WAIT WAIT WAIT... did PAULIE MALIGNAGGI really win COMEBACK FIGHTER OF THE YEAR???

**MELLY-MEL...** · 12-23-2007, 11:01 PM

Originally posted by Kball15

Didnt Henry Maske come back after a 10 year layoff to avenge his loss to Virgil Hill this year???

or was that last year... i think it was this year...

yeah it was in march of 2007 after an 11 year lay off!

**Sin City** · 12-23-2007, 11:01 PM

Paulie bounced back from the Cotto beating by defeating Cherry and N'duo if I remember he nocked N'duo down once didn't he? Both wins by UD. I think he deserves it.

**Gareth Ivanovic** · 12-23-2007, 11:09 PM

I really didn't think of him as comback fighter of the year. I guess when you think about it he broke his jaw against Cotto and was out for awhile and then came back this year to win a title so I guess he deserves the award, but Vernon Forrest was out of the game for awhile as well and then looked impressive in his two fights this year and also won a title. IMO I thought Forrest deserved it a little more.

**MELLY-MEL...** · 12-23-2007, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by IncuFan

I really didn't think of him as comback fighter of the year. I guess when you think about it he broke his jaw against Cotto and was out for awhile and then came back this year to win a title so I guess he deserves the award, but Vernon Forrest was out of the game for awhile as well and then looked impressive in his two fights this year and also won a title. IMO I thought Forrest deserved it a little more.

here is
another vote for forrest as well!

**-Antonio-** · 12-23-2007, 11:14 PM

Vernon Forrest anyone? He's made a much more improbable comeback.

**Kball15** · 12-23-2007, 11:16 PM

so nobody think coming off of a 10 year layoff to avenge your only defeat is a little bit more significant and harder to do then what Paulie and Vernon did this year??

I think it is, but take nothin away from Paulie and Vernon, then had great years to

**WLAD OWNS** · 12-23-2007, 11:20 PM

I thought Paulie Malignaggi deserved the award, he came back from that brutal Cotto beating and won 22 straight rounds over Cherry and Ndou, he became the IBF Light Welterweight Champion.

**-Antonio-** · 12-23-2007, 11:20 PM

Originally posted by Kball15

so nobody think coming off of a 10 year layoff to avenge your only defeat is a little bit more significant and harder to do then what Paulie and Vernon did this year??

I think it is, but take nothin away from Paulie and Vernon, then had great years to

Yeah but Hill is old and inactive too.

**Sin City** · 12-23-2007, 11:21 PM

Originally posted by Kball15

so nobody think coming off of a 10 year layoff to avenge your only defeat is a little bit more significant and harder to do then what Paulie and Vernon did this year??

I think it is, but take nothin away from Paulie and Vernon, then had great years to

they are both in their 40's and what was the significance of the fight?
I didn't see it but if he was extremely impressive I would probably think twice about it but Cherry and N'duo are some good comp. for where Malignaggi is at right now, and dominating the way he did expecially after getting his cheeck broken by Cotto's head.

WAIT WAIT WAIT... did PAULIE MALIGNAGGI really win COMEBACK FIGHTER OF THE YEAR???