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The first of those challenges is the unheralded Collazo, who won the WBA title from Jose Rivera on two weeks notice but he lacks the kind of punching power that has led Hatton to be known as "The Hitman.'' For Collazo, the road to victory is a slower and less explosive one because he wins with guile and a good jab. A slick moving southpaw who is 26-1 (12 KO), Collazo believes in that ****y New York way that the British invasion will again come to an unexpected end where trouble first began for the British so long ago.
"I want people all over the world to know my name,'' Hatton said when asked to explain why he would leave the safety and lucrative confines of his country to come to the U.S. "I know they picked me because they think they can beat me but they picked the wrong guy,'' the Brooklyn-bred Collazo said. "I'm a slick southpaw. I won the title on two weeks notice but this time I've had months to prepare. I'm ready for him. I got the exact wrong style for Hatton and styles make fights.
"I know he don't know me. The public don't know me. He's already talking about what he's going to do in his next fight. He's looking past me and that's a mistake. Don't let my looks fool you. I'm going there to fight.''
It would be difficult for Hatton not to look past Collazo, who labored in anonymity on the edges of the sport despite his sterling record until then welterweight champion Jose Rivera's opponent fell out at the last moment a year ago. Collazo was close and seemed a safe enough replacement to Rivera's managers and so he was called in. By the time he left Rivera's hometown of Worcester, Ma,. he'd outclassed him all night, beating him to the punch again and again and then often disappearing before Rivera had a chance to retalitate.
Hatton would be wise to expect the same kind of fight from Collazo. To keep the plans HBO has for him alive, he will have to cut the ring off all night, walking Collazo down
and then working his body and pushing him to fight a faster pace than he might like under more pressure than he's used to, as he did with Tszyu, slowly taking away his legs and forcing him to make mistakes.
Yet Hatton told Collazo at a recent press conference called to hype the first HBO fight in Boston in 25 years that he would not make the mistake many others might be making.
"Luis, they may not respect you but I respect you,'' Hatton said of the boxing public. "I won't underestimate you. I know why I'm coming to America. I'm coming to fight.''
So... Hatton fans, no excuses for that Collazo fight. Hatton said he was ready. And that powderpuff busted up Hatton's face and almost KO'd him.Comment
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Hatton is the most confident I have ever seen out of any of Floyd's opponents. Maybe Corrales compares a little bit.Comment
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..............That's nice..The first of those challenges is the unheralded Collazo, who won the WBA title from Jose Rivera on two weeks notice but he lacks the kind of punching power that has led Hatton to be known as "The Hitman.'' For Collazo, the road to victory is a slower and less explosive one because he wins with guile and a good jab. A slick moving southpaw who is 26-1 (12 KO), Collazo believes in that ****y New York way that the British invasion will again come to an unexpected end where trouble first began for the British so long ago.
"I want people all over the world to know my name,'' Hatton said when asked to explain why he would leave the safety and lucrative confines of his country to come to the U.S. "I know they picked me because they think they can beat me but they picked the wrong guy,'' the Brooklyn-bred Collazo said. "I'm a slick southpaw. I won the title on two weeks notice but this time I've had months to prepare. I'm ready for him. I got the exact wrong style for Hatton and styles make fights.
"I know he don't know me. The public don't know me. He's already talking about what he's going to do in his next fight. He's looking past me and that's a mistake. Don't let my looks fool you. I'm going there to fight.''
It would be difficult for Hatton not to look past Collazo, who labored in anonymity on the edges of the sport despite his sterling record until then welterweight champion Jose Rivera's opponent fell out at the last moment a year ago. Collazo was close and seemed a safe enough replacement to Rivera's managers and so he was called in. By the time he left Rivera's hometown of Worcester, Ma,. he'd outclassed him all night, beating him to the punch again and again and then often disappearing before Rivera had a chance to retalitate.
Hatton would be wise to expect the same kind of fight from Collazo. To keep the plans HBO has for him alive, he will have to cut the ring off all night, walking Collazo down and then working his body and pushing him to fight a faster pace than he might like under more pressure than he's used to, as he did with Tszyu, slowly taking away his legs and forcing him to make mistakes.
