If Ricky Hatton Hadn't Ran Into The Pole, Does Floyd Still Win That Fight?

I love this thread

Hatton never had a chance even before the fight started. Slick fighters esp with da speed of floyd are horrible matchups for tough inside fighters like hatton. Hatton actually did a little better than i expected well early on at least

Hatton would have got ko'd in the 11th if it wasn't for that post

I'm glad to see so many well thought out answers since this topic was a parody of the one rogelio did about the JLC and Corrales fight.

Hatton was about to make a stunning come-from-behind 11th round TKO win but Cortez flashed Ricky and distracted him, resulting in the TKO.

That pole is wat probably sealed it. Not to mention he hit his head on the mat.

So wasn't that smart for him to do that? He knew it would hurt, but after the previous 2 rounds pretty much helpless on the cards. Do you think hatton gets stopped if he hadn't hit the pole? I think he get stopped. it's sad watching his fights. I just watched the watched the ninth round of the hatton-floyd fight 10 times. When HBO showed the scorecards Hatton only won 1 round on 2 of the judges scorecards, and 2 rounds on one of the other judges scorecard...very different from how Harold Lederman was scoring the fight.

Like what has already been said. It was the check hook that smacked him silly the ringpost drama was just a shameful add on He would of been beaten up anyway regardless

This may hurt to watch.... The hook at 0:35 did the most damage IMO.

yes floyd would have stopped hatton neway.

floyd: 0 Hatton: 0 Post: 1! Floyd is such a coward, getting the post to do his dirty work. He should man up and fight Pacquiao, Oscar, Bernard Hopkins, Barrera, Shane, Ricky, Paulie Malignaggi, Mayorga, Tito, Augustus, Tye Fields, Calderon, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Jason Estrada, Hector Camacho (or Camacho Jr), Lockett, Sykes, or any other top pound for pound contender and stop running like a little be~yotch!!!!

He would have got stopped on his feet/ He was eating everything from round 8 onwards.

Yeah you have a point but its pretty much entirely speculation, I would say however anyone who has played contact sport rugby, maybe it happens in american football too and as incourred a ****e injury will tell you how painful it is. A ****e injury is a compression of the spin from hitting your head on the top forcing it down. Im not saying he suffered from that but its definately not going to help as it affects reflexes and co-ordination.

Hatton would have lost a decision, but not been KOed if his head hadn't hit the pole. http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c318/Quntel/97odh3.gif

hahahahahahahahahahaha u guys are crazy...Floyd is a great fighter and hatton was a joke simple as that...Floyd called it he came in to wide and he got him

Think the pole was the reason he got koed, but he would of got UDed judging by the scorecards from boxrec. (two 10 - 8 rounds to mayweather, one when he lost a point for supposedly hitting back of head and the knockdown).

It certainly didn't do him any favors, but he was already finished. Yeah but he didnt hit that post nearly as hard as Floyd hit his head with his fist. It had no affect on the outcome. That said I dont think Ricky deserves as much ridicule as he gets. Moving up in weight against the number 1 P4P guy and arguably the best fighter of the generation is nothing to be ashamed of, even if you get KTFO.

It certainly didn't do him any favors, but he was already finished.

People act like hatton is a bum but he is not he just mis judged where the post was in the ring

floyd's been ducking that post for years... what a pussy!