Yuri Foreman vs. Paulie Malignaggi should happen!

They have both lost to Miguel Cotto and been exposed as weak punchers and limited fighters against world-class opposition. So why is this fight so intriguing? Because both fighters have quick, technical, Willie Pep-like styles, and would be well-matched against each other. It would be a boxing clinic, and Yuri Foreman (pictured) and Paulie Malignaggi could both use another good fight against a well-recognized name. They're currently about 15 pounds apart (Foreman at 154 and Malignaggi at 139), but they could easily meet at a 147 pound catchweight. With a combined 13 KOs out of 55 wins, nobody expects a knockout, so power will be less of a concern than it is in most cross-division fights. This fight would sell well in New York City. Think of it: the Jewish Rabbi-in-training versus the Brooklyn-born Italian-American king of sound bites. It would be a beautiful technical boxing match in America's largest city.