The announcers said they didn't remember any warnings, either, but I distinctly remember at least one, maybe two warnings from the referee about the low blows. They didn't seem all that bad, but he definitely broke them apart when it happened and had a word with Castillo.
Face it, Hatton did what he set out to do. It was impressive to me that he KO'd a great body puncher with a body punch. Recently a MMA fighter Mirko Crocop, who has the best Left High Kick to the head in the sport, was KO'd by a kick to the head from his opponent, Gonzaga. Impressive as well as ironic, just like the Hatton Castillo fight was.
Carlos, next time you get a Micky Ward autograph ask him to hit you in the liver with a left hook then report back to us if you recovered or not in 10 seconds. Castillio is a historically slow starter, he was getting rolling in the 3rd round. Hatton crushed in his liver in the 4th and the fight was over.
"Why, this crowd is FAR too raucous! It insults my sensibilities! And they're not even staying in tune either, outrageous! That does it..."
Lets face it, the only reason this thread has even begun is because some of the people who have, for the past week been slating 'The Hitman' have been made (yet again) to eat their words.:happy It's a thread to try and take the shine off what was arguably the best body shot ever thrown. For christ's sake it broke the guy's ribs it was that damn fine. I'd be reading these boards with more dignity and honour of my fellow posters if they had the decency to say, Ricky did good. He won on merit, it was a fine shot to win any game. But no, the Ricky haters come crawling out, and unbelievably claim Castillo dived. It's laughable really. But more over it's sad that people choose to defend the indefensible. Castillo dived, what a statement!:good
How sick must Castillo be right about now ?Loss by a KO and he fought for free ....Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam he got served :rofl
I like Ricky Hatton, think he's a stand-up guy, trains his ass off, shows much love to his fans, is pretty clever, and respectful. That said, its hard to overlook his grappling style of boxing (in his two biggest fights, KT & JLC) and the FACT that he's gotten favorable treatment from the refs in BOTH of the above-mentioned fights. I was VERY disappointed w/last night's fight! JLC looked a little wobbly, the first couple of rounds, but when he DOES start working his way into the fight, in the third, Joe "I'm fair but firm" [BULL****!] Cortez--after having said in front of EVERYONE that Hatton's shorts were high--starts warning JLC for phantom low blows! There were shades of Manchester and KT, when Hatton looked over at Cortez, after getting hit with a shot clearly NOT low, as if to say, "Hey, mate, you're not gonna let him hit me with body shots, are you?" . Then, at the beginning of the fourth he IMMEDIATELY deducts a point for a shot that wasn't even close to being low! Hatton, meanwhile, contrary to BOXING rules, uses non-stop grappling to maul JLC--with ZERO warnings from Joe "I'm a tool" Cortez. So, we have a fight where one fighter (JLC) is not allowed to throw body-shots, while the other can hold/hit, at will. I think JLC knew the 'fix' was in, and that he was gonna get DQ'd, if he tried to work the body--which HAD to be a big part of his game plan. I believe Hatton landed a great body shot, but that JLC just stayed down. I hate to see that, and even SAY it, but the bias was unmistakable. Boxing is getting to be as bad as pro-wrestling. It's getting harder and harder to support it, and I've lost a TON of respect (like it HAD much left, anyways!) for the sport with **** like PBF/DLH, Spinks/JT, and, now, Hatton/JLC. For the Hatton fans: again, don't get me wrong, nothing against Hatton--he's just maximizing the advantages he's being given--he's a class act, outside the ring, and does what he has to, to win, inside. Its just a side effect of the crookedness of the sanctioning bodies, networks, promoters, judges, and referees--that have become the norm in boxing.
I also kind of see it this way to, I mean Cortez didnt take any points for holding when he clearly warned Hatton in the first round and he warned him three times in that first round but nothing changed three rounds later in fact Castillo lost a point for hitting on the belt line, so to me in my mind its very possible that Castillo just took that shot knowing he could get up but basicly decided to stay down I mean why continue to fight when chances are you wont get paid and when you clearly have a ref who does not have control of the ring.
I agree completely with this post EXCEPT I don't think Castillo could have continued. He could have got up but the end was there. Hatton's fighting style is dreadful and he was the beneficiary of dodgy reffing. I believe he would have probably beaten Castillo anyway, but not Tszyu.
Both fights ended with debilitating, fight-stopping liver shots, perfectly delivered. Whether you think one or other was a dive is just a test of whether or not you have an issue with one or other of the fighters.
Spoken like a true Mayweather nutlicker! Be afraid Mayweather hardcores, be very afraid, Ricky Hatton is coming and he's calling out your boy Mayweather Jr.!:yep Power, energy, aggressiveness, and just outright pressure and nastyness.....its got to be a Mayweather hardcores worst nightmare that it has them trying to convince themselves by writing posts like plutnumpapi's.:yep