ring observations

The World Boxing Council introduced the new “franchise” champion designation this week. Next week the WBC will unfurl another level of championship status – the new Lifetime Franchise Champion. The WBC says the “Lifetime Franchise” champion will earn his status because he is a revenue generating asset thus the WBC ...

By Scoop Malinowski A lot of ring observers find it hard to accept that fight fixing happens in boxing today. Despite massive evidence and motive by the establishment to protect their key asset moneymakers, many fans and media won’t consider that some or many of the biggest fights they see ...

By Scoop Malinowski Tyson Fury is the closest thing the boxing world has ever seen since Muhammad Ali – and he can even sing too. The parallels to Ali are numerous.  Fury is a marvel of a boxer with innate, sensational skills and moves, remarkable for a big man who ...

  After Andy Ruiz won the WBO/IBF/WBA Heavyweight titles by 7th round TKO of Anthony Joshua on Saturday night, Joshua promoter Eddie Hearn said at the post fight press conference the rematch was automatic and despite the WBO mandatory being first up for Ruiz, Hearn said he was assured by ...

  By John Gatling Things change. People change. Feelings rearrange. Sometimes the shoes just won’t fit any more; a changing of soles– or roles, to better roll with the punches of a hungry Canadian named Steve Rolls (19-0, 10 KOs) to walk away better with the soul. There was never ...

  By Scoop Malinowski Now that the so-called biggest upset in boxing history has been accomplished by American Andy Ruiz via his seventh-round TKO of Anthony Joshua at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, all kinds of theories and speculations for the shock win are emerging. Gennady Golovkin and Dillian ...

By Scoop Malinowski “Nothing is ever as it seems…” Andy Ruiz TKO’ed Anthony Joshua last night in round seven to become the first Mexican Heavyweight Champ. On the surface it looked legit, but when you add up all the red flags surrounding the fight, it would not be unnatural to ...

By Scoop Malinowski There is an old adage in boxing that was demonstrated once again last night in Madison Square Garden…”Great fighters have trouble getting fully motivated for mediocre fights.” Angelo Dundee shared this unforgettable pearl of wisdom to me many years ago. Wladimir Klitschko and Lennox Lewis were recent ...

  By Scoop Malinowski Deontay Wilder is being protected from Anthony Joshua on all levels. While pretending to want to fight Joshua with big talk in the media, whenever it comes down to the moment of truth, Wilder and his protectors do what they do best – hide. Anthony Joshua ...

Two weeks before Gennady Golovkin fights Steve Rolls at Madison Square Garden, Sports.KZ editor Alexdr Strelnikov wanted to do an interview about my thoughts on the saga of the end of GGG’s illustrious and misunderstood career… Sports.KZ: What do you think: what is happening in the GGG career lately, fits ...