The perfect analogy on why Paulie M. will beat Hatton

[Dynamite Kid]

Ill bet 10000 as well if you want.

do you mean 10 k ?

[Winkyftw!]

do you mean 10 k ?

Yes sir i sigged it.

[Jexy55]

I can't say i disagree on what you expect the outcome to be (ie. Paulie Malignaggi beating Ricky Hatton) but i do disagree on how you think it will be.

I learned a long time ago dont base who could beat who because of who they each fought in the past because while logically it seems like a good measuring stick its not.

Look at say; Bernard Hopkins and Jermain Taylor. Taylor won a decision over hopkins (twice) and Pavlik won a decision (and via knockout) over taylor twice...so does that mean pavlik would bury hopkins and knockhim out within 4 rounds if they fought? no. you cant base it off that.

I think Paulie Malignaggi will defeat hatton however.

Paulie is a textbook pure boxer...doesnt have great power (he has poor power; very poor power); and he has pretty solid defense. His jab is his best tool and should use it early and often. Stick and move from the outside (not allowing hatton inside at all which he will be trying to do as he has the shorter reach).

Paulie's biggest issues in this fight will be; how to keep hatton away with paulie's lack of power? and can paulie tie hatton up when he bullies his way inside?

Hatton on the other hand MUST fight on the inside. he has short arms; the shorter fighter; etc. and it plays into his style as he likes to fight inside.

Hatton is going to need to implement a jab if he stands a chance at winning. if all he does is bully his way in and swing like a wildman he will get a boxing clinic from paulie...so hatton needs to come in and out off the jab. in fact hatton shouldnt even as much as blink without the jab.

when hatton does get inside on paulie he needs to make the most of it. he needs to go with combinations to the body to slow paulie down. left hooks to the body and uppercuts to the body...hatton needs to slow paulie down with the body attack...and in the later rounds gun for the knockout. that will be his best chance...

its very unlikely (damn near impossible) that paulie will win by knockout and very unlikely (damn near impossible) hatton will win a decision over a boxer as textbook as paulie.

so paulie needs to stick and move and attempt to make the fight (as many seem to say as), "boring" as possible to cruise to a decision and hatton needs to work behind the jab and work the body; and gun for a knockout in the late rounds.

My pick: Paulie Malignaggi via close decision

Awesome post man. Good read and i totally agree.

People keep looking at Paulies last 2 fights and i keep saying about Paulie's and him sometimes being over-confident, he was champ vs N'goudjo and expected to step in there and just win, then N'Dou II he destroyed the guy once and expected to step in there and do it again though in fairness he broke his hand half through and the other half of the fight he had hair in his face.

Hatton is a different kind of fish. His the guy Paulie has wanted for years and now he has got his man. Paulie will be up for this like he was Cotto and N'Dou (both for Paulie to become champ) and will have his best fight in his career to date and biggest win. I have said from day one, UD for Paulie and nothing will change, Paulie knows this is a HUGE fight, make or break for his career basically and he will be ready to go.

Cant wait for this and liking all the Paulie/Hatton threads popping up.

[MANGLER]

Hatton don't got the speed to handle Paulie. Fight will likely involve a lotta movement from Paulie which might make it dull, but he'll use that to UD Hatton.