I would have to go with Judah. Against a boxer he is much to slick. Paulie has some ability but not to the level of Judah. The cotto that fought against Judah was much more relentless then the weight drained Cotto we saw at 140 against Paulie also, as Cotto had a lot of moments in the fight with inactivity due to his stamina issues.
Paulie has done against Ndou and such, because he was faster and a better overall boxer. Vs Zab, he would be neither. Plus, Zab starts to get offtrack when he gets hurt (tho he proved in the Cotto fight that that may be behind him now...we will see tho)...and Paulie aint hurtin' NOBODY!
Zab was knocked down by Cory Spinks and hurt by Baldomir, then ran the rest of the fight. Both have very low KO % as well and Zab lost to both fights. Baldomir has 13 KO's in 43 wins, 6 draws.
Malignaggi wants the winner of the Hatton - Castillo fight. Malignaggi loses to either fighter. The end.
So what. How often has Malignaggi buckled the knees or floored his opponent? Not very often. However Judah has done so quite often. Don't assume Judah's vulnerable chin would be severely tested by Maligannagi. Malignaggi isn't Cotto, Bladomir, or PBF.
Great fight. Judah sells out msg regardless of opponent but against paulie would be a superfight for sure. Judah by ko.
Judah isnt going to do more damage than Cotto. The biggest problem facing Judah is not if he has the skills to do it, because I do think if Zab executed properly, he could win. I don't see him seeing Paulie as a big enough threat. He already has ring commitment issues and i dont think he'd get up for the fight. Then- after the first four rounds and Zab has peppered malignaggi with everything he has and Paulie is still standing there executing his gameplan which may or may not have won him the first rounds anyways, I think Malignaggi's agenda would be easily pushed because Zab breaks down when he can't hurt/finish an opponent early.
Judah was a massive talent when he first come on the seen. A young, green Judah owned Micky Ward, owned De Marcus Corley, Witter, Spinks in the rematch and a host of decent fighters. He came up short against the very best (apart from he appaling performance against Baldomir). He put up a decent performance agaisnt Mayweather and Cotto.