Paulie Malignaggi's Picks: Erickson Lubin is Vergil Ortiz's biggest test yet
When Erickson Lubin was confirmed as Vergil Ortiz Jnr’s opponent on Saturday I considered it a step up in Ortiz Jnr’s promising career...

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When Erickson Lubin was confirmed as Vergil Ortiz Jnr’s opponent on Saturday I considered it a step up in Ortiz Jnr’s promising career...
The winner of Joseph Parker-Fabio Wardley has been told he will be Oleksandr Usyk’s next opponent...
Jaron Ennis going up in weight is the right move for him to make at this stage in his career, writes Paulie Malignaggi.

I was absolutely blindsided when I learned about Ricky Hatton, Paulie Malignaggi writes...

The junior middleweight division has been the strongest in the world for some time now, and by the end of the year we’ll know even more about how good it is.
I didn’t ever believe that Jake Paul would fight Anthony Joshua – a match-up between them seemed too far fetched...
There was a period in Josh Taylor’s career when momentum was with him to the extent he was travelling at the speed of light, writes Paulie Malignaggi.
Brian Norman Jnr’s knockout of Japan’s Jin Sasaki was very impressive, writes BoxingScene columnist Paulie Malignaggi...

Mike McCallum is often overlooked when the greatest fighters in history are discussed, but it’d be fitting if his death led to followers of boxing revisiting his fights and appreciating how great he really was.
When Josh Taylor was at his peak the sky appeared the limit for him...