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Monday, April 30, 2012

Salita, A Possible Malignaggi Opponent

Dmitriy Salita could be Paulie Malignaggi's next opponent according to Dan Ambrose of Boxing News 24. Malignaggi (31-4, 7 KOs) won the WBA welterweight championship by stopping Vyacheslav Senchenko in the ninth round yesterday.

Ambrose describes Salita (along with a few other fighters) as "soft" and a "bottom tier contender." While questions about the strength of the fighter's competition are valid, Salita (33-1-1, 17 KOs) would surely give Malignaggi a tough go. The two Brooklynites are friends and have talked about facing each other in the past. Brooklyn's new Barclays Center is scheduled to open in September this year and could be the perfect location for this proposed title bout.

Salita's last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Ronnie Warrior Jr. over a year ago.

10 comments:

  1. While I don't think Salita would give Malignaggi a particularly tough fight-I hope I'm wrong;they should've fought already-more than once.The fight will make money;hopefully they can make a case rating's-wise for this fight to happen

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    1. I totaly agree with you Brian. I think this fight will be very competitive. What's interesting about this fight - it is hard job to pick up the winner

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  2. One thing for sure for New York it is a megafight that will make history

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  3. Malignaggi's very good, a slick boxer with quick hands and he's shown some power recently against Juan Diaz and Senchenko. He's struggled with pressure fighters such as Cotto and Hatton. Salita of course isn't a pressure fighter.

    But if Salita can capitalize on his strengths by finding Malignaggi with the jab and complementing with a body attack, he could slow down Malignaggi enough. One problem, Malignaggi has more experience in big fights. In Salita's one attempt, obviously, he seemed a bit consumed by the moment. Should be a good fight, though. Hopefully, it happens.

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  4. Hopefully,the fight comes off;obviously it ain't goona be at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle England-site of Salita vs. Khan,which should be nuked along with probably most of the crowd.

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    1. If HBO would buy Khan Vs Salita, Dmitriy wouldn't face antisemitic abuse in England

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  5. Another thing, Salita should be given an opportunity to fight top opposition, but after he left Arum HBO keeps on turning him down. He challenged so many good fighters Gavin Rees, Arthuro Gatti, De La Hoya, Andrey Kotelnik, Mallignagie, Senchenko, even fight with Khan wasn't bought by HBO. There is an agenda against Dmitriy

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  6. The fight with Kotelnik was supposed to be on an HBO undercard, but Kotelnik backed out so Salita fought Campos (rather unimpressively) instead. But you make a really good point, he has had such a small amount of tv exposure. It doesn't really make sense either: he's articulate, has an interesting backstory, does a lot for kids, and has the talent.

    Anti-Semitism should always be condemned for sure and the reports out of England that night were upsetting. Hopefully, we don't have to get nukes involved. Also, it should be mentioned that Khan himself has been gracious towards Dmitriy publicly.

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  7. Dmitriy is the only jew on such a high level. When I say jewish I mean was born and raised jewish, truly represents jewish culture. His family left Russia because of antisemitism, it is different from many non jewish economical immigrants who came first to Israel and than to America. Those kind of people are opportunist and don't truly represent jewish culture. Of course anybody can become jewish with the right rabbi. If you want to make a good story convert an arab to from Israel who happened to be a boxer to jew, make him rabbinical student right after he signs with Arum and make publicity out of in New York Times and then use it against Dmitriy. It is basically what was done against Dmitriy.
    My friend who is a real jew, not the fake one, serves in Israelly army every single year and he is 38 already. He is a true Israely, first because he is jewish, second because he serves in the army like a true israel's citizen. I asked him, can a person who wasn't born jewish, didn't convert in Israel, left Israel at the age of 19, call himself an israely, a jew? He said no way, even if he has israely passport. You can do a lot of things in boxing with publicity and right promotion but compare this person to Dmitriy is the morally wrong, it is disrespect to Hashem.

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  8. I do not believe Yuri Foreman was influenced by Bob Arum to train to be a Chabad rabbi;regarding disrespect to Hashem-I believe Hashem considers Barney Ross a hero.

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