The Bottom Line on Ricky Hatton

[armani_model]

I suggest Diegofuego closes this thread..its all bin said...

[IwatchBoxing]

Right before knockdown, you think theirs any leg action?

[MetalVomit]

That's the blurriest picture I've ever seen in my life. Are you saying Hatton tripped Collazo? It happened so fast, I couldnt tell.

[Manny_P]

Right before knockdown, you think theirs any leg action?

that KD wasn't legit. It was really awkward the 1st time I saw it. Ricky was fortunate he landed a punch.

[BLOODSHED]

You're becoming an apologist. Hatton looked terrible last night and was wobbled. Cold hard facts. Don't spin this to make Hatton look less exposed or less vulnerable to boxers than is the case.

Is this. He won a title in a weight class in which he'd never fought against a tall, rangy southpaw (the toughest, most awkward type of opponent to face) in a country in which he'd never fought and scored a knock down in doing so.

No matter how you slice it, you have to give him his props. And that's just being respectful to our sport.

[Manny_P]

Is this. He won a title in a weight class in which he'd never fought against a tall, rangy southpaw (the toughest, most awkward type of opponent to face) in a country in which he'd never fought and scored a knock down in doing so.

No matter how you slice it, you have to give him his props. And that's just being respectful to our sport.

I give him props for doing his best and showing the interest to try and take over in the U.S.A by coming here and fighting a tough opposition.

He's had 3 fights in the U.S.A prior to this. He's stayed at 140lbs all of his carreer having 40 fights. It's about to time to move up.

True though. Collazo has some slick skills/style that even Hatton's aggresiveness couldn't work properly.

Personally, I don't give him credit for the KD because I think their feet got tangled up. If that was a legit punch, he could have done it again in any other rounds considering he did land big shots again. I didn't see Collazo hurt or even bothered throughout the fight by Hatton's punches.

[Kball15]

yea i agree. Hatton has a lot to overcome coming out of a town like machester, with very dedicated fans.

Anyone who watched to tszyu fight knows that after EVERY round, win or lose, 20,000 hatton fans in attendance ROARED and shook the stadium. Now he had only an audience of maybe 2,000 and only maybe 300 or less Hatton fans. He is used to High doses of encouragement after every single round. He'll obviously overcome it, but it was definetly a setback for hatton.

But u really do have to give him mad props for evercoming so much, and winning. Even if he wasnt himself, even if he looked awful in the ring, and even if it was way to close for hatton, he has still done so much in so little time.