Delahoya > Hatton

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Hatton is body first, De La Hoya is not.

And I think it is appropriate to ask the question:

While Hatton invests in bodywork, what will one of the best counterpunchers in the game be doing with his hands?

[Fox McCloud]

And I think it is appropriate to ask the question:

While Hatton invests in bodywork, what will one of the best counterpunchers in the game be doing with his hands?

That is true... I just didn't think the DLH body work didn't work so Hatton's won't was really fair.

I'm not sure if Hatton's body shots will be any harder though, I'm almost sure they won't, however, the frequency of them might be a problem, that is Hatton's golden ticket.

[ztrac79]

I wasn't impressed at all with Oscar's inside fighting. He may hit harder than Hatton on the outside, but it seems as if he needs space to be effective. Some people deliver harder shots from within close due to there technique and style. Hatton falls into this category.
If you watch the Mayweather vs Oscar fight, you will notice De La Hoya is not sitting down on any punches, using just arm swinging style punching while in close. I'd even say there was little power on his body shots thrown from the inside by Oscar. I'm not trying to say Hatton is going to beat Floyd without a doubt, or anything like that. I do understand Mayweather is a favorite in this fight. I just don't think comparing ODLH to Hatton has any relevance in this case. Two completely different styles.

[eric maldonado]

haha...did you watch the DLH PBF fight....that wasnt de la hoya fighting....that was de lahoya sizing floyd up the entire fight....if DLH would have thrown some hands he would have killed PBF

he was scared of getting counter punched . he was scared of the speed

[eric maldonado]

haha...did you watch the DLH PBF fight....that wasnt de la hoya fighting....that was de lahoya sizing floyd up the entire fight....if DLH would have thrown some hands he would have killed PBF

he was scared of getting counter punched . he was scared of the speed

[SpeedKillz]

yes de la hoya is better than hatton in every aspect except age and stamina.

faster, smarter, more powerful, more experienced in big fights.

hatton has his style of fighting and he's been successful with it, so i dont wanna jus say DLH is better and leave it at that. p4p, yea DLH is clearly the better fighter, but hatton has alot of heart and a frustrating style, so both DLH and hatton are tough fighters to fight against for alot of boxers.

unfortunately, floyd isnt one of those boxers that is gonna have a tough time with hatton. it sux sayin this about another fighter because i respect fighters so much and i like hatton, but hatton really is gonna be dominated and outclassed. i honestly dont see him landing anything of significance.

i hope i am wrong cuz i would love him to make floyd fight so all the haters would shut their mouth and see floyd can and does fight and has heart, but i jus dont see this happening...

[eric maldonado]

haha...did you watch the DLH PBF fight....that wasnt de la hoya fighting....that was de lahoya sizing floyd up the entire fight....if DLH would have thrown some hands he would have killed PBF

he was scared of getting counter punched . he was scared of the speed

[ßringer]

I don't see Hatton winning the fight, but I also don't see how you can call Oscar "stronger" than Hatton. Oscar was never known for having brutal KO power, Hatton is known for that. (Well, to anybody who has seen him fight outside of the U.S. that is.)

[Fox McCloud]

I don't see Hatton winning the fight, but I also don't see how you can call Oscar "stronger" than Hatton. Oscar was never known for having brutal KO power, Hatton is known for that. (Well, to anybody who has seen him fight outside of the U.S. that is.)

I think Oscar would definately have 1 punch KO power if he fought 140 pounders right now, in his current 154 body. I'm not talking about pound for pound punching power, I'm talking about who's punches are going to hurt more on fight night against Mayweather, Oscar vs. Hatton.

Oscar punches harder because he is the bigger guy. Hatton is not going to be able to unload anything that Mayweather hasn't felt before. Believe it.

[Rane-Ex54]

i can see hatton winning actaully, but it would be a horrible fight. Hatton holding while Fishnet Hoya taps hattons side super fast but with the sensitivty of a feather. haha. Plus if hatton hits hoya with flush shot, ODLH will be down and out like BHOP did to him.