On November 22, 2008, Ricky Hatton (44-1, 31 KOs), the super-lightweight The Ring champion, defends his title against former world champion Paulie Malignaggi (25-1, 5 KOs).
Ricky Hatton is coming in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Juan Lazcano, 5 months and 29 days ago. Paulie Malignaggi is on a 4-fight win streak with a 19% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Lovemore N'dou, 5 months and 29 days ago.
The winning odds are at 83.3-16.7 in favor of Paulie Malignaggi. Ricky Hatton is going to look good in the fight but he won't be able to do enough to win. Malignaggi should win this fight.
Ricky Hatton stopped Paulie Malignaggi via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring super-lightweight title. Hatton improves his record to 45-1 (32 KOs), while Malignaggi adds a loss to his record at 25-2.