Paulie Malignaggi has not competed inside a boxing ring since April of last year when he suffered a fourth-round TKO loss to Shawn Porter.
Since then, Malignaggi has barely been mentioned alongside active fighters looking for opponents, with the exception of a canceled fight with Danny O?Conner last month, which was supposed to the televised co-feature on the undercard of Khan-Algieri on ?PBC? on Spike.
Malignaggi pulled out after suffering a gash above his right eye during training, although news of a fight with Danny Garcia surfaced soon after the fight was scratched with O?Conner, leading some to suspect that he just wanted a bigger payday.
Dan Rafael of ESPN first reported the potential showdown between Garcia and Malignaggi, which would end up being at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn on August 1st when Garcia is scheduled to headline a ?PBC? on ESPN card.
While the date and venue are set for Garcia, Malignaggi as an opponent is not. He told ThaBoxingVoice.com?s Nestor Gibbs that while he is aware of the rumors, he has not settled on anything and can?t say that Garcia will be next up for him.
?This is a rumor that?s going around right now (Garcia on August 1st), and I can?t confirm it or deny it at the moment. But we are in talks for some big names. I need big names. I?m cool with any big name,? Malignaggi told Thaboxingvoice?s Gibbs.
