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An American Debut: Amir Khan V. Paulie Malignaggi

Written by Jonathan Jacobs

Paulie Malignaggi is like a fruit fly circling your head. It may take several motions to swat the insect but it will eventually happen. He looks like a cross between Ronald McDonald and Mr. Rogers. It is a strange sight indeed when a "fighter" wears leopard trunks to the ring with tassels in tow. Malignaggi started the fight looking brain dead and then took a severe beating at the hands of a surefire star trained by the expert Freddy Roach. This did his intellectual appearance no favors.

Paulie Malignaggi possesses little strength and absolutely no punching power. His claim to fame is fast and furious dodges, dinks, and dunks. Anyone outside of his hometown of Brooklyn probably finds him to be an annoying weasel. If is important for boxers to have effective power punches. Without them they seem lethargic and boring. I have written many times before if we want to see dancing we will watch "Dancing with the Stars" (DWTS), not HBO boxing. Despite being peppered with countless punches, Malignaggi continued to trash talk, shake his head as if to intimate being hit squarely on the jaw has no effect on him (other than brain damage), and complained to the hometown referee about fouls that did not exist or were self-committed! Despite his erratic/frenetic movements like an ADHD patient stuck in the Matrix, Paulie was outclassed, outfoxed and most certainly outpunched. By the end his hometown crowd at Madison Square Garden had begun cheering for Amir Khan, the Pakistani boxer hailing from England.

Amir Khan is tall for 140 lbs, has an exceptional reach advantage over most opponents and is lightning quick. Most importantly, he is trained (as aforementioned) by Freddie Roach who many of you will recognize as Manny Pacquiao’s trainer. Roach teaches his fighters to punch crisply and to make every effort count. Fighters learn blazing quickness and defensive maneuvers that counter most opponents’ offensive power shots. It became clear from the first round that Khan came to the United States to make his debut in a grandiose fashion. He dominated every round, absorbed little punishment and doled out a good old-fashioned beating, a well-deserved ass-kicking if I do say so myself. Khan has a bright future and may well become a recognizable star in several nearby weight classes that include Paul Williams and Floyd Mayweather. For now we will have to relish in the victory of the better man against a fighter (Malignaggi) whose spiky hair we hope never to see again on television.

The undercard offered much of its own excitement. Alleged "knockout artist" Nate Campbell fought Victor Ortiz. Much like Khan, Ortiz won every round of the fight. Campbell’s finest moves seemed to be the head shake of doom indicating his two swollen eyes and various oozing cuts did not hurt. Observers I am sure understood that the annihilation of the alleged star did hurt. Why do fighters shake their heads when losing and being decimated by clean power punches to the head? What does it prove to indicate to the judges you have been hit and how is that supposed to impact the psychology of the opponent beating you relentlessly in the ring? It is plain stupid, ineffective and has no place in boxing. 9/10 times the head shaker loses and usually by knockout. Maybe fighters should wait until they are flat on the canvass to begin the head shaking. Sufficed to say, Ortiz dominated the fight and Campbell looked older, slower, and threw haymakers that connected with ghosts. In the immortal words of Scooby Doo’s best friend Shaggy, "ZOINKS!" See you next time boxing enthusiasts!