Official Ricky Hatton Holds Too Much Thread

[SuckaPunch]

I'm a Hatton fan and I think he's a really exciting fighter but I think I've seen a clinch every 20 seconds in tonight's fight. Hatton is gonna have a very difficult time gaining American fans by being the "more aggressive John Ruiz" version of the welterweights.

Like I said, he's still a very exciting fighter in my eyes but The Ring Magazine made a huge mistake comparing Hatton's excitement with the likes of Cotto, Pacquiao, or Gatti. I mean I understand that Hatton's an excellent inside fighter, but I wish he'd be more like a Jose Luis Castillo kind of inside fighter, less clinching and more punching.

[JDizzle79]

I'm a Hatton fan and I think he's a really exciting fighter but I think I've seen a clinch every 20 seconds in tonight's fight. Hatton is gonna have a very difficult time gaining American fans by being the "more aggressive John Ruiz" version of the welterweights.

Like I said, he's still a very exciting fighter in my eyes but The Ring Magazine made a huge mistake comparing Hatton's excitement with the likes of Cotto, Pacquiao, or Gatti. I mean I understand that Hatton's an excellent inside fighter, but I wish he'd be more like a Jose Luis Castillo kind of inside fighter, less clinching and more punching.

you are a moron. if you followed ricky hatton at all, this is his style

[jswa17]

yea his style is straight up bull **** and needs to be penalized

[SuckaPunch]

you are a moron. if you followed ricky hatton at all, this is his style

No, you are a moron. He can still keep his aggressive inside fighting style without having to clinch every second of every round.

What an HBO debut. I think he broke John's Ruiz' record for most clinches in a fight

[Biolink]

I think some points should have been deducted

[ELPacman]

Your wrong if you counted a clinch every 20 seconds because it was more like every 10 seconds. The moment the referee broke them up, Ricky jumped in with another clinch. I gotta say, it was more entertaining when they weren't clinching and ya know what, that's when Hatton wasn't winning. I think a Vegas ref like Cortez or Nady would definitely deduct points for the bear hugging. Hatton's style is not for the US.

[JDizzle79]

Your wrong if you counted a clinch every 20 seconds because it was more like every 10 seconds. The moment the referee broke them up, Ricky jumped in with another clinch. I gotta say, it was more entertaining when they weren't clinching and ya know what, that's when Hatton wasn't winning. I think a Vegas ref like Cortez or Nady would definitely deduct points for the bear hugging. Hatton's style is not for the US.

blah blah blah...hatton always came forward with a punch or combo before he clinched

[Manny_P]

those clinches suck. Really do.

[JDizzle79]

those clinches suck. Really do.

its called strategy

[jswa17]

blah blah blah...hatton always came forward with a punch or combo before he clinched

ur definitely one of the most biased posters on this forum.

i'm just being honest.