khan vs malignaggi??

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Anybody watch this last night? omg I'm completely obsessed now....anybody else have a similar special interest?

Here's a pretty good article with good pictures:
http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/05/15/amir-khan-stops-paulie-malignaggi-by-11th-round-tko/

In case you missed it, check out the write up, round by round:
http://www.boxingwatchers.com/2010-articles/april/khan-vs-malignaggi.html

And I know, I know, this is a show, but here's the weigh in (Khan should have kissed Malignaggi - hehe). The blonde woman at 5:20 is like an angel. hehehe:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw-NGx1WDcg[/youtube]

Here's the 6th round. Nothing spectacular, but you can see them in action:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyGvlS95Foc[/youtube]

Malignaggi held his own, but Khan was amazing. Even to the end of the fight, Khan's face still looked pretty - Malignaggi, whew - he looked very different by the end. Yikes.

Anyway, anyone else like boxing?

Khan is decent, but still inexperienced in professional boxing. Malignaggi's style is risky, in a way he was like prince naseem dropping his guard and getting cocky, albeit without the skill. In Malignaggi case it is down to lack of versatility, then again naseem wasn't known for multiple combinations, but he was good at openings and a powerful left hand (which actually knocked him off his balance)

I appreciate the discipline, but I don't really like professional boxing culture especially the promotion. People sniping each other, talking all kinds of crap that has little to do with anything other than to generate hype. Of course they all have to do it even Khan, even though he is a modest chap really.

There is an element of that at the martial arts seminar I've been to.

I find him boring to watch, and its normal for comentators to say "and hes not a puncher" with regards to people he fights, this is boxing after all! I think hes a money making talent, I'd like to see him fight someone decent for a change, but while hes bringing in the money, that aint going to happen. Boxing is boring to watch at the best of times for me. Prince Naseem, now there was a proper talent, cockey but good.