Hatton: "Don't kid yourself... Floyd can fight up close"

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=9769

thats about Hatton's weight for the Floyd fight.

Please listen to the question that is asked at 2:15, and to Ricky's answer. In his own words.

At 3:25, the interviewer asked about the fight taking place at 147.

ricky's reply: "USUALLY WHEN I FIGHT AT 140, I WEIGH 154 ON FIGHT NIGHT. THAT IS WHERE I FEEL BEST- AT 11 STONE. "

SO, FOR COLLAZO, HE WAS AT 160... 154, PLUS THE SIX POUNDS.

I thought it was WELL KNOWN that Hatton is in the 150s on fight night. ray hatton is clueless.



I thought this might be useful to you.

[Azteca]

Yeah, Floyd can fight up close but not against animals like Hatton. Hatton's bread and butter is infighting. He's an animal. Puts his head on your chest and just pounds away. Floyd will be out of his element if he really tries to stand toe to toe from the get go.

[cortdawg25]

Even Cotto couldnt handle his power of Urango in a sparring session or amateur fight,Cotto said Urango was the strongest guy hes met, Floyd is not anywhere near as strong as Urango

And yall say Floyd fans have all the excuses....the irony. Floyd goes up in weight and fights bigger stronger men, but yet Hatton's strongest competitor is in his weight class, man da irony

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Yeah, Floyd can fight up close but not against animals like Hatton. Hatton's bread and butter is infighting. He's an animal. Puts his head on your chest and just pounds away. Floyd will be out of his element if he really tries to stand toe to toe from the get go.

Well, Floyd will never fight any singular way all night. In any fight.

Even in his most "boring" fight when he "ran" all night, Baldomir, FMJ spent a good bit of time in the center of the ring, and even walking baldo backwards sometimes.

I think you will see more infighting that you expect in this scrap. Which I guess is good news for the fans.

[chawkins]

1) Oh. The myth that Castillo's ribs were broken? Is that true?

2) Floyd was MUCH smaller than castillo when they fought six years ago. That isn't an appropriate example. I'm wondering why knowledgeable fans use examples like this. Floyd moving to 135 to fight castillo is the equivalent of Hatton moving to 147 to fight margarito. That is a better example.

Wow...so true!!!

[SkillspayBills]

Yeah, Floyd can fight up close but not against animals like Hatton. Hatton's bread and butter is infighting. He's an animal. Puts his head on your chest and just pounds away. Floyd will be out of his element if he really tries to stand toe to toe from the get go.

Would you like to wager on this fight?

[Azteca]

Would you like to wager on this fight?

Not yet. Havent decided who's gonna win the thing.

[Tysonisgod]

man i dont care if floyd wins by a UD, Spit, if he runs all nite n hits ricky a few times a round or hatton brakes his big ****in toe in the second round n cant go on, as long as floyd walks out with the W im happy

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Not yet. Havent decided who's gonna win the thing.

Teca,

With all that substantial hatton spunk-guzzling, you mean to tell me that you have not invested in his inevitable win?

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

man i dont care if floyd wins by a UD, Spit, if he runs all nite n hits ricky a few times a round or hatton brakes his big ****in toe in the second round n cant go on, as long as floyd walks out with the W im happy

As you SHOULD be.

Sugar Ray Leonard is considered among the greatest of all time. Primarily because of TWO big wins.

Roberto Duran and Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

What style did SRL use in those fights? Did he slug? Did he ****? Or was he on his bike all night?

Ray learned. He had nothing to prove. Get the win first. Floyd is a smart fighter. He will do whatever it takes to win. Even if it means putting the entire arena to sleep.