Hatton looked pretty decent against a tough durable fighter, he had a lot of pressure on him and performed ok. He got caught a few times but so what he is in a boxing match with a guy who has been on the world scene for years! What do you expect!
Hatton is always going to get caught...just the way it is. He is still a great fighter who will beat most out there.
If Hatton was American the Americans would love him its a country thing with them.
And as for Paule! How can the Americans give Hatton stick for his fight when their man was a complete farce! A hair cut half way through!! lol
He may be in decline, its hard to tell. I personally think he is just short of confidence at the moment which is understandable. He knows he can be beat, and that can change a fighters mentality.
The people that slag him off on here are just biased Hatton haters and are not worth listening to, yeah he gets caught, yeah he doesnt jab well, etc etc etc but he is still a top fighter who has been dominant in his division and he deserves credit for that. He has had one loss to a great fighter at a higher weight...no shame in that.
He is a great bloke with a big heart who always gives his all in exciting fights, you can pick apart any boxer if you try...he should do this , he should do that and so on, but he is champion and unbeaten at LWW and you cant ask more than that.
He is not perfect but someone show me a boxer that is?
He spent 25 years of his life in the gym and was fit as hell, cant blame him for knocking the training on the head. Top athletes with that sort of size and mass need a down training programme.
Calzaghe will get flak whoever he fights, if pavlik people will say he was only a green MW and if Jones people will say he was over the hill, both statements are true ,however Calzaghe can only fight who is there.
Big respect to Pavlik if he takes this fight because i dont think pavlik needs this fight at this stage of his career, I like him and think he is very good but Calzaghe will win without much trouble, Kessler having been a much tougher fight for Calzaghe. His style is made for Calzaghe and he will look very one paced against Cal.
Jones is much tougher to predict how it would go, I would still say Cal but in a much tougher fight due to styles.
I hope Calzaghe fights Pavlik then Jones for his last fight in Wales. If he were to win both those I think even the Calzaghe haters would have to give credit and respect.
Hatton is a perfectly good choice, the question wasnt who was the greatest it was who is your favourite. Hatton is a very likeable character who has acheived a lot in the ring.