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.

I think Paulie will dance rings around him and win an easy decision.

Paulie is a good B level fighter in a C- level division. He could well pick up a couple belts.

Not sure if I agree with you there 100% bilbo...actually...I know I don't...but I would like for Paulie to win.

N'dou's a bit long in the toof for me to get behind at this stage.

The thing is...he's been in against stronger & better fighters than Paulie & has shown better against better fighters then Paulie has.

N'dou has the tools to stop Paulie.

Shared opposition of Cotto says a lot too.

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I think Paulie will dance rings around him and win an easy decision.

Paulie is a good B level fighter in a C- level division. He could well pick up a couple belts.

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I agree with bilbo the magic man has some chance to get better he's still really young compared to the top guys in that division.

I voted Malignaggi by decision. I don't believe in N'Dou at all. He's a D+ fighter in a C- division.

By the way Wacko, there is no point in having Malignaggi TKO/KO as an option. We all know he wouldn't KO a Strawweight.

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I voted Malignaggi by decision. I don't believe in N'Dou at all. He's a D+ fighter in a C- division.

By the way Wacko, there is no point in having Malignaggi TKO/KO as an option. We all know he wouldn't KO a Strawweight.

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This is boxing & there's a chance of anything happening...never say never.

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I voted Malignaggi by decision. I don't believe in N'Dou at all. He's a D+ fighter in a C- division.

By the way Wacko, there is no point in having Malignaggi TKO/KO as an option. We all know he wouldn't KO a Strawweight.

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This is boxing & there's a chance of anything happening...never say never.

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Not even just this once?

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I voted Malignaggi by decision. I don't believe in N'Dou at all. He's a D+ fighter in a C- division.

By the way Wacko, there is no point in having Malignaggi TKO/KO as an option. We all know he wouldn't KO a Strawweight.

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This is boxing & there's a chance of anything happening...never say never.

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Not even just this once?

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ALRIGHT ALRIGHT...but just this once. ;D

CC#2978 WackOff well done last week. :appl:

And if me calculations are right :teacher: :author: :detective: :graduate: this fight between Paulie and N'dou should be a goodie.

I think both styles match up nicely, Paulie keeps gaining momentum and looks to be getting better and better with each fight.

I gotta agree with most of the other opinions put forward so far, in that Malignaggi will have the technical skills to outbox N'dou into submission, if not a standstill. N'dou would do very well to win, but I don't see it happening myself. Also, I don't think he's going to get knocked out, Malignaggi would struggle to knock "one" out....(British parlance for masturbation, if the rest of the world don't get it.)

I like Malignaggi, he knows how to box...

Paulie by decision. N'dou has been around since Edison invented the lightbulb and Phileas Fogg decided to go for a stroll...

Cc wacko!! Good job!

But one problem :-[ :-X

You spelt MaliGnaggi wrong..

Sorry dearest!

Peace

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CC#2978 WackOff well done last week. :appl:

And if me calculations are right :teacher: :author: :detective: :graduate: this fight between Paulie and N'dou should be a goodie.

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:coolclick: 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!

no way Paulie is losing this one, he will box to a certain win IMO.

If Cotto couldn't knock out Malignaggi in a tiny ring, I don't see N'dou being able to do it. I think Malignaggi dances circles around N'dou all night, frustrating the hell outta him and winning a UD, albeit with some tense moments when N'dou catches him.
Although, anyone who looks at my predictions in Killersheep's book will know I'm not exactly clairvoyant about these things...

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I voted Malignaggi by decision. I don't believe in N'Dou at all. He's a D+ fighter in a C- division.

By the way Wacko, there is no point in having Malignaggi TKO/KO as an option. We all know he wouldn't KO a Strawweight.

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This is boxing & there's a chance of anything happening...never say never.

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Not even just this once?

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ALRIGHT ALRIGHT...but just this once. ;D

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this is such a bullshit fight, there is NO reason magalini should be given an automatic title win

I wouldn't be surprised to see Mailgnaggi put on a clinic!

NDou has the heart of a lion and fought a slick boxer in Ben Rabah and won so I'm sure he can do the same here. Paulie will have to focus 100% and stay slick. I fancy Paulie marginally becuase even if NDou catches him,Paulie showed v Miguel,that he can absorb tremendous amounts of punishment. Paulis via points.

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NDou has the heart of a lion and fought a slick boxer in Ben Rabah and won so I'm sure he can do the same here. Paulie will have to focus 100% and stay slick. I fancy Paulie marginally becuase even if NDou catches him,Paulie showed v Miguel,that he can absorb tremendous amounts of punishment. Paulis via points.

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I like Paulie...I do...I love to watch him box & once he get's into his groove he is amazing...but the deal with him showing up & out against Cotto is just this: Cotto was drained for that fight.

Had he not been...had they fought at 147lbs where Cotto is apparently cut from stone for...we'd not really be talking about Paulie at all.

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NDou has the heart of a lion and fought a slick boxer in Ben Rabah and won so I'm sure he can do the same here. Paulie will have to focus 100% and stay slick. I fancy Paulie marginally becuase even if NDou catches him,Paulie showed v Miguel,that he can absorb tremendous amounts of punishment. Paulis via points.

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I like Paulie...I do...I love to watch him box & once he get's into his groove he is amazing...but the deal with him showing up & out against Cotto is just this: Cotto was drained for that fight.

Had he not been...had they fought at 147lbs where Cotto is apparently cut from stone for...we'd not really be talking about Paulie at all.

