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He [Buddy McGirt] got it that the 28-year-old Paulie was smarting from his lopsided loss to the Hitman, and was searching for reasons why. So, when he didn’t get a face to face chat, or even a phone call from Paulie, informing him that he’d be working with another trainer, Buddy McGirt wasn’t all that surprised. He’s 45, he has a decade plus on Paulie, understands better, maybe, that people sometimes don’t have those difficult conversations they should have. McGirt, who fought as a pro from 1982-1997, understands that people, when they are fond of each other, often shrink back from confrontation. It is easier, less painful, less wrenching, to let a relationship wither, as opposed to severing it up close, where you can see the pain in someone’s eyes.

McGirt: “He’s going through a tough time in his life. From my experience, my first loss, to Frankie Warren in 1986, I went home and realized what happened and accepted it as a man, and moved on. That’s what Paulie has to do.”