My ratings Technical Ability - 7, He couldn't box behind a jab because he didn't have one, but he was technically very competent when it came to inside fighting. He had good technique with short body shots that used to cripple some of his opponents Defence - 6, He lacked a good defence at the top level and it was evident when he fought Mayweather and Pacquiao. He could block well and use decent enough head movement on the outside to get to the inside and he used to clinch if he was out of poistion and open on the inside Offence - 8, I think he was one of the best offensive fighters at his best, He wasn't a great offensive fighter on the outside but he made sure the fight was on the inside, He went toe to toe with Tzsyu and came out on top, his inside game was near the best of them. Footwork - 9, This in my opinion is his best attribute. He had good footspeed but more importantly had good technique in closing down the ring, his footworked coomplemented his body attack perfectly Accuracy - 7.5, He has good accuracy but not great. He was very accurate on the inside and when trading in mid range but he struggled against a defencive masted In Floyd Mayweather Jr. Power - 7, he had enough power to get your attention but lacked one pucnh KO power, he was a devastating puncher to the body but he wore his opponents down and alot of his KO's to the body were down to his good technique (going to the body); Good but not Great Speed - 7, He can throw quick hooks. He has good speed in his combination But he was never known for his speed. But many underrate him on his speed he had deceptive speed. Versatility - 5, He fought one way and one way only most of his career, later on he did box more behind the jab under Mayweather Sr. Stamina - 9, He was able to throw fast power punchers for the full 12 rounds without seeming to tire. He could keep coming after full 12 rounds, another one of his main assets. Kostya tzsyu fight demonstrated this Heart - 10, he is a fighter that will keep coming and trying even till the last bell. Never seems to quit or lose self belief. Pacquiao floored him twice in the first but got up and kept fighting, He outlasted a warrior in Tszyu in their brawl aswell Chin - 7.5, very good chin down once before his Mayweather Fight, Callazo a natural 147 fighter hurt but failed to put him down in the last round of their fight. He lost his punch resistance after he came back down to 140 after losing to FMJ, he got rocked by lazcano and Destroyed by Pac. Physical Attributes - 7, @140, maybe a 4@147. Although he doesn't do well on paper in this department, he could use his physical strength at 140 to get on the inside - he did this successfully throughout his career Overall - 7.5 Some attributes are missing though such as Cut/Swelling resistance, ring IQ and Corner ect... [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9jk2U8FFtM[/ame]
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I read a Ring article once saying that to get into HOF, you have to be either great (e.g Pacquiao) or Elite and Respected by all (e.g Cotto) or do something with a fanbase that hasn't been done before and won't most likely be done again and hatton did that by getting 40,000 fans to fly oversea's
40,000 people spending money don't make you great or HOF material. It just gets you fights. When your starving, even a potato chip taste good. Britain really didn't have anyone on the world stage. So yeah, Hatton was their man because that's all they had.
he has a point, look at gatti for example a lot of people love him and want him in the hof allthough you could argue if his resume is enough to get in, same with hatton, he only lost to the 2 best fighters of the era but are his wins enough to get him in? I think resume is still the main criteria
Technical Ability - 6 Defence - 4 Offence - 7 Footwork - 9 Accuracy - 6 Power - 6 Speed - 6 Versatility - 4 Stamina - 10 Heart - 9 Chin - 7 Physical Attributes - 7 Here is mine....I think he deserves to be in the HOF not for his boxing nessaserily. but his fan base was legendary having that many followers not only filling stadiums but flying in HUGE numbers to the USA. All in all I think Hatton was a good guy, an ok boxer and was great for the sport!
Good point....but if Sly Stallone can get in the HOF for increasing boxing's popularity through his movies then there is no reason why Ricky shouldn't as well..... + He fought for real!
His fan base was EXTREMELY impressive, no doubt. But only in todays day and age where how much $$$ you draw trumps actually boxing skill, does Hatton get top fights. Not enough for the HOF And like I said, Britain had shite for boxers. That was their best man, so of course they're gonna back the hell out of him. Especially when he's fighting a yank(FM.Jr). Heck they back David Haye like the 2nd coming of Christ. Again, not enough for the HOF.
His induction was more of an honorary induction. Like how some politicians get honorary degree's from universities. But his movies did promote boxing, and in a healthy way. Sorry but Hatton didn't and doesn't have world wide appeal. He is more known for going head first into a turn buckle and getting floored in the 2nd round.
Good footwork and stamina, great body puncher. Average at everything else. He also had an ugly, mauling style and an obnoxious fanbase. Solid fighter, never really was a fan.
The tubas and trumpets of his fans marching band were louder than his career. Still great 140lb fighter 7.5-8 is more than fair.