posted Aug 3, 2008

come on malinaggi isnt great your all just hyping him up he was rubbish against lovemonre ndou and rubbish in the fight before that (appoligies i forgot who he was fought) he performed well against ndou in the first fight but rickie should win. hope its a great fight

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posted Aug 3, 2008

as i have said all along and in agreement with saintbillz,when the hell did malignaggi become this major force in world boxing and after such poor showing in his most recent bouts.it just shows to me IMO that the LW division is getting weaker and all of the best light-welters have moved up to welter even if they are not big enough,classic examples,zab judah this morning and twice hatton who got taken to school by PBF and hsd his pocket money taken from him even though PBF started his career much lighter than ricky.luis callazo also IMO should have got a close desision on ricky.i have not got much interest in the LW boys as the welters are getting better and better all the time.stick where you are ricky and fight the soft touches to see out your career.after all that i believe hatton -paulie will go the distance as malignaggi proved how durable he can be when he fought cotto

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posted Aug 3, 2008

malinaggi is too clever to get knocked out, however not clever enough to win

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posted Aug 4, 2008

I think it all rests on Malignaggi. If he tries to fight toe to toe with Hatton - he'll lose. If he is clever and moves like we know he can - he could out box Hatton.

Hatton is fairly easy to hit and so was Malignaggi against N'Dou. I don't think either has the power to knock the other out so it will go the full 12.

I would guess at a Hatton win because he will throw a greater volume of punches. Malignaggi I fear will get drawn into a brawl - like he did against N'Dou.

It should be a good fight.

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posted Aug 4, 2008

ALL THOSE WHO THINK HATTON WILL STOP MALINAGGI NEED TO WISE UP. THIS IS ANOTHER BORING POINTS WIN FOR HATTON END OFF STORY.
MALINAGGI CANT PUNCH AND EVEN THOUGH HATTONS ON THE SLIDE I THINK HE WILL HAVE ENOUGH TO BEAT MALINAGGI BUT NO DOUBT END UP RATHER MARKED UP DOING SO.HATTONS ALWAYS CHOOSE HIS OPPONENTS VERY VERY WELL AND THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THAT AND IN THIS FIGHT RICKY HAS ALL THE ADVANTAGES.LOOKING FORWRD TO HATTON RETIRING SO ALL THE B.S ABOUT HIM ENDS. RICKY NEEDS TO MOVE UPTO WELTER AS THERES BETTER FIGHTS THERE FOR HIM AND ALSO MORE BEATINGS FOR HIM LOL.

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posted Aug 4, 2008

Ricky Hatton may not be the same fighter that beat Kostya Tzsu in 2005, but I think he will beat Paul Malignaggi. Both fighters were not at their best in their last fights, but the Hit Man and the Magic Man both won respectively. And that is all that really matters.

Malignaggi is a very skilful fighter, who will cause Hatton problems. However, the only problem that I have with him, is that he is not a devastating puncher. In order to defeat a pressure fighter like Hatton, one has to stop him in his tracks with hurtful punches. I can't see Malignaggi doing this.But maybe the Magic Man can win, if he adopts the tactics Sugar Ray Leonard employed, when he controversially defeated Marvin Hagler, in 1987.

Who knows, the Hitman's recent split from trainer Billy Graham, may have a detrimental effect on future Hatton fights. Only time will tell.

A great clash of styles will determine who wins the November fight between Hatton and Malignaggi. My heart says Magic Man, but my head says Hit Man.

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posted Aug 5, 2008

Paulie Malignaggi is a strong fighter. Let us not forget that he went 12 hard rounds with Miguel Cotto, when Cotto was a champion at lightwelterweight. The Magic Man was also knocked down, but got up and lost on points. This quite clearly suggests that Malinaggi is a strong 140lbs fighter. Not all fighters go the distance with the Puerto Rican.

I believe that Cotto is stronger at welterweight, than when he was campaigning as a lightwelterweight. But we all know what happened when he fought a certain Antonio Margarito recently!

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posted Aug 8, 2008

I've seen a fair bit of Malignaggi and I honestly think that Hatton will KO Malignaggi in the first 6 rounds. He just won't be able to handle the pressure Hatton puts on his opponenent.

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posted Aug 9, 2008

My stepdaughters have just got back from their hols to Tenerife. Guess who was out downing pints of Guiness every night? Yep, Ricky Fatton. He will get beaten into retirement by the much less talented Malignaggi because of his recklessness and I fully expect him to be boxing's equivalent of Gazza a few years down the line. What a shame. He was a great boxer who could have really achieved something on the world stage.

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posted Aug 11, 2008

Ricky Hatton may not be the same fighter that beat Kostya Tzsu in 2005, but I have to disagree with the statement by Really The Real Deal. I doubt it that Hatton will become the boxing equivalent of the tragic Paul Gascoigne.

Paul Malignaggi has the skill to trouble the Hit Man, but I don't think he can beat Hatton. It appears that Hatton will be just too strong for the Magic Man. But I could be wrong, because Malignaggi did go the distance with former lightwelterweight champion, Miguel Cotto. This suggests that Malignaggi is a resilient fighter.

May the best man win!

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