Garcia vs Malignaggi

Who won Garcia vs Malignaggi?

Danny Garcia beat Paulie Malignaggi by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, August 1st, 2015, at Barclays Center, New York.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

Garcia vs Malignaggi stats

Back in August 2015, Danny Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 30 wins, zero losses, and 0  draws, 17 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Paulie Malignaggi made his way to the ring with a record of 33 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, with 7 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a massive power advantage over Malignaggi, boasting a 57% knockout percentage compared to Malignaggi's 21%.

Danny Garcia was the younger man by 7 years, at 27 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 1 inch over Malignaggi. Despite this, Malignaggi had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Danny Garcia and Paulie Malignaggi fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years and 4 months later than Malignaggi, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 71 fewer professional rounds, totaling 291 compared to Malignaggi's 362.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Danny Garcia had been fighting more than Paulie Malignaggi.

Going into this contest, Danny Garcia had last fought 3 months and 21 days ago, while Paulie Malignaggi's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 13 days ago.

Garcia's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 18 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.5 rounds on average.

Malignaggi's last 4 fights had come over a period of 9 years, 1 month and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

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