Gatti doesnt even belong in the same discussion as Hatton...

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

I Have A "june, 2005" Feeling

I dont see the similarities as much as You I guess...

Gatti.. was a punching bag who would throw a Hail Mary Counter to turn things around.. More often than not he succeeded..
But he was what Floyd said he was.. a C-Class fighter.. with an A+ Heart...

Hatton is More skilled and much smarter in the ring than Gatti..

Otherwise I will Just say Mayweather and Calzaghe are exactly the same since they have a few similar traits..

I didn't say they are exactly the same. I said they have similarities. Even in mental approach:

"Mayweather likes to hear himself talk," Gatti said. "To me he sounds like he is terrified of me and a reality check is coming on Saturday night."


Gatti says the fight will come down to toughness…a quality he has proven over and over. But does Mayweather have any? “Talent wise, Mayweather is one of the most talented fighters, but I’ve been in with some really good fighters and most of them are tougher than Mayweather. He has ability, but who knows how tough he is? I’ve been in tough fights that I was able to come out of a winner.” Team Gatti maintain they’re going to pull a big surprise on fight night.

“They underestimate Arturo. That’s what will make it really exciting. We’re going to show he’s a much better fighter than they think he is. Arturo rises to the occasion of his opponents. If he sticks to the gameplan, it won’t be as hard as people think.” Gatti agrees. “Mayweather will bring out the best in me. That’s for sure. That’s who I am as a fighter. My ability to box, everything. Everything I’ve learned all my life and the last five years with buddy, is going to come out that night. I know it for a fact, that’s why I’m so excited.”

As to be expected, he had a lot to say about Mayweather's trash-talking. "For what I've done in boxing and how I've done it he should have a little more respect," reasoned Gatti (39-6, 30 KO's). "I'm going to sell the tickets. They give tickets away when Mayweather fights..."


The quotes above are all from different articles. TELL THE TRUTH: Couldn't you substitute "Hatton" for "Gatti" and thety are saying the EXACT same ****??

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

wtf? everyone was picking pbf.. ********** had him, maxboxing had him, dan rafael picked floyd....

wtf as if you never used the internet during that time

FLIP,

You are wrong...and I can very easily prove you wrong.

Care to make a wager?

[sterling]

lOl well gatti was jus a brawler but hatton is a smart swarmer/brawler (clinching,footwork and speed etc) Theres a big difference between the two the only thing you can compare is there style they are both brawlers/in fighters I think thats what everyone is going of which is very ******.
Hatton will cause floyd alot more trouble then gatti ever could and the reason gatti was finished against floyd was because of floyds speed.
Gatti needs a target that jus stays there and trades with him but if the target hits him then moves around it gets alot more difficult for him.
None the less gatti has alot of heart he even wanted to continue the fight with floyd by biting down on his mouth piece when the trainer was trying to take it out.
I predict this fight going the distance indeed but it could have a few knockdowns but i think they will be at hattons expense if he gets caught but i dnt see floyd knocking him out but i can see hatton doing it to floyd so theres a big difference there.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Hatton's footwork alone will prevent Floyd from doing what he did to Gatti.

Antonio,

I think that is a huge mistake that people are making. Because you saw Hatton flying at 100 mph at Tszyu or at a fried Castillo (who almost fell on his own, he was so done), people think that Hatton's speed will approach Mayweather's. IT WON'T.

The speed difference will be vast. The footwork difference will be vast. That guy who outran everybody in your high school?? He looks like a turtle at the starting line of the Olympic 100m.

Oscar Delahoya sparred with Shane for weeks. What is the first thing DLH said after the fight? "Wow, he's fast."

This is Hatton coming at Tszyu: please point me to the part where Tszyu moves laterally.

[Jim Jeffries]

Hilarious how Floyd nuthuggers are still bragging over De La Hoya leftovers. Hell Gatti was stopped by feather fisted Baldomir (13 KOs in 61 fights) and even Alfonso Gomez.

How many times has Hatton been stopped again?

[sterling]

Antonio,

I think that is a huge mistake that people are making. Because you saw Hatton flying at 100 mph at Tszyu or at a fried Castillo (who almost fell on his own, he was so done), people think that Hatton's speed will approach Mayweather's. IT WON'T.

The speed difference will be vast. The footwork difference will be vast. That guy who outran everybody in your high school?? He looks like a turtle at the starting line of the Olympic 100m.

Oscar Delahoya sparred with Shane for weeks. What is the first thing DLH said after the fight? "Wow, he's fast."

This is Hatton coming at Tszyu: please point me to the part where Tszyu moves laterally.

Hey since ur quoting everyones comments why dont u reply to mine that i made thx.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

I predict this fight going the distance indeed but it could have a few knockdowns but i think they will be at hattons expense if he gets caught but i dnt see floyd knocking him out but i can see hatton doing it to floyd so theres a big difference there.

