Scoop Malinowski

By Scoop Malinowski When you think of Kostya Tszyu, what comes to mind? The great fighter from Russia that now lives in Australia…the unforgettable images of the KO win over Zab Judah…the long streak of masterful wins as junior welterweight champion…married to wife Natasha, father of three (Timophey, Nikita, Anastasia)…the ...

  Talkin’ Boxing with HBO’s Ross Greenburg By Scoop Malinowski HBO Sports head honcho was present at the Paul Williams-Sergio Martinez New York City press conference and discussed several pertinent issues, including Roy Jones Jr., the options for Bernard Hopkins, and MOST importantly, Pacquiao vs. Mayweather: Scoop Malinowski: Comment on ...

By Scoop Malinowski   During my twenty five years in boxing I was fortunate to interview Jake Lamotta a half a dozen times.  This was our last conversation, which took place at a comedy club in New York City five years ago.   Scoop Malinowski: Why were you so good ...

You think this was a real fight? You think GGG was allowed to go all out and kill the carefully manufactured, future franchise money-maker for the establishment and Las Vegas? This was a half intensity spar session choreographed to make money, set up a rematch and maintain the puppet fraud ...

  By Scoop Malinowski Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin may put on a great fight on Saturday night but today’s press conference could not have been any more boring or bland. Neither fighter seemed capable of saying anything interesting other than the same old cliches about “big fight” and “belts.” ...

By Scoop Malinowski Last week, after months of calm waters and little tension or grudge, Gennady Golovkin suddenly generated some turbulence by directing some choice words at his arch-rival Canelo Alvarez. Golovkin said this:  “I am not Julio César Chȧvez, Jr. and Canelo is no Danny Jacobs.  There are no survivors ...

By Scoop Malinowski Golovkin vs Alvarez is going to be an exciting clash of middleweight titans but the “War of Words” aspect of the fight has been a dud. Neither champion has dared to say anything remotely disrespectful or offensive about the other and subsequently that’s lessened the excitement heading ...

  By Scoop Malinowski There are required ingredients for a boxing match to be considered a “super fight.” First, you have to have two great fighters at their career peaks ready to rumble. Two, there has to be some degree of tension, grudge or better yet, some bad blood between ...

By Scoop Malinowski Floyd Mayweather outboxed UFC champion Conor McGregor after a slow start but took control of the fight after round three with his superior boxing skills. McGregor was game but clearly outclassed, showing his heroic fighting spirit to extend the fight but Mayweather, sensing a fatigued adversary, increased ...

By Scoop Malinowski Some of the most interesting aspects of today’s McGregor vs Mayweather final press conference were how Floyd Mayweather again sounded weak and lacking confidence, only going so far to say that McGregor can give it but he has to be able to take it. Not a peep ...