Why is Paulie Malignaggi still fighting?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by ellerbe, Aug 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM.


  1. ellerbe

    ellerbe Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hate him or love him I don’t think many can’t deny he was one of the best commentators in boxing in the past 20 years. Problem with Paulie is he says what he wants and can’t be bought, which is why he may be having trouble finding commentating gigs and has to resort to bare knuckle boxing.
     
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  2. MagnificentMatt

    MagnificentMatt Beterbiev literally kills Plant and McCumby 2v1 Full Member

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    Rough stuff, anyone who spends any amount of time in BK ends up with a ruined face. He’s already got a lot of scars compared to when he stopped boxing!

    Probably better than the brain damage he’d get trying to compete in boxing as an aging athlete, but still kinda sucks to see!
     
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  3. NoChin

    NoChin Sir Filip Hrgovic - Building his statue in Croatia Full Member

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    He's a nice guy. Intelligent analysis but agreed shouldn't be fighting at any stature at this point.
     
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  4. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    i dunno...i get the impression that paulie prolly still has some boxing money left and will say what he thinks cause **** you if you don't like it. i think he bare knuckle fights because he still likes to get into situations where his butt puckers a bit because he's good at that kinda' thing and doesn't want to give it completely up just yet.
     
  5. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    Last year he was talking about needing enough cash to move to Sicily. I don't know if that's still the case.
     
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  6. MarkAntony202

    MarkAntony202 Member Full Member

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    Thing is that BKB or specifically BKFC will dosh out quite a bit for aged out but semi socially relevant Boxers and Mixed Martial Artists.

    Probably more than a boxing promoter would pay for a guy very past his prime and not a household name.

    It also lends some credibility to BKB when they have notable former fighters from reputable sports and promotions on their fight card.

    So realistically for where he’s at BKB isn’t too bad of a gig.