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(Note: This Biofile with legendary champion is from 1993 – my second year as a professional journalist. It was the peak of the Chavez reign, just before the infamous San Antonio showdown on September 10, 1993. I was very lucky to get this Biofile with Chavez who did very few ...

Floyd Mayweather actually said in 2010 in a video interview on Fight Hype that “I don’t love boxing like I used to because boxing isn’t real anymore.”  Yes Floyd actually said this – it was when he was depressed because he was under enormous pressure to fight Manny Pacquiao back ...

The first major move of the season occurred with the Islanders firing Jack Capuano.  We are now forced to ask the question what is next for the Islanders?  The timing of this decision is interesting.  It is safe to say, the true motives behind the move will become known over ...

Floyd Mayweateher was totally protected by Al Haymon’s corruption and manipulations. He’s not a true great,  he’s just an artificial pretender masquerading as a great. Most boxing fans were rope a doped by the fraud – but look at the facts: with Floyd as ‘the Face of Boxing’ for a decade the ...

By Scoop Malinowski There’s really only one way to make boxing great again. All the cross-marketing and social media platforms in the world will not do the trick. Making all the smartest business decisions (ducking and dodging and handpicking patsies) will not accomplish the goal. Boxing has to match the ...

As this season continues to plummet, the Islanders have started looking towards the future and whether that future includes John Tavares.  Tavares an ufa after next season is eligible to sign an extension this summer.  The panic has started setting in that he might leave without the Isles receiving any ...

Now that the Christmas holiday is behind us, it’s time to start thinking about the Winter Classic.  While the game has lost some of its luster, it is still the premier mid-season event for the game of hockey.  Even with the Stadium Series watering down the Classic, there are still ...

By Scoop Malinowski Mike Tyson did an interview this summer with Sports Illustrated, and the reporter asked the former heavyweight champion for his observations about the recently held Olympic boxing event in Brazil. Tyson completely ignored the inquiry of the question and began to talk about Olympic tennis. Quite clearly ...

There is never a bad time to look towards the future, especially since the future of the Islanders will be on full display this fortnight, during the World Junior Championships in Canada.  Most of the players are already property of NHL teams but there are some top players that will ...