Malignaggi: "I'll Prove Myself Against Ricky Hatton"

[Oriachim]

if hatton can beat collazo at welter, i'm pretty sure he can **** up a lighter, worst defence fighter in paulie...

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

I like Mallinaggi, he's another one of those insecure kids like Mayweather who has to talk himself up before a fight

Whatever it takes to make Ricky throw in the towel.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

if hatton can beat collazo at welter, i'm pretty sure he can **** up a lighter, worst defence fighter in paulie...

a) Take away that flash KD. Do you really feel that Hatton won the Collazo bout??
b) Do you feel that Hatton is the same fighter he was pre-Mayweather?

[jk4real]

Good to hear that from Paulie that he wants to improve him. I stated before that if he comes with that attitude it could be an classic. If he comes like I'm the star I'm the champ attitude (his last two fights) he will loose.

I really thing this is going to be good... Hatton always has problems with boxers. Malignaggi is a good one and even though he ain't punches hard he still punches hard enough that nobody can run right through him. Hatton will land and will get landed on... Malignaggi has a solid chin so this could really be a great fight. One other note... many fighters get surprised or discouraged when they got somebody infront of them who bullies them not Malignaggi. He's always the one who gets bullied so he knows what to do. Hatton is supposed to bring an higher form of bullying to him... so this one could really be good... the only sad thing is that it is in Vegas and not MSG. Paulie is from there and even against Cotto where a lot of Puerto Ricans where in the house you could hear his fans going with him as he had a nice round and backed Cotto up... I simply think to have a great fight there has to be an atmosphere sorounding it... it would be better at the Garden.

[potatoes]

IBF junior welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi says the bout with Ricky Hatton, scheduled for November 22 in Las Vegas, will be his career defining fight to put the boxing world on notice.
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Malinaggi had his chance to put his boxing skills on display against Cotto. When the time came to prove himself all he did was stand there and get hit. Since then all of his fights have been a disappointment. Although Malinaggi has the skill to beat Hatton, it has become clear that he doesn't have the will.

[jk4real]

And one other note... I really don't understand the hate on Paulie... what is there not to like??? That he trash talks??? He's one of a few boxers who after **** fight go out there and say: That was BS, with that kind of performance I have no right to call anyone out or whatever (not like some otrher greats, no names *lol*). He wants to fight the best so what is the problem. And if he fights the best he's motivated and steps his game up.

Folks talkin like Hatton looked invincible in his last fight. A KO is in your head and not every boxer can cope with it... he looked pretty bad IMO against Lazcano... so we will see...

[thuggah]

I have seen nothing since the cotto fight from paulie malignaggi has the strength physically, and mostly mentally to go the distance with a guy like ricky hatton. I am not taking anything away from his fight against cotto, no one can question his determination that night. But what it comes down to is the fact that his three fights after the cotto fight he showed himself to be very vulnerable, to go along with the fact that his hands are made of glass ready to be shattered... I like paulie malignaggi, but hatton is not that far past it where he is going to be hurt by a guy like paulie. Hatton is still the man at 140, Hatton wide UD for ring generalship all night long!

i think hatton will win too because malignaggi doesn't have a lot of power and hatton will walk through his punches. malignaggi will win the early rounds and i think he will tire towards the end because hatton is gonna pressure him and possibly catch him. but i want malignaggi to win though. remember ngoujo hurt him during their fight.

[joshyp18]

i think hatton will be too strong in almost every department for paulie imo. hatton will show hes back POW POW

[Slotff]

People don't realize that since Maussa he has been looking like ****.

Looked awful against Collazo, looked bad against Urango, held way too much before knocking out 60000 Year Old Jose Luis Castillo, got KO'd by Mayweather, and then got hurt 3 times against Lazcano. I like Ricky, and I still pick him over Paulie, but I'd like to see an impressive, exciting, knockout performance.

[MANGLER]

Hatton just ain't what he used to be. Paulie will UD him.