Not a big fan of either fighter, but I have to say Paulie isn't a very live dog in my opinion. Answer me this; what does Paulie have over Khan? Not hand speed, not power, not foot work, not training...I'm guessing you'd say "ring IQ" or something....as that's the only possible advantage you could reasonably argue for aside from pro experience.
Frankly, however, I don't think Paulie is a particularly smart fighter. Somehow he didn't even get close to outboxing Hatton who, and no disrespect to him, was on the downslide when he faced Maglinaggi. That's Hatton, who, as of late hasn't been particularly hard to hit. As a whole I've never seen Paulie do anything very brilliant in the ring...and I've seen him do plenty of questionable things(tauting Diaz when he should have been hitting him when Juan was actually hurt...the hair thing). What evidence is there that Paulie is a great or even good ring general?
When you struggle to come up with attributes a fighter has over his opponent, and the fighter has little power, its hard to call him a "live dog".
Frankly, however, I don't think Paulie is a particularly smart fighter. Somehow he didn't even get close to outboxing Hatton who, and no disrespect to him, was on the downslide when he faced Maglinaggi. That's Hatton, who, as of late hasn't been particularly hard to hit. As a whole I've never seen Paulie do anything very brilliant in the ring...and I've seen him do plenty of questionable things(tauting Diaz when he should have been hitting him when Juan was actually hurt...the hair thing). What evidence is there that Paulie is a great or even good ring general?
When you struggle to come up with attributes a fighter has over his opponent, and the fighter has little power, its hard to call him a "live dog".
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