What is Hatton going to have to do that DLH (or anyone else, for that matter) hasn't already tried. Oscar tried the exact same game plan that Ricky is going to try, that being the only one that seems to work wth someone who fights running away like Mayweather does: trap him on the ropes and pound him. De La Hoya has already tried this and failed. So what will Hatton do that De La Hoya did not?
Hatton won't get tired. Delahoya wasn't active enough and didn't keep CONSTANT pressure on him. He also abandoned the jab.
Have a very effective jab, cut off the ring, land a lot of good solid punches, and never let Floyd get comfortable. I can't see Hatton doing all of that.
Floyd is gonna put his forearm and elbow in Hatton's throat as soon as Hatton starts hitting and holding. Floyd gets warned about that **** every fight.
Hatton needs to use a jab on the way inside so he doesn't get picked off coming in. He needs to move his head more, cut off the ring, and make Floyd very uncomfortable. I hope Hatton does exactly what it takes to win and I want to see him hand Floyd his first loss, but he wont.
I think what it comes down to is that Hatton is a lot better at fighting that kind of fight than De La Hoya is.
Hatton will bring in relentless pressure 3 times better than DLH. Handspeed and power will be twice of that of DLH.
First Hatton is Gatti, now he's DLH? Neither fighter is Hatton :nono Hatton has his own style which is a PRESSURE style he'll apply on Dec 8th. Floyd "should" Win the decision, but Hatton will make it a very close one. Hatton might even have a TKO opportunity against Floyd, if he's true to form, and gives his best performance in his BIGGEST fight.