Hatton only lost to Mayweather how could he be damaged goods?

[larry smith]

because every fighter is different

this is not scientific method, you just have to use your eyes and observe and come to your own conclusions

or you are full of BS and again trying to discredit pacman's win against hatton.. coz pacman destroyed him in 2 rounds..

[S.G.]

or you are full of BS and again trying to discredit pacman's win against hatton.. coz pacman destroyed him in 2 rounds..

why would i want to discredit pacquiao you idiot?

use some common sense and watch more boxing, and maybe you'll come to understand how it works sometime in the future

[sweetpea87]

I really dont think Hatton has been right since his Mayweather loss.

[larry smith]

why would i want to discredit pacquiao you idiot?

use some common sense and watch more boxing, and maybe you'll come to understand how it works sometime in the future

yeah yeah i maybe watching boxing more than you do for all you know

[loui_ludwig]

LOL, every fighter is diffirent. But when Pac beats them, they were all the same. They were shot or damaged goods.

[tyson]

Pacman had 3 losses and still in his Prime.

Why is GAyweather fighting Marquez then with more than 1 lost, he is more damaged goods using that logic

It's not about how man losses you have, or how old you are.
It's how you age;

Imagine, if you will, two girls in highschool. One is considerably more attractive than the other.
Over the years they treat their bodies in different ways, with the attractive one living an unhealthy lifestyle of much drinking, lots of partying, little sleep etc, while the other one lives a healthy life with little drinking, lots of sleep etc.

When they approach their thirties their roles have changed; The attractive one is now weathered and tired while the unattractive one is peaking according to the biological nature.

This is much like fighters; some have a healthy mind-set and dicipline to go with their age-favorable fighting style, while others doesn't.

Ricky Hatton is one of the small infighters that takes alot of punishment due to his style, like Frazier, Marciano, Tyson etc.
None of these people have been able to sustain their success when approaching the age of 30.
Marciano did never lose, but he came closer to it every fight.

I remember reading a summary of a book, or maybe it was an article, where the author had studied the careers of small infighters like the mentioned ones.
The common trait he could find was that almost none were very successful beyond the age of 28-30.

Take this into consideration when comparing different fighters and styles on the surface.

[syphillis]

Ricky is only damaged goods to those who can beat him. Otherwise, he's mahsive a 140.

[studentofthegam]

Elementary

Boxers lose their heads before they lose physical attributes. Floyd knew Ricky had a whole nation behind him so he got under his skin first. Then he beat the brakes off him for the first time in his career. That initial loss tells all. Very few can do what Mosely did and peak in their mid thirties. Mosely came in the game with superial skills that somebody like hatton does not possess. So damaged goods no. He just never fought elite fighters in their prime.
Bullies only last in this game when they change their style (Gatti, Foreman) and he cant adjust. He is taylor made to be a has been. That straight up and straight in Euro style boxing wont cut it. But feel free to glorify the tough gate keeper But dont throw shots at an undefeated atg for tellin the truth about him.

[Shadow boxer 3]

can someone explain then Pacman had 2 KO lost and still NOT damaged goods

2 ko loses early in his career. hatton got KTFO twice in his prime.

[Shadow boxer 3]

Boxers lose their heads before they lose physical attributes. Floyd knew Ricky had a whole nation behind him so he got under his skin first. Then he beat the brakes off him for the first time in his career. That initial loss tells all. Very few can do what Mosely did and peak in their mid thirties. Mosely came in the game with superial skills that somebody like hatton does not possess. So damaged goods no. He just never fought elite fighters in their prime.
Bullies only last in this game when they change their style (Gatti, Foreman) and he cant adjust. He is taylor made to be a has been. That straight up and straight in Euro style boxing wont cut it. But feel free to glorify the tough gate keeper But dont throw shots at an undefeated atg for tellin the truth about him.

great post