Is it safe to say Rick Hatton is OVERRATED!

[Atnan]

hatton won this fight!!! i think his skin color plays a HUGE ROLE....if callazo wasnt ( WAS NOT) puerto rican and was just a silly reck neck american fighter from utah everyone would say hatton won

[GreatestIam]

hatton won this fight!!! i think his skin color plays a HUGE ROLE....if callazo wasnt ( WAS NOT) puerto rican and was just a silly reck neck american fighter from utah everyone would say hatton won

Are you guys serious his a white fighter, who fights in a sport which i believe the stats said 70+% of the organized bodies are composed of whites...... The fact is the guy was so overhyped (the ****ing 2005 fighter of the year over JT and PBF)and so exposed(atleast more then anybody would have imagined)that people are beginning to open there eyes even after 1 fight to what may lye ahead for hatton! Take Calzaghe for instance see how he won so convincingly and now everybody respects him (HE BEAT A NEGRO) if Hatton had did the same like expected he would be seeing that same respect!

[Abe Attell]

hatton won this fight!!! i think his skin color plays a HUGE ROLE....if callazo wasnt ( WAS NOT) puerto rican and was just a silly reck neck american fighter from utah everyone would say hatton won

maybe it plays a small role, but:

I think the real reason is because people had a bit of hate towards the way he was allowed to fight Kostya Tszyu...not to mention that he is seen as a overhyped, overrated fighter.

Look at how HBO gave him all the attention and did nothint on Collazo...I think people get bitter that they don't give both fighters attention...how many of us have experience such favortism?
Now I know it is because Ricky is HBO's new "boy", but a little story about Collazo wouldn't have hurt.

[Atnan]

thats why they were talking hatton down and saying how " american " fans wont enjoy the way he fights.....your case in saying how hbo is riding hattons **** is wrong and your a ****ing idiot! lol jus kiddin

[Kball15]

thats why they were talking hatton down and saying how " american " fans wont enjoy the way he fights.....your case in saying how hbo is riding hattons **** is wrong and your a ****ing idiot! lol jus kiddin

NO no, i completely agree... lol. But i do think color of skin makes an impact. People immidiatly think of Hispanics and Blacks dominating nearly everys sport. People think a fighter cant be excitng unless hes black or mexican. Well hattons super exciting and hes white

[Easy-E]

Its safe to say he is overrated because he won a close fight?

Now granted, i never said hatton was one of those guys who could be number 1 p4p, but i think you may be being a little harsh.

[LostGuy]

NO no, i completely agree... lol. But i do think color of skin makes an impact. People immidiatly think of Hispanics and Blacks dominating nearly everys sport. People think a fighter cant be excitng unless hes black or mexican. Well hattons super exciting and hes white

41-0 yet tszyu is the only recognizeable name hes fought
lmao they list maussa as a noteable win for hatton whats that ****ing tell ya

suddenly collazo is a good opponent cause hatton struggled/lost to him

just like eamon mcgee became a good opponent cause hatton got dropped in the first by him lmao

zab judah fans dont try calling pineda or baldomir good opponents
tyson fans dont try calling buster douglas or mcbride good opponents
nobody says Alberto de las Mercedes Cortes was a good tito opponent

get it?

[LostGuy]

funny hatton a white guy got the gift decision in boston by 3 boston judges and a white ref
and collazo was a ny puerto rican

and hatton was the hbo fighter with a 3 fight deal

biased decision? thats soooo out of the question

[Easy-E]

funny hatton a white guy got the gift decision in boston by 3 boston judges and a white ref
and collazo was a ny puerto rican

and hatton was the hbo fighter with a 3 fight deal

biased decision? thats soooo out of the question

Nah man, Hatton won. That was the sentiment from the crowd as well.

[grayfist]

Prior to the fight, those who somewhat favored Collazo spoke, guardedly, only of Collazo's chances of winning; on the other hand those who picked Hatton were mostly sure that Hatton would-- if not take Collazo out-- dominate, even in the face of caveats coming from a number of non-partisans such as Hatton having some difficulties when fighting southpaws and that Collazo was too big and had the handspeed that could spell some trouble for Ricky.

Obviously, Ricky fell short of many of even his own fans' expectations. As for the bout's having been intended to demonstrate convincingly that Hatton is ready for Floyd and/or Oscar, now, or if not now, very, very soon....

Well, Ricky still has some proving to do. The jury is still out.