Who ranks higher in the Brit ATG list: Benn or Hatton?

was champion for years but didnt boss the division.......to many fighters he didnt fight, bossing a division is tyson from 86 to 90

 

People will look back in a number of years time and think Benn was a beast, and will remember him for the crazy KO's the fights and competition against Eubank and the epic with the GMAN. You knew Benn would give his all and was vulnerable, he was exciting.

Hatton will be remembered for being limited, popular, protected and well managed. He will also be known for being KTFO by Mayweather and Pac when he stepped up in class.

 

i think hatton shades it.

definitely a debateable one.

agreed that the mcclellan win was better than anything hatton has done.

but hatton has better longevity and wasn't knocked out by a jab.

only joking. :yep

 

I voted Benn in this and am a bigger fan of him than I am of Hatton but this is a silly comment. You are basically implying that the only way to "step up in class" is to fight the #1 p4p (#3 and #8 don't count). By those same standards then Benn never stepped up in class his whole career (the equivalent would have been him fighting James Toney and then Roy Jones). This is obviously a ridiculous idea, but what's good for the goose has to be applied to the gander.

Hatton will be remembered for bringing big time boxing back to Britain, for the epic events and fights with Tszyu, Castillo, Mayweather, Pac and even Malignaggi. For beating a string of world class competition and reigning as the champ at his weight for four years. Surely not an ATG resume but a pretty decent one nonetheless. History will not care what a few bitter little internet obsessives who hate him because he's a big name (not classing you as one of the btw) have to say on the matter.

 

Hatton and its not even close, resume wise benn is slightly better then hatton, but in terms of overall impact and legacy on the sport.....Hatton ranks higher by a country mile....

 

Well this is a real interesting question, Globally in the Sport of Boxing I think Hatton trumps Benn by a wide margin.....on the domestic scene, Benn is more impressive then hatton....fascinating thread, when you break it down....

 

I dont know
Hatton has two p4p top 10 wins (tszty and castillo) whereas would I be right in saying only McClellan was the only top 10 p4p for Benn.

Benn also lost fights he really shouldnt have against less good opponents.

 

What impact, where & too whom, What legacy:rofl you gotta be ****in kidding me

I was at the Mayweather fight & none of the hotel staff even new there was a fight on, they thought we were rodeo fans & never mind who the **** Hatton was, when they found out it was Mayweather fighting someone they wanted the someone 2 win, please don't flatter yerself by thinking Hatton's a global phenom HE AI'NT he's a local & too the yanks a foreigner/Alien.

All the press Hatton got in the states was with regard too all the fans invading & drinking the place dry, he's no big deal over there & what now with the annialation at the hands of a real Global phenom in Pacman, I went 2 that fight also & Hatton was just treated like a guest at his own funeral, he did'nt count, they even had Pacquiao's name 1st on the fightposter, Hatton will only be remembered by that photo of him laying there flat as a pancake, some ****in legacy that isatsch

Nigel benn went over there & beat Doug Dewitt & Iran Barclay plus he was signed up by Bob Arum who called him his English Marvin Hagler, all the yanks now who Benn is:yep just go onto any forum & mention his name, his held in very high esteem by the yanks & Hatton is most definetly not, Benn/Eubank 2 was beamed live 2 the states as it was a unification fight, thats how much the yanks were up on Benn & Eubank.

With regard too James Toney & Roy Jones, these fights could never happen due 2 contractual problems with Jones being an HBO fighter & Toney flipped from promoter 2 promoter, impossible 2 make these fights,

Benn's the one with the genuine legacy not Hatton, only too his fans, Benn was always in exciting draw dropping fights, you can't say the same for Hatton except the Tszya fight, after that WHAT?? Collatzo/Mausa/Urango/Castillo/Malignaggi/ NAH, the 2 times he was on the big stage his been KO'd out, that'll be Hatton's legacy & it's only a matter of time before some joker photshops a pic of Hatton laid out in the ring with a can of guiness in his hand:smoke

 

Castillo was not top 10 p4p.
Tszyu was over the hill and semi-retired.

also, Benn never got the same help from the refs and judges. He deserved a win in the Eubank rematch much more than Hatton did against Collazo....nor will boxrec show you how the ref helped Hatton in a number of fights including Magee, Tszyu, Lazcano (the shoelaces).

 

harsh but true.

good post overall. Benn shites all over Hatton.

 

I think you've been a bit harsh on poor Hatton but overall your correct. Benn gets more respect Stateside than Hatton. Notice how Yanks get quiet when Benn is mentioned they know he was an animal who tore through some of their top fighters at the time by going over there to take them on whereas Hattons become a bit of a joke (unfairly I feel). Although I'm ridiculously biased in Benn's favour its close enough to warrant this poll.

 

My vote went to Benn, but only just.
When you consider everything I believe that Benn's exciting marauding all action style outweighs Hattons. Hattons resume is not as good early on and includes too many 'gimmes'. And although I don't think Hatton ducked any domestic opposition Benn fought all the main contenders from the UK/Ireland in valid exciting title fights (Hatton shouldn't be criticised for this as Witter et al really cannot be compared to Eubank or Watson etc... so basically Hatton was not quite as exciting and has a slightly more padded record). Yes Nigel Benn gets it by a whisker.

Anyone who thinks that Benn shites all over Hatton is not really looking at things objectively or is a sad loser called betty.

 

Benn for me

 

Sorry liar, however much you try to spread this particular fire amongst like-minded haters, real boxing fans know what a load of bollocks you're talking.