Is Hatton's style acceptable to boxing fans?

[Ramamaiden]

i dont like it but i accept it :P

[riza]

As boxing fans, what have you accepted Hattons style of clinching and punching as acceptable? I give him all the credit he deserves but I hate that style of fighting. Ur opininons.................

maybe the ufc fans enjoy it

[hugh grant]

The only thing that wasnt acceptable was that it ended a bit too soon. I would have liked to have seen 1 more round of punishment.

[hnk_jr]

As boxing fans, what have you accepted Hattons style of clinching and punching as acceptable? I give him all the credit he deserves but I hate that style of fighting. Ur opininons.................

Sure, but I like Cotto's, Margarito, Calzaghe, B-Hop, Barrera, and Manny Pac's better. Much, much better.

[Dazzaman]

hnk_jr

Sure, but I like Cotto's, Margarito, Calzaghe, B-Hop, Barrera, and Manny Pac's better. Much, much better.

I like Cotto and Manny Pac too, if Hatton keeps fighting like he did in this fight I'll be a fan of his as well. Quite impressive, the clinching wasn't a big part of the fight in my eyes just two guys who like to mix it in close, bound to be clinching. If he fights Mayweather, he has to fight someone of that calibre next, I fear he may be overmatched. We'll see.

[onetwopunch]

Yes its boxing, every boxer does what works for him, Winky Jabs and hides, Ruiz would throw one punch and hold similar to Hatton but Hatton throws like 2-3 punches and grabs, its the boxers job to overcome that and win the fight.

[MickyHatton]

I have watched the fight half a dozen times now and it was a good fight, the clinching has been blown out of all proportion.

Hattons style is busy and exciting, yes he does stifle his opponents but that works for him.

If you prefer to watch a fight where there are half a dozen beautiful shots thrown a round fine, don't watch Hatton.

He is a brawler plain and simple, I can name dozens of fighters who have fought this way, as I said if you don't like then just don't watch it lol.

It seems that the haters just cannot leave it alone, Hatton couldn't give a **** and neither could his fans, he is 43-0 and a two weight World Champion, he was supposed to lose against Tszyu but made him quit on his stool, some thought Castillo would be too good for him yet.....amazingly both those fights now mean nothing as they were both over the hill and shot, **** me lol.

If you aren't man enough to admit when you were wrong then dont make a fool out of yourselves by stating that a fighter will beat another only to back track after it goes pear shaped!

[OptimusWolf]

I have no problem with his style - Its throwback rough house boxing, its just not as common today.

And MH is spot on, the clinching simply wasn't a big problem in castillo fight. Castillo was used to bullying his opponents and this time he got bullied himself and Hatton bettered him on the inside.

That said Hatton isn't the most entertaining out there - but it is certainly 'acceptable'

[tyson]

I don't like his style. Chicken****-*** style I will call it! lol
Nah, it's not entirely that bad, but it is more irritating than exciting in my eyes.
The first round is the worst thing I've seen since Ruiz.
It gets better, but not nearly as good as Hatton would look without all the hugging.

[jamesc]

have any of you american guys seen matt skelton fight? hattons not that bad...