Delahoya > Hatton

[RodBarker]

Oscar should have done this and should have dont that , he got tired blah blah ,, Oscar got shut down just like all of PBF foes thats what happened , everytime Oscar would try something Floyd would solve it and then Oscar starts to think and think and think ,, Oscar would find Hatton totally different and right in front where Oscars size and power would break Ricky Hatton and beat him for all the reasons he was supposed to beat Floyd ,, difference is Floyd forced ODH to fight him , for three yrs he was calling Oscar out ,, this fight Oscar called Hatton , I wonder why

You watch Floyd put Hatton and his supposed non stop punching into a shell with pin sharp counters that are bouncing of Rickys loaf like a drummer boy , lol Ricky got shut down by Urango and nearly KOed by Collazo WTF .

[ßringer]

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.

I agree but I meant pound-for-pound power. Hatton beats Oscar in that department, sadly that's the only department.

And whoever said Mayweather uses the "Philly Shell" should stop playing "Fight Night" so much. I guess he also thinks Jermain Taylor uses it too......it's a game, they gave them those styles to make them more elusive to hit while playing. They don't actually practice that style!

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

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.
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Well, ONE OF the criteria that i use in a fictional/prospective matchup is:

Would Oscar have beaten everyone that Hatton fought? And would Hatton have beaten everyone that Oscar fought?

This is far from imperfect, but it forces me to think about those fighters' styles, strengths and weaknesses.

I do think that Oscar would have beaten everyone that Hatton beat. I believe Oscar is a bigger, better faster fighter than Tszyu. And DLH has the chin to gobble Zoo's right hand.

I do not THINK that Hatton would beat Pernell, Shane, Hopkins, Mayweather, Quartey, Vargas, Trinidad, Sturm, etc?

[-Antonio-]

Hatton is the superior inside fighter.

[-Antonio-]

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.

Hatton's hook to the liver is better than DLH's body work. Oscar has to load up on shots. Hatton can get inside, throw a six inch punch, and take a guy out. He's much better at short distance fighting.

[Fox McCloud]

Hatton's hook to the liver is better than DLH's body work. Oscar has to load up on shots. Hatton can get inside, throw a six inch punch, and take a guy out. He's much better at short distance fighting.

P4P again... the question is, do you think Hatton could take a 154 pounder out with that punch?

I'm not saying Hatton's body attack sucks... it doesn't, clearly.

But I'm just saying that Floyd is going to be able to take these shots a lot better than some people think, since he is going down a weight class, and Hatton is coming up. Ricky has to make up for the 14 pounds of muscle that Mayweather felt by how naturally good of a body puncher he is.

^ God, what a horrible grammatically contructed last sentence.

[Energy]

Ever heard of styles make fights?

[MindBat]

I figure it like this...

Ricky's gonna have to invent a way (short of inserting lead pellets in his gloves) to effectively attack Floyd's body, cause I've never seen Floyd 'hurt' by body shots in any of his fights.

Just a thought.

[BmoreBrawler]

Delahoyas machine gunning to the body > hattons bodypunching IMO , i could be wrong. hatton might prove me wrong

you are dead wrong, thats not machine gunning thats slapping. De La Hoya is the better boxer, but Hatton has the leg speed advantage which could make things interesting except for his dangerously deficient height and reach.

[Easy-E]

im a bigger fan of hatton , but i changed my mind , hatton has no chance. if faster stronger delahoya couldnt do **** to floyd then how is hatton going to do it ? hes going to get picked apart, and hatton is small , i see him getting stopped , he aint no baldomir or delahoya (sizewise)

Bad matchup for Ricky.
I doubt it will ever come to fruition though, unless DLH will fight Hatton coming off a loss.