Paulie Malignaggi was asked if he believed he could beat Manny Pacquiao...

[Wallstreet]

I like Paulie but I think it would not be the best match up for him to say the least.

[Dan...]

Sure you can Paulie, sure you can.

[Mr Man]

Paulie Malignaggi, a boxer, has confidence? How dare he! Malignaggi is the spawn of the devil! He should be hung!

[KING 2K10]

[Pullcounter]

“Now I believe I do. Not before, I’m a lot better boxer now.”
Every boxer believes he has a chance against Pacquiao, and it remains to be seen If Paulie can back up his words.


I also asked Paulie about the scare he had with recent OnThEGRiND BoXiNG RaDIo guest Chris Fernandez in the 6th round of their recent 8 rounder, which was supposed to be a stay busy fight for Malignaggi. Paulie said that Chris had him a little shook up, but he knew that he would make it through the match and win. He went on to call the fight “A glorified sparring match.”


Paulie Malignaggi expressed his desire to do the OnThEGRiND BoXiNG RaDIo show soon at my invite saying he, “Would love to do the show,” and will “Answer any questions fans have” for him.



http://onthegrindboxing.com/2009/05/11/flossin/

paulie, u should follow tony danza's lead and start your acting career.

[Heru]

I don't know why more boxers don't...

If I was Paulie, I would probably be like: "No... I doubt it. The way he has been fighting is beyond anything I've ever seen before."

It would be echoing the way everyone else feels, and he is in no danger of losing a potential fight with Pacquiao by saying this, because there is no potential fight with Pacquiao.

Fighters feel like it's okay to say they would lose against past ATGs, but refuse to say it about current ones? That's silly.

What's silly is what you're implying. Self confidence and self belief, even to the point of seeming delusional is a must if you're doing something at a high level. Even the most humble fighters think the same, they might not say it and try to dodge the question or give a pr type answer, but they believe it.

If you don't have this type of self confidence, then you're not fighting at a high level, simple as that.

[larry x]

i doubt paulie could beat bobby pacquiao

[blind4]

Paulie Malignaggi must be on Crack if he thinks he can beat Paquiao

[Fox McCloud]

What's silly is what you're implying. Self confidence and self belief, even to the point of seeming delusional is a must if you're doing something at a high level. Even the most humble fighters think the same, they might not say it and try to dodge the question or give a pr type answer, but they believe it.

If you don't have this type of self confidence, then you're not fighting at a high level, simple as that.

Getting ****ing crushed by Hatton, who got ****ing crushed by Pacquiao...

Triangle theory or not, I saw 0 that made me believe that Malignaggi would be even remotely competitive if those two met.

It's just lunacy that Malignaggi believes that.

It's this ****** belief that boxers have that make them give the 12th away in a fight they are losing and then claim they were robbed.

Boxers need to get it through their head. "You are not special, you do not get to win a fight simply because you tried hard. This is a sport where some people are going to be better than others. Unless you are the very best, there are going to be people better than you."

[Fox McCloud]

i doubt paulie could beat bobby pacquiao

How funny would that be if that was his next fight and then Bobby Pacquiao did beat him.

Oh man, easily one of the best scenarios I can think of for the future.