Search results
Prior to the fight, Malignaggi was sporting hair extensions which proved to be a problem throughout the fight until his trainer Buddy McGirt cut them off in his corner between rounds eight and nine. Malignaggi appeared sloppy in the second half of the fight as N'Dou came back to make the fight close.
May 27, 2008 · Malignaggi was in control for the first half of the fight, boxing behind his faster and crisper jab. Prior to the fight, Malignaggi was sporting hair extensions which proved to be a problem throughout the fight until his trainer Buddy McGirt cut them off in his corner between rounds eight and nine.
Apr 20, 2020 · The fight itself was almost a disaster for Malignaggi. The long, braided hair extensions he entered the ring with took no time at all to escape from the ponytail they’d been gathered into...
- Malignaggi Was in Street Fights When He Was Younger
- Malignaggi Turned Professional in 2001
- Malignaggi Won His 1st Title in 2007 & Another in 2012
- Malignaggi Retired from Boxing in March
- He’S Now A Boxing Commentator & Has Advocated For Brain Damage Research
Fighting has been in Malignaggi’s blood from a very young age. He was born in Brooklyn to Sicilian immigrant parents, who moved back to Italy shortly after his birth, living inSyracuse, Sicily in his early years. After residing there for a short while, the family decided to move back to Brooklyn when his brother, Umberto was born. But his father st...
After many years of training and boxing at the amateur level, Malignaggi finally turned professional in 2001. He fought in the light welterweight class and won each of his first 21 fights before suffering his first defeat at the hands of Migel Cottoin 2006. Malignaggi won his next fight by unanimous decision against Edner Cherryin New York City and...
In that June 2007 championship fight for the IBF Light Welterweight title against defending champion Lovemore N’dou, Malignaggi won by a 12-round unanimous decision. The fight took place in Uncasville, Connecticut and was very one-sided. Malignaggi won by a 120-106 judges scorecard, and boxing legend Lennox Lewis, who was commentating the fight, sa...
Malignaggi’s last fight in a boxing ring was earlier this year on March 4. He traveled to the United Kingdom to take on Sam Eggingtonfor the WBC International Welterweight Championship. The match was called in the eighth round when Eggington landed a harsh body shot on Malignaggi, which stunned him. Immediately after, Eggington followed with a jab ...
Throughout his time in a boxing ring, Malignaggi was never short of media appearances. He’s been featured in numerous clothing advertisements that have been published in magazines such as Esquire and Playboy. In 2003, Malignaggi had a role in the 2011 movie Undefeated and his likeness was used as a feature character in the Nintento Wii video game P...
Paulie Malignaggi and his infamous braids proved troublesome during his 2008 rematch with Lovemore N'dou and proceeds to cuts his hair in between match
- 59 sec
May 24, 2008 · Almost immediately, his hair came unbraided in the 1st round, allowing N’dou to clock him with a series of right hands due to Malignaggi’s hair obscuring his vision.
People also ask
What happened at the X-Men vs Malignaggi fight?
What percentage of Malignaggi will he still be in a fight?
Did Hatton rock Malignaggi?
Who is Paulie Malignaggi?
Nov 19, 2008 · Those familiar with the back story will never have taken Malignaggi's metrosexual leanings - his modelling, the ever-changing hairdo (he sported a mohawk in his first fight with N'Dou), the...
