Paulie Malignaggi posts some brutal pics of his fists.

If you tuned in last Saturday for Bareknuckle Fighting Championships 6 then you know that Paulie Malignaggi lost a somewhat controversial decision to bitter rival Artem Lobov. The battle certainly wasn’t one for the ages, but there were indeed some moments of excitement during the bout.

While Paulie Malignaggi tried his best to use his years of boxing knowledge and skill in the bout, it didn’t translate over as well as it could have, especially considering that the bout lasted for only five rounds. The kinds of tactics Malignaggi used would have worked great for a twelve or even ten round boxing match. In a bare knuckle fight however, jabs to the body have a little less effect. With five two minute rounds there isn’t enough time in the match to make those body shots count down the stretch.

Artem Lobov didn’t all that much better himself, but his pressure and punch count in the last two rounds of the match proved to be the difference. Paulie Malignaggi was far from pleased with the decision, but in reality neither man should have been surprised if they took an L. No one definitively won or lost that match.

But for anyone doubting that Paulie Malignaggi did some decent work in the fight, the Instagram post below should put that notion to bed.

 

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Life is sometimes about being adventurous and trying new things. Many thought I was crazy for trying my hand at bare knuckle combat and while unfortunately I may not have been born with very durable hands, it is still an experience I get to look back on and say I lived it. People have always had very little expectations of me in my life but I can proudly say I’ve always fought my way to a better life. In life we all have obstacles and I’ve always been driven most when faced with adversity. In the end, despite my brittle hands (4 surgeries on my right hand) I have been able to accomplish more as mainly a 1 handed fighter than most fighters accomplish with 2 hands. And I did it with no shortcuts and having fought some amazing fighters, travelled to some amazing places and met some amazing people along the way. You always wonder if as you get older you still have the ability to dig down when things get tough. After 2 rounds Saturday night I sat in my corner now knowing I would be a 1 handed fighter for the remainder of this fight and I am proud I continued on and showed myself I still had a willingness to dig deep when faced with adversity as I found myself once again in a familiar predicament of having a damaged hand with a determined opponent across the ring coming to rip my head off yet now I was competing in a new form of combat. I assure you its not an enviable position but I’m glad I stayed true to myself as a man and as a fighter in the moment and continued to fight despite having to obviously adjust my strategy. Respect to @rushammer who always shows up to fight and give his best no mater what day or place or at what weight and respect to him for the fight on Saturday. Obviously I feel like I won the fight but that is in no way meant as a disrespect to him. I hope he can take the momentum he gained from this result and make plenty of money for himself and his family in his career . Here are some pics of my hands after Saturday nights fight . @bareknucklefc

A post shared by Paul Malignaggi (@paulmalignaggi) on Jun 24, 2019 at 4:37pm PDT

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