Is Hatton One of the Top 30 Fighters of the Last Decade?

[.Mik.]

Yes but if he fought the competition Jones Fought, Toney, Hopkins, Tarver do you think he would still be unbeaten?

I dont think so.

Yes. I also think that the fighters you just named would be dead.


Dead.

[Left2body]

Lacy was supposed to be the next big thing in boxing (according to you Americans)!

There is a Lacy vs Hopkins forum poll from '05 that Lacy wins hands down..

Your avoiding the question. No one is questioning that Lacy was a good win for Calz. Its the fact that it is Calz other wins and the rest of his resume is terribly lacking.

[Technical_Skill]

When you get your all-time hero (Sugar Ray Leonard) coming up to you and telling you that your performance against the man he tipped as being the next big thing is the best performance he's ever seen, then it must be pretty satisfying

When you get sugar ray leonard saying Peter Manfredo will beat Joe Calzaghe what does that mean?

[.Mik.]

That he was supporting the fighter he was training. The interview I saw before the fight, his words belied quite an obvious lack of confidence.

[Dimebar]

How is it terribly lacking??

All the best Brits - Eubank, Reid, Starie, Woodhall

All the best Americans - Sheika, Brewer, Mitchell, Lacy

**** the Europeans. Nobody respects them anyway.


Brewer remember was robbed against Ottke and Echols.. and that was a hell of a war he had with Joe!

[Hydro]

When you get HOFer Barry McGuigan claiming you are the greatest British fighter ever (and I agree with Barry, btw), it must be pretty cool too.

Please.

Calzaghe is not greater than guys like Jimmy Wilde, Bob Fitzsimmons, Lennox Lewis, etc..

As of now, Calzaghei s probably less accomplished than Naseem Hamed.

[Technical_Skill]

That he was supporting the fighter he was training. The interview I saw before the fight, his words belied quite an obvious lack of confidence.

Do you think sugar ray really believed Calzaghe's performance against lacy was the best he's ever seen?

[iluvboxing.com]

Take a look at the poll on another thread: "What is your most anticipated fight?" Notice that the most popular choice so far is Hatton vs. Castillo!

If Hatton is really as mediocre as all the Brit haters claim, then why are so many people looking forward to seeing him fight? I can answer: in reality, he isn't mediocre! He's one of the best boxers in the world.

american boxing fans are waiting for hatton to back up all the fuss.thats it. i was once really interested in seeing ricky fight here. i enjoyed his intensity. his recent outings have somewhat strayed me away from that feeling. i thought as a big jr welt, he would come into the welt division and wreak havoc. after his LOSS to luis collazo... i'm statring to think that he can only **** with ****ers. calzaghe gets my brit vote all day

[The Troll]

american boxing fans are waiting for hatton to back up all the fuss.thats it. i was once really interested in seeing ricky fight here. i enjoyed his intensity. his recent outings have somewhat strayed me away from that feeling. i thought as a big jr welt, he would come into the welt division and wreak havoc. after his LOSS to luis collazo... i'm statring to think that he can only **** with ****ers. calzaghe gets my brit vote all day

I dont even like Hatton but he definitely beat Callazo by my score 4 rounds. Albeit he was very close to getting stopped in the final round.

[Hydro]

Do you think sugar ray really believed Calzaghe's performance against lacy was the best he's ever seen?

Of course, Ray always told the truth.

Great truths like:

"This is the last time I'll have a drink or line"
"I won't hit you again, Juanita"
"Hagler and I will never fight"