Hamed was on a next level to Hatton. Hatton gets more fame for who knocked him out rather than for who he beat
hatton has the better resume by far.... but p4p hamed would beat ricky hatton was the one dimetional hamed thrived off.... weight differences aside, hamed would pacquiao hatton...(obviously not as quickly though) barrera beat hamed on ring smarts.. something ricky didnt possess
Resume, i believe resume is what determines a fighters rank, not what they could have or would have done. This is why id have Hatton over Hamed. I think Hamed had the potential to achieve so much more...but thats where it ends
It's actually a hard question to answer. Ricky certainly has the better win and was THE MAN at 140 before a Mr Pacquiao came along. Naz certainly had the ability to be great, but by the end of his career he wasn't training and had become deeply religious. Still, his wins over Kelley, Vazquez and Robinson were very good. I must say I prefer Naz, but Hatton just nicks it for me.
Its kind of bull**** when people call hatton a bum or average, he lost to the 2 best fighters of last decade. Prime hatton today would be a serious contender to unify 140 and he would knock khan out cold.