If You Don't Think British Fighters Are Overprotected...

[Guest]

Consider this: Floyd Mayweather is a 5-division champion, 3 division lineal champion, is rated #1 P4P, and has one of the best resumes in boxing today. He has done this in 38 professional fights.

What exactly had Hatton accomplished by his 38th fight? What was Hatton's best win by his 38th fight?

[Guest]

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.... maybe it's to do with the fact that Floyd was born and lives in a country where all the finance is, allowing him to make those matches?

Not dis*****g that Hatton hasn't acheived as much... but he was trying to get those matches for YEARS and kept getting knocked back. It's one thing to say that "Brit fa.gs never fight anybody", but then if in the next sentence you're saying "I don't want to see these Brit f.ags in fights" you're pretty much answering your own question.

[Orange Sneakers]

Floyd was a special case, Mayweather Sr stated he could have won the world title on his pro debut.

Ricky needed a lot of work when Billy Graham got hold of him in '97, he was very flat-footed and very left-sided, but you could see the greatness. He needed to be brought up the right way. Hatton was being nurtured for the 2000 Olympics (but decided to turn pro early), Floyd had been being nurtured for the 1996 Olympics for years previous. Floyd won the USA senior Golden Gloves at SIXTEEN YEARS OLD. Ricky didn't have a single senior fight until '97.

[Orange Sneakers]

Ricky won fights people didn't expect him to, the Ramsey brothers were guys who took fights on a few hours notice and gave prospects good fights but had training camps for Ricky. Darren Pea**** and Pedro Teran were fellow young prospects, Mark Winters was once tipped for the top. Lauri had a similar record and amateur pedigree. People were tipping Ricky to lose these fights.

He beat Thaxton who was British champion, Magee who was Commonwealth champion, Krivolapov who was #1 ranked in Europe, and became IBF #1 to get his shot at Tszyu. He did it the right way, beat all the right guys, and beat the reigning King himself (I don't see a Kostya Tszyu on Mayweather's resume, that one win is better than any of Mayweather's!).

[Guest]

Ricky won fights people didn't expect him to, the Ramsey brothers were guys who took fights on a few hours notice and gave prospects good fights but had training camps for Ricky. Darren Pea**** and Pedro Teran were fellow young prospects, Mark Winters was once tipped for the top. Lauri had a similar record and amateur pedigree. People were tipping Ricky to lose these fights.

He beat Thaxton who was British champion, Magee who was Commonwealth champion, Krivolapov who was #1 ranked in Europe, and became IBF #1 to get his shot at Tszyu. He did it the right way, beat all the right guys, and beat the reigning King himself (I don't see a Kostya Tszyu on Mayweather's resume, that one win is better than any of Mayweather's!).

If they really felt Hatton was a special talent, they would have put him in tougher earlier in his career. What Hatton did is wait until the best possible moment to fight Tszyu, when he was coming off major surgery and a long layoff. They tried to wait out Mayweather too, but now that he's threatening retirement they have to roll the dice...

[Ironside]

damn dude you are one gigantic hater.

[squealpiggy]

Any fighter who is considered to be a potential superstar is protected to a certain degree, including Floyd. Warren is a problem, he's not in the business of making champions, he's in the business of making money. He does this by filling arenas in fights he is promoting alone. Because Warren has most of the top talent in Britain tied up it does mean that British fighters are unfortunately kept from fighting abroad at championship level as much as would be desirable. Having said that more British fighters fight abroad than American fighters.

[Fox McCloud]

Ricky won fights people didn't expect him to, the Ramsey brothers were guys who took fights on a few hours notice and gave prospects good fights but had training camps for Ricky. Darren Pea**** and Pedro Teran were fellow young prospects, Mark Winters was once tipped for the top. Lauri had a similar record and amateur pedigree. People were tipping Ricky to lose these fights.

He beat Thaxton who was British champion, Magee who was Commonwealth champion, Krivolapov who was #1 ranked in Europe, and became IBF #1 to get his shot at Tszyu. He did it the right way, beat all the right guys, and beat the reigning King himself (I don't see a Kostya Tszyu on Mayweather's resume, that one win is better than any of Mayweather's!).

I don't know if a Tszyu past his prime is better than a De La Hoya past his prime. The early Corrales & Genaro Hernandez wins were excellent accomplishments too.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Consider this: Floyd Mayweather is a 5-division champion, 3 division lineal champion, is rated #1 P4P, and has one of the best resumes in boxing today. He has done this in 38 professional fights.

What exactly had Hatton accomplished by his 38th fight? What was Hatton's best win by his 38th fight?

British fighters are so over-protected that they travel in bubble wrap.

[mayney]

If they really felt Hatton was a special talent, they would have put him in tougher earlier in his career. What Hatton did is wait until the best possible moment to fight Tszyu, when he was coming off major surgery and a long layoff. They tried to wait out Mayweather too, but now that he's threatening retirement they have to roll the dice...

You're full of ****, honest you are. No-one wanted Ricky Hatton until he fought and beat Tszyu. He's been saying he's the real deal for years, but it takes beating a big name for people to sit up and take notice. Then they make excuses when he beats the big names. Mayweather threatening retirement? **** off, he's just negotiating a bigger payday.

I cant wait for this fight between Ricky and PBF. I GUARANTEE it wont be as easy as you think it will be for Floyd Mayweather, and I would happily put money on Ricky Hatton beating him. Just wait until he connects with a shot to the ribs, like the shot that dropped Castillo. Even if Castillo was shot, he admitted he'd NEVER been hit like that. And if you watch the fight, Ricky was going for that shot for the whole fight, it was no lucky shot. Kinda ruins the whole "Ricky cant box" argument.

Listen you Floyd lovers - HE'S NOT INVINCIBLE. Get over it.