Who won Hatton vs Malignaggi?
Ricky Hatton beat Paulie Malignaggi by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, November 22nd, 2008, at MGM Grand, Nevada.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).
Hatton vs Malignaggi stats
Back in November 2008, Ricky Hatton stepped into the ring with a record of 44 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 31 of those wins coming by way of knockout.
Paulie Malignaggi made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 5 of those wins by knockout.
The stats suggested Hatton had a massive power advantage over Malignaggi, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Malignaggi's 20%.
Ricky Hatton was the older man by 3 years, at 31 years old.
Malignaggi had a height advantage of 1 inch over Hatton. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.
Both Ricky Hatton and Paulie Malignaggi fought out of an orthodox stance.
Hatton was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 1997, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Malignaggi, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 70 fewer professional rounds, totaling 292 compared to Malignaggi's 362.
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Hatton's last 2 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 14 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11 rounds on average.
What time did Hatton vs Malignaggi start?
The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at MGM Grand, Nevada, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.
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