[Boxing] Gary Russell vs Mark Magsayo WBC Featherweight Title

[Sanitough]

So far we have seen a lot that the average boxer from the Philippines is always troublesome to his opponent because they are equipped with stamina and good hitting resistance.
I guess Russell will know this and he won't be able to relax now.
although his ability is quite good and he is one of the boxers who is quite complex and his abilities are evenly distributed in speed, strength and IQ in the ring he is also good but the problem of resting too long still still doubts the gamblers.
I think he should now be where he should practice and start honing his skills at this point

Russell is regulary training himself even though he didn't fight with anyone, I think he just make himself is ready whenever the fight declared... so he won't underestimating Magsayo. Yep he's take a break for 2 years now, previously he only one per year, he just want to fight if there's a challenger.

The best PH boxer right now is Donaire, but sadly he's lose from Inoue. There're no PH boxer which is good like Pacquiao, probably we'll see in the next decade(s).

I'm not following his daily life at the moment but even so now he will definitely train his body extra this time because this is really important for him. But maybe as you say he trains his body every time he is announced for a match.

They are professionals and they are certainly doing their job, before this fight will happen, it's expected that both fighters are fit to fight as this is a big fight for them, one is defending his belt while the challenger will try to steal it, and that is Magsayo.

For Donaire himself, I think this is an opportunity to make him rise after he lost to Inoue some time ago.
PH boxer probably until now will not be able to beat Pacquiao in terms of popularity and achievements

If he is given a chance to fight Inoue, then for sure he will  train harder and will try his best to beat the most popular boxer in their division, but if he lost, then he can enjoy retirement as there's nothing to prove anymore.

[Shamm]

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Inoue vs Donaire is a good match if it will happen I think Donaire must focus on training so that he has a chance to win against the king of their division. Inoue must be careful also cause we all know that Donaire is a counter puncher.
Back to the topic about magsayo and Russell yes This is the big fight of Magsayo's career and they must be trained harder. In this fight I will bet magsayo too.

[Cling18]

So far we have seen a lot that the average boxer from the Philippines is always troublesome to his opponent because they are equipped with stamina and good hitting resistance.
I guess Russell will know this and he won't be able to relax now.
although his ability is quite good and he is one of the boxers who is quite complex and his abilities are evenly distributed in speed, strength and IQ in the ring he is also good but the problem of resting too long still still doubts the gamblers.
I think he should now be where he should practice and start honing his skills at this point

Russell is regulary training himself even though he didn't fight with anyone, I think he just make himself is ready whenever the fight declared... so he won't underestimating Magsayo. Yep he's take a break for 2 years now, previously he only one per year, he just want to fight if there's a challenger.

The best PH boxer right now is Donaire, but sadly he's lose from Inoue. There're no PH boxer which is good like Pacquiao, probably we'll see in the next decade(s).

I'm not following his daily life at the moment but even so now he will definitely train his body extra this time because this is really important for him. But maybe as you say he trains his body every time he is announced for a match.

They are professionals and they are certainly doing their job, before this fight will happen, it's expected that both fighters are fit to fight as this is a big fight for them, one is defending his belt while the challenger will try to steal it, and that is Magsayo.

For Donaire himself, I think this is an opportunity to make him rise after he lost to Inoue some time ago.
PH boxer probably until now will not be able to beat Pacquiao in terms of popularity and achievements

If he is given a chance to fight Inoue, then for sure he will  train harder and will try his best to beat the most popular boxer in their division, but if he lost, then he can enjoy retirement as there's nothing to prove anymore.

Filipinos are undeniably strong and tough when it comes to boxing matches so their opponents automatically know how to prepare hard for them. Magsayo just like other Filipino boxers have strong stamina due to their determination to make the country proud just like what Manny Pacquiao did. I'm sure that Gary Russell is doing his best to have the best training to beat Magsayo.

