What Does a Loss to Malignaggi to Broner's Stock?

Why are we talking about HBO here? Paulie fights on and works for Showtime. If he was to fight on HBO I doubt he would keep his commentating job. IMO... But then again HBO has invested so much on Broner. Is his contract up with them or would they let him fight on Showtime? Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Nothing. HBO is locked into him. Paulie at this stage of his career can win the fight. Everyone is laughing at the fight but Paulie will give him some trouble. A loss wouldn't drop his stock much at all really. And Paulie won't put a beating on him. This kid is going to lose fights. People need to really stop thinking he's Floyd. Like it or not, Broner is being pushed as the next Mayweather, casuals will accept him as the next Mayweather, and he will get hated on for losing as if Mayweather lost. So losing to Paulie Malignaggi would shatter a lot of opinions and hopes HBO/fans have for him. Depending on the way he lost, maybe he could rebuild himself to that level, maybe not.

Nothing. HBO is locked into him. Paulie at this stage of his career can win the fight. Everyone is laughing at the fight but Paulie will give him some trouble. A loss wouldn't drop his stock much at all really. And Paulie won't put a beating on him. This kid is going to lose fights. People need to really stop thinking he's Floyd. Him losing is a big deal, even where he's currently at (and especially against Malignaggi). With Floyd gone, GBP and HBO are trying to put this kid at the helm and with a loss now I wouldn't say it's back to square one, but they would need a new gameplan / approach on how to market him because they're marketing him just as they did with Floyd once he beat Oscar. If he went up to 147 and fought a Pacquiao, Mayweather, hell...even Bradley, then you can say "Well that was too quick a push", but considering Malignaggi is as feather fisted as they come, him getting outboxed by even this version of Paulie isn't a good look either.

Nothing. HBO is locked into him. Paulie at this stage of his career can win the fight. Everyone is laughing at the fight but Paulie will give him some trouble. A loss wouldn't drop his stock much at all really. And Paulie won't put a beating on him. This kid is going to lose fights. People need to really stop thinking he's Floyd. I don't think it's that he won't lose fights, I don't think he makes it to 30 wins undefeated. He's just obnoxious. confidence is a built, arrogance is earned but obnoxiousness is uncalled for. With that said, Paulie could make it an interesting fight, regardless of losing or winning. I think Broner will have a second chance but it'll be a big deal if he loses. Paulie won't get much credit for it unless he pulls a Mayweather/Gatti type beating OR he knocks Broner out. Otherwise...I'm not sure if Paulie will do it...Time to watch some Malginaggi fights, again.

Not much tbh. He can always retreat to a lower weight class & claim the weight was too sudden. Like Burner said Broner is going to lose fights, losing to a fighter 2 weight classes bigger is not career ending imo.

I think based on how he carries himself already as this uncrowned P4P Elite, it could be a lot more damaging. Kinda like the term "Don't write checks your ass can't cash", he'd have to build himself back up with a new approach and not being such a douchebag because people by then will just say "Yea, but you lost to Paulie Malignaggi lol". Worst case scenario is he gets KO'd by Malignaggi which obviously is the furthest from our minds, but crazier things have happened in the World (Example). Personally, I think they're rushing the kid too quickly.

Nothing. HBO is locked into him. Paulie at this stage of his career can win the fight. Everyone is laughing at the fight but Paulie will give him some trouble. A loss wouldn't drop his stock much at all really. And Paulie won't put a beating on him. This kid is going to lose fights. People need to really stop thinking he's Floyd.

Devastating. Losing is one thing. But losing to a fighter that you cherry picked would be embarrassing.

He'd got the way of Juan Diaz.

Obviously, it depends on how he lost. If he looked slow, sluggish, like he didn't belong at welterweight, then I don't think you could hold it against him too much. If he looks fine, but Paulie clowns him with movement and his jab, then obviously Broner looks a lot worse. People would still say he's just young and he'll learn. I don't think people will care how he looks, they will rip him a new one. And I'll be there doing the same. :lol1: Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Obviously, it depends on how he lost. If he looked slow, sluggish, like he didn't belong at welterweight, then I don't think you could hold it against him too much. If he looks fine, but Paulie clowns him with movement and his jab, then obviously Broner looks a lot worse. People would still say he's just young and he'll learn.

It would be very damaging imo but not totally irretrievable, they could build him back up using the 'we moved him up too soon' explanation.