I think Hatton will win

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[sonofisis]

i suggest you don't watch the Collazo fight

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Seriously, though.

Not the smartest move, citing the Collazo fight for proof of ANY of Hatton's strong points.

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Mayweather thinks he 'comes straight ahead' and uses his fights with Corrales and Gatti as examples of what he does to 'come straight ahead' fighters.

He's clearly under-estimating Hatton.

Hatton has knows all the angles and has great lateral movement on the inside, but, then again, Mayweather will see this if he studies more Hatton fights...

But no, Hatton is an immovable object. Mayweather's hands are ****ed to boot. Mayweather moves backwards faster than anybody BUT Hatton moves forwards faster than anybody. Mayweather has terrific balance, But Hatton has fantastic balance as well and the strength to get Mayweather off-balance.

I'm leaning towards the Hitman son

True that struck me as a silly thing to say about Hatton. If PBF goes in with this in his mind, he is in for a big surprise.

It's true that with Mayweather speed, slickness, accurate counters Hatton will have a harder time closing in than against anyone before

[Azteca]

True that struck me as a silly thing to say about Hatton. If PBF goes in with this in his mind, he is in for a big surprise.

It's true that with Mayweather speed, slickness, accurate counters Hatton will have a harder time closing in than against anyone before

Funny you say that. I have seen Hatton come in wide many times. You would think a sharp counterpuncher could beat him. Funny how none have. I think Mayweather is in for a suprise.

[kayjay]

Let's give Mayweather some credit, he doesn't believe what he says about Hatton. He says that to accumulate the silly sense of invincibility among his fans. Mayweather knows Hatton is better than any pressure guy he's faced, he knows this is no mere JL Castillo this time. He's going to prepare for the subtleties of Hatton's game

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Funny you say that. I have seen Hatton come in wide many times. You would think a sharp counterpuncher could beat him. Funny how none have. I think Mayweather is in for a suprise.

Exactly the point, it is not clear that Hatton will be able to do everything he usually does against Floyd. It is also not clear that PBF will be able to do what he usually does against Ricky.

Hatton never faced anyone close to Floyd in terms of counterpunching defense, et cetera, and Floyd never fought someone like Hatton who puts the pressure with 12 rounds, with speed and stamina.

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Let's give Mayweather some credit, he doesn't believe what he says about Hatton. He says that to accumulate the silly sense of invincibility among his fans. Mayweather knows Hatton is better than any pressure guy he's faced, he knows this is no mere JL Castillo this time. He's going to prepare for the subtleties of Hatton's game

JLC is/was an awesome pressure fighters, he doesnt bring the speed and angles that Hatton brings, but he brought plenty. I mean if you look at either Castillo fight, you will se Floyd having serious problems (fight 1) or having to fight a very measured defensive fight (which he never had to do before or until he fough Oscar) in fight 2.

Plenty of fighters put real pressure on Mayweather: Chavez, Famoso, Oscar, Baldomir.

Castillo brought something else: one of the best inside games of the last decade, unbelievable toughness, and incredible timing. Castillo beat to the punch Mayweather a numer of times, that's rare stuff, you dont get to see it very often.

Note not putting Hatton down in any way,

[Azteca]

JLC is/was an awesome pressure fighters, he doesnt bring the speed and angles that Hatton brings, but he brought plenty. I mean if you look at either Castillo fight, you will se Floyd having serious problems (fight 1) or having to fight a very measured defensive fight (which he never had to do before or until he fough Oscar) in fight 2.

Plenty of fighters put real pressure on Mayweather: Chavez, Famoso, Oscar, Baldomir.

Castillo brought something else: one of the best inside games of the last decade, unbelievable toughness, and incredible timing. Castillo beat to the punch Mayweather a numer of times, that's rare stuff, you dont get to see it very often.

Note not putting Hatton down in any way,

Agreed with what you said. Alot of the guys who really tried to pressure Mayweather were limited plodders. Especially Baldomir. No feints, no angles, nothing. He was an incredibly easy fighter to read. Definition of limited. The same with Chavez. Except he was more of a bum rush type of fighter.

But the Castillo that fought Mayweather. WOW. I was talking to some Floyd fans a couple days ago and I was seriously in AWE about the technique and skill of both fights. Castillo was very dirty, but very smart. Mayweather really seemed out of his element in the first one.