Rocky Hatton

By PAT SHEEHAN

RICKY HATTON is on a Rocky-style rags-to-riches glory trip after his 11-round destruction of Kostya Tszyu yesterday.

The Hitman lifted the IBF light-welterweight crown in fairytale style and is now lined up for a £2.5million jackpot clash with Diego Corrales at Madison Square Garden.

Hatton, 26, showed “balls of steel” to batter Tszyu into retirement. The fight was shown live in the US and cable firm Showtime want more.

Spokesman Jay Larkin said: “The sky is the limit for Ricky. He’s entered the world stage and entered it with a marching band!

“He is now king of the most exciting division in boxing and that is where the gold is at this moment.

“Fighting in America is the next logical step.

“Ricky could fill any arena there.

“He has to strike while the iron is hot and, right now, it is RED-HOT!”

Insiders insist the deal to fight Corrales in New York is all but done — with the final piece of the jigsaw being Hatton’s stunning win over Russia-born Aussie Tszyu, 35 — who had ruled the light-welterweights for a decade.

Las Vegas star Corrales, 27, who was at ringside for the Hatton showdown, is the current WBC and WBO lightweight champion.

But he has struggled to make the limit and wants to go up a division.

And Hatton admitted: “Corrales is the kind of fight I want.

“He is one of the main men out there and, if it happens, it would be great for everyone.

“Corrales has been fighting at lightweight but I think he is ready to step up as that is what he has been saying to some people while he has been over here.”

The Mancunian hero added: “I’ll fight him anywhere. It is not a problem for me.”


(The Sun newspaper)

This story has only just been written by the way, literally came up on The Sun website minutes ago (and is to appear in tomorrow's newspaper..).

Not sure it's a good idea for Chico to go from fighting Cassamayor, Frietas, and Castillo back to back to back to fighting Hatton.

Seems like to many wars in a row.

This story has only just been written by the way, literally came up on The Sun website minutes ago (and is to appear in tomorrow's newspaper..).


Could you post a link to the website you got this from please?

Cool. That'll be a great fight. I'm not making any predictions on this one.

going to hatton is better then fighitng castillo again..hatton is safer than castillo

Corrales needs to fight Castillo again!

Should be a great matchup. Two sluggers going at it.

Im Gonna Love This Fight If It Does Happen. I Think Diego Will No Doubt Carry His Power To 140 Easily **** He Can Carry It 147. Ill Take Diego In This Fight. He Has The Boxing Ability And Power To Ko Hatton.

I would love to see it if it happens. I could definately see this happening, especially since both guys are Showtime fighters. It is a great time to be a fan!

Im Gonna Love This Fight If It Does Happen. I Think Diego Will No Doubt Carry His Power To 140 Easily **** He Can Carry It 147. Ill Take Diego In This Fight. He Has The Boxing Ability And Power To Ko Hatton.

i like both of these fighters but i think corrales would win

Could you post a link to the website you got this from please?
here - http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,3-2005260004,00.html


oh and just for the sake of it...
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2005040000-2005052460,00.html
:D

I would like to see Castillo move up also..

I would like to see Castillo move up also..

I would like to see a rematch first lol

I would like to see Castillo move up also..

I would like to see a rematch first lol

This fight has the makings of an instant classic.

While it didn't suit Tszyu to fight Hatton that way, it would be right up Chico's alley.

They only thing that worries me is Diego is comming off consecutive fights against Cassamayor (x2), Frietas, and Castillo. And I don't need to tell you how violent that fight with Castillo was. At some point, Corrales is going to have to relax a bit. He's fighting world class opponents at a torrid pace.

I don't think anyone would question Corrales taking his power up with him. If anything, I think it will allow him to take a better shot, because it must be very tough for him to make 135 with how big he is.

Corrales is 5'11, Hatton is 5'7 (Tszyu was also 5'7)

I think the most important compairison to draw if this fight were to happen, is how would you rate Hatton's punching power and overall strength against that of Jose Louis Castillo (5'8)? AND, how do you rate Corrales' punching power vs that of Tszyu?

Personally, I think Hatton would be making a mistake by trying to bully and out slug Corrales, and I'm not sure anything else would be effective for him.

I'd take Corrales to stop Hatton late in a great fight.

Hatton's natural strength was always very high, ever since he was a young kid. He always had this bullish strength. Don't underestimate Ricky's punching power, ever.

