By Mark Vester
Ricky Hatton received some expert advice on fighting Paulie Malignaggi. During a recent training session with Floyd Mayweather Sr. and assistant Lee Beard, former junior welterweight champion Lovemore N'dou made a stop to Hatton's gym and the two fighters spoke about Malignaggi. N'dou has been training in the Las Vegas area for his upcoming bout with Kermit Cintron on November 15.
Two of Malignaggi's last three bouts came against N'dou. Malignaggi won the first by a wide margin, but N'dou did a lot better in their rematch and made it a very close fight but not enough to win. Hatton faces Malignaggi on November 22 in Las Vegas.
"I went to the gym and Lee Beard turned to me and 'I'm sure I just passed Lovemore N'Dou in the street!' No sooner than he said it than Lovemore walked into the gym. It seems he is a friend of the owner Tony and has been in Las Vegas training for a fight against Kermit Cintron this Saturday," Hatton wrote in his fight blog for Sky Sports.
"He hung out in the gym and we had a good chat about each of our fights. It was good to learn what he had to say about Paulie Malignaggi, having twice fought him. I have to say Lovemore was a complete gentleman and I wish him luck on Saturday."
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