Kotelnik vs. Malignaggi @ 144 catch-weight?

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Malignaggi's moving upto Welterweight because he said things weren't working for him at 140. I don't think he was weight-drained though so I think he can make a 144 catchweight.

I'm proposing a catchweight because I don't think either Kotelnik and Malignaggi have yet to fight at 147, so at a catch-weight there won't be much difference in what we've seen from them at 140lbs.

Malignaggi is trying to revive his career after being crushed by Khan. Kotelnik got his ears boxed off by Khan but is coming off the back of a WIN against Devon Alexander, he is the rightful WBC and IBF Light-Welterweight champ. Paulie is the former IBF champ.

Who takes this? It's safe to say that neither fighter is getting KO'd as they are both feather-fisted and both have great chins.

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I'm picking Malignaggi by SD.

Both a good boxers but I think Paulie's superior speed would be decisive.


I think Paulie has got good skills and the only thing he's missing is power. In another thread I said that if he had power he would have had the potential to become a P4P fighter as he could have beaten Cotto as he pushed Cotto all the way and landed good shots. If he had good power he could possibly have won a decision over Cotto. He could have caused Hatton more problems as well, but Hatton was a beast that night.

If he had more power he wouldn't have been robbed in his first fight with Diaz as the damage Diaz would have taken would have been more evident. He also landed a few good shots on Khan's whiskers and could have tested his chin.

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I got Paulie

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I got Paulie

I think it would be a good fight, and competitive.

It would be toe-to-toe boxing as neither has power and both have great chins. So jabs, hooks and straights are going to be exchanged. Could be a war and contender for FotY.

When Kotelnik moves up in weight he should fight Paulie.

In New York Paulie gets the decision. In Ukraine Kotelnik gets it. In neutral territory it's a toss up, but I think Paulie wins it.

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I think it would be a good fight, and competitive.

It would be toe-to-toe boxing as neither has power and both have great chins. So jabs, hooks and straights are going to be exchanged. Could be a war and contender for FotY.

When Kotelnik moves up in weight he should fight Paulie.

In New York Paulie gets the decision. In Ukraine Kotelnik gets it. In neutral territory it's a toss up, but I think Paulie wins it.

Paulie moves pretty well on his feet & has pretty fast punches, we saw how that worked in the Kotelnik - Khan fight

[intoccabile]

Paulie moves pretty well on his feet & has pretty fast punches, we saw how that worked in the Kotelnik - Khan fight

Saw how it worked in the Alexander fight too......

Don't count kotelnik out. HE seems to have learned a bit from the khan fight

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Saw how it worked in the Alexander fight too......

Don't count kotelnik out. HE seems to have learned a bit from the khan fight

i don't think you can compare Paulie with Devon

[Dirk Diggler UK]

Speed is countered by timing and a good jab. Kotelnik takes this.

[Evil Abed]

Saw how it worked in the Alexander fight too......

Don't count kotelnik out. HE seems to have learned a bit from the khan fight

Both guys have officially decided to move up to 147.

The fight would be at 147.

And I pick Kotelnik.

[Jack Napier]

look how badly Paulie got wiped out
4 pounds isn't saving him
Khan shreds him again easily