This fight has the makings of an instant classic.

While it didn't suit Tszyu to fight Hatton that way, it would be right up Chico's alley.

They only thing that worries me is Diego is comming off consecutive fights against Cassamayor (x2), Frietas, and Castillo. And I don't need to tell you how violent that fight with Castillo was. At some point, Corrales is going to have to relax a bit. He's fighting world class opponents at a torrid pace.

I don't think anyone would question Corrales taking his power up with him. If anything, I think it will allow him to take a better shot, because it must be very tough for him to make 135 with how big he is.

Corrales is 5'11, Hatton is 5'7 (Tszyu was also 5'7)

I think the most important compairison to draw if this fight were to happen, is how would you rate Hatton's punching power and overall strength against that of Jose Louis Castillo (5'8)? AND, how do you rate Corrales' punching power vs that of Tszyu?

Personally, I think Hatton would be making a mistake by trying to bully and out slug Corrales, and I'm not sure anything else would be effective for him.

I'd take Corrales to stop Hatton late in a great fight.


I disagree. Corrales won't want to see a slightly bigger and overall more powerful version of Castillo coming at him. We know that Ricky is going to do everything to win just like Corrales will.Corrales has had too many hard fights back to back and it'll show against a overachieving blue-collar guy like Ricky.

I'd pick Ricky to wear down and stop Corrales just like Castillo should have. His body assault and workrate are comparable to Castillo's and we know he can take a punch as well. I think he hits a bit harder than JLC and that would really make the difference. Ricky Hatton KO 9 Diego Corrales in a high action bout.

One thing is for sure, both of these guys get major respect if this fight happens....although Corrales won't have much of a career left afterwards...

I disagree. Corrales won't want to see a slightly bigger and overall more powerful version of Castillo coming at him.


That's the problem.

I don't know if I agree with that. I think Castillo is just as strong as Hatton, if not more so. It would be crazy to assume Hatton's chin is any better than Castillo's either.

Its just guesswork at this point.

Only one way to find out though

Hatton is an aggressive body puncher and should play well to Corrales really well. However, this is such a close matchup because sometimes Corrales looks so one dimensional and has a questionable chin. Not to say that Hatton isnt.

I think Hatton would defeat Corrales by a late stoppage, he is bigger and stronger and quicker than Castillo and I think his power and bullying tactics would get to Corrales.

Hattons workrate would defeat Corrales alone, Corrales tends to get lazy and sleep in all of his fights. Even his valiant effort against Castillo did he slack off a bit and take a nap. Corrales just gets lazy.

Screw Corrales moving up 140 is deep enough. While Corrales is truly the man at 135, I would still rather see him in against the likes of some of the top 130 pound fighters and that rematch with Castillo.

140 is interesting with Corrales their is no doubt about that, but something needs to be done at 140 where the best fight the best and quit talking and act upon it.

Hatton vs Tszyu was the first major step, Mayweather vs Gatti follows it lets hope that slut :) Cotto goes against Vivian after Abdullaev.

Hatton vs Tszyu
Gatti vs Mayweather
Vivian vs Cotto

All of the winners of those fights fighting each other, wow could you believe it. That should keep the 140 pound division hot and heavy for a while.

That's the problem.

I don't know if I agree with that. I think Castillo is just as strong as Hatton, if nor more so. It would be crazy to assume Hatton's chin is any better than Castillo's either.

Its just guesswork at this point.

Only one way to find out though
Hatton stronger than Castillo.

That's the problem.

I don't know if I agree with that. I think Castillo is just as strong as Hatton, if nor more so. It would be crazy to assume Hatton's chin is any better than Castillo's either.

Its just guesswork at this point.

Only one way to find out though


That's true (bold). We all know that JLC's chin was granite and Chico cracked it but there are just too many things weighing against Diego for me to think he'd win.

1.) Hatton is in his prime NOW, coming off a huge win against Tszyu.

2.) Hatton would be very motivated for this fight because of his desire to show that he can perform in America on our biggest stage.

3.) Corrales' power, while it will probably still be good at 140, is somewhat questionable at this weight.

4.) Corrales just fought Casa x2, Freitas, and JLC...he's probably pretty beat up. I think that Castillo fight took A LOT out of him.

I don't know about Hattons power in comparison to JLC's, but he seems to bull fighters around in the same manner. He's definitely sturdy and has a nice body attack that takes it out of you no matter what.

