Hopkins grapples more than Hatton...

[pesticid]

but for some reason his grappling tactics are considered a skill, while Ricky is just a skill-less grappler. Hopkins is a more dirty fighter too. And while Floyd is "Pretty" he certainly fights dirty.

It's just mind-boggling how people look at the same issue (holding/grappling) but then label one a master of the inside game, while the other is just a dirty grappler.

[ИATAS]

nah hatton grapples more.

Plus, hopkins started doing it once he was 40+ years old. He did it as a way to slow down the pace cuz he's an old fart. Hatton has no excuse other than that's his fighting style, he's always done it always will.

And even at 43 years old hopkins didn't clinch much against pavlik

[thebowtod]

I agree 100%, he is such a dirty fighter and gets praised for it.

[Fulcrum29]

but for some reason his grappling tactics are considered a skill, while Ricky is just a skill-less grappler. Hopkins is a more dirty fighter too. And while Floyd is "Pretty" he certainly fights dirty.

It's just mind-boggling how people look at the same issue (holding/grappling) but then label one a master of the inside game, while the other is just a dirty grappler.

listen here noob. comparing a 43 year old hopkins with no energy/stamina that grapples to a prime 20 something hatton is a bit idiotic. have you ever watched a prime hopkins fight? Until you do please stop coming to this site because you're an arrant imbecile.

[thebowtod]

nah hatton grapples more.

Plus, hopkins started doing it once he was 40+ years old. Hatton has no excuse other than that's his fighting style, he's always done it always will.

And even at 43 years old hopkins didn't clinch much against pavlik

cause pavlik was like a human punching bag that night.

[ИATAS]

cause pavlik was like a human punching bag that night.

hopkins made him his punching bag. He knows how to beat simple fighters like pavlik, he'll do it every single time. Take away pavlik's 1-2 punch, and he has nothing left. Plus pavlik does not know how to deal with lateral movement.

[ИATAS]

listen here noob. comparing a 43 year old hopkins with no energy/stamina that grapples to a prime 20 something hatton is a bit idiotic. have you ever watched a prime hopkins fight? Until you do please stop coming to this site because you're an arrant imbecile.

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[Fulcrum29]

hopkins made him his punching bag. He knows how to beat simple fighters like pavlik, he'll do it every single time. Take away pavlik's 1-2 punch, and he has nothing left. Plus pavlik does not know how to deal with lateral movement.

why do you think hopkins is possibly targeting adamek now.

Adamek=Cruiseweight division's Pavlik

[pesticid]

nah hatton grapples more.

Plus, hopkins started doing it once he was 40+ years old. He did it as a way to slow down the pace cuz he's an old fart. Hatton has no excuse other than that's his fighting style, he's always done it always will.

And even at 43 years old hopkins didn't clinch much against pavlik

Not really. He didn't hold Paulie or Mayweather once, he held against Collazo and Urango so people remember him for those fights.

[Sin City]

true ****......