..5 Things To Take Away From Alvarez-Hatton...

[Pullcounter]

pros for the ginger...

1) the ginger has a big following

2) the ginger has good power, but not great power

3) the ginger puts together good combinations

4) the ginger isn't getting rushed

5) the ginger has a hot g/f

5 cons for the ginger

1) poor defense

2) slow handspeed

3) plodding feet

4) bad temperment

5) too much hype

[chiguy91]

great thread, i pretty much agree with everything. he's only 20, needs to work on his defense and stamina. time will tell though, to see how far he can actually go. good fight for him though, hopefully him and his camp use this fight to work on things..

[jucava]

I can agree on most of your points but this is what I really took from this fight. He wont get much better. He showed zero improvement from the Cotto fight. He better catch who he can catch while his chin is in tact. I think he gets spoon fed softies til they think its a good time to call a fight with Chavez Jr a "superfight". I cant buy in to him from tonights peformance. He couldnt guard himself in a pillow fight. I dont give Berto a pass so he's now a belt hold and his pass is revoked. He thinks he's a bully but that tough stuff is gonna get him severely beaten soon. If Hattons corner was worth a damn it could have been tonight.

wtf, he wont get much better??? the guy is only 20......

[hhs661]

Great read TS.. I also think Alvarez can work on the type of punches he throws in the early-mid rounds. He gets overly happy with throwing power-punches and it slows him down as the fight goes on. His defense is one thing. At times you would see him slipping punches but that wasn't done on a consistent basis. Just goes to show you that he has the tools to do it, just needs the composure and patience to do it more often.

Hatton is a gamer. He was the smaller fighter with no advantages(outside of experience) to his advantage. I think he could be a great gate-keeper at WW if other fighters are willing to go in the ring with him. I loved how he used the double jab in the first couple of rounds but went away from that as the fight progressed.

[William Blake]

Great thread

Canelo looked good in a lot of ways, as mentioned. And Hatton certainly displayed heart and courage, as well as decent technique in places.

Cotto-Canelo is a fight I would like to see. Cotto hits hard so we'd see if Canelo can take a punch because he's there to be hit

[studentofthegam]

wtf, he wont get much better??? the guy is only 20......

Tonight he is lucky Hatton couldnt bust eggs. All he has above average is punching power. Bad feet, walks in with no jab, slow hands, wide guard, cant finish, takes too many puches. Who can fix all that in two or three years? I say his first step up is a KO loss.