[Sanitough]

So far we have seen a lot that the average boxer from the Philippines is always troublesome to his opponent because they are equipped with stamina and good hitting resistance.
I guess Russell will know this and he won't be able to relax now.
although his ability is quite good and he is one of the boxers who is quite complex and his abilities are evenly distributed in speed, strength and IQ in the ring he is also good but the problem of resting too long still still doubts the gamblers.
I think he should now be where he should practice and start honing his skills at this point

Russell is regulary training himself even though he didn't fight with anyone, I think he just make himself is ready whenever the fight declared... so he won't underestimating Magsayo. Yep he's take a break for 2 years now, previously he only one per year, he just want to fight if there's a challenger.

The best PH boxer right now is Donaire, but sadly he's lose from Inoue. There're no PH boxer which is good like Pacquiao, probably we'll see in the next decade(s).

I'm not following his daily life at the moment but even so now he will definitely train his body extra this time because this is really important for him. But maybe as you say he trains his body every time he is announced for a match.

They are professionals and they are certainly doing their job, before this fight will happen, it's expected that both fighters are fit to fight as this is a big fight for them, one is defending his belt while the challenger will try to steal it, and that is Magsayo.

For Donaire himself, I think this is an opportunity to make him rise after he lost to Inoue some time ago.
PH boxer probably until now will not be able to beat Pacquiao in terms of popularity and achievements

If he is given a chance to fight Inoue, then for sure he will  train harder and will try his best to beat the most popular boxer in their division, but if he lost, then he can enjoy retirement as there's nothing to prove anymore.

Filipinos are undeniably strong and tough when it comes to boxing matches so their opponents automatically know how to prepare hard for them. Magsayo just like other Filipino boxers have strong stamina due to their determination to make the country proud just like what Manny Pacquiao did. I'm sure that Gary Russell is doing his best to have the best training to beat Magsayo.

If he is not underestimating Magsayo, then he should be training hard for this fight. Magsayo has never lost a fight yet, that's something very concerning because he has a good chance of stealing the belt of Gary Russell and became the WBC Featherweight champion. I haven't seen Gary Russell fight yet but he is a champion for a reason, so I like our Filipino fighter to train as hard as he can so he'll be ready in his coming big fight.

[Baofeng]

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Inoue vs Donaire is a good match if it will happen I think Donaire must focus on training so that he has a chance to win against the king of their division. Inoue must be careful also cause we all know that Donaire is a counter puncher.
Back to the topic about magsayo and Russell yes This is the big fight of Magsayo's career and they must be trained harder. In this fight I will bet magsayo too.

I think it's not about the question of training, for sure Magsayo is giving everything he got in his training because this will be his biggest test so far.

It's more of having the biggest heart in the ring, he should be positive that he can beat his American opponent even though he is the underdog here. He has the burden to prove that he is elite and will become the next biggest fighter in this division. So he has to accept and embrace the challenge.

[samcrypto]

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Inoue vs Donaire is a good match if it will happen I think Donaire must focus on training so that he has a chance to win against the king of their division. Inoue must be careful also cause we all know that Donaire is a counter puncher.
Back to the topic about magsayo and Russell yes This is the big fight of Magsayo's career and they must be trained harder. In this fight I will bet magsayo too.

I think it's not about the question of training, for sure Magsayo is giving everything he got in his training because this will be his biggest test so far.

It's more of having the biggest heart in the ring, he should be positive that he can beat his American opponent even though he is the underdog here. He has the burden to prove that he is elite and will become the next biggest fighter in this division. So he has to accept and embrace the challenge.

If Magsayo wants to become a champion he must do everything to win, and have a good attitude in the ring since this is not an easy fight and yes I also believe that if you’re in the ring already, its more of a battle of a stronger heart and stronger commitment to win the match. Russell will also do everything to protect his title, so this is hard match but still Magsayo have chance here to win if he fight perfectly, he must focus on this match.

[Hypnosis00]

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Inoue vs Donaire is a good match if it will happen I think Donaire must focus on training so that he has a chance to win against the king of their division. Inoue must be careful also cause we all know that Donaire is a counter puncher.
Back to the topic about magsayo and Russell yes This is the big fight of Magsayo's career and they must be trained harder. In this fight I will bet magsayo too.

I think it's not about the question of training, for sure Magsayo is giving everything he got in his training because this will be his biggest test so far.

It's more of having the biggest heart in the ring, he should be positive that he can beat his American opponent even though he is the underdog here. He has the burden to prove that he is elite and will become the next biggest fighter in this division. So he has to accept and embrace the challenge.

