The scoring was inarguably horrendous. In a bout that many, including HBO’s Harold Lederman, scored in favor of Malignaggi, Diaz was awarded a unanimous decision with one crooked judge scoring it 118-110, meaning that he had Diaz winning 10 of the 12 rounds. Myself, I had the fight scored a draw, and I think I would have been fine with a very narrow decision either way. But a 118-110 scorecard is a robbery, plain and simple. There’s absolutely no other way to look at it. ...
[Experiencing his second fashion career ignominy] ...Starting around the seventh round, his trunks started to go south under the weight of their various flouncy accoutrements. By the eighth, they had slipped below ass-level, and the announcers were openly laughing at the situation. "Boxing After Dark," Bob Papa said. "Where the moons come out."..
And here’s the crazy thing - this is the second such ignominy fashion-first Malignaggi has recorded in the past two years. In May of 2008, facing Lovemore N’Dou in Manchester, England on a Ricky Hatton undercard, Malignaggi wore very long dreadlocks (which were later revealed to be hair-extensions) pulled back in a ponytail. Early in the fight, these dreads started breaking free of the ponytail and flying into Paulie’s face. By the third round, he was completely blinded by his own hair. His corner tried everything, including wads of tape, to hold them back, but nothing could keep them from coming loose and obscuring his vision. Finally, his corner was forced to hack his hair off with tape-shears. It was the first, and only, impromptu haircut to have ever witnessed in the corner of a fight.
Many, including Malignaggi himself, are bemoaning the condition of boxing in the aftermath of the bad Diaz decision. I hear that complaint and feel it is valid
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