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doesn't mean it's a lock but if hatton fights w/ non stop pressure like castillo did 4-5 yrs ago in castillo-pbf 1, ricky can beat pbf..... getting on top of pbf & apply constant pressure i think is the way to take him out of his game. the few times i saw him have trouble (& even get a little shook by sharmba....he admitted after the fight sharmba shook him a bit) was when he was forced to plant his feet & open up a bit.... castillo in the first fight didn't let pbf set up or breath for the most part & argueably beat pbf.... now we all know before the fight PBf is going to talk a world of crap & when the bell rings he isn't going to do half of what he says ....i said 1000x his style is to be safe & fight not to lose....BUT TO BE FARE.....as hard as hatton works in the ring, sometimes i feel like i am watching Monday Night RAW w/ all the wrestling going on.....so we have a pot shot runner & a wrestler, could be a boring fight w/ spurts of excitement if you ask me, lol if.....IF.....hatton forces the action & pressure like castillo 1..... wouldn't be surprised if he won By the way i have to admit hitting & holding is as bad as hitting & running.....in a way there both not exactly fan friendly or fare to guys that COME TO WIN & Come To Fight.....

here's another one i debate w/ a friend from work, & a rare topic me & my cousin agree upon..... some people say pbf is the complete package, has it all, the real deal....etc. & that's fine, u can make an arguement.... myself & others think he's had quite a few handpicked opponents (granted every fighter does, but they don't get the prestige & respect for beating them) & i think lennox lewis said it best on the malignaggi/ndou -fight, people don't mind boxers, they don't like runners....to para phrase a bit- i think pbf, for the most part (Since moving up from 135) fights as a runner & fights NOT TO LOSE, as opposed to Fighting To Win....good example is the delahoya fight....yeah the name of the game is to hit & not be hit, but pbf was fighting not to lose & safe, where as oscar was there fighting to win.....playing it safe, in my opinion, isn't an effort worthy enough to take anyones belt from them the malignaggi fight was a good example of "hit & don't be hit" while fighting TO WIN..... will admit pbf is talented but we'll never know how much until he truely fights to win & not against guys he's suppose to whip

what do u guys think.....i'm sure the answers will be all over the place.... IMO.....gatti is "Generally" underrated.....yeah i know he was destroyed by PBF & Oscar.....he lost to Manfreddy & Ivan Robinson.....but i have to be honest here, once again, In My opinion..... as far as robinson & manfreddy.....that was an arturo that was boozing, partying, spending time w/ the ladies (can't blame him there), & just not taking care of himself outside the ring.....even then he was in all of those fights.....pulled the fight even after an early knock down against manfreddy & was starting to take it to manfreddy when the fight was stopped on a BAD gash above the eye....his condition & habits out of the ring cost him w/ robinson as well.....gatti did BEAT guys & went on to beat guys that were BETTER than manfreddy & robinson ever were.....basically i think arturo kind of blew his "Prime yrs" by his actions out of the ring..... w/ PBF & Oscar, styles do make fights....but i HONESTLY believe that if gatti wasn't starved, drained & weak before the fight, he would have atleast had a better showing than the one sided ass kicking he got that night against PBF.....Phisically gatti lost the fight before it started.... Oscar was just too big if u ask me, & gatti's corner was training him more for a farewell fight..... i am not saying gatti is the greatest ever or could be the greatest thing since they invented fire....but i think he is a very good fighter, could be among the tops of his era if he didn't blow away his mid career yrs....definately BETTER Than a C-level fighter like so many say....in the right fight & against the right style, he is a top fighter (especially if he is not having out of the ring problems) ps-last thing....i still say all he needed was one good shot to beat PBF, lol....well we know he could take everything pbf had, the only thing pbf didn't hit him w/ was a bat)

i have this debate w/ my cousin all the time & on other boxing boards..... i rate him as a good fighter not a great fighter.....Definately NOT an All Time Great.... i have looked at his resume....not too impressed to be honest, had some tough than usual fights w/ avg, above avg opponents (& don't try to make them better than they were....I.E. Lopez, etc).....beat a few "names" that were just hanging on past there day (or probably broke) & still fighting (chavez for one....mayweather...bramble, lol, can't believe he fought bramble).... he's had 3 big fights, thats it.... & won 1 of them. Quit w/ 3 minutes remaining in the fight w/ hatton (1 rd left) because & i quote "he tought he was losing anyway".....& people compare him to arguello....pryor....other all timers? yeah duran quit, in a much tougher fight taking more punishment & went down fighting, NOT because he was thinking he was losing anyways....we have all seen fighters take much worse punishment in the ring than what hatton dished out.... his one win in big fights.....judah, & the more judah KEEPS LOSING & getting ko'd or put down.....the less impressive that victory looks to be honest (plus he got a free shot on an over confident judah) getting ko'd by phillips doesn't help....at best phillips is an above avg fighter....& yeah he went out on his feet, ONLY because the ref grabbed him & held him up in the coner as he was sliding down the ropes (something ausies & his fans leave out).....he even needed 2 cornermen help him out of the corner to his stool.... now he was a sportsman outside the ring, never in trouble as far as i know....classy interviews.....sweet straight right hand w/ ko power....was very effective as long as he's coming forward, so no i woldn't say he stinks....but not great Definately not an All Time Great