why do you lot all give hatton stick?

[feed-the-goat]

Been reading this forum now for a few weeks and am shocked at the stick a lot of peeps give Ricky Hatton. I won't comment on Rickys ability as I am a manchester lad whos a big fan of his so I am bound to be a bit biased.
But what i will not accept is the fact that peeps have called hatton a ducker for only offering 5 million to fight mayweather and it being in england
Now the pretty boy has already said that he will come to england to fight Htton and a whole lot more stick

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/6328555.stm

But if anyones ducking then its mayweather, hes already said what he reckons he will do yet doesnt seem to have the balls to carry it out
Now i would prefer it to be in vegas. its great seeing 10000 of us coming over and it would be a great night.
But the other thing that has annoyed me is the fact Mayweather thinks hes the big world star, sorry but no one knows who he is outside of the usa, and he doesnt even get people coming to his fights over there. if he came to England, how many peeps would come to watch him? maybe a coach full

Now peeps need to understand, Ricky wants the big fights and is hungry, he doesnt need the cash, hes an ordinary bloke with more than enough to live on for the rest of his life. We'll see how hungry mayweather is as to be honest, hes just making himself look a fool

Hello peeps btw
Dave

[Brother Blues]

Another knock PBF thread...great.

OK you're right Mayweather is afraid of Hatton...Hatton is the greatest of all time.
Now go have your cereal...

[hugh grant]

Well after Hatton dissed PBF on national tv it seemed like PBF would box Hatton for nothing by the looked of it. But is looking for some serious cash instead.

[feed-the-goat]

No thats not what i'm saying, i am just amazed at the amount of stick i have seen aimed at ricky hatton. The stick probably comes of peeps who have probably only seen rickys fights since kostya
Now for Ricky to get the attention he does of peeps on american forums such as these shows he has achieved a lot because if he was no good there would not be thread after thread about him. I'm just suprised about the amount of vitirol stick at him. I really did think that the american public would really take to him. Maybe if he was american then they probably would
Now as for the fight, mayweathers said he wants ricky, if he wants to be thought as the best fighter in the WORLD, maybe he has to show the world what hes about, not staying in vegas.
At the end of the day, Hatton is the biggest fight out there for him at the moment, Hatton wants the fight and has made an offer. Lets see if mayweather can back up his taunts with actions

[Sandro17]

Another knock PBF thread...great.

OK you're right Mayweather is afraid of Hatton...Hatton is the greatest of all time.
Now go have your cereal...

If this thread were so ****** to you why did'nt you just ignore it?

Been reading this forum now for a few weeks and am shocked at the stick a lot of peeps give Ricky Hatton. I won't comment on Rickys ability as I am a manchester lad whos a big fan of his so I am bound to be a bit biased.
But what i will not accept is the fact that peeps have called hatton a ducker for only offering 5 million to fight mayweather and it being in england
Now the pretty boy has already said that he will come to england to fight Htton and a whole lot more stick

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/6328555.stm

But if anyones ducking then its mayweather, hes already said what he reckons he will do yet doesnt seem to have the balls to carry it out
Now i would prefer it to be in vegas. its great seeing 10000 of us coming over and it would be a great night.
But the other thing that has annoyed me is the fact Mayweather thinks hes the big world star, sorry but no one knows who he is outside of the usa, and he doesnt even get people coming to his fights over there. if he came to England, how many peeps would come to watch him? maybe a coach full

Now peeps need to understand, Ricky wants the big fights and is hungry, he doesnt need the cash, hes an ordinary bloke with more than enough to live on for the rest of his life. We'll see how hungry mayweather is as to be honest, hes just making himself look a fool

Hello peeps btw
Dave

I think that Mayweather does'nt want to fight in England because

a. It will be Hattons crowd and that will give Hatton an advantage in Morale which is very important), It also means that all those marching bands cheering for hatton and all the Hatton chants will make the judges lean towards Hatton when a round is close or maybe when the round isn't close at all.

b. Barely anyone from the USA is going to fly all the way to England to see Floyd fight, giving Floyd less support

c. If the fight were to happen in the U.S. tit will be a 50/50 crowd making the judges scoring more balanced

d. Mayweather does'nt know if he's going to knock Hatton out he hits harder than alot of people think but his unaggressive style tends to give his chances of winning by UD more than by KO, supporting reason a.

So why would Floyd be crazy enough to fly to England to fight Hatton?

[feed-the-goat]

I know that fella, i would prefer the fight to be in vegas anyway. I reckon it would be more 80 -20 support to ricky even in vegas
Now everyone on here seems clued up with the finances aspect of boxing, that doesnt seem to apply to fights fans here in the uk as it is never relesed how much a fighter earns exactly. So peeps over here find it hard to understand why a fight cant happen
The way its seen over here is that mayweathers suppose to be the best, hes already said he will come to the uk. Now hattons camp have made an offer, yet we are hearing that mayweather does'nt want to come now so everyone finds it a bit difficult to stomach
But, this is the fight everyone wants to see and it would be great if it happens, both fighters said they want it, they deffo need to get it on

[Technical_Skill]

No thats not what i'm saying, i am just amazed at the amount of stick i have seen aimed at ricky hatton. The stick probably comes of peeps who have probably only seen rickys fights since kostya
Now for Ricky to get the attention he does of peeps on american forums such as these shows he has achieved a lot because if he was no good there would not be thread after thread about him. I'm just suprised about the amount of vitirol stick at him. I really did think that the american public would really take to him. Maybe if he was american then they probably would
Now as for the fight, mayweathers said he wants ricky, if he wants to be thought as the best fighter in the WORLD, maybe he has to show the world what hes about, not staying in vegas.
At the end of the day, Hatton is the biggest fight out there for him at the moment, Hatton wants the fight and has made an offer. Lets see if mayweather can back up his taunts with actions

Welcome, to boxing scene.

