Mark Magsayo is the first one to quash the comparisons. He’s Filipino, he boxes, he can punch and he’s strung together a long winning streak.
But Magsayo, who defends his WBC featherweight title against Rey Vargas on Saturday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, doesn’t need a positive comparison with Manny Pacquiao from anyone in order to make himself look good.
That’s inevitably what happens these days to any Filipino with a pulse and boxing gloves on his hands, but Magsayo wants to chart his own course in the game, even though he’s promoted by the legend’s MP Promotions.