Provodnikov vs prime Hatton

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Honestly hatton was one of my favs, he was a lineal champ, and only lost in his prime to floyd and manny

But i do think ruslan is a horrible matchup for him,,

yes hatton would try and smother him, but i think ruslan would be able to land and stop hatton late,,
It would be a war, but i lean towards ruslan

[FaustoGeraci]

No, it means landing more punches on the inside than his opponent while preventing his opponent from landing any.

Clinching is what Klitschko did, hugging with no effort made to throw punches or fight on the inside.



Put Provodnkov in with a prime Pacquiao at 140 and see how long he lasts. A prime Mayweather would punch him silly too at 147.

With all due respect to Alvarado and Bradley, they're a level below Pacquiao and FMJ.

Prov has NEVER BEEN DOWN as an amateur or pro. EVER. And Prov sparred with Pacquiao many, many times. You think Floyd knocks a guy out that has NEVER been down? Nice try. Hatton was a very good fighter, good guy, good fighter, not great. Prov takes him out in brutal fashion. Horrible match up for Ricky

[FaustoGeraci]

Bradley would have schooled Hatton at WW. Kostya had one knee in that fight and was held repeatedly,

[FaustoGeraci]

Lol, shows how boxing savvy you are I guess

Kostya had one knee at that point. Come on. That is the same as saying Canelo killed an ATG Mosley.

[Boxing Goat]

Kostya had one knee at that point. Come on. That is the same as saying Canelo killed an ATG Mosley.

One knee now? Where do you guys come up with this crap? It was obvious kostya had a lot more left than mosley does.

[WilkinsOlajuwon]

RIP Hatton

[The Big Dunn]

Honestly hatton was one of my favs, he was a lineal champ, and only lost in his prime to floyd and manny

But i do think ruslan is a horrible matchup for him,,

yes hatton would try and smother him, but i think ruslan would be able to land and stop hatton late,,
It would be a war, but i lean towards ruslan

agree except I still cant decide who'd win so I voted toss up.

[Merciless1]

I believe Hatton takes this one as well. I think his footwork/foot speed & his work rate troubles Ruslan . You can't deny Prod's power though so it's not an easy pick. If it goes the distance it's Hatton. If not Prod by ko, but I lean towards Hatton on cards.

[revs1227]

would be a hell of a fight buy hatton would out work him and probably stop him
we have seen prov chin but what about his body ?
and hattons body work was insane
mid-late body shot tko

[WilkinsOlajuwon]

Hatton wasnt very good. Fun fighter but Luis Collazo handled him.