If Magsayo wants to become a champion he must do everything to win, and have a good attitude in the ring since this is not an easy fight and yes I also believe that if you’re in the ring already, its more of a battle of a stronger heart and stronger commitment to win the match. Russell will also do everything to protect his title, so this is hard match but still Magsayo have chance here to win if he fight perfectly, he must focus on this match.

In terms of attitude, Magsayo has no problem with that because he is not boastful like Casimeero. And, we can see that he is training hard because he has good stamina and we saw that in his previous fight where he KO his opponent despite being behind in the judges' scorecards. Magsayo sees this as an opportunity, imagine, another Filipino champion, that would make him honored, and not only that, the money will easily come as he is at the top.

[Silberman]

The best PH boxer right now is Donaire, but sadly he's lose from Inoue. There're no PH boxer which is good like Pacquiao, probably we'll see in the next decade(s).

Donaire is still the best boxer now after he defended his title against Gaballo in a spectacular way but Magsayo's time to shine will be now if he beats Gary Russell, Gary Russell is a dangerous fighter only Loma beat him but with Magsayo's one-punch power he can overcome Russell's rapid punches, this is going to be a very exciting fight to watch at the start of the year.

Magsayo has beaten a lot of good boxers, but winning against Russell will be his biggest accomplished in his young career and could push him into the contention to fight for more belts next year. If Magsayo will have his timing perfect to hit Russell, that one punch power will be a big factor and Russell might think twice to attack and used his volume punching. So it will be a great battle and for sure not only Filipinos are exciting to see this match.

I think the skill of both boxers is enough for everyone that is a fan of boxing to want to watch this fight, it is true that in the US they are mostly interested in the heavier weights but personally as long as I can see a good fight I do not really care about what weight division we are talking about, it is true that if Magsayo beat Russell this would be his best accomplishment above the ring so far, but I think there are good chances it could happen as I do not think Russell will be at his best.

[Alanaz]

They are professionals and they are certainly doing their job, before this fight will happen, it's expected that both fighters are fit to fight as this is a big fight for them, one is defending his belt while the challenger will try to steal it, and that is Magsayo.

For Donaire himself, I think this is an opportunity to make him rise after he lost to Inoue some time ago.
PH boxer probably until now will not be able to beat Pacquiao in terms of popularity and achievements

If he is given a chance to fight Inoue, then for sure he will  train harder and will try his best to beat the most popular boxer in their division, but if he lost, then he can enjoy retirement as there's nothing to prove anymore.

There is still enough time to prepare for this, when it comes to professionals I think they know better about it and will not be able to waste this time because this is something very important to them.

It's true because it can't be denied that currently Inoue is a pretty good boxer and indeed not a few of them want to compete with this boxer.
I feel that compared to that they should be able to make something interesting first at this time when the match will be presented

[harizen]

it is true that if Magsayo beat Russell this would be his best accomplishment above the ring so far, but I think there are good chances it could happen as I do not think Russell will be at his best.

I like your positivity towards Mark Magsayo even against all odds and on paper to the majority of analysts, he doesn't have any advantages to match with the Favorite Gary Russell. I'm thinking too that since the fight against Russell will be Magsayo's biggest fight so far, he will aggressively push to achieve the win.

Snatching the WBC Featherweight title from Russell will make his name hyped at the Featherweight Division. It will also open for a chance to get a much bigger fight contract in the future.

[Maslate]

it is true that if Magsayo beat Russell this would be his best accomplishment above the ring so far, but I think there are good chances it could happen as I do not think Russell will be at his best.

I like your positivity towards Mark Magsayo even against all odds and on paper to the majority of analysts, he doesn't have any advantages to match with the Favorite Gary Russell. I'm thinking too that since the fight against Russell will be Magsayo's biggest fight so far, he will aggressively push to achieve the win.

Snatching the WBC Featherweight title from Russell will make his name hyped at the Featherweight Division. It will also open for a chance to get a much bigger fight contract in the future.

