Paulie Malignaggi

I am a competitor, so I only want the best fighters in the world.

— Paulie Malignaggi

It's always been a dream of mine to fight for the European title.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I just try to be the best fighter I can be.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I'm a fighter. That's what I do. I am a fighter to the core.

— Paulie Malignaggi

Preparation in Miami is always good because of the weather.

— Paulie Malignaggi

It's a shame I have to hurt people. I'm a nice guy.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I was never tested in my first 21 fights.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I don't want to be a punching bag.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I have got better over the years, and I know what sort of fighter I am.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I fought Miguel Cotto in Madison Square Garden on the eve of the Puerto Rican Day parade - it was like fighting…

— Paulie Malignaggi

I try to keep it sweet, but trash-talking is fun, and people want to see if a brash kid like me can…

— Paulie Malignaggi

I want to win at everything I'm doing. It doesn't matter what it is. I want to beat the person that I'm…

— Paulie Malignaggi

I don't want to lose to an average champion. I want to lose to a great champion.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I'm all about trying to accomplish more in my life as best I can, be it in the ring or outside the…

— Paulie Malignaggi

A lot of people in barber shops all over Brooklyn talk about Paulie Malignaggi v. Zab Judah.

— Paulie Malignaggi

People are going to forget all about Herman Ngoudjo after our fight.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I wouldn't be surprised if I knocked Ricky Hatton out. It's something that people are going to read and think I'm ridiculous,…

— Paulie Malignaggi

To say 'I quit' brings a lot of criticism, but to get disqualified and say the ref was unfair and harsh, in…

— Paulie Malignaggi

You don't have to like me as a person - I understand that I can get on people's nerves with the antics…

— Paulie Malignaggi

For me, that is what made Leonard-Hearns stand out, because they made adjustments on each other, and it went back and forth…

— Paulie Malignaggi

I'm not complaining. I've made a very good living from boxing, better than any living I possibly could have done. Having said…

— Paulie Malignaggi

We both do a lot of similar things with speed and boxing ability, but I think I've got some tricks up my…

— Paulie Malignaggi

In fights when I've had the odds stacked against me, I definitely perform better because it's like a challenge to me -…

— Paulie Malignaggi

At training camp, you brainwash yourself into thinking every,day is the same, no weekends or holidays. It's all the same - a…

— Paulie Malignaggi

My father took my mother, me, and my brother from Sicily to New York. He got us one-way tickets but booked himself…

— Paulie Malignaggi

Sometimes it's kind of strange, and it's definitely something I have to work on in the future, but when I'm big favourite…

— Paulie Malignaggi

I thought I would make so much money and be the next Ray Leonard. Maybe it was farfetched, but I thought I…

— Paulie Malignaggi

There was a time in Amir Khan's career when you had to fight him; you couldn't really box him. You wouldn't see…

— Paulie Malignaggi

When I was part of McGregor's sparring camp, I struggled to find words to compliment him; I knew he couldn't fight from…

— Paulie Malignaggi

Madison Square Gardens is the Mecca of boxing.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I want to be given my credit and want to be given my respect.

— Paulie Malignaggi

The Hatton fight left a bad taste in my mouth.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I was an angry kid, and boxing kept me out of trouble.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I would love to fight Ricky Hatton.

— Paulie Malignaggi

People view you differently when you're a world champion.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I know a lot of people want to see me fight in Italy.

— Paulie Malignaggi

I'm a competitor in anything I do, especially boxing.

— Paulie Malignaggi

It takes more than talent to get to the top.

— Paulie Malignaggi

UFC has unbelievable fans, and boxing has unbelievable fans.

— Paulie Malignaggi

Range control is a big part of Floyd Mayweather's arsenal.

— Paulie Malignaggi