OK. We all agree that Floyd hasn't taken a legitimate KD in his career...right? The closest he cama was a glove/canvas graze vs Judah.

How many legitimate KD's did Hatton score vs Tszyu, Urango, Collazo, etc? You guys are treating the castillo fight as if THAT is who Hatton is, and not the umpteen fights BEFORE that.

I posted this before, will repeat:

Ricky is not that type of fighter. That Castillo punch was a lottery punch. Just like Nard's punch on Oscar was atypical for him.

Hatton's last few fights:

Castillo - 4 rounds

Urango - 12 rounds

Collazo - 12 rounds

Maussa - 9 rounds

Tszyu - 11 rounds

Oliveira - 10 rounds

Stewart - 5 rounds

Vilches - 12 rounds

Pedersen - 6 rounds

Tackie - 12 rounds

Rios - 10 rounds

Phillips - 12 rounds

His five-fight average prior to Castillo was ELEVEN ROUNDS. With that trend, I think it's fair to say that Hatton is more of a "wear you down" puncher than the "devastating" puncher that his stans try to paint him as. And that Ricky seems to be projecting himself as.

There is a reason that the over/under in this fight is 11.5 rounds...and it isn't just Floyd's chin and defense.

[Jim Jeffries]

OK. We all agree that Floyd hasn't taken a legitimate KD in his career...right? The closest he cama was a glove/canvas graze vs Judah.

How many legitimate KD's did Hatton score vs Tszyu, Urango, Collazo, etc? You guys are treating the castillo fight as if THAT is who Hatton is, and not the umpteen fights BEFORE that.

I posted this before, will repeat:

Ricky is not that type of fighter. That Castillo punch was a lottery punch. Just like Nard's punch on Oscar was atypical for him.

Hatton's last few fights:

Castillo - 4 rounds

Urango - 12 rounds

Collazo - 12 rounds

Maussa - 9 rounds

Tszyu - 11 rounds

Oliveira - 10 rounds

Stewart - 5 rounds

Vilches - 12 rounds

Pedersen - 6 rounds

Tackie - 12 rounds

Rios - 10 rounds

Phillips - 12 rounds

His five-fight average prior to Castillo was ELEVEN ROUNDS. With that trend, I think it's fair to say that Hatton is more of a "wear you down" puncher than the "devastating" puncher that his stans try to paint him as. And that Ricky seems to be projecting himself as.

There is a reason that the over/under in this fight is 11.5 rounds...and it isn't just Floyd's chin and defense.

The copy/paste master.

Floyd's KOs in his last 11 fights (since leaving 130): 4

Hatton's KOs in his last 11 fight (all above 130): 7

Hmmmm..... Floyd 36.4%, Ricky 63.6%

[sterling]

OK. We all agree that Floyd hasn't taken a legitimate KD in his career...right? The closest he cama was a glove/canvas graze vs Judah.

How many legitimate KD's did Hatton score vs Tszyu, Urango, Collazo, etc? You guys are treating the castillo fight as if THAT is who Hatton is, and not the umpteen fights BEFORE that.

I posted this before, will repeat:

Ricky is not that type of fighter. That Castillo punch was a lottery punch. Just like Nard's punch on Oscar was atypical for him.

Hatton's last few fights:

Castillo - 4 rounds

Urango - 12 rounds

Collazo - 12 rounds

Maussa - 9 rounds

Tszyu - 11 rounds

Oliveira - 10 rounds

Stewart - 5 rounds

Vilches - 12 rounds

Pedersen - 6 rounds

Tackie - 12 rounds

Rios - 10 rounds

Phillips - 12 rounds

His five-fight average prior to Castillo was ELEVEN ROUNDS. With that trend, I think it's fair to say that Hatton is more of a "wear you down" puncher than the "devastating" puncher that his stans try to paint him as. And that Ricky seems to be projecting himself as.

There is a reason that the over/under in this fight is 11.5 rounds...and it isn't just Floyd's chin and defense.

Dude u jus quoted one part of what i said lool so u was replyin to half of my comment lol u think hes a wear u down fighter but u dont know.
Hatton balloons between fights we all know that so he makes more trouble for himself thus the fight goes on alot longer cause he lacks his normal phsyical attributes abit like what happened to vagras - mayagora.
He didnt balloon for the fight with castillo and he isnt balooning for this fight with mayweather so we going to see the best hatton im not sayin he gna win but hes gna do his best.
He is a swarmer thats very obvious he stays inside as much as he can and either wears down the opponant or goes for the knockout.
He is known to be a gd body puncher so why call that body punch luck? i do boxing in real life and i know how hard it is to land a perfect left to the body and knockout ur opponant.

[Mozza]

Gatti barely threw a punch in the fight with Floyd, anyone who thinks Hatton will be similarly inactive is on another planet.