by Doc's Boxing Team - 02/23/2006
Paul Malignaggi
Age: 25
Pro record: 21-0, 5 KOs
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Division: 140 lb, Junior Welterweight
Height: 5'7
Paul Malignaggi is an orthodox fighter who thrives on angles and quickness to land his soft, short punches. He likes to use distance to make his opponents look bad and to keep a nice safety zone between them. Paulie has a lot of maturity and calmness in the ring, which should help him as he climbs the rankings.
His obvious weakness is no knockout power, but he has quick feet and fantastic boxing skills. The good thing for Paul Malignaggi is that he knows he can't punch, so his ego hasn't and never should get in the way. I don't think Malignaggi has the kind of skills to become a pound-for-pound entrant, but he definitely will fight for a title at some point and fight on HBO or Showtime. As for now, Paulie is still unbeaten and seems to be garnering a fairly decent buzz, even if not all of it is good.
Grade: C+
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