Who is the better body puncher Ricky Hatton or Pernell Whitaker?

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I won 100 professional fights but spending time sparring pernell was such an honour. Worked with world champions including Azumah,Chris John and Jeff Fenech but although all were talented never came close to Pernell. The person who should get the wraps for Pernells outstanding talent is George Benton.The best trainer I have ever been involved
with.

[WhoreUs]

you sparred with whitaker?!?!?

i once beat forest whitaker in a buffalo wings eating contest.

true story.

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SWEET PEA HAD MORE POWER THEN PPL THINK.HE JUST HAD GREAT DEFENSE AND HE KNEW TO THINK DEFENSE FIRST TO CREAT HIS OFFENSE IF HE WASNT THAT GREAT DEFENSIVELY HE WOULD HAVE 15 MORE KOS

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Whitaker and Hatton are totally different types of fighters, including their approach to body punching.

Hatton is more aggressive in his approach and has more KDs and KOs from body punches. Whitaker faced better opposition though, and was effective to the body against some of the best fighters he faced. Against the best two fighters Hatton faced, Mayweather nullified the left hook to the body, and Hatton was too busy getting punched in the face to have an effective body attack against Manny.

Whitaker was also light years a better fighter than Hatton, so he had more opportunities to use this attack. Here and there Hatton could box at range, but usually had to be on the attack, or coming off a clinch, to be effective downstairs. Whitaker was more effective at a variety of distances and angles than Hatton, and had plenty of other weapons to worry about, so he could get in that body attack while his opponents were worried about something else. Hatton's opponents mostly worry about his left hook. Whitaker opponents had to be concerned about all sorts of punches. So eventually he's gonna get those body shots in there since they're concerned about other shots.

I think this is very accurate.

[Pugilistic™]

I have always felt Hatton's body punching has been overated.

I haven't seen enough of Whitaker to vote though.

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Well done champ. While you are eating keep an eye on phillipino boxer Rey Bautista. He should be back in action around September. Heard he has a new trainer. Buffalo wings ay!

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hahaha pacman777 33-3 what u think? What's next? Hagler was better orthodox then as a south paw?.......by the way castillo was way passed his prime and k.t. wasnt the same..Prime Haugler was better then castillo when ricky fought him