BROOKLYN, NY – Saturday night at the Barclays Center, Danny Garcia makes his welterweight debut against Brooklyn’s favorite son and former champion Paulie Malignaggi. A match-up widely shunned by the masses upon announcement may prove a stylistically interesting fight to watch…while it lasts. Betting odds (and skill set) favor Garcia but Malignaggi’s repeated jab could prove the necessary tool to prolong the fight longer than anyone expects. Always fighting with his heart on his sleeve, Malignaggi is expected to be a live dog but a history of brittle hands and minimal power will fail to keep Garcia at bay and likely close out the show early. That is unless the lethargic, less than energized Garcia of...
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