Who beat Malignaggi better?

[GuyIncognito76]

The only reason Hatton didn't get a KD was because Malignaggi managed to grab hold of him on the way down.

[Dizaster]

Yeah I think Cotto and Hatton kind of put on a different pressure as well.. Hatton fought a really great fight, and kept a lot of pressure on and gave PM no chance at all to get his work happening.. Cotto wasn't as relentless and PM had a bit of freedom to get into his rhythm, but when Cotto landed some big shots, Paulie wasn't in a position to save himself and went down from harder blows...
People on the stream I was watching the fight on were saying Hatton is better than Cotto because Paulie looked better against Cotto than he did Hatton... Hatton was better against Paulie that Cotto was and nullified Paulie's game much better on the night.. But I wouldn't say that makes him any better than Cotto.. Style's make fights as they say...

[TitoFan]

oh please....

The answer to this question came from Malignaggi's own mouth after the fight.

[ono]

oh please....

The answer to this question came from Malignaggi's own mouth after the fight.

Didn't he just say Cotto hurt him more?

First time Hatton landed cleanly Paulie was on queer street. After that he just grabbed hold.

You have to say Hatton. Cotto fight might have been more brutal, but it was a much closer fight. Paulie won 4/5 rounds against Cotto and he stunned him.

Paulie is supposed to be a better fighter now with the world title fights under his belt, but he was outclassed big time last night. He was outboxed, out sped, out fought. The speed that Hatton closed the distance had Paulie hesitating, and Paulie didn't want to throw anything of his own because he was scared of what would come back.

A novice (in comparison) Paulie broke his hand and cheekbone(i think) against Cotto and still made it really competitive. Hatton anhialated him.

[TitoFan]

oh please....

The answer to this question came from Malignaggi's own mouth after the fight.

Didn't he just say Cotto hurt him more?

First time Hatton landed cleanly Paulie was on queer street. After that he just grabbed hold.

You have to say Hatton. Cotto fight might have been more brutal, but it was a much closer fight. Paulie won 4/5 rounds against Cotto and he stunned him.

Paulie is supposed to be a better fighter now with the world title fights under his belt, but he was outclassed big time last night. He was outboxed, out sped, out fought. The speed that Hatton closed the distance had Paulie hesitating, and Paulie didn't want to throw anything of his own because he was scared of what would come back.

A novice (in comparison) Paulie broke his hand and cheekbone(i think) against Cotto and still made it really competitive. Hatton anhialated him.

And what's the point of this useless thread? To imply that Hatton is somehow better than Cotto? Too bad they never met in the ring. That would've settled a lot of moot arguments in the past. Of course, if Hatton would consider going up to 147 to fight DLH, maybe he should have a tune-up first against Cotto (at 147).

[Beanflicker]

I'd have to say Cotto. Ricky won more rounds, but Cotto gave him a worse beating I think. Also, the stoppage has no bearing, because it was a dumb stoppage and IMO Ricky was not going to stop paulie if MCgirt didnt throw the towel in.

[leftylee]

The only people who vote for Cotto must be groupies.

Cotto conceeded 4/5 rounds against this chump.

Hatton conceeded one and beat him both on the inside and outside.

Big wow Cotto floored him, it was a flash knockdown anyway. When Hatton landed a jab it looked like Paulie would go down.

Hatton took him to school, Paulie was very much competitive in the Cotto fight.

Easy choice IMO.

[ono]

oh please....

The answer to this question came from Malignaggi's own mouth after the fight.

Didn't he just say Cotto hurt him more?

First time Hatton landed cleanly Paulie was on queer street. After that he just grabbed hold.

You have to say Hatton. Cotto fight might have been more brutal, but it was a much closer fight. Paulie won 4/5 rounds against Cotto and he stunned him.

Paulie is supposed to be a better fighter now with the world title fights under his belt, but he was outclassed big time last night. He was outboxed, out sped, out fought. The speed that Hatton closed the distance had Paulie hesitating, and Paulie didn't want to throw anything of his own because he was scared of what would come back.

A novice (in comparison) Paulie broke his hand and cheekbone(i think) against Cotto and still made it really competitive. Hatton anhialated him.

And what's the point of this useless thread? To imply that Hatton is somehow better than Cotto? Too bad they never met in the ring. That would've settled a lot of moot arguments in the past. Of course, if Hatton would consider going up to 147 to fight DLH, maybe he should have a tune-up first against Cotto (at 147).

I don't know i didn't start the thread.

There's no point you winking like you know something we don't. Everybody knows Cotto would be too much for Hatton at 147. He's naturally bigger and stronger....and technically a better fighter.