I guess the jury is still out on this fight though.

Hatton will destroy Corrales. Corrales has little chance of seeing the final bell, much less winning. He won't hurt Hatton. He will get very discouraged by Hatton, and fall around the 9th round (for good).

hatton wins the fight, chico's chin is far from great and hattons power will severly test it. my prediction is hatton by late stoppage

i think hatton is too strong for corrales

Corrales had the fight of his life last time out and need to pull out every trick he had. Dont forget he got planted twice and damn near showed the will of the gods to win that fight.

Hatton showed his dirty side and completely bullied the former King Pin Tzsyu around the ring for 11 rounds. At the end of the fight Hatton had enough engery to dance and jump around the ring.

Though Corrales win was more exciting he was less dominate, took more out of him, and showed more weakness. Add in Corrales's inhumane fight schedule he has been through and his step up in weight class, Hatton would be the betting favorite. I will not say Hatton is too much for Corrales at any time, but if they fight with in the next 12 months Ricky will stretch Corrales.

It aint questionable foos! Corrales WILL carry his power to 140lbs! He's been in 135lbs fo a while and is strugglin to make the limit. He'll be strong at 140lbs, almost definitely!

This is bull, Corrales needs to give Castillo the rematch.
I dont want to hear any excuses when he does fight Castillo.
If Hatton ko's him then Castillo wont get the props he deserves.
This fight is gonna be a war also and I dont Corrales can take the same punishment anymore.
Castillo and Corrales need to finish what got started.

This is bull, Corrales needs to give Castillo the rematch.
I dont want to hear any excuses when he does fight Castillo.
If Hatton ko's him then Castillo wont get the props he deserves.
This fight is gonna be a war also and I dont Corrales can take the same punishment anymore.
Castillo and Corrales need to finish what got started.


I agree they have unfinished business, but I for one don't want to see them go at it again right away.

Morales and Barrera had unfinished business after their 1st fight, and waited a few years to get it on again.

Asking Chico and Castillo to get it on again this year would see them both kill a part of the other's career. It was too tough a fight.

Let them seperate a while and then rematch later.

An immediate rematch would almost gaurentee neither of them would ever be the same again.

Hatton will beat Corrales, i have no doubt in my mind.

I agree they have unfinished business, but I for one don't want to see them go at it again right away.

Morales and Barrera had unfinished business after their 1st fight, and waited a few years to get it on again.

Asking Chico and Castillo to get it on again this year would see them both kill a part of the other's career. It was too tough a fight.

Let them seperate a while and then rematch later.

An immediate rematch would almost gaurentee neither of them would ever be the same again.

Ya true. I mean they might eventually meet up again at 140lbs!

All has to be done is Catillo win his fucha fights, move up and a rematch may happen. Same goes wit Corrales.

This fight has the makings of an instant classic.

While it didn't suit Tszyu to fight Hatton that way, it would be right up Chico's alley.

They only thing that worries me is Diego is comming off consecutive fights against Cassamayor (x2), Frietas, and Castillo. And I don't need to tell you how violent that fight with Castillo was. At some point, Corrales is going to have to relax a bit. He's fighting world class opponents at a torrid pace.

I don't think anyone would question Corrales taking his power up with him. If anything, I think it will allow him to take a better shot, because it must be very tough for him to make 135 with how big he is.

Corrales is 5'11, Hatton is 5'7 (Tszyu was also 5'7)

I think the most important compairison to draw if this fight were to happen, is how would you rate Hatton's punching power and overall strength against that of Jose Louis Castillo (5'8)? AND, how do you rate Corrales' punching power vs that of Tszyu?

Personally, I think Hatton would be making a mistake by trying to bully and out slug Corrales, and I'm not sure anything else would be effective for him.

I'd take Corrales to stop Hatton late in a great fight.


i would have to agree this fight will be right up chicos' alley.hattons punching power isnt proven to me. i recognize the names of four guys he's fought out of the thirty+. poor tszyu he's only fought very good boxers not brawlers in recent years.chico knows how to brawl and his boxing skills are getting better every fight. since chico would be fighting a dirtbag brawler the use of elbows, hugging and leaning on will be called for and lowblows to return in kind.

i think castillo could beat hatton at the brawling game,in the u.s or mexico. castillos' quality of opponents leads me to believe he has more power than hatton hands down.corrales would have more at 140-147.

corrales is smart and listens to his corner.but i still have reservations about goosen telling him to fight an inside war with castillo and so i was wrong, he won. i would think that goosen and chico will take the castillo experience and have a good hatton gameplan.
hope chico has a tuneup first. maybe an emanuel augustas type fight.

i'm worried too about corrales taking on hatton after the war with castillo. maybe hatton will want a tuneup to savore his victory which will give corrales time for a tuneup.

corrales is crazy...

this guys like the next gatti.

oh well, hes setting himself up to be a pay per view favorite pretty soon with all these wars...

