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Rob Anthony, Contributing Writer
In a fight for borough bragging rights, Zab Judah’s speed, quickness and experience will be enough to edge Paulie Malignaggi in the Battle of Brooklyn.
Prediction: Judah
Gabriel Polanco, Contributing Writer
Zab Judah and Paulie Malignaggi fight in this Welterweight clash to see who reigns as “King of Brooklyn.” They both need a win to stay competitive in one of the most difficult divisions in boxing. I see Judah winning a close decision if he decides to make use of his right hand the way he did in the later rounds of his fight with Danny Garcia in April. Malignaggi has a bright future in broadcasting and I believe this will be his farewell to boxing in the ring.
Prediction: Judah
Jose Sotomayor, Contributing Writer
Two great tacticians! This will be a chess match. These two Brooklyn natives will display their superior boxing abilities against each other. Both very experienced and battle tested, Malignaggi and Judah will battle it out to the final bell looking for openings to land the big shots.
Prediction: Malignaggi
Brendan Montenegro, Contributing Writer
The Battle of Brooklyn will be a brawl. Even though they are both coming off loses, Zab Judah to Danny Garcia and Paulie Malignaggi to Adrien Broner, each have a lot to lose in this fight. It will definitely be a highly entertaining bout with plenty of punches thrown. Zab has the power advantage over Paulie, but I don’t see Paulie going down in this fight.
Prediction: Judah
Juan Carlos Burgos, Contributing Writer
Paulie Malignaggi has showed, if nothing else, that he is a tough fighter with heart. Paulie will need to stick and move to beat Judah,
Alex Burgos, Editor-in-Chief
Paulie Malignaggi and Zab Judah have great respect for one another, but once they step into the ring, all the friendliness will be forgotten. Neither fighters wants to lose in their own backyard and I believe both will dig deep to try and win. I think Judah has a little more left in the tank and with his legitimate power, I give him an advantage. I think Malignaggi has one foot in the commentator’s box and one foot in the ring and while he will be ready to fight, a lackluster performance could make this his farewell.
Prediction: Judah
