"Mayweather Would Trounce Hatton"?

**LemonChiff** · 06-27-2007, 12:38 AM

Hatton is shot to bits. There's no question about that.

'03-'06 he beats Mayweather every single time at 140. But in his last three fights, you can tell all the boozing and junk food and rapidly cutting weight 40+ times has caught up with him. Plus his hips have gone, and his elbows are ****ed.

**DLT** · 06-27-2007, 12:45 AM

I cant feel you on that. Floyd looked very special at 140. I think he wouldve ate Hatton for breakfest. Hatton was a beast no doubt but he made alot of mistakes and thats exactly why he fights differently and holds so much now. He knows that it was just a matter of time with the way he use to fight. He can last longer fighting this way because he has no defense and comes in with his head straight up. That will get you killed against a young elite fighter. He knows that wouldve happened so thats why he holds now so it can negate that. Even in 03-06 Floyd still kills him

**LemonChiff** · 06-27-2007, 12:55 AM

Mayweather would have needed a very, very high punch output to keep Hatton off him, because otherwise Hatton would have got him to the ropes where he'd have tee'd off on him up and down with both hands and it wouldn't have been pretty for the pretty boy. You can't land a lead left hook or lead right hand on Floyd Mayweather Jr, but you can (if your a Ricky Hatton of years back) bring up a left hook to the head after hitting it to the body and you can jab the chest alnight to keep him off-balance before stepping around and landing your bodyshots. If Hatton can roll back the years, which he can't, he has the tools to beat Mayweather six or seven days a week. He missed the boat

**LemonChiff** · 06-27-2007, 12:59 AM

No question Mayweather would have needed to command ring centre against Hatton, or he'd have lost. And no question, Mayweather would have needed to throw more punches than he's ever thrown, which means he'd be fighting at a pace he never fought at - you can't question his stamina, but you can question whether he can operate at a high tempo for a prolonged period and maintain his high level (Mayweather is a fighter who needs time to think IMO)

**Cletus Funk** · 06-27-2007, 01:02 AM

Ed Graney - is that $in's real name?

**Grappler_Baki60** · 06-27-2007, 01:03 AM

Originally posted by DLT

I cant feel you on that. Floyd looked very special at 140. I think he wouldve ate Hatton for breakfest. Hatton was a beast no doubt but he made alot of mistakes and thats exactly why he fights differently and holds so much now. He knows that it was just a matter of time with the way he use to fight. He can last longer fighting this way because he has no defense and comes in with his head straight up. That will get you killed against a young elite fighter. He knows that wouldve happened so thats why he holds now so it can negate that. Even in 03-06 Floyd still kills him

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**DLT** · 06-27-2007, 01:23 AM

lemoncliff, I disagree. 1st off Floyd did have a high output in alot of his fights at the lower weights and even at the higher weights until his last 2 fights. Styles & opponets make fights and Floyd treats everyone differently. Some opponents he throws more and some he's more economical with.

However, even if he didnt throw much I still dont think he would have a problem. People watch a guy fight someone and they automatically think they can do that to every opponent no matter what. Floyd has a D where even if he didnt throw, that **** that Hatton does wouldnt work. He would block most of them and counter with precise punches pretty much like Collazo did but Floyd's way better. I think alot of it is the same fight. Hatton didnt suck at 147 like everyone thinks. He just fought a guy who was probally the best guy he's ever fought. He's definatly better then Castillo was at this stage and you could definatly argue that he's better then Tszyu was at that stage. Even at 140 a guy like Collazo wouldve gave Hatton alot of problems with his style.

I also disagree about the center of the ring stuff and Ive wrote about this alot. I hate it when Floyd fights and the announcers say that "Floyd is on the ropes now where he doesnt want to be". Floyd goes to the ropes in every fight and has no problem fighting there. 99% of the time he goes there on his own and he uses it to suck the energy from his opponent. Floyd has the best D in the game, a excellent chin, and can take body punches. Hatton may hit him alot but most wont land clean and he'll be wearing himself out in the process before Floyd comes off the ropes and hits him with combos.

Most Hatton fans dont understand that but even Hatton does. Have you guys read his interviews about Floyd in the past? Hatton says that he wouldnt fight his normal style against Floyd. He said that Floyd wants you to get him on the rope and throw a bunch of punches so you can tire yourself out. He says thats what everyone does but its a mistake. What you have to do is pick your spots when you have him cornered and still dont throw alot of punches but enough to score. Thats actually what Oscar was doing that gave Floyd some problems. If Hatton fights the way he did against Castillo then he will lose badly, e****ally in the 2nd half of the fight where it would get ugly

**LemonChiff** · 06-27-2007, 01:27 AM

Oh, don't get me wrong, the Hatton who fought Collazo couldn't hold a candle to Mayweather - he probably wouldn't even win 10 seconds of the fight

**ippo** · 06-27-2007, 03:04 PM

It would be almost what like what floyd did to gatti.

"Mayweather Would Trounce Hatton"?