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By Mitch Abramson - When he was holed up in the hospital following his brutal loss to Shawn Porter in April, Paulie Malignaggi received a message from an unlikely caller.
Though he is among the more popular and chatty boxers in the sport, only two “big-name fighters hit me out of all the ones I know” to pass along their concerns, Malignaggi said.
The first shouldn’t have come as a surprise; the former welterweight titlist Luis Collazo cut his teeth with Malignaggi in the amateurs and pros and he sent along words of encouragement.
That was somewhat predictable.
“And the other one was Adrien Broner,” said Malignaggi, surprised and touched all at once.
After all, Broner famously quarreled with Malignaggi before and after they fought in June of last year, claiming he slept with a former flame of Malignaggi’s.
So who would think his former antagonist would now be so interested in his well-being?
“When Adrien hit me up,” Malignaggi said, “it really, for me meant something because we had been beefing so much.” [Click Here To Read More]
Though he is among the more popular and chatty boxers in the sport, only two “big-name fighters hit me out of all the ones I know” to pass along their concerns, Malignaggi said.
The first shouldn’t have come as a surprise; the former welterweight titlist Luis Collazo cut his teeth with Malignaggi in the amateurs and pros and he sent along words of encouragement.
That was somewhat predictable.
“And the other one was Adrien Broner,” said Malignaggi, surprised and touched all at once.
After all, Broner famously quarreled with Malignaggi before and after they fought in June of last year, claiming he slept with a former flame of Malignaggi’s.
So who would think his former antagonist would now be so interested in his well-being?
“When Adrien hit me up,” Malignaggi said, “it really, for me meant something because we had been beefing so much.” [Click Here To Read More]
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