If they had have met in the past it would likely be at 140 where Cotto wasn't as strong. Cotto would have had a lot of problems imo.

I just find it strange that anybody can say Cotto did a better job on Paulie considering he gave away 4 or 5 rounds to a guy who broke his hand. It's the sport of Boxing. Rounds win you fights. If we we're judging street fights then i'd be inclined to say Cotto did a terrific job, but he got hit far too frequently (and stunned) for me to say he did a better job than a guy who hardly got hit and totally dominated every aspect of the fight.

Not knocking Cotto....i love watching him. Just don't think he was as effective at 140 as Hatton has been. 147 = different story.

[richard (mossley)]

Clearly Hatton. If Paulie bothered to stand up and actually take part in the fight it would have been over by rd 5.

[TitoFan]

Didn't he just say Cotto hurt him more?

First time Hatton landed cleanly Paulie was on queer street. After that he just grabbed hold.

You have to say Hatton. Cotto fight might have been more brutal, but it was a much closer fight. Paulie won 4/5 rounds against Cotto and he stunned him.

Paulie is supposed to be a better fighter now with the world title fights under his belt, but he was outclassed big time last night. He was outboxed, out sped, out fought. The speed that Hatton closed the distance had Paulie hesitating, and Paulie didn't want to throw anything of his own because he was scared of what would come back.

A novice (in comparison) Paulie broke his hand and cheekbone(i think) against Cotto and still made it really competitive. Hatton anhialated him.

And what's the point of this useless thread? To imply that Hatton is somehow better than Cotto? Too bad they never met in the ring. That would've settled a lot of moot arguments in the past. Of course, if Hatton would consider going up to 147 to fight DLH, maybe he should have a tune-up first against Cotto (at 147).

I don't know i didn't start the thread.

There's no point you winking like you know something we don't. Everybody knows Cotto would be too much for Hatton at 147. He's naturally bigger and stronger....and technically a better fighter.

If they had have met in the past it would likely be at 140 where Cotto wasn't as strong. Cotto would have had a lot of problems imo.

I just find it strange that anybody can say Cotto did a better job on Paulie considering he gave away 4 or 5 rounds to a guy who broke his hand. It's the sport of Boxing. Rounds win you fights. If we we're judging street fights then i'd be inclined to say Cotto did a terrific job, but he got hit far too frequently (and stunned) for me to say he did a better job than a guy who hardly got hit and totally dominated every aspect of the fight.

Not knocking Cotto....i love watching him. Just don't think he was as effective at 140 as Hatton has been. 147 = different story.

Fair enough, ono. I still don't get the point of the thread, but I can agree on a lot of your points. I will say that IMO Cotto was pretty damn effective at 140. But as time went on he found it harder and harder to make the weight. He moved up to 147 at the right time.

[ross]

Everybody knows Cotto would be too much for Hatton at 147. He's naturally bigger and stronger....and technically a better fighter.

Eh?

How many natural Welters has Cotto fought and how many did he beat?

How can Cotto be techincally better when Ricky totally outclassed Paulie and gave away one round whereas against Cotto people thought Paulie was tough because he was hurting Cotto and winning rounds

Maybe Cotto is over rated

[SigmaMu]

oh please....

The answer to this question came from Malignaggi's own mouth after the fight.

EXACTLY!

We also have to consider that Cotto broke his hand in the fifth round so basicly Paulie was defending himself against a one armed man from rounds 5 1/2 to 12. What is really shocking is that Hatton's faces was all bruised How can you suffer lumps and bruises from a guy who hits like a girl? I did not see anything new from Hatton other than patience but Paulie was taking a play out of the Mayweather Jr. play book and ducking and grabbing Hatton by the head like Floyd did. Paulie is Cotto's damaged goods. Pualie has never been the same since then. If Malignaggi and Hatton are the best of the 140 lb division, I think this division is weak as phuk. I thought the fight was pretty boring but it was not Hatton's fault of course because it was Paulie who was doing most of the hit and hold but Hatton likes to do a little of that himself but I dont consider his style hit and hold it's more like hit, hold, hit, hold and maul your opponent which is different from what Paulie has to do since he is not considered an inside fighter.

So who beat Paulie down worse? Cotto had this kid beaten like a pulp in under 5 rounds and the only thing that saved Paulie was the fact that Cotto broke his hand. End of.

[leftylee]

I find it comical that people say Paulie was finished goods after Cotto.

NOBODY said this beforehand.
Also you may wanna check out his first fight with Lovermore N'Dou.

I can't believe Cotto conceded 5 rounds to this puff