Paulie To Dent Khan's American Dream......

Got to be a puncher to give Khan trouble and Malignaggi is not a puncher. Unless he outboxes him then we're talking though Khan is as fast if not faster and carries more power. This is an interesting fight but if anyone is getting stopped then it's Malignaggi, not Khan in my opinion. I'll honestly be shocked if Malignaggi drops or hurts Khan even though I know he hurt iron chinned Diaz I can't see him doing it in this one. Somehow I feel this will be similar to the Hatton fight with Malignaggi getting beat on bad from start to finish as soon as he tastes Khan's power and goes safe mode all night.

 

Im not sure many people think he is going to get knocked out cold. But i think people can see the ref stopping the fight if Kahn throws his combinations and nothing is coming back. I think Paulie is way to tough to be stopped in his tracks by a single punch (lets not forget he had his Jaw broken against Cotto and carried on). But the sheer volumn of punches Kahn can throw, the ref might step in, ie Pac Cotto

 

Paulie is one of most favourite non-British boxers, but he way out his depth against Khan.

Khan's only weakness is his chin and Paulie doesn't have the power to exploit that.

Khan wins by stoppage

 

Decent analysis Uncle Rico. I may not entirely agree with it but it is good to see a pro Paulie argument that goes beyond "Paulie's feather fists will shatter Khan's glass jaw".

I'm still going with Khan on this one but it will be a relatively tough one for him. His hardest test to date.

Paulie will give him trouble with his hand and foot speed. Khan just can't expect to jump in with his flurries like he does. He may be successful at times with it but Paulie will start to time him and Khan will have to be a bit cuter if he wants to be successful. He will need to start feinting, using a strong jab and varying up his attacks. This will keep Paulie honest and make it harder for him to predict Khan's next move and therefore make it harder for him to counter Khan.

Whilst Paulie will give Khan some problems it shouldn't be to hard because, despite Paulie's quickness, he really isn't to hard to hit. Slower, less skilled fighters have had success against Paulie so i can't see why Khan can't.

As for Paulie roughing Khan up inside it really shouldn't be a problem. Khan doesn't fight inside. He only really fights at range. Saying that though, it could be a good idea to unload on Paulie if and when Khan does get inside. It will slow Paulie down and give him something extra to worry about. Trying to beat Paulie at range all night long is possible, but it will be easier if Khan does occasionally get inside and unloads.

I wasn't overly excited about this fight when it was announced but the closer it is getting the more i am looking forward to it.

Khan has never fought anyone will Paulies style before so it will be interesting to see how he handles the quickness of a counter puncher.

The fight could also give us an indication of how Khan would handle someone like Alexander or even Bradley. Now i'm not saying that Paulie has the same style as those two but all three of them have decent footwork and/or foot speed and can counter...something Khan hasn't faced before. Like i said earlier, Khan usually just jumps in quickly and unloads quick flurries before jumping out of range. Against the slow footed, non counter punchers he has generally faced he can get away with it..but against these three he will have to be a bit smarter. Maybe he can get away with it a bit more against Paulie because of his lack of power, but he will get punished for it against Alexander and Bradley.

Should be an Intriguing fight.

Khan UD in a competitive fight.

 

Since I have been up all night and am a little delerious I might as well weigh in.
I think that the fight will go 12rds and end in a debated decision.
If PM is on his game I think he will make it a very competative fight...everyone mentions that he got beat up by cotto, but many forget that one judge had it close ( 115-112). He may run into problems if he slows up and fools around in the middle, I think khan could capitalize on mistakes and swing momentum in the middle round.

I may be biased as malignaggi is one of my favorite fighters and one of the first fighters I enjoyed to watch. I am a relatively new fan (3 years) and the first fights I remember enjoying were
Malignaggi / Cherry
Hatton / Castillo
Vasquez / Marquez I ( and the rest )

 

Forgot to mention Paulie's lack of work rate at times.

This will severely hinder him if the fight goes to the cards.

Khan is quite active offensively in the ring and if Khan is having trouble nailing Paulie, but is throwing a lot of leather anyway and Paulie is countering well but the counters are few and far between then Khan will probably get nod in a close round based on work rate alone.

Unless Paulie completely out classes Khan (which i can't see happening as i explained in my previous post), Paulie will have to let his fists fly a bit more than he normally does.

 

Yeah, I am pulling for Paulie as I feel it may be the end for him if he loses this.. But even the shot he hurt Diaz with was no power shot, it was just perfectly place, and had zip...

On that note, I think a perfectly placed shot with zip can probably put Khan down too, but it wont be easy to land.

Paulie is just going to have to use his feet and speed to stop the pressure and negate the physical advantages, or he is going to have to have more zip then usual, and im not sure if the latter is possible at this point in his career.

 

I agree with Uncle Rico here. I think many Khan supporters are overlooking Paulie. From the look of his workouts, he looks quick and his punches are nice and crisp.

Some keep bringing up the Cotto and Hatton fights as measuring sticks, but remember, Paulie was with Buddy McGirt then. Buddy wanted Paulie in the pocket more, throwing punches inside of the other fighters range.

Sherif Younan is much better for Paulie. Sherif is all about Paulie's movement, angles, and footwork.

I don't have any evidence other than his last fights, but IMO his hands are looking healthy and he seems to have a bit more pop now than he did a few years ago (he rocked Diaz with an uppercut that would probably wobble Khan).

I like Paulie to win and will be rooting for him, but even from an objective standpoint, it looks like it will be a tough fight for both guys.

 

I still think Bradley will be on top of the division when it is all said and done.. People disregard the fact that he is so young himself, due to the youth of Khan, Alexander, and Peterson, etc.. Fact of the matter is, people think Bradley doesn't look that impressive or whatever, but he is winning, and winning against good fighters.. Also, I think he has more then people give him credit for, he has shown adaptability, has good hand speed, and although not a KO puncher, we have seen him slow people down with a body attack.. Work rate and conditioning of course.

 

Is it true this fight isn't selling out?
If Malignaggi can't sell out a 5000 seater world title fight in his home city then that's pretty poor.
Khan could fight me anywhere in the UK for a dressing gown belt and still sell 5000 seats.

 

so him losing every round to in his major fights gives him the edge? when your claim to fame is losing the big ones...it doesnt bode well for paulie...