Hatton or Pacquiao? Who has the Advantage?

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  1. fights

    fights Member Full Member

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    according to BBC, BritishBoxing.net, and Boxrec Hatton is 5'7 1/2"
     
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  2. See Me Flow

    See Me Flow The Pharaoh of Boxing Full Member

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    Pacman by 11th round TKO :yep
     
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  3. fights

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    BMI and waist measurements are not evaluating physical fitness. They're assessing a person's health risks. The BMI is the starting point; it reflects your relative weight for your height and is generally associated with body-fat percentage.
     
    fights, Jan 2, 2009
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    fights Member Full Member

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    You're a bit off-topic. We're talking about physical advantages here, not fight outcome.

    Again, waist size reflects the relative weight for your height and is generally associated with body-fat percentage, which is used to assess health risk.
     
    fights, Jan 2, 2009
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  5. puga_ni_nana

    puga_ni_nana Dempsey Roll Full Member

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    physical advantage of course belongs to hatton. he is bigger and well-settled at 140. pac only has two fights above 130 and never at 140.
     
    puga_ni_nana, Jan 2, 2009
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  6. djoc175

    djoc175 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Maybe,but do you give a fighter an 'advantage' because of waist size??Thats the topic afterall
     
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  7. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think Pacs the best fighter in the world & have done since he stopped Barrera but Hatton is just too strong & not an old slug like De La Hoya
     
    Gneus7, Jan 2, 2009
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  8. fights

    fights Member Full Member

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    A physically fit athlete will always have an advantage towards a non-fit one.

    BUT the outcome of the fight is a different thing altogether. Remember that De La Hoya has the physical advantage over Pacquiao. Look at the outcome.

    There are so many intangibles in fighting. Strategy, Skill, In-born talent, luck, etc.

    Boxing after all is part art, part science.

    Still, its better to have an advantage than none at all.
     
    fights, Jan 2, 2009
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  9. dhenzrae

    dhenzrae A Proud Noypi Full Member

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    are you telling us that a fighter with a smaller waist has the advantage in waist department? i just don't get it. pac has the larger chest, he has the advantage in the chest dept., he has the larger biceps so he has the advantage in the biceps dept. but when it comes to waist, its the reverse? :?
    (just pointing out that pac has the smaller waist of the two, so hatton must've the advantage)
     
    dhenzrae, Jan 2, 2009
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  10. kadyo

    kadyo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Physical advantage definitely goes to Ricky.
     
    kadyo, Jan 2, 2009
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    You forgot one point though. Hatton is taller than Pacquiao.
     
    fights, Jan 2, 2009
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  12. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    De La Hoya had the size advantage but Pac had the speed which is very important plus pacs very powerful which evens out the size thing
     
    Gneus7, Jan 2, 2009
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  13. dhenzrae

    dhenzrae A Proud Noypi Full Member

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    didn't you get my point? i'm talking about the waist department, pac has 28" waist and hatton has 30". why the hell pac has the advantage? is it an error?
     
    dhenzrae, Jan 2, 2009
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  14. fights

    fights Member Full Member

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    Again, Hatton is taller than Pacquiao. So we're talking about waist size RELATIVE to height.
     
    fights, Jan 2, 2009
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  15. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Having a smaller waist is not an advantage
     
    Gneus7, Jan 2, 2009
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