By Scoop Malinowski Status: Three-time Super Welterweight champion boxed as a pro from 1986-1998. Retired with a record of 47-9 (31 KO’s). Ht: 5-9 Wt: 154 DOB: June 17, 1967 In: Lubbock, TX Nicknames: “T-Bone, Terrible, Tino.” Childhood Heroes: “Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Reggie Jackson, J.R. Richard – great ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former welterweight, super welterweight and middleweight champion boxed pro from 1990-2008. Final record is 42-3 with 35 KOs. Inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2025. Ht: 5-10 Wt: 160 DOB: January 10, 1973 In: Cupey Alto, Puerto Rico Childhood Heroes: “Ray Leonard. I ...
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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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I did this Biofile by phone with Sugar Ray Leonard on March 15, 1993… By Scoop Malinowski Status: Won world titles in five weight classes. First boxer to earn over $100 million in prize money. DOB: May 17, 1956 In: Wilmington, South Carolina Ht: 5-10 Wt: 162 Childhood Role Model: ...
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By Scoop Malinowski One of the first big boxing shows I ever attended was the February 5, 1988 Atlantic City tripleheader of Marlon Starling defending his WBA Welterweight title vs Fujio Ozaki, Mark Breland vs Juan Alonso Villa and a ten rounder featuring Roberto Duran vs Ricky Stackhouse. As ...
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By Scoop Malinowski Tales of meeting great champions… Dan Burke: “Twenty years ago I stayed at this palace in Panama when I was playing with the Salsa/Latin band out of New York City. I remember Roberto Duran was generous to a fault. I was able to take some good photos ...
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By Scoop Malinowski September 13, 1981…John McEnroe was on top of the world. He was the ATP World No. 1 tennis player, having just won his third consecutive U.S. Open title in New York. Just three nights after his 46 62 64 63 KO win over Bjorn Borg, which sent ...
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