I think Ortiz did take some of Hatton's work away, but by mid fight Floyd was beating Ricky on the inside. Floyd wore down a prime Hatton and set that check hook up beautifully.
Those boxing circles seldom hold up in boxing. Pavlik koed Taylor and Taylor beat Hopkins so Pavlik should've beaten Hopkins. Or Hopkins beat Pascal and Pascal beat Dawson so Hopkins shoild beat Dawson.
Fair statement, I think it tells us something tho. Matthysse looks very good but the hype is off the charts. He hasn't beaten anyone on Hattons level, and has been beaten by lesser. The Hatton that beat Tszyu versus the Matthysse that beat Peterson is a pick em
is the fight in the UK where Hatton was allowed to hit and hold along with grab, wrestle, clinch and foul without penalty? Or where a referee would stop the action to tie his shoe even when it wasn't untied to save him from getting knocked down? If so then yes he could win.
Dude went 40 fights without a loss and he is now labeled with having a glass jaw after being stopped by the two best fighters for the past 10 years. Funny guy.