By CompuBox - Of all the stylistic combinations a matchmaker can pair, the boxer versus the brawler has the most potential to produce a pleasing outcome because the contrast brings out the best – and the worst – in each combatant. On November 22 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the two most extreme exponents of each genre will meet when light-hitting but lightning quick Paul Malignaggi (25-1, 5 KO) meets rugged mauler Ricky “The Hit Man” Hatton (44-1, 31 KO) in a junior welterweight showdown. Hatton is a better than 2-to-1 favorite to defeat “The Magic Man.”
To get an idea of how each man would approach the other – at least numerically – this analysis will relive three fights in which each combatant faced a somewhat similar style. Because Hatton is defending his minor IBO belt, he will get the honors. [details]
To get an idea of how each man would approach the other – at least numerically – this analysis will relive three fights in which each combatant faced a somewhat similar style. Because Hatton is defending his minor IBO belt, he will get the honors. [details]
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