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But he didn’t have the same success, and found himself on the back foot early on.<\/p>\n
In the second round, Malignaggi was tagged with a booming right hand, which sent him tumbling to the canvas.<\/p>\n
It was a real thumping blow, but the veteran impressively climbed back to his feet.<\/p>\n
However, it wasn’t long before he was taking further punishment and Dy let out another barrage.<\/p>\n
Malignaggi was crashed into the ropes and he couldn’t return to his feet with the same stability as before.<\/p>\n
The referee waved off the contest, with the boxing icon missing out on gold.<\/p>\n
Fans react – beg Malignaggi to retire<\/p>\n
Fans of the sport were saddened by Malignaggi’s demise, and now want to see him to turn his back on combat sports.<\/p>\n
One said: “Sad to see he still feels he needs to do this.<\/p>\n
Another wrote: “Please just retire Paulie, you don’t need to do this.”<\/p>\n
A fan added: “It\u2019s tough to see Paulie like this man.”<\/p>\n
A final fan concluded: “Please don’t carry on now, it’s time, he won’t recover from that.”<\/p>\n
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