Interesting read on Lovemore v Hatton

[Big Jack]

http://www.sportsnut.com.au/entry.php?intid=125

[Famoso Matador]

That was an enterntaining read. From what some posters had wrote about lovemore i had the impression he was a very humble guy, i guess with his success went his humility.
My favorite is "His manager says Rabah will beat me the second time around, as he will have his heart in it this time. Where was his heart the first time? In his ass?".
I think there is some truth to what he says about Hatton, though if they were to fight, it would not be as easy as he makes it out to be.

[Oasis_Lad]

Can you defeat Hatton?

Why do you think he chose to hand me the title rather than let me fight him for it? 

He knows he would get his ass whupped. Simple as that. Instead he chose to fight Castillo who just like him is on the slide. We all know that those wars Castillo had with Corrales are finally catching up and it showed in his last fight against Herman Ngoudjo.

Hatton's people know that I'm capable of doing more damage to that beer-belly than Castillo would at this time of his career. 

And truth is, if on the night the Castillo that fought Corrales shows up, he is capable of punching Hatton through the ropes.

To me, Hatton is the king of one-dimensional fighters. He lacks those special effects which make a great fighter and that's why I would beat him up so bad. 

He is very fit. I give him that. But hey, I'm just another fitness freak and I won't let him bully me around like he does all his other opponents.

He struggled against Urango, a D-level fighter. 

And

against Collazo he nearly got his ass whupped. 

And Collazo ain’t no super fighter. Look at what Shane Mosley did to him. He made him look like an amateur.
People forget that up until he fought Kostya Tsyzu Hatton hadn’t fought anyone credible. He was the most protected species I have ever seen. He beat Kostya, so what? It's all about timing. He beat Kostya when he was ready to be taken. It happens all the time. It's like when Tsyzu beat up the great Chavez, it was all about timing. Chavez was ready to be taken.

On his best, Tsyzu would have blown Hatton away in two rounds. 

I know this for a fact 'cause I have done a lot of sparring with Kostya when he was at his best. 

Because he has bigger fish to fry.

Sure you are, because we all know you are regarded as one of the best body punchers in the sport and Castillo isn't.

You're obviously one of these people who judges a fighter on a few recent bad performances and hasn't seen the fighter at their best.... therefore it implies you lack knowledge of the fighter and don't know what you are talking about.

Winning 11 of the 12 rounds ? what a joke Hatton is.

Yeah, winning a ud is the same as getting your ass "whupped" isn't it?

You have sparred with Tszyu at his best but never Hatton so how can you say one man would destroy the other ?