Honestly I don't see Corrales taking those ripping body shots from Hatton with his long exposed ribs.

Honestly I don't see Corrales taking those ripping body shots from Hatton with his long exposed ribs.

I was thinking the same thing, also when they were talking about pinto match up.

I know its totally different levels of ability but when Hatton fought Pep(who's really tall) he ripped his body apart. I'd expect Hatton to work Corrales body well.

Corrales will get smashed to bits in 5 rounds of a war

I don't think this match'll come off immediately. Corrales will have to sign up then duck out at least twice. It is a logical match up to have. Two guys that made their supposedly unbeatable opponents quit (unbeatable in the public's eye, not mine).

Yes, I would have to go with Hatton on this one. He is naturally heavier, though Corrales is very tall for a former super featherweight competitor. And who is to say Corrales would carry the power to 140 that well? Hatton is young and fiery, a faster starter than Castillo. If Corrales fights inside with him, Corrales will probably lose. But what do I know? I've been on a big losing streak so I will shut up.

Man will you guys get Hattons nuts out of your mouth! I picked Hatton to beat Tszyu also, and that desicion was based totally on styles, plain and simple! I was never sold on Tszyu's inside fighting, it's not in his demeanour, he is way to patient and looks to counter at a distance. Also you have to factor in his long layoff and lack of rounds put in the last few years, and common sense would have told you that if Tszyu didn't get Hatton out of there early, that he more than likely wouldn't be able to keep up with Hatton's pace. Now on to Chico! I hate when I read a thread and people say that boxer A would get murdered by boxer B, or that boxer A don't stand a chace against boxer B, that sounds real rediculous. Most of you guys that are saying that Chico don't stand a chance against Hatton are the same people that were saying that about Hatton chances against Tszyu! To be frank, Chico hits just as hard as Tszyu, and I'm going to do you one better and say that not only do he hit as hard, but he is an all around better puncher textbook wise. He always have maximum leverage on his punches, and they are always short and crisp, not to mention that his combos are quick. Now lets put this matchup into perspective, if Hatton couldn't ko Tszyu with one particular shot, what makes you think he would ko Chico with one. Enough already about Chico's chin and body, he proved in his last fight with Castillo, that questions about his chin are unwarrented. Another thing I noticed posters saying, is that Hatton would break Chico in half with his body-shots, my reply to that is, if a prolific body puncher in Castillo couldn't get Chico out of there with a body then how in the hell will Hatton. Please don't say because he is bigger than Castillo, because that is untrue, Castill is 5'9" and have had a few fights at 147 in which he weighed in at about 153 on fight night. I am going to go out on a limb and say that Castillo is not only bigger that Hatton, but probably hits harder than him too! So before you go saying that Chico don't stand a chance, look at the fight from a style standpoint and not only is Hatton taylor made for chico, but I think that Chico would stop Hatton. Bofore you guys jump down my throat, I would like to point out that Hatton is still the same Hatton that you guys were dogging before he fought Tszyu, his team took a gamble and it payed off, it's like that sometimes. He showed little skill, no power, no speed, just brut aggression, and wresteling.


Peace! :)

Jesus, the guy's been to hell and back, honestly I think it'd be better if he took some time to rest up.

Still, I'm excited for the fight.

Coralles has more skill that Kostya at fighting inside. His short hooks are lethal and he will have plenty of chances to land them.

Hatton's natural strength was always very high, ever since he was a young kid. He always had this bullish strength. Don't underestimate Ricky's punching power, ever.

Give me a reason not to underestimate his power. I give Hatton credit for being a good fighter but his power is way overrated. Look at how long it takes him to KO B and C level fighters if he KOs them. BTW knocking out a guy who has never been KOd before is not an accomplishment when the man is well past his prime. Hatton doesn't have the one punch KO power like Corrales.

