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October 11
At Las Vegas (Showtime): Antonio Tarver vs. Chad Dawson, 12 rounds, for Tarver's IBF light heavyweight title
At Berlin (Showtime, same-day tape): Samuel Peter vs. Vitali Klitschko, 12 rounds, for Peter's WBC heavyweight title
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 Glen Johnson Remembers The Night He KOed Roy JonesBy Scoop Malinowski
Glen Johnson became a legend of the ring the night he KO’ed Roy Jones in September 2004. Nobody ever expected to see Jones take a ten count and the that electrifying performance helped Johnson to earn the 2005 Ring Magazine and USA Today Fight of the Year honors. I spoke recently with The [...] (Read More) Thomas Hearns InterviewBy Scoop Malinowski
One of boxing’s most beloved and respected great champions is Thomas Hearns. He was a spectacular fighter that carried himself in such a way that he never gave anyone reason to dislike him. A seven-time world champion, The Hitman has won titles from welterweight all the way to light heavyweight.
And Thomas Hearns achieved [...] (Read More) Media Interview with Floyd MayweatherFloyd Mayweather Conference Call
October 23, 2007, 4:00 p.m. ET
OSCAR DE LA HOYA: Thank you very much. It is my pleasure to introduce to you undefeated the boxing great Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather versus British Icon Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton on Saturday, December 8, live from the MGM Grand garden arena. This fight will be televised [...] (Read More) Media Interview with Ricky HattonOctober 18, 2007, 2:00 p.m. ET
OSCAR DE LA HOYA, PRESIDENT, GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS: Thank you very much. Well we’re very excited to hear that Ricky Hatton is right on schedule. When we did the press tour, I’ve never seen him in better shape this early before a fight, so that’s obviously [...] (Read More) Media Interview with Don King, Tito Trinidiad, & Roy JonesEXCERPTS FROM TRINIDAD–DON KING CONFERENCE CALL
Tito Trinidad: “I always want to fight great fighters and I am coming back to fight Roy Jones Jr. because he is one of the greatest in the sport.”
Don King: “The fight will take place at 170 pounds. We are leaning toward Madison Square Garden but nothing [...] (Read More) Interview with Chris “The Dragon” John:Q & A With WBA 126 Lb Champion Chris “The Dragon” John: Still Searching For Respect!
13.08.07 - By Tony Nobbs: Chris John is a champion still searching for respect. Even though the World Boxing Association Featherweight champion has an unbeaten 39-0-1, 20 KO’s record and holds victories over P4P star Juan Manuel Marquez and former [...] (Read More) Media Interview with Freddie Roach & Dan BirminghamTRANSCRIPT-TRAINER CONFERENCE CALL
Freddie Roach, Trainer Bernard Hopkins
Dan Birmingham, Trainer Winky Wright
Oscar de la Hoya, Host, Golden Boy Promotions
Moderator: Kelly Swanson
June 28, 2007, 3:30 p.m. ET
KELLY SWANSON, SWANSON COMMUNICATIONS . Thank you, everybody for joining us today for the first part of a series of conference calls we’ll be doing for the exciting Hopkins Versus [...] (Read More) Interview with Nikolai ValuevJust one week until Nikolai Valuev, the biggest and tallest heavyweight champion of all time, will be stepping over - not through - the ropes to face fellow giant Jameel McCline in Basle, Switzerland. The third defense of his WBA belt will be the toughest fight of his career, he said in an interview with [...] (Read More) Interview with Oleg MaskaevWorld Heavyweight Championship
RAHMAN vs. MASKAEV II
AMERICA’S LAST LINE OF DEFENSE!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 at THOMAS & MACK CENTER
LIVE ON HBO PAY-PER-VIEW
OLEG MASKAEV
CONFERECE CALL TRANSCRIPT
(August 1, 2006)
LEE SAMUELS, TOP RANK: Greetings everyone. We’re in Las Vegas. Oleg Maskaev, the mandatory challenger for the big fight August 12th is in Colorado Springs with [...] (Read More) Media Interview with Fernando VargasFERNANDO VARGAS
Conference Call Transcript
Direct from Las Vegas, Nevada
(From News Release)
FERNANDO VARGAS: God has blessed me and my family. I have had a great camp, thanks to Danny Smith and thanks to Robert Ferguson for keeping me strong while losing weight. This will be my last fight at ‘54 but I feel strong. [...] (Read More) Talkin’ Boxing with Hank KaplanBy Scoop Malinowski
We talk some boxing with one of the great men of the sport, the recently inducted Hall of Fame historian Hank Kaplan. Read on for Hank’s take on Hopkins-Tarver, Joe Louis at his best, why he likes David Haye and Miguel Cotto, and more…
Boxinginsider: Last time we spoke you expressed your adoration [...] (Read More) Talkin’ Boxing with Timur IbragimovBy Scoop Malinowski
“I am the best.”
