Billy Graham: "We want Mayweather"

[medium-deek]

floyd can counter with speed and accurate, crisp punching

You're right. The man has unbelievable hand speed, but does he have the stamina to keep up with a non stop Hatton. Hmm. I'm not so sure. Sure, he can last 12 rounds. No question. But its quiet a different matter when you have someone who seems hell bent on not giving you a seconds rest, as zoo found out to his cost.

[glenspen]

You're right. The man has unbelievable hand speed, but does he have the stamina to keep up with a non stop Hatton. Hmm. I'm not so sure. Sure, he can last 12 rounds. No question. But its quiet a different matter when you have someone who seems hell bent on not giving you a seconds rest, as zoo found out to his cost.

Tszyu had boxed just a handfull of rounds in the 2 years previous to fighting Hatton, so he couldn't keep up the pace like Mayweather will. Even so, Mayweather is going down for sure, he has nothing in his arsenal that Ricky's iron chin won't walk through...Ricky takes a few to get inside then unloads to the body and with uppercuts, after 7 or 8 rounds of this Floyd will slow down then get caught, he's out of his league against the hitman at 147lbs.

[medium-deek]

Tszyu had boxed just a handfull of rounds in the 2 years previous to fighting Hatton, so he couldn't keep up the pace like Mayweather will.

****, you're right. Totally forgot about that.

Even so, Mayweather is going down for sure, he has nothing in his arsenal that Ricky's iron chin won't walk through...Ricky takes a few to get inside then unloads to the body and with uppercuts, after 7 or 8 rounds of this Floyd will slow down then get caught, he's out of his league against the hitman at 147lbs.

Karma for that. And the Brian Clough Avatar.

[MickyHatton]

Tszyu had boxed just a handfull of rounds in the 2 years previous to fighting Hatton, so he couldn't keep up the pace like Mayweather will. Even so, Mayweather is going down for sure, he has nothing in his arsenal that Ricky's iron chin won't walk through...Ricky takes a few to get inside then unloads to the body and with uppercuts, after 7 or 8 rounds of this Floyd will slow down then get caught, he's out of his league against the hitman at 147lbs.

Great points, your right Mayweather can do 12 rounds no problem, your also right he wont handle 12 Hatton rounds easily!

[blockhead]

Tszyu had boxed just a handfull of rounds in the 2 years previous to fighting Hatton, so he couldn't keep up the pace like Mayweather will. Even so, Mayweather is going down for sure, he has nothing in his arsenal that Ricky's iron chin won't walk through...Ricky takes a few to get inside then unloads to the body and with uppercuts, after 7 or 8 rounds of this Floyd will slow down then get caught, he's out of his league against the hitman at 147lbs.

i agree 100% ricky saw what floyd looked like in the zab fight and now he knows he can take him at that weight. this is why he is pressing for the fight.

[Kenny Blankenship]

I find it funny that people still buy into the idea that power makes a difference here. When will you guys ever learn?
It's been proven time and time again that a well schooled boxer will beat the brawler 9 times out of ten and this fight will be no different. Calzaghe schooled Lacy by outboxing him. He landed everything against the guy but didn't knock him out, he didn't have to. Lacy has all kinds of power but it didn't do him any good because he couldn't land anything and had zero defense.
I'm not saying Hatton's a carbon copy of Lacy, but when you look at this fight Mayweather has Hatton beat in almost every category:

Skill
Speed
Defense
Conditioning
Experience (quality of opponents)

The only edge I see Hatton having may be in the power department, but power does you no good if you can't hit your opponent cleanly which is something everyone has a problem doing against Mayweather.
You guys like keeping your heads buried in the sand despite these facts for some strange reason.

[MickyHatton]

I find it funny that people still buy into the idea that power makes a difference here. When will you guys ever learn?
It's been proven time and time again that a well schooled boxer will beat the brawler 9 times out of ten and this fight will be no different. Calzaghe schooled Lacy by outboxing him. He landed everything against the guy but didn't knock him out, he didn't have to. Lacy has all kinds of power but it didn't do him any good because he couldn't land anything and had zero defense.
I'm not saying Hatton's a carbon copy of Lacy, but when you look at this fight Mayweather has Hatton beat in almost every category:

Skill
Speed
Defense
Conditioning
Experience (quality of opponents)

The only edge I see Hatton having may be in the power department, but power does you no good if you can't hit your opponent cleanly which is something everyone has a problem doing against Mayweather.
You guys like keeping your heads buried in the sand despite these facts for some strange reason.

Lacy and Hatton are completely different, Lacy depended on landing bombs, Hatton can and has adapted to all styles (have you watched any more than his last two fights?)
Also he is not a typical power puncher as you described him, he attacks with flurries to head and body and is constantly on top of his opponent.
As for your 'list' how you can say Mayweather is better conditioned than Hatton? Hatton is easily the better conditioned and naturaly fitter fighter, everyone knows that?
I will agree that Mayweather has superior overall skills and speed and that he has a better resume than Hatton but Hatton has fought some good fighters and one great fighter along the way so....
The difference between Lacy and Hatton is that Lacy was proved to be a hyped up fighter when he stepped up to top opposition in Calzaghe and was completely outclassed, Hatton fought, overwelmed and retired Kosta Tzsyu on his stool, huge difference!

[big-lynch]

hatton will smash mayweather up !!!!!!!!!!!!

[BigBoy9000]

Floyd will give Hatton the Gatti over and over and over.

[Oasis_Lad]

Floyd will give Hatton the Gatti over and over and over.

yeah right! he could'nt do it to judah but he's going to do it to hatton who is ten times more skillful