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Come on Wackster, you got to admit that even if Cotto was drained in that bout, Malignaggi still had to show a big bucketful of balls, a decent chin, and no small amount of flair to perform as he did, and I still reckon he'll have too much skills for N'dou, who is nowhere near the class of a (drained) Cotto.

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NDou has the heart of a lion and fought a slick boxer in Ben Rabah and won so I'm sure he can do the same here. Paulie will have to focus 100% and stay slick. I fancy Paulie marginally becuase even if NDou catches him,Paulie showed v Miguel,that he can absorb tremendous amounts of punishment. Paulis via points.

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I like Paulie...I do...I love to watch him box & once he get's into his groove he is amazing...but the deal with him showing up & out against Cotto is just this: Cotto was drained for that fight.

Had he not been...had they fought at 147lbs where Cotto is apparently cut from stone for...we'd not really be talking about Paulie at all.

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I TOTALLY agree my man,Cotto v Pulie at 147 would be more of a massacre than the first fight but my point is that he hung in there with a weight drained Cotto who is still better than Ndou imo. Ndou hits nowhere near as hard as Cotto either so I still think Paulie wins.

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NDou has the heart of a lion and fought a slick boxer in Ben Rabah and won so I'm sure he can do the same here. Paulie will have to focus 100% and stay slick. I fancy Paulie marginally becuase even if NDou catches him,Paulie showed v Miguel,that he can absorb tremendous amounts of punishment. Paulis via points.

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I like Paulie...I do...I love to watch him box & once he get's into his groove he is amazing...but the deal with him showing up & out against Cotto is just this: Cotto was drained for that fight.

Had he not been...had they fought at 147lbs where Cotto is apparently cut from stone for...we'd not really be talking about Paulie at all.

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I TOTALLY agree my man,Cotto v Pulie at 147 would be more of a massacre than the first fight but my point is that he hung in there with a weight drained Cotto who is still better than Ndou imo. Ndou hits nowhere near as hard as Cotto either so I still think Paulie wins.

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Yup, I'm with you on this un.

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NDou has the heart of a lion and fought a slick boxer in Ben Rabah and won so I'm sure he can do the same here. Paulie will have to focus 100% and stay slick. I fancy Paulie marginally becuase even if NDou catches him,Paulie showed v Miguel,that he can absorb tremendous amounts of punishment. Paulis via points.

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I like Paulie...I do...I love to watch him box & once he get's into his groove he is amazing...but the deal with him showing up & out against Cotto is just this: Cotto was drained for that fight.

Had he not been...had they fought at 147lbs where Cotto is apparently cut from stone for...we'd not really be talking about Paulie at all.

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Come on Wackster, you got to admit that even if Cotto was drained in that bout, Malignaggi still had to show a big bucketful of balls, a decent chin, and no small amount of flair to perform as he did, and I still reckon he'll have too much skills for N'dou, who is nowhere near the class of a (drained) Cotto.

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Look...I give Paulie much respect for going the distance with Cotto...but that wasn't the normal Cotto in there.

Look back at all of Cotto's fights where he came in meaty...he hammered the fwock outta everyone that he faced...he had a stunner here & there...but he pretty much beat them the fwock down!

As far as N'dou being in Cotto's class...watch Cotto vs N'dou over.

That was Cotto's hardest fight, IWO.

N'dou aint no joke.

Well people...I am not sure if I'll be able to cover this fight or not. >:mad

Wev'e had a few bad thunderstorms in this area & I had a few tree limbs bust out in me backyard & my cable telee's out due to some downed wires. I have internet connection at the moment but they told me that I may lose it as they will be in my area doing repairs on Saturday.

Cross your fingers for ole' Wacko...I actually wanted to see this fight.

If I have no service...someone else might have to cover this one. :-[
Will keep ya posted throughout the day.

I would of offered butty but my live free stream aint showing it.

Atleast there showing The Punisher fight tomorrow for me in the UK.

Lovemore is good though Witter has already beaten him.

This could be a pretty decent fight. I wasn't that impressed with Malignagi against Cherry, Cherry just sat there and covered up too much, whenever he would really open up Malignaggi didn't really look comfortable. And N'dou's a better fighter than Cherry, he'll at least throw more punches.

I'm pretty sure it will be a decision, Malignaggi definitely isn't stopping N'dou. I guess I'll go with the upset, with a decision for N'dou, although he might not get a decision in a close fight.

Pictures from the weigh in!..

Loving Paulie's New do ;) 8)

Oh shit! Paulie's hair looks tragic?!?! Each to their own! :o :-X :-X ;D

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Oh S***! Paulie's hair looks tragic?!?! Each to their own! :o :-X :-X ;D

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He looks like a complete and utter nonce.

Why would anybody do that to themselves? Actually, imgonna carve miles into the side of my head and get a kinky perm going on up top!! ;)






























Actually, I shall pass on that! ;)

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Pictures from the weigh in!..

Loving Paulie's New do ;) 8)

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wow...



he somehow managed to become more gay

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Pictures from the weigh in!..

Loving Paulie's New do ;) 8)

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wow...



he somehow managed to become more gay

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AHAHAHAHA

That was awesome Sal that made me laugh outloud.

lol funny stuff. He got that from Ndou though. Hes usually got the yellow hair.

How long to fight time approx? ???

This on Sop ,,,or anywhere...?


PM Greatly appreciated.

Says 9:30 but they're playing the Cotto-Judah match right now ... round 5 just started

hey folks. will there be an rbr here?

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hey folks. will there be an rbr here?

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Just another one of Wacko's Drunken Round by Rounds Malignaggi vs N'dou

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Says 9:30 but they're playing the Cotto-Judah match right now ... round 5 just started

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Which channel...? MMa, maybe..?