Tag Archives: Olympics

By Scoop Malinowski Status:  World champion boxer in three different weight classes. Boxed pro from 1981-1997. Record was 49-5-1 (36 KOs). DOB: December 7, 1956  In: Kingston, Jamaica Childhood Heroes:  Muhammad Ali, Ray Robinson, Pele, Bunny Grant – Jamaican boxer. Early Boxing Memory:  A guy I was fighting for ten ...

By Scoop Malinowski Status: WBA/IBF/WBC Light Heavyweight champion shocked the world with his one-punch, 2nd round KO of boxing’s pound-for-pound king Roy Jones Jr. Ht: 6-2 Wt: 175 Born On: November 21, 1968 In: Orlando, Florida Childhood Heroes: “Muhammad Ali, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard.” Hobbies/Interests: “I love to eat, ...

    By Scoop Malinowski Status:  World Champion boxer in four weight divisions – lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight and junior middleweight. Holds record for longest reign as unified lightweight champion (six defenses). Passed away in 2019. Ring record was 40-4-1 with 17 KOs. Ht: 5-6   Wt: 147 DOB:  January 2, ...

  By Scoop Malinowski Status: 1992 Olympic gold medalist. Pro boxer from 1992-2008. Won eleven world titles in six weight classes. Final ring record was 39-6, 30 KOs.  Boxing promoter for GOlden Ht: 5-10  Wt: 165 DOB: February 4, 1973  In: Los Angeles, CA Childhood Heroes:  Alexis Arguello. He was ...

    By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former Heavyweight Champion, Light Heavyweight Champion and 1976 Olympic gold medalist. Ht:  6-2   Wt: 210 DOB: July 13, 1956  In: St. Louis, Missouri Childhood Heroes:  “Arthur Ashe. I watched him a lot on TV. Someone I admired. A lot of people were jealous of ...

By Scoop Malinowski Some of the opponents of former World Heavyweight Champion Wladimir Klitschko discuss their memories and experiences of what it as like to be in the ring with “Dr. Steelhammer.” In the ring with Wladimir … Ray Austin lost to Wladimir in 2007 by KO 2: “He’s an all ...

They never fought in the ring but all time great heavyweight champions Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko had an interesting confrontation today on Twitter… Lennox Lewis @LennoxLewis 18h Professional boxers should NOT be fighting in the Olympics against amateur fighters. Someone could get seriously hurt. You dont PLAY boxing like ...