Was it me or at one point did Hatton take a Tszyu right hand straight to the chin and then look at Kostya like "yeah, I'll take those all night"? Hatton has a GREAT chin.

Was it me or at one point did Hatton take a Tszyu right hand straight to the chin and then look at Kostya like "yeah, I'll take those all night"? Hatton has a GREAT chin.

No he didn't. That punch was partially blocked if we are talking about the same punch. The announcers just said it was clean. Hatton does not have a great chin. I have seen him knocked down by a C level fighter without a lot of power...Eamon Mcgee??? Hatton didn't get KOd because of his newly developed defense. He was making Kostya miss or blocking his punches with unbelievable skill compared to his previous fights.

No he didn't. That punch was partially blocked if we are talking about the same punch. The announcers just said it was clean. Hatton does not have a great chin. I have seen him knocked down by a C level fighter without a lot of power...Eamon Mcgee??? Hatton didn't get KOd because of his newly developed defense. He was making Kostya miss or blocking his punches with unbelievable skill compared to his previous fights.

I could be overhyping his chin then, cause I know Tzyu hits as hard as anyone at 140. That was the first time I saw Hatton fight too. He could have the Lennox Lewis chin type, a chin that is good against good fighters but bad against B level fighters, lol.

Man will you guys get Hattons nuts out of your mouth! I picked Hatton to beat Tszyu also, and that desicion was based totally on styles, plain and simple! I was never sold on Tszyu's inside fighting, it's not in his demeanour, he is way to patient and looks to counter at a distance. Also you have to factor in his long layoff and lack of rounds put in the last few years, and common sense would have told you that if Tszyu didn't get Hatton out of there early, that he more than likely wouldn't be able to keep up with Hatton's pace. Now on to Chico! I hate when I read a thread and people say that boxer A would get murdered by boxer B, or that boxer A don't stand a chace against boxer B, that sounds real rediculous. Most of you guys that are saying that Chico don't stand a chance against Hatton are the same people that were saying that about Hatton chances against Tszyu! To be frank, Chico hits just as hard as Tszyu, and I'm going to do you one better and say that not only do he hit as hard, but he is an all around better puncher textbook wise. He always have maximum leverage on his punches, and they are always short and crisp, not to mention that his combos are quick. Now lets put this matchup into perspective, if Hatton couldn't ko Tszyu with one particular shot, what makes you think he would ko Chico with one. Enough already about Chico's chin and body, he proved in his last fight with Castillo, that questions about his chin are unwarrented. Another thing I noticed posters saying, is that Hatton would break Chico in half with his body-shots, my reply to that is, if a prolific body puncher in Castillo couldn't get Chico out of there with a body then how in the hell will Hatton. Please don't say because he is bigger than Castillo, because that is untrue, Castill is 5'9" and have had a few fights at 147 in which he weighed in at about 153 on fight night. I am going to go out on a limb and say that Castillo is not only bigger that Hatton, but probably hits harder than him too! So before you go saying that Chico don't stand a chance, look at the fight from a style standpoint and not only is Hatton taylor made for chico, but I think that Chico would stop Hatton. Bofore you guys jump down my throat, I would like to point out that Hatton is still the same Hatton that you guys were dogging before he fought Tszyu, his team took a gamble and it payed off, it's like that sometimes. He showed little skill, no power, no speed, just brut aggression, and wresteling.


Peace! :)


Umm...sorry but you're just plain wrong my friend I do believe.

Tszyu is a MUCH better puncher. Accuracy counts for something and while I wouldn't say I'm a big Chico or Tszyu fan, Tszyu definitely has more accuracy.

Chico has a terrible chin. In 3 of his last 4 fights he has been knocked down. The Castillo fight could've easily been stopped when Corrales was down either time. I don't have to tell you that Mayweather knocked him down 5 times in one fight.

I love Mayweather, he's in my top 5 today, but he doesn't punch as hard as Ricky Hatton. Hatton hasn't been dropped so severely, hasn't been stopped, and he's got A LOT of intensity. Freitas had Corrales on his way out up until about the 8th round. Acelito Freitas, for the first time since I've seen him, was actually outboxing an opponent. Not just barely outboxing him, but schooling him. Corrales' jab is NOT that impressive.

Now, I'm not saying it is impossible for Corrales to beat Hatton, obviously that would be foolish. But Corrales would be moving up in weight and you know the fight would most likely happen in England because that would be the smartest place to stage it. Though it could hit Atlantic City or Vegas too.

