A biography for Paulie Malignaggihasn’t been written yet.
“Pacquiao has generated a lot of positive press for our sport, and that is something no one can complain about.”
“It's always been a dream of mine to fight for the European title.”
“Financially, I don't have to fight again. I've done well for myself.”
“I'm a boxer by nature, so, obviously, the jab is always key - but it is nice to know you've got a right hand behind it.”
“A lot of people in barber shops all over Brooklyn talk about Paulie Malignaggi v. Zab Judah.”
“I wouldn't be surprised if I knocked Ricky Hatton out. It's something that people are going to read and think I'm ridiculous, but if you look beyond what you see with naked eye, every time he gets hit clean, he's hurt.”
“Everyone knows I love my fans. I wouldn't change them for the world. They have been by my side and haven't left me even when times have been tough. I try to chat with all my fans on Twitter.”
“Hatton don't look much like a guy who thinks about commas. But he is a gentleman. His family are gentlemanly. Real classy people.”
“For me, that is what made Leonard-Hearns stand out, because they made adjustments on each other, and it went back and forth continually. One had the advantage, then the other, then back to the first one, and so on.”
“I don't want to lose to an average champion. I want to lose to a great champion.”
“I'm sure Adrien Broner would jump at the opportunity to pick up two belts in one night, and I think a lot of big names would take that opportunity.”
“Kevin Johnson is the kind of guy that gives guys trouble. He gives a lot of guys trouble. He gave Vitali Klitschko trouble.”
“I haven't got the credit I deserved sometimes, and some of it's my fault.”
“If I know my showboating bothers you, I'll keep doing it. If playing with your mind is part of the arsenal, and I know it works, then I'm going to continue doing it.”
“I'm looking forward to a long, fruitful career now behind the mic, staying around the sport I love so much and the sport that changed my life for the better.”
“I don't want to be a punching bag.”
“When I retire, everyone is going to respect me for fighting the big names.”
“They call me the Magic Man because I'm a classy fighter, a master of my craft, a good-looking Italian kid from Brooklyn who came through a dark and gritty life to find something magical.”
“I'm all about trying to accomplish more in my life as best I can, be it in the ring or outside the ring.”