To Everyone Who Said Paulie Was A "Bum", Had No "Heart" Or Didn't "Care"

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

In threads like this, after comments made post-Hatton,
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To which my more insightful (yes, deal with it) response was,

This isn't a new condition for Paulie, the corrupt business and politics of boxing have long been a cause of disillusionment for him, and he's been frequently vocal in the past about his distaste for it. He loves the sport of boxing - anybody who thinks otherwise is an idiot or just hasn't followed his career, hasn't heard him reminisce about the wonder he felt upon first entering a boxing gym, hasn't heard him talk excitedly and respectfully about contemporaries and past greats he admires, never saw the immense pride with which he received the IBF title and subsequently carried himself as champion.
These comments are frustration talking. Imagine if you dedicated your life to something out of love and respect for the esteem it gave you, then over time you came to the creeping realization that the thing you'd given your all to was in some way rotten at its core, or wasn't rewarding talent and dedication as it had appeared to promise?
It isn't some new revelation, and he isn't the first fighter to feel *************** by the sport - he's just one of the more emotional and outspoken.

And now you see it.



Seriously,




Does that look like someone who doesn't care?



Paulie re-dedicated himself for 9 months, with a conscientious effort to being the best he could be, bringing the best out of himself, finding his best Boxing.

So fuck anybody who said he didn't care or had no heart.
Because he left it all in the ring last night, like always.


When he talks "robbery", he's not talking about a close decision swinging in the other guy's favor (even though he clearly won the fight, in the view of anyone with a clue) - He's talking about an 118-110 card in a competetive fight.
When you don't have a chance to start with, that's robbery.
That's not subjective scoring, that's bull****.


Paulie made his concerns loud and clear before the fight, not to whine or set up an excuse, but to make it so nobody could turn around after he'd put on his best Boxing and accuse him of excuse-making or say that he didn't tell them it would happen here,

Malignaggi: I'm being set up to lose

Posted Aug. 16, 2009 at 10:49pm
By William Dettloff


There are a couple schools of thought on what a fighter’s mindset should be going into a big fight. Some trainers like it when their guy is tense and on edge. They figure it makes him mean.

Others like it when their guy is relaxed, laid back. You know those guys. Manny Pacquiao’s like that. Rocky Marciano was too. He used to sleep like a baby in his locker room before every fight.

Late last week, I talked to Paulie Malignaggi, who faces Juan Diaz in an excellent junior welterweight matchup on Aug. 22 in Houston, Diaz’ hometown, on HBO.

Below is a transcript of about the first 11 seconds of our conversation, excluding greetings and introductions.

PM: I’ve given in on the weight, I’ve given in on the hometown, I’ve given in on not getting extra money for giving in on the weight and the hometown. I’ve given in on the size of the ring, I’ve given in on having a say on what kind of padding is on the ring.

BD: Um ...

PM: And now, we’re going to have a Texas referee and also at least one Texas judge. So I said all right, we’ll get two neutral judges. Now I find out that one of the neutral judges is Raul Caiz out of California, who’s a Mexican! So now I got two judges I have to worry about.

BD: And you think …

PM: And it’s a take-it-or-leave-it deal, so obviously I’m not pulling out of the fight, as you can see I’m fighting next Saturday night. But this is just the kind of thing that’s never going to get fixed in boxing and that’s why it’s become a joke in America and it’s because people are sick of seeing this sh--, they’re sick of seeing the winner before the fight actually happens!”

BD: So then …

PM: Basically, they put me in a position where I’m showing up for a loss unless I knock out Juan Diaz, and I’m sick of this sh--, man. I’m really sick of the sh-- that goes on in boxing. Nobody fixes it because the people in power are the commissions and the commissions are the most responsible for f---ing all this sh-- up.

Two things are clear: Malignaggi talks fast. And his state of mind going into what is a pivotal fight for him is anything but calm and relaxed. Maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe it isn’t.

Some of this is just who he is. Malignaggi is a high-strung, fast-talking Brooklyn kid who isn’t shy about sharing what’s on his mind. But it’s also the result of what he sees as corrupt forces stacking the cards against him.

Malignaggi did say, maybe in a piece of pre-fight politicking of his own, that he has nothing against Laurence Cole, who will be the referee. And his rationale for not trusting Caiz might be a bit of a stretch.

It’s based on Caiz’ scoring of the Zaheer Rahim-Erik Morales fight in 2005 in California, in which judges Dr. James Jen-Kin and Julie Lederman scored in Raheem‘s favor 116-112 and 118-110, respectively, while Caiz had it closer at 115-113.

Most observers scored it a virtual shutout for Raheem.

