By Frank Bay: The former MOPS Paulie Malignaggi was recently critical of Turk Alalshikh and Dana White in his podcast Paulie TV. Paulie is a good watch because it is witty, at the same time understands the internal functioning of boxing.
It seems to be real and allows you to know that he doesn’t like Dany White. He claims that there may be prejudice against the dish and Turks because he works for the Pro Box TV. Paulie announced that his Pro Box TV and Tuki Alalshikh platform are competitors in the boxing industry. He claims that Turki was banned by Pro Box TV to have access to their events. There are other boxing platforms in social media in the event that it seems to be the accident not kissing the ring, which was also refused access to Turki’s boxing events. This raised red flags in the industry, which Paulie is trying to reveal.
Red flags
Paulie says that he will continue to talk about the undertaking of Turka with Dana White, TKO, as objectively as possible. After hearing what Paulie TV had to say, my ears also set off. I want to share my thoughts on the interrogation of Paulie about the desired Turk league in 2026 and the White dish.
Rankings and wage scales
The questions that arose were based on the leakage of the scale of salary of incoming fighters and the ranking system, with which the warrior would be paid. The reported scale of remuneration was a rocky fighter. For those who are not sure what it is, what an amateur ready to twist Pro would be guaranteed on the basis of a minimum.
It was designed to pay fighters properly based on the ranking system. It would start with the ranking downstairs, and your salary would enhance if, for example, you got up to #15, and then #10, then #5 and so on. As it differs, say, an outstanding Olympian signed by the main promoter is that the provisions would pay much higher for lower fights, simply because of the pedigree of talent.
Paulie asks why the best talent would be with Turkey just to be a drawer with a minimum, equal to much less talents, traveling all the time traveling for a much more tough path? This novel league remuneration and ranking system would not make sense for future talents at the highest level if you started a career with TKO Turkis.
Pros and disadvantages?
Paulie claims that the most crucial talents are better for recognized promoters, such as, for example, the highest ranking, because they turned out to be the best talent guides. The best talent of the highest rank will receive much more guaranteed minima when traveling to the championships. During this highest rank, it will match them as carefully as possible, usually from 10 to 15 fights, which fans consider cannon feed or lining at a record level of fighting. Paulie says that this is good for the adolescent warrior.
Developing that when they reach the sanction bodies of the rankings, their salary will enhance significantly. As a fan, we see that the best rank is one of the best in conducting (i.e. production) of their talent. For example, Keyshawn Davis recently. Davis was considered the top level of Turning Pro. The highest rank was able to easily build Keyshawn in the master.
Keyshawn was able to put his record from 10 to 12 relative cannons. Allowing him to be in the best position in a ranking organization, such as WBO, until he received the title shot. Davis was lucky that he had the highest rank, who also had a champion, Denys Berinchyk, thus fighting for the title. The reservation is that Berinchyk was seen as the weakest master of links. Paulie would say that this situation is good for a warrior. Davis was able to make a compact fortune fighting less than star competition, on the road to becoming a champion in which he earns a lot more money.
Paulie says that TKO has different plans
Depending on how you look at the Keyshawn Davis situation, fans can consider it good for a warrior, but bad for boxing. Based on the statement of Paulie about how TKO plans to pay his adolescent future warriors, it seems that the venerable way of building a warrior will be a past. Paulie believes that the way TKO plans to build his masters will eventually turn out to be good for the company, but bad for fighters.
Newborn talent who signs with Dana White and TKO will not be well paid to feast taxi drivers that can hit a shiny 30-0 record from 27kos. No, the outline seems that adolescent warriors match tough from the first day. They will be paid decently based on their results. It seems fair outside, but not Paulie. He considers it a grave problem if you want to build the main boxing stars.
The main argument that seems to make sense is basic that before the adolescent talent reaches the top, they will be burned. Paulie, being a warrior, claims that in boxing you cannot have a tough fight after a tough fight. A group of the best boxers consistently fighting with each other in exhausting fights, will lead to the fact that no one will be able to join and become a global star.
Everyone will reject, and their skills and bodies will erod too quickly to have long careers such as Legends of the Past. Durans, Leonard’s, De la Hoyas and Canelos, unlike conviction, were carefully adapted and conducted. They did not fight the killer for the killer, believe or not. They had sections of mediocre opponents, took free or did not take some fights.
On the way on the ladder they did not fight the best guys right away. Pauli says that this is how boxing works and you can manage and build guys who have a career of 10, 15 and even 20 years venerable. In the TKO format you would be lucky to have the prevailing champion for over 2 years. Thanks TKO yes, you’ll get great duels from adolescent pretenders to masters, but it wouldn’t last long. After a few years, the talent pool would be seriously exhausted. For adolescent fighters, this means that when you go with TKO, you can take too much damage to the championship that your run will be really very tiny. And then what?
Because the fans are correct or did it get stuck in the venerable way of the boxing industry? What if your son is fighting, what route would you lead him? I mostly agree with Paulie. I think that TKO will be good for fans, but in the long run bad for fighters.
Canelo Alvarez got his hands on the WBC super-middleweight title once again as he dethroned Christian Mbilli on Saturday night, and now the reigning WBC Interim champion has revealed his keenness to take on the Mexican superstar.
Alvarez lost his undisputed title to Terence Crawford last September, whilst Christian Mbilli defended his WBC Interim title in a draw against Lester Martinez in the co-main event.
