Tag Archives: Muhammad Ali

By Scoop Malinowski Ten years ago in 2011 I wrote this article and asked the question: How does American boxing rebuild itself, from these dismal days of Floyd Mayweather running from $50-100 million to box Manny Pacquiao and James Kirkland getting knocked out by a Japanese journeyman, to the golden ...

Status: Heavyweight contender with a 21-0 (14 KOs) record. Holds the WBC USNBC Silver Heavyweight title since 2019 (KO 3 Nick Jones). Next fight is December 2 in NYC against 16-0 George Arias at Hammerstein Ballroom. Ht: 6-6 Wt: 250 DOB: June 7, 1987 In: Baltimore, MD First memory of ...

By Scoop Malinowski. Muhammad Ali generally liked most celebrities but one who rubbed the champ the wrong way was Frank Sinatra. Sinatra once called Ali to invite him to some kind of promotional event in Los Angeles in the 1980’s but Ali did not accept, opting instead to spend the ...

By Scoop Malinowski STATUS: Former Chairman of New York State Athletic Commission; Former Editor-in-Chief of Ring Magazine, Boxing TV analyst and author. FIRST MEMORY OF BOXING: My maternal grandmother used to say, “As quick as Jack Dempsey.” When I was 10, I asked her, “Who is Jack Dempsey?” She told ...

By Scoop Malinowski 1978 was the beginning of my love affair with boxing. Sylvester Stallone’s “Rocky” sparked the interest to look at the real sport and then the likes of Ken Norton, Roberto Duran, George Foreman, Matthew Saad Muhammad, Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Leon Spinks and many others sustained the ...

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former World Heavyweight champion and 1964 Olympic gold medalist. His final ring record is 32-4-1, 27 KO’s. Ht: 5-11 1/2 Wt: 215 DOB: January 12, 1944 In: Beaufort, South Carolina Childhood Hero: “My father (Ruben).” Hobbies/Interests: “CB radios – at one time. Shooting guns, rifles, at ...

By Scoop Malinowski   Status: Heavyweight contender. Ht: 6-0 Wt: 230 DOB: December 29, 1983 In: Zimbabwe Hobbies/leisure activities: “Cars.” Early boxing memory: “My first amateur fight.” Boxing heroes: “Floyd Mayweather Jr, Tyson, Ali, and Riddick Bowe.” First job: “Mechanic.” Current car: “A Smart.” Last book read: “Romeo and Juliet.” ...

  The United States once dominated the sport of boxing by producing an abundance of top notch, world class heavyweight boxers. But today, America is failing and has been failing for over a decade to create any dominant or special heavyweight boxers. The main reasons for the failure are the ...

  By Scoop Malinowski Al Haymon’s most defining contribution to boxing is his profound protective nature. His most treasured boxers are protected like a mother bear protects it’s baby cubs. Whether it’s forcing a heavy puncher to wear “pillows”, issuing a $5m bonus to an opponent to play soft, refusing ...

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former Two-time World Heavyweight Champion. Ring record was 43-1-1 (33 KO’s). 1988 Olympic silver medalist. DOB: August 10, 1967 In: Brooklyn, NY Favorite Movies: “A Bronx Tale, Robert DeNiro. ” Early Boxing Memory: “I guess Muhammad Ali. I like the way he spoke, the way he ...