Never thought I'd say this but I really miss Ricky Hatton: very underrated!!

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  1. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Very ugly style aside from a highlight reel bodyshot.

    I'm not a fan of mauling/wrestling techniques. Give me BOXING any day.

    p.s. If anything Hatton is overrated because of his fanbase. Remind me what he accomplished again? A washed up Tsyzu he still had his hands full with? Oh...

    Also he blocks punches with his face as a means for defense.
     
  2. Vladimir23

    Vladimir23 Boxing Addict banned

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    Hypejob Hatton was a mediocre fighter.
     
  3. Hattons Hook

    Hattons Hook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oh god the other klit boy has entered the fray. Go on post that vit v lennox post again it's brilliant and funny and.........
     
  4. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hatton fans unwavering hope and dedication is inspiring.

    Didn't stop ricky from gaining 40 lbs and doing coke between fights though.
     
  5. kimonerz

    kimonerz Well-Known Member Full Member

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    word i miss him also
     
  6. captaingar

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    Ricky hatton inspired a whole generation of British boxers. His win over tszyu was just epic, as was the mayweather fight. The whole build up alone was brilliant, really put boxing back on the map in a big way here in Britain
     
  7. hulkbash

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    Shame people can't just appreciate what he did for the sport in Britain and was evidently a good, strong fighter. Don't disrespect a man that put aside the majority of his life for a sport (to which he reached the peak) and then struggled to deal with it's absence.
     
  8. pugilistspecialist

    pugilistspecialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    exactly.....if they ever stepped in a ring they would...i bet only like 10% of people here have either had formal training sparred or had a match....When I started training years ago I appreciated even the trailhorses cause it takes balls to go mano y mano....you dont play boxing
     
  9. pugilistspecialist

    pugilistspecialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :smoke...Im an american, but he did have alot to do with the resurgence of British boxing after Lewis, Eubank and those very good middleweights left the game....if they cant appreciate his skills at least his heart, determination and what he meant to an entire country, i do and im not from there:deal
     
  10. coppoben

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    :fire:fire:fire:patschhe lost to callazo easy
     
  11. DoYouWantThis?

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    :d there's only one..........!
     
  12. pugilistspecialist

    pugilistspecialist Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Have to disagree...if it was easy he'd have got the decision...ive scored it several times and he wins by a point but more so than not and giving him the close rounds he wins by a point, keeps his belt and gets a draw....but more often than not Hatton wins by 2 points...it was a close match not a robbery....robbery, shot, and bum on this forum is far over used