Hatton needs to stop blowing up between fights

[Briman15]

If Hatton wants to reach a higher level than he showed Saturday night, he needs to maintain his fitness year round. Clearly Hatton is dedicated in camp, but I think he faded at the end because it takes a lot out of you to lose all that weight quick. Look at what it did to Roy Jones to do that just once. hatton can't keep doing this between fights if he wants to be at the top level in this division. It is a testament to his talent that he has been able to get this far blowing up between fights. But he will never beat Mayweather like this.

[psychopath]

I certainly agree.

The habbit of losing weight so quickly while in the training camp will take it's toll on his body sooner or later.

[Kball15]

definetly. i think it already has, as shown in his last fight. He plodded along instead of hopping and dodging like he always has. He is getting a tad worse every fight now, and i dont think its a coincidence.

Losing 50 pounds in 5 weeks, several times a year is not healthy for anyone. If he stays in shape all the way up until his next fight, he'll be his old self again.

[Verstyle]

u know i hear how he gets big between fights and i also hear that he need to fit into 147, cause he still has a 140 body. sounds like an excuse to me

[2OSouzaSuarez12]

he gained a lot of weight overnight after the weigh in he was round 160 after weightiun in at 147. imagine how much he gains after making 140.

[the_truth_1984]

Blowing up between fights is not good but it's his body.He likes to enjoy himself between fights and he should be able to do that.Jones lost 25 pounds of muscle and Hatton loses 40lbs. of fat.It won't take a toll on his body like it would be if he was losing 40lbs. of muscle.

[Kball15]

Blowing up between fights is not good but it's his body.He likes to enjoy himself between fights and he should be able to do that.Jones lost 25 pounds of muscle and Hatton loses 40lbs. of fat.It won't take a toll on his body like it would be if he was losing 40lbs. of muscle.

I sort of disagree and agree at the same time.

He definetly has earned the right to enjoy himself between fights. Every boxer has. Out of the millions of ways to make a living, i think professional boxing is the hardest and most grueling.

But losing 40 pounds of fat is very unhealthy. It drains u phisically. His punches wont have the angst or pizzaz that they usually have. Of coarse, losing muscle like jones did is far worse, but he should just stay in shape between fights. Even if it means just running 5 miles a day and punching the bag for an hour.

[Manny_P]

he drinks too much pub beers. Crazy Limey.

[borikua]

He needs to go back fightin lil guys...lol

[miron_lang]

Bernard Hopkins defended his middleweight title a record number of times because he stays in shape in between fights.