Would Hatton have made the final bell against Floyd if the fight had been at 140?

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  1. DINAMITA

    DINAMITA Guest

    I doubt even Hatton's mother thinks he would've beaten Floyd if the fight had been at 140 - the gulf in class was painfully clear.

    However, Hatton and everyone around him has always said he was far more comfortable and better at 140.

    This is supported by Hatton's performances at 147 (v Floyd, v Collazo) compared to his performances at 140 (Tszyu, Malignaggi, Oliveira, Urango, etc etc).

    If Hatton had fought Floyd at 140, would he still have been knocked out or would he have made it through those last rounds and to the scorecards?

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    DINAMITA, Jul 21, 2009
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  2. antcull

    antcull Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If Cortez wasnt the ref and it was at 140, yep.

    If Cortez wasnt the ref when they fought he would have made the final bell.

    After Cortez deducted the point was when Ricky completely imploded, before that it was reasonably competitive
     
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  3. Trendkiller

    Trendkiller 420 Full Member

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    :-((
     
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  4. Dynamite Kid

    Dynamite Kid "I Must Break You" Full Member

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    That overrated joke would have still been stopped.
     
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  5. slo100

    slo100 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The 140 argument is ****. What he means to say when he says he's more comfortable at 140 is that he is more comfortable fighting smaller guys.. I hate when ****ers try and make out like they are being weighed down with bags of sand because they don't have to dehydrate at weigh-in. He comes in over 150 on fight night when he fights at 140 anyway.
     
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  6. JMP

    JMP Champion Full Member

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    I think he would have picked up a worse beating at 140. Yeah, he's not at his best at 147, but neither is Mayweather. Mayweather had more foot movement there and put combinations together.
     
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  7. duranimal

    duranimal Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeh i'am with yer on this one, Hatton looked great at 147 & if truth be known thats his natural weight but L/W was a nice rock 2 hide under as all the bad *******s were at WW:smoke
     
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  8. Miles5149

    Miles5149 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hatton looked great at 147? He slipped by Collazo barely and got knocked out. Whether that had anything to do with the weight or opponents or whatever. At 147 you could put up an argument he lost both fights.
     
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  9. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    Nope.
     
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  10. Toopretty

    Toopretty Custom made Full Member

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    Hatton was in great shape. He looked strong and was strong for that fight. He just wasted a lot of energy to get nothing done due to Floyd's skill and defense. Floyd let Hatton maul him at times and while Hatton was busy trying to get in position Floyd just was out manuevering him on some MMA type ****. You really have to give Floyd credit for his sneaky defensive roughhousing tactics. Hatton was confused as ****.
     
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  11. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    I didn't read the poll carefully enough. He would have still been stopped.
     
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  12. Zavy

    Zavy A fan among experts Full Member

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    If...If...If my aunt had a dick she would be my uncle...Floyd would have mopped the floor with his ass no matter who was reffing, or the weight class.
     
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  13. HolyCityBully

    HolyCityBully Well-Known Member Full Member

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    140 would have been worst.
     
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  14. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    Nope. Hatton is the better at 140 pounds but so was Mayweather. Mayweather had more pops to his punches at 140 pounds with better combination along with better speed.
     
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  15. Realspitts

    Realspitts Boxing Addict Full Member

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    outcome would have been the same. just less excuses..
     
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