admit it....who was fooled by Hatton's boxing career?

I never said he was the best British fighter ever!

For the record.... what British fighters do you actually like?

You hate Calzaghe - fair enough
You hate Hatton - again, depending on your perspective
You don't like Lewis - ditto

Haye, Froch?

Thoughts?

 

I know you and the other Chuckle Brother are on the wind up but I can't believe you want credit for claiming to spot something 6-7 years ago that manifested itself after the fighter has been a world champion for 4 years and gets beat at the age of 31....?

Please tell me you're joking....

 

He made money.


With the "help" of others............


Boy did good.


Im now playing "Nephlim Modulation Systems" scurla, you may like


Sure he talked 10000000000000000000000 times of p4p etc............and ?


Now he lives with the fishes ,no ?

 

Scurla = Bitter


End off


You a mate of a sparring "pardner" or something ?

 

Point taken. The boy made money. But not at my expense. Ignorance is truly bliss aye.

 

Garbage thread.

 

Easys


No cash wasted here, just as yaself..........good or bad, it brought something

 

GOT BUNDLES of time for Froch and Haye. They dont pick and choose there opponents. There not aloof and dont carry themselves above the sport. The only British fighters iv never liked are the 3 you mention. I watched Hatton and Joe wrapped in cotton wool for years at SN. And LL never endeared himself to no one and was a classic right time right place guy. I will not and refuse to reward medicority with a stamp of approval. Guys like Haye and Froch went out of there way to put it on the line and fight for what they wanted. Thats exactly what Lloyd Honeyghan did. Joe and Hatton have had it all handed to them on a plate. Thats not a fair shake considering the career of there British peers.

 

he beat some very very good fighters in his time, and he only ever lost to the very best.
No shame in losing to the very very best.

 

Not exactly. A few of us never rated Hatton's style or skill. He got by with not even holding his hands up, and using clinching to avoid resetting and putting himself in danger. Horrible horrible defence for so many years.

That said he was a world class fighter. Far from great, that was his problem, there was a chasm between him and Mayweather/Manny Pac.

 

Good words


Easy said in the light of day



Im now playing The Bug - Poison Dart Ft Warrior Queen

 

how the **** were you right all along when you picked him to lose the majority of his fights

 

He lost to the best and was found out so to speak

The man himself sat with FW and fought whatever he was fed.


He lost to current boxing "gods"


If i was to be pissed off with him, it would be the 3rd person ( as i am with a workmate for example )...............though given his stretch, you canna blame him.


We just saw a current day brit/eng etc fighter go to the graves.


Fair play to him and all the best

 

:rofl QUALITY

 

Last night was a demonstration of the gulf in class between true ATG status and your normal(er) 'world champions'. It was sad to see Ricky lose in that fashion but he was a victim of his own design in a sense that he seemed caught between styles.

Going forwards with your hands up- Good.

Counter punching with your hands down- A method of creating openings. Good.

Going forward with your hands down against a speedster with major power. Bad. Very Bad.

The Mayweather move has proved to be a bad one in this case and many people suggested that he would have been better served reverting to the hands high pressure style. Truth is Hatton would never have beaten Pacquiao, who is in his prime. The same way Calzaghe would have never beaten Jones jnr and Khan wouldn't have a hope in hell of beating Barrera.

Don't mix oppertune match-making with true ATG capability.

Hatton has had a fabulous career and was a GENUINE world champion. He wasn't a great 140er but he was very entertaining and scored some impressive international wins. Nothing to be ashamed of.