Meldrick Taylor vs Ricky Hatton 140

Interesting fight.

I'll go w/ Taylor via close decision. Biggest thing would be getting Hatton away from his friendly confines and make him take that act on the road. Or, a neutral city like say a Rome, Italy.

i think Meldrick scores the points with those flashy combinations of his and Hatton does not land enough punishing blows to get him out of there. I also think the volume of punches a guy like Taylor would land would bust up Hatton and if he didn't get stopped, he'd have to alter his game a little to deal with that damage. And at that point, he would not deal with a guy like Taylor very well. Good fight & no matter who the loser is, they are not going away easy.

 

Prime Taylor was too good for Hatton

 

Prime Taylor is to quick for Hatton takes points decision using blazing hand and foot speed in a great fight.the post Chavez Taylor and especially post Norris gets stopped late after being in front in another great fight.

 

I think Taylor's speed and workrate would be too much for Hatton. His workrate is what was really winning him the fight against Chavez up until the end.

Hatton will land his share of shots, but I don't think he lands that perfect left hook to the body, or that leaping left hook to the head. Hatton used that leaping left hook against Maussa and KO'd him, it then got him in trouble numerous times in future fights.

A 1988-90 Taylor will win a clear UD or stop Hatton on cuts at 140. Taylor moved up to 147 after Chavez, any pre-Espana version of Taylor beats Hatton at that weight.

 

Hatton stops him late , and the reason ? Meldrick bless him for all of his god gifted talents couldn't break an egg at world level and loved a scrap.

If he just boxed then Hatton wouldn't get a look in , but with Hattons fast feet he would turn it into a slugfest and stop Taylor.

 

In total agreement with this. Taylor gets dragged into a Hatton style brawl after leading the first few rounds. Hatton stops him late on, probably in the last couple of rounds.

 

The speed difference would be too big, Taylor was way to fast. If Hatton would have success it would be early, but I struggle to see him being able to pressure Taylor enough to wear him down. It took JCC a long time to do that and he is many a league above Ricky. Entertaining fight though.

 

Taylor very convincingly.

 

Taylor came within 2 seconds of winning the Chavez fight. If he had won
Taylor would be remember as a ATG. Taylor blazing speed and work rate
too much for Hatton. Taylor on pts.

 

Taylor was stopped late in a fight he was winning against an atg in Chavez. Hatton is no atg. If the fight isn't in Manchester with Parriss reffing, Taylor kicks his ass. And Chavez would have DESTROYED Hatton.

 

This is a great post(as usual,J)

 

Taylor speeds to a decision.

Taylor kind of underrated these days.

 

Taylor by clear decision. Too fast, too skilled. And I would not call Taylor "feather fisted." He was able to stop the always durable Buddy McGirt. And I would pick McGirt over Hatton, as well.