Malignaggi: "This is a Make or Break Fight For Me"

[egreezy]

After this fight I think he goes on to beat Alvarado to put him back into a title shot position with Tim Bradley, but I'd like to see him go after the other belt holders first like Urango, Kotenik to make a fight with Desert Storm even bigger.

[thechopper]

Plus he can't bust a g**** if you taped it to your head.

[Floyd R]

I personally think most trainers coach in a way that is indicative of the style of fighting they used when they were boxers. McGirt was a defensive somewhat slick counter puncher and is more likely to teach this style of fighting. Roach, Mayweather Sr, McGirt, Stewart have their own methods of coaching that will not work for all fighters. Gatti went to McGirt because he wanted to become a better boxer. He acquired new boxing skills that worked until he faced Mayweather Jr.

Proof is in the pudding, he tried turning Gatti into a pure boxer. Gatti was a good boxer but McGirt didn't do anything but neglect his strengths it was obvious in his performances. Mayweather is Mayweather but, he tried boxing Mayweather, which 99% of fighters can't do let alone Gatti. And your going to tell me that had nothing to do with McGirt. And that was just an obvious example.

Trainer of the year in 2002 thats ONE positive, too bad its 2009 and in that 7 years he ain't did nothin.


Heres some food for thought, or "information":

" After his career as a boxer ended, he became a trainer. McGirt trains many top ranked fighters, including Antonio Tarver, Timo Hoffmann, Paulie Malignaggi, James McGirt Jr., and A'Kaytai Lionking Jones. He has recently taken 3 English fighters, Paul Smith, Brian Mihtar, Matthew Macklin, and Audley Harrison. He won the Boxing Writers' Association of America Trainer of the Year Award for 2002.

Some of his high-profile fights have ended in defeats for his fighters, including Lamon Brewster who lost his WBO title in a rematch to Wladimir Klitschko, (IBF Light Heavyweight champion), Antonio Tarver who lost to Bernard Hopkins, Paulie Malignaggi who lost to Ricky Hatton, and Arturo Gatti who was KO'd by Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Carlos Baldomir. "


Kiss Of Death
http://www.********boxing.com/news.php?p=14211&more=1

put "e.a.s.t.s.i.d.e." where the *'s are, it won't take the link, must be because its a "rival" site, thats ******.

[southcalihds]

ya come back n fight when he fouight fatton he wasnt the same person i seen boxing b4

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

Hey jexy , nice avatar i made that graphic.


I've worked with a member or two of Team Malignaggi fer 2 years just prior to the Hatton fight. Did his ******* site, helped with things like that. I didnt collect no money or nothin just did it because i was able and Paulie is one of my favorite boxers. I remember having conversations with a member of his team on various occasions talking about Paulie wanting the Hatton fight when i first started. Paulie really wanted Hatton. In fact i talked alot with one of his team members and it was always about Boxing, and rarely about what kind of work they needed me to do for them. Paulie looked real good against Edner and great in his first fight against N'dou. From there he had sub-par performances leading up to the Hatton fight. I knew how bad Paulie wanted Hatton but could tell he wasn't ready. He wasn't throwing his right hand nearly enough no body work, he was trying to win his fights on jabs, and some occasional combos. He just lacked to show any sort of ability to keep Hatton at bay. The first round of the fight it looked like Paulie could mos def beat Hatton. And we all saw what happened from there. I ironic as it was, went away during the fight fer some trouble i got into and couldnt help the team at the time. And i remember making a phone call the next day to find out what happened, and i always had hope and thought paulie COULD beat Hatton. But i wasnt suprised when i heard the news. I watched the fight later on. Bottom line, Paulie has come up short to World Class opposition. Hatton and Cotto. I wouldn't call his Wins from Bums. Thats clearly ignorant. He beat some good prospects soundly working up to the Cotto fight and earned that fight. He showed a ton of heart and determination in that fight. Beat Edner Cherry a solid gatekeeper, contender as is/was Lovemore N'dou. And Herman Ngdoujo was a hot prospect when Paulie fought him. Beating Jose Luis Castillo(well should have) as well as Randall Bailey. My question is where is the Paulie that faught Miguel Cotto? If he is broken, thats where it happened. Paulie not only showed tremendous heart. He threw punches. Right hands, uppercuts. He boxed extremely well. Cotto was dried out at 140 but thats neither here nor there. Paulie just hasn't shown what it takes to be what he wants to be since that Cotto fight.

Paulie has what i think is the best jab in boxing or at least top 5. But he needs to throw that right hand, he needs to put combos together again, and throw behind the jab like he used to. He don't have power we know this. But he can box with the best. Paulie was at the least discouraged in the Hatton fight. Fighting a "bum" like this is what Zab Judahs been doin inbetween getting starched by belt holders. And he's still gettin title shots. Judahs a washed up punk. Paulie talks, thats Paulie. But he's a humble dude. I would think hes re-evaluated where he's at, otherwise Paulie would have called it quits. He obviously believes he got somethin left, i think so to. Buddy McGirt ruined Gatti's career and as "Great" of trainer as he is has ruined many. I knew this was a bad move from the get go. So all you haters wanna throw Paulie under the bus. Thats fine. I'll watch on 4/25. And decide after.

Wow. I hadn't read a straight from the heart but honest screed like that on here in a little while, thanks. Awesome post.

[larry x]

paulie..dont blame buddy..you just suck

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

paulie..dont blame buddy..you just suck

It's about time someone told you to piss off, larry, so here goes - piss off, you simple minded ass.

[larry x]

It's about time someone told you to piss off, larry, so here goes - piss off, you simple minded ass.

and i care??????

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

and i care??????

Did I say you had to care?

I'd rather you cared about posting something halfway substantive for a change instead of ignorant one-liners, obsessing over 'protecting' Floyd and getting off on the sound of your own voice...larrysmith = volume for its own sake.


Twat.

[Google_It_Bitch]

Paulie thought he was going to beat Miguel Cotto :lmfao:
He had cameras following him around day and night before that fight and they were going to make this huge documentary about Paulie about how great he was blah blah blah. I am so thankfull we never got to see this because it would have made even his own fans sick to their stomachs. Today, not even flies will follow Malignaggi around. Too bad Lou DiBully's heart was broken :yeha: He had such a crush on Malignaggi.