The Runner, The Hugger & The Slapper

[spinksjinx]

If Hatton vs Tszyu was fought in American this isnt hate this is the truth he would have been deducted a crazy amount of points or have been dq'd...Its his style and its fun to watch its just a damn shame he doesnt get to use it in America...At least he hasnt in his fights over here so far....Hatton lost his spark IMO.

[.Mik.]

But what facts do you base that opinion on? As far as I could tell he held more against Urango than against Tszyu and he wasnt deducted and that WAS fought in America.

[Oasis_Lad]

If Hatton vs Tszyu was fought in American this isnt hate this is the truth he would have been deducted a crazy amount of points or have been dq'd...Its his style and its fun to watch its just a damn shame he doesnt get to use it in America...At least he hasnt in his fights over here so far....Hatton lost his spark IMO.

If the fight was in America and Hatton was deducted points then so would tszyu have been, seeing as he low-blowed Hatton twice before Hatton retaliated and was doing his own fair share of holding.

You are right about him losing his spark though. He hasn't settled at all since going to America and i hope we see the best of him against Castillo.

[spinksjinx]

But what facts do you base that opinion on? As far as I could tell he held more against Urango than against Tszyu and he wasnt deducted and that WAS fought in America.

Excessive holding followed by rabbit punching..Blatant low blow...More holding rabbit punching...If he was in their with a cautious ref like Nady he would have been gone or to far behind the cards due to point deductions....He rabbit punched like crazy...Hatton brought his A game into that fight and really roughed Tszyu up...Hatton should try to do that in every fight against a boxer...Hatton is the only guy under 154 that I give a chance of beating Mayweather...He smothers you..Not that it is a bad thing, because I dont agree with a lot of the decisions refs make.......

[.Mik.]

Excessive holding followed by rabbit punching..Blatant low blow...More holding rabbit punching...If he was in their with a cautious ref like Nady he would have been gone or to far behind the cards due to point deductions....He rabbit punched like crazy...Hatton brought his A game into that fight and really roughed Tszyu up...Hatton should try to do that in every fight against a boxer...Hatton is the only guy under 154 that I give a chance of beating Mayweather...He smothers you..Not that it is a bad thing, because I dont agree with a lot of the decisions refs make.......

Thing is though, there is absolutely no saying that he would've continued to do it had he not known that he was getting away with it. Which is why you cant look at these things retrospectively and say 'He wouldnt have won if it was in America with an American ref'. By all accounts (as Oasis Lad mentions) he was having a fair bit done to him in retaliation and he made Tszyu quit on his stool in anycase, so the scorecards never came into play.

[MickyHatton]

If Hatton vs Tszyu was fought in American this isnt hate this is the truth he would have been deducted a crazy amount of points or have been dq'd...Its his style and its fun to watch its just a damn shame he doesnt get to use it in America...At least he hasnt in his fights over here so far....Hatton lost his spark IMO.

You could be right but Tszyu would have had the same problem, he was a bad as Hatton that night.

Hatton has lost his spark....yeah maybe of late, for me he has been trying way too hard, lets see what the Castillo fight brings!

[spinksjinx]

I was just speaking for the way the fight played out not considering if he would have made adjustments..Obviously he probably would have because he wasnt doing it because he was getting his butt handed to him like Tszyu did it in retaliation in hopes of slowing Hatton down...Just putting it into perspective without adding or taking away any variables but I understand what you guys are saying though...I was just speaking as the fight stood as we saw it without changing anything.

Its a shame what made Hatton popular over in the UK he didnt carry over here...For some reason or another Hatton feels he has to try to box and I dont understand why...If Hatton would be Hatton he would be HUUUUUUUGE over here...Hatton is a very likeable guy inside and outside of the ring and you shouldnt mess with success...But for the most part Hatton has ****** here..Damn shame...

I would love to think Castillo vs Hatton would be a war but Castillo is only great if his opponent is great how many snooze fest have we had with Castillo and him saying it was his opponents fault???..If Hatton fights Castillo the way he has been as of late the fight will suck...But hopefully Hatton brings it to Castillo...Although my prediction is Hatton will knock this guy out late in the fight...

lmao! the thread title looks like a movie title.. it reminds me of the bad, the ugly and the beautiful!

The Runner, The Slapper, & The Hugger = The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

[jack_the_rippuh]

Ali was an arm puncher.

End of thread.

[.Mik.]

The Runner, The Slapper, & The Hugger = The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

That bordered on actually being quite clever and amusing.

Shame for you to ignore the very valid points of this thread, considering you are one of the worst offenders of the pathetic name-calling and hypocritical behaviour of ignoring one person's faults and yet criticising similar faults in other fighters.

But...I guess thats the kind of thing you do when you realise that you have no argument.