Floyd Can't hurt Ricky Hatton

[deliveryman]

Punching Hatton in the face, but we're talking about a truly world class body puncher. The power factor is going to be significant, and if Floyd's counters have enough on them to discourage Hatton from going to the body then he could be in trouble. So far however Hatton hasn't had too many issues over the course of a fight with right hands countering his left hook to the body.

Except Floyd probably has the best righthand in boxing.

[Azteca]

Except Floyd probably has the best righthand in boxing.

....yeah. Maybe for speed and accuracy. But for overall pop ... it's weak.

[Wiley Hyena]

Was what Hatton did to Oliveira any more impressive than what Mayweather did to Gatti? Or what Oscar did to Mayorga?

Last night, it was said that Tszyu , as a champion, should not fight a (four loss) fighter like Vince Phillips. But it was OK for a champion like Hatton to fight an Oliveira?

Oiveira, Vilches, Pederson, Stewart and Tackie. Really? That is what we boast about nowadays?

Serenity now....

Are you wanting to bring up Tszyu again?? Let me know right now, and I'll pull out the heavy artillery and pound you again. Is this what you want?

[deliveryman]

....yeah. Maybe for speed and accuracy. But for overall pop ... it's weak.

I'm talking overall. Factor in everything, and Floyd still has the most effective righthand in boxing.

[Wiley Hyena]

Except Floyd probably has the best righthand in boxing.

A great right hand has to have knockout power to be great, IMO. Floyd's is good but doesn't meet this standard. His right is good because it's fast and accurate. But, it's not great. IMO

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

I think the Mayweatherites have learned that this fight is for real, and are starting to set aside the cavalier attitude. Civilized discourse would be infinitely preferable to the gang attack mentality I've been seeing for the last three weeks. Hopefully the heavy artillery shocked them into reality. I hope so.

Wiley,

Can you at least TRY not to be a ****? You are trying to provoke. Take it down a peg.

We can all regress. It's kinda fun. The choice is yours.

Heavy artillery? The vids of Tszyu getting stomped by a journeyman, The Urango fight? The Collazo fight? which heavy artillery are you referring to?

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Are you wanting to bring up Tszyu again?? Let me know right now, and I'll pull out the heavy artillery and pound you again. Is this what you want?

[eric maldonado]

Both Collazo and Urango were hurt badly by body punches, especially Urango. Urango had some success to the body in Round 5. In the Sixth Hatton came back to Urango's body, hard, with the net result that Urango stopped throwing combinations and didn't throw another body shot. Against Collazo Hatton won the inside battle frequently (hence he won the fight). Where Collazo was successful was in holding the centre of the ring and hitting Hatton from distance. Whenever Collazo was hustled back to the ropes he was losing, in the centre of the ring he did well, particularly in the 12th.

Neither Urango (who lost 11 rounds) nor Collazo had much success by countering Hatton with right hands as he went to the body, and those guys were southpaws making it harder to land the left hook and easy to counter with a right hook of their own.

The only guy who really had success with a right hand counter while Hatton went to the body was Eamon Magee, and that was once in the fight. Hatton dominated the rest of the fight.

if you watch the interview with collazo after the fight he clearly says he was never hurt by hatton in the fight

[eric maldonado]

And Hatton is ten feet tall. And shoots lightning bolts from his eyes. And fire from his arse. HE IS WILLIAM WALLACE!!

Oliveira was a 9 loss journeyman....right? And he was 36 years old? End of career? Yet, you guys are (true to the Hattonian principles) hyping up the performance.

You guys criticize mayweather for fighting gatti... but hype up Hatton beating Oliveira. Unbelievable. Simply unbelievable.

SQUEAL... PLEASE NOTE.

i couldn't agree more

[deliveryman]

A great right hand has to have knockout power to be great, IMO. Floyd's is good but doesn't meet this standard. His right is good because it's fast and accurate. But, it's not great. IMO

I never said it was great. I just said it is the best in boxing. Who else has a more effective righthand than Floyd? He is able to control and dictate fights with it. And he has enough pop with it to KO people. It's far more versatile than anyone else's in the sport at the moment.