Think Machismo got the better of Paulie?

[ironmike2012]

No, he was just not that good. That being said, he made some good money (at 147 after being known a pillow fisted puncher for years), won belts in 2 divisions, but always got out gunned by the best. I didn't really care for him as a fighter (I like KO punchers more than box and move), but he was a game fighter who did more than he should have, 33-7 not too bad for no 1 punch power.

[jcj0427]

I think Paulie never really being that good got the better of Paulie.

Yezzir. He was always a B or C Level Fighter in my opinion.

[SHO_RULEZ]

When the ref has to stop the fight, you've taken a very good Pounding

[Scipio2009]

I was really surprised at how Paulie stood right in front of Garcia, and absorbed a beating. Especially after the Porter beatdown. Truly think that Paulie looked at Garcia's chicken sparring, and concluded that he's not gonna "run" like Peterson did for the first half of that fight.

But it was exactly what Paulie needed to do! Not totally high tail it like Peter son did, but move laterally a little more. Paulie doesn't have the power to stand in front of garcia, he's a stick and move fighter. The fight would have been a lot more competitive, but Paulie came in with this mindset to not be that chicken Garcia was sparring with.

He took the bait, he fought Garcia's fight and got pummeled.

... Paulie's never been a runner... His style has always been be busy behind the jab and then using his legs to have his opponent miss by a half step, keeping him in position to still get off his combinations.

Danny Garcia seems to have understood that about Paulie, and resigned himself to fight within himself, keep steady balanced pressure, and simply wear Paulie down, stopping him late if it came.

[Cinci Champ]

I think Paulie never really being that good got the better of Paulie.

ya i mean what paulie was able to do with the skill he had was beyond impressive lets call a spade a spade and he did that by being a very smart fighter but he just not type fighter who age agrees with at all

[Russian Crushin]

He took the fight for money, it's pretty simple

[#CaneloKhan]

Paulie been having an identity crisis every since Broner destroyed paulie mentally, paulie broke inside from that troll fest Broner put on him.

[flipbjefrox]

This right here. Paulie was never that good to start with. His claim to fame was getting his ass kicked by Cotto.

This! Who did he beat to be a two time champ? Was it Edner Cherry and Vasylencho? Can't even name them

[Mike D]

I think Paulie never really being that good got the better of Paulie.

lmao this

[Mike D]

Yezzir. He was always a B or C Level Fighter in my opinion.

C Level Fighter who highly overachieved

Sounds like I'm trying to slam him by calling him an overachieving C Fighter, but I'm not, we see C Level-esque players in other sports who overachieve through hard work and craftiness -- that's Paulie for you in a nutshell

that's actually a credit to him

he's the Trent Dilfer of boxing