I rewatched Hatton vs Urango last night......

Your hate has just gone too far for you to be objective

 

It's worse. Im not even joking.

 

If anyone here actually knew the rules of boxing this shitty thread wouldn't be needed.

 

i switched off after watching most of round 6. I saw no holding like you say. I thought that was what he was doing the whole fight after round 4???


Also whos the silly person who was talking about andre ward. Ward showed tremendous ring generalship and boxed superbly in that fight with miranda....what...are you..talking about??

 

agreed.
the embarrasing this is that Hatton himself is always putting himself up there with Gatti, Duran, Chavez etc as one of the most exciting fighters ever....he's that deluded.

 

He's not far off Ruiz. Ruiz was consistently worse at his best, he put in regular efforts to match Hatton against Urango.

But he also had an "exciting" period before Tua shattered his confidence. Just like Hatton was "exciting" when he was beating up WBU cans.

At the top level both lacked the required boxing skill so they had to compensate by cheating.

 

There was no Ruiz hugging in Hattons last four fights.

Granted,he got whooped in two of them but he came in to fight and not spoil.

In the Urango fight he admitted himself it was a poor performance against and he felt ill, bunged up with flu.He did what he had to do, it obviously wasn't classed as cheating in the eyes of the referee.

There's plenty more cases of blatant cheating that have gone on un-punished in other fights why the dissection of Hattons career?

He's had a far better career than a large percentage of british fighters in the last ten years, he should be applauded not derided.

Would British Boxing have been better off without Ricky Hatton?

The sad thing is there's one or two on here who actually think so:barf

 

That's only because Malignaggi can't punch so he didn't need to hold on, and Cortez stopped his bull**** against Mayweather. He was hanging on for his life near the end against Lazcano.

Since the day he fought Tszyu he's been a consistent holder, without doubt one of the worst in boxing. Very few match him in that department, its pretty obvious.

 

Mayweathers tactics of constantly ducking below the waistand and even turning his back was as annoying.

A boxer getting hurt in a fight and hanging on...thats correct tactics of the game isn't it.

Hatton out boxed Malignaggi completely, so what if he only tries to outpoint thats boxing.

Is a victory only worthy if your opponent can take your head off?

Malignaggi was ranked No 2# in the division Hatton beat him hands down.

 

I'm not quibbling with his victory over Malignaggi. He did it well and in good style, it is probably the only fight at world class he hasn't looked to consistently maul and hold his opponents arms. Infact it was Malignaggi instigating that. I have to conclude Hatton didn't hold because Malignaggi can't punch so he didn't need to worry about resetting, because this is the first time Hatton has failed to hold often.

It's not just about being hurt. Hatton holds whether he's hurt or not. Because he is lacking in basic fundamentals he has to compensate for that at world class by holding and mauling his opponents.

That's just a fact, Hatton IS one of the worst holders. Him, Ruiz, Wlad Klit, Hopkins are the worst clinchers. You won't find worse than these guys.

 

Admittedly though constant holding is annoying

 

Correct.:good Some people either don't know the rules of the sport or are unable to apply them consistantly when it comes to fighters they don't like.

 

Established in 1867 by the Marquess of Queensberry:
1. To be a fair stand-up boxing match in a twenty-four foot ring or as near that size as practicable.
2. No wrestling or hugging allowed.
3. The rounds to be of three minutes duration and one minute time between rounds.
4. If either man fall through weakness or otherwise, he must get up unassisted, ten seconds be allowed to do so, the other man meanwhile to return to his corner; and when the fallen man is on his legs the round is to be resumed and continued until the three minutes have expired. If one man fails to come to the scratch in the ten seconds allowed, it shall be in the power of the referee to give his award in favour of the other man.
5. A man hanging on the ropes in a helpless state, with his toes off the ground, shall be considered down.
6. No seconds or any other person to be allowed in the ring during the rounds.
7. Should the contest be stopped by any unavoidable interference, the referee (is) to name the time and place as soon as possible for finishing the contest, to that the match can be won and lost, unless the backers of the men agree to draw the stakes.
8. The gloves to be fair-sized boxing gloves of the best quality and new.
9. Should a glove burst, or come off, it must be replaced to the referee's satisfaction.
10. A man on one knee is considered down, and if struck is entitled to the stakes.
11. No shoes or boots with springs allowed.
12. The contest in all other respects to be governed by the revised rules of the London Prize Ring.

Thanks and come again :hi:

 

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That doesn't mean cliching isn't allowed. It means no wrestling/ grappling (which used to be allowed in Prizefighting)