Ricky Hatton: "To Beat Me You Need Firepower"

[BodyW8]

Well, I beg to differ. No human being can overlook real power in the ring.
Hatton kept Tszyu on his back foot all night long, at a relatively close range where Kostya are pretty much ineffective with his powerpunches.

Look at how wide Kostya's stance are. Try to stand with your front foot 2 feet in front of your back foot. Then place about 70% of your weight on your back foot.
Now, try to do some infighting...

Not only will you be severly out of balance, you will also find that you have no power at all. It's all about balance and leverages...

Tszyu is very powerful on long-range, straight punches, where his stance allows him to gain alot of momentum and weight into the right hand.

Ricky did exactly what needed to be done against Tszyu; he pushed him back, giving him no time to set up his punches nor settle down on his feet.

The style of Ricky Hatton isn't particularly pretty, but it is highly effective.


I haven't really seen many of Ricky's fights, so I don't know how he handles runners, brawlers etc.
But powerful uppercuts and side-to-side movements ala Calzaghe vs Lacy is probably a good key to defeat Hatton.

Yeah Tszyu's power was definitely reduced by Hatton's way of fighting. He did eat some good right hands though, so we can't complain about his chin Collazo didn't have him as hurt as people exaggerate, and his power was underrated.

[Jim Jeffries]

Who?? I don't know who that is.

Just a guy that defended the WBC lightweight title 10 straight times, that's all.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Just a guy that defended the WBC lightweight title 10 straight times, that's all.

Oh... is Collazo a lightweight? Which Collazo are we talking about again?? The guy with a dozen KO's?

[JJay]

JLH does not have a nice backside....not nice man....gorgeous face...but sadly her behind lets her down...if that pic was a bit bigger you can see allher cellulite.....yikes!

[Jim Jeffries]

Oh... is Collazo a lightweight? Which Collazo are we talking about again?? The guy with a dozen KO's?

Well, since Hatton fought his whole career minus 1 fight at 140, it's not a huge stretch that he might get a little hurt in the 12th round against a much bigger, strong, southpaw. Make of it what you will, Collazo has a lot higher KO percentage than Mayweather above 130.

[keepemup]

I am still wondering why Floyd's power is mediocre at 147. He TKO'd Sharmba, put the works on jab and couldn't KO IRON CHINNED Carlos Baldomir. Most of you guys will be more than suprised by Floyd's power this fight, just wait and see.

Yup. They're in for a surprise.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

JLH does not have a nice backside....not nice man....gorgeous face...but sadly her behind lets her down...if that pic was a bit bigger you can see all her cellulite.....yikes!

Yeah. Her ass, legs, tummy are TERRIBLE. Especially for a girl in her twenties.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Well, since Hatton fought his whole career minus 1 fight at 140, it's not a huge stretch that he might get a little hurt in the 12th round against a much bigger, strong, southpaw. Make of it what you will, Collazo has a lot higher KO percentage than Mayweather above 130.

You sure about that??

[Xcel]

Floyd's hands have always given him problems but he is still undefeated. So Hatton's point is mute at best.

[Jim Jeffries]

You sure about that??

Mayweather above 130, 4 KOs in 11 fights = 36.4%

Collazo above 130, 13 KOs in 27 fights = 48.1%

YUP.