Castillo vs. Hatton?

5'11. Is there a point to the question? I pick Castillo too, I think he's too tough. My gut tells me he would win the later rounds when Hatton began to tire. But I wouldn't be shocked if it went the other way. This is the definition of a pick em. Sure there is a point to this question silly.

Sorry you don't agree but take a look at what some of the people on this thread are saying.....that it's not going to competitive.....that it will be an easy fight won by (insert hometown boxer here). Give me a break. It's painfully obvious no one fan of one guy wants to give the other guy any credit. Your making progress here son. Im a Castillo fan and this fight is extremely close to call, certainly a U pickem. Dont want to tell me how tall you are huh? No big deal.

Agreed. This thread is full of trolls. Much like this entire site. How tall are you?

Hatton stops him in the 11th round on cuts There's something we can agree on.

I have no doubt, in a phone booth Castillo would out-work him to a win because Hatton doesn't punch continuously up-close - he can let off a quality, sharp combination from almost no room when he sets himself and see's the gaps but nothing continuous and Castillo has a great beard.

Hatton stops him in the 11th round on cuts

Anyone who struggles with weak-chinned Corrales would get the piss whipped out of them by Ricky Hatton. Yeah I stopped reading after that sentence. Quit posting. Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

Yes, it will be war. Both are come-forward fighters, ofcourse. But Hatton doesn't fight without method. He's a counter-puncher, a counter-puncher who doubles up the hook and switches to the body when possible that makes him exciting, steps off to loads up shots when he can, and so on. But he doesn't simply stand and trade and make it a battle of strength, if he did then Castillo would win. If Hatton kept it in the phone booth, straight ahead, square-on, he'd make life very hard for himself and probably be out-worked (wouldn't have that little room he needs to load or pounce and get his shots off right) in every round and stopped on cuts.

Geoff, I understand what you're saying and respect your knowledge here. But look at the fighters you are mentioning to draw the comparisons. Magee, Tackie and Ray "I'm dead but I won't lie down" Oliveira. Hatton may have looked the goods in those fights, but when you consider what those fighters were at the time, who gives a shit? Hatton is a real package but he has never performed at the top level. If Magee wasn't still smoking in training and drinking like a fish most of the time, he might have beaten Hatton. Yeah, but in the Tackie and Oliveira fights, the way Hatton positioned his hands you just couldn't tell what punch was going to be released next - and that's from a spectators point of view! I really feel Hatton in that kind of form, using that kind of technique beats anyone. He was punching from the shoulder more in those fights, sure, where usually he is the ultimate leverage puncher, but man, the way he was releasing his punches, if I was a fighter in there with Hatton I would not be able to deal with that because I wouldn't be able to tell what punch was going to be released next - nobody would, only on instincts IMO. It was awesome stuff!

can any of the hatton fans suggest a fight where Ricky demonstrates this boxing ability or for that matter any signs of adapting a different style in a fight? In the Ray Oliveira fight, Hatton blows you away with his technical skill. The way he positioned his hands made it difficult to see what punch was going to be released next, and he constantly beat Oliveira to the punch, too. It was just a great display of technique, timing and handspeed, and it was an assault from all sides. Oliveira had said beforehand that he was going to school him, out-box him badly etc etc, but it was he getting out-boxed and schooled and beaten to a pulp. Oliveira had set CompuBox records for ammount of punches he threw, yet he could barely get any shots off against Hatton. The Ben Tackie fight shows his ability to change tactics for a fight (working on the outside instead of the inside), and the Eamonn Magee fight shows his ability to switch tactics during a fight. Every time Magee leaned back up on the ropes I expected him to counter the shit out of Hatton.. then I see a couple head feints, a combo, a step back and a jab as he came back ;)

If Castillo isnt drained there could be some serious hell to pay for Ricky who everyone knows will try to take it to the inside. One thing most people underestimate is the jab of Castillo which is not only quick and pretty accurate but the type of jab that hurts opponents and makes them start to doubt whether or not they want to work inside anymore. From what Ive seen of Hatton he is pretty much a strong swarmer/pressure fighter with a high work rate who lots of fighters find difficult to deal with. He was effective against Kostya because he was the type of fighter who needed some room to work. Not so with Castillo, who is hands down one of the best on the inside. If Hatton had more power he'd have more of a chance but I think this fight is a big mistake for Ricky. His only saving grace will be if Castillo is rusty from the layoff.

totally agree, can any of the hatton fans suggest a fight where Ricky demonstrates this boxing ability or for that matter any signs of adapting a different style in a fight? That's a fair question. I haven't seen enough of Hatton..

this said it all for your credibility\knowledge. you have no fucking clue hatton knows shit about boxing. he thinks its Wrestling totally agree, can any of the hatton fans suggest a fight where Ricky demonstrates this boxing ability or for that matter any signs of adapting a different style in a fight?

