA Junior Middleweight Champion (Oct 1991-Dec. 1992). Inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025. Final pro record is 50-10 with 30 KOs. DOB: December 16, 1962 In: Providence, RI Childhood Sports Heroes: ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Not all journeys to boxing greatness follow the typical path. A Buffalo, NY kid named Jimmy Allcorn proved it. “I started out as a fan and got so obsessed with boxing that I had to do it myself, ” recalls Allcorn. “I started martial arts when I ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Boxing has fallen so far in culture popularity and has a negative stigma after Mayweather’s disgraceful era and Canelo’s is also lousy because he’s basically a protected WWF pretender who runs from threats and challengers who are not “polite.” The public doesn’t trust boxing or respect it ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Mike Tyson said many intriguing things in his book Undisputed Truth and one gem that inspired this article is: “Henry Tillman was one of those fighters who was really great but he just didn’t have confidence in himself. If he had believed in himself, he would have ...
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