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How to Win Friends and Influence People 101

Before his fight on Saturday night, Paulie Malignaggi said that the deck was stacked against him. He was fighting a Texan fighter in Houston, a city known for controversial decisions against out-of-towners. He claimed that two of the judges, Raul Caiz and Gale Van Hoy were biased especially biased. It also didn't help that he was fighting on a Golden Boy promotion and wasn't the Golden Boy sponsored fighter.

After the fight, all of Paulie's worst fears came true. Not only did he lose a close fight but one of the judge, Van Hoy, had an absolutely ridiculous lopsided score to the fight in Diaz's favor. HBO's Harold Lederman, on the other hand, had the fight in Malignaggi's favor. After hearing the decision. Paulie Malignaggi probably didn't do the smartest thing in the world; he spoke from his heart. His very pissed off heart.

He didn't calm down any in the locker room, giving this interview in which he said that Van Hoy "bent me over and fucked me" and said that fights like this are the reason that nobody watches boxing.

In an attempt to save face, Oscar De La Hoya said that he disagree with the lopsided scorecard (and pointed out that it wasn't the only one of the night) but the damage was done. I'm also not sure if that that was going to help out Paulie's cause with the promotional company after he basically said Golden Boy were cheaters.

But in case his post fight tirades weren't enough, Paulie updated his Facebook page with: "HOUSTON HAS A PROBLEM, AND ITS CALLED CHEATING. FUCK GOLDEN BOY FUCK THE JUDGES FUCK EVERYONE FOR TAKING SOMETHING FROM AN ITALIAN ONCE AGAIN."

You have to feel for Paulie Malignaggi but you also have to wonder if his mouth isn't giving him as much trouble as his opponents


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