By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former WBA Heavyweight Champion. Professional boxer from 1976-1997. Final record is 53-6-2 (33 KOs). Ht: 6-3 Wt: 238 DOB: August 10, 1958 (Died August 11, 2012) In: Akron, Ohio Childhood Heroes: Muhammad Ali – a favorite of mine, of course. Martin Luther King – ...
Read More »Heavyweight Explosion: Jared Anderson vs Zhan Kossobutskiy Analysis
A very interesting heavyweight showdown of two very highly regarded undefeated prospects Jared “Big Baby” Anderson vs. Zhan Kossobutskiy of Kazakhstan will be contested in Toledo, Ohio on July 1. Anderson, 23 years old, is 14-0 with 14 KO’s while Kossobutskiy is 34 years old with a 19-0 record ...
Read More »Close Encounters With Jack Dempsey
(Jack Dempsey oil painting by LeRoy Neiman.) By Scoop Malinowski A hundred years ago Jack Dempsey was the world’s Heavyweight Champion and one of the most famous, popular figures on the planet. Today, most people don’t even know who Jack Dempsey was. So I did this collection of memories from ...
Read More »Biofile: Aaron Pryor Interview
By Scoop Malinowski The former Light Welterweight champion and 1996 International Hall of Fame inductee Aaron Pryor discusses his career, the highs, the lows and a whole lot more. Now 59, Pryor resides in Cincinnati with his wife Frankie and currently trains his son Aaron Pryor Jr. who happens to ...
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