which gets more credit.. floyd hatton or pacquiao bradley

[jnoon3225]

nice try not even close
prime hatton would have spanked bradley
he was the 140lb KING hands down
the hatton that fought mayweather would have beaten pacquiao on that same night

Hatton was the 140lb King you say... Floyd didnt fight him at 140... Pacquiao did

[Phenom]

Bradley over all is better fighter but Hatton was over hyped at the time ranked higher (bradley is not #1 in his division and unranked at WW) and hatton was seen as more of a threat.

IMO Bradley is a better win only if Bradley fights someone better then Casamayor Bradley is not exactly on a high going into Pac fight

[jnoon3225]

It's about equal. Ricky Hatton was one great/solid win away from being an All-Time Great. He was an all-time REALLY GOOD fighter, but he was a big win away from being great. Bradley has three solid wins over Abregu, Peterson, and Alexander, but he NEEDS the big win to be great too.

Hatton was #4 P4P, Bradley is #7 P4P. Hatton was coming in with wins over Tszyu, Collazo, and Castillo. Bradley would be coming into the fight with wins over Abregu, Peterson, and Alexander. Pretty similar in terms of competition. GOOD wins, but not a GREAT win.

Hatton was in his latter-prime, and Bradley is in his prime/latter-prime years.

It's pretty equal. If Bradley loses to Pacquiao and than goes on to beat Amir Khan, Andre Berto, Victor Ortiz...it will look like a huge win on Pac's resume. If he goes on to be pretty good, but not great, it will look like a really good win on his resume.

Also, anyone who says Hatton in 2009 was still in his prime is honestly lying to themselves. After Mayweather beat Hatton, he looked like complete crap against Lazcano and Malignaggi. He was past his prime, but still good when Pac got to him. He was nowhere near the same guy who fought Floyd in 2007. Same with Miguel Cotto. There's no way anyone can honestly sit on here and say Miguel Cotto was still in his "prime" when Pac fought him in late 2009. Cotto has been pst prime, still good since the Margarito loss. TRUTH.

All in all, it's about even. Hatton was one of the best in his generation, and possibly the best in his generation at 140 lbs. Bradley may end up being one of the best in his generation, but he needs to beat Khan to prove he was the best at that weight.

Also, to all you Pac fans who criticized Floyd for fighting Hatton, who you all said was "blown up and ****** at 147" and how you all discredited that win because Hatton was better at 140....you guys better follow suit when Pac fights Bradley. If you're going to critique Mayweather fighting Hatton and discredit it...you better critique Pac fighting Bradley and discredit it. I gave Mayweather all the credit for beating Hatton, it was a big win. And I will do the same for Pac if he beats Bradley. You guys better follow suit as well.

I agree, you are reasonable...

[hugh grant]

All this FLoyd/hatton, or Pac/bradley, when in fact Pac/hatton and bradley

Considering Pac will have fought both and likely beaten both.