Ricky Hatton v. Paulie Malignaggi

[El Kabong]

I think Ricky has peaked....De la Hoya had BIG trouble adapting to Mayweather's training Vargas gave him fits until he got back to just brawling and when he did that he won those rounds easy.

The only problem for Ricky is that Paulie is a boxer and not a brawler like Vargas. So if Ricky gets behind on the cards he's going to be shit outta luck because he's not going to KO Malinaggi

[Saddo]

Back in the Day i would have picked Hatton to win all day long BUT...

I don't like the trainer change and i see an undermotavated Hatton losing on points.

also its hard to belive this fight is happening in 2 days, never have i seen a hatton fight with so little attention around it.

looks like the wheels fell off the money train IMO

[bambamdaddio]

Back in the Day i would have picked Hatton to win all day long BUT...

I don't like the trainer change and i see an undermotavated Hatton losing on points.

also its hard to belive this fight is happening in 2 days, never have i seen a hatton fight with so little attention around it.

looks like the wheels fell off the money train IMO

Well said & Bang on .. & its for those reasons that my gut feeling has had me voting for PM on points..

[Fenster]

Back in the Day i would have picked Hatton to win all day long BUT...

I don't like the trainer change and i see an undermotavated Hatton losing on points.

also its hard to belive this fight is happening in 2 days, never have i seen a hatton fight with so little attention around it.

looks like the wheels fell off the money train IMO

Ive been thinking that too.

It's normally Hatton crazy in the week of his fight. Considering Malignaggi is considered his biggest threat at 140, it sure hasn't captured peoples interest, even amongst hardcores.

[Gandalf]

I like to think it will be a Hatton points win.

Its interesting this one because you dont know what incarnation of either fighter is going to turn up. Ricky has observed the signs that things havent been quite right, so its good to at least see him make an effort.

Its a case of wait and see if its enough or not.

Its an important fight for Ricky, needs to show more than he has in a good while.

[El Kabong]

also its hard to belive this fight is happening in 2 days, never have i seen a hatton fight with so little attention around it.

...there are soo many rats on a sinking ship Saddo.

However if Ricky won and ESPECIALLY by KO there would be so many people claiming they knew he would do that well all along and how he never lost anything and how he would have beaten PBF to a bloody pulp at 140 etc etc etc.


My only fear for Malinaggi is his very brittle hands because he is going to have to keep punching Hatton until the bell if he is to win the fight.

[GAME]

Paulie just said on the countdown that he "gets the girls"

Am I missing summat cuz he is the most pathetic looking fighter Ive ever seen

[Rantcatrat]

He's from Staten Island. Of course, he gets the girls.

[Kel]

Paulie looks great in training and is very hungry for this fight. He looks fast and sharp, that's exactly what Ricky can do without looking at his last few fights. This will be Hattons last fight I'm almost certain of it, I think he will crumble in the mid rounds and the fight will get stopped.

[Mark TKO]

from day one I have said that Ricky will win a lopsided decision and possibly stop him late - have voted for Hatton by UD

but i admit the more i see how paulie is fired up for this as the fight nears the more I am accepting the possibility there may be an upset here - not by KO though