IBF light welterweight champion Paulie “The Magic Man� Malignaggi (24-1, 5 KOs), still savoring his masterful title-winning performance against Lovemore N’dou, is home in Brooklyn fuming about Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. (33-0-1, 26 KOs) and his team openly challenging him.
Not only has Malignaggi accepted their challenge, “The Magic Man� promises to embarrass the Mexican fighter and his entire family in the process, offering the Mecca of Boxing – Madison Square Garden – as the ideal venue to settle the issue.
“All Chavez has is his last name,� Malignaggi spewed. “He’s gotten more press for beating nobodies than anybody in boxing history. All he’s ever fought are cab drivers and busboys. He’s nobody! I was a better prospect before my first pro fight than he is after 33 pro fights. I will embarrass him, his father, his entire family, and ruin his blood line.
“I have tremendous respect for his father, probably the greatest Mexican fighter of all-time, but his son can’t live off of his father’s great name forever. If Chavez and his team are stupid enough to call out a world champion like Paulie Malignaggi – he’s never fought anybody like me — I’ll oblige them and we can do it at Madison Square Garden, where his father had two great wins in 1986 against my friend, Juan LaPorte, and Rufugio Rojas. I didn’t even waste my time watching Chavez fight last Saturday night. Hey, I’m no Louis Brown. I’ll fight him at 147, no problem. I say, don’t talk about it, JC Junior, let’s just do it.â€?
Malignaggi concluded by saying Chavez’ promoter, Top Rank, can make it happen by contacting his promoter, Lou DiBella.
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Jr. needs to beat a tough guy like Alfonso Gomez before he talks about fighting a world champ.
Plus, Paulie is a natural 140lb and Jr. will be 154 in short time.
paulie is a weak ass fighter. no matter what happens in that fight, which would probably end in yet another Chavez Jr. knockout, malignaggi could NEVER embarass nor ruin the Chavez blood line. Chavez made a living for MANY years beating big mouthed fighters and Chavez Jr. will certainly carry that on in this fight by knocking your sorry ass out Paulie. So shut your mouth before it ends up broken worse than what it was after you got embarrassed by Cotto.
wohahahahaha come on Paulie Malignaggi, you are just talking this shit to get famous, cause u arent.
3 days ago was the first time i heard about you lol.
Paulie has something to prove still and with someone like Chavez Jr would be big on his resume. I believe they will both be each other toughest fight to date. Before Mayweather accept Hatton offer Paulie was next in line so I believe Paulie knows what he’s doing and feels disrespected which he should I don’t really know who Chavez Jr fought not a knock on him but Paulie will be the biggest fighter he has fought yet. Hopefully this fight does happen at 140 this will be great for boxing I love Paulie style and from what I seen from Chavez Jr he looks like a problem for anybody! The real winners will be the fans lets make it happen!
Pauli is calling out Chavez as everyone else is busy. Get him while he’s young.
Easy for Malignaggi. Chavez jr goes ko
sorry fab theres no way in hell paulie can K.O. chavez