Malignaggi - Hatton must NOT happen

people from new york love him, just like people from manchester love hatton.

 

This is might be the first time I have ever pulled this card.

Why is everyone hating on Malignaggi? What does Malignaggi need to do that he hasn't already done to prove he deserves a shot at Hatton?

 

I'm glad somebody recognized this crap atsch

 

I agree hes a good fighter but his KO percentage is pathetic. If you want to know what he needs to do then here it is:

Develop a punch!

 

Id prefer to see Hatton fight Casamayor

 

China you seem like a very image-obsessed person. You keep mentioning how Ricky's a 'superstar' and Paulie's just some titlist. What exactly does being a superstar have to do with anything? Ricky's an invincible fighter because he has a large British following, is that it? The more popular you are, the better it makes you? Is that the real reason you like Calzaghe - not due to his athleticism or dominance in the ring, but because of his dashing good looks and ability to draw crowds? :huh

 

That is total and complete bull****.

Boxing is a sport and there is more than one way to win. Malignaggi wins fights, typically in a rather convincing fashion. His only loss was to Cotto and he was the only fighter to go the distance with Cotto in a championship fight.

The biggest problem with boxing right now is the fact that fighters are more concerned with making money than they are with the legitamacy of their titles and of their sport. In most every other major pro sport, the winners have to play the other winners to decide who is the best. A 40 point a game football team doesn't get to not play a great defensive football team because the defensive football team doesn't score touchdowns. If there is a problem with a lack of KOs in boxing, it isn't a boxers fault, it is the rules fault. If fan's want more knockouts we should be clamoring for tougher enforcement of clinching, of smaller boxing gloves, etc. A boxer's chief objective SHOULD be to win every fight he fights. Unfortunatelya boxer must get KOs to be considered legitimate for a title shot by some people, and by some boxers, because of the way the money works.

Malignaggi is calling out Hatton and Malignaggi deserves Hatton. Can he win? Maybe not, but he deserves the shot.

 

Honestly Joe, do you think Hatton is going back up to 147 to fight Cotto? If so, GREAT, but he's probably staying at 140 so it's not a great argument.

For fight fans it should be.

 

Hatton tried 147...it didn't work out so well. How can you say it's better for him to go into a certain loss at a weight he wants no part of? How is it not better for him to take a lesser payday, but a more winnable fight, at a weight where he can actually perform at his peak?

 

by this same logic Chad Dawson should challenge for a HW title because LH is a dead scene

 

I think Malignaggi needs to get a bit of credit. How many people thought he would go the 12 rounds with Cotto?? He did it with a broken Jaw as well, that must have been hell. He's learned from that fight as well. He does have a terrible KO rate, but he is a very skilled boxer.

I think he would give Hatton a good fight personally, not saying he would win, but i dont think Hatton would stop him.