Ricky Hatton defeats Paulie Malignaggi in the 11th Round
Ricky Hatton defeats Paulie Malignaggi in the 11th Round
Turns out Ricky Hatton didn’t need to change much to take care of Paulie Malignaggi.
Looking much like the fighter he’s always been, Hatton dominated the fight from the second round on Saturday night before Malignaggi’s trainer came into the ring 28 seconds into the 11th round to stop the lopsided bout.
Fighting in the same ring where he suffered his only loss against Floyd Mayweather Jr. a year ago, Hatton stunned Malignaggi early and dominated him the rest of the way in a fight that was never really in doubt. He was ahead by wide margins on all three ringside scorecards in staking his claim as the best 140-pounder in the world.
“I enjoyed this fight a lot more than the last time I was here,” Hatton joked after the fight. “I’m in a new camp with Floyd and it showed in the things I was doing tonight.
“I was getting frustrated in the fight because Paulie’s a lot tougher than you’d think. Maybe I hurt him too early in the fight [and lost my composure] but slowly but surely Floyd got me back to the new me.
“I dropped my shoulders and allowed my punches to go. I slowed down, I was more composed, and I used my left jab.”
Even Malignaggi, whose record dipped to 25-2 (5), gave Hatton his props. The New Yorker just wished that he was able to finish the fight.
“Ricky fought a great fight,” he said. “Maybe I wasn’t going to win, but I’m better than this. I’m better than getting stopped.
“I tip my hat to Ricky, but I was worse off in the Miguel Cotto fight. They didn’t stop it then, why should they stop it now? This goes down as a knockout on my record but it shouldn’t.”
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