Could Juan Manuel Marquez beat Ricky Hatton?

If he could handle the weight then without a doubt he would destroy Hatton. Unfortanetly it is very doubtful he would handle the weight that well. Let's see how he handles the weight at 135 fighting world class casamayor before talks of moving up to fight the 'Hitman'.

i think you would see something similar to the cotto marg fight...and hatton would win but no doubt jmm is the better boxer! I don't see that happening, it would be a war but not like Cotto vs Margerito. Cotto looked like a dwarf compared to Margerito, Marquez on the other hand is taller than Hatton. Depending on how well he does vs Casamayor will tell, but I have a good feeling when you can box as well as Marquez Hatton would be hit to much, probably open cuts to. Marquez by UD

i think you would see something similar to the cotto marg fight...and hatton would win but no doubt jmm is the better boxer!

I think at this point in the game I think Marquez could beat Hatton. He'd counter punch Hatton all night, especially with the left hook, Hatton's biggest nightmare. I don't know if he could knock Ricky out, I kind of doubt it really, but he could decision him easy I think....again at this point in the game.

Hatton i would say is just too big for him. If they were in the same weight division and about the same size he could no doubt.

this is true no wonder jmm lost in the 2nd fight hatton might win then cause he will come forward while jmm will back out. JMM needs to fight more aggressive like when he fought that thai fighter and that filipino guy jimrex jaca...but when he fight pacquaio he backpeddles and waits to counter pacman he should just trade with pacquiao his fans are way faster then pacmans. Fighting aggressively against Jaca and Terdsak gets you exciting wins. Fighting aggressively against Pacquiao gets you knocked out.

bull pacquiao is small too! JMM has the style why doesnt he just fight hatton or call out bigger man instead of calling out someone he knows he can beat by back peddling in pacquiao He has to get by Casamayor first and Casamayor is slightly bigger than him naturally. Why not call out Pacquiao? He has legitimate cause for calling him out because a lot of fans thought he won both fights against him, even though I didn't.

bull pacquiao is small too! JMM has the style why doesnt he just fight hatton or call out bigger man instead of calling out someone he knows he can beat by back peddling in pacquiao Then again you don't win fights by backpeddling, they only score punching.

Style wise, yes. But he's just too small.