Will Hatton....

[brently1979]

answer me this: who did u think was going to win that fight

NO I didn't think Kostya was going to win that fight at all. He was past it.

[Brother Blues]

Let me think for a moment...

Aging champion,looking for one last payday...hadn't fought in sometime.
Fighting in the young,up and coming contender's home....

I thought Hatton was gonna win,even though I hardly knew who he was...it called a SET-UP!!!!

[brently1979]

Let me think for a moment...

Aging champion,looking for one last payday...hadn't fought in sometime.
Fighting in the young,up and coming contender's home....

I thought Hatton was gonna win,even though I hardly knew who he was...it called a SET-UP!!!!

That was exactly what I was thinking. So did Tzsyu all the way to the bank.

[squealpiggy]

Revisionism. Noone gave Hatton a chance until after he won, then it was a set-up or an aging Kostya, or "cheating" or some excuse. It's a familiar pattern.

[Steelhammer86]

Kostya was 35 years old when they fought. Yeah sure he was in his prime.

Why is age 35 so old and past his prime? Lewis peaked in his mid-30's, Maskaev has won 12 fights in a row and is champion at 38. Kostya was well rested and in perfect condition when he fought Hatton - who does Ricky have to beat before you give him credit?

[Deeznuts]

Don't get me wrong I think Hatton fighting style is sht but I like to give credit were credit is due

[adamk1304]

That was exactly what I was thinking. So did Tzsyu all the way to the bank.

Let me think for a moment...

Aging champion,looking for one last payday...hadn't fought in sometime.
Fighting in the young,up and coming contender's home....

I thought Hatton was gonna win,even though I hardly knew who he was...it called a SET-UP!!!!

bull****, i'd say everyone on this board predicted that tszyu would win by knockout, apart from the british fans. tszyu fought mitchell just 6 months before and looked damn impressive.

[brently1979]

Why is age 35 so old and past his prime? Lewis peaked in his mid-30's, Maskaev has won 12 fights in a row and is champion at 38. Kostya was well rested and in perfect condition when he fought Hatton - who does Ricky have to beat before you give him credit?

An elite fighter in his prime.

Lewis was a heavyweight, where you can get away with being old and slow and still win fights.

[Deeznuts]

bull****, i'd say everyone on this board predicted that tszyu would win by knockout, apart from the british fans. tszyu fought mitchell just 6 months before and looked damn impressive.

Exactly my point........now he's never fought anyone and Tzyu was past his prime

[Steelhammer86]

Roy Jones jr is another who pissed me off,no doubt Jones was a great fighter,but he always found ways to fight guys who posed no threat to him,while avoiding legit foes.

Roy Jones has fought better opposition than any active boxer, according to the IBO's website's computerized statistics. He has fought 36 opponents ranked in the top 50, and is 32-4 against these boxers. In contrast, Shannon Briggs has fought only 6 "top 50" opponents, and his record against them is a dismal 2-3-1.

Records against opponents ranked in the top 50:

Hatton: 19-0
Mayweather: 21-0
Calzaghe: 21-0
Castillo: 11-6-1
Hopkins: 23-3-1
De La Hoya: 29-4

Source: IBO website.