paulie is still a warrior and still has a good chin
i think this is a nice fight to see where their careers are heading
maidana's on the threshold of being a legitimate contender to the elite of 140 and the guys that move up to 47 (bradley, khan rematch, ortiz rematch that will never happen, etc) but he's got lots of limitations
this would be a great learning experience for him.
for a few fights he has stopped improving, but his last fight out he looked a lot better
a bit faster
much more in control. picked his shots nice.
moved his head a bit! (imagine that, lol)
picking maidana to win a decision or perhaps a stoppage very late (but i tend to doubt it)
he might get touched up a bit early but he will eventually catch up to paulie who cannot break hiim down with his shots due to the complete lack of power
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