Hatton-Corrales is ON!?

[Dio2]

Hatton's natural strength was always very high, ever since he was a young kid. He always had this bullish strength. Don't underestimate Ricky's punching power, ever.

Give me a reason not to underestimate his power. I give Hatton credit for being a good fighter but his power is way overrated. Look at how long it takes him to KO B and C level fighters if he KOs them. BTW knocking out a guy who has never been KOd before is not an accomplishment when the man is well past his prime. Hatton doesn't have the one punch KO power like Corrales.

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Was it me or at one point did Hatton take a Tszyu right hand straight to the chin and then look at Kostya like "yeah, I'll take those all night"? Hatton has a GREAT chin.

[Dio2]

Was it me or at one point did Hatton take a Tszyu right hand straight to the chin and then look at Kostya like "yeah, I'll take those all night"? Hatton has a GREAT chin.

No he didn't. That punch was partially blocked if we are talking about the same punch. The announcers just said it was clean. Hatton does not have a great chin. I have seen him knocked down by a C level fighter without a lot of power...Eamon Mcgee??? Hatton didn't get KOd because of his newly developed defense. He was making Kostya miss or blocking his punches with unbelievable skill compared to his previous fights.

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No he didn't. That punch was partially blocked if we are talking about the same punch. The announcers just said it was clean. Hatton does not have a great chin. I have seen him knocked down by a C level fighter without a lot of power...Eamon Mcgee??? Hatton didn't get KOd because of his newly developed defense. He was making Kostya miss or blocking his punches with unbelievable skill compared to his previous fights.

I could be overhyping his chin then, cause I know Tzyu hits as hard as anyone at 140. That was the first time I saw Hatton fight too. He could have the Lennox Lewis chin type, a chin that is good against good fighters but bad against B level fighters, lol.

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Man will you guys get Hattons nuts out of your mouth! I picked Hatton to beat Tszyu also, and that desicion was based totally on styles, plain and simple! I was never sold on Tszyu's inside fighting, it's not in his demeanour, he is way to patient and looks to counter at a distance. Also you have to factor in his long layoff and lack of rounds put in the last few years, and common sense would have told you that if Tszyu didn't get Hatton out of there early, that he more than likely wouldn't be able to keep up with Hatton's pace. Now on to Chico! I hate when I read a thread and people say that boxer A would get murdered by boxer B, or that boxer A don't stand a chace against boxer B, that sounds real rediculous. Most of you guys that are saying that Chico don't stand a chance against Hatton are the same people that were saying that about Hatton chances against Tszyu! To be frank, Chico hits just as hard as Tszyu, and I'm going to do you one better and say that not only do he hit as hard, but he is an all around better puncher textbook wise. He always have maximum leverage on his punches, and they are always short and crisp, not to mention that his combos are quick. Now lets put this matchup into perspective, if Hatton couldn't ko Tszyu with one particular shot, what makes you think he would ko Chico with one. Enough already about Chico's chin and body, he proved in his last fight with Castillo, that questions about his chin are unwarrented. Another thing I noticed posters saying, is that Hatton would break Chico in half with his body-shots, my reply to that is, if a prolific body puncher in Castillo couldn't get Chico out of there with a body then how in the hell will Hatton. Please don't say because he is bigger than Castillo, because that is untrue, Castill is 5'9" and have had a few fights at 147 in which he weighed in at about 153 on fight night. I am going to go out on a limb and say that Castillo is not only bigger that Hatton, but probably hits harder than him too! So before you go saying that Chico don't stand a chance, look at the fight from a style standpoint and not only is Hatton taylor made for chico, but I think that Chico would stop Hatton. Bofore you guys jump down my throat, I would like to point out that Hatton is still the same Hatton that you guys were dogging before he fought Tszyu, his team took a gamble and it payed off, it's like that sometimes. He showed little skill, no power, no speed, just brut aggression, and wresteling.


Peace!

Umm...sorry but you're just plain wrong my friend I do believe.

Tszyu is a MUCH better puncher. Accuracy counts for something and while I wouldn't say I'm a big Chico or Tszyu fan, Tszyu definitely has more accuracy.

Chico has a terrible chin. In 3 of his last 4 fights he has been knocked down. The Castillo fight could've easily been stopped when Corrales was down either time. I don't have to tell you that Mayweather knocked him down 5 times in one fight.

I love Mayweather, he's in my top 5 today, but he doesn't punch as hard as Ricky Hatton. Hatton hasn't been dropped so severely, hasn't been stopped, and he's got A LOT of intensity. Freitas had Corrales on his way out up until about the 8th round. Acelito Freitas, for the first time since I've seen him, was actually outboxing an opponent. Not just barely outboxing him, but schooling him. Corrales' jab is NOT that impressive.

