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Just another one of Wacko's Drunken Round by Rounds Malignaggi vs N'dou
Once again me bwoyo's...the weekend is here & it is on!
This weekend the DRBR's coming at you live & butt naked from the Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT courtesy of HBO's Boxing After Dark telecast.
The main event will be a scheduled 12 round light welterweight showdown between two formerly dispatched Cotto foes as they duke it out for the rights to strap on the IBF's Light Welterweight title.
Veteran work horse Lovemore N'Dou (54 fights with 45 wins, 8 losses, 1draw, & 30 ko's) of Sydney, Australia puts his recently acquired strap on the line against slick speedster Brooklyn's own Paulie Malignaggi (23 fights with 22 wins, 1 loss, & 5 ko's) in what many are hoping to be a clinic...& possibley an upset...depending what end of the stick your'e swingin' from.
There are arguements & questions to be raised regarding both fighters chances all the way across the board on this one.
While N'Dou is the veteran fighter with more experience against better competition, he is a bit long in the tooth to be pressing the youngester in Malignaggi. There again...that experience may pay off in N'Dou's favor if he can cut the ring off & corner Malignaggi...something that many fighters have been unable to do in the bulk of Malignaggi's 23 some odd professional bouts.
Wackster's Factors of the Fight!
Factors for & against Malignaggi.
Factor 1: Speed. It's hard for me to imagine anyone not liking Malignaggi as a boxer...the kid is fast, agile, & a master at work once he get's his range set & his combinations dialed in. That was very VERY apparent against Edner Cherry, whom he totally dominated on Boxing After Dark last February, as Paulie used his speed & footwork to befuddled Cherry for the duration. He'll have to use everything that he's got to outhustle N'Dou in this match...but I think that he can...speed is Malignaggi's strong suit. Advantage to Paulie.
Factor 2: Skills & Abilities. Here again...you almost HAVE to give Paulie the advantage...just based on his technique...but I aint so sure that the road ends there. Paulie's quick and he's accurate & when he sets down on his combinations they spread like melted butter...but it's already been proven that Malignaggi aint that great against pressure fighters...& N'dou is all of that if nothing else. While I do give this one to Malignaggi...I do it rather...half handedly. Advantage to Paulie.
Factor 3: Age. Paulie has youth on his side, no doubt, not just life years...but in ring years also. While Malignaggi is 26 to N'dou's 35, Paulie has been in the ring a whole lot less than N'dou has...by atleast 30 or 31 fights. This could work for or against Paulie. I'm kinda straddeling the fence on this one. While N'dou is a bit shop worn from all the battles that he's been in, Paulie is not...that may sound like a plus to you...but Paulie doesn't have the strength to blast N'dou out of there. Advantage to Paulie...which brings me to this:
Factor 4: Power. Definently not something in Paulie's favor...you couple that with Paulie's brittle hands...well we have a defining factor that could turn the match on it's noggin. Advantage to N'dou.
Factor 5: Chin. After the Cotto match many are lauding Paulie for his chin & even more for his heart. Most believe that he's more than proven himself as a durable gutty warrior...but I aint so sure I'm ready to saddle up that poney...much less am I ready to ride with it. Yes...I do agree that Paulie showed heart & the will to persevere...but I still can't get by the thoughts that that was against a weight drained Cotto. There's a huge difference in fighting that Cotto & a fully hydrated 147lb'er...and N'dou's a big youngin' for 140lbs. All I'm saying is that this could be brutal for Paulie if doesn't stay on his toes. Advantage to N'dou.
Factors for & against N'dou.
Factor 1: Age. This is the one thing that could work against N'dou. When facing Naoufel Ben Rabah last Februarty in their title eliminator match, N'dou showed signs of wear & tear (his ring age) near the end of the bout but he gutted it out & earned the belt that's hangin around his waste at the moment. Throughout his career N'dou has worked his way up to gate keeper status but he's at a point now that he could become a rising fast contender in a weakened division. Advantage back up to Paulie.
Factor 2: Power. Totally in Lovemore's favor. N'dou is a hard hitting pressure fighter that just keeps on coming no matter what you throw at him. Besides Paulie's speed, this is going to be one of the biggest factors of this fight. N'dou can crack & while Paulie has shown to be able to take a shot...one can argue that he's only faced advesity like this once & he was dropped during the process. I would never argue that N'dou hits harder than Cotto...but I would rank his power just a bit south of the Puerto Rican's & a weakened Cotto put a bruising on Malignaggi...I'd have to say that N'dou is more than capable of doing the same...maybe worse. Advantage to N'dou.
Factor 3: Chin. Totally in N'dou's favor. If you ignore the fact that Paulie's rather feather fisted & go off of the shots that Lovemore has tasted...you have to give him props. He's gone the distance toe to toe with Cotto, Mitchell, Witter, & Ben Rabah. To his credit, N'dou has never been dropped &, to my knowledge, he's never been stopped. The chin factor will fall in N'dou's favor this go 'round. Advantage N'dou.
Factor 4: Skills & Abilities. As I stated above, you pretty much have to give this one to Paulie based on his technique & speed. The thing is...N'dou knows what he's doing & can throw with the best of them. While N'dou isn't half as fast or slick as Paulie...he does know how to box. I hate to rule him out because his abilities have gotten him this far...but if we narrow it down to boxing...it goes to Paulie. Advantage back up to Paulie.
Factor 5: Speed. This totally works against N'dou, IWO. No use in explaining this one to death...Paulie's a hell of a lot faster on his feet & behind the mitts. Advantage back up to Paulie.
So there's the way I see, fellars.
I am sure that there are three or four other factors...but those are mine & it is what it is.
As always...thanks for saddleing up for another ride at Wacko's Drunken Round by Round. Let's hope that this one of those bouts that turns out to be sleepers that wev'e all become accostomed to for the past few months...I think it will...no doubt.
Anyways...talk amongst yourselves as you pour up your poison of choice & settle in to the couch or comfortably beside you computer...it's fight night!
Prediction: I'm gonna have to go with N'dou by TKO.
To big, too strong, & waaaaaaaaaay too imposing for Paulie to handle.
Cheers...& koneecheewah bitches.
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Originally Posted by Bilbo
this fight between Paulie and N'dou should be a goodie.
I agree...but I aint sure that he can take another beat down like the one that Cotto dealt him...& believe you me...N'dou knows how to hammer out an ass whoopin!
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