By William Mackay: Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) sees himself as the main draw in his May 15th fight against World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s). In an article at the Guardian, Malignaggi says “[Khan’s] not known in the U.S. yet. He hasn’t fought in the U.S. yet, son how are they going to know him? Every time people come up to me and say Hey, Paulie, who are you going to fight? And I say Miguel Cotto or Ricky Hatton or Juan Diaz and the go ‘Wow.’ But when I say this guy’s [Khan] name, they say, ‘Who’s that?’ They ask is he a contender and I have to tell them he’s a world champion.”
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Khan thinks he could have stopped Juan Manuel Marquez
By William Mackay: World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) believes that he could have stopped Juan Manuel Marquez if the 36-year-old Mexican fighter had opted to fight him instead of deciding not to fight the 23-year-old Khan. In an article at Rte Sport, Khan says “Malignaggi was the first choice but he pulled out and then they went for [Juan Manuel] Marquez. I think I could have been the first man to knock Marquez out. That would definitely have made a statement because he went the distance with Floyd Mayweather.” Khan forgets to mention Manny Pacquiao as another fighter who couldn’t know out Marquez.
Khan-Malignaggi: Does Amir win respect if he beats Paulie?
By Scott Gilfoid: Amir Khan probably has a long ways to go before he’s seen as a premier mega fighter like Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Khan may never reach that level for one reason or another. Khan will have to face a lot of tough fighters for him to get to that level, and not be put in with hand-picked soft opponents that are little threat to his fragile chin. Khan will be facing former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi on May 15th, at the Madison Square Garden, in New York. This is seen as a move that will give Khan a chance to show his stuff against an opponent with somewhat of a name on HBO.
Khan vs. Malignaggi bout to be officially announced on Friday
By Scott Gilfoid: WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan will be holding a press conference in London on Friday along with Paulie Malignaggi to announce their May 15th bout at the Madison Square Garden, New York, New York. This will be the 23-year-old Khan’s debut fight, and he wants to make a favorable impression on the American public by beating the 29-year-old Malignaggi. The Khan-Malignaggi fight will be shown on HBO, which will allow millions of boxing fans a chance to see Khan fight for the first time. If he fails to impress in this fight, then he has a lot of work to do to pick up fans in the U.S.
Khan-Malignaggi: Can Paulie shock the world and beat Amir?
By William Mackay: With two months to go before the May 15th bout between WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s), few boxing fans are giving the 29-year-old Malignaggi much of any chance at beating Khan in this fight. It seems that few people think that Malignaggi can win this fight despite how unproven Khan still is as a fighter. To be sure, Malignaggi will have to likely fight the perfect fight to get a win over the speedy 23-year-old Khan, but it’s within the possibility. Khan has already proven to be vulnerable in his 1st round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott in 2008.
Malignaggi wants a rematch with Hatton – News
By William Mackay: Former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) says he wants a rematch with Ricky Hatton, who defeated Malignaggi by an 11th round stoppage in November 2008. The loss, a bitter one for Malignaggi, has stuck to his craw, because he felt that the one-sided fight shouldn’t have been stopped. But regardless of whether it was stopped or not, Malignaggi would have still lost the fight because he was well behind in the fight at the time of the stoppage and needed a knockout to win.
Schaefer: “There is already a tremendous demand for [Khan-Malignaggi] tickets”
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By William Mackay: Despite World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan having never fought in the United States before, there is already a big demand for tickets to his fight against former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi on May 15th at Madison Square Garden, in New York. In an article at the Guardian, Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, says “We [Khan] have concluded a deal to fight Paulie Malignaggi. There is already a tremendous demand for tickets, and we anticipate that it will be a sellout.
HBO to show Khan-Malignaggi, but not Klitschko-Chambers
By Chris Williams: I don’t know about you but I can’t figure out why HBO has opted to show the fight between WBA light welterweight title holder Amir Khan against Paulie Malignaggi on May 15th, yet won’t be showing the March 20th bout between IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko vs. Eddie Chambers. It seems to me that the Klitschko-Chambers fight will be a much more interesting bout than seeing a fight between Khan, who is a virtual unknown in the United States, against the feather-fisted fighter like Malignaggi.
Will Khan shine against Malignaggi or miserably fail?
By Sean McDaniel: The whole it seems in WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan being put in with former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi for Amir’s debut fight in the United States is for the British fighter to look good in winning, so as to pick up a bunch of new fans. But will Khan look good against a fighter like Malignaggi and if he does look good, what happens when Khan is matched tough? Maybe Khan’s promotional team aren’t aware of this or not, but Malignaggi often makes his opponents look really bad.
Amir Khan says Malignaggi bout is confirmed for May 15th! – News
By Eric Thomas: In his Twitter page, World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan (22-1, 16 KO’s) says that his May 15th bout against former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) is official at the Madison Square Garden, in New York, New York. In his Twitter page, the 22-year-old Khan says “Fights been confirmed for May 15th MSG against Malignaggi. Training starts from 6th March in LA. Want all my followers to follow me to NY.” This is marvelous news if you’re keen on a Khan-Malignaggi bout.