..U.K. FANS: Where's The Complaining Now?...

[Dynamite Kid]

For the record, I don't really like clinches all that much.

My question is, U.K. fans COMPLAINED about how Hatton wasn't allowed to fight his fight. Yet, Hopkins clinches just as much as Hatton, does his work on the inside, a lot and yet.... SURPRISE, no complaints. Same ref, did the same job and now he doesn't even get talked about for doing essentially the same job and making sure the clinches were broken up.

How does that work out?

it works because in each fight the American fighter was favoured by the referee & was given the opurtunity to capatalise on favourable refereeing

Brits just wanted it both ways as in if Hatton tried to hold then be fair & warn Floyd aswell for his elbows etc ,im not saying Hatton should have been allowed to hold but Hatton was penalised for his fouls but when Floyd comminted any kind of foul he got away with it

[RodBarker]

it works because in each fight the American fighter was favoured by the referee & was given the opurtunity to capatalise on favourable refereeing

Brits just wanted it both ways as in if Hatton tried to hold then be fair & warn Floyd aswell for his elbows etc ,im not saying Hatton should have been allowed to hold but Hatton was penalised for his fouls but when Floyd comminted any kind of foul he got away with it

Brits just wanted it fair , lol , says a Brit ,,, did you see KT Hatton with that wonderful Brit ref Parris , where were the Brits just wanted it fair then , the only time you guys complain is when you lose .

Hatton being verbally warned dont mean **** because it didnt make him punch and it didnt stop him from punching that was all Hattons doing , I really cant believe the excuses thrown for Hatton , he caused 90% of the breaks himself simply because he didnt punch , his own corner told him he is smothering himself ,,, if you read the fight you will know why Ricky smothered himself , because he gets knocked out sooner if he allowed any punching room , Hatton got so owned in that fight , the after excuses are pathetic .

[QUISQUEYA]

For the record, I don't really like clinches all that much.

My question is, U.K. fans COMPLAINED about how Hatton wasn't allowed to fight his fight. Yet, Hopkins clinches just as much as Hatton, does his work on the inside, a lot and yet.... SURPRISE, no complaints. Same ref, did the same job and now he doesn't even get talked about for doing essentially the same job and making sure the clinches were broken up.

How does that work out?

I don't get the sense that Brits have the same passion for Calzaghe as they do for Hatton. Calzaghe is more arrogant, doesn't bleed, doesn't quaff pints in the pubs, and has a sissy fight style.

Do the British fans consider Joe as "one of the lads"?

[THe TRiNiTY]

it works because in each fight the American fighter was favoured by the referee & was given the opurtunity to capatalise on favourable refereeing

Brits just wanted it both ways as in if Hatton tried to hold then be fair & warn Floyd aswell for his elbows etc ,im not saying Hatton should have been allowed to hold but Hatton was penalised for his fouls but when Floyd comminted any kind of foul he got away with it

The only time Mayweather COULD elbow is when Hatton rushed in to hold. That isn't the ref saying.. 'Fair is fair' But he can't favor either FOULER. That's something you have to just let happen, or speerate the fighters and move along. Hatton got penalized for attempting to hit Mayweather on the back of the head with Mayweather defenseless and in between the ropes. He caught the bullet. If Mayweather had tried the same ****, I'm almost positive he'd of gotten the point taken away. Both faught a bit 'rough' that fight.

[THe TRiNiTY]

I don't get the sense that Brits have the same passion for Calzaghe as they do for Hatton. Calzaghe is more arrogant, doesn't bleed, doesn't quaff pints in the pubs, and has a sissy fight style.

Do the British fans consider Joe as "one of the lads"?

I'm not from the U.K., so I can't answer that from that standpoint. However, I can say that he doesn't seem as popular. Popular, but not as popular. Def. not 'one of the boys' as Calzaghe is SMART in between fights and doesn't drink his career away.

[I AM...]

to be honest, yea i guess most aren't complaining because joe won. but also i think cause the inside fight is hatton's game...joe's isn't joe boxes inside and out hatton wouldn't really do that as much so people were complaining that he didn't get to fight his fight. i know that a ref has to do his job and ref each match the exact same way as the last but these are some points people will make. but does it really matter? it's over now and the best fighter won, but that's IMO

[THe TRiNiTY]

to be honest, yea i guess most aren't complaining because joe won. but also i think cause the inside fight is hatton's game...joe's isn't joe boxes inside and out hatton wouldn't really do that as much so people were complaining that he didn't get to fight his fight. i know that a ref has to do his job and ref each match the exact same way as the last but these are some points people will make. but does it really matter? it's over now and the best fighter won, but that's IMO

Very nice, especially for your first post. Lol. Nice.

[I AM...]

Very nice, especially for your first post. Lol. Nice.

Thanks for the welcome mate