Who beat Malignaggi better?

[killersheep]

Maybe Cotto did take a lot out of Paulie that's possible, but Paulie has never been that good. I don't remember Paulie winning five rounds either. I would say four was a bit of a stretch but it has been awhile. And Cotto looked horrible at the weigh in, as drained as anybody I've ever seen.

Basically Cotto did more damage partly cause Paulie was more willing to fight and Hatton won more rounds. Not that it really matters unless you're a huge fan of either guy.

A fan boy war should be from here on out.

[Kel]

Hatton outboxed him, hurt him whenever he landed anything significant and took hardly any punches.

Cotto inflicted much more damage (had more chances to as they traded a lot), took more shots from Malignaggi, it was a much more competitive fight.

Cotto did it the hard way, Ricky did it the easy way.

[Majesty]

Lets see, Cotto knocked him down, broke his jaw, put him in the hospital, and took months out of his boxing career.


Yeah Cotto did. Everyone is high off of Hattons performance but you have to remember the fact that Cotto fought Malignaggi with a broken hand and still did all of that to him. And Malignaggi would have probably seen the final bell if Buddy hadn't thrown in the towel.

Cotto gave him a worse beating, and if Cotto and Hatton were in the ring together Cotto would pretty much do the same to Hatton. Hatton no matter who his trainer is isn.t gonna outbox or bully Cotto. It took someone like Antonio Margarito to actually break Cotto down, and Hatton is no Margarito

But since we are talking a worse beating, Cotto, Cotto did it one handed.

[Violent Demise]

To me Malignaggi has never really been the same since the Cotto fight. His decline had started. He struggled after. And Cotto was weight drained in that fight.

[Diane]

No contest. Cotto.

He did it weight drained, and with a broken hand.

Paulie threw combinations in the Cotto fight, and in his fight against Hatton, he basically fought with one hand, no combinations, and didn't throw as many punches as he normally does. And if Buddy McGirt stopped the fight against Hatton, when Paulie wasn't even hurt, and could finish the fight, can you imagine when he would have stopped the Cotto fight?

[Tysonbruno]

Yes Cotto made a mess of Paulie's face but that doesn't mean he beat him better Cotto lost 4 or 5 rounds to Paulie going into the 11th and final round Hatton was 9 rounds to 1 up. And if it weren't for Paulie holding on for dear life when hurt Hatton could have perhaps stopped him.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Hatton beat Paulie far better.

But....

All this proves is how starved and emmaciated Miguel was at this weight.

Ricky did what Miguel could not though, he broke Paulie's heart...early.

[Fenster]

To me Malignaggi has never really been the same since the Cotto fight. His decline had started. He struggled after. And Cotto was weight drained in that fight.

His best "wins" came AFTER Cotto.

[HattonTheHammer]

Once again the american bias towards its own fighters comes out on here (i do acknowledge cotto is puerto rican but he has fought in the states for most of his career)

Watch the cotto-paulie fight again and you`ll clearly see for large parts Malignaggi was in control of the fight and hurt cotto on more than a couple of occasions only losing at the end by 115-112

Hatton battered malignaggi and won all but the 1st round and at no point did his assault let up.

Paulie got destroyed by hatton yet almost beat cotto


their in itself lies your answer

[Bx730NY]

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.

I voted Cotto and i'm definitely no groupie. But I do know who's a Hatton groupie.

Cotto's beat him when he was undefeated and felt unbeatable and still had use of his right hand. it was clear that he had some sort of trouble with his right because just about everytime he threw it he landed it on Hattons face and that would make anyone want to let it go.

That being said, I think Hatton made some very good improvements very quickly under hi new trainer and he changed my mind about what i thought he had left in the tank. He looked better conditioned even though its much different when you're getting return fire. He definitely learned how to box better without the recklessness.

Think about this, if Mcgirt stopped it at that point in the Hatton fight, what do you think he would have done if he was in the corner for the Cotto fight. He would have probably tried to jump in and help because paulie looked mashed.

[ono]

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.

Yeah he was. He had some great wins.....just don't think his chin was that strong at 140......well the longer he stayed at the weight anyway.

He had a great war with Torres. That was awesome to watch.

Hatton - Cotto should have happened about 3 years ago. It would have been great.

[The Promoter]

Cotto clearly "damaged" PM more, broke him up in all sorts of ways, but the fight was comepetitive with Paullie winning 4 maybe 5 rounds...The Hatton fight was probably a more one-sided fight with Paullie winning round one, maybe...I would also state that the fighter Cotto faced was far more "lively" with better legs, better jab and more coourage than the fighter that Hatton faced...was it styles? maybe..or was it that Paullie was "changed" after the Cotto fight...no one will know for sure, either way I think Paullie is done...I will say that the reason the Cotto fight was allowed to continue was that it was a reasonably competitive fight from a scoring perspective while the Hatton fight was basically a shut-out with no chance for PM to come back.

Since the Cotto fight was a decision and Paullie did win some rounds I'd have to say that Hatton "beat" him better but MC gave the better "Beat Down" of the two...

[Taeth]

Cotto gave Paulie a better beating early on, but after the first few rounds, Cotto was hardpressed to get anything done. Hatton maintained his edge along the whole fight and was able to remain consistent while Cotto tapered off.

[Violent Demise]

To me Malignaggi has never really been the same since the Cotto fight. His decline had started. He struggled after. And Cotto was weight drained in that fight.

His best "wins" came AFTER Cotto.

Good to see his gift wins over N'Dou and Ngoudjo impressed you. Paulie before Cotto beats them easily. Fact

[bambamdaddio]

Yes Cotto made a mess of Paulie's face but that doesn't mean he beat him better Cotto lost 4 or 5 rounds to Paulie going into the 11th and final round Hatton was 9 rounds to 1 up. And if it weren't for Paulie holding on for dear life when hurt Hatton could have perhaps stopped him.

Thats how I see it & thats why I voted Hatton ... because score card wise its Ricky hands down ... but as for making a mess of Paulie, then Cotto takes it....