At the same time, he will make the Filipinos proud of his achievement and will be another Filipino world champion. There's a lot of stake in this fight, Magsayo's dream will be achieved if he wins this fight and I'm believing he can make it despite being an underdog. He just has to focus on this fight and win it, afterwards, the money will come and he'll enjoy being a champion.

[goinmerry]

At the same time, he will make the Filipinos proud of his achievement and will be another Filipino world champion. There's a lot of stake in this fight, Magsayo's dream will be achieved if he wins this fight and I'm believing he can make it despite being an underdog. He just has to focus on this fight and win it, afterwards, the money will come and he'll enjoy being a champion.

Another title, another chance for a bigger ticket. Magsayo, if ever will win against Russel, will be in multiple title defense next and if successfully wins all of that, probably he can step up on another division and show his wildness there. A clean record in Featherweight is showing Magsayo's dominance in this division.

Here are the possible next opponents for Magsayo if he wins the WBC title from Russell:

Emanuel Navarrete    
Mauricio Lara
Josh Warrington

These are the current Top 3 featherweight and Magsayo was just behind them.

[chaser15]

Magsayo has never lost a fight yet, that's something very concerning because he has a good chance of stealing the belt of Gary Russell and became the WBC Featherweight champion.

But Gary Russell is far more best and can't be compared to those boxers that got beaten by Magsayo. It's not about the record anymore as Russell is one of the top names in the Featherweight division.  I also see a good chance too for Magsayo, as a fellow local, but we should consider Russell is a big thing.

Russell is so tough that since he got that WBC Featherweight Title, he already successfully defended it 5 times within 5 years. Magsayo is the next one that will attempt to steal the title from him.

[Kemarit]

At the same time, he will make the Filipinos proud of his achievement and will be another Filipino world champion. There's a lot of stake in this fight, Magsayo's dream will be achieved if he wins this fight and I'm believing he can make it despite being an underdog. He just has to focus on this fight and win it, afterwards, the money will come and he'll enjoy being a champion.

Another title, another chance for a bigger ticket. Magsayo, if ever will win against Russel, will be in multiple title defense next and if successfully wins all of that, probably he can step up on another division and show his wildness there. A clean record in Featherweight is showing Magsayo's dominance in this division.

Here are the possible next opponents for Magsayo if he wins the WBC title from Russell:

Emanuel Navarrete    
Mauricio Lara
Josh Warrington

These are the current Top 3 featherweight and Magsayo was just behind them.

Those names are really big in the featherweight division and if I'm not mistaken, Josh Warrington holds 2 belts already. And it's also possible that another Filipino will go up in weight, John Riel Casimero and go full featherweight as well.

Anyhow, Magsayo should look first on how to beat Russell because he will be the underdog in this fight. He has to deal with Russell's speed first and how to negate it with his power and counter punching.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

At the same time, he will make the Filipinos proud of his achievement and will be another Filipino world champion. There's a lot of stake in this fight, Magsayo's dream will be achieved if he wins this fight and I'm believing he can make it despite being an underdog. He just has to focus on this fight and win it, afterwards, the money will come and he'll enjoy being a champion.

Another title, another chance for a bigger ticket. Magsayo, if ever will win against Russel, will be in multiple title defense next and if successfully wins all of that, probably he can step up on another division and show his wildness there. A clean record in Featherweight is showing Magsayo's dominance in this division.

Here are the possible next opponents for Magsayo if he wins the WBC title from Russell:

Emanuel Navarrete    
Mauricio Lara
Josh Warrington

These are the current Top 3 featherweight and Magsayo was just behind them.

Those names are really big in the featherweight division and if I'm not mistaken, Josh Warrington holds 2 belts already. And it's also possible that another Filipino will go up in weight, John Riel Casimero and go full featherweight as well.

Anyhow, Magsayo should look first on how to beat Russell because he will be the underdog in this fight. He has to deal with Russell's speed first and how to negate it with his power and counter punching.

I don't think that Casimero is ready to face those champions mentioned and move up in the featherweight division. He still has an unfinished business in the bantamweight, he needs to fight either Donaire or the monster Inoue and unify.

For me Magsayo has a good chance to win against Russell, it will be a long shot. But if Mark's power would land on Russell chin, he will surely go down. And that is the only way for Magsayo to win here, by a big KO.

