whatever it is that makes men want to climb into the ring you have to believe they are there to fight the fight that is true to them. whether their style is more akin to hatton than mayweather or duran to benitez. is fighting a smart fight that you know you cant win with brawn cowardly...... i dont know.
for me boxing has evolved over the past few hundred years into the sport it is today, i think ufc etc shows some kind of de evolution. whatever happened to a fair stand up contest? the oldest rule in the book. ground and pound is something you expect to see in an alley, not on a main stage today? if you know what i mean
there is something really un likeable about him. he thinks he comes across confident and manly by running down seasoned quality fighters, but he makes himself look a smarmy little prick. i dont think i'm alone in looking forward to the day he gets his beating, which will definately come.
how can you be the greatest british boxer when your punches look like a girls punches. sorry but without the marketing machine he would never have been the peoples champion. if you think of boxing as what it was rather than what it is today, his style would not have inspired peoples hearts or imaginations. respect to him forhis achievements but i dont think he deserves top spot. i'm no expert tho.
i dont see how overnight calzaghe deemed to be "greatest british boxer ever?" maybe i'm showing my ignorance but isn't he being judged on his c.v rather than the qualities that make a 'great' boxer?
As much as I think the JMM situation has been settled as well, I do think a 3rd fight with Marquez would be better than with Hatton. Hatton fight would only be about the benjamins. Hatton is boring, beating him means nothing because Floyd already did(with Hatton out of his weight tho)and it's kind of meaningless. Although it would prove Manny is a beast to beat another guy going up in weight that is no slouch at 140lbs. But still, I think Hatton-Manny won't be great if Hatton does his hit and hold bullshit for the full 12 rds. If Manny takes on JMM again and can finally put his ass down for good, it'll end the JMM talk once and for all, for the few that still believe JMM can finally beat Manny officially.
I dont agree hatton is a boring fighter, i find that quite laughable really. maybe to hit and hold works against a larger stronger opponent, isn't that called tactics? i think with hatton/pacquiao you would see a real explosive exciting fight. you dont inspire the kind of following hatton has by being a boring fighter.