Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
Paulie is tough as nails and deserved to finish the fight, plain and simple. Like Paulie said, thats a stoppage loss on his record that, as outgunned as he was, really shouldn't be there.

It was probably the most awkward timing for a towel throw I've ever seen. Where the hell was his towel in the 6th round of Gatti/PBF?? Or the 9th round of Gatti/Ward? Obviously Paulie doesn't have the kind of fight changing power Gatti has, but nonetheless he deserved to go the distance, or at least go out on his shield.
Well, that part in bold is the whole point. As a trainer, if your fighter has the ability to change a fight with one punch, then you give him every opportunity to do it.

Malignaggi doesn't have that ability. His only hope was to win a decision, and since it was obvious that he was way behind on the scorecards, why let him continue? It's not like he was still being aggressive and letting his hands go, he had basically been reduced to clutching and grabbing, and was offering up no resistance at all.

I admire Paulie's heart, but McGirt did the right thing.