Q&A with Paulie Malignaggi

Paulie Malignaggi has agreed to do a Q&A with us. Please post any questions below.

You're not shy of a little trash talking before fights, so who inspired your trash talk and who tries and fails?

Does it bother you being known for a low KO%?

Are you looking for a world title fight? And if so against which champion?

You are known for being one TOUGH S.O.B, who's punches hurt you the most? Cotto, Hatton or Khan?

What was the thinking behind the outfit at the weigh in for the Jose Luis Cotto fight?

prettyboykev wrote:What was the thinking behind the outfit at the weigh in for the Jose Luis Cotto fight?

"if this doesn't get me a man, NOTHING will..."

You're known for having an iron chin but being a fairly light puncher. If you could switch these and and be a massive puncher but slightly chinny, while maintaining you're all round boxing ability would you? How do think your career would have gone particularly you're fights against Hatton, Khan and Cotto?

BALTIMORA wrote:

prettyboykev wrote:What was the thinking behind the outfit at the weigh in for the Jose Luis Cotto fight?

"if this doesn't get me a man, NOTHING will..."

If you retired today, what do you think you would be most remembered for?

You were very vocal about the steroid debate surrounding manny pacquiao. What is your opinion of drug testing in boxing and do you think the regulations need to be changed - if so, in what way?

Who wins, Mayweather or Pacquiao?

Who is your favourite Italian/American fighter of all time?

There is as lot of discussion on the boards about present day boxers benefiting from modern training methods that were not around say 40 years ago.

Which modern training methods do you use and what specific benefits do you get from them?

What is your thoughts on modern sports science training techniques and do you use these or do you go for the more old school techniques?

What sort of food do you like to eat when you are not in camp?

Who's gonna win Judah v Kahn (if it hasn't already happened)?

You say you only do boxing because of the 'good pay day' was that a quote stated with anger because of the decision to Diaz or is it true? If true surely you have earned enough to live off of?

What was the thinking behind the move to welterweight. Were you struggling to make weight as moving up will surely mean your power - somewhat low anyway - will make even less of an impact?

How far do you see the move at welterweight taking you?

Career after boxing?

Khan or Hatton who was better?

Who inspires you to try the different hair cuts?

You've done a bit of modelling and acting in the past. Is this a career you would consider and does it have any impact on your thoughts on when you will retire?

How much do you think your hand issues have affected your career? Do you feel you would of been able to beat Hatton/Cotto had you been able to unload without concern for your hands?

I ask this cos paulie tagged hatton a lot early and cotto at tiems but they were both able to walk thru him

You're a straight-talking, frank type of person. Has that ever landed you in any tricky situations, in or out of the ring?

Who do you think will be the world P4P number 1 in 4-5 years?

Cinema popcorn-sweet or salty?

If you were the person responsible for saving the world and had to crack an egg to do so, could you?

And being a bit more sensible.....

You never avoided anyone at 140lbs, what do you make of the current culrture of "in house" promotional stable fighters being matched against each other resulting in less than competitive fights? Do you feel the fighters in question are selling out in favour of dollar rather than legacy and they have a greater responsibility to overule their matchmakers?

Another great coup for 606v2. Well done Kev!

Paulie, can I be frank with you?

Pat, Pat, Ricky......

In hindsight - do you now think Buddy McGirt was right to stop the fight against Hatton?

After the Khan fight, you didn't seem to know what went wrong. Do you now know what mistakes you made?

Did you fire your hairdresser after the N'Dou fight?

Do you plan on moving into commentary full time after boxing or do you have other interests?

How would you like to be remembered?

You've been very critical of how hard it is to gain publicity or a profile in the sport in the past. Where do you think the blame lies for this?

Pure speculation but having fought them both how would you have seen a Hatton vs Khan fight going?

Which commentators pronounce your surname correctly, and what is the worst pronunciation that you have heard?

Please rank the following in terms of achievement:

- Winning the IBF LWW belt.

- Stopping an opponent last year for the first time in donkey's years.

- Nintendo using him as the model for the character 'Little Mac' in the sequel to Punch-Out!! for the Wii.

If you could face any fighter in the history of the light welter/welterweight division who would it be and why?

How do you see a fight between yourself and Sugar Ray Robinson going at 147...

You've been embroiled in an ongoing Twitter spat with Ricardo Mayorga. Is this a fight you want or is there other fights that you would prefer?

Which of your defeats disappointed you the most?

All of your questions have been sent to Paulie.

In opponents

Best Overall and Individually

-Speed
-Strength
-Footwork
-Defence
-Power
-Jab
-Ring IQ

How would you be like to be remembered once you hang them up?
How long do you think you have Left in the Game(Fights/Years)?

KO-KING wrote:In opponents

Best Overall and Individually

-Speed
-Strength
-Footwork
-Defence
-Power
-Jab
-Ring IQ

Could be a good idea to include a "best I've faced" style section to all future Q&A's?

Great Stuff, got a nice little collection of Q&A's building up now.

Would of been interesting to know how he went on at the wild card gym. As I can remember reading an interview with him somewhere and he accuses Manny of being on steriods.