[bitterguy28]

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Inoue vs Donaire is a good match if it will happen I think Donaire must focus on training so that he has a chance to win against the king of their division. Inoue must be careful also cause we all know that Donaire is a counter puncher.
Back to the topic about magsayo and Russell yes This is the big fight of Magsayo's career and they must be trained harder. In this fight I will bet magsayo too.

Donaire will do everything this time if given a chance because he had been a loser from the first fight and now giving this chance again? he will do what it takes to at least win this rematch.
but we knew that it is not for them to decide instead it is the Association to make it possible.

On the other hand , it is Magsayo's chance now to prove Himself because he is one of the best boxer that may get a name in the future.

[yazher]

But Gary Russell is far more best and can't be compared to those boxers that got beaten by Magsayo. It's not about the record anymore as Russell is one of the top names in the Featherweight division.  I also see a good chance too for Magsayo, as a fellow local, but we should consider Russell is a big thing.

Russell is so tough that since he got that WBC Featherweight Title, he already successfully defended it 5 times within 5 years. Magsayo is the next one that will attempt to steal the title from him.

5 years is not a joke man! hope that he will not get nervous like he was when he fought Julio Ceja. this time he really needs to break the big wall in front of him and he has only less than a month to prepare for that. As I checked earlier, Russell's only loss was when he fought Loma then after that, he never suffered anything. He is 33 years old and still has that prime power to beat his opponent. The only chance Magsayo to win this fight is when Russell will underestimate him because a second of relaxing with this guy, means a chance for a powerful counter that will knock out his opponent.

[Fredomago]

At the same time, he will make the Filipinos proud of his achievement and will be another Filipino world champion. There's a lot of stake in this fight, Magsayo's dream will be achieved if he wins this fight and I'm believing he can make it despite being an underdog. He just has to focus on this fight and win it, afterwards, the money will come and he'll enjoy being a champion.

Another title, another chance for a bigger ticket. Magsayo, if ever will win against Russel, will be in multiple title defense next and if successfully wins all of that, probably he can step up on another division and show his wildness there. A clean record in Featherweight is showing Magsayo's dominance in this division.

Here are the possible next opponents for Magsayo if he wins the WBC title from Russell:

Emanuel Navarrete    
Mauricio Lara
Josh Warrington

These are the current Top 3 featherweight and Magsayo was just behind them.

One at the time, we will discuss this again once Magsayo takes the title from Russell. Not an easy task and he should focus on what way he takes him down. I see a good chance even the opponent is the title holder, which means that a tough caliber opponent that has the power to knock him down.

But in the back of my mind, I'm excited to see Magsayo excel and make his way to another level. If he takes this one, what's next to him will be unknown but probably another good fight, and earn much decent profits.

[Viscore]

But in the back of my mind, I'm excited to see Magsayo excel and make his way to another level. If he takes this one, what's next to him will be unknown but probably another good fight, and earn much decent profits.

Same here, this is the biggest fight of his career and we can expect that he will do everything to win. His last fight probably teaches him a lessoned because  it was that convincing in the start, he was just so lucky to him his opponent and knock him down, what if he cannot knock Russell? for sure he will lost by points because Russell is a good boxer and if he still show the same boxing performance last time, there's no way he will stand a chance to win.

[Fredomago]

But in the back of my mind, I'm excited to see Magsayo excel and make his way to another level. If he takes this one, what's next to him will be unknown but probably another good fight, and earn much decent profits.

Same here, this is the biggest fight of his career and we can expect that he will do everything to win. His last fight probably teaches him a lessoned because  it was that convincing in the start, he was just so lucky to him his opponent and knock him down, what if he cannot knock Russell? for sure he will lost by points because Russell is a good boxer and if he still show the same boxing performance last time, there's no way he will stand a chance to win.

Yes, he needed to adjust and find new ways winning the fight, scout are always around and it will not be hidden from the eyes of Russell's camp they will find the weakness of Magsayo, new sets of training and enhancement of his skills, he should add more hardworking trainings and sparring with known heavy fighters.

It's a great challenge, as I mentioned, but once he takes this win, there are lots of good fortune ahead of him.