Status: Former Editor of Boxing News weekly magazine based in London, England from 1995-2009. Today is a strength and conditioning coach at Intelligent Strength in Chichester, West Sussex, UK. First memory of boxing: Muhammad Ali defeating George Foreman in 1974. Too young to be allowed to stay up and watch. ...
Read More »Bernard Hopkins: Nobody Did It Better
By Scoop Malinowski Bernard Hopkins is the greatest fighter I ever saw. Not the most exciting, no. But the smartest and most dedicated. Until the age of FIFTY he stayed at the world elite class level and still never took a beating. He did not possess extraordinary handspeed or punching ...
Read More »Scoop Archive: Bernard Hopkins Evaluated by Angelo Dundee
“He’s what you call a ‘perfect fighting machine.’ Boxing needs more people like that. He’s like a blessing.” By Scoop Malinowski Greatness converged on greatness last week at the South Beach Gym in Miami. Living legend – Hall of Fame trainer Angelo Dundee came to watch the ...
Read More »Is Bernard Hopkins Contemplating A Comeback?
One of the greatest champions in the history of the squared circle has been spotted training in Miami, Florida this week. Bernard Hopkins, now 53, retired from boxing following his KO loss to Joe Smith in late 2016. But according to one of his Instagram accounts, Hopkins has been drawn ...
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