how would Ricky Hatton fare against current 140lb division?

[DIB42]

I don't think we're entirely sure what bradley can and can not do at this point. Bradley vs Hatton could be close.

[Cash Cow]

Hatton cuts off the ring much better than Maidana, he wouldn't have let Khan out of the corner (he wouldn't have let Mayweather out of it either were it not for Cortez pulling him off the whole time).

LMAO


Man, excessive clinching isnt allowed especially if your opponent keeps landing on you with clean hard shots and you are only holding to prevent him from landing.

Fact is Mayweather beat him down in the pocket at his own game. Hatton used rough house tactics all the time in his career then when a superior fighter beats him at his own game its the refs fault?

[DIB42]

Let's be honest. Mayweather is on another planet in terms everthing. No way Ricky would have beaten him. No officiating would have prevented his KO by Floyd.

You're probably right, I just really wanted to see a pressure fighter against the a mayweather that was just got done pot-shotting a victory over delahoya.

I thought that'd been a good fight. It had a rocky vs apollo creed vibe,
Mayweather probably would have still won, no doubt about that, but the fight would at least have fealt like it got going.

[Weebler I]

I bet you weren't complaining about the officiating in the Tszyu fight.

No, and Tszyu didn't either. Only Mayweather did, ironic eh?

Anyway I've posted enough about this fight in the past, my view is well known so I won't be posting about it again.

Man, excessive clinching isnt allowed

Then why was Floyd clinching and holding every two minutes and getting away with it?

Face it bro, the ride was fixed. Everything was set up for Mayweather to win, the weight, the ref, the ring, the venue and people claim it was his best win, laughable.

[DIB42]

LMAO


Man, excessive clinching isnt allowed especially if your opponent keeps landing on you with clean hard shots and you are only holding to prevent him from landing.

Fact is Mayweather beat him down in the pocket at his own game. Hatton used rough house tactics all the time in his career then when a superior fighter beats him at his own game its the refs fault?

LOL, lets face it, Ricky started losing when refs stopped letting him nut-punch.

Boxing is so rigged.

[-drebin-]

LMAO


Man, excessive clinching isnt allowed especially if your opponent keeps landing on you with clean hard shots and you are only holding to prevent him from landing.

Fact is Mayweather beat him down in the pocket at his own game. Hatton used rough house tactics all the time in his career then when a superior fighter beats him at his own game its the refs fault?

If you watch the fight you'll see Cortez was constantly breaking the action when neither Floyd nor Ricky were even holding. Hatton would get on the inside, try and get to work but Cortez would come flying in to halt the action. The sheer number of times he intervened for no good reason, or without waiting a second or two for the fighters to work themselves out of a clinch was simply shocking.

[RubenSonny]

No, and Tszyu didn't either. Only Mayweather did, ironic eh?

Anyway I've posted enough about this fight in the past, my view is well known so I won't be posting about it again.

Okay cool, clearly a biased and bitter poster but oh well, I agree that Hatton should be favored against Khan.

[DIB42]

This thread makes me miss ricky

he and his crowd brought much needed excitment to the sport.

[BigStereotype]

Alexander: Devon can outbox Hatton. He's a hell of a talent with a very good chin. I just don't know if he can keep up Hatton's frenetic pace for 12 rounds. 50/50 shot.
Maidana: Dynamite fight, but Hatton's a better fighter all around and works Maidana over. Stoppage.
Khan: Interesting tactical fight. I don't think that Khan can keep Hatton off of him - even Floyd couldn't do that. That negates Khan's speed advantage and after that, what does he have on Ricky? Stoppage win for Hatton.
Victor Ortiz: Doesn't have the chutzpah to keep up with Hatton's pace. He might not out and out quit like he did against Maidana, but he definitely wouldn't get up after getting dropped by a bodyshot.

[SpArKeD-CoLd]

I think Bradley would handle ricky quite easily, even if he hasnt got power hes in his prime and has got tonnes more boxing skills and craftiness. I dont even see that as close, ricky wouldnt be able to man handle him..


Devon alexander would be an interesting fight but i'd still back Devon to KO him late or in the middle rounds, just because rickys totaly over the hill and aint got it on him anymore.... He aint the force he once was, (i dont think)he cant push people around like he used too... I remember Lazcano rocking him !!

I think Khan would oblitirate him.. too much speed and skills, rickys too one dimensional and shot.. He'd just walk onto punches... Easy work for Khans style...

Maidana would probably be the closest fight, a bit like the Urango fight... Thats if Rickys the fighter he once was which i highly doubt!!

Rickys done... His whole emotional makeup has been destroyed, as well as the rehab, blowing up in weight, sniffing loads of coke, and the public shame...