Hatton will WIn or Lose with his Body Shots

**NAB** · 06-01-2005, 12:03 AM

Originally posted by DLT

It is clearly obvious that Hatton loves to go to the body and from what Ive been reading he is actually working to the body harder then ever for this fight. I also saw that Kendall Holt said that when he was sparring with Tszyu that he came at him and threw alot of punches. This makes for a extremely exciting fight because it sounds like both guys will be very active, fast paced, and throw alot of punches.

Now Hatton is known for his vicious body attack and he wont change that now, so how will it play out? Either he will eat Tszyu's body up and dominate the fight, wear down Tszyu late and maybe take the fight out of him because all the crowd will be on his side.

The flip side to body punching is when you fight the elite guys and try to go to there body it is sometimes very easy to counter with clean head shots. Hatton's head movement better be on it's game because if he tries to go to Tszyu's body alot Koysta will land alot of clean hard counters to the face.

What will win over? The 4 punch combos to the body or the 1 punch return big right hand? That will decide the fight. If Hatton has great side to side head movement and a good chin(because no matter what, he will get caught a few time) then he can pull it off but if not then it could end early

If you want your post answered, the best thing you could do is watch Tszyu V Miguel Gonzales. It is a perfect answer to what you are asking.
Mago attacked Tszyu's body, with the intention of KO'ing Tszyu late. It didn't work. He got pummeled. This fight is regarded as Tszyu's best ever performance in terms of a pure effort, regardless of the circumstances.
If I can find the time, I'll put some photos up of Mago before & after the fight & you can see how a strategy of attacking Tszyu's stands up.

PS If Hatton goes for a 4 punch combo to the body, it will leave him open far to long for counters.

**Shaolin Bushido** · 06-01-2005, 12:57 AM

Nope. His gourd will be the barometer of how this fight goes for him. If he can weather Tszyu's punches ... cause he WILL be hit! Can he take clean shots from Tszyu, that's the question.

**SUPER ZAB FAN** · 06-01-2005, 01:00 AM

Taking Shots from the Laser Guided Right hand ????

Not a good Idea , and not avoidable

**xKillingJokex** · 06-01-2005, 01:01 AM

basically Hatton's on the tracks....and the train is coming through

**Shaolin Bushido** · 06-01-2005, 01:01 AM

I know. That mother****er showed me, by beating the fight outta Sharmba.

He's no joke.

**Moon** · 06-01-2005, 01:39 AM

I'm with Shaolin on this one. Hatton will be getting tagged and that's a for sure. If he can take it, his body worked will pay dividends.

Trouble is, Hatton is very hittable, so might need eat more big right hands than any of Kostya's opponents, if he's got the chin to take them. But, reality is, nobody has been able to take more than a couple flush before folding. Is Ricky he guy, doubtful.

**Zab Super Judah** · 06-01-2005, 02:45 AM

Originally posted by NAB

If you want your post answered, the best thing you could do is watch Tszyu V Miguel Gonzales. It is a perfect answer to what you are asking.
Mago attacked Tszyu's body, with the intention of KO'ing Tszyu late. It didn't work. He got pummeled. This fight is regarded as Tszyu's best ever performance in terms of a pure effort, regardless of the circumstances.
If I can find the time, I'll put some photos up of Mago before & after the fight & you can see how a strategy of attacking Tszyu's stands up.

PS If Hatton goes for a 4 punch combo to the body, it will leave him open far to long for counters.

miguel angel gonzalez hits liek a girl thats the difference

**NAB** · 06-01-2005, 08:42 AM

Originally posted by Zab Super Judah

miguel angel gonzalez hits liek a girl thats the difference

So he could probably drop Zab quite easily then.

Hatton will WIn or Lose with his Body Shots