Ricky Hatton vs Paulie Malignaggi

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Anybody planning on watching this at the weekend?

I've just seen a documentary on malignaggi and although he seems a classy fighter I ust can't see how he can handle Hatton.

Anybody who's more into boxing have any opinion on this fight?
 
I just started a thread on this this very second I just delete it. It will be intresting to see how Hatton does he has been very poor over the last few fight but now he has a new trainer in Floyd Mayweather Sr. There has been allot of fights this month I have to say this one I have been looking forward to the most I think its going to be a good fight.
 
Apparently Liam and Noel Gallagher are carrying his belts into the ring for him, the Blue bastards
 
I want to see Malignaggi lose. He is very annoying and reminds me of one of those guys in the 'fail' pictures who are pouting and have overly greased spikey hair. He was disappointing in his last fight I saw against N'Dou as well, when his extensions were getting in the way. He has little power and had hand problems in recent times but is still a good boxer, he also managed to hang in there with Cotto despite taking a bit of a beating. Hatton has not been very impressive recently so I would like to see him get back on track and retire after a few more big wins, maybe his lifestyle between fights is catching up with him. Will also be interesting to see if Mayweather has had any influence.
 
if hatton has trained properly he should win...

but he should just quit... the only way he could prove himself a better boxer than he has is to have a rematch with mayweather and he would only be outclassed again...
 
There are allot of boxing pundits and writers seem to think Malignaggi will pull this of I still think Ricky will win this. I read in one of the morning papers that the Ricky will end up fighting the winner of Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao that will be intresting.
 
To be fair i don't know a great deal about malignaggi, other than what i've seen tonight. he does seem like a bit of a pouting pretty boy but at the same time seemed very gracious in defeat against cotto, sometimes you don't see that with this kind of fighter.

I just don't see anything to suggest Malignaggi has the power or ability to take a body shot from hatton to stay in the fight.

Would i be underestimating Malignaggi if I looked at this fight as an 'easy' big fight for hatton to come back into?
 
Not really, Hatton should be winning this if he wants to stay a 'top name'. Malignaggi looks a decent fighter from the very little I have seen but doesn't have KO power and must rely on outworking Hatton, and not many people can do that. Hatton knows this a shit or bust fight, if he wins then he is back on the winning road again and can be looking at other big names or if he loses I fear that will be it for him, atleast at the top level aged just 30.
 
I've seen Malignaggi fight, he was on the undercard to the CoMs Hatton fight. I think it'd be a sorry day if Hatton loses to him frankly. He had problems with his hands that night, and supposedly it happens to him regularly, so he can't afford anything like that on the night

Does anyone know about what time the fight is due to start? They seem to cloud these things in al kinds of mystery, no wonder less and less people are watching boxing anymore!
 
Rooney1987 said:
There are allot of boxing pundits and writers seem to think Malignaggi will pull this of I still think Ricky will win this. I read in one of the morning papers that the Ricky will end up fighting the winner of Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao that will be intresting.
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If he ends up fighting Manny Pacquiao, Hatton will lose. Pac-Man is the most exciting and clinical fighter in world boxing today....
 
Johnno said:
If he ends up fighting Manny Pacquiao, Hatton will lose. Pac-Man is the most exciting and clinical fighter in world boxing today....
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As much as I like Ricky I have to agree with that Pac-Man is on another planet when it comes to boxing talent. Thats why I think it will be De La Hoya V Hatton in Wembley stadium with 90,000 at one point.
 
Malignaggi has no punch, I'd be suprised if he beat Ricky. Saying that, Malignaggi has all the speed in the world. It's an interesting one.
 
There is a chance that Malignaggi can busy himself though out the fight and take it on points. He is more than cable over 12 rounds.

It is upto Hatton to take the fight to him, and Hatton has never been any different. I hope the time with Mayweather Snr, will make an improvement in his defenses. He has been caught to easy for a while now, and whilst Malinaggi doesn't seem to have punching power I still wouldn't trust on Ricky not to cut with methodical hits to the face.

Yet if Malinaggi fights like he did in Manchester then he will surely get a pasting.

