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Hatton got a surprise in his first fight at 147, but winning a world title in his first figtht at the weight isn't exactly a disgrace now is it? It was a typical grinding fight, it just didn't work as well against a stronger guy than he's used to. The fight was close and the decision could have gone either way IMO.
If we are to apply similar criteria to assessing fighters i.e. quality of opposition and what have you done lately, where would you rate PBF for example? His last 3 years have been pretty slim pickings for fight fans. Shouldn't he be in his prime and unifying divisions and seeking out top P4P opponents? Why the 140 division leapfrog, then fight a welterweight who got beat last time out and pretend it's in the class of Ali-Frazier I?
Hatton has Tszyu, Maussa and Collazo in his last 3 fights, not too shabby. We definitely need to see more of Hatton to see where he really fits in the P4P picture, but use the same criteria for others too. I don't see Hatton ducking anyone, but I do believe he should go back to 140 where he has a strength advantage.
If we are to apply similar criteria to assessing fighters i.e. quality of opposition and what have you done lately, where would you rate PBF for example? His last 3 years have been pretty slim pickings for fight fans. Shouldn't he be in his prime and unifying divisions and seeking out top P4P opponents? Why the 140 division leapfrog, then fight a welterweight who got beat last time out and pretend it's in the class of Ali-Frazier I?
Hatton has Tszyu, Maussa and Collazo in his last 3 fights, not too shabby. We definitely need to see more of Hatton to see where he really fits in the P4P picture, but use the same criteria for others too. I don't see Hatton ducking anyone, but I do believe he should go back to 140 where he has a strength advantage.
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