Quote Originally Posted by Olympian904
Tito what world are you living in?The Cotto-Malignaggi fight... look what happened.Both had each other staggered.Both took a lot of shots.It was pretty much a brawl until Malgi used his jab more down the stretch.Did you see the way that Cotto all of a sudden is trying to role his shoulders and drop his jab hand(cough PBF).This is when he took most of his shots.Answer this...how is malginaggi on PBF's level?and for you to say that he is as fast as PBF?Get serious.Cotto,Margo,Hatton cant beat PBF period!They all try to rush in and smother when they are in the ring,which just won't work with Floyd.
Keep the arguemnt sensible bro.. We dont want it getting out of hand.. Gota put your shiz forward in a fair way!!

I think its perfectly alright to say that malignaggi is ojn floyd's level to an extent..
Obviously floyd has faced better competition, had more fights, been promoted better and had better chances to prove himself..But malignaggi given the same fights would shine and have earnt himself a very nice rep from the fights floyd has been given..
For one.. Both malignaggi and floyd are very very fast.. At 140 then the power is all on floyds side..
We all know paulies fault is his lack of power.. and we also know that floyd being originally a superfeatherweight and personally i think floyd shone brightest at lightweight.. That his power is not nearly the same at 140 or 147..
When was the last time floyd really was challenged by another fighter who is considered particularly elusive.. Well theres zab..Zab is not as elusive more fast on his feet and with his hands..
But still zab had some great rounds against floyd and floyd came nowhere close to stopping zab..
Although granted zab is in a different league of power to paulie..
Paulie is also faster on his feet, Very rarely lets himself into a corner, and when he gets going and his game plan is right his defence is much better then zab's.. I never said paulie beats floyd.. But he lasts to the decision without a complete white wash.. Quite an interesting fight if you ask me..

The only reason paulie is not considered to be up there with floyd is because floyd has just accomplished much much much more then paulie..
If paulie had started at or had his first title shot at lightweight then later came to light welter then he could be a mulitple weight world champion..I say lightweight because paulie is just naturally too small to gain a welterweight title in my opinion..
But given the right fights etc paulie could make for a great legacy bieng comfortable at light welter and could perhaps unfiy some of the titles at 140 and is not short of interesting and dangerous competition..

Can you see where i am coming from?
Peace