Can't wait for the fight, after Haye and Calzaghe in the last fortnight I hope Hatton will continue in the same vain.
 
It's on about 3:00am GMT.

Realistically Hatton should win this with ease as Malignaggi really is nothing special. He's only had one big fight before (Cotto) and lost. I got bemused as to why he fought N'dou again as he battered him in their first fight, yet he decided to have a rematch and struggled to a SD win.

He has no punching power, he hasnt knocked an opponent out for 5 years, and has actually only KO 5 opponents out in 25 wins, and 3 of them were in his first 3 fights.

Also is voice is fecking irritating, I really hope Ricky sparks him out.
 
I don't know mate.

I hope that it does not start at 5am like Calzaghe's fight, that killed me for a weeked. :mad:
 
cj_sparky said:
I don't know mate.

I hope that it does not start at 5am like Calzaghe's fight, that killed me for a weeked. :mad:
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Yeah, what the feck was that about? Started at 4pm Sydney time, was waiting all day for it then thought my Main Event was fecked (coz it's a snide sattelite receiver I got my brother in law to set up) so missed the first nine rounds....
 
Paulie Malignaggi & Ricky Hatton stats

Total fights 26

Wins 25
Wins by KO 5
Losses 1
Draws 0
No contests 0

This fight seems to me a bittuva hand-picked job. Not up to speed with the Light Welterweight Division but Malignaggi is ranked 8th on the IBO Light Welterweight Division list.

He's only won 5 fights within the distance, so he's not a heavy hitter & seems to rely on points victories, this could be a pretty boring fight unless Hatton whoops him - which he will!

Compare that to Hattons:

Total fights 45

Wins 44
Wins by KO 31
Losses 1


Its a mismatch in my opinion. I think Malinaggi was chosen due to his big mouth to generate PPV revenue. Hatton should take him within 2 or 3 rounds easily. If he does take him pretty handy, it'll boil down to Hatton just being in it for the money but i'll be sound in the knowledge that i've not wasted €25 for the PPV priviledge anyway - whereas on Setanta Joe Calgazhe & Roy Jones Jr was part of the monthly subscription & didnt cost be anything extra!

Rant over :angel:
 
I will be watching this. My best mates dad is Hattons agent - well done me.

I sincerley hope he does the business but after an very unconvincing victory against Lazcano, I cant help being slighty aprehensive.

He looks in good shape though and mayweather snr will have hopefully tightened up his defense.

Good luck Ricky.
 
Johnno said:
If he ends up fighting Manny Pacquiao, Hatton will lose. Pac-Man is the most exciting and clinical fighter in world boxing today....
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and guess who Oscar De La Hoya's fighting - yep - Pac Man.... :cool:

I'm sick of the hype British Boxers get when most havent fought anyone of any real distinction. Oscar fights the best, Floyd fought the best, Roy Jones Jr fought the best..... i could go on.....

Would Calzaghe have beaten Roy Jones Jr in his prime????? He certainly wouldnt of fought him in the States thats for sure, same as these other pretenders!!

Hatton is a one trick pony - body hits & bully with the shoulder - boring as feck. Hope Mayweather has given him some style, otherwise you'll have wasted your money & America will boo him out of the Arena!
 
busbysaces said:
I will be watching this. My best mates dad is Hattons agent - well done me.

I sincerley hope he does the business but after an very unconvincing victory against Lazcano, I cant help being slighty aprehensive.

He looks in good shape though and mayweather snr will have hopefully tightened up his defense.

Good luck Ricky.
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Did you not try & sponge some tickets mate?
 
Red Hand Devil said:
Did you not try & sponge some tickets mate?
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I could have got some tickets through him (not free)...but I can't afford the time off to go to Vegas.

My best mate had the opportunity to go all expenses to the mayweather fight, but couldnt get the time off (he's a copper).

I'm a big fan off Hatton, went to a sportmans dinner with him just before he flew out to Vegas this time. Funny as feck. He was better than the professional comedian.
 
busbysaces said:
I could have got some tickets through him (not free)...but I can't afford the time off to go to Vegas.

My best mate had the opportunity to go all expenses to the mayweather fight, but couldnt get the time off (he's a copper).

