Is Ricky Hatton entertaining ? do YOU think he is entertaining ?

[Nicky Gambino]

Is Ricky Hatton entertaining?

Do YOU think he is entertaining ?

It seems to me Ricky himself is the only one who thinks he is entertaining, because when ever i speak to non Brits they say his style is trash and his fights are difficult to watch. Believe it or not there are even Brits out there that are not fans of Ricky's style.

I myself like to see him do well, but his style is not exciting anymore. Allthough Ricky's last fight was a tad more exciting, but still in general his style is frustrating to watch.

Hatton seems to think that if you go for it and show aggression and a willingness to make the fight that you are automatically entertaining........Someone needs to tell Ricky that people also like to watch stylists who combine that aggression with skill and technique which in turn makes them easier on the eye to watch, but above all people like to watch fighters that dont break the flow of the action by holding all the while.

I'm British and I agree wholeheartedly. It is very frustrating to watch Ricky at times. Strange how the roles were reversed in the Malignacci fight, especially considering his team wouldn't let him fight Hatton unless they found the right ref to stop Ricky clinching.

For the most part, you can't really take anything a Brit says about Ricky Hatton too seriously. Our talented fighters are few and far between and so we get a little carried away when one of them makes it to the top flight.

I'm almost positive I'm going to get flamed as a traitor for being negative towards Ricky but **** it I'm a fight fan first and foremost and I'm not going to let my patriotism stand in the way of what I believe to be the truth.

[Porter's Dad]

I'm British and I agree wholeheartedly. It is very frustrating to watch Ricky at times. Strange how the roles were reversed in the Malignacci fight, especially considering his team wouldn't let him fight Hatton unless they found the right ref to stop Ricky clinching.

For the most part, you can't really take anything a Brit says about Ricky Hatton too seriously. Our talented fighters are few and far between and so we get a little carried away when one of them makes it to the top flight.

I'm almost positive I'm going to get flamed as a traitor for being negative towards Ricky but **** it I'm a fight fan first and foremost and I'm not going to let my patriotism stand in the way of what I believe to be the truth.

Nah, you won't get flamed. I'm a Brit but can't stand Hatton and Calzaghe, yet love Haye and quite like Froch.

I just can't abide the style of those first two. I think Terrible raised a great point in another thread about Calzaghe - whether his fans now would support him with the same allegiance if he was American. And let's say RJJ or Hopkins were Brits.

Who do you think they would support?

Me? I love RJJ, have grown to really like Bernard and despise Calzaghe. Doesn't matter one jot what nationality they are to me.

If Hatton didn't have such a huge fanbase, I don't think he'd be a major player at all. A good fighter carried by a massive following, IMHO.

[Dynamite Kid]

I'm British and I agree wholeheartedly. It is very frustrating to watch Ricky at times. Strange how the roles were reversed in the Malignacci fight, especially considering his team wouldn't let him fight Hatton unless they found the right ref to stop Ricky clinching.

For the most part, you can't really take anything a Brit says about Ricky Hatton too seriously. Our talented fighters are few and far between and so we get a little carried away when one of them makes it to the top flight.

I'm almost positive I'm going to get flamed as a traitor for being negative towards Ricky but **** it I'm a fight fan first and foremost and I'm not going to let my patriotism stand in the way of what I believe to be the truth.

Nah, you won't get flamed. I'm a Brit but can't stand Hatton and Calzaghe, yet love Haye and quite like Froch.

I just can't abide the style of those first two. I think Terrible raised a great point in another thread about Calzaghe - whether his fans now would support him with the same allegiance if he was American. And let's say RJJ or Hopkins were Brits.

Who do you think they would support?

Me? I love RJJ, have grown to really like Bernard and despise Calzaghe. Doesn't matter one jot what nationality they are to me.

If Hatton didn't have such a huge fanbase, I don't think he'd be a major player at all. A good fighter carried by a massive following, IMHO.

Big yourself up two GREAT post right there. I wish all our fellow Brits were as impartial .

[runningbeast666]

Ricky seems like a shot fighter. He doesn't do anything for me right now, and I dont think having Floyd Sr. in his cornor is going to help him much either. Id like to see Ricky Hatton in the next Austin Powers movie. Just a thought ya know? "The law is anything I write on a piece of paper." Saddam Hussein.

[Testdead]

Up until Tszyu then Mallinaggi.

It was Paulie doing all the holding vs Hatton.

[Nicky Gambino]

Big yourself up two GREAT post right there. I wish all our fellow Brits were as impartial .

Me too. There are too many forum arguments between Brits and yanks (term used affectionately ) where us brits are saying that we have the best fighters. Quite frankly it's embarrassing.

In some cases this may be true but in one such exchange a brit was trying to say that Lennox Lewis was better than Muhammed Ali! I nearly died with an ambivalence of emotions, embarrassment on behalf of my country not the least.

There's nothing wrong with supporting your country's fighter but at the same time you've got to be honest with yourself. For me, one of my faveourite things to do when watching a fight is to analyze the combatants performance and see where I think they're going wrong etc. How can you do that if you blindly follow someone to the point where you can't admit they make mistakes?

[-Antonio-]

I dont think That means he is better technically than Gatti.

Hatton does not have a jab where as Gatti does Hatton cannot throw a straight 1,2 which is basics for a technically good Boxer

If you take Hatton's best Boxing display Ben Tackie and you put it alongside some of Gatti's best Boxing performances, Gatti has shown superior Boxing ability Ward 2,Damgaard,Millett,Leija these were all better displays of controlled Boxing than anything Hatton has ever produced, infact Gatti looked excellent against Baldomir before Baldomir caught up with him.

I dont think techical skill always boils down to 1-2's. Hatton for example uses nifty footwork iside that Gatti would never be able to pull off. He pivots from left to right to get better angles on body shots. He also uses better head movement at his best.

[2501]

only when he isnt clinching.

[-Antonio-]

He was damn entertaining against Paulie...I was impressed. I just couldn't believe he actaully beat Paulie to the punch...and his head movement was better. He was also alot more patient and he hasn't been with Sr for all that long...I can't wait to see how much he improved by the time he faces Pacman.

I still dont think Hatton improved. I think he fought better than he did against Lazcano maybe. Other than that, it all had to do with his opponent. He only had to worry about the jab coming his way.

[Dynamite Kid]

[QU[I]OTE=-Antonio-;4494423]I dont think technical skill always boils down to 1-2's. Hatton for example uses nifty footwork iside that Gatti would never be able to pull off. He pivots from left to right to get better angles on body shots. He also uses better head movement at his best.[/QUOTE]

Yeah its cool its just we both have a different outlook. For me being good Technically is based on your technique IE shortening your hooks and throwing straight punches turning your body weight into your shots to get maximum power etc. I see what you are saying as a skill rather than a technique, but you probably wouldn't........ thats okay though we are on the same page.

I agree though Hatton does pivot well to get better angles on body shots