Now, I'm not saying it is impossible for Corrales to beat Hatton, obviously that would be foolish. But Corrales would be moving up in weight and you know the fight would most likely happen in England because that would be the smartest place to stage it. Though it could hit Atlantic City or Vegas too.

As for Castillo, even if he does hit harder than Hatton, which I doubt (its not THAT much different either way), Hatton is a HELL of a lot more aggressive than Castillo. He's got better handspeed. And he's not a slow starter. And know what? During the Tszyu fight, I was saying very smuggly "Look at this fool Hatton, he's going to wear himself out by the 3rd or 4th round fighting this hard." 9th and 10th rounds I noticed "Hey, Hatton isn't all that tired." He's got the stamina to go aggressive all night. He's also got youth on his side.

Hatton's chances of beating Corrales are definitely solid, to say the least.

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I wish you guys would put that Maywether fight to bed, Chico was a damn Etheopean in that fight! That fight is a moot point anyway since he took big shots from Castillo and Frietas, and managed to come out of those fights with the "W". Bringing up Chico fight with Frietas is irrelevant, because Popo has a totally different style than Hatton, that's like comparing apples to oranges. It kills me when people do all this "should of, could of, would of", for example, Chico would have lost to Popo if Popo didn't run out of gas, that's like saying Tszyu would have knocked Hatton's ****ing head off, if the ref wouldn't have allowed Hatton to hold and wrestle! Statements like that don't carry weight with me, I am a realist, and the reality of it is that not only did Chico win that fight with Frietas but he made him quit.

Hatton is open for punches, because his style is, "take some to give some", and trying that with a lethal ****er like Chico, will get you a slight concussion!

Chico is a better puncher than Tszyu for the simple fact that he punch. Tszyu pretty much throws one shot at a time, and that is with the right hand, to be honest with you, you can almost forget that Tszyu has a left hand, if he didn't use it as a range finder!! Don't be fooled into thinking that Tszyu is some monster puncher, because he is not, and I have been saying this for some time now! How he stops his foes is with accuracy, he hits them with well timed punches that they don't see. Fundamentally, Chico has the better technique, better leverage, better combos, and just flat out throws more punches, so if the first punch don't get you, then the second and third one will, and that is a fact!

I am still not sold on Hatton, and I will say this again, beating Zoo did not change who Hatton is, it was just a bad style match up for Zoo, but Hatton is still the same face first fighter that beat 34 bums before he fought Zoo, and he will be exposed sooner rather than latter!!

[MrCoop]

Corrales will get smashed to bits in 5 rounds of a war

This Hatton nuttswinging is hilarious. According to some ****heads Hatton is bes p4p fighter now. Give me a break! The referee allowed a lot of clinching & dirty inside fighting which was right up Hattons alley but played away from Tszyu strength. Tszyu needed to be at a distance to land his straight right (his best punch) & with the way the ref was calling the fight Hatton was able to smother him & not allow it. Corrales is a better all around puncher than Tszyu because he uses both hands effectively. He would not lose power as he probably walks around at a normal weight of around 155lbs. Corrales has fought better fighters in last 2 years than Hatton has in his whole carreer & beat all of them. In MSG a top notch referee would not allow all the bully tactics & if it comes down to pure punching skill Diego eats him alive. CORRALES LANDS LEFT HOOK IN RD 6 TO KO HATTON!! NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

[Zab Super Judah]

Corrales would probably stop hatton

[Mech.]

Was it me or at one point did Hatton take a Tszyu right hand straight to the chin and then look at Kostya like "yeah, I'll take those all night"? Hatton has a GREAT chin.

Hes stood there for like a second,maybe he just ate a huge shot and had to swallow.

[Mech.]

This Hatton nuttswinging is hilarious. According to some ****heads Hatton is bes p4p fighter now. Give me a break! The referee allowed a lot of clinching & dirty inside fighting which was right up Hattons alley but played away from Tszyu strength. Tszyu needed to be at a distance to land his straight right (his best punch) & with the way the ref was calling the fight Hatton was able to smother him & not allow it. Corrales is a better all around puncher than Tszyu because he uses both hands effectively. He would not lose power as he probably walks around at a normal weight of around 155lbs. Corrales has fought better fighters in last 2 years than Hatton has in his whole carreer & beat all of them. In MSG a top notch referee would not allow all the bully tactics & if it comes down to pure punching skill Diego eats him alive. CORRALES LANDS LEFT HOOK IN RD 6 TO KO HATTON!! NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

I agree with most of what you said,except the KO part,i dont know if diego would KO hatton in six, i think he can stop him,maybe,it will be late if it happens tho.