Augustus calls for a hit to be placed on himself

[Bozo_no no]

Crying? Hardly, I just find it incredulous that a number of people buy into this Augustus cr*p. I don't really identify myself on here by nationality, and I'm not a huge Hatton fan.

Hatton is all about positioning himself for superfights, and Collazo holds a belt at welterweight (I agree completely that its meaningless to us boxing fans) which helps with the branding of this fight and should he win, with the branding of bigger fights in the future.

I think we're a bit closed off in these forums thinking that our boxing fan mentality is what makes money for these guys. its the people with a very casual interest who make the money for Hatton and co. They don't realise the nonsense of the ABCs and they will recognise Hatton as the white british guy who has blood all over his face and is a two weight champion.

It's popularity and PPV interest that's going to position Hatton for bigger fights, not meaningless paper titles agaisnt lesser known fighters.

The bottom line is you've said you've never seen Augustus fight, and you're looking at his record on paper to justify why you don't think he's a sensable opponent.

Regardless of titles, Hatton wants big PPV fights and acclaim in North America. Augustus is a fan favorite here, and an exciting fight in front of a bigger audience would win Hatton more fans, which is what his goal is.

The bottom line is that if you haven't seen the guy fight, you're not really in a position to say why you think it wouldn't be a good match up.

[OptimusWolf]

We'll have to agree to disagree, I don't think theres any way Hatton could justify his first fight on American soil being against a guy who, even though he throws 100 power punches around and can't be hit, and according to thegreatest1 would beat Hatton (whos barely been hurt) by late TKO, has lost 26 fights.

Sorry just doesn't fly. I'm not particularly excited by the Collazo fight either, but I understand why it was made.

Laters mate.

[deuce_drop]

i like hatton i just don't think he can beat Augustus. His style is so slick, and his chin is great. id pick Augustus by late ko

it would definately be one of the tougher fights Hatton ever been in if he fought Augustus.

if you give Augustus time to train and prepare himself for a fight, like other fighters get proper time to train. Augustus will wreck shop against damn near anybody, no doubt.

all he needs to do is get his head on straight while he's in training and he could make a good run at a title.

having Dibella as a promoter can and hopefully will better his chances for getting proper length of time to train, get the right kind of fights to set up a title, and it might also help out with the judges since he's being promoted by Dibella...

who knows really, all I know about Augustus is never judge a book by it's cover, because it's content could be shoxking and then some!

I'll watch any of Augustus's fights, because I know that 98% of the time I'll get more than my moneys worth. sometimes ten fold......

[Bozo_no no]

We'll have to agree to disagree, I don't think theres any way Hatton could justify his first fight on American soil being against a guy who, even though he throws 100 power punches around and can't be hit, and according to thegreatest1 would beat Hatton (whos barely been hurt) by late TKO, has lost 26 fights.

Sorry just doesn't fly. I'm not particularly excited by the Collazo fight either, but I understand why it was made.

Laters mate.

I don't think he'd beat Hatton, it's possible, but the bottom line is that more people would watch him than in with Collazo, and it would be a much more thrilling fight.

For Hatton, that accomplishes much more in the big picture to fight in front of more fans in a fight that's sure to be fire works.

[deuce_drop]

I can't say that I've ever seen Collazo, but on paper I'd say that Augustus seems to have more experience to handle a guy like Hatton better than Collazo.

Augustus has fought damn near everybody, prospects, champs(ex or now current), contenders, whoever and has been more than competitive against whoever he's fought too. with the exception of a few here and there....

I'd rather watch Augustus fight Hatton over Callazo because I know that fight would be an instant classic....... and another classic fight in Augustsus's resume.........plus I know what kind of fight Augustus brings to the ring, I don't know the fight style of Collazo, I can't say I've seen him.........cause if I had seen him fight it must have not been much to remember......

[Bozo_no no]

I can't say that I've ever seen Collazo, but on paper I'd say that Augustus seems to have more experience to handle a guy like Hatton better than Collazo.

Augustus has fought damn near everybody, prospects, champs(ex or now current), contenders, whoever and has been more than competitive against whoever he's fought too. with the exception of a few here and there....

I'd rather watch Augustus fight Hatton over Callazo because I know that fight would be an instant classic....... and another classic fight in Augustsus's resume.........plus I know what kind of fight Augustus brings to the ring, I don't know the fight style of Collazo, I can't say I've seen him.........cause if I had seen him fight it must have not been much to remember......

Collazo is not a bad fighter, he's just not a brawler. He picks his shots and uses distance. It's just that not a lot of people know who he is. Not a lot of casual fans know much about Hatton over here either, and I don't think it will do big ratings.

There's a cult following for Augustus, and Ricky would benifit from having those fans see him fight. He's everything they'd like, and his style vs Augustus' style would be fire works.

Augustus loves to fight in a phone booth, he has great chin, and he'll trade all night long.

Hatton is sharper and hits harder, so it's a very winable fight for him in front of more fans.

It would do him a lot of good to have a fight like Ward-Augustus which plays over and over on ESPN Classics.

[JOM'S]

yup a fight with a known tough FAN FAVORITE would have been a good coming to America fight for Ricky, for sure all those fans seeing the fight may become hos fans after, but i guess this wont happen just seen in another thread the other fight is done..

[Bozo_no no]

The talk about a fight with Gatti at some point down the road was very interesting.

What a war that would be!

[Run]

How anyone can think that's a walk in the park for Hatton is way beyond me. I think people really need to get their heads out of their asses...and realize Augustus is not a pushover.



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[STEELHEAD]

augustus. i luv this guy. no ones ever really wooped his ass.all judges and all home town refs hate him. and if he's on his "A" game he would be more than competative stateside or over there.