ricky hatton looking in top shape for urango fight

[iron mike tyson]

hatton looks inshape as he always does , ive only seen urango against rabah and i cant see how he got the win but never the less hes fighting hatton and just like collazo before him hes the under dog champion with nothing to lose so expect urango to put on the performance of a lifetime.
with that said hatton should get back to he sbest in this fight and look unstoppable with a 8th or 9th round stoppage due to a nasty body shot.
all this talk of hatton-cotto is a bit premature on the ending. this triangle bull**** shouldnt be taken as a full drawn conclusion , both men have had 1 fight each at 147 both claimin a title. cotto looked better than hatton maybe but the talk off him beating hatton is unjustified , if the talk was that the fight was at 140 then theres only 1 winner and that is hatton but solely on the fact that cotto finds making 140 almost impossible and is very wieght drained

[The Surgeon]

Why does he need to stay clear of Cotto? Hatton could beat Cotto (I'd make Cotto favourite probably). Even if Hatton lost he'd have lost against a great fighter and that is no disgrace. Its fights against the best that define a boxer's career.

Fair point, Fighters need to fight the best, ur rite. Not wantin to start an argument over this coz theres been tons already but IMO Cotto beats Ricky and Early! Not rubbishin Hatton, im a fan but thats the way i see it!

[iron mike tyson]

Great post, you have to take the big challenges for your legacy, and even if Hatton unified after Urango, there's no superstars at 140. Castillo is a big name, but he's not Cotto or Mayweather. He has to try and win a fight that will make people say 'Wow, what a fighter.' I don't know if the Tszyu fight did that, and even if it did for some, you need more than one of those to be a legend.

castillo is a bigger name than cotto at this moment in time

[hugh grant]

Fair point, Fighters need to fight the best, ur rite. Not wantin to start an argument over this coz theres been tons already but IMO Cotto beats Ricky and Early! Not rubbishin Hatton, im a fan but thats the way i see it!

You say yer a fan of Ricky. But are you a bigger fan of Cotto then? What is beating Ricky early, and why would you think he would beat Ricky early? Noones beaten Ricky early!

[cupcrazy01]

castillo is a bigger name than cotto at this moment in time

Fair comment, but I don't know how accurate it is. Anybody else want to weigh in on this?

Also, who will be the bigger name in 10 years? You seem to allude to his by saying 'at this moment in time'. Don't get me wrong, I like Hatton (used to dislike him, but I like what I saw vs. Tszyu, Maussa and Collazo--I don't get the Ruiz references at all) and I love the potential fight vs. Castillo (I also like Castillo alot). But as far as a career legacy, a win over an unbeaten P4P guy like Cotto could be in a couple of years would be much bigger than a win over a guy with several losses fighting for the second time at 140.

[hugh grant]

Great post, you have to take the big challenges for your legacy, and even if Hatton unified after Urango, there's no superstars at 140. Castillo is a big name, but he's not Cotto or Mayweather. He has to try and win a fight that will make people say 'Wow, what a fighter.' I don't know if the Tszyu fight did that, and even if it did for some, you need more than one of those to be a legend.

Mayweather has only beat 1 fighter that is any good really. Castillo. Castillo is the only 1 i rate. And he doesnt make me go wow. If he beat Hatton i would go wow, PBF is actually very good. Beating DLH wont make me say wow as well because DLH is past his best.

[The Surgeon]

You say yer a fan of Ricky. But are you a bigger fan of Cotto then? What is beating Ricky early, and why would you think he would beat Ricky early? Noones beaten Ricky early!

I am a bigger fan of Cotto yeah, he's my favourite active fighter. By beating Hatton early i mean KO, I think this coz Cotto is better in every department in my opinion and hits like a mule. No1's beatin Ricky period! But remember no1's beatin Cotto either

[The Surgeon]

Fair comment, but I don't know how accurate it is. Anybody else want to weigh in on this?

Also, who will be the bigger name in 10 years? You seem to allude to his by saying 'at this moment in time'. Don't get me wrong, I like Hatton (used to dislike him, but I like what I saw vs. Tszyu, Maussa and Collazo--I don't get the Ruiz references at all) and I love the potential fight vs. Castillo (I also like Castillo alot). But as far as a career legacy, a win over an unbeaten P4P guy like Cotto could be in a couple of years would be much bigger than a win over a guy with several losses fighting for the second time at 140.

Castillo has accomplished more and should be the bigger name but id say Cotto actually is! And definatley will be down the line IMO.

[Guest]

Mayweather has only beat 1 fighter that is any good really. Castillo. Castillo is the only 1 i rate. And he doesnt make me go wow. If he beat Hatton i would go wow, PBF is actually very good. Beating DLH wont make me say wow as well because DLH is past his best.

DLH is past his best? Castillo is the same age as DLH and has twice as many fights. Not only that, Castillo has been in many wars including the slugfest in the first Corrales fight. Also, Castillo has been struggling to make weight and may have hurt his body trying to make 135 that last two times. He will probably look like **** against Ngoudjo. You factor all that in and it's clear Castillo is a shop worn fighter and a mere ghost of himself when he was at his best a few years ago. Don't be fooled.

What will be the excuse when Hatton struggles against Urango?

[cupcrazy01]

Mayweather has only beat 1 fighter that is any good really. Castillo. Castillo is the only 1 i rate. And he doesnt make me go wow. If he beat Hatton i would go wow, PBF is actually very good. Beating DLH wont make me say wow as well because DLH is past his best.

Corrales is good and although he was weight drained and distracted, Mayweather destroyed him...it may not have been as impressive as it would have been without the circumstances, but he has to get some credit for how awesome he was that night. I need to say here that I am NOT a PBF fan at all.

The wins over Jesus Chavez and Carlos Hernandez are solid as well, along with the Genero Hernandez fight.

I agree that he hasn't fought tough comp since the Castillo fights, (but Judah would be considered a much bigger win had Zab actually focused vs. Baldomir), but Mayweather is a huge name and either top P4P or close to it by everyone's standards.