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Paulie gave Cotto a tough fight
No he didn't...

Paulie's main (only) assets are his ability to move around the ring and potshot with his handspeed. Hatton isn't slow on his feet at all and he's never really had a problem catching up to runners. Paulie's not as skilled defensively as people think. They're fooled by his flash. He's there to be hit if you can keep him in range, which Hatton will have no trouble doing. It will be entertaining because Paulie is game and tough but he's not a threat to Hatton or any top level fighter.
That doesn't apply becasue Paulie is not a runner, a slick boxer yes, but he is always right there in the pocket.
Not really saying he's a runner, but he uses his feet to potshot. He's not a pocket fighter. That's ridiculous and if he tries to stay "right there in the pocket" with Hatton, do you really give him a chance? He's not that slick either...

Apparently I saw a different Cotto-Malinaggi than everyone else. He put up a game effort in taking a helluva ass whipping but that's about it. He won 2 or 3 rounds and never came close to hurting Cotto so I fail to see how it was a tough fight, let alone "one of the toughest" of Cotto's career. He made Cotto work for it and that's to his credit but when Cotto worked he beat the hell out of Malignaggi. One of the above posters seems to think his getting dropped and busted up made the fight tougher on Cotto.