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11/15/2007 Archived Entry: "Getting Respect: Katsidis, McCline, Malignaggi, Codrington and Jones"
Getting Respect: Katsidis, McCline, Malignaggi, Codrington and Jones
By Ted Sares
Courtesy of Eastsideboxing.com
14.11.07
Loved By Many, Hated By Few, Respected By All
--Anonymous
Michael Katsidis
Many fighters are respected for the way they fight. Michael Katsidis, as just one of many examples, is a warrior and gets respect accordingly. So does Jamie Moore. But some gain it by losing. Some, like Paulie Malignaggi, even use the newly earned respect as a launching pad to a title. Five quickly come to mind.
Jameel “Big Time” McCline
“Big Time” is one who gained it by his fine showing against Samuel Peter. By almost icing the “Nigerian Nightmare” and giving him all that he could handle, he erased much of his reputation of being a feather-fisted heavyweight who folds every time he steps up. Not in this fight, however. The next time he enters the ring, he can swagger in. He has earned the swagger.
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