Hatton v. Malignaggi

i think this match up comes down to the referee........if its a ref like eddie cotton, then malignaggi wins.... if its a ref that allows hatton to clinch and maul, then hatton wins. Nah I don't think the ref would be a factor. N'Dou just isn't the technician that Hatton is. And in case you missed it all of the clinching on Saturday night was done by Malignaggi.

yall can hate on Paulie all ya want, but the boy has skillz... Id like see if hatton would accept the fight..

Assuming that Hatton gets by Castillo on Saturday. What do people think about this match up. Malignaggi can be boring but I think after last night that when fighting a come forward fighter like Hatton it can make for an exciting fight. I would favor Hatton to simply overwhelm him. N'Dou was able to land shots but he didn't commit to the body enough and he didn't cut off the ring well enough. Hatton does both much better and as a result I think he wins a UD. I don't think he will stop Malignaggi because Cotto couldn't. i think this match up comes down to the referee........if its a ref like eddie cotton, then malignaggi wins.... if its a ref that allows hatton to clinch and maul, then hatton wins.

Assuming that Hatton gets by Castillo on Saturday. What do people think about this match up. Malignaggi can be boring but I think after last night that when fighting a come forward fighter like Hatton it can make for an exciting fight. I would favor Hatton to simply overwhelm him. N'Dou was able to land shots but he didn't commit to the body enough and he didn't cut off the ring well enough. Hatton does both much better and as a result I think he wins a UD. I don't think he will stop Malignaggi because Cotto couldn't. come on man....nobody is saying ndou is a legend, but he is a good fighter & makes u earn a win should he lose....paulie schooled him from start to finish & paulie showed he is a MOBILE fighter, NOT A RUNNER, like we have seen recently....he beat ndou easier than cotto did & ndou took the fight against miguel on short notice.....& if collazo can box , frusterate & many believe BEAT hatton, so can paulie....ye i would say hatton gets the edge over all however, been in the top level longer.... going back to the PM-cotto fight.....for a kid fighting mostly out of the hammerstein ball room to jump up to a level like cotto, he didn't do half bad & had his moments at times (despite having a broken face, lol....he impressed many people)

I dont like hatton so ill go with paulie!!! i give him alot of respect for hanging in there with cotto!!! Hatton wont no what hit him!!! What, he won't know if it was a gnat or a moth?

I dont like hatton so ill go with paulie!!! i give him alot of respect for hanging in there with cotto!!! Hatton wont no what hit him!!!

i give props to malinaggi with his win, but who fuck is this guy really? hatton would waste him and it would be a drop in class for hatton to fight this guy. Hatton needs to fight the winner of williams/margarito or mayweather. if hes gotta fight mallinaggi to get to mayweather then so be it. I agree with you to an extent that Malignaggi isn't nearly as accomplished as Hatton right now, but he does hold a belt and Hatton doesn't. So it sort of makes sense at some level as I don't think Mayweather is coming out of retirement and the winner of Margarito/Williams is probably fighting Cotto. Maybe Vivian Harris is an option as someone else suggested but this seems as good of an option.

hatton would overwelm him but it would prep him for a mayweather fight where he would beoverwelmed

I wouldn't be surprised if this fight is Hatton's next move after Castillo. He wants to headline MSG, and if it's a title fight against a hometown hero to boot then it could be worthwhile.

Great idea. Or Malinaggi against Castillo. Both good match-ups.

Hatton throws more punches than Cotto and sets a faster pace from earlier in the fight. I don't see Malignaggi being stopped though, he's got a hell of a beard and a good deal of heart. Although he was knocked down early by Cotto he was knocked down with a punch that broke his orbital bone.

I really wonder how Hatton would respond to the speed because Paulie is even faster than Collazo. You have to believe Malignaggi is prepared for the relentlessness of the hitman because hes already been in the ring with one of the few guys who can match it in Cotto.

Hatton would smash Malignaggi up. Malignaggi has nothing to keep Hatton off of him. His movement would be stopped after a few rounds of bodypunches from Hatton and then Malignaggi will have flashbacks of his fight with Cotto.

yeah that true they both dont press the action alot but i think holt would press the action alittle bit since paulie ain big puncher like that holt can punch kinda hard but as far as style wise hatton the better matchup kendall holt and vivian harris would be good matchup

yeah that true they both dont press the action alot but i think holt would press the action alittle bit more since paulie is not a big puncher like that holt can punch kinda hard but as far as style wise hatton the better matchup kendall holt and vivian harris would be a good matchup

pauli mali***gi is a italian rentboy but he wuld own da euro hatton

but the thing is hatton WOULD get to paulie regularly, Paulie has a sharp crisp jab, thats about his only weapon, Paulie has one of the weakest punches Ive ever seen in a fighter, and he knows it which is why he doesnt go for the KO, noone looked more surprised about the knockdown then Paulie

i give props to malinaggi with his win, but who fuck is this guy really? hatton would waste him and it would be a drop in class for hatton to fight this guy. Hatton needs to fight the winner of williams/margarito or mayweather. if hes gotta fight mallinaggi to get to mayweather then so be it. No way dude, Paulie is awkward and very slick, if hatton cant get to him regularly it could be a pick'em fight.

Why would Hatton want to fight malignaggi. I mean I seriously doubt this fight would ever get made. As for the hypothetical contest. I'd favour Hatton slightly, as his footwork is very good going forward and i don't think Malignaggi would be able to keep the range as the above poster suggests. But I think we'll have a much better idea of whether hatton has still got it in a weeks time. He could get stopped and ruined in Saturday's fight.

Id pick Paulie to beat hatton.. hatton has no defense, paulie will keep range and score at will.