Status: Former Two-time World Heavyweight Champion. Ring record was 43-1-1 (33 KO’s). 1988 Olympic silver medalist.
DOB: August 10, 1967 In: Brooklyn, NY
Favorite Movies: “A Bronx Tale, Robert DeNiro.”
Early Boxing Memory: “I guess Muhammad Ali. I like the way he spoke, the way he handled himself. And things of that nature. And [...]
The former Showtime Network boxing czar, senior VP and executive producer Jay Larkin has passed away at age 59. He was a friendly, accessible, kind-hearted, and very likeable man, as reflected in this Biofile interview which we did in 2002.
Hobbies/Interests: “Play with my kids, go to the theater.”
Favorite Movies: “Godfather I, II.”
Musical Tastes: “Classical Beatles, 60’s rock, Mozart, [...]
In this day and age there aren’t any heavyweight contenders with the marquee name recognition like “Foreman”, “Frazier” and “Norton” for Wladimir Klitschko to defeat and acquire the deserved accolades. So boxing has to suffice with the best of today, like Ibragimov, Byrd, Brewster, and Austin, etc. to measure how good Klitschko really is.
“He’s an [...]
