Think Machismo got the better of Paulie?

[FlatLine]

Paulie legs aren't what they used to be, he was boxing fairly well at the beginning of the fight but the movement wore down pretty quickly. He reminded me of Winky Wright in the Paul Williams fight with the way he was moving about mid-way through the fight. It was as if his legs were just that half-step slower than they once were. Not as bad as Martinez in the Cotto fight but definitely legs on the decline.

But, have to give some credit to Garcia for throwing those body shots consistently, it's probable that played a significant part in Paulie slowing down and getting caught with more damaging shots.

[ElMeroChingon]

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 isn't that good, should've lost to cano.

[Weebler I]

He was moving well enough at the start, but he got tired. He has been inactive and obviously he's older now too.