was Hatton really that good against Mayweather?

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Mayweather-Hatton round 8:

mayweather: 32 of 55 for 58%

hatton: 6 of 38 for 16%

mayweather jabs: 6/9

Hatton jabs: 0/7

[cuzfozzy]

Hatton will get knocked out in his next fight - mark my word

[Archie Leach]

hatton is a bum!

he eats toasted dog**** sandwiches and he has TURNBUCKLE FEVER

[eazy_mas]

he would have done better if the ref wasnt biased against him, but the fact is that Floyd could have had the KO in any round and Hatton just doesnt have the reach to outbox floyd.

anyway there are many fighters who fight other bigger than him. If there got and L could the erase it just because they are smaller and had a disadvantage?

[Silencers]

I thought he did a pretty good job. Better than some people thought he would for the first half of the fight.

I was expecting more from him considering the way he was training in 24/7 with the body bag and so on and the way he was talking about the fight.

But overall I was pretty satisfied with his performance.

[Benny Leonard]

anyway there are many fighters who fight other bigger than him. If there got and L could the erase it just because they are smaller and had a disadvantage?

Talent can make up for "size." I cannot believe Hatton or any of the Hattonites brought that in, involving this fight and why he lost. Floyd was a lightweight that bulked up, who weighs 147 by fight time, although I'm not sure about the last time out.

Tyson made up for his size with great ability and teaching. Even Tyson's says he had unfair advantage because he was taught by Cus D'amato.

I wonder if Hatton could have been better if he started with someone like Rooney.
Maybe, maybe not.


Mike Tyson On how Cus D’amato helped him:
“People think I was born this way. They don’t know what it took to get this way. The training, when you have to do things over and over again until you’re sore. Deep in your mind you say, God, I don’t want to do this no more, and then you push. I always used to think I was a coward because of the way I felt. Cus was there when I needed him…he was the one. Cus would always explain you should always do things to build your character and make you a better individual. He was different than anyone I’d ever met, because principle meant more than anything to him, more than money, more than health, more than his life. He would sacrifice anything for principle, for what he believed was right.” [Heller, 99]

Cus always strived. He said:"You can be the champ". Even at a young age. And I believed in him. I developed that kind of confidence in him. And we just made it "That was the destiny". No matter whatever happen. And he discussed times that he wasn't feeling well and that he doesn't think he would be around, but he said "No matter what...the job must go on".[Documentary: Mike Tyson Greatest Hits 00:06:30]

“I did boxing only because my step father [Tyson means Cus D’Amato] was in love with it. He wanted me to become a champion so I couldn’t disappoint him.

http://www.tysontalk.com/Media/tysonian_quotes_idea/OtherQuotes.html#miketyson

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Hatton got KTFO'd by a slightly blown up lightweight. A guy who had a few fights at 140, and a few fights at 147.

[BmoreBrawler]

anyway there are many fighters who fight other bigger than him. If there got and L could the erase it just because they are smaller and had a disadvantage?

#1 I doubt that those guys dealt with 6 inch reach disadvantages.

#2 I said he does not have the reach to beat FLOYD. This is a guy who you need many physical advantages to beat.

[Benny Leonard]

#1 I doubt that those guys dealt with 6 inch reach disadvantages.

#2 I said he does not have the reach to beat FLOYD. This is a guy who you need many physical advantages to beat.

Marciano had a 68 inch reach.

Tyson had a 71, according to http://www.ibhof.com/ibhftape.htm.

Tyson gave up more tha 6 inches in reach in many of his fights, let alone height and weight.

This is a guy who you need many physical advantages to beat.

Physical and technical.

No shame in losing to Floyd, he is a Great fighter.

[Mr. Ryan]

Hatton came in with one game plan, which was to make it as ugly a fight as he could. When that plan begot no great benefit, Hatton didn't have any other plan to effectively wear down Mayweather so he got wild. Hatton is too one-dimensional for a Floyd Mayweather.