Hatton: "Pressure is The Key To Beat Mayweather"

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

No his Skills are not those of Floyd Mayweather.. But his hand and foot speed are well above average.. You all need to educate yourselves before shooting your mouths off..

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Who criticized Hatton's speed?

I believe the statement was that Hatton is not as fast as Delahoya and Judah. Why would that hurt your feelings?

[boxingfan4life]

hatton will give floyd a run for his money too, but he will still lose. no one is denying its a tough fight for floyd, but u also cant deny floyd is gonna win the fight...

I wasn't even paying attention to yo reply. all I saw was this fine ass avatar on you screen. Dios you got some competition.

[Super_Lightweight]

After Hatton gets hit hard, early and often, he will be verrrry wary about how he comes in.

Eh, no. Mayweather simply does not hit hard enough to make this a reasonable assumption. Oscar was worried more with Floyd's speed than power. Oscar is a little less prone to going through hell to win though, compared to Ricky. Ricky is a nastier dude than Oscar.

And at this point in their careers, Oscar's handspeed is not much better than Hatton's if at all...except Hatton throws more punches.

[Welter_Skelter]

[Welter_Skelter]

Who criticized Hatton's speed?

I believe the statement was that Hatton is not as fast as Delahoya and Judah. Why would that hurt your feelings?

Ummm it didnt.. Although YOUR reaction might suggest it hurt yours.. Who says I was talking to you??

If you feel singled out by my statement.. You need to ask yourself why...

A Guilty conscience will always get defensive.. even when the finger is pointing in another direction..

[Froch You]

Don't you think the version of mayweather who was moving up from 130 to fight a much bigger Castillo is a far different version of the mayweather who has been fighting the JMW's and MW's?

I think the mistake that hatton is making is that he is banking on a strength advantage that just isn't there. Floyd isn't a big man....but he ain't Cory Spinks. PBF is a strong kid. Especially after training with Kofi Jantuah and Daniel Edouard for Carlos Baldomir and Oscar Delahoya. You don't go hundreds of rounds with big guys just on speed. You get much stronger, too.

Your right he's gotten stronger but still IMO has the same fighting style. In my opinion you might have a different one but he beat Baldomir and Hoya on speed. De la Hoya had a great chance early when he was jabbing and keeping the pressure on JR. But ultimately tired out.

[boxingfan4life]

I just hope Mayweathers participation in dancing with the stars won't distract him too much. The reason I say that is because that excuse will be used IF he loses.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Ummm it didnt.. Although YOUR reaction might suggest it hurt yours.. Who says I was talking to you??

If you feel singled out by my statement.. You need to ask yourself why...

A Guilty conscience will always get defensive.. even when the finger is pointing in another direction..

Who said it?

A wittier man would have said "a guilty conscience needs no accuser".

Brevity is the soul of wit.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

I just hope Mayweathers participation in dancing with the stars won't distract him too much. The reason I say that is because that excuse will be used IF he loses.

No excuses for Floyd.

He has always talked about his focus and single-minded dedication to the sport. Several boxers have publicly stated that he is crazy for doing this. And with his ego, i'm sure he heard that criticism and the questioning of his judgment. IMO, he shouldn't dance. Too many hours.

If Floyd loses, neither he nor his fans can use 'Dancing' as an excuse.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Your right he's gotten stronger but still IMO has the same fighting style. In my opinion you might have a different one but he beat Baldomir and Hoya on speed. De la Hoya had a great chance early when he was jabbing and keeping the pressure on JR. But ultimately tired out.

I just started a thread on the Oscar/Floyd fight in retrospect. Pls visit.

I think Oscar did better when he was just actively boxing - and not "pressuring" - Floyd.