Ricky Hatton vs Kirkland Laing

With Laing its not so much if he was in his prime but whether he was 'in the mood'

 

Esp. at welter.

 

Hatton KTFO laing round 1

 

The Laing that beat Duran loses to the Hatton from the Tszyu fight, no doubt.

 

Laing would have a good punchers chance early on (if he wasn't stoned!) possibly catching him cold. Otherwise Hatton stops him late.

Are there any Laing clips on the net? Youtube etc.

 

Kirkland Lang was supremely talented, but I think that Hatton would knock him out in the later rounds once he slowed down a bit. Hit with something big, perhaps something like the Colin Jones fight.

 

It was Always hard For Kirk to keep his hands up for and length of Time, that how the (up to then ) outclassed Buck Smith found his chin, Ricky Pressure is much better then say the exciting Rocky Kelly, that Kirk dismissed, i can see Ricky being too persistant for Kirk, making him work a full 3 minutes of each round, Kirk by all accounts used natural talent, but rarely was a spartan in the gym, it would catch up with kirk in the last 3rd i think. Ricky late stoppage for me,

 

Not a lot of people do, I'd guess Hatton could apply steadier pressure though? It's been a loooooooong time since I've seen any of Jones' fights.

 

At WW it's Laing all the way for me, if he's in the right mood. Laing is quite possibly the most talented British fighter of the past 30 years. He beat a live Duran in 192 which is all that needs to be said. Hatton at WW is not the force he is a LWW. His punches don't carry the same authority and he also finds it harder to push the bigger WWs around on the evidence of his sole foray at the weight. It's gotta be a WIDE UD for Laing IMO.

 

laing in the mood lol but laing wins imo

 

Theres a lot of loses against Euro level/ fringe world class fighters on Laings record against 1 win against an unmotivated, disinterested Duran.