Still, this doesn’t necessarily support Malignaggi’s sense that Caiz will look for every reason he can to score in favor of the Mexican fighter. Anyone can have a bad day.

It also doesn’t necessarily mean, as Malignaggi’s attorney, John Hornewer, suggests, that Caiz favors punchers over boxers, which would be a disaster for Malignaggi given his style.

Still, you can’t blame Malignaggi for asking why the Texas commission is so insistent on using Caiz, a California judge.

According to Hornewer, when Golden Boy Promotions, Diaz’ promoter, approached Malignaggi about the fight, he was assured of neutral judges. Hornewer, working on behalf of Malignaggi for DiBella Entertainment, presented a list of judges they would accept, which is standard procedure.

Golden Boy took the list to the Texas Commission, who inserted Caiz. Both Hornewer and Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions objected, to no avail. Caiz, who has no official affiliation with Texas, remains.

The Texas Commission has a reputation in the industry for doing things the way they want to do things and that’s it. Malignaggi says that‘s not the case here, that something more sinister is at work.

A look at Caiz’ scorecard afterward will suggest whether Malignaggi’s fear was justified, but you can’t necessarily blame a commission for not wanting a particular fighter or his camp dictating who will judge a fight. Good or bad, it’s their call, and Texas isn’t the only commission that does things its own way.

Maybe the cards are stacked against Malignaggi. Maybe they’re not. At this point he believes they are, and that might be good. Maybe it’ll bring out the best in him, and he‘ll need his best against Diaz -- especially in an 18-foot ring.

Or, maybe Malignaggi is making excuses in advance for a loss that deep down he suspects is coming. It’s easier to give up when you think you can’t win. But that doesn’t really square with the kid who took all kinds of hell from Miguel Cotto a few years ago and never submitted.

However it turns out, you can be sure of this: Paulie Malignaggi will not go quietly.

Malignaggi kept his promise. He did what he said he was going to do and turned the style back on against Diaz.
He pulled it off. It was the best Malignaggi in 2 years - a beautiful, affirming display of pure-boxing from The Magic Man.
Tirelessly creative with the jab in his dependency on it, angles, mixing it up with evasiveness and inside smarts, judicious use of his right, making Diaz miss and pay.


He signed away every advantage in this fight along with any chance of winning the fight itself, let everyone know it beforehand and still didn't use it as an excuse to give a sub-par performance like the many I'm addressing here said he would.

So fuck you morons, and you know who you are.




That rant was beautiful, btw.
It takes balls to do what he did and scream loudly what few dare to even whisper about the faulty machinations of the industry they work in.

Think of Victor Ortiz and his effete, frankly embarrassing (far more embarrassing than his performance) "aww, shucks" routine after the Maidana loss.




Paul Malignaggi is the man.

Anyone who doesn't have time for him knows nothing about Boxing.

True Story.

[markfrombrookly]

I agree with this thead 100%. Paulie told it how it is and how most fans tell it. They were pissed because he spoke the truth before the right.. Truth is a powerful weapon that people don't like to hear. He knew they were gonna be biased and knew they would rob him and called it. I'd be pissed too he dedicated himself to this sport and look how they repay him after all that blood, sweat and tears and hours in the gym.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

And he still gave Diaz his props.

Like he does with every opponent.



MALIGNAGGI = PURE CLASS.

[STILL_DETOX]

paulie is still the man

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

I agree with this thead 100%. Paulie told it how it is and how most fans tell it. They were pissed because he spoke the truth before the right.. Truth is a powerful weapon that people don't like to hear. He knew they were gonna be biased and knew they would rob him and called it. I'd be pissed too he dedicated himself to this sport and look how they repay him after all that blood, sweat and tears and hours in the gym.

Nobody who has followed Paul's career closely could doubt his spirit, class, worth and the size of his heart. He's a fantastic kid.


Happy you see it, too, and concur.




Man, I'm pissed.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

paulie is still the man

Damn Straight.

[Junior G]

I'm not reading all that...but Paulie has been real. He always speaks the truth and never whines when he loses. Only reason people knock him is because of how he looks, talks and acts..

[Jambo boy]

Paulie is a bum.

[MindBat]

To say that what Malignaggi feared came to pass, is mind boggling.

When his concerns were posted here on BS, I suggested that if he didn't come at 100% and either KO'd or boxed Diaz's ears off, and left it up to the judges, he was in for a disappointing evening.

The result were so way out of wack and comical that I'm beginning to think the judges scored the fight that way to spite Paulie regardless of the outcome.

I'm thinking even if Paulie knocked Juan straight out and they had to carry him out on a stretcher, the decision would have been the same:

Juan Diaz -- Winner by unanimous decision.

But, that's boxing judging for ya.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

Paulie is a bum.

You're a bum.