Ortiz's win over Campbell > Khan's win over Malignaggi IMO

That's NOT to say I think Ortiz is a better fighter than Khan - I do not.



But Paulie Malignaggi was absolutely shocking on Saturday - I didn't think it was possible that he could perform even worse than he did against Ricky Hatton, but the "Magic Man" went out there and proved me wrong.

Paulie childishly blamed Buddy McGirt for his woeful showing vs Hatton - but the same amateurish flaws were evident in his game vs Khan as well. His head movement is as bad as anyone elses' that I've ever seen. Yet again his static skull was sitting there like a speedbag getting caught with pretty much every single straight punch. Paulie has chin and heart, but he does not have world championship level ability. And I must say, I was very glad to see a Roach fighter hand his ass to him after all his pathetic bitching about Pacquiao in the media.

Amir Khan was excellent in defeating Paulie. He didn't have to be at his best, he wasn't pushed to produce anything special, and he did get marked up a bit, but ultimately he dominated the fight and showed superb speed and movement in doing so.



Victor Ortiz had a slightly tougher assignment in front of him, as I see it. Nate Campbell is definitely a past-prime fighter now, but he still has the toughness and the skillset of a very good fighter. Although Campbell looked **** against Bradley, Bradley is one of the very best fighters in a great light-welterweight division, possibly even the best. Remember - it was only a year ago that Campbell edged Ali Funeka, a fighter who beat Joan Guzman fairly and that Guzman had to then cheat to get past.

I think Ortiz showed good combination punching ability, something that Khan did not really have to do since he could catch Malignaggi so easily with single shots and stay out of range.




Both guys impressed me, but purely based on Saturday's evidence I liked Ortiz's performance more.

 

Looking at only one fight is stupid though.

Of course you have to take into consideration the opponent they faced. If you compare the most recent performances of Shane Mosley and Michael Katsidis, then by your logic a win over Katsidis would be worth more than a win over Mosley if those two guys were involved in fights again this autumn. Should it not come into consideration that Shane fought Floyd Mayweather, whereas Katsidis fought Kevin Mitchell?

Bradley at 140 is a far, far tougher assignment than Juan Diaz at a catchweight above 135.

 

In my eyes, Campbell has always had a much better skillset than Malignaggi. I think Ortiz's workrate, footwork, speed and combination punching ability were what made Campbell look old and outclassed. Malignaggi is basically a stand-alone punchbag that moves round the ring. He has no defence and very little ability.

 

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Track down Campbell vs Juan Diaz and Campbell vs Ali Funeka. Campbell is a complete *******, but he has good skills. Far, far better than Malignaggi ever had.

 

It's both. He is poor, but even a poor fighter should be able to use a bit of head movement. Even if he has poor reflexes, he should still be moving his head all the time during the fight when he is looking for openings, like Manny Pacquiao does for instance. If you don't have the reflexes of a Mayweather where you can be reactive, then at least be a moving target instead of a statue. Lamentable strategy.