Gatti Vs Hatton

And just so everyone's aware, I'm a much bigger fan of Gatti than of Hatton. This is just the way I see things.

There is nothing to suggest that Gatti would take out Hatton the same way he took out Dorin. Gatti is older and slower. He may hit harder, he may not, but he has scored just one knockout in his last five fights. Hatton is dying fighting bums like Vilches, or guys like Oliveira, who is probably at the same level as Ben Tackie or Vince Phillips were. Given the chance, Hatton will put his best effort forth and outwork Gatti, hurting him to the body and forcing McGirt to stop the fight late.

great fight!! pick em fight!!

I agree with you. As much as I like the way Gatti fights, I think that he's been in too many wars. Hatton is virtually untouched to date. Additionally, he's no powder puff puncher. Great defence and all round skills. Gatti seems to have deviated from his former brawler self and has tried to become more technical. I remember seeing Hatton's first fight and declaring him as an undisputed, future world champ. He's on the up & up...Gatti's in his twilight!

Hatton has alot to prove and beating Gatti doesn't make him class A in my eyes. Hatton right now is not a Class A fighter. If he can somehow unify the 140 pound division and probably move up and beat the guys at welterweight than yeah he would become world class in my eyes. Will he do it? I say no because I think Cotto will beat him and do the things that I have just mentioned.

Gatti has proven he can't be class A thats a great point BUT Is Hatton A Class? that becomes the real question and if he beats gatti does that make him A Class? personaly i dont think hatton would beat gatti i dont think hes delt with someone as versatile "yet limited in his versatility" as Gatti maybe age would be the biggest factor

Gatti has proven he can't be class A. I really thought Hatton was going to be a very good fighter but he is wasting his time with Warren. He has had chances and if he really wanted to prove himself he would of fought Mitchell and Harris no matter what. I agree that Mitchell will have a tough time with Hatton but most of the time styles like Mitchell's beats styles like Hatton's.

I said Cotto will be class A. He's not class A yet. I think Mitchell has earned his spot. He wasn't impressive at times but outside of Ndou he dominated every fighter since the Tszyu fight. Style wise Hatton will take out fighters that Mitchell probably can't but that doesn't mean Mitchell didnt beat them with ease. I do think Mitchell's style beats Hatton though I also believe it will be close. I also do believe Cotto can beat Hatton and Mitchell. Do you think Gatti or Hatton could be class A? Cotto is a class act and i agree its very possible he could beat Hatton, If you could design a style to beat Hatton it would be Cotto. That doesnt mean i'd pick Cotto to win that fight. As for Mitchell, i think his style suits Hatton! i consider him less dangerous than the majority of fighters at 140lbs.

I said Cotto will be class A. He's not class A yet. I think Mitchell has earned his spot. He wasn't impressive at times but outside of Ndou he dominated every fighter since the Tszyu fight. Style wise Hatton will take out fighters that Mitchell probably can't but that doesn't mean Mitchell didnt beat them with ease. I do think Mitchell's style beats Hatton though I also believe it will be close. I also do believe Cotto can beat Hatton and Mitchell.

To tell you the truth the only ones at 140 that I would see as truely world class are Kostya Tszyu because his track record has been proven and Floyd Mayweather not because of his win over Corley but from the things he has accomplished so far in his career makes him world class. Cotto will be a class A fighter in my opinion. Mitchell is at the number 2 spot because he has earned it and I think he has a very good shot at taking Tszyu now but a healthy Tszyu would beat him again. Tsyzu world class = correct Mayweather world class = correct Cotto class A = correct, BUT! he hasnt proved anything more than Hatton has, i dont see how you can rate Hatton class B and Cotto class A???? Micthell number 2 because he earned it = wrong, unless your talking about ammount of fights as oppose to quality of opponents I see the level of opponents being very simliar. if anything Micthell has struggled more than Cotto and Hatton fighting this level of opponent. Hatton http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=009314 Mitchell http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=001382 Cotto http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=033535

To tell you the truth the only ones at 140 that I would see as truely world class are Kostya Tszyu because his track record has been proven and Floyd Mayweather not because of his win over Corley but from the things he has accomplished so far in his career makes him world class. Cotto will be a class A fighter in my opinion. Mitchell is at the number 2 spot because he has earned it and I think he has a very good shot at taking Tszyu now but a healthy Tszyu would beat him again.

