Cortez: "Hatton wasn't allowed to fight his style"

[Benny Leonard]

...this is bigger then Hatton/Mayweather...any inside fighter that isn't allowed to fight inside is going to loose...imagine Frazier not being able to break down Ali on the inside because the ref won't allow him to get close...Fraizer wouldn't have won the first time they met...after Ali figured out Fraizer and kept him out by himself is a whole different subject...


Kabuki Joe

Since when did Frazier hit and hold?

Frazier ****s the body like a Champ. Two different fighters. One is Smokin the other is blowing.

[Larry Merchant]

PBF hit Hatton with some nasty elbows.

[Benny Leonard]

While holding his other arm so that he can't pull his glove out?

He was giving the BULLY a piece of his own medicine.

Floyd stood up to the BULLY, end of story.

[Mozza]

Do you ever look past the nose on your face .

Win 1 round and end up like this is a shutout mate !

You can't just re-define terms and then pass it off as fact.

[Mozza]

He was giving the BULLY a piece of his own medicine.

Floyd stood up to the BULLY, end of story.

Floyd does this in all his fights. Personally I don't have a problem with it but it seems to be the same people who call Hatton "The Hugman" that are throwing their toys out their prams when Floyd's roughhouse tactics are pointed out.

[Benny Leonard]

Do you realize that Mayweather deliverately chose to clinch a lot in the early rounds, so that the ref would soon not take any clinches?

This is a good point. So maybe Mayweather was playing it smart and chose to exhaust the clinch in order for no more clinches to be allowed.

[Jim Jeffries]

One round was CLEAR, 4 others were close. If you didn't give at least 1 of those other 4 to Hatton, then you're either a biased :*******: or you have no business scoring boxing. Fact is he went 10 rounds with the recognized best boxer in the world today, and despite a huge ring and a biased (or blind) ref still made it an entertaining fight.

And you actually had the nerve to call me a hater.

[Jim Jeffries]

This is a good point. So maybe Mayweather was playing it smart and chose to exhaust the clinch in order for no more clinches to be allowed.

Clinching is legal. Holding, like in my avatar, is not.

[Benny Leonard]

Floyd does this in all his fights. Personally I don't have a problem with it but it seems to be the same people who call Hatton "The Hugman" that are throwing their toys out their prams when Floyd's roughhouse tactics are pointed out.

But it's really not to cut or hurt the opponent like Tyson used to do it. It's to get distance for his punches when you are trying to smother him. He isn't going to push off with his glovd-hand, it wouldn't be wise.

[El Dominicano]

I dont get it. I think those that dont admit mayweather was fouling are not true fans of the sport and neither of Mayweather. A great fighter can adapt and do what he takes to win.

Mayweather outroughed Hatton. He outhattoned hatton. What do you want more?

And the early clinching was superb strategy.

Boxing is not figure-skating (ok given some past episodes maybe I picked the right sport to contrast )

I'm a Mayweather fan and I agree Mayweather did illegal moves but that was all in retaliation. Hatton kept on clinging on to him over and over and the ref had to break them apart. Everytime PBF moved into his confrotable range Hatton landed a big shot because of his dirty tactics. Thats why PBF said F it and F'd him up at his own game while fight dirty. I respected the fact that Mayweather did those illegal moves back to him Hatton was asking for it!