While most attention is focused on the aging crop of heavyweights, there has been a new wave of fierce young heavyweights developing. One is Uzbekistan’s Timur Ibragimov. Like previously little-known new WBO Heavyweight champ Sergei Liakhovich, Timur may well be a star waiting for that opportunity to shine.
Former Olympian [...] (Read More) Talkin’ Heavyweight Boxing with Andrew GolotaBy Scoop Malinowski
Heavyweight expert Andrew Golota pulls no punches when he speaks. This week we had the chance to hear some of his uniquely interesting observations on today’s heavyweight landscape.
Read on for what Andrew had to say about who he thinks really won and lost in Rahman-Toney, why Chris Byrd is so effective, what may [...] (Read More) Talkin’ Boxing with Antonio MargaritoBy Scoop Malinowski
“You could feel the energy in the arena. I had the chills, I kept thinking to myself, One day I will be involved in an event of this magnitude.”
Longstanding WBO Welterweight king Antonio Margarito, who may be the most feared 147 pounder in the world today, took time out from his busy schedule [...] (Read More) Lou Savarese Analyzes Today’s Hwt DivisionBy Scoop Malinowski
Still active former heavyweight contender Lou Savarese learned a few tricks of the trade in battling it out with some of the best of his time. Here’s what expert Lou had to say on today’s heavyweights…including why he’s very impressed with Sultan Ibragimov, Calvin Brock and former gym mate Sergei Liakhovich and why [...] (Read More)Talkin’ Boxing with WBC #1 Oleg MaskaevBy Scoop Malinowski
A very interested onlooker at Tuesday’s Rahman-Toney press conference was WBC mandatory heavyweight challenger Oleg Maskaev.
The polite but powerful Uzbekistan stayed in the background, literally in the back of the room throughout the entire conference, and was clearly not there to make his presence felt. The Big O seemed more like a hunter [...] (Read More)
 Talkin’ Boxing with Bert SugarBy Scoop Malinowski
Sports historian Bert Sugar recently sat down with Boxinginsider.com to talk some boxing…
Boxinginsider: Does Zab have a chance with Floyd?
Sugar: “He’s got a chance, yes. Depends. I don’t know if Zab read the fine print in his contract. That read, You might get hit. He doesn’t like getting hit. Judah is, [...] (Read More) Hasim Rahman InterviewBy Scoop Malinowski
WBC Heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman spoke about his first title defense James Toney, what Vitali Klitschko said to him in Mexico and a few more notable things at yesterday’s jam-packed press conference at Tavern On The Green in New York City.
By all indications, Rahman vs. Toney looks like it will be a super [...] (Read More) Talkin’ Boxing with Chuck Zito!By Scoop Malinowski
World-renowned tough guy, actor, bodyguard and Hells’ Angel Chuck Zito was at yesterday’s press conference and he was kind enough to answer some of our questions. Here’s what the man who once famously layed out Jean Claude Van Damme in a helpless heap had to say:
Boxinginsider.com: This is a tough fight to call, [...] (Read More) Q&A with Miguel CottoBy Scoop Malinowski
WBO Junior Welterweight champ Miguel Angel Cotto spoke with Boxinginsider.com after his afternoon workout at Trinity Boxing Club in the financial district of Manhattan. Cotto, who usually only speaks in Spanish to the media, surprisingly demonstrated excellent English yesterday, which was just about as sharp as his workout which consisted of about 25 [...] (Read More) Interview with Shelby “Girl” WalkerShelby Girl Ring Chronicles Part II
By Scoop Malinowski
All the hard work and dedication by Shelby Walker has paid off. The Miami boxer will challenge Jaime “Hurricane” Clampitt for the IWBF Lightweight title on August 26 at the RI Convention Center which will be promoted by CES and televised CN8.