They were trying to sell him so much they put alot of added expectation and pressure on a guy who is honest about his development. Ricky has my respect. Collazo did not "kill" or "whoop" Hatton. Let's not get crazy.. Ricky Hatton is a real motherfucker. He's also a fantastic fighter. Why the dissing? The people dissing him will not acheive anything near what Hatton has acheived so it is downright disrespectful to have a go. Obviously Hatton isnt perfect, but what he does he does well. And if what he does wins him matches, then what more can anyone ask. Hatton doesnt claim he is this and that. He will happily plod along and do what hes gotta do. Experts can see for themselves that Hatton does what he does well so have given him respect for that. So why cant everyone else see that? If Hatton gets the opportunity to pit his skills against a Castillo or a PBF, Hatton will continue to do what he does well, and it mightt work as it usually does. Then again it might not. Lyold Honeyghan took out the number 1 p4p Donald Curry, and i can envision Hatton doing a number on PBF. Obviously some will disagree. But as for potential big future fights. This is the only one for me.

lolololololololol Damn, People overate Hattons inside game way to much. Hatton has the ugliest inside game I have ever seen. Hatton is one of the most beautiful movers and beautiful punchers I've ever seen in British Boxing, he has that wonderful rythm to his work like no other British boxer I've seen.

it honestly disturbs me when people say collazo "owned/beat" hatton, when hatton won the fight and was judged to have done so by anyone with two eyes/at least half a brain and no motive. You know what it was? Hatton was the victim of considerably high expectations coupled with the inherent doubt that goes along with someone of his origin. Many in the US were primed to jump all over Hatton as soon as he stumbled. Top be fair however; the networks and media are suffering more than the fans are. It isn't all their fault they did so much Hatton hyping prior to Ricky's American debut. Like one of the first posters on this thread stated: "Boxing needs a guy like Ricky Hatton..." What does that mean? Is that like when Gerry Cooney's trainer told him "America Needs you..." - when Cooney was fighting Larry Holmes in that 'race war?' Certainly, it doesn't take the savviest and most honest boxing observers to know that the sport would benefit termendously from having a White superstar. That would surely bring in the fairweather contingent. It certainly did when Holmes fought Cooney. The Boxing community wants those fans back. I think it's wrong all around. But this is the world we live in. Ricky has been upsold to the fans because the media thinks they can mindfuck people into anything at this point. Not to say Hatton didn't earn his consideration - he did. I feel Ricky Hatton has been used. They were trying to sell him so much they put alot of added expectation and pressure on a guy who is honest about his development. Ricky has my respect. Collazo did not "kill" or "whoop" Hatton. Let's not get crazy.. Ricky Hatton is a real motherfucker. He's also a fantastic fighter. Why the dissing?

How can you compare fighting Margarito (overrated, bum - which even you'll admit) to fighting Kosta Tszyu - who was top 3 P4P at the time? You can't. Ohhhhh. Roasted him! :owned:

hatton got his ass kicked by Collazo Embellishment?...

As a fan, I would love to see that fight. As a person of compassion, I would hate to see you lose your house. Hatton is not bad, but he's NEVER shown that he could be good enough to beat a great boxer. Collazo is a decent boxer and beat up on Hatton. Oh, this is harsh...

Anyone who struggles with weak-chinned Corrales would get the piss whipped out of them by Ricky Hatton. Castillo has a lot of balls, he's got that short punching mexican style but he would get cleanly outfought by Ricky Hatton. Ricky Hatton has the edge in every area except toughness. lolololololololol Damn, People overate Hattons inside game way to much. Hatton has the ugliest inside game I have ever seen.