Jose Luis Castillo vs. Ricky Hatton: Who Wins?

[hugh grant]

Well, Hatton hasn't really shown himself to be some unbeatable force. He's looked very vulnerable recently, so I think Castillo believes he can win the fight. But he is most definetely taking this fight for a payday. There's no one else at 140 who will make him anywhere near the kind of money he will make for this fight...

So perhaps we can agree that both fighters should get credit for beating the other whoever wins. Castillo is hoping he gets paid generoulsy for this fight as does haton. BUt castillo while he is boxing wants to fight the best, as well as beating the best and i am sure he cares about his legacy as much as Hatton, PBF and any other big name out there.
And btw, is PBF bigger than Hatton because PBF started at 130. You said Castillo is smaller than Hatton because he started at 135.

[Winkyftw!]

If castillo has somethin left in the tank he will punish Hatton on route to a 10th round stoppage. Hattons body is very weak, and i don't think he can survive a sustained body attack from Castillo.

[iron mike tyson]

i think hatton will be "too big" for castillo having fought at a higher wieght hes whole carear and been a titlist at welterwieght. dont read too much to castillo fighting at welterwieght aswel because just checked boxrec and the only time castillo as fought above 144 (jrww catchiwieght limit) was against saul duran who started hes carear at 124ilbs.
hattons staminia looked very iffy against urango but i put that down to hes 8 month layoff and chest infection during the week of the fight. but i expect this to be a very entertaining fight whilst it lasts , i think hatton will stop him in the championship rounds , basicly this is last chance saloon for both fighters as a major star in the sport and wont want to loosen there grips on other potentially large paydays. if hatton loses he can return to wat he was doing before and thats selling out arenas in the uk fighting fading stars and if castillo loses he could make money doing what sharmba mitchell is doing atm and thats bridging the gap for prospects/contenders

[squealpiggy]

This is going to be like Barrera/Hamed. Castillo is going to win.

I couldn't think of two fighters it would be like less.

[Steelhammer86]

I keep reading reports from both camps that these fighters are in great shape. It's going to be a battle!

[ROSEWOOD]

I see Hatton's bodyblows being a bit too much for Castillo. Hatton via late TKO/KO..

[KeyboardWarrior]

This is going to be a grappling match, headbutts n cuts

[porlie]

Hatton will be too strong for Castillo and it'll tell in the end.

[Steelhammer86]

This matchup has FOTY potential. The Hatton haters may get their wish and see Hatton bloodied and hurt, but I believe he will prevail in a tough battle.

[Guest]

This matchup has FOTY potential. The Hatton haters may get their wish and see Hatton bloodied and hurt, but I believe he will prevail in a tough battle.

I think many fans will be disappointed with this fight because we are GUARANTEED to see Hatton hugging by the midway point. In his last fight against Urango, Hatton wasn't even being pressured and he was still just jumping in and hugging. We all know Castillo is going to be coming forward and trying to make a war of it in the trenches. When that happens, Hatton is just going to hold and turn this into the most disappointing fight of the year...