Winner of tournament between Gatti, Ward, Hatton, Katsidis?

What if all 4 were in their prime, and had a tournament, who would come out on top? I know Katsidis is a lightweight, but just imagine him at 140. All 4 are known for their exciting, no quit styles. I think Hatton would come out on top, with Gatti being 2nd place, then Katsidis or Ward for 3rd. edit: as expected, most people are picking Hatton. To those who didn't choose Hatton, let's not forget that he only lost to the top 2 P4P fighters in Mayweather and Pacquiao. How would Gatti/Ward/Katsidis do against Mayweather and Hatton (we saw Gatti/Mayweather)?. Hatton fought Floyd at welterweight, one weightclass above his usual weight. Also, I still believe Hatton's chin was no longer the same after the Tszyu fight. He easily ate up the hard punching Tszyu's right hands. How was he able to take Tszyu's punches easily, then next he's getting hurt by Maussa and Collazo (I admit, Collazo is naturally about 2 weightclasses bigger than Hatton)? It's like Hatton left his chin in the Tszyu fight. Oh and there's also Hatton's lifestyle in between fights, gaining so much weight and losing it fast over and over would tax the body.

Comments (20)

TBear

Gatti would have a punchers chance but I voted for Hatton.

15y ago

the_mancherter

By Lazcano, by Collazo. Hatton sucks. Gatti and Ward are Sugar Ray Leonard by comparison. Both could actually throw a straight punch and go 3 seconds without falling into a long bear hug. you realy know your boxing don't you ? Dickhead.

15y ago

EnRiQuE

i think gatti had the pop and scrappyness to make a fight with hatton interesting

15y ago

boxingsmash69

I can't believe how much you guys are overrating Hatton. Honestly. It may be proper to call Hatton "overrated" when comparing him to the top p4p fighters, but to Gatti and Ward? Eh. I'm going to watch IP Man with ALIENVIRUS then go to sleep, night.

15y ago

Silencers

Hatton. Gatti and Ward provided a lot of entertainment but they weren't really top level fighters, Katsidis has fallen short at the top level too. Hatton at his best was a level above these guys.

15y ago

Bastian_Loc

Of course you can't. Because you think Hatton was a bum who was worse than Gatti. Hatton was a degree shy of a bum. Without Frank Warren, that degree would've been negated.

15y ago

nomadman

I can't believe how much you guys are overrating Hatton. Of course you can't. Because you think Hatton was a bum who was worse than Gatti.

15y ago

Bastian_Loc

I can't believe how much you guys are overrating Hatton. Honestly.

15y ago

Thread_Stealer

Gatti's prime weight may have been the lower weightclasses, but consider the experience and skills development throughout the later stages of careers. Sure, Gatti was a really good slugger, but he learned to box pretty well later on. I don't think Gatti really learned any new boxing skills at 140, he just went back to them more. He was in a boxing mode at 130 when he won the title from Patterson.

15y ago

boxingsmash69

People seriously need to reassess what B and C level fighters actually are. Hatton was A class. You don't win fights against Tszyu and Castillo or pitch shutouts against Malignaggi and Urango if you're just average. Hatton's only two official losses are against the two best P4P fighters of the last few years, and no one can accuse him of having a weak resume. I agree 110%. Hatton in his prime is an A class fighter. It's just Pacquiao and Mayweather are A++ class. Hell, the Hatton that fought Pac/Floyd wasn't even prime anymore thanks to his blowing up in weight lifestyle and Tszyu.

15y ago

boxingsmash69

ww was def too high for him but I thought we were comparing primes. Gatti's prime weight may have been the lower weightclasses, but consider the experience and skills development throughout the later stages of careers. Sure, Gatti was a really good slugger, but he learned to box pretty well later on. Just the thought of putting in a 140lbs Gatti (who was still damn good) in against Katsidis/Hatton @ 140 would make for pure excitement. That's really mostly what I had in mind when making this fantasy tourney matchup because all fighters (except maybe Katsidis, we don't know yet) are certainly effective at 140, though I expected Hatton to be a clear winner. Gatti won world titles at 130, but later on he won a world title at 140 AFTER that vicious trilogy with Ward. I would say Gatti @ 140lbs is near prime or prime.

15y ago

Red_Rebel

Hatton beats; -Katsidis by way of ko (8th-rd) -Ward by tko (10th-rd) -Gatti by UD (120-108).

15y ago

Bastian_Loc

How does one or two bad rounds against Lazcano equal getting handed your ass? Gatti had bad rounds against B fighters all throughout his career and himself was barely more than a B fighter at his very best. He was never in Hatton's league. lol... I understand you're British, but you need to either A) rewatch that fight and watch Hatton get destroyed and saved by the ref or B) get glasses.

15y ago

Walt_Liquor

Well, Gatti was definitely effective at 140, he was world champ there. He's definitely able to compete at 140. It was welterweight where he never should have touched. ww was def too high for him but I thought we were comparing primes.

15y ago

Walt_Liquor

Well, Gatti was definitely effective at 140, he was world champ there. He's definitely able to compete at 140. It was welterweight where he never should have touched. holding a belt at 140 does not equal being prime or close to it. He got kod by tata of all people. He had multiple wars pre 140. Wasn't his best weight for a tourney. Hatton would blow through him, prime at 140.

15y ago

New_England

hatton stops gatti on swelling and cuts after beating him up katsidis he'd bash in something awful and ward he'd swarm and outwork pretty easily for a decision. nobody knocks out irish micky ward. ricky hatton is a sure fire hall of famer he lost to ATGs and nobody else and that was when he had seen better days he cut his run short with his lifestyle

15y ago

nomadman

Hatton was a good B level fighter. The other 3 are/were exciting C level brawlers. People seriously need to reassess what B and C level fighters actually are. Hatton was A class. You don't win fights against Tszyu and Castillo or pitch shutouts against Malignaggi and Urango if you're just average. Hatton's only two official losses are against the two best P4P fighters of the last few years, and no one can accuse him of having a weak resume.

15y ago

boxingsmash69

Lulz at the ts thinking gatti was in his prime at 140. Well, Gatti was definitely effective at 140, he was world champ there. He's definitely able to compete at 140. It was welterweight where he never should have touched.

15y ago

Thread_Stealer

Its not even possibble to think of a better tournie ever at 140 :) Henry Armstrong Aaron Pryor Julio Cesar Chavez Roberto Duran

15y ago

lechamp

Ricky Hatton.

15y ago