How will Floyd Mayweather ebat Ricky Hatton?

[BmoreBrawler]

Personally I don't think that Floyd has the power or patience to get a KO/TKO/Stoppage (whatever you want to call it). Hatton has a chin and likes wars, we know that. Floyd also can't afford to really jump in and go for a lot of flurries, because he risks catching one of Hatton's big punches (even though he's the "smaller man."). Now, that being said - If Mayweather wins, it will be because he fought Hatton like he fought DLH, stick-and-run. I think this will be one of the few fights where Floyd's left hand isn't a big factor. His counter punching will determine whether or not he hangs in.

For Hatton - he's got to take Floyd's legs away. Hard to do because Mayweather has a solid core, but its definitely possible. If Hatton can slow him down with some body shots and not take all kinds of counter punches, then it wont matter what PBF's gameplan is. But there are a lot of if's. Thats why THEY fight, and WE speculate.

Great analysis

[squealpiggy]

what doese ebat mean?

It means I have ******o-fingers when I've just got up in the morning...

[RisAri0]

little does Hatton know Floyd is gonna jab most of the night, to the face and body...confusing Hatton while the jabs plastic surgerize him lol..

[eric maldonado]

After spending all morning defending Floyd from ******s who think that he's a coward/runner/not a HOFer I think it's time to contribute once more from the other side of this upcoming fight.

There's a lot of talk of how Ricky will beat Floyd, and it's warranted, after all Floyd is rated P4P number 1 in the world, and is still winning his fights. There are lots of theories as to how to beat Floyd but so far noone has asked the question how is Floyd going to beat Ricky Hatton, who is also P4P rated, undefeated and a tough nut to crack by all accounts. What is Floyd's gameplan going to be?

The obvious blueprint for this question is the Collazo fight. Collazo came closer to beating Hatton than anyone else, and he did it with sharp counterpunching, though it is generally accepted that Hatton was far from his best on that night. Collazo was also a southpaw, and this has always troubled the little mancunian. Kostya gave Hatton a good run for 11 rounds but it was a war of attrition and noone has beaten Hatton at that game to date. Urango may have done but Hatton's boxing was far too much for the big Columbian.

Do you think the key to beating Hatton is to make him back up? Is Floyd the man to do this? Or will Mayweather be best served using his legs and playing keep-away?

Please try and keep the BS to the minimum. Remember the first person to start their post with "lol" is the loser.

hatton was losing to maussa on the score cards before he knocked him out

[eric maldonado]

Personally I don't think that Floyd has the power or patience to get a KO/TKO/Stoppage (whatever you want to call it). Hatton has a chin and likes wars, we know that. Floyd also can't afford to really jump in and go for a lot of flurries, because he risks catching one of Hatton's big punches (even though he's the "smaller man."). Now, that being said - If Mayweather wins, it will be because he fought Hatton like he fought DLH, stick-and-run. I think this will be one of the few fights where Floyd's left hand isn't a big factor. His counter punching will determine whether or not he hangs in.

For Hatton - he's got to take Floyd's legs away. Hard to do because Mayweather has a solid core, but its definitely possible. If Hatton can slow him down with some body shots and not take all kinds of counter punches, then it wont matter what PBF's gameplan is. But there are a lot of if's. Thats why THEY fight, and WE speculate.

hatton can't beat good boxers thats why most of his opponents are in fighters the only young boxer hatton has ever faced was collazo and alot of people believe that hatton didn't do enough to take collazo's belt

[josenoway]

I think some ppl are underrating Floyd's power. He's gone toe to toe with several sluggers and had no problem finding their chin and hurting them.

Hatton is the smaller guy, is moving up to 147, not his optimal weight. The Collazo fight wasn't tough for Hatton because Luis was a southpaw...his size also troubled Ricky. Hatton likes to grab and hold and wrestle, and he does it much better against smaller opponents. He had no trouble bullying JLC who just moved up in weight.

But Floyd's filled out nicely, and yeah, his most recent fights he's fought from the outside and boxed for the win. But he's finally climbing back in the ring with a guy more his size. I expect Floyd to test the waters with his jab for the first couple rounds, but if he starts landing, I would expect to see Mayweather take the fight to Ricky and try to back him up.

I have a hunch that team Mayweather watched the Pavlik-Miranda fight and the thought crossed their mind...make Hatton back up and see if he can fight in a retreat.

[xxjace]

hatton will have the pressure on for the whole night. I don't see pbf being able to evade him all night. Hatton will land some good body shots that slows floyd down. The key to hattons success is to slow floyd down and keep the pressure on all night long. but most likely around 6 or so this should be the result.



with floyd heading into an early retirement

Posted that twice for all you floyd fanboys

[squealpiggy]

hatton was losing to maussa on the score cards before he knocked him out

Hatton dominated every round after the 3rd, and suffered cuts from headbutts. Do you have a source for this claim? What were the scores? I can't seem to find that information and my video of the fight is missing.

hatton can't beat good boxers thats why most of his opponents are in fighters the only young boxer hatton has ever faced was collazo and alot of people believe that hatton didn't do enough to take collazo's belt

If Hatton has only faced one young boxer (whom he beat) then how can you conclude he can't beat boxers?

[Wiley Hyena]

Turn him.

Dont let Ricky get in a rythym. The fighter i saw all over KT was all moves... shoulders,head and feet. Granted it was all forward. Punch with him and dictate center. He's not going to win by going on the backfoot or Hatton will make it an ugly fight and it will be controversial no matter whoever the winner is.

Ya'll need to check Addison's thread on Ricky's wrestling. He's posted 5 enlightening clips of what an inside game can do to good boxers...ie...Leonard-Duran rds 14-15, Marciano's later rounds with Ezzard, Gene Fullmer's MW champ. win, and a great Jack Dempsey clip. Watch the Dempsey clip and try, just try, not to think of Hatton.

Yep, Floyd's in for a rough night. He should've dodged Hatton as well.

[Trevbutler]

One thing that makes me go against Hatton is sure, if he lands a bunch of body shots he might slow floyd down in the latter rounds. But a dozen or so good body punches will not slow him down that much if any. Its going to take a good solid attack to the body to slow floyd down. I dont think hatton will be able to get that many in.