Its a fight bruises happen. I got in a fight last week and I had 2 small bruises on my face it looks like a got my ass kicked but I broke his nose. I pay no attention to that stuff. Paulie won 5 rounds on just about everyones card thats not getting destroyed.
He went to the final belt because he hug for dear life in the finals rounds and he clearly looks very tired nand hurt in those last brutal rounds. this time no way it end in decision.
No coz since moving up 7lbs Cotto has turned into a superhuman fighting machine the likes of which has never been seen before in the world.
Yes, Paulie is fast & smart enough to survive against Cotto. But why should he take the fight? Paulie doesn't have the power to defeat Cotto. & the result would always be the same even if they fought ten times.
No chance. Not at 147, no way in hell. Cotto is so strong there, and punching quite a bit harder. Malignaggi would be fat at 147 too. I still think that fight took a lot out of him, he was rocked badly against Ngoudjo, which wouldn't bode well for him surviving Cotto for 12 rounds...
I would say probably not at 147. But it is extremely disrespectful to him to say no actually. The dude proved his stones in the first fight, took a hellacious beating and didn't give up. There really is no reason to believe he would give up if they fight again. I think Cotto might be a little faster and stronger now though and be able to actually hit him in the right spot and stop him.