Comments Thread For: Paulie Malignaggi Slams Hard on Adrien Broner and HBO

[itiswhatitis]

Most def, the victor of a great fight deserves gold in increased rep. e.g. Hagler's KO against Hearns. But for me, Tommy's legacy was not hurt by that loss. In fact, because he went all-in against Hagler and helped create an unforgettable event, he probably gained more respect than had he gone on auto-pilot pot-shot mode for the entire 15 and gotten a UD.

One thing going for Broner, ironically, is that he's not a great defensive talent. He's going to be part of exciting fights provided HBO and Al Haymon give him quality opponents.

exactly..but since when does getting knocked out not hurt your legacy? tommy hearns is tommy hearns (great heart, will, etc) and have my respect but he was getting his ass whooped by hagler, didnt gain nor lose respect from me by taking that ass whoopin.....

I agree but he's still young and growing, i'm quite sure he'll sharpen up...and take on better opponents

[itiswhatitis]

I hate to harp on this, but Broner best not emulate PBF too much.

As a boxing fan, a perfect record means fcuk all to me. Because when I want to bring up one Floyd win that outshines Tommy's epic loss to Hagler, I come up empty.

he doesn't now..

really?? gtfoh with that nonsense, r u seriously saying that not one win floyd has is better than tommy hearns taking that ass whooping from the marvelous 1? really??...giving tommy toooo much credit for what that fight was

[ASR10]

he forgot to mention, floyd beat a old, burned out de la hoya" de la hoya in his prime would outbox floyd

[alembic]

exactly..but since when does getting knocked out not hurt your legacy? tommy hearns is tommy hearns (great heart, will, etc) and have my respect but he was getting his ass whooped by hagler, didnt gain nor lose respect from me by taking that ass whoopin.....

It did not hurt his legacy because his decision to **** with Hagler was instrumental in that fight becoming a true classic. For me, it's not about W/L results but the fact that the sport was gifted with an iconic fight.

[alembic]

really?? gtfoh with that nonsense, r u seriously saying that not one win floyd has is better than tommy hearns taking that ass whooping from the marvelous 1? really??...giving tommy toooo much credit for what that fight was

Again, I invite anyone to cite one Floyd win that out-wows the EXCITEMENT of Hagler/Hearns.

[-Kev-]

Everything Malignaggi said is true. But you have to give him not only the DeMarco win, but also the Litzau win [coming off of beating Caballero], the PDL win which was close, and the Escobedo win.

[jai mari078]

Paulie speakin the truth tellin it like it is!

[itiswhatitis]

It did not hurt his legacy because his decision to **** with Hagler was instrumental in that fight becoming a true classic. For me, it's not about W/L results but the fact that the sport was gifted with an iconic fight.

c'mon son he had no choice but to do so, hagler came out brawling from the 1st bell, thats how he got stunned slightly by tommy...smh wow

[itiswhatitis]

Again, I invite anyone to cite one Floyd win that out-wows the EXCITEMENT of Hagler/Hearns.

you're talking about an ass whooping and an L lol smh.....floyd vs n'dou

[Cubanborn87]

Paulie spoke the truth, and i also agree bronner shouldve lost that fight on espn quintero or whatever his name was and the ponce fight