I'm a big fan off Hatton, went to a sportmans dinner with him just before he flew out to Vegas this time. Funny as feck. He was better than the professional comedian.
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Thats a shame man. It would cost a bomb goin over there aswell but it would be an excellent experience. Hope you get the oportunity to go again :cool:

Yeah Ricky's a great lad - real Manchester character & humble to boot! Shame he's a City fan but we wont hold that against him!

Johnno mentioned that the Gallaghers are carrying his belts into the ring - is that true BA?
 
Red Hand Devil said:
Thats a shame man. It would cost a bomb goin over there aswell but it would be an excellent experience. Hope you get the oportunity to go again :cool:

Yeah Ricky's a great lad - real Manchester character & humble to boot! Shame he's a City fan but we wont hold that against him!

Johnno mentioned that the Gallaghers are carrying his belts into the ring - is that true BA?
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Wouldnt surprise me, they are good mates. Hatton et al are often back stage and in the green room at oasis gigs.

It would be usually be a young disables kid from hyde who carries the belt in but I would be surprised if he has been able to travel as he didnt go for the MW fight.
 
Red Hand Devil said:
This fight seems to me a bittuva hand-picked job. Not up to speed with the Light Welterweight Division but Malignaggi is ranked 8th on the IBO Light Welterweight Division list.

He's only won 5 fights within the distance, so he's not a heavy hitter & seems to rely on points victories, this could be a pretty boring fight unless Hatton whoops him - which he will!

Its a mismatch in my opinion. I think Malinaggi was chosen due to his big mouth to generate PPV revenue.
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I don't see how you can call this a mis-match, Malignaggi was the IBF champion only 2 months ago till he vacated the belt in order to take this fight, the IBO is not even regarded as a major belt.
The belt that counts the most is the universally recognised ring magazine belt, which Hatton is rated a no.1 and Malignaggi as no.2, hence why they are fighting...

Anyway after Mayweather this should be the biggest test Hatton has had, Malinaggi reminds me of a combination of NAS & Mayweather, he's very cocky and arrogant but also has very good footwork and speed, which is what troubles Hatton most.
Though Malignaggi biggest weakness is he has very limited punch power so does not have the knockout punch too rely on if is losing in the fight.
Due to this fact though I wouldn't conclude Malignaggi is a boring fighter just because he does not have a stack full of knockout to his name, in fact I would say he is a very good boxer because he is capable of winning 20 fights that has all gone the distance.

Red Hand Devil said:
Hatton should take him within 2 or 3 rounds easily.
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I would be shocked if Hatton knocks him out as easily and as early as you say, I think your being a little naive and reckon you never actually seen Malinaggi fight. He may look and sound like a bit of a cock but if going by the fight against Cotto who is much biggest and stronger then Hatton, where Malignaggi showed how resilient and durable he can be by going the distance with him and having his jaw broken in the process, then the chances of Hatton knocking him out are quite silm, if he does it would be a major scalp.

For me this should be a really interesting fight, Hatton is fighting at his best weight, against a opponent with similar traits to Mayweather but just not as good, IMO that's a perfect match.
 
starman said:
I don't see how you can call this a mis-match, Malignaggi was the IBF champion only 2 months ago till he vacated the belt in order to take this fight, the IBO is not even regarded as a major belt.
The belt that counts the most is the universally recognised ring magazine belt, which Hatton is rated a no.1 and Malignaggi as no.2, hence why they are fighting...

Anyway after Mayweather this should be the biggest test Hatton has had, Malinaggi reminds me of a combination of NAS & Mayweather, he's very cocky and arrogant but also has very good footwork and speed, which is what troubles Hatton most.
Though Malignaggi biggest weakness is he has very limited punch power so does not have the knockout punch too rely on if is losing in the fight.
Due to this fact though I wouldn't conclude Malignaggi is a boring fighter just because he does not have a stack full of knockout to his name, in fact I would say he is a very good boxer because he is capable of winning 20 fights that has all gone the distance.



