Video: Paulie Malignaggi is Hungry To Put on a Show
At the final press conference, Bill Emes catches up with WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi to discuss his upcoming defense of the belt agains Pablo Cesar Cano.
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Paulie Malignaggi – Homecoming King Defends Crown
By Thomas Gerbasi - It doesn’t seem like yesterday, but it also doesn’t feel like it was over 11 years since a fresh-faced kid from Bensonhurst named Paulie Malignaggi first stepped foot into a boxing ring as a professional back in July of 2001. The opponent that night at KeySpan Park in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn was Thaddeus Parker, whom the 20-year-old Malignaggi stopped in the first round. Since then, the “Magic Man” has outlasted Parker, who according to boxrec.com never fought again, KeySpan Park, which is now called MCU Park, and the legion of doubters who figured that the kid with the big mouth was just a flash in the pan destined to flame out fast in the dog eat dog world of boxing. They didn’t know the pitbull in the heart of Malignaggi though, that behind the flash and the mouth was a real fighter. He knew though, and he wasn’t shy when it came to telling the world who he was and where he was going. "I'm Boxing's next superstar," Malignaggi told me two days before his pro debut. "Paulie Malignaggi is going to make it up the ladder quickly and I'm going to win multiple titles. That's my goal. I'm going to explode on the scene Saturday night. I'm looking to make a big splash, and once you see me, I'm going to be here for a while. I'm here to stay. They let the tiger out of the cage now that I'm pro."
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Garcia, Morales Make Weight: Barclays Weigh-In Report
Amidst all of the drama between the weight issues prior to the first fight and leaked drug testing results earlier this week, the rematch between Danny Garcia and Erik Morales can finally move forward. Both fighters made weight for Saturday night's headliner at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. though not without some initial dispute and continued bad blood spilled between camps. Garcia weighed , while Morales - who missed weight prior to their first meet - came in at 139.2 lb., although he had to weigh in twice.
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Video: Garcia vs. Morales II Heated Final Presser
Bill Emes catches the final press conference to the Showtime quadrupleheader from the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, New York. In the main event, Danny Garcia will defend the WBC/WBA junior welterweight titles against Erik Morales in a rematch.
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Malignaggi Credits Mental Strength in Career Rebuild
NEW YORK — Paulie Malignaggi’s bandwagon was far from full after his last fight in his hometown. Critics contended “The Magic Man” was all out of tricks, that his one-sided, 11th-round technical knockout loss to British star Amir Khan was an indication of what was to come if he kept boxing. The hangers-on in a sizeable entourage exposed themselves as such, and even Malignaggi seemed discouraged after losing that WBA 140-pound title fight. The brash Brooklyn native lost three professional fights before that May 2010 bout against Khan in The Theater at Madison Square Garden. But those losses either were close (Miguel Cotto), controversial (Juan Diaz) or at least partially justifiable (Ricky Hatton) because Malignaggi knew he was with the wrong trainer.
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Cano Vows That Malignaggi Will Not Reach Hatton Shot
Interim WBA Light Welterweight champion Pablo Cesar Cano will be making his second appearance on US soil as he will be taking on current WBA Welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi at the Barclay Center in Brooklyn, NY this Saturday night. Cano is best remembered for his war with Erik Morales as he went into that fight as an unknown undefeated fighter from Mexico and gave Morales all he could handle. Since his loss in that bout, Cano feels he’s learned quite a bit and it will benefit him against Malignaggi.
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Photos: Garcia, Malignaggi, Quillin Huge Workout Gallery
A second day of open workouts were held. Among the fighters who participated - former world title contender Daniel Jacobs, WBA Welterweight World Champion Paulie Malignaggi, Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Danny Garcia, undefeated #1 rated WBO Middleweight Contender Peter Quillin, undefeated rising junior middleweight star Eddie Gomez. There was also an autograph session with Erik Morales, Luis Collazo and others taking part. Photos by Damien Acevedo/BoxingScene.com.
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Photos: Morales, Cano, Quillin, Devon Workout Gallery
NEW YORK – Six of the eight featured fighters who will compete in Saturday’s highly anticipated, historic boxing event at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., participated in a media workout Tuesday at the Crunch Gym Lafayette in New York City. Photos by Damien Acevedo/BoxingScene.com.
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Malignaggi Expects Cano To Have a Warrior's Mentality
WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi said that the feeling of fighting at home finally sunk in when he touched down in New York last week. On October 20th he will face Pablo Cano in the inaugural fight card at the new Barclay Center in his hometown of Brooklyn. The fight will be part of a Showtime quadruple header.
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Photos: Garcia, Morales, Malignaggi, Cano at BK Bridge
(From Left to Right) Former world title contender Dmitriy Salita, former world title contender Daniel Jacobs, former Two-Time World Champion Devon Alexander, WBA Welterweight World Champion Paulie Malignaggi, Unified Super Lightweight World Champion Danny Garcia, former Four-Division World Champion Erik Morales, WBA Interim Super Lightweight World Champion Pablo Cesar Cano, undefeated #1 rated WBO Middleweight Contender Peter Quillin, undefeated rising junior middleweight star Eddie Gomez and former World Champion Luis Collazo pose on October 15, 2012 in Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York in advance of their October 20, 2012 fights at the brand new Barclays Center in Brooklyn where Garcia will defend his world titles against Morales, Malignaggi will defend his world title against Cano, Quillin will challenge unbeaten WBO Middleweight World Champion Hassan N’Dam and Alexander will challenge IBF Welterweight Champion Randall Bailey, all of which will be televised live on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing, while Jacobs will face Josh Luteran, Collazo will face Steve Upsher, Gomez will face Saul Benitez and Salita will face Brandon Hoskins.
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