Castillo does not see the fight going past eight rounds, Hatton agrees.

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As much as I love Castillo I think the younger, fresher guy takes this one. Both have even strength and skills. I just dont see Castillo winning this one. I wouldnt doubt if Hatton makes him look old.

I had voted for Castillo to win but after watching him in last fight he doesnt look fresh or hungry.Could be that the kid was that good? Dont know.
I was watching at the end of his last fight he was saying in spanish"I dont give a ****" when the scorecards were being read. One of his corner men was telling him on how the fight was to close to call.

Now if Castillo can get very motivated for this fight he will only make a close fight but come up short.He has to come in with "I will win this fight by any means necessary" type attitude.

i agree, i want to see the ngoudjo fight again

castillo had 63 pro fights and is now 33, with a 1 year layoff.

there is not much time left for him.

he has many wars, and the hatton fight will be another war.

I think win or lose, hatton is his last big fight.

[DarkSpyder]

As much as I love Castillo I think the younger, fresher guy takes this one. Both have even strength and skills. I just dont see Castillo winning this one. I wouldnt doubt if Hatton makes him look old.

I had voted for Castillo to win but after watching him in last fight he doesnt look fresh or hungry.Could be that the kid was that good? Dont know.
I was watching at the end of his last fight he was saying in spanish"I dont give a ****" when the scorecards were being read. One of his corner men was telling him on how the fight was to close to call.

Now if Castillo can get very motivated for this fight he will only make a close fight but come up short.He has to come in with "I will win this fight by any means necessary" type attitude.

That doesn't mean anything. How many times, when you've been involved in a tight situation in which a decision has had to be made, have you said the same thing just to seemingly brush off any disappointment that may arise as a result of something adverse? I've done it before. With all that money on the table for the Hatton fight in June, and that opportunity possibly disappearing had the result not been in his favour, I'd say he gave a ****.

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The importance of it is being overstated. Its a fixable problem that Hatton's camp has already identified and will go about fixing.

i pick hatton to win this one,

but the importance of taking bodyshots when in the ring with castillo can NOT be overstated.
castillo is a machine on the inside, and i dont think hatton is going to play the boxer here, for the simple reason that the slickest active boxer had trouble outboxing castillo. hatton is going to be there and fight with castillo and he better be ready to take the biggest barrage of body shots he ever took if he wants to win this

[Knicksman20]

JLC by stoppage. JLC is about as strong & sturdy as they come. He took MONSTER shots from Chico Corrales that would've KO'ed alot of welterweights today & still was on his feet when he was tko'ed. You won't find better inside fighters than him nowadays & he digs to the body. Even the best version of Hatton isn't as skilled as JLC; especially on the inside. JLC knows how to adjust to opponents & won't allow himself to get typed up as he's done to just about everybody he's faced.