Photo by Tom Casino/Golden Boy Promotions
Former WBA Welterweight champion Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi makes his return on December 7, 2013 against former undisputed Welterweight champion Zab Judah in a bout that has been termed “The Battle of Brooklyn.”
While the name suggests it will be a fight for the supremacy of one of New York’s five boroughs, it will actually be more of a competitive exhibition of skill between two veterans who have known and respected each other for a long time.
It is also a pivotal point in the careers of both fighters.
Judah and Malignaggi are both coming off losses against highly-touted young fighters. Malignaggi lost his belt to Adrien Broner in a fight where he stifled the offense of an opponent many believed to have had a high pound-for-pound status.
Judah is also coming off a loss against undisputed Light Welterweight champion Danny Garcia.
Judah lost via decision, but had his moments throughout the fight in which he managed to outbox and land punches on Garcia.
Both men need to prove that their previous bouts were not merely a “passing of the torch.”
