Cash Problems Motivating Floyd Mayweather To Finally Face Manny Pacquiao?
It's been curiously quiet on the Floyd Mayweather front.Since his release from jail last summer, Floyd Mayweather has maintained an uncustomarily low profile.For a guy who boasts himself as the #1...
View ArticleFan's Close Encounters With Boxing Champions
Memorable Fan Encounters With Boxing StarsBy Scoop MalinowskiBoxing fans recall encounters of meeting a famous boxer...Philip H. Anselmo: "I used to frequent Lynn Ball's gym in Dallas, so he's one....
View ArticleBiofile interview with Sports Agent Jimmy Sexton
Status: Sports agent based out of Memphis, TN. Some of his clients include Bill Parcells, Isaac Bruce, Patrick Ramsey, Corliss Williamson, Horace Grant, Aaron Glenn and Jason Sehorn.DOB: August 22,...
View ArticleFrauds In Boxing
Corruption has always been an aspect of professional boxing, in varying degrees. As one Hall of Famer described it: "Boxing is contemporary corruption. As long as there is greed there will always be...
View ArticleBiofile interview with Manny Sanguillen
Status: MLB catcher from 1967-1980 with Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland A’s. DOB: March 21, 1944 In: Colon, Panama First Baseball Memory: “The first time I sign in 1965. The second year I was...
View ArticleBiofile interview with Victor Hedman
Status: Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman.Ht: 6-foot-6 Wt: 230 poundsDOB: Dec. 18, 1990 In: Ornskoldsvik, SwedenHockey Inspirations: “It's always been my two older brothers. They inspired me all the...
View ArticleBiofile interview with Ryan Flaherty
Status: Baltimore Orioles infielder.Ht: 6-3 Wt: 220DOB: July 27, 1986 In: Portland, MaineFirst Baseball Memory: "I guess playing as a little kid in my backyard."Baseball Inspirations: "I grew up...
View ArticleBiofile interview with Walt Jocketty
Status: Cincinnati Reds General Manager.DOB: February 19, 1951 In: Minneapolis, MNFirst Baseball Memory: "Oh boy. First baseball memory...probably growing up a kid and going to a Twins game in...
View ArticleMy Thoughts On Donaire vs. Rigondeaux
This is a superfight fight, in the category of Leonard vs. Duran, Sanchez vs. Gomez, and De La Hoya vs. Trinidad. I slightly favor Guillermo Rigondeaux but there's no certainty about this prediction...
View ArticleBiofile interview with Shug McGaughey
Status: Trainer of Kentucky Derby winner Orb.DOB: Jan. 6, 1951 In: Lexington, KentuckyChildhood Heroes: "Well, it wasn't in horse racing. I was more interested in golf so I liked Arnold Palmer and Ben...
View ArticleI Boxed A Legend: Dwight M. Qawi Recalls Saad Muhammad Fights
Though both Dwight Muhammad Qawi and Matthew Saad Muhammad are considered light heavyweight legends, I had the chance to speak with Qawi at a recent Atlantic City boxing show and asked him for his...
View ArticleI Boxed A Legend: Dwight M. Qawi Recalls Saad Muhammad Fights
Though both Dwight Muhammad Qawi and Matthew Saad Muhammad are considered light heavyweight legends, I had the chance to speak with Qawi at a recent Atlantic City boxing show and asked him for his...
View ArticleStill Trying To Sell A Coward Fraud
HBO opted to sever ties with Floyd Mayweather and Golden Boy earlier this year.Now, Mayweather has joined forces with Showtime and the first performance of the supposed six-fight deal took place on...
View ArticlePaulie Malignaggi Exposes & Smashes Al Haymon
It's extremely rare that you ever hear a boxing figure openly name and criticize the mysterious advisor Al Haymon on the record.Nobody, it seems, wants to talk about Haymon in any way, shape or form,...
View ArticleBiofile interview with Lucas Matthysse
Status: WBC Super Lightweight interim champion. Ht: 5-9 Wt: 140 DOB: September 27, 1982 In: Trelew, Argentina First Boxing Memory: “Was representing Argentina in amateurs.” Inspirations: “To win the...
View ArticleWhen I Boxed A Legend: Ivan Robinson Recalls Boxing Arturo Gatti
Ivan Robinson shares details and insights about his two fights and good relations with 2013 Hall of Fame inductee Arturo Gatti.Question: What memory stands out about your fights with Arturo Gatti?Ivan...
View ArticleNot Your Typical Boxing Column, Volume 1
Adonis Stevenson declared himself a new boxing superstar with his electrifying one-punch knockout win against WBC Light Heavyweight champion Chad Dawson at the Bell Centre in Montreal.Infrequently...
View ArticleI Boxed A Legend: Dwight M. Qawi Remembers Fighting George Foreman
Just three months after losing the Holyfield rematch, Dwight Muhammad Qawi was offered on short notice the chance to fight George Foreman on March 19, 1988 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It was the...
View ArticleBoxers Discuss: The Hardest Punch I Ever Got Hit With
Boxers discuss the wide variety of feelings and sensations from being hit hard by a great punch. Jose Ribalta, Bobby Czyz, Buddy McGirt, Gene Fullmer, Renaldo Snipes and others share their memories of...
View ArticleBiofile interview with Emile Griffith
Status: Former Welterweight and Middleweight champion. Inducted into The International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. DOB: February 3, 1938 In: St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Childhood Heroes: "Floyd...
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