According to Dan from ESPN. Wonder if he's trying to get a match with him or the purpose of his comments. I don't think he'll beat Porter but don't lie and take shots at a fighter who stopped two fighters you got handled by. Sound like a hater
"Shawn Porter showed that he was a force to be reckoned with when he beat Devon Alexander. All of that other bulls__t about sparring with Manny Pacquiao and all of that, I don't rate Manny Pacquiao as a very good fighter," said Malignaggi."
"I don't rate him as a very intelligent fighter, actually, so all of that other bulls__t about the sparring and all of that, to me, that goes in one ear and out the other. But what Shawn did to Devon was very impressive, and it certainly put him in a different light in a lot of different ways, and in a lot of more positive ways"
You don't make it to this level if you don't have a certain amount of ring intelligence.Exactly. Manny has been at this level for over a DECADE. The only time he took a true break from boxing was last year when he fought only once. A good fighter can't maintain an elite level for over a decade if he was stupid as hell. And who are the two guys who beat Manny in the past two years? Bradley, the current #3 P4P figher, and Marquez, the current #5 P4P fighter and all time great. Those guys aren't bums.
1. Paulie said he doesn't rate Manny but he rates Alexander? :lol1: He's a good commentator but he makes some crazy statements at times.
2. Manny is not smart? How was he able to drop Marquez twice with counters if he's not smart?
http://youtu.be/LVStmLCoH30?t=54s
http://i.minus.com/iSTKGex3hUDzO.gif
And how was he able to counter Cotto's jab all night?
You don't make it to this level if you don't have a certain amount of ring intelligence.
Malignaggi is the biggest con artist in the history of boxing. He's made considerably more money than someone of his talent (or lack of) should actually make, and he still continues to get opportunities and the sort of exposure that greater, more exciting talents out there would only dream of.
@ those 'efforts' against Hatton and Khan.
true, malignaggi is a C level fighter at best
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Come on, Pac has been a pro for 18 years, and has been fighting at a very high level. You don't stay at that level on sheer athleticism.
See Roy Jones Jr.
Paulie was probably having a bad day when he made those statements.
To say Pacquiao isn't a great fighter is utterly beyond me. Malignaggi would get annihilated by the filipino superstar. :boxing:
Edited post with an article posted on The Ring site. Just google it not hard to find
They are certainly statements designed to be provocative and get people talking. Looks like he was successful.
Before the Pac-Cotto fight Paulie said that if Pac would win it would mean that he is an ATG since he rated Cotto so high. Literally the sunday after Pac got the win Paulie came out with PED accusations.
Paulie is a f-l-o-m-o.
I don't see Pauli saying Mann isn't a good fighter, he clearly is... I can see him saying that PAC is not a smart fighter, that opinion is legit when watching manny get outsmarted ny jmm, and even morales
because he is a silly, dumb, and dishonest person who has somehow cultivated a reputation for being an analytical, unbiased, person who "keeps it real" when all the actual real life evidence points to the contrary.
I blame paulie's c*cky personality that people interpret as genuine when he is really just a typical new york slick conman.
Paulie carries himself as some bastion of truth and righteousness when in reality he is just another biased, racist, scumbag like the mayweather family. Yes, you're a scumbag if you accuse an athlete of steroid use without a single shred of evidence.
At least the mayweathers have apologized, i doubt paulie has.
Paulie reminds me of fake ass rappers who rail about the illuminati and government conspiracy trying to portray an intellectual reputation when in reality they are just some poor ass dumb failed rapper.
that's what paulie is.
What field do you work in, and world wide what would you say is a fair assessment of where you rank? You can disagree with Malignaggi and hate him to the cows come home, but it is incredibly stupid to compare him to some ''poor ass dumb failed rapper''.
Unlike you, and the majority on this site, Malignaggi excels at his profession moreso that others doing the same job. It's difficult to realise, because the sport focuses heavily on the very best, but he's better and more accomplished than most professional boxer.
Pacquiao is one of the most physically Talented boxers ever. Insane hand spped, foot speed, and stamina. The guy can throw a million punches per round without getting tired and throw combos without even planting his feet. BUT he isnt a smart boxer. Not that he is dumb.
I mean cmon he is so so so much more physically gifted than Marquez that if Pac was smart the fight shouldnt be competitive at all.
lol yeah Marquez sucks.
He's only one of the greatest "strikers" in the history of boxing. Pacquiao wishes he could do some of the sh*t that JMM can do.
I'm gonna need citations on him saying Pac is not a good fighter, which is pure lunacy. Smart is something else, and I agree. He's clearly not retarded, but his ring IQ for the most part is the least of your concerns going against him.
You pretty much want to make him think, but he knows what he is best at and how to apply it properly, I would call that average I wouldn't go much beyond that.
I'm gonna need citations on him saying Pac is not a good fighter, which is pure lunacy. Smart is something else, and I agree. He's clearly not retarded, but his ring IQ for the most part is the least of your concerns going against him.
Simple stuff isn't it?
Precisely what I'm saying.