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If Paulie Malignaggi can really box as well as he says he can then WBO junior welterweight champion Miguel Cotto doesn’t stand a chance in their up coming pay per view fight at Madison Square Garden.
Of course Malignaggi is a braggart whose knockout ratio doesn’t really lend credence to his attitude. Five knockouts in twenty-one fights isn’t really much of a ledger to bring into the ring against the hard hitting Cotto who is being groomed as one of boxing’s next big stars. But Malignaggi, a significant underdog who possesses tremendous speed, is nothing if not confident.
“I know most people think I’m some sort of clown and they want to see me get my mouth shut,” he says, a constant grin on his face. “But if it puts people in the seats, fine. But I’m telling you, all those people are going to be in for a huge disappointment when I beat Cotto and beat him easily.” [details]
Of course Malignaggi is a braggart whose knockout ratio doesn’t really lend credence to his attitude. Five knockouts in twenty-one fights isn’t really much of a ledger to bring into the ring against the hard hitting Cotto who is being groomed as one of boxing’s next big stars. But Malignaggi, a significant underdog who possesses tremendous speed, is nothing if not confident.
“I know most people think I’m some sort of clown and they want to see me get my mouth shut,” he says, a constant grin on his face. “But if it puts people in the seats, fine. But I’m telling you, all those people are going to be in for a huge disappointment when I beat Cotto and beat him easily.” [details]