ricky hatton has the style to beat castillo

**Del Coqui** · 03-17-2007, 06:55 AM

Originally posted by RESPECT

I think that ricky hatton has the style to beat castillo. ricky has this swaming style, his attack is relentless and the opponant is gonna be allways thinking what to do next.

i know that ricky hasnt shown much of recent, but if you watch the tben takie or ray oliveria fight you will understand what i mean by 'ruthless relentless attack'

i have a big feeling that castillo will just fold under the pressure and ricky will be the first guy to stop him, by a propa KO or RTD. to be fair though, you have to consider a few things, ricky is fighting in america against a top guy to get his name big. ricky is world class and so is castillo. they will be both using 10oz gloves not 8oz.. and that will make a huge difference.

Ricky is not the same fighter anymore who beat those guys. Ricky is a fighter now that comes straight in, throws two punches and clinches. Castillo has very good timing and nasty body shots.
Ricky's only chance in this fight is to become the old Ricky, the one who beat those guys you mentioned, but its unlikely. I think he might box until he tastes some of Castillo's body shots and then get back to the clinching which will be his downfall.

**The Surgeon** · 03-17-2007, 06:56 AM

Im backin Ricky to win and POSSIBLY by stoppage

**Del Coqui** · 03-17-2007, 07:00 AM

Originally posted by ROBO #1

Im backin Ricky to win and POSSIBLY by stoppage

Now that would be something! Man if Ricky stops Castillo I would def put him in my top 5 p4p. But it better be convincingly, none of that Collazo ****.

**The Surgeon** · 03-17-2007, 07:18 AM

Originally posted by gerardofpr

Now that would be something! Man if Ricky stops Castillo I would def put him in my top 5 p4p. But it better be convincingly, none of that Collazo ****.

I just have a feelin Ricky will pull something special out the bag for a Marquee name like Castillo who fights Rickys type of fight! I got no problem with peeps doubting him tho - he has been lackluster of late and his clinching is turning me as 1 of his big fans off of him!

**moochi** · 03-17-2007, 07:23 AM

i back hatton to win, but not for style, just a matter of age....i see castillo as being a shadow of himself and at the end, whilst ricky still has a few years left in him...

my money is on ricky for this reason only.....if it were prime vs prime, i'd have my money on castillo.....but its not, so ricky wins by beating a fatigued old castillo!

**KoolWillie** · 03-17-2007, 07:34 AM

Hattons style is easy too figure out and beat, all he does is throw 2 punches then change angle 2 punches then change angles. Thats all he does thats how come he's so hard too hit he's always changing angles, He'll land the too punches and by the time he's opponent has his fist drawn back too hit him he's allready changed angle and is hitting him from side on if not clinching. Castillo will work it out and find away too put him down

**.Mik.** · 03-17-2007, 08:16 AM

Castillo has already been stopped a few times in pretty legitimate finishes.

But yes, I do think that Hatton will also do it if he boxes anywhere close to his best.

**!!! Beowulf !!!** · 03-17-2007, 08:47 AM

I hope Hatton can regain his form from before the Tszyu fight. He showed flashes of it against Urango.

**bishop2006** · 03-17-2007, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by Miksterious

Castillo has already been stopped a few times in pretty legitimate finishes.

But yes, I do think that Hatton will also do it if he boxes anywhere close to his best.

Castillo has only been stoped once,that was in the Corrales fight,all the rest of the TKO's have come from cuts

ricky hatton has the style to beat castillo