Hatton down to 144 lbs with 8 weeks left

[J !]

i cant deny what you are saying makes sense Jabs.

I simply cant but Kostya has had 3 rounds against in my opinion an overated shot and scared fighter in mithcell, whom i saw struggle with Mike Stewart live. Whom hatton destroyed.

add to this the age factor inactivity, home advantage and the fact we dont know how good or bad hatton really is and you have a lot of imponderables.


see what im getitng at. No one really gave Mcguigan a chance agianst pedroza same thing, an experienced all time great at the weight against an up and coming body ****er in Mcguigan.

we know what happened there.

its happened time and time again in boxing its foolish to write one man off totally.

ive got it 60-40 in zoo's favour at the moment but of course Ill be hoping for hatton win as Ill be there

[AIR_KENG]

Looks like Hatton is in shape. I knew he would be. Him and Tszyu both have ballooned up between fights before. This is gon be a good fight.

he should be... this is his biggest fight yet and he does not want to lose...

[Stickman]

It should be an all-out war, for as long as it lasts. Tszyu has the experience, skill and power, but Hatton has the fire and determination and shouldn't be considered much of an underdog. It'll most likely come down to a battle of wills, more than anything else. Whoever wants it more should win it. I'm tentatively picking Tszyu by 9th round TKO, but I reserve the right to revise my pick after seeing them step into the ring on fight night. Whatever happens, I don't believe it'll be over quickly, and should easily be in the running for Fight of the Year, even with the recent spectacular performance Castillo and Corrales gave the fans last weekend.

This is one fight I'd never put money on.

P.S.
After the fight Diego and Luis gave us last week, we should all be bowing down and offering to kiss their asses in public view, for as often and as long as they want. Fights like that don't happen often, and the warriors responsible for giving it to the fans deserve more than the titles they won/lost, and the money they made...they deserve the life-long adolation of every fan of boxing on the planet. And if I'm right, and the Tszyu/Hatton match is of the same calibre, this could turn out to be the best year of boxing in the last few decades. People should sit up and take notice.

[Truth]

I would like to see Hatton win this fight because I am tired of hearing about how unstoppable Tszyu is.

[jabsRstiff]

I would like to see Hatton win this fight because I am tired of hearing about how unstoppable Tszyu is.

That KO he scored over Zab......still stings, huh ?

[ZaneTeal]

Based solely on history, I just can't bring myself to pick Hatton in this one, though I've always been a fan. I don't think he can win, but I'm counting on him putting on a decent showing.

Any 140-lb'er not named Tszyu or Mayweather would likely lose to Hatton.