Floyd is such a idiot...

[jujuman]

very good point i dint think of it that way, market value that is. But as for hatton and castillo, dude castillo has skill i mean real skill, defence, head movement and all, did you see how hatton kept walking into lefts against KZ, dont look at the battle JC had with DC that was just bad judgement on his part as you saw in the second fight he moves very well, not just smothering his opponent or rough housing him. he has the ability to adapt to the situation thats why he gave pbf a tough time in their fights. Hatton.... good fighter yes.. but in oder not to get stopped he needs a better defence, pbf will not be looking to stop him with one shot, Hatton got hit too many times (though not clean hits)by a slower and older KZ (one 3 round fight in 22 months or so) so pbf will land all night and Hattons corner will eventually step in. We all seem to forget the buzz about him fighting corrales, tha buzz about him fighting castillo, he wasnt expected to win. Now Zab on the other hand has speed and power on his side but i still see his poor defence and lack of focus in the ring will hurt him against pbf.

[Truth]

I was watching Mitchell-Mayweather today...

Then Merchant was asking him about Hatton(this was b4 the fight interviews)..

Then Mayweather said..

"It's not the belt that makes the champion. Ricky Hatton doesn't take risks like me."

That **** just got me fired up and pissed off...
That's the reason I ****ing HATE Mayweather so much!

Thats another fight that boxing needs next year...after Judah that is.

[Easy-E]

but he's saying Hatton takes no risks.

Kostya Tszyu.

when has hatton fought outside of manchester?

[Easy-E]

ARE YOU JOKING OR WHAT? Challenging Kostya ISN'T a risk? DEFENDING AGAINST him would be. Fighting for a world title is not a RISK, man. It is something every boxer dreams of doing.

ALL HAIL ICEMAN!

[Super_Lightweight]

hmm

I disagree on Castillo. Castillo has been labeled a plodder with questionable defense. The same is said about Hatton. I believe both have underrated defense as a result. In any case, I think Hatton is tough like Castillo and will deal with whatever he has to in order to get inside on Floyd. Floyd will not stop Hatton if Tszyu couldn't. Tszyu has a lot of power and was landing on Hatton a good amount. Floyd may land more accurately but he also won't be in a dighfight with Hatton taking his energy away like Tszyu did.

[jujuman]

once again i agree with you but with one reservation, pbf is harder to hit, and thats is a lot more mentally taxing especially when you are getting hit, hatton was able to hang in there against KZ because he was also landing shots. KZ landed but not succesively, at the very least you will agree that pbf will land more combinations than KZ did on Hatton, if he can ride throught that then I will concede even if he looses.

[masterdirector]

but he's saying Hatton takes no risks.

Kostya Tszyu.

Name one other really good opponent that makes a **** that Hatton ever fought. I can name several for Mayweather. And Mayweather has now moved up from 130 to 147 successfully. He also didn't take a lot of ***** opponents to pad his record like Hatton is still doing today. One win against Tszyu in Manchester doesn't make Hatton as good as Mayweather, let alone better.

[oldgringo]

when has hatton fought outside of manchester?

He has fought outside of Manchester a few times earlier in his career...since he's been on a championship level however? Never...

I know he fought in Detroit at the FOX not too long ago...maybe like 3 years ago he was here fighting some no name.

[snap the jab]

I'm probably just massively naive, but I don't understand why Hatton and Mayweather wouldn't be DYING to fight each other, because whoever won that fight would be considered the undisputed dominant 140-pounder of the era... don't they both want to try to achieve that status, as opposed to never fighting and always having a giant question mark associated with their carrears?

[nezahualcoyotl]

It's very doubtful that Floyd would stop Hatton. Hatton and Zab have different styles and many feel Hatton's style is more of a threat. See the Castillo fights. Anyway, they'd make MORE money in the UK, and there's no problem witht he fight being there as Hatton is the champ anyway. They can have neutral refs and judges though. But Floyd doesn't sell well. There were about 6,000 ppl at his last fight at the Rose Garden whereas Roy sold 12,500 there. Floyd is not a draw.

Great post! karma!