Whats Floyd doing sparring Baldomir for DEC 8??

[eazy_mas]

Hatton is faster in closing the distance then baldomir, but the key for floyd in this fight is simply to stepstep in fire, i dont think he really needs to back off as much, i will say this as well, imo.....

Mayweather is gonna go to the body.

Mayweather is a seriously underatted body puncher, and i reckon he will go to limit hatton's movement, then drown him out later on in the fight.

If hatton can land some good shots early, and doesnt get discouraged by getting hit, then he has a chance, if not, he could get hurt, and hatton does tire, urango hurt him in their fight and hatton was clinging on, Collazo had him all over the place in their fight, Tsysu clearly floored hatton with a body shot which was given a slip in that fight, so hatton can get hurt, has been down, has ran out of gas before.

Obvoiously he seems to be in great shape for this fight, but imo, floyd has to lose this fight with either ****** tactics or taking hatton lightly. As far as the latter goes, i cant see it happening right now, floyd is very angry with hatton for mouthing off about him to hbo and floyd has siege mentality anyways where he thinks everyone wants to see him lose, hopefully he comes in tip-top, if he does, i know who im picking.

well both fighers could get hurt is easy and simple they are human after all.

But Floyd uses mind games to fool Hatton.

[DURAN_IS_GOD]

Hatton is faster in closing the distance then baldomir, but the key for floyd in this fight is simply to stepstep in fire, i dont think he really needs to back off as much, i will say this as well, imo.....

Mayweather is gonna go to the body.

Mayweather is a seriously underatted body puncher, and i reckon he will go to limit hatton's movement, then drown him out later on in the fight.

If hatton can land some good shots early, and doesnt get discouraged by getting hit, then he has a chance, if not, he could get hurt, and hatton does tire, urango hurt him in their fight and hatton was clinging on, Collazo had him all over the place in their fight, Tsysu clearly floored hatton with a body shot which was given a slip in that fight, so hatton can get hurt, has been down, has ran out of gas before.

Obvoiously he seems to be in great shape for this fight, but imo, floyd has to lose this fight with either ****** tactics or taking hatton lightly. As far as the latter goes, i cant see it happening right now, floyd is very angry with hatton for mouthing off about him to hbo and floyd has siege mentality anyways where he thinks everyone wants to see him lose, hopefully he comes in tip-top, if he does, i know who im picking.

i agree with a lot of what you say, and i admitt ricky does look somewhat vulnerable to bodyshots himself. if it comes down to a war of will then i know who im picking as well... time will tell i guess. a lot is being said about hatton fading, but thats unfair imo. against collazo it was his first fight at 147 and came in too heavy, and against urango reports suggest he had a chest infection the week before the fight. im just wondering how floyds stamina will play out... he wont have fought at the pace and intensity he will find himself at probably ever

[DA1CATAS]

MENTAL GAMEPLAN....

thats what he wants hatton to see... that he paid money to beat the ish outta baldomir so they(hatton team) can come up with perspective issues and style assumptions they think floyd is having.


he's jus F'n wit hattons mind.

[tills9191]

this 1...........

[Orange Sneakers]

To work on his strengths

[Jim Jeffries]

I think Floyd had so much fun sparring with Baldomir in their last fight, that he wanted to do some more.

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To work on his strengths

BINGO! People sometimes forget what is sparring. It is not fighting a short fight with headgear on, hoping that the actual fight is going to be similar.

What was Larry Holmes doing in Ali's camp when he fought Foreman?

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Baldomit is tough, you have to credit him with that, but he's a slow and plodding come-forward pressure fighter... Exactly what Floyd's team think that Hatton is. It's a huge mistake.

Isn't Hatton slow TO FLOYD? Do you feel Floyd is worried about Hatton's speed? Seriously?

[*2TOUGH*]

Maybe Baldomir is a red herring but all the noise coming from the Mayweather camp is that Hatton is a one dimensional fighter who is too slow for Floyd, then they choose sparring partners that reflect that belief.

boyyyy are they soooo wrong and will regret thisssss

[DURAN_IS_GOD]

the biggest thing they under-estimate imo is hattons footspeed.... he will close the gap MUCH quicker than they think and he will cut the ring off very effectively