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Is Ricky Hatton's win over Kostya Tszyu tainted?
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Originally posted by Own3d View PostYes putting on 10-12lbs after the weigh in is really unusual these days.
In the video he is clearly quite a bit larger than Kostya. Remember the first time he went up to welter he was saying he could barely make 140 anymore and that he would do better there. Well he sucked balls there when he had to fight someone his own size so he went back down. Then people discredit Mayweather's win at 147 when they weighed very near the same on fight night and with the advantage of Hatton not having to dry himself out like he normally does but somehow its worth less than if they both went at 140 because then at fight night he would have that size advantage he is used to since mayweather isnt stupid enough to cut as much water weight.
Its a bad sign when fighters cannot move up a single weight successfully. It shows they arent skilled.
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Originally posted by The Weebler II View PostIf Hatton's win is tainted Andre Ward's entire career is tainted along with a number of other boxing champions.
You would think that boxing fans would understand inside fighting is part of the sport...apparently not.
Tszyu wanted to fight Gatti, but he ended up fighting a prime 140 Hatton who was too much for him.
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Well that's what you call "Home advantage" and the reason why tsyzu was paid $4M Australian dollars to come over to Hatton's den at 2 am in the morning, Great night for Hatton but horrible wrestling match with one of his uncle as the referee (Dave Parris)... His other uncle (Micky Vann) who alway referee his fights in the UK had to take a backseat for this one.
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Originally posted by el*** View PostHatton was a large Jr welter.
In the video he is clearly quite a bit larger than Kostya. Remember the first time he went up to welter he was saying he could barely make 140 anymore and that he would do better there. Well he sucked balls there when he had to fight someone his own size so he went back down. Then people discredit Mayweather's win at 147 when they weighed very near the same on fight night and with the advantage of Hatton not having to dry himself out like he normally does but somehow its worth less than if they both went at 140 because then at fight night he would have that size advantage he is used to since mayweather isnt stupid enough to cut as much water weight.
Its a bad sign when fighters cannot move up a single weight successfully. It shows they arent skilled.
Hatton was smaller than all the welterweights he fought.
He is only 5'6" and to make it worse has very short reach even for his height (less reach than FLYWEIGHT champ, Brian Villiora) people tend to forget that little fact.
Example of Big Junior Welters are fighters like Ortiz, Khan, Garcia etc who are 5'10+
TBH if hatton had lived cleaner he probably would have been a 135lb fighter.Last edited by Earl-Hickey; 01-04-2013, 03:56 AM.
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Originally posted by RubenSonny View PostHatton was never good on the inside, he simply wrestled and mauled. Hatton was allowed to foul far too much in that fight.
Hatton was exceptional on the inside, his entire career was built on it. Ward is exceptional too.
All you're doing is parroting Floyd Mayweather's excuses for not travelling to the UK to fight Hatton.
Instead Hatton stepped up a weight, fought Mayweather in the US and was jobbed by a corrupt referee.
Bottom line is Mayweather never beat the man at 140, not Hatton, not Tszyu and he never beat the man at 147 either in Manny Pacquiao.
Originally posted by PinoyNation View PostWere they really his uncles?Last edited by Weebler I; 01-04-2013, 04:16 AM.
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