Can We Put This PBF/Hatton Weight issue to Rest For Good Please?

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  1. stevebhoy87

    stevebhoy87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Correct answer, really nothing more to say but that
     
  2. KCD

    KCD All aboard. Full Member

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    Very true.

    I have never been a Floyd fan but i have always respected what he brings to the table.

    I must admit i bought into the Hatton is a nightmare for Floyd for a while right up until the weight in when Hatton is being weighed and Floyd was stood behind him and it hit me for the first time how big and strong Floyd looked.
     
  3. Pimp C

    Pimp C Too Much Motion Full Member

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    :lol: I remember that weigh in as well when the two got into each other's face and pushed and shoved each other trying to show their strenght. I remember seeing Hatton push PBF but him not moving or backing down. That was a classic weigh-in, the crowd was great.:good
     
  4. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Don't judge the physical peak by age,there are many examples.
     
  5. BENNY BLANCO

    BENNY BLANCO R.I.P. Brooklyn1550 Full Member

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    What makes the weight issue so dumb is that im pretty sure most of Hatton opponents that he fights at 140 come at 150 pounds or close to it on fight night but guess what Floyd comes to weigh ins at 146 and comes at fight night at 148 pounds, so it was'nt any weight issue that beat Hatton it was the skill level being displayed against Hatton that beat him.
     
  6. MacManJr.

    MacManJr. Boxing Addict Full Member

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    and there you have it. The 4 people that voted yes need to either explain or hang themselves.
     
  7. Sister Sledge

    Sister Sledge Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The only one who can beat Floyd is Father Time.
     
  8. aj415

    aj415 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Damn how many nicknames does Margarito have??
     
  9. Polymath

    Polymath Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hatton could have weighed 149 against Mayweather. He could have weighed 141. At Jnr Welter, Mayweather would have been the same weight, as would Hatton.
     
  10. Dirty Bastard

    Dirty Bastard Dirty As Hell Full Member

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    Can the 5 people who voted YES please step forward!!!

    I really want to hear this explanation!
     
  11. eze

    eze Everybody Know Me Full Member

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    I dont know but Father Time aint one of them.
     
  12. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    The reason why this fight was made at 147 anyway was obvious, Floyd was coming off a win at 154, he won't move down two weights for one fight. Hatton called for this fight and kept mentioning it over and over claiming Floyd retired because he's "scared" of him and also said he would move up for it, that's how confident he was in his abilities to beat Floyd. This is also a fight the public heavily demanded since both were at 140 so it's only logical and fair to the boxing public to make a big event like this happen.
     
  13. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    There's a reason Hatton's team turned down a fight with Floyd at 140 and that reason is that he was simply TOO fast and too strong at that weight. Hatton's team took the fight based on Floyd's performance against DLH, that fight was so close so they took the risk and signed it expecting Hatton's aggression and stamina to trouble Floyd as did DLH's aggression(but stamina failed him). If anything Floyd showed his speed is not similar and nor is his activity, at 140 that wasn't the case at all and not even close.
     
  14. LiamE

    LiamE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hatton would have been more competitive at 140, particularly if there was a fair ref.

    He'd still lose mind you.
     
  15. MacManJr.

    MacManJr. Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That's what I'm sceaming!