Gatti got his top five ranking by beating who? Beating Ward twice who is tough but the man is not a good fighter. Branco, a guy he should of beat easily but didn't to win his belt. Gatti is not world class. Just because he is tough and gets into very exciting fights doesn't making him world class. He has never beaten a top class fighter and doesn't deserve aplace in the Hall Of Fame but he will be but not because of his accomplishments. Who has Hatton beat at the world class level? The only real recognizable names on his record outside of the UK are a nearly shot Tackie and a totally shot Phillips. I thought Hatton was going to be someone that would actually come out of the Frank Warren stable and do something but he decides to not stand up to his promoter and not step up his competition. Like I said two class b fighters at best. It depends how you rate fighters, i see class B as being top 10-20. We'll have to wait and see how good these fighters become. Out of interest, who would you rate as world class at light welter??

Gatti got his top five ranking by beating who? Beating Ward twice who is tough but the man is not a good fighter. Branco, a guy he should of beat easily but didn't to win his belt. Gatti is not world class. Just because he is tough and gets into very exciting fights doesn't making him world class. He has never beaten a top class fighter and doesn't deserve aplace in the Hall Of Fame but he will be but not because of his accomplishments. Who has Hatton beat at the world class level? The only real recognizable names on his record outside of the UK are a nearly shot Tackie and a totally shot Phillips. I thought Hatton was going to be someone that would actually come out of the Frank Warren stable and do something but he decides to not stand up to his promoter and not step up his competition. Like I said two class b fighters at best.

Gatti and Hatton are two class b fighters at best. This would be a good fight that I think Gatti would win by a close decision. Gatti would be forced into a brawl but only after he puts a few rounds in the bag. Those few rounds would be enough to win the fight. Neither fighter has shown me that they are world class. Cotto would beat both of them. Two top 5 fighters at light welter are not world class!!?? Have you seen how hard the division is?

Gatti and Hatton are two class b fighters at best. This would be a good fight that I think Gatti would win by a close decision. Gatti would be forced into a brawl but only after he puts a few rounds in the bag. Those few rounds would be enough to win the fight. Neither fighter has shown me that they are world class. Cotto would beat both of them.

Hey nice clips....uh, but are they supposed to convince anyone that Hatton would beat Gatti. Cuz...it didn't! At least not me. Gotta go with my Dego Brother.. My message was a reply to someone who was picking Gatti to win because they hadnt watched Hatton. That doesnt make sense to me so i offered them the chance to make an informed decision. The clips were not posted to make people think Hatton would win but to help people decide for themselves. I'm picking Hatton and you pick Gatti. we can leave it at that if you want, its a waste of time betting because Gatti was offered $3,000,000 and still ducked him, it obvious Gatti wont fight.

Look at Gatti's record, the only good fighters on his record whipped him. He's get beat when he steps into world class. Hatton been in with some good fighter but there fighter Americans dont know. Do me a favour. Watch these clips, let me know what you think. http://www.rickyhitmanhatton.com/video/video.html Hey nice clips....uh, but are they supposed to convince anyone that Hatton would beat Gatti. Cuz...it didn't! At least not me. Gotta go with my Dego Brother..

Yeah and Vinny Pazienza said that his last fight(Pudwill?) was the hardest puncher he has faced. Fighters say very stupid things sometimes. Well thats hard to believe, Paz has been in with some good fighters and i have seen Tocker pudwill get a very bad beat down(i felt sorry him) against Calzaghe. But you dont have to be a good fighter to be a puncher. The reason i believe Hutchinson is telling the truth is because Gatti should have been stopped against him(cuts) and only won on points. Hatton roughed him up and give him a good beating. The record suggest he's telling the truth. Exactly the same with Mike Stewart, Hatton give him a terrible beating and he give Mitchell some problems, the record suggests that Hatton give him his worst beat down, like he said. I dont read into that shit too much because styles make fights. even if Hattons strength makes Gatti look like a weakling, Gatti is still a very tough fight.

That above post was supposed to be quoting about Joe Hutchinson saying Gatti was a weakling compared to Hatton.

Yeah and Vinny Pazienza said that his last fight(Pudwill?) was the hardest puncher he has faced. Fighters say very stupid things sometimes.