Comments Thread For: Saul Alvarez Beats Up Matthew Hatton Over Twelve

[Tomasio]

Man, while everyone was watching Zab's fight I was watching this fight. I feel bad for Hatton. Canelo carried Hatton the whole 12 rounds didn't even try to knock the guy out. Canelo just pretty much used Hatton as a punching bag. And Canelo can really throw those bombs. Every shot was ****ing loud and led me to feel bad for Hatton. Damn, seriously Hatton showed heart and smarts to not get knocked out. but still, Golden Boy really threw Hatton as a sacrificial lamb against Canelo. No power or strength to talk about Hatton at all. Complete shot out for Canelo.

¿Didn't try to knock him out!? ¿What fight were u watching? Canelo hit him with everything he had!! The difference was that Canelo COULDN'T knock him out!!! CAUSE HE SURE AS HELL TRIED!!! & Canelo got tagged good a few times, but Hatton has NO punching power!! Lets see when HYPE JOB Canelo faces the REAL contenders at 154lbs, Canelo gonna get his HYPED ASS handed to him!!

[lopez36]

i still need to see him in against someone who can take a punch and will punch back at him,who isn't going to be on the defensive trying to avoid his punches,and someone like angulo will really test him,angulo can take a punch,we all know that and he punches hard pressures,i want to see how canelo fights against someone pressuring him and throwing bombs,either angulo or williams,maybe even bundgrade,not cintron,that guy just throws tantrums,cries and complains,might as well be fighting against a woman,i think angulo or williams are really good tests for him,if he beats those guys i would say he has a bright future,this win tonight was just ok to me

[Nesty]

Man, while everyone was watching Zab's fight I was watching this fight. I feel bad for Hatton. Canelo carried Hatton the whole 12 rounds didn't even try to knock the guy out. Canelo just pretty much used Hatton as a punching bag. And Canelo can really throw those bombs. Every shot was ****ing loud and led me to feel bad for Hatton. Damn, seriously Hatton showed heart and smarts to not get knocked out. but still, Golden Boy really threw Hatton as a sacrificial lamb against Canelo. No power or strength to talk about Hatton at all. Complete shot out for Canelo.

Didn't or couldn't....... Thie kid tried everything including Hitting him with his uncles burro! ThE fact is that even his power is overrated. The kid is good..... But not great and does not deserve to go down in history as the youngest champion in that division! No way he is in Vargas level when he won the championship.......

[SluggerFan]

I want to see Canelo fight Angulo, Kirkland and Margarito after a couple more fights! Those would be awesome and we would get to see what kind of chin Alvarez has and if he can hang with the big boys...

[Ruffus74]

Canelo just showed his age, he's just a kid...not an elite fighter yet. Not because he don't have tools to be a good but his team and GBP are rushing him way too fast!!! b4 people start w/ the hate comments cause I'm rican, I do like this kid, I think he's a talent but GBP and his team just put a huge bulls eye to this kid by giving him the green belt in a weight class which you got guys like Angulo, Margacheato, Cotto, Kirtland, even Cintron, P-Will, etc...which in my eyes all these guys have a very good chance to beat him now!!!

On the fight, he made a lot of mistakes:
1. Dropping the hands
2. Not ducking the chin
3. Loose composure (this is a big 1, w/ another referee he would've been disqualified)
4. Didn't setup punches
5. Bad defense, got hit way too many times by a class C at most fighter
6. No hip movement, no angles
7. Didn't pivot when trowing the hooks or uppercuts
8. Jumped in w/ hands down
9. Many others....

Angulo or Cheato will murder him
Cotto or Cintron will beat him easy by points by just giving him some angles.
Kirt will hurt him bad!!!

Best thing for the kid is to go back ww division and get a new corner and take the foot out of the pedal!!! just take your time!!!

[tito_bandito]

For a 20 year old it was a good step up fight. Canelo should switch to Reyes gloves. I don't think the Winning gloves helps him ignite his heavy fist. He got faster, showed good timing, and he showed he has stamina. His punch power could be revealed better with a more suitable type of glove. However; this should not have been a championship fight. What's impressive is that Canelo continues to improve and he has not even reached his prime or is even close to his prime. To me Vargas remains as the TRUE youngest 154 pound champion of the world. This belt was GIVEN to Canelo...Not earned...

[jjbj2]

LOL, I still stand by what I said. Alvarez only went to war mode when Hatton was fighting dirty. Hitting below the belt, hitting behind the head during a clinch, and the list continues. And Hatton fought smart. Every time Alvarez landed good power punches Hatton was already in 1). clinch mode or 2). go to the rope so not to get knockdown or 3). move out of the way. So, that being said Alvarez fought a smart fight didn't exhausted himself like Mike Jones did during his fight against Soto-Karass that one round when he threw one hundred punches lost him a lot of gas power. Alvarez is smart and strong give that kid his due credit at those points. Hatton showed in this fight quick jabs (with no power) and smart thinking (move a lot, clinch, and used the ring to stay in the fight).

I know people here are looking for knockouts but what you got instead was a smart fight. Canelo did his job fought smart and gave a performance. Hatton did his job be a sacrificial lamb (no power low KO rate) and stayed in the fight. So, yea I still stick to what I said. I still feel sorry for Hatton and Canelo's punches has pop in it (which means don't take this kid lightly).

[APryor]

Canelo just showed his age, he's just a kid...not an elite fighter yet. Not because he don't have tools to be a good but his team and GBP are rushing him way too fast!!! b4 people start w/ the hate comments cause I'm rican, I do like this kid, I think he's a talent but GBP and his team just put a huge bulls eye to this kid by giving him the green belt in a weight class which you got guys like Angulo, Margacheato, Cotto, Kirtland, even Cintron, P-Will, etc...which in my eyes all these guys have a very good chance to beat him now!!!

On the fight, he made a lot of mistakes:
1. Dropping the hands
2. Not ducking the chin
3. Loose composure (this is a big 1, w/ another referee he would've been disqualified)
4. Didn't setup punches
5. Bad defense, got hit way too many times by a class C at most fighter
6. No hip movement, no angles
7. Didn't pivot when trowing the hooks or uppercuts
8. Jumped in w/ hands down
9. Many others....

Angulo or Cheato will murder him
Cotto or Cintron will beat him easy by points by just giving him some angles.
Kirt will hurt him bad!!!

Best thing for the kid is to go back ww division and get a new corner and take the foot out of the pedal!!! just take your time!!!

Great post. You nailed it.

[JDezi4]

I love how boxing fans of today work. U get annoyed by the Pacquiao and Mayweather fans, becuz they r just die-hard **** riders. But on the otherside of the fence, u have haters and cry-babies.

[ralph22]

shut the *** up this is a papar belt won against a bum no credit