the ricky hatton that is fighting pacquiao better than the ricky againts pbf?

[larry x]

Lol, I haven't been moody.

It's why my posts have been lacking their usual intelligence.

Listen, Larry, I'm just hard on you because I know you have the capacity to hold a really intelligent conversation on pretty much any topic in boxing...

You just have reverted to going to war about Mayweather...

I mean, really, that Mayweather mafia thread was just a joke, and you took it super personally and rallied up the army or something.

Come on man, don't let these ****ing idiots bring you down.

true true..but im a hothead and a fighter and its my natural instinct to fight...but i feel where you're coming from..mangler says the same thing..i will try to mellow out...but its been dry around here no bob marley..lol

[elfag]

I do worry about Hatton's mindset and his constant blabbering about size and how much bigger he will be than Pac. Pac looked solid at 147 and very strong. Sure his power has diminished some moving up but he kept his speed and conditioning which is more important.

Hatton needs a mental plan B if he gets in there and doesnt have the size/strength advantage he is expecting.

He underestimated PBF in the same manor and when PBF was stronger than him on the inside and relaxed and didnt tire, you could see he just gave up mentally.

[Kevin Jesus]

true true..but im a hothead and a fighter and its my natural instinct to fight...but i feel where you're coming from..mangler says the same thing..i will try to mellow out...but its been dry around here no bob marley..lol

Man, I've encountered some sensitive posters on this forum too so I don't blame you for being hot-headed.

[MANGLER]

Yep. Pac ain't as good as Mr boat buyer and Hatton is at his best weight.

[Pullcounter]

yay or nay? what do you guys think?

his technique and strategy has improved, but floyd may have cracked that chin and ruined hatton's punch resistance

[Alibata]

um..how the hell would anyone know until saturday??we havent even seen him spar..he should be...yes.but we wont know until fight night

So in other words, you and people with your reasoning are trying to say that if Hatton gets stomped on, then no he was not better than he was with PBF. BUT if he wins than he was better.

[larry x]

So in other words, you and people with your reasoning are trying to say that if Hatton gets stomped on, then no he was not better than he was with PBF. BUT if he wins than he was better.

no..people with my reasoning want to see him perform before passing judgement

[Fox McCloud]

no..people with my reasoning want to see him perform before passing judgement

I do have to agree with Larry... it's hard to say how good Hatton is going to be on Saturday before we see him.

If we subscribe to putting an exact measure on how good someone is before a fight, we get people who think that Hatton beat the best version of Jose Luis Castillo, which is a 100% joke.

Who gives a **** if Castillo was #1 or #2 ranked in the division before the fight? His balance was so ****ed that he couldn't stand up during the fight!

I have a guess on how Hatton will look, but I will not let that stop me from changing my mind if Hatton looks better or worse than I thought he would.

[a-raines21]

hatton looks good training, but so does pretty boy bam bam.... we wont know how good he really is until he fights!

[S.G.]

I don't think he is at all. His chin has been softened up and he has compromised the style that took him to the top