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A Southpaw,swarmer,brawler Outworker.
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Based on his incredible reflexes, speed in all categories, conditioning, consistency of wins over credible fighters PBF would have to be up there with the top 135-140lbs fighters. If a Carlos Hernandez from Venezuela who broke Davey Moore's jaw, and took out Paulo Rossi ever hit him on the chin, or a Roberto Duran jumped in there with him at that weight I would be better able to assess PBF place in boxing history.
Hatton has the guns to hurt PBF but he must train to constantly close the wide legged gap PBF uses to stay away from all fighters, picking and choosing when his lightning like strikes are to be executed.
They need a referee in there that will let someone do a Jake Lamotta on him to make it competitive. A shoulder bump now and then is part of boxing and so is infighting. Hattonhas to face reality and realize the way to beat PBF is not to outbox him as it ain't gonna happen with a stepping with the jab and occassional right hand game plan.
Someone in training camp with Hatton will have to have him practice lightning like half steps closing that gap and reallly put himself into the condition to fire on this guy over and over again forcing him into a shootout on the ropes, in mid ring, clipping him with hooks up the middle, under and over and then flashing in right hands everywhere and anywhere all night long.
If Hatton cannot get into that kind of condition he will get what Gatti got. Picked apart and chopped with PBF showing much superior body and hand speed.
This is all nullified like Basilio did to Robinson. Jump on the dude and work him over all night long and be in better shape. If not, take the defeat and waste your time in training camp, collect the check and go home.
You want to win against this guy, you have to be inventive, ready and brutal and be prepared to pore it on all night until one of you falls.
Thats the formula to put PBF into the one and only scenario he is vulnerable to with the gloves on and boxing rules. Close that gap, rough him up and you then have a chance to clip him, stun him, cut him, and punch him everywhere with hard shots, especially in the shoulder socket, arms, and when he lowers his entire arm to protect his side, then beat on that arm with hard knuckle shuts through the glove.
Hatton needs to throw double right hands, double strikes to the same place just like PBF does. Practice timing PBF while PBF punches. Watch films of how he ducks and be there to hit him in places he does not expect like his collar bone.
Thats the way to be in a fighting postion to win against the flash.Comment
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The only way to beat Mayweather is a slick boxer with a good jab. Both Oscar De La Hoya and Zab Judah proved this in the rounds they opted to work behind the jab. You're not going to beat Mayweather without a solid boxing background.Comment
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I disagree that only a slick boxer with a good jab can beat Floyd. That is surely one way and I see where you're coming from...ie...had Oscar kept it up with the jab...but, Oscar's got power too. Alternatively, regarding Floyd, I think power and accuracy is the key if that comes with relentless aggression and stamina. I say this because while Floyd is not "featherfisted", he is not an overpowering puncher at all. You can wade in, get hit, and attack without too much worry of being knocked out for your trouble. All Hatton has to do is hurt Floyd and the complexion of the fight will change to Hatton's benefit.Comment
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Boxer puncher who can cut off the ring.Comment
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The name of the style to beat Mayweather is called the Paul Williams style. Or a young Mosley at lightweight, young Duran at lightweight, Hearns SRL SRR at welterweight.Comment
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Boxer/Puncher is actually what I meant to say. if a guy is just a feather fisted slick boxer (Cory Spinks perhaps) he couldn't do **** to Mayweather. You have to have a certain amount of power to make Floyd respect your shots, and a certain amount of boxing skill to be able to land on him. Ricky Hatton is a great boxer/puncher, regardless of what his critics here say.
Watch any of his UK fights, watch the first 6 rounds against Juan Urango where Hatton displayed clear boxing skill and head movement. It wasn't until urango's bodyshots hurt Hatton that Ricky began to fight his phonebooth style fight.Comment
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A swarmer with power and an iron chin. He has to nullify Floyd's counters by simply keeping on throwing, even when he's being hit. If he allows the counters to disrupt his attack he's done. Floyd counters the first and second shots, so the third and fourth have to count.Comment
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