Has anybody else lost respect for Hatton?

[Em1]

Well I never had respect for him so I can't really lose what I don't have. He's a decent little fighter but there's just way too much Great White Hope screaming out.

[spinksjinx]

constant money moves. deluding the competition of the sport by padding his meaningless undefeated record. his boring ass style and arrogance. need i go on and on and on?

Constant money moves and padding the record? How does this work together? Mayweather use to get a 3 mill guarantee on his fights *ahem Bruseles* and he made more for fighting higher caliber opponents (just recently) way back when at 130-135 Mayweather fought for the same amount of money against rough and tough guys.

Mayweather is smart, he knows his profession is short lived and he is looking out for his own best interest and rightfully so. (Is boxing a team sport?) His boring ass style? Mayweather is a tactical fighter and a technician he isnt some bar brawling garbage club fighter, so I take it you truly do not appreciate and love the sweet science because Mayweather represents every aspect in the science and art of boxing.

I think you are confusing arrogance with confidence...When you are on top everybody tries to bring you down.

I dont see how anybody can hate on Mayweather for his career so far. He is young and already his resume is jam packed with top caliber names.

Zab Judah
Arturo Gatti
Corley
Sosa
Castillo
Corrales
Chavez
Hernandez
Juuko
Manfredy


If Mayweather retired today he would go down in the boxing hall of fame...

[spinksjinx]

good post. As much as i think Mayweather / Hatton will never happen... I will pray that it does because it really will be the fight of each fighters careers.

I just hope it happens sooner than later because the way Hatton fights his career will be short lived and we need to get these guys in the ring as soon as possible and watch both of them peak in the ring.

[Em1]

Mayweather gets blasted for dodging people. Hatton, well he moved up to 147 but then his dog died, blah, blah, blah.


For the millionth time, Mayweather EARNED HIS POSITION.

[luistwentyone]

I used to have tons of respect for Ricky Hatton, but what he has done with the Collazo situation is ridiculous.

He won't give Collazo a rematch because he already beat him, well tons of people thought that Collazo had won and the fight was WAY too controversial.

Hatton needs to man up and fight Collazo again, if he doesn't do this, then there will always be a big dark hole in his career.

Who else agrees with me?
I made a thread about this in BB a few months ago and everyone obviously disagreed... LOL....

Well, what about you guys?

never had respect for him.

Collazo beat him.

[Easy-E]

I thought he won the first fight with Collazo, and if he fights Urkal of a fighter of that caliber instead of rematching Collazo I will be displeased.

[Smashing]

whoever says collazo won that fight is blind as a bat...it was close... Hatton won by two rounds and against a proper welter champ...damn fools

[Easy-E]

constant money moves. deluding the competition of the sport by padding his meaningless undefeated record. his boring ass style and arrogance. need i go on and on and on?

Floyd has faced NINE, I repeat NINE World Champions.

[DiegoFuego]

It wasn't controversial. It was unanimous. Most people who know how to score fights had that one 114-113 for Hatton or 115-112 for Hatton and not much else is acceptable. Hatton won a good, close fight against a tough southpaw. End of story.

This is not controversial like Barrera vs. Juarez where it was declared a draw, before two judges changed their scorecards to make EVEN ROUNDS, which is unheard of in big fights for the most part. Barrera knows his win was controversial, so he is giving the necessary rematch. HBO and all three judges had Hatton winning a close fight. It was not controversial.

[Cabbage]

whoever says collazo won that fight is blind as a bat...it was close... Hatton won by two rounds and against a proper welter champ...damn fools

Good post.

It is plainly moronic to score that fight to Collazo. No-one doubts that it was reasonably close fight but Hatton threw more punches, and landed more punches: 259 of 741 (35%) to 213 of 712 (30%). He also held a massive 254-167 edge in power connects, throwing 637 to Collazo's 471. So Collazo got out worked, out landed, and overpowered. The only thing Collazo did was out-jab Ricky. Hardly surprising at Ricky doesn't have a jab. I scored the fight 115-112.

Everyone needs to stop crying. It wasn't so close that a rematch is immediately warranted. It wasn't even controversial. Should every fight like this immediately be refought? No. Every second fight would be a rematch.

Collazo had his chance and didn't take it. Hatton should fight Cotto. A fight he would win.