As for Castillo, even if he does hit harder than Hatton, which I doubt (its not THAT much different either way), Hatton is a HELL of a lot more aggressive than Castillo. He's got better handspeed. And he's not a slow starter. And know what? During the Tszyu fight, I was saying very smuggly "Look at this fool Hatton, he's going to wear himself out by the 3rd or 4th round fighting this hard." 9th and 10th rounds I noticed "Hey, Hatton isn't all that tired." He's got the stamina to go aggressive all night. He's also got youth on his side.

Hatton's chances of beating Corrales are definitely solid, to say the least.

I wish you guys would put that Maywether fight to bed, Chico was a damn Etheopean in that fight! That fight is a moot point anyway since he took big shots from Castillo and Frietas, and managed to come out of those fights with the "W". Bringing up Chico fight with Frietas is irrelevant, because Popo has a totally different style than Hatton, that's like comparing apples to oranges. It kills me when people do all this "should of, could of, would of", for example, Chico would have lost to Popo if Popo didn't run out of gas, that's like saying Tszyu would have knocked Hatton's ****ing head off, if the ref wouldn't have allowed Hatton to hold and wrestle! Statements like that don't carry weight with me, I am a realist, and the reality of it is that not only did Chico win that fight with Frietas but he made him quit.

Hatton is open for punches, because his style is, "take some to give some", and trying that with a lethal banger like Chico, will get you a slight concussion!

Chico is a better puncher than Tszyu for the simple fact that he punch. Tszyu pretty much throws one shot at a time, and that is with the right hand, to be honest with you, you can almost forget that Tszyu has a left hand, if he didn't use it as a range finder!! Don't be fooled into thinking that Tszyu is some monster puncher, because he is not, and I have been saying this for some time now! How he stops his foes is with accuracy, he hits them with well timed punches that they don't see. Fundamentally, Chico has the better technique, better leverage, better combos, and just flat out throws more punches, so if the first punch don't get you, then the second and third one will, and that is a fact!

I am still not sold on Hatton, and I will say this again, beating Zoo did not change who Hatton is, it was just a bad style match up for Zoo, but Hatton is still the same face first fighter that beat 34 bums before he fought Zoo, and he will be exposed sooner rather than latter!!

Corrales will get smashed to bits in 5 rounds of a war
This Hatton nuttswinging is hilarious. According to some ****heads Hatton is bes p4p fighter now. Give me a break! The referee allowed a lot of clinching & dirty inside fighting which was right up Hattons alley but played away from Tszyu strength. Tszyu needed to be at a distance to land his straight right (his best punch) & with the way the ref was calling the fight Hatton was able to smother him & not allow it. Corrales is a better all around puncher than Tszyu because he uses both hands effectively. He would not lose power as he probably walks around at a normal weight of around 155lbs. Corrales has fought better fighters in last 2 years than Hatton has in his whole carreer & beat all of them. In MSG a top notch referee would not allow all the bully tactics & if it comes down to pure punching skill Diego eats him alive. CORRALES LANDS LEFT HOOK IN RD 6 TO KO HATTON!! NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

Corrales would probably stop hatton

Was it me or at one point did Hatton take a Tszyu right hand straight to the chin and then look at Kostya like "yeah, I'll take those all night"? Hatton has a GREAT chin.

Hes stood there for like a second,maybe he just ate a huge shot and had to swallow.

This Hatton nuttswinging is hilarious. According to some ****heads Hatton is bes p4p fighter now. Give me a break! The referee allowed a lot of clinching & dirty inside fighting which was right up Hattons alley but played away from Tszyu strength. Tszyu needed to be at a distance to land his straight right (his best punch) & with the way the ref was calling the fight Hatton was able to smother him & not allow it. Corrales is a better all around puncher than Tszyu because he uses both hands effectively. He would not lose power as he probably walks around at a normal weight of around 155lbs. Corrales has fought better fighters in last 2 years than Hatton has in his whole carreer & beat all of them. In MSG a top notch referee would not allow all the bully tactics & if it comes down to pure punching skill Diego eats him alive. CORRALES LANDS LEFT HOOK IN RD 6 TO KO HATTON!! NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

I agree with most of what you said,except the KO part,i dont know if diego would KO hatton in six, i think he can stop him,maybe,it will be late if it happens tho.