Ricky Hatton.. over-rated?

**MANGLER** · 09-16-2009, 06:38 AM

He's accepted as what he is; tough, but not really that good. Still won some belts and made a ****load of $, so can't knock him.

**El_Cholo** · 09-16-2009, 06:40 AM

sadly he will be remembered as a chinny brawler.

**Leffe** · 09-16-2009, 06:41 AM

Originally posted by mangler

He's accepted as what he is; tough, but not really that good. Still won some belts and made a ****load of $, so can't knock him.

You can`t say hes not good, he is good just not great.

**The_Demon** · 09-16-2009, 06:52 AM

a top fighter that has left quite a legacy with his huge fanbase

**Grimmer** · 09-16-2009, 06:58 AM

The thing about Hatton is he's a guy who's legacy will be defined by his losses.

**Hawk Time** · 09-16-2009, 07:05 AM

The thing which really makes him unique to me is that he went up a weight class to fight the best boxer on the planet, when he knew full well he wasen't as effective at that weight (clearly shown by his extremely competitive fight against Luis Collazo). Yet he still went up and did it, and payed for it. Such ******** is pretty rare today I think.

**El_Cholo** · 09-16-2009, 07:06 AM

Originally posted by Hawk Time

The thing which really makes him unique to me is that he went up a weight class to fight the best boxer on the planet, when he knew full well he wasen't as effective at that weight (clearly shown by his extremely competitive fight against Luis Collazo). Yet he still went up and did it, and payed for it. Such ******** is pretty rare today I think.

agree with this, Hatton admitted after the Collazo fight that he was more comfortable at LWW.

**BMWM3P** · 09-16-2009, 07:45 AM

Originally posted by Hawk Time

The thing which really makes him unique to me is that he went up a weight class to fight the best boxer on the planet, when he knew full well he wasen't as effective at that weight (clearly shown by his extremely competitive fight against Luis Collazo). Yet he still went up and did it, and payed for it. Such ******** is pretty rare today I think.

An eight figure payday pretty much negates any gamble on his part.

**Junito-Rulez** · 09-16-2009, 07:49 AM

He's overrated because some people were buying the hype about him being a top ten pound 4pound fighter. He was a legit 140pounds champ but never had the talent that separates the greats from the good. Hatton was never in the same class as his last two opponents.
Imagine Hatton against Mosley, he would get KOed in 6 rounds, that's what i'm talking about.

Ricky Hatton.. over-rated?