Hatton v Tszyu

That could be put down as a single mistake in the fight, like Parris has been making very often lately.

You couldn't really say his overall stance of being quick to break things up can be proven as incorrect. As you boys always tell me, its an experienced refs interpretation of the rules!

 

Is this the point in the pantomime where someone brings up Cortezs handling of Hopkins-Calzaghe a few brief months later?

 

No because then I'm sure we'll get some pedantic person bringing up DP's recent performances.

 

Ricky Hatton... it's official he is the only boxer worth talking about on this whole ****ing forum.:dead

 

Don't understand what was so bad about Cortez, if you look at the beginning of the fight they were bothe starting rough. Hatton did a mini Tyson-Botha to Mayweather, Mayweather was headlocking him, it was very untidy. Cortez got them under control and when they clinched he broke them up like he's supposed to.

 

In Hatton v Tsyzu, Hatton did not start to pull away until the 8th round IMO...it was the first time that he had never really had it all his own way... for me that is the night he peaked.. there is a strongh debate that he was never the same fighter after that fight...??? :think

Regarding Cortez.... We have to face it that PBF beat Hatton in every aspect of his fight plan... he was stronger on the inside, he had quicker handspeed, he exploited Hatton's aggresion to which Freddie Roach made the sole objective of his fight plan for Pac Man...

We have to ask where was Joe Cortez when that check Left Hook landed flush on the button??? He was on the other side of the ring... :think

With the exception of the Magic Man fight I have been to all Hatton's fights in Las Vegas and most of his fights over here... there is no arguement for me with Cortez.. he did what he did and PBF did what he does best... back up everything he says :good

 

I don't think you'll find many (any?) people claiming that Cortez altered the result of Hatton-Mayweather but to use the fact that Cortez was on the other side of the ring when the KO punch landed doesn't mean that he didn't affect events adversely for Hatton prior to, and leading to, that point.

 

That is a fair comment.... I do think that PBF had his number all night long though :yep

 

No argument there mate!!!!

 

Nice to see there are a few of us on here that are willing to accept each others point of view :good

Which Spion Kop is your location? There are a few? :think

 

I'm a Liverpool fan, so its Anfields Spion Kop.

 

You will be happy after Saturday's result then!!! I am a Manchester City fan... smash and grab at our place last season by you lot!!! :roll:

 

Pull away, really? I had Tszyu a point up after the eleventh. Was the eighth when the low blow happened? Hatton won everything after that, it took it all out of Tszyu. That warrented a point deduction imo. I agree though that that was Hatton's peak, I really thought he'd get battered quite quickly but he proved me wrong and made me respect that he was better than I thought.

 

"The" low blow happened in retaliation to Zoo low blowing Hatton for the 3rd time without the <ahem!> "apparently" pro-Hatton Dave Parris saying or doing anything about it.

Its been a while since I scored that fight but I think even Hattons worst enemy would say he was ahead at the time of stoppage.

 

Come on he hit him on the top of the belt line, Hatton smacked him in the bollocks, not the same thing. Well I'm not Hatton's worst enemy, Tszyu just won one more round.