IBO Boxing Honesty and Integrity
http://gty.im/474742007 It makes very little sense on the surface to see that Floyd Mayweather is trying to protect Canelo Alvarez from the task of having to fight Gennady Golovkin. Mayweather, who apparently has little confidence in Canelo as a boxer to deal with mighty GGG, actually accused Golden Boy of ...
Read More »Why Golovkin vs Canelo Must Happen Next
Even Magic Johnson is calling for Canelo Alvarez to step up to the plate and challenge Gennady Golovkin next. This is THE FIGHT that absolutely needs to be made. Lets hope Canelo and his promoter Oscar de La Hoya don’t blow this. Boxing is in critical stage right now. The ...
Read More »Book Excerpts: Heavyweight Armageddon, The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle
Book Excerpt: Heavyweight Armageddon: The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle. By Scoop Malinowski Lucia Rijker: “The other great fight in history – Louis-Schmeling – was political. of Lewis and Mike was almost light against darkness. Good against evil. And, to me, Mike needed the lesson to be humbled, he needed the ...
Read More »All The King’s Men
By Scoop Malinowski Boxing insiders share their personal memories and lasting images of one of boxing history’s most important figures, the Hall of Fame promoter Don King: Lloyd Carroll (Journalist): “I remember Don King being here at Gallagher’s for a press conference shortly after Jack Newfield had died. He wrote ...
Read More »It’s Business: Canelo is Mayweathering (Ducking) Golovkin Already
By Scoop Malinowski Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has learned well from the master ducker of all time, Floyd Mayweather, when you see an unbeatable obstacle in your path, just duck and dodge it with excuses, regardless of how silly they may be. This week Alvarez, a month before his next fight ...
Read More »It’s Business: Canelo is Mayweathering (Ducking) Golovkin Already
By Scoop Malinowski Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has learned well from the master ducker of all time, Floyd Mayweather, when you see an unbeatable obstacle in your path, just duck and dodge it with excuses, regardless of how silly they may be. This week Alvarez, a month before his next fight ...
Read More »Boxers Discuss How It Feels To Get KOed
By Mark “Scoop” Malinowski Ring observers have watched hundreds of knockouts on TV. But seeing is not necessarily believing. What does it feel like? I talked with combatants of the squared circle about what happens, what is the sensation like when they get clobbered by a perfect punch? Here are ...
Read More »Boxers Discuss How It Feels To Get KOed
By Mark “Scoop” Malinowski Ring observers have watched hundreds of knockouts on TV. But seeing is not necessarily believing. What does it feel like? I talked with combatants of the squared circle about what happens, what is the sensation like when they get clobbered by a perfect punch? Here are ...
Read More »Biofile: Gennady Golovkin Interview
By Scoop Malinowski Status: World Middleweight Champion. Ht: 5-10 Wt: 160 DOB: April 8, 1982 In: Karaganda, Kazakhstan Ring Record: 33-0 (30 KO’s) First Memory of Boxing: “Long time ago [smiles]. I think eleven or ten. I remember it was fun, just good atmosphere for me and for my friends, ...
Read More »Biofile: Gennady Golovkin Interview
By Scoop Malinowski Status: World Middleweight Champion. Ht: 5-10 Wt: 160 DOB: April 8, 1982 In: Karaganda, Kazakhstan Ring Record: 33-0 (30 KO’s) First Memory of Boxing: “Long time ago [smiles]. I think eleven or ten. I remember it was fun, just good atmosphere for me and for my friends, ...
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