Yuri better than Paulie??

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Barber-ian, Dec 31, 2009.


  1. bill poster

    bill poster Guest

    Personall I want to see him fight Paulie cos of the bad blood.
     
  2. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    Floyd fans want Malinaggi because they dont want any fight that enhances Pac's legacy if he wins.
     
  3. tepaltzin

    tepaltzin Guest

    Either of these two are terrible fights for Pac to take.

    Foreman and Malignaggi have whopping 13 KO's between the two:lol:
     
  4. Jeff Young

    Jeff Young Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's bull****....I'm more of a floyd fan then a pacquiao fan....but i'm still non-biased about both.....I agree Foreman would enhance pacquiao's legacy.....but I can almost guarantee malignaggi would be a better sale to the public then foreman....foreman has a title, but that is it.....and he is probably the weakest of the 154 title holders....can you say david diaz 2?....

    Paulie has a bigger fan base, Paulie has fought better fighters then foreman....and there is a story line with malignaggi-pacquiao....What killed malignaggi-pacquiao, was pacquiao's stubborn fans...His fan boys are angry at anybody that questions "pacquiao is a god" and so they didnt want him to fight Paulie...

    Anybody with a brain knows malignaggi would sale more then foreman against Pacquiao...lets be real, to the mainstream public, who is yuri foreman?
     
  5. DemolitionDan

    DemolitionDan ATG and HoF Full Member

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    If this fight is made (puke) my guess is that Yuri (or Paulie) is a "tuneup" fight for Pacquiao because he is tall and fast like Floyd.
     
  6. BOGART

    BOGART Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Due to his size, slightly more power, and not having bad hands I'd say Foreman poses a much tougher challenge than Malignaggi. I don't know if he is better than Malignaggi but he is the tougher fight. But I would probably put Foreman as one of the least entertaining fighters I've ever seen. He is horrible to watch so I actually hope Malignaggi gets the shot but both are very unappealiing fights for Pacquaio.
     
  7. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    yuri is better legacy fight than malignaggi. of course floyd is the way to go if pac wants to be known as an immortal but since floyd won't budge with his demand, pac must choose a better legacy defining fight. either going for the 8th title at 154 against foreman or unifying 140 to fight bradley.
     
  8. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    Notice how Paulie went on the offensive about Pacquiao?
    He wants a fight, he doesn't give a **** about Manny being dirty or not.
    He would sign the contract tonight.
     
  9. Fighting Pride

    Fighting Pride Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pac will cream Paulie. It's a mismatch. Paulie is a good fighter. He once said the only fighters he believed could possibly beat him were Cotto and Hatton. He was right, and they proved to be a class above him. Imagine what Pac, who destroyed both Cotto and Hatton, would against a feather-fisted fighter like Paulie? Paulie does not have the supreme boxing skills needed to be able to outbox him, let alone stay away from him for 12.

    Foreman is relatively unproven, also feather-fisted (tho he did show some pop vs Santos), but he does have a 154 belt and is bigger. He boxed beautifully against Santos, who was no mug. Definately a more credible opponent.
     
  10. DobyZhee

    DobyZhee VIP Member

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    you guys know where this is going...a superbout against Kelly Pavlik at 160.
     
  11. retriever

    retriever Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :good
     
  12. dodong

    dodong >>PACQUIAO Full Member

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    Pac should screw Floyd's plan and fight Matthew Hatton.
     
  13. Farmboxer

    Farmboxer VIP Member Full Member

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    A win over Yuri would break another record for Pac in weight classes. Void and his fans are so jealous of Pac it is destroying them!
     
  14. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    They're pretty much the same fighter, except Foreman has 5 more inches of reach, which makes a huge difference with that style. Plus, then he'd be able to market it as being for a title in Manny's 8th weight class. Plus he's a Top Rank fighter and Paulie isn't.
     
  15. Aznhybrid

    Aznhybrid Active Member Full Member

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    Of course Yuri is the more dangerous opponent.