I would be shocked if Hatton knocks him out as easily and as early as you say, I think your being a little naive and reckon you never actually seen Malinaggi fight. He may look and sound like a bit of a cock but if going by the fight against Cotto who is much biggest and stronger then Hatton, where Malignaggi showed how resilient and durable he can be by going the distance with him and having his jaw broken in the process, then the chances of Hatton knocking him out are quite silm, if he does it would be a major scalp.

For me this should be a really interesting fight, Hatton is fighting at his best weight, against a opponent with similar traits to Mayweather but just not as good, IMO that's a perfect match.
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Hatton within 3 rounds :)
 
Malinaggi, is a very good boxer. He just doesn't have the punch power to put Ricky away.

I think Hatton will win either on points or via stoppage in a latter round.
 
Malignaggi should not be discounted because he doesnt have punching power he has never been stopped and went the distance with Miguel Cotto with a fractured orbital socket and demanded that the fight isnt stopped.
He is exceptionally fast and could very well out point Hatton.

On a side note i would be surprised if Hatton stops him, Hatton is known for having a great attack to the body but there is no body shot like Miguel Cotto's left to the liver. If that couldnt put Paulie away im not sure if Ricky will
 
Yeah I agree CLK, Hatton needs to stay on top of Malignaggi and not allow him to get his punches off, can't see Hatton relenting though he always fights on the front foot. He should be able to bully and push Malignaggi, depends on what the Ref allows Hatton to do.
 
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as an aside, sky are wankers... 70 quid a month and you still have to buy it separately... pricks!
 
Malignaggi is a tough cookie he wont allow himself to be bullied and has good ring generalship. if Hatton isn't measured in his attack Malignaggi could make him look like a fool. he loves people coming to him as he catches people on the way in. remember the first knock down in the Mayweather fight thats Paulie's style when you are on the offensive looking to land he tries to land first
 
Malignaggi is a soft-ish fighter, relies almost totally on the jabs. In terms of knockouts, his ratio is pretty poor.

Which is exactly the reason he shouldnt be underestimated, as this is an upset in the making.

The boy is a tough cookie, he can take a punch and he'll be back up for more. Ricky's defense has never been his strength, so unless he covers up, we might just see this go Malignaggi's way via points..

The heart says Ricky though. You cant NOT want that guy to win.
 
Floyd Mayweather didn't beat Ricky through knockout power. i know he ended up winning TKO, but it was how he broke Ricky's heart that won him the fight...

and that was through elusive movement, solid jab and a strong, patient game plan.

if Malignaggi's team get the right game plan, and his chin is up to it, there's no reason why an upset shouldn't be on the cards.

to be honest though, i'm still tipping Ricky to win in Round 5 or 6.
 
redwhiteblack said:
Floyd Mayweather didn't beat Ricky through knockout power. i know he ended up winning TKO, but it was how he broke Ricky's heart that won him the fight...

and that was through elusive movement, solid jab and a strong, patient game plan.

if Malignaggi's team get the right game plan, and his chin is up to it, there's no reason why an upset shouldn't be on the cards.

to be honest though, i'm still tipping Ricky to win in Round 5 or 6.
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Fingers Crossed
 
By the way, confirmed that the fight should be on "shortly after 3:30"

Sky
 
i dont think Hatton is a bigger puncher than Cotto albeit Cotto wasn't the fighter he is now at LWW when he fought Malignaggi, so for some reason i cant see Hatton stopping him maybe if he goes to the body definately not through the head
 
dumbo said:
was not a fan of paulie, but i saw the doco last night, he went up in my estimation.

I reckon Hatton will have far too much for him though.
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The dude continued fighting even AFTER Cotto broke his jaw

That my friend takes balls, respect to that.

And he wasnt a twat when he lost either, so graciousness in defeat ups him in book as well.
 
Marching - what is your take on this fight???


Don't fancy Hatton myself... Think he is up against a good fighter myself/...
 
bazalini said:
Marching - what is your take on this fight???


Don't fancy Hatton myself... Think he is up against a good fighter myself/...
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Can't see Hatton losing this one Baz. Malignaggi's big mouth seems to be working overtime about Hatton's style.....I just hope his punching doesn't work so well.

If Hatton isn't stopped from fighting his usual style he should win it around the 9th.
 
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