True, Paulie feels he needs to talk **** because he lacks power and is boring, but if his boxing skills were better people would tune in to see him fight the way they do when Mayweather and Ward box. His boxing skills are barely above Gatti's, except Gatti was one of the most exciting fighters ever and had power.
Paulie has found his punch at 147, and Hatton no longer has a chin to speak of. Don't be mad at the Magic Man.
Paulie has faced the best though, and with usually only one good hand. Takes a lot of skill and balls to get in there with only your lead hand healthy (every fight) and still only lose to the elite (with exception of Diaz, but Paulie won both their fights anyway) while winning world titles at 2 different weights.
No way hatton is even competitive in this one. Paulie and him got together once before true but paulie had shite trainer and at an uncomfortable weight. add to that, paulie has been active the whole time and not weighing in around 195 (march 2012 for hatton) and it is a no brainer. Paulie wins by WIIIIIDE decision. If paulie fought hatton instead of cotto in 2006, he'd have won handily.
You realize how many times Paulie has said "oh now that I have this new trainer. . and my new style, strengths, etc. have come out. . ." He said that **** after he beat Diaz. . Only to go on and get wholloped by THE KING. . THEN, he once again resorts to blaming the trainer, and not bringing out the best of his "style." So he gets a new trainer, moves up in weight, beats an opponent COMPLETELY UNTESTED, and once again is claiming "my new trainer bringing out my best style' = BEST PAULIE!
Hatton beat Paulie's ass around the ring for 10 rounds WHEN IT COUNTED. . End of. Even now, if Hatton came back, fight is 50/50. Paulie is too feeble to keep Hatton off him.
how come ny cant produce any top athletes anymore i mean in boxing you have dmitry salita, paulie M, crab judah and jaidon cordrington in basketball you have ron artest and lamar odom - good but not great. brooklyn fighters have a louder bark than its bite.