He should'nt be allowed thats cheating. Numbing your hand is the equivilant to using Paster.
They're not the same. Numbing your hands just lets you punch to your full natural potential without pain. Plaster lets you punch with power beyond your normal potential. Very different indeed.
I doubt it, many people thought it was a mismatch but Hatton was undefeated at the time so it was legit enough a challenge taking into consideration Baldomir & Gatti. It would have been in Floyd best interest to make it look like it was indeed a mismatch due to Floyds superior skills.
I think Floyd was suprised early by Hattons speed, as he almost went down in round 1 I believe when he was backing up to avoid Hattons attack.
Hatton was also not allowed to fight his fight, and became more and more careless and as a result Floyd was able to do his thing more and more which is defense and counter. He was probably capable of beating Hatton in a more impressive fashion but its not his style.
Good post. Hatton did way better in that fight than people like to believe, in the first half of the fight at least.
If this is actually a serious question then I think its pretty obvious. 185 (he normally walks around about 170 though) is a weight where Ricky would either be incredibly fat and slow, or incredibly muscular and slow. 140 is his perfect weight for the correct combination of speed and strength for a man of his height and build.
The only reason he walks around at 170 is because of a lack of discipline e.g. eating unhealthy food. 170 is not his 'natural' weight, he just ends up like that through bad lifestyle when he isn't training.
Cotto is one of the best of this era. I have a huge amount of respect for him.
He just doesn't have fanboys because he is a fighters fighter, an old school guy. I don't care if he's starting to slide now, I'll never forget about the dude and how good he was.
He also had a great style that made me always think of him as a Puerto Rican Jake LaMotta. He would come in crouching like a bull using the jab and belting you to the body. He had great balance. He wasn't a quick fighter, but when he got warmed up he was a punching machine. Defensively, he moved just enough to nullify the damage, always staying close enough to return fire and win exchanges.
Also he always had great sportsmanship, was humble, shit ya gotta be a fan of the guy.
Very well said. Great description.
The article title is pretty misleading. Hatton doesn't outright blame Sr. for the loss, he just says that the way Sr. conducted the camp meant he peaked too early and therefore felt the only way he could win was to land a lucky punch. That is why he fought the way he did. He isn't saying "Mayweather Sr. is the reason I lost." Sr. is just part of the scenario.
I've been to see Burns fight before. He's a good little fighter but I can't see him beating Martinez. Good luck to him though, it would be great if he won. If the fight was in Scotland I'd definitely get tickets. Hopefully Warren can push that.
It's ridiculous. I'm going to 'An Evening With Ricky Hatton' in a few weeks, so I'll get a damn good look at him. I really wish he didn't do this to himself. Even just a little discipline and you can stay in OK shape, he doesn't need to get anything like this bad...
Would be a good test for Khan against a decent, very physically strong LWW. I would back Khan to win a UD, he hasn't got the power to stop Urango, but definitely has the skills to outbox him for 12. Unless Urango gets lucky, I'd say Khan all the way.
I thought it was very disrespectful. Hatton always had trouble with Southpaws, especially quick ones. Collazo, Magee, Thaxton...all gave him tough fights, so of course someone like a Hatton was made for Pacquaio. Hatton still went 10 rounds with Floyd mayweather, many failed to do that, aswell as at a weight (147) he wasn't great at. Fact remains, Hatton has only lost two fights in a long professional career, to two of the top recognised p4pers on the planet...at least he fought them, if he was other fighters(not mentioning any names) and continue to fight bums,he could stay at home...earn more money, keep his undefeated record and still be fighting now. For a person like Roach to say "Hatton wern't that good for a world champ" yet he has one of the most overrated, hypejob, paper champ that has ever been (Amir Khan) i find highly hypocritcal...anyone who thinks Amir Khan would beat someone like a Ricky Hatton don't kno what they are on about. Furthermore, another thing which irritated me...Freddie Roach was never a succesful fighter, i mean...look at his career- Hatton achieved way more than what he ever did, and yet continues to be respectful....i'm not saying you have to be great to slag off someone lesser than you, but don't cry about being called a journeyman etc from someone like a Roger Mayweather. Freddie can dish it out but can't take it it seems. Ricky Hatton's defence-not good. But his offence was very good..one of the best inside fighters of recent times...yes he was ovverrated in my opinion (some people i remember hearing were saying "is Ricky Hatton the best ever after the Castillo fight"), but he was a good champion, he wasn't afraid to lose his unbeaten record...and gave the boxing community some great memorable nights. He was a great fighter, and is a great guy...and tbh i think he should enjoy his retirement, instead of having to tune in and watch 24/7 and look at some guy who achieved nowhere near in boxing what he did calling him basically a bum.
This is a good analysis
I had Dirrell winning by about 3 rounds. He was impressive in the sense that he was incredibly evasive and made Froch look foolish. However, it's all good making a guy miss, but Dirrell should have been making him miss and making him pay. He should have been countering Froch all night long. That would have made a much bigger impression on the judges instead of what could be interpreted as 'running.' I assume that the judges scored for Froch's aggression and intent as Dirrell wasn't making Froch pay, just making him miss.
I'm pretty sure its light flyweight. I don't know my facts, but perhaps 106 lbs is the lightest he ever weighed in at for the light flyweight division.
I met him last week at 'An Evening With Ricky Hatton' in Glasgow. I was surprised by how much weight the camera appears to add. Obviously he is out of shape, but I was standing right next to him, and he was in the same room as me all night, and he doesn't look to bad to be honest. I don't think dropping weight will be too big a problem if he comes back.
It would have been more competitive since Manny would be aggressive and take more risks than Floyd did, but Marquez simply looked poor at the weight. I'm pretty sure Manny would have won via a mid-late round ko or pretty wide UD
I mean, it's possible right? Floyd's shoulder is probably the easiest thing on him to hit. I guess if you just beat the shit out of his shoulder it might work after a while.
In theory, but that's what Gatti said he was gonna do, and that didn't end well...
I'm really happy for him, he boxed brilliantly. It was a great, disciplined performance but I wont get too carried away. Katsidis is a tough test for anyone, but he's not up there with the best in the division. I'm interested to see how Ricky copes with someone with a bit more skill, but he proved so many people wrong and showed he belongs at this level.
After going life and death with a journeyman at 154 he retired. Its a shame because he was a really exciting fighter. I guess his heart just wasn't in it any more.