By Scoop Malinowski Status: Three-time world champion – Featherweight, Super Featherweight and Lightweight. Final ring record was 77-8 with 62 knockouts. He never lost a world title defense, successfully defended his titles 15 times. Ht: 5-10 Wt: 140 DOB: April 19, 1952 In: Managua, Nicaragua Childhood Heroes: Hank Aaron. Ray ...
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By Scoop Malinowski A woman walks into the Ringside Lounge in Jersey City with her friends. She notices the boxing photos on the walls and tells the owner Mario Costa that she really likes the place and would like to bring her father for his birthday, adding that ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Mike Culbert fought Roberto Duran in 1996 in Chester, West Virginia. The four division world champion who boxed from 1968-2001, was 45 years old at the time, with a record of 97-12. It was a super middleweight fight after Duran had fought Hector Camacho and before his ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Roberto Duran’s first fight after the infamous No Mas fiasco in November 1980 was against Nino Gonzalez in August 1981, in Cleveland, Ohio, televised by CBS. It was a close, hard fought ten rounder. The scorecards were 44-48, 45-48 and 43-47. I was able to ...
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By Scoop Malinowski A recent visit into the famous used book store on Main Street in downtown Sarasota, Florida called A Parker’s Books resulted in a major surprise – there on the shelf in the cavernous mini library of countless old books was a book I never knew existed. ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former WBA Featherweight Champion, June 1985 – June 1986. Ring record was 32-3 28 KOs. DOB: Feb. 26, 1961 In: Monoghan, Ulster, Ireland Childhood Heroes: “Muhammad Ali. Roberto Duran was, in my opinion, the greatest fighter of all. Just so focused. Terrific head movement. Most talented boxer I’ve ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Boxing insiders share their personal memories and anecdotes of one of ring history’s most important figures, the 92 year old Hall of Fame promoter Don King, who is busy promoting his latest show this weekend in Miami, FL… Lloyd Carroll (Journalist): “I remember Don King being here ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Three-time world champion. Boxed from 1997-2012. Final pro record is 45-3-2 with 32 KOs. 2005 Ring Magazine “Fighter of the Year.” DOB: October 6, 1978 In: Manchester, England Boxing Inspirations: Nigel Benn and Roberto Duran, my hero. He came from the street with nothing and went ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Former New York Ranger, Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Rockies defenseman Barry “Bubba” Beck was one of the best and toughest players in the NHL through the late 1970s to late 1980s and he was fortunate to attend one of boxing’s most historic clash of titans, the ...
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By Scoop Malinowski When boxing was king the big fights captivated the world. You could not wait those eight weeks to finally see the best vs the best. Today, boxing is mostly all scripted hoax events which end up disappointing because they look like soft controlled sparring sessions and ...
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