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Paulie Malignaggi names the current lightweight fighter who cannot be beaten

Paulie Malignaggi names the current lightweight fighter who cannot be beatenGetty Images
Paulie Malignaggi believes one 135lb star stands above the rest.

The lightweight division is one of boxing's most exciting weight classes. 

With already a number of established names, William Zepeda added himself to the mix with a destructive fourth round stoppage win over Maxi Hughes this past weekend. 

But which fighter at 135lbs stands above the rest? 

Boxing analyst Paulie Maliganggi has given his answer when speaking to ThaBoxingVoice following Frank Martin's decision to pull out of a fight with Shakur Stevenson to face Gervonta Davis instead. 

"He turned down the Shakur Stevenson fight, which he probably would have lost and now he is in a big, big headliner against Tank Davis," Malignanggi began

"He’s probably getting paid more and I think that he is in a more winnable fight. It worked out for him.

“There was no way that he was going to beat Shakur Stevenson, nobody is beating Shakur Stevenson, I can tell you that right now, You can hate on Shakur Stevenson all you want, nobody around that area is beating him.”

Stevenson is currently the WBC world lightweight champion and is considered one of boxing's best pound-for-pound fighters after enjoying success in three different weight classes. 

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