No hatton is NOT the biggest fight mayweather can get right now imo. Mosley and Cotto in a few months could be bigger.

The reality is that ricky hatton fans on this forum are VERY sensitive, if you say anything other than hatton is the best fighter in the world and he is amazing, you are liable to be called a 'hater' by some, its rediculous,

What people dont like about these Die Hard Hatton fans is their inablility to grasp any sort of boxing logic,

Especially in regard to the fight with mayweather,

NO Boxing logic would ever suggest Hatton will KO mayweather, it may happen but no one who has watched the two fight could ever make a technical case for that happening.


And yet SOME (not all) of his fans cling to this hope that the boxing gods will give hatton his dues and he will perform a minor miracle,

Ask ANY hatton fans how hatton beats myaweather, its the same old line

"He will go the the body and stop him"

Zero Boxing Logic, that could happen

But mayweather has had bigger and better guys try the same tactic his whole career and he despatches them, so why would hatton be any different, especially with his poor defense, he cant block basic leads, and no one who cant block a urango right hand should be made favorite over mayweather.

Ricky hatton was OUTSTANDING against castillo, that was the proper ricky, castillo was shot, but ricky hatton did what he had to do, and landed some excellent body head combos, and those people who said the fight was fixed are clinging to straws.

But LOGICALLY he doesnt beat mayweather,maybe miracles do happen,

But his Hatton's fans dont seem to use any kind of technical boxing fact when picking this guy, ive seen his fans say the following

1)That he could KO mayweather

2) That he could beat De La Hoya

3) That He is deserves the bigger share of the money if he fought mayweather

4) That Mayweather doesnt want to fight him, when it is common knowledge hatton turned mayweather down.

Personally i like hatton as fighter (without the huggin) and he is a great guy outside the ring and is a bit of a joker,

But what we need from more Hatton fans is some proper boxing perspective, and not saying ****** based on nationalism. eg, because Hatton is british.

And also stop whinning about how the americans are out to discredit him, i'm a brit and its not the only reason why Hatton gets stick here.

[squealpiggy]

But mayweather has had bigger and better guys try the same tactic his whole career and he despatches them, so why would hatton be any different

But the difference is that Mayweather has never fought a body-puncher as big and as strong as Hatton. Castillo and Chavez were the closest examples in terms of style and neither posses the strength of Hatton. De La Hoya has a shout for being bigger than Hatton but he wasn't fighting his style, he was fighting using tactics alien to him. Hatton does bring more to the table than I think you're giving him credit for.

And Hatton is the biggest fight for Mayweather right now. Mosley doesn't really interest too many people and even though Cotto is one that a lot of boxing fans want to see, Miguel's lack of a visible public persona prevents it from having the marquee appeal that likely lad Hatton against the seemingly unbeatable Mayweather would present.

The reality is that ricky hatton fans on this forum are VERY sensitive, if you say anything other than hatton is the best fighter in the world and he is amazing, you are liable to be called a 'hater' by some, its rediculous

The reality is that every fighter has its cryboby fans and Floyd Mayweather is no exception. I don't care if people criticise Ricky Hatton, but when every second thread is "RICKY IS TEH HGUGER LMAO!11" it does become rather irritating, just as I imagine it is irritating for a Mayweather fan when every second thread is "PFB IS TEH RNUNER LMAO!!11oneone".

[Technical_Skill]

But the difference is that Mayweather has never fought a body-puncher as big and as strong as Hatton. Castillo and Chavez were the closest examples in terms of style and neither posses the strength of Hatton. De La Hoya has a shout for being bigger than Hatton but he wasn't fighting his style, he was fighting using tactics alien to him. Hatton does bring more to the table than I think you're giving him credit for.

And Hatton is the biggest fight for Mayweather right now. Mosley doesn't really interest too many people and even though Cotto is one that a lot of boxing fans want to see, Miguel's lack of a visible public persona prevents it from having the marquee appeal that likely lad Hatton against the seemingly unbeatable Mayweather would present.

Oh please, Who hits harder, De La Hoya or Ricky Hatton?

De La Hoya was fighting tactics 'alien' to him? No, De La Hoya fought the best anyone has against floyd, and put on a great show of defence and boxing skill, in the end the better boxer won the fight simple as that.

How many time before Hatton fans understand, LOGICALLY, he only has ONE way to beat mayweather, come forward and hope he doesnt take too many bad shots, and that way totally plays into mayweather's tactics,

Hatton has difficulties blocking basic leads, is known to struggle with Slick fighters, has been hurt by not very big punchers, has been known to gas out when during the later rounds.

Why would anyone LOGICALLY pick him over a fighter like mayweather, one of the slickest fighters ever seen in a ring, who fights at a severe pace, espeically when a better boxer who was two weight classes above hatton couldnt make a serious impression on mayweather?

Hatton could win, but it would be a shock, a near miracle, and anyone who thinks he has more than a 50% chance is just kidding themselves.

[squealpiggy]

No, I would put his chances as about even on the night. De La Hoya didn't fight like a boxer, he fought like a swarmer, something he is not. Hatton is as natural as pie and chips when he's throwing tons of punches. Fighters like Chavez, Hatton, Castillo fight from the heart when they are throwing tons of punches at the body. De La Hoya was fighting with his head when he did the same.