Clampitt, 15-3-1 with 6 KO’s of Narragansett, [...] (Read More) Ibragimov: “I am one of the best and probably the best. I feel my power.”By Scoop Malinowski
Boxinginsider was able to land this brief but interrupted interview with the now-famous heavyweight contender Sultan Ibragimov (thanks to translator Elena Lembesky) after the press conference brawl Wednedsay at Gallagher’s Steak House in New York City.
Boxinginsider: Are you one of the best heavyweights in the world right now?
Sultan Ibragimov: “I’m ready to do [...] (Read More) One on One with Bouie FisherBy Scoop Malinowski
“As hard as it was for Bernard Hopkins to get here, it’s going to be just as hard to get him out of here.”
The great trainer discusses Bernard Hopkins and what may be the toughest challenge of his 17-year career, Jermain “Bad Intentions” Taylor:
Boxinginsider.com: Are you concerned about this fight with Jermain Taylor [...] (Read More) Talkin’ Boxing with Ike QuarteyBy Scoop Malinowski
Former WBA Welterweight champion Ike “Bazooka” Quartey returned to the ring in January and scored an easy win. Now he wants to hunt down much bigger game. In this fascinating interview one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the 1990’s shares his thoughts on many topics ranging from why he knows he beat [...] (Read More) Riddick Bowe Remembers His Journey To TopBy Scoop Malinowski
Back in the early 1990’s all the boxing experts knew 1988 Olympic super heavyweight silver medalist Riddick Bowe was something special. With his uncanny talents for such a big man combined with his outgoing, charismatic personality, everyone believed the big kid from Brownsville was one of those “can’t miss” prospects. And Bowe lived [...] (Read More)Interview with Don KingBy Scoop Malinowski
The one and only Don King speaks on the Klitschkos, his respect for James Toney and who he thinks could whup Vitali:
Boxinginsider.com: Would you like to promote the Klitschkos?
Don King: “Oh yes, the Klitschkos - I’d like to promote anything. And the Klitschkos - they got to learn how to fight. [...] (Read More)
 Talkin’ Boxing with Shannon BriggsBy Scoop Malinowski
Here’s the latest from 33-year-old heavyweight contender Shannon Briggs who is best known for his exciting challenge vs. former WBC champ Lennox Lewis in 1998:
Boxinginsider: Where are you at now in your career, after your latest win, your fifth in a row (KO 2 of Demetrice King at Madison Square Garden in [...] (Read More) Talkin’ Boxing with Yoel JudahBy Scoop Malinowski
Father and trainer of undisputed welterweight king Zab Judah - Yoel Judah recently talked some boxing with Boxinginsider:
Boxinginsider.com: How impressed were you by your son Zab’s spectacular win in St. Louis?
Yoel Judah: “It was one of the most critical important fights of our life. I mean, if we couldn’t beat Spinks…we [...] (Read More)Talkin’ Boxing with Zab JudahBy Scoop Malinowski
Undisputed Welterweight king Zab Judah recently sat down for a chat with Boxinginsider.com at Gleason’s Gym:
Boxinginsider.com: 21,000 in St. Louis - all the energy against you, sort of like Ali-Foreman in Africa - were there ever any doubts? How were you able to pull that off?
Zab Judah: “I had [...] (Read More)
 Interview with Harold LedermanLederman on Boxing
by Derek Callahan
Harold Lederman’s unofficial scorecard has guided fans through some classic battles. An HBO boxing staple for almost 20 years, Lederman has experience as a judge in New York and now gives his two cents and more during HB broadcasts. He’s seen some of the best fights veer, and doesn’t hold [...] (Read More)
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