Those posters who thought Hatton would beat Mayweather

[KabukiJoe]

Did Cortez do anything wrong in that round?????

...as soon as Mayweather clinched he'd jump in...so, that's all Mayweather had to do to get his distance was clinch...even the announcers were saying that Cortez was jumping in too much...and due to Cortez keeping the fight at a distance, which benefitted Mayweather, Hatton could do nothing...the reason Hatton got "rocked" eventually was due to frustration/desparation...he wasn't able to do what he wanted and so he got caught coming in "sloppy"...because of Cortez, he became desparate, not because of Mayweather...desparation causes people to do things that they normally wouldn't do...watch the Koysta fight...Koysta was a very hard puncher and he never really hurt Hatton coming in...Mayweather, who isn't as hard a puncher as Koysta, did...desparation because of poor reffing...


Kabuki Joe

[Benny Leonard]

...as soon as Mayweather clinched he'd jump in...so, that's all Mayweather had to do to get his distance was clinch...even the announcers were saying that Cortez was jumping in too much...and due to Cortez keeping the fight at a distance, which benefitted Mayweather, Hatton could do nothing...the reason Hatton got "rocked" eventually was due to frustration/desparation...he wasn't able to do what he wanted and so he got caught coming in "sloppy"...because of Cortez, he became desparate, not because of Mayweather...desparation causes people to do things that they normally wouldn't do...watch the Koysta fight...Koysta was a very hard puncher and he never really hurt Hatton coming in...Mayweather, who isn't as hard a puncher as Koysta, did...desparation because of poor reffing...


Kabuki Joe

Then Ricky should have stuck to actually throwing when inside and not hugging.

Hatton also said that Tszyu only managed to hit him with a couple of clean right hands. The left-hook was the one that was actually landing nicely on Hatton. And, Tszyu was breathing through his mouth by about the 5th round so the pop in his punch was wearing out.
Remember, just like Hatton said and many others; Tszyu's power in his right comes at the end of a fully extended punch and not anything before.
We also don't know how strong Tszyu was that night given the circumstances with weight. He was said to have a tough time making weight and failed on his first attempt. Tszyu also said he felt "flat" which means his power and strength probably weren't up to par either.

Floyd's punches are also harder to see and the punch you don't see coming can hurt you.

[Enemy/Friend]

...as soon as Mayweather clinched he'd jump in...so, that's all Mayweather had to do to get his distance was clinch...even the announcers were saying that Cortez was jumping in too much...and due to Cortez keeping the fight at a distance, which benefitted Mayweather, Hatton could do nothing...the reason Hatton got "rocked" eventually was due to frustration/desparation...he wasn't able to do what he wanted and so he got caught coming in "sloppy"...because of Cortez, he became desparate, not because of Mayweather...desparation causes people to do things that they normally wouldn't do...watch the Koysta fight...Koysta was a very hard puncher and he never really hurt Hatton coming in...Mayweather, who isn't as hard a puncher as Koysta, did...desparation because of poor reffing...


Kabuki Joe

Mayweather was timing that left hook all night and even led Hatton that exact corner several times. Most fighters would of been out cold from that hook. You act as if Hatton wasn't aggressively running after Floyd the whole fight. Even in the first round Mayweather was landing flush right hands and lead left hooks. Ricky is no defensive wizard and even without this so called "desperation" he is still getting hit clean with that punch.

[wolfgang]

Hatton fans are the most pathetic fans ever, the ref was so much more biased in the Tszyu, fight, floyd was beating hatton on the inside outside, and countering him with the left hook all night, hatton didn't make any excuse so his fans shouldn't either.

[KabukiJoe]

Then Ricky should have stuck to actually throwing when inside and not hugging.

Hatton also said that Tszyu only managed to hit him with a couple of clean right hands. The left-hook was the one that was actually landing nicely on Hatton. And, Tszyu was breathing through his mouth by about the 5th round so the pop in his punch was wearing out.
Remember, just like Hatton said and many others; Tszyu's power in his right comes at the end of a fully extended punch and not anything before.
We also don't know how strong Tszyu was that night given the circumstances with weight. He was said to have a tough time making weight and failed on his first attempt. Tszyu also said he felt "flat" which means his power and strength probably weren't up to par either.

Floyd's punches are also harder to see and the punch you don't see coming can hurt you.

...I saw the fight and I was shocked that Hatton didn't go down 2 times...he got stood up on his heels but kept coming...I was shocked...and I'm really shocked that Koysta quit, admittedly after being hit so few times...the funny thing here is that people aren't seeing how Hatton wears people down, enough so Koysta was breathing heavy by the 5th...he doesn't just wear you down with punches, he wears you down by you fighting him off of you, trying to keep him from hitting you...he's a rough character that has done this in all of his fights...Koysta has never been roughed up before and he's a hard punching version of Mayweather...he's a very good boxer and when he's in the middle of the ring, he will eventually land that one straight right that has you doing the "fish flop"...except Hatton didn't go down...the pyschological part of boxing is over looked, so imagine if you are Koysta and you hit a guy with your best punch, a punch that has dropped a whole bunch of opponents, and all it does is back him up for a second...and then he starts roughing you up again...you either take the beating like a man or you quit...Hatton is a throw back to the 50's & 60's, that just doesn't wear you down with punches, he makes you work every muscle in your body trying to keep him off of you...he's a heck of a good FIGHTER...


Kabuki Joe

[KabukiJoe]

Mayweather was timing that left hook all night and even led Hatton that exact corner several times. Most fighters would of been out cold from that hook. You act as if Hatton wasn't aggressively running after Floyd the whole fight. Even in the first round Mayweather was landing flush right hands and lead left hooks. Ricky is no defensive wizard and even without this so called "desperation" he is still getting hit clean with that punch.

...getting hit clean "when you are set and ready" is not an issue...getting hit clean, "when you aren't set and ready because you are in desparation mode because you can't get done what you need to get done" is different...I used to box and I never got hurt once...then I took someone lightly and got KTFO...Hatton got caught off guard and the rest is history...


Kabuki Joe

[bsrizpac]

Hatton was saying before the fight that he was "200%" sure that he was going to win. Not sure how he got to that calculation, but I was approximately 200% sure he would lose. But that was a great check hook that allowed the ring post to win the fight!

Hatton = bad at math.

[Jim Jeffries]

Is that why I bet ALL of my points on Mayweather?

[Sweet Pea 50]

Is that why I bet ALL of my points on Mayweather?

Your avi is cracking me up, Jimbo.....

[KabukiJoe]

Hatton = bad at math.

...oh, you wacky kids...


Kabuki Joe