I absolutely detest Ricky Hatton. His style, his personality, his lack of a work ethic in between fights, and that ****** song his fans sing when showing up for a fight.
And yet I did see one thing during that fight: Ricky knocked Floyd off-balance a few times in the first two rounds. After that, whenever Hatton got even close to Mayweather, the referee came in and split them up. Hatton was basically not allowed to fight his type of rugged, rough-up the guy and smother his punching room type of fight because of the official. Not because of Floyd Mayweather.
If Mayweather had simply taken it away with sound tactics, I'd say this idea is a wash. But I feel that, in England, with a ref that's okay with a Joe Frazier type of rough-up-close fight, Hatton would have stood a better chance. Now? He's just had too much time off.
And yet I did see one thing during that fight: Ricky knocked Floyd off-balance a few times in the first two rounds. After that, whenever Hatton got even close to Mayweather, the referee came in and split them up. Hatton was basically not allowed to fight his type of rugged, rough-up the guy and smother his punching room type of fight because of the official. Not because of Floyd Mayweather.
If Mayweather had simply taken it away with sound tactics, I'd say this idea is a wash. But I feel that, in England, with a ref that's okay with a Joe Frazier type of rough-up-close fight, Hatton would have stood a better chance. Now? He's just had too much time off.

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