Poor Maliggnaggi... i feel horrible for him

Tbh Paulie didn't deserve to finish the fight...all he was doing was clinging on to survive...He wasn't trying to box and coming off second best, he was scared of Hatton's power from the 2nd round onwards and I think it is an important lesson that Buddy has taught him...

For me personally I would rather try and fight and be KO'd then just cling on and not even throw a punch. I think there is a lot more pride to be had in that. Paulie's a tough guy and a good guy but that isn't how you fight in probably the biggest fight of your career.

 

Battled? :nut

How is holding, battling?

 

the point of fighting is trying to win, paulie wasn't. it's different if you're holding on to try and take a close points win, but malignaggi was holding on to try and survive without throwing back, hatton was beating (super fast, super slick paulie) him to the punch.

 

Didn't see the fight.. Did PM do a post fight interview?

Like I said I didn't see it but if PM couldn't help himself who was going to? Don't hate the trainer hate the game.. Sounds like he just got beat and couldn't do anything about it. You should be more upset with PM for not saving his own ass.

 

This is ridiculous you can't throw all the blame on the trainer after his fighter had round after round after round after round to do something for themselves. He gave instruction! He warned of a stoppage? I read Hatton won every round after the 1st.

 

McGirt should have let him finish the fight. He was losing the fight wide, but it wasnt near a bad ass whooping. He could have finished, pride intact no harm no foul.

 

and he was about to get knocked out, oh wait I forgot you live in denial and aren't able to pick up things like that, my bad.

 

Not really. He got stunned a few times but he took a shot from Hatton in the 9th round or so, and it was the hardest shot he took in the fight and just stuck his tongue out showing he was fine. He wasnt hurt at all, thus the fight shouldnt have been stopped.

 

McGirt said something like 'If you don't do what I say I'll stop the fight'
Then Paulie came out and was just in survival mode and taking shots.
What is the point in that?
It's not even a pride thing as he was holding and not even trying to win or fight anymore.

 

The fight should not have been stooped.. PM was losing, but he wasn't taking a brutal beating. I know he had no chance to win, but sometimes going the distance is a moral victory of sorts.

 

NO - McGuirt did Paulie a favor. He was getting punished. He was quite possibly on the verge of going down under a barrage of punches. Hatton was coming on stronger and stronger as the fight went on. Paulie was saved from a trip to the emergency room. Sometimes the corner knows best. He still has his pride because he did not go down.