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Undefeated Ricky Hatton moves one step closer to a dream fight with junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu by knocking out top contender Ray Oliveira. Prior to this bout, Oliveira had never been stopped and he was never dominated in this type of fashion. Oliveira is not some scrub, he handed reigning champ Vivian Harris his first defeat, outboxed Vince Phillips and gave Vernon Forrest all he could handle (taking that fight on a few days notice in at the welterweight limit). Oliveira's bout with Ben Tackie had non stop action from start to finish, the bout is ranked number 3 by Compubox for most punches thrown in a fight with over 2,700 punches thrown between both men. All of this did not matter once Hatton showed him that he was in the ring with a different breed of fighter. [details]
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he's lookin sharp, dunno if he can handle tzsyu, winner of hatton tzsyu shud face cotto -
hatton vs zoo to fight cotto.
wtf
Zoo is the champion. He doesnt have time to fight all these contenders.
They should face off first, and the winner fights Zoo.Comment
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Ricky Hatton Crushes Oliveira, Eyes Tszyu
I would like to see Hatton vs. Cotto and the winner out of them take on Tszyu. These three could come together and make some entertaining fights for the fans...Comment
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I would love to see Showtime ink a Hatton-Tszyu fight, it would be great for boxing. If Showtime can dig in there pockets enough to make this fight happen along with Corrales-Castillo they would have some of the best matchups concieveable, it would be hard pressed for powerhouse HBO to be able to top the types of cards Showtime would be putting out. They would have
Spinks-Judah II in February Castillo-Corrales in March and Tszyu-Hatton in April. But in the end it comes down to Showtime spending the bucks to make it happen.Comment
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if they all want a shot at the champ (tszyu),,,then they should fight each other for that right.......but of course they won't.Comment
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people are starting to talk about hatton quite a bit....but i would like to know if the yanks have actually seen him fight? well i just watched his fight against oliviera and i wasn't impressed with hatton at all..Comment
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Why, what was wrong with his performance against Oliveira?Originally posted by moochiLast edited by Cletus Funk; 12-18-2004, 03:18 AM.Comment
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Who does KT fight whilst they're all doing that?Originally posted by moochi
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There never impressed mateOriginally posted by Frank the Tank
Its like Olivera said, if you dont hold the right passport, you dont get the right respect.
IMO Olivera was coming into the fight to win, he's never been stopped and never been outboxed regardless of the opponents he's faced! How can anyone not be impressed with Hatton's brutal beat down??
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