Top 50 Paulie Malignaggi Quotes

The Hatton fight left a bad taste in my mouth.

I want to be given my credit and want to be given my respect.

I know a lot of people want to see me fight in Italy.

You get the reality checks during the course of your adult life and your career, and you realize that as good as the money in boxing is, most of the time people most don’t make Ray Leonard or Oscar De La Hoya money, even if you make very good money.

It is tougher to control range on a guy who is as tall, lengthy, and busy as Amir Khan, who has a very good jab.

You don’t have to like me as a person – I understand that I can get on people’s nerves with the antics I do in the ring. This is not a popularity contest. I’m trying to do whatever I can to win the fight.

Being the champion and getting a unification fight in your house gives you certain advantages.

I thought I would make so much money and be the next Ray Leonard. Maybe it was farfetched, but I thought I could be a megastar. I could fight, and I had a lot of crossover appeal that was necessary to promote myself. I thought I’d make a ton of money and live off of it the rest of my life.

Pacquiao has generated a lot of positive press for our sport, and that is something no one can complain about.

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.

I was an angry kid, and boxing kept me out of trouble.

I have always admired Zab’s skills, and his resume speaks for itself.

British boxing fans are amazing, and the O2 is one of the best venues in the world.

I don’t want to be a punching bag.

I just try to be the best fighter I can be.

My whole life, nothing was handed to me. I had to go out in the world and get it.

I believe it’s going to be easier to stop Ricky Hatton than it will be to stop Lovemore N’dou.

As long as the crowd make noise, I will be in my element, whether it is booing or cheering. The main thing is I get a reaction of some kind.

People view you differently when you’re a world champion.

To say ‘I quit’ brings a lot of criticism, but to get disqualified and say the ref was unfair and harsh, in denial – fans will jump on that.

Jose Miguel Cotto may not have the resume of his brother, but he’s a good fighter.

I’m not complaining. I’ve made a very good living from boxing, better than any living I possibly could have done. Having said that, you don’t live the rest of your life off the money you make in boxing. You still have to create positive forms of income.

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 wasn’t exactly born with a silver spoon in my mouth.

Every year, you hope that boxing can provide some of the best fights possible. I think 2018 was one of the better years for boxing. A lot of good matchups were made, and a lot of tickets were sold.

He’s a guy I should beat pretty handily. I shouldn’t have a competitive fight with Jose Miguel Cotto, in my eyes.

Sometimes, when it comes to multiple-weight world champions, they have so much skill that it eliminates the excitement out of the fights.

Hatton leads the wrong lifestyle to be a great fighter, and he does not have what it takes to be one of boxing’s best.

Financially, I don’t have to fight again. I’ve done well for myself.

I would love to fight Ricky Hatton.

I was never tested in my first 21 fights.

I’m a very competitive person.

I’m not a complete idiot that just accuses people of something without having my reasons to believe what it is I’m saying.

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.

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.

I’m telling you, Amir Khan gives Floyd Mayweather problems.

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.

At training camp, you brainwash yourself into thinking every,day is the same, no weekends or holidays. It’s all the same – a work day. You develop a mental state to just work hard and get ready for the fight.

The Americans love Carl Froch. He has brought nothing but excitement to these shores in those Super Six victories he produced.

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 proud of my Italian roots, and I’ve always believed that I would get the chance to fight for the belt.

You can be taught so much, but the sense of anticipation cannot be taught.

In camp, you’re supposed to get comfortable at being uncomfortable; you have to be ready for when you are being punched in the mouth.

It takes more than talent to get to the top.

Kevin Johnson is the kind of guy that gives guys trouble. He gives a lot of guys trouble. He gave Vitali Klitschko trouble.

I’m a competitor in anything I do, especially boxing.

Range control is a big part of Floyd Mayweather’s arsenal.

I’m a fighter. That’s what I do. I am a fighter to the core.

Money can make money if you’re intelligent about it and don’t waste it the wrong way.

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.