What has Hatton does vs other fighters that he can do vs Zoo?

**Champoreeno** · 01-31-2005, 11:17 AM

Good question. I've never seen Hatton fight. How does he take a punch, and has he ever been in with anyone remotely as powerful as Tzsyu?

**J !** · 01-31-2005, 11:19 AM

same post i put in another thread but you get the jist, he fought vince phillips (who was on the slide but he had the power to ko zoo so.....) he can adapt he did so against tackie anyway.....

Everyone has written off hatton, thats a dangerous thing to do. Im not saying hatton will win but here is a reasoned argument why he stands a decent chance.

Kostya is knocking on now as a light welter he is ageing. You never know when I fighter is gonna turn old and Hatton has a workrate to expose this if Kostya starts blowing a bit.

Secondly since his injury Kostya has had three rounds when he dismantled Sharmba Mitchell. However while Kostya was impressive Sharmba looked shot to ****. He fought the wrong fight and seemed terrified to me, again as an ageing fighter Mitchell's style relies on reflex and speed, he had neither on the night. Hatton would also have dismanlted Mitchell based on that performance. So Kostya may not be quite as ring sharp and prepared as he may like, Hatton could expose this.

As a "protected" fighter we just dont know how good Hatton is, nobody has extended him simple as that. Could he be better than he is being given credit for after all he has been stopping guys who have never been halted before who have fought at the top (stewart oliveria).

Desire Hatton wants to prove the critics wrong he wants it so bad.

Home advantage, its gonna be one of the biggest events in the british sporting calender, the support and hostility to Zoo (especially as he is an adopted Aussie and the Ashes are on in they UK this year so the banter flying between us poms and the Aussies will be in full force)

Has Kosta fought a man who is in his prime, whose workrate is second to none and who is likely to test his stamina of late. Simple answer is no, so it evens it out a little in my book.

I still have it 60-40 in favour of Zoo and that big right hand BUT if hatton can work out a strategy to negate that honey punch, I can see him pulling off an upset.

**Super_Lightweight** · 01-31-2005, 11:27 AM

hmm

Hatton better cowboy up and gaurd that grill.

**onikami** · 01-31-2005, 11:32 AM

Hattom will charge out to Zoo from the first round, just like he did against the Oliveria. I predict Zoo will take some very powerful punches in that very first round. And they will hurt.

**Cletus Funk** · 01-31-2005, 11:56 AM

If Hatton can avoid being KO'd he will make Zoo work harder than he's ever had to before and we'll find out if he is as super-conditioned as alot of people on here say that he is. Zoo's never been subjected to the kind of body abuse that Hatton will give him so that's another question he needs to answer.

**elveiel** · 01-31-2005, 12:10 PM

As usual Hatton's just gonna take the fight to Tszyu and let the best man win, even when Hatton try to box his opponent he never takes a backwards step so i predict a war.

IMO Hatton chins looked solid thoughout his career, Tszyu's on the other hand hasnt, maybe thats the level of opponents but when even the weak punching fighters have hurt Tszyu.

**oldgringo** · 01-31-2005, 12:18 PM

Hatton is going to take a lot of punishment regardless of whether he beats Tszyu or not. He'll have to be able to take a few of Tszyu's best shots in order to win. I think Hatton's workrate could really trouble Kostya if Ricky's chin holds up.

**spinksjinx** · 01-31-2005, 12:20 PM

What about the fact that the fight is at 4AM!!! I think this will effect Tszyu and Kostya has bitched about fighting at this time as well.

**Cletus Funk** · 01-31-2005, 12:20 PM

Originally posted by spinksjinx

What about the fact that the fight is at 4AM!!! I think this will effect Tszyu and Kostya has bitched about fighting at this time as well.

It's at 2am now thankfully.

What has Hatton does vs other fighters that he can do vs Zoo?