When Crawford retired from the sport and relinquished his titles, Mbilli was elevated to full world champion and an immediate target was placed on his back, with Canelo eager to regain his title – which he did with a unanimous decision win on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Martinez – who is trained by Crawford coach Brian McIntyre and has sparred the pound-for-pound great on many occasions – has since been named as the WBC Interim champion and has defended that belt with triumphs over Immanuwel Aleem and Luka Plantic during 2026.
Following Canelo’s win over Mbilli, Martinez told Izquierdazo Boxeo that it is his ‘dream’ to take on the four-division world champion in a bid for the full WBC super-middleweight crown.
“My dream now is to fight Canelo because he is the champion.”
Alvarez is believed to have one fight left on his deal with Riyadh Season and is already being linked to a return to action in the spring.
Whilst Martinez will hope to soon be mandated as Alvarez’s opponent, David Benavidez famously had no such luck when pursuing a showdown with Canelo whilst he reigned as the WBC Interim titleholder.
Instead, Canelo is hoping to secure a mammoth rematch with Crawforddespite the American’s retirement.
On Halloween night, Canelo Alvarez defeated Christian Mbilli to become a three-time super-middleweight world champion, and now the question is: outside of Terence Crawford, can any other boxer defeat Canelo at 168?
When Christian Mbilli entered the ring to face Canelo Alvarez, a reasonable number of boxing pundits thought Mbilli was going to pull off the upset. Alvarez has a history of stamina issues, and many assumed Mbilli could take advantage.
The idea was for Mbilli to overwhelm Canelo with his high-volume punching, wear him down, take over in the later rounds, and win a close decision. Unfortunately for Mbilli, the bout didn’t go that way.
Canelo Alvarez was able to dictate the range and the pace of the fight. Canelo’s defense was sharp, his stamina was good, and on offense he dominated the action with skillful counterpunching and pinpoint accuracy.
Mbilli fought the wrong type of fight, as most of the bout took place at mid-range as opposed to close quarters. Mbilli gave Canelo too much respect, and on multiple occasions he looked confused.
Christian Mbilli was severely outclassed, and because of that, the fight looked like a glorified sparring session. As a result of the bout, Canelo Alvarez (64-3-2, 39 KOs) is the new WBC super-middleweight world champion.
The sport of boxing is based on levels, and on the night of October 31st, Canelo Alvarez proved he was levels above Christian Mbilli. Now fight fans are wondering: are any of the current top super-middleweights close to being on Canelo’s level?
Terence “Bud” Crawford defeated Canelo Alvarez with his skill set and his ring IQ. None of the top super-middleweights have a skill set compatible with Crawford’s, and none of them come close to Crawford when it comes to ring intelligence.
With that being said, one would ask, outside of a rematch with Crawford, what would be the ideal fight for Canelo at 168? If Terence Crawford can’t be convinced to come out of retirement, then Hamzah Sheeraz is probably the best candidate.
The former WBO world champion Hamzah Sheeraz is a 6-foot-3-inch super-middleweight who is skilled, and he can effectively fight from long range. On Halloween night, Sheeraz was ringside analyzing the fight.
Back in July 2025, Hamzah Sheeraz looked sharp as he stopped Edgar Berlanga in the 5th round. A year later, Sheeraz had a lackluster performance, as he scored a majority decision victory over Simon Zachenhuber.
Now Hamzah Sheeraz (24-0-1, 19 KOs) appears to be the frontrunner in regards to facing Canelo in 2027. If Sheeraz doesn’t get the match, then Canelo may choose to fight one of the other champions at 168.
Lester Martinez would give Canelo Alvarez a dangerous first defense of his reclaimed WBC super middleweight title. The aggressive Guatemalan can punch and has Brian “BoMac” McIntyre in his corner, giving him access to the trainer who helped Terence Crawford beat Canelo.
“My dream now is to fight Canelo because he’s the champion,” Martinez said to Izquierdazo Boxeo in a quote shared by The Ring. His WBC interim title gives that ambition substance, although it does not establish that Canelo has been ordered to face him next.
The McIntyre connection makes this more interesting than another contender requesting a payday. BoMac knows what went into preparing Crawford for Canelo and could bring that knowledge into Martinez’s camp. The WBC lists McIntyre as Martinez’s trainer. wbcboxing.com
Crawford could also offer firsthand advice about Canelo’s timing, counterpunching and habits under pressure. His involvement in a potential camp has not been announced, but Martinez would have an obvious reason to seek his stablemate’s input.
Mbilli took too long to alter his approach when Canelo’s jab and head movement disrupted his pressure last weekend. He continued following Canelo without consistently changing how he attacked. Martinez would likely arrive expecting those tactics, with McIntyre preparing ways to get past the jab and vary his attack.
That would not make Lester immune to Canelo’s counters. It could, however, reduce the rounds spent trying to work out what to do next. BoMac could prepare alternatives before the opening bell and help Martinez adjust between rounds when Canelo starts frustrating him.
Martinez would still need to win with his own tools. He cannot copy Crawford’s performance. His route would involve sustained pressure, body punching and enough variation to prevent Canelo from anticipating each attack.
His 2025 draw with Mbilli gives him a relevant result against the man Canelo just defeated. Beating Canelo is another matter, but an aggressive puncher arriving with informed preparation would be a serious undertaking for the 36-year-old champion.
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