(This article was originally published in Boxing Digest magazine in August 2002)
By Scoop Malinowski
The opinion of the so-called experts is often proven to be quite wrong. History has taught us that the Titanic was indeed not unsinkable. The earth is not flat. And in boxing, Tyson could not beat Holyfield. Liston was no match for [...]
Status: Former World Heavyweight Champion in 1978. Boxed professionally from 1977-1995. His ring record is 26-17-3 (14 KOs).
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 220
DOB: July 11, 1953 In: St. Louis, Missouri
Childhood Hero: Muhammad Ali.
Nicknames: Vampire, Neon Leon, Junior.
Hobbies/Interests: I like training my sons, time with my grandson and wife and dancing.
Pre-Fight Feeling: I tried to keep my mind [...]
It happens to most all of our boxing champions – the time comes when they are sacrificed, thrown to the lions. It’s the natural evolution of the ruthless world of boxing which is a jungle.
It happened to Sugar Ray Leonard against Terry Norris. It happened to Joe Louis against Rocky Marciano, Roberto Duran against William [...]
Floyd Mayweather is currently in Florida, “chilling with Don King,” according to his recent Tweet. What this probably means is that Mayweather is feeling the massive pressure from HBO and Golden Boy to fight Manny Pacquiao next and is looking for an escape. Of course, most astute ring observers know a showdown with Manny Pacquiao [...]
Status: Top 10 heavyweight contender. Has a pro record of 12-0 with 7 KO’s.
Ht: 6-6 1/2 Wt: 243
DOB: Janury 2, 1984 In: Stockholm, Sweden
Nickname: The Nordic Nightmare.
Boxing Inspiration: My father.
Childhood Heroes: My brothers, because they helped me a lot.
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: Reading books, playing with my kids.
Favorite Movie: Into The Wild, Fear & Loathing In Las [...]
(This article was originally published at Tennisweek.com on June 20, 2006.)
“No two men can be half an hour together, but one shall acquire an evident superiority over the other.” — Samuel Johnson
“To be the best in the world you have to get blood on your hands.” — Philip H. Anselmo
What is Roger Federer feeling now? [...]
Status: WBC Heavyweight Champion.
Ht: 6-7 Wt: 250
DOB: July 19, 1971 IN: Belovodsk, Soviet Union
Nicknames: Dr. Iron Fist, Iron Chin.
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Chess, wakeboarding, kitesurfing, jet skiing, scuba diving, table tennis.”
Childhood Dream: “Spaceman or astronaut or do karate like Bruce Lee [smiles].”
Age Started Boxing: “13.”
First Boxing Memory: “Losing my first fight.”
Boxing Inspiration: “To make history in [...]
BoxingInsider.com columnist Scoop Malinowski recently appeared on Marc Lichtenfeld’s “Through The Ropes” radio show and Tim Palesky’s “Knockout TV” on North Jersey Cablevision to discuss his book “Heavyweight Armageddon: The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle”. Here are some of the transcripts from those appearances.
Question: What inspired you to do this book?
Scoop Malinowski: It was a major event [...]
Two weeks ago at the Klitschko-Haye press conference in New York City, I gave a copy of my book “Heavyweight Armageddon: The Tyson-Lewis Championship Battle” to a leading character in the book Emanuel Steward who was the long-time trainer of Lennox Lewis.
Since he was involved in the fight and knew much of the inside story [...]
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Biofile Classic with Leon Spinks | 
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Biofile with Robert Helenius | 
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Biofile with Vitali Klitschko | 
Scoop Malinowski Discusses His Book "Heavyweight Armageddon" | 
