How Paulie Malignaggi became boxing’s most flamboyant fighter
If he had a different last name, Paulie Malignaggi might never have once arrived at a weigh-in wearing only a stuffed elephant over his crotch. And he probably wouldn’t have shown up at another weigh-in a few years earlier slathered in superhero body paint, looking like he was auditioning for a role in a porno spoof of a Marvel flick (“XXX-Men,” anyone?).
Long journey to U.S. paying off for Juan Carlos Payano
The news devastated his wife and three young sons: Juan Carlos Payano was leaving them in the Dominican Republic to pursue a world championship in the United States.
Rau'shee Warren took winding Olympic road
This isn’t the first time Rau’shee Warren and Juan Carlos Payano have tangled.
Talented trio ready for return to Barclays Center
Three fighters who fought on the first boxing card at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on October 20, 2012, will be competing there again Saturday night. And each one of them hopes it goes as well as it did the first time around.
It's no acting: Rosie Perez to bring passion, knowledge to ESPN broadcast
It’s sometime around 1974 and a 10-year-old Rosie Perez is in the backyard of her New York home. Her half sister brought her around to strap on the gloves. Let the boxing lessons begin.
Back on the attack: Sergio Mora adds more offense to his game
Sergio Mora started playing chess in high school so he wouldn’t flunk math. This may seem like an anecdotal aside, but stick with us here, because it actually says plenty about Mora’s mindset as a fighter.
Daniel Jacobs, Paulie Malignaggi share Brooklyn roots
They’re seven years apart in age, but Daniel Jacobs and Paulie Malignaggi share a hometown connection that transcends any kind of generational cohort.
Paulie Malignaggi analyzes some of his own fights in his Greatest Hits
As a two-time boxing champion turned analyst, Paulie Malignaggi’s become as adept at translating action into words as he is spearheading the action himself. He’s kind of like the sport’s Rosetta Stone, deciphering what he sees in the ring for just about anyone to understand.
