Paulie Malignaggi V. Ricky Hatton (Who wins it once and for all...)

[starjammer]

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mmmm, tastes like blood

[TommyGunn.]

I like both guys and think this will make for an excellant bout.

Paulie has the advantage in hand speed but Ricky has the advantage in foot speed. Hatton is going to be able to get close to Paulie during the fight because of this and Paulie does not have the power to keep him off.

Hatton will win. 118-110 3x.

[The_Italian]

well to the poster who said im rooting for paulie:

well i will back him because thats what people tend to do; back people of their nationality (we've all done it and seen it)...

however that doesnt mean im biased and can't make a fair prediction or that i would be blind and score it for paulie if he gets knocked down 3 times and gets beaten for all 12 rounds or anything like that.

I can easily predict hatton to win; but of course i'd have my fingers crossed and root for malignaggi...

Just like mexican's back Margarito and the Puerto Rican's back cotto (majority at least) for their upcoming fight doesnt make them uncapable of being fair.

Now my arguement is this:

When paulie uses both hands his a terrific fighter...and if he can use both of those hands hatton has too much to handle. if paulie's hand isnt healed properly or he hurts it during the fight hatton will bury him...no doubt about it...with one hand paulie would probably get knocked out on a body punch.

However i'm saying he's going to be able to use both hands and he's going to pick up right where mayweather left off...

when hatton gets too close; tie him up. beyond that paulie will stick on the outside and slip punches for all 12 rounds countering hatton's wide punches...

once hatton punches him self out (like i expect him to and like he did against lazcano and mayweather) paulie will just pick him off further from there and win a split decision.

my predicition isnt something that is imaginary...its highly possible...im not like another poster on here who said paulie would knock him out...

i just gave a fair predicition.

[Pugilistic™]

Hatton by decision.

[Kilrain]

Hatton gets cut badly, but is all over Malignaggi from the opening bell, wins a hard-fought unanimous decision with Paulie just unable to cope with the sheer strength and physicality Ricky brings to the ring

[MaTTuP]

I could see Hatton being the busier fighter but Paulie would probably pot shot him and land flurries throughout the fight (given no hand injury). Hatton will have the same problems against Paulie that he had against Floyd except Paulie doesn't have the same power as Floyd.
UD for Paulie I think, Hatton hasn't looked that impressive as of late and Paulie has a blueprint of how to destroy him thanks to Pretty Boy Floyd...

[robjr]

If the malignaggi who faced Ndou the 1st time shows up. Malignaggi UD.. If its the guy he was in his last 2 fights. Hatton wins.

[AceNguyen]

Malignaggi should watch Mayweather in round 9 over and over again to prepare for the fight. Mayweather snapped Hatton's head back with around 10 stinging jabs which landed with 95% accuracy. That's what set up the KO in round 10. Hatton doesn't move his head anymore, so if Malignaggi moves and really sticks his jab, he can trouble Hatton big time.

[letsgobrady]

some people are pointing out how paulie looked bad in his last 2 fights but hatton didn't win not 1 round against floyd and then looked bad against an old light weight

[Pullcounter]

This is something i posted in another thread and its possibly my most logical point in regards to the result of the fight...including a video made by MaTTuP to show what im talking about:



my prediction is paulie by a close split decision as i believe he'll be able to use both hands especially considering how good his hand surgeon is...considering he's worked on the likes of micky ward, etc.

vote in the poll and give your opinions.

hatton will beat malignaggi with rough house tactics.