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By TK Stewart - He’s splintered his right hand like dry kindling wood on no less than three occasions and he’s gone under the knife nine times in order to fix it. But that hasn’t stopped Brooklyn born Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi from punching.
Similarly, during the decade of the 80’s, former WBA heavyweight titlist Gerrie Coetzee shattered his right hand at least half a dozen times and he underwent fifteen operations to repair it. Coetzee would eventually become a fearsome puncher with the surgically enhanced weapon and people took to calling it a “bionic hand” because of the damage it inflicted when it landed.
Now, 25 years later, Paulie Malignaggi is the 21st Century‘s version of the bionic man.
After all the operations, even more frustrations and the very real possibility that his right hand problems could have ended his career - Malignaggi has resurrected himself, won the IBF version of the 140-pound world title and is now on the precipice of big things. [details]
Similarly, during the decade of the 80’s, former WBA heavyweight titlist Gerrie Coetzee shattered his right hand at least half a dozen times and he underwent fifteen operations to repair it. Coetzee would eventually become a fearsome puncher with the surgically enhanced weapon and people took to calling it a “bionic hand” because of the damage it inflicted when it landed.
Now, 25 years later, Paulie Malignaggi is the 21st Century‘s version of the bionic man.
After all the operations, even more frustrations and the very real possibility that his right hand problems could have ended his career - Malignaggi has resurrected himself, won the IBF version of the 140-pound world title and is now on the precipice of big things. [details]
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