Yet Hatton told Collazo at a recent press conference called to hype the first HBO fight in Boston in 25 years that he would not make the mistake many others might be making.
"Luis, they may not respect you but I respect you,'' Hatton said of the boxing public. "I won't underestimate you. I know why I'm coming to America. I'm coming to fight.''
So... Hatton fans, no excuses for that Collazo fight. Hatton said he was ready. And that powderpuff busted up Hatton's face and almost KO'd him.
Collazo is a VERY good fighter. It's a shame that neutral people on Boxing forums get all this silly FAN propaganda coming at them dirtying up the truth.. But again, this is the problem with you and fans like you, DD. All you do is post dumb articles and generic information about past fights like that's saying something. You rarely have an original thought of your OWN.
When I asked you to explain to me what you thought would happen in the actual fight I could tell your forensic knowledge of the sport was LACKING.
Keep hiding the fact that you can't comprehend actual combat by posting up articles and tales of the tape .. Go on.
If you think you can continue to answer every situation with some ****** reference your time is just about up. THAT'S ALL YOU DO. It's OLD.
It's crystal clear you're out of your depth. You can't CON me.
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Uh oh. I think you struck a nerve. I have been saying this for months. He is so one dimensional in his thinking it is outright comical...............That's nice..
Collazo is a VERY good fighter. It's a shame that neutral people on Boxing forums get all this silly FAN propaganda coming at them dirtying up the truth.. But again, this is the problem with you and fans like you, DD. All you do is post dumb articles and generic information about past fights like that's saying something. You rarely have an original thought of your OWN.
When I asked you to explain to me what you thought would happen in the actual fight I could tell your forensic knowledge of the sport was LACKING.
Keep hiding the fact that you can't comprehend actual combat by posting up articles and tales of the tape .. Go on.
If you think you can continue to answer every situation with some ****** reference you're time is just about up. THAT'S ALL YOU DO. It's OLD.
It's crystal clear you're out of your depth. You can't CON me.
All his views are passed down jibberish, probably from other boards.Comment
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To be fair... doesn't his posting it mean he is advocating it?..............That's nice..
Collazo is a VERY good fighter. It's a shame that neutral people on Boxing forums get all this silly FAN propaganda coming at them dirtying up the truth.. But again, this is the problem with you and fans like you, DD. All you do is post dumb articles and generic information about past fights like that's saying something. You rarely have an original thought of your OWN.
When I asked you to explain to me what you thought would happen in the actual fight I could tell your forensic knowledge of the sport was LACKING.
Keep hiding the fact that you can't comprehend actual combat by posting up articles and tales of the tape .. Go on.
If you think you can continue to answer every situation with some ****** reference your time is just about up. THAT'S ALL YOU DO. It's OLD.
It's crystal clear you're out of your depth. You can't CON me.
So what is the difference between him saying it (which he actually did a few posts back), and posting an article about it?
The article proves that he isn't alone in his thought, and it gives his advocacy more credence because someone else (who most likely has some sort of boxing credentials) wrote it as well.
EDIT: All through high school, and for a couple of years in college, I participated in competitive policy debate... so I have a decent understanding of what is effective in argumentation, and quoting qualified sources (I don't know if his last article's writer meets that criteria) who share your logic is among the most effective things you can do for your side of the argument.Comment
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you just..............That's nice..
Collazo is a VERY good fighter. It's a shame that neutral people on Boxing forums get all this silly FAN propaganda coming at them dirtying up the truth.. But again, this is the problem with you and fans like you, DD. All you do is post dumb articles and generic information about past fights like that's saying something. You rarely have an original thought of your OWN.
When I asked you to explain to me what you thought would happen in the actual fight I could tell your forensic knowledge of the sport was LACKING.
Keep hiding the fact that you can't comprehend actual combat by posting up articles and tales of the tape .. Go on.
If you think you can continue to answer every situation with some ****** reference your time is just about up. THAT'S ALL YOU DO. It's OLD.
It's crystal clear you're out of your depth. You can't CON me.
that racist white hating prick
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