this fight depends on how malignaggi sets about winning if he goes to win on points by jabbing moving creating angles and also frustrating hatton he COULD win on points but i doubt it
Malinaggi does not deserve a fight with Hatton? That's not a very nice thing to say :nono :hey Honestly, Hatton faced plenty of Lovemore N'Dou type fighters before he got the shot with KT..why did Hatton deserve it? Especially considering that Hatton got to fight the champ in his hometown..I don't think Hatton deserved that. Anywho, if Hatton can't get a fight with PBF..what else is he gonna do? He has to fight some of the 140 paper champions. PBF got a lot of crap when he went from 140 to 154 without cleaning out any of those divisions, but Hatton hasn't cleaned out 140 yet. Whether Malinaggi deserves the fight or not, doesn't really matter. Hatton has thin options considering he won't go to 147 again, and if he does, he won't last long. As for the fight itself, I see Malinaggi's speed and workrate confusing Hatton for the first couple rounds, but then Hatton's hold and hit style, with some body work will wear down Paulie and Hatton will stop him late. This is by no means an easy fight for Hatton though.
Cotto gets hit WAY to much and as much as i dont rally like Hatton his holding keeps him from taking lost of hits so i can see hatton beating Cotto....but i also can see Cotto beatng Hatton....cant see Paulie winning because Coto backed him down and punished him as will Hatton..maybe even worse because Hatton holds all the time!
According to boxrec Hatton vs mayweather is taking place 10 nov in vegas so hopefully this will happen. This is the fight everyone wants to see and has to happen now before any of the 2 fighters go in decline which could happen in a couple of years time. I would no way settle for a fight against malignaggi. Hatton has stated he only wants to fight the elite fighters now which are Mayweather, Cotto, De La Hoya, Margarito/Williams, Mosley and possibly Casamayor and Diaz if they move up. Ok malignaggi is the IBf champ but in my eyes Hatton would still be the champ if he didnt have to give it up to fight better fighters than the mandatories. Also it has been said hatton struggles against slick fighters and avoids them well this isnt strictly true - he struggles against south paws - Collazo and Magee (he wasnt slick just a south paw!!) malignaggi IMO would be stopped and sure its for a title but Hatton would just vacate it again. I would only consider malignaggi if he beat the winner of Witter/Harris.
Paul is one who does deserve a fight with Ricky.. He faces whoever they put him in with , he is a newly crowned champ and is very game.. Floyd will demand massive payment , while Paul doesn't demand half as much.. I just don't like the stipulation that Paul wont fight outside of MSG.. strange..