{"id":373397,"date":"2026-07-28T22:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=373397"},"modified":"2026-07-28T22:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:45:08","slug":"paulie-malignaggi-wonders-why-kristian-prenga-stopped-throwing-punches-against-anthony-joshua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/28\/paulie-malignaggi-wonders-why-kristian-prenga-stopped-throwing-punches-against-anthony-joshua\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulie Malignaggi Wonders Why Kristian Prenga Stopped Throwing Punches Against Anthony Joshua"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Anthony Joshua\u2019s dramatic second-round knockout of Kristian Prenga generated as many questions as praise after the previous heavyweight champion climbed off the canvas twice before scoring a stoppage victory in Saudi Arabia. Former two-division world champion Paulie Malignaggi admitted the sequence left him struggling to search out an evidence.<\/p>\n

Malignaggi said Prenga did every little thing right early, hurting Joshua with heavy shots before scoring two knockdowns. That made the second round all of the more puzzling when the previously aggressive challenger stopped pressing the motion.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve all the time felt AJ is probably the most entertaining fighters in the game. He\u2019s been a man who\u2019s carried the game on his back in some ways on this generation,\u201d Malignaggi said to talkSPORT Boxing. \u201cKristian Prenga may not have the experience, but he\u2019s also not mentally disassembled either. It doesn\u2019t take a genius to know that whenever you hurt a man, you\u2019ve got to throw punches. He threw all of the punches in the primary round. I don\u2019t understand where the stoppage in throwing punches happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The previous champion stressed he was not accusing anyone of wrongdoing. Still, he admitted the sequence looked unusual because Joshua, despite showing signs of vulnerability early, remained dangerous if given a possibility to recuperate.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAJ\u2019s been at world-class. He knows that as soon as you give him a moment, you give him a little bit little bit of daylight to get back within the fight, he’ll take that,\u201d Malignaggi said. \u201cIt was really, really strange that a man who was throwing the punches he needed to throw in round one and got the result he wanted just suddenly hit the pause button and didn\u2019t do anything<\/strong> to start out out round two.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Malignaggi acknowledged that speculation naturally follows an consequence like this due to financial rewards attached to a long-anticipated Joshua versus Tyson Fury fight. Malignaggi said he wasn\u2019t claiming it as fact, only offering a theory. In his view, unusual sequences are examined closely when that much money is involved.<\/p>\n

Joshua survived the early scare before ending Prenga with a brutal combination within the second round, keeping his planned collision with Fury on the right track.<\/p>\n

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Olly Campbell<\/strong> is a boxing journalist who has covered the game since 2014, providing ringside reporting and technical evaluation of major bouts. His work focuses on fighter tendencies, tactical adjustments, and the main points that shape high-level competition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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