Devise a strategy for Ricky Hatton to beat Floyd Mayweather

don't sign the contract.

 

be as physical as u can be and even if u lose a few points keep pressing the action, be the stronger man get him in corners and dont stop throwing punches......dont let him get settled into a comfort zone, and throw with intent of knocking his head off..................this in my opinion is rickys only chance and though he fights similar to this already he needs to be up every part of his game to pull off the upset here.



that being said mayweather easy ud

 

Its all in the preparation, prepare to fight all 3 minutes of every round, do not give the ref opportunity to deduct points. Stay on him the whole time (ala Tszyu fight), dont let him breathe in their. Try and psyche him out, dont allow him to get off in mid range, bang away at his arms if needs be as this will eventually make him arm-weary. defend yourself when in close. The key is for Ricky to do what comes natural, it would be pointless to turn him into a stylist as this aint gonna work against the best.


I would also recommend he come in no higher than 142

 

I believe he basically needs to sprint across a marathon race. He needs to be in high gear the entire fight. Any time they're in the middle of the ring looking at each other, Floyd is going to pepper him with clean shots. He can't let that happen. He needs to be smothering Floyd and landing vicious body shots against the ropes. The key is body punching since I don't believe he will land flush to Floyd's face. I would go strictly to the body for even eight rounds. Honestly, if you don't work hard on Floyd's body, you'll get nothing done. He's not going to put Floyd away like he did against Castillo, with one nice body shot. That can only happen after softening him up.

 

Simple, drag him into a war and the fight is hatton's.

 

I see this as a 60/40 split fight towards Mayweather. If Hatton can take Mayweather's punches (he should), then Hatton could win.

 

1) Weight wise, I agree with Nemesis. Basically, Hatton should train as if the fight is at 140, except with less draining (thus coming in somewhere from 142-145). I'd hold a private weigh-in a few days before the fight: if Hatton is over 145, I'd cut his balls off. Or at least make him do a lot of running up hills.

2) I'd work a lot with him on footwork. Hatton will never have the head-movement or the glove-blocking skills to avoid Mayweather's shots. But he can have the foot movement to give Mayweather a minimum of time to work and rest on the outside. Both lateral and linear foot movement would see a lot of work, with particular reference to cutting off the ring and not smothering himself on the inside.

3) Talking of the inside, I'd teach him some sneaky tricks to rest on the OUTSIDE rather than on the inside. With his short arms and style, Hatton should be working every second that he has his head on Mayweather's chest. The inside is not the place for Hatton to rest; it's the place to kick butt and chew bubble-gum, and I don't plan on giving him bubble-gum. Whenever Hatton needs to rest, he needs to use things like the "walk-away" (horrible, I know, but pretty effective) and feinting on the ropes.

4) Talking of the ropes, that's where Hatton needs to get Mayweather. Whenever he can grab onto Floyd, I'd want him to drive forward to get Mayweather onto the ropes (and preferrably near a corner). When the ref breaks them, don't step back much and slam forward at a rapid pace. On the inside, I'd train him to go forward with his head burrowed into Mayweather's chin/eyes: move the head, and the body will follow. Hatton's standard hitting, holding and wrestling are obviously musts; wrestling his arms free is something to pay particular attention to in sparring. I'd have Hatton do some wrestling with backhold/Icelandic wrestlers to maybe learn some new tricks.

5) The body! The body! The body! Forget about Mayweather's head for at least the first 10 rounds. Maybe feint with hooks to the head, but only in preparating for a shot to the body. If Mayweather doesn't offer a spot to the body, then hit the kidneys and hips. Also, remember that if Mayweather's arms are covering his body, he can't hold onto Hatton.

6) Complain to the ref a lot. This does two things: (a) forces the ref to be seen to do something about Mayweather's conduct (because the crowd will get on the ref's case otherwise) and (b) distracts the ref's attention from Hatton's fouling. For instance, in the clinches, if Hatton can't get an arm free he should hold with his arms and open his gloves, as if to say "Hey, HE'S holding!".

7) Mayweather seems to be most vulnerable early on in recent fights against Baldomir and Oscar. Hatton should aim to pick up as many of the first six rounds as possible. I DO think he should aim to get a decision, because I don't think anyone below 154 can KO Mayweather. Hatton needs to look to pick up rounds with his workrate and pressure; if he breaks Floyd's ribs, then so much the better, but I wouldn't want Hatton just looking to find that one shot to the body.

8) Forget about Mayweather's power. He can't hurt Hatton except with a series of combinations, and Mayweather just isn't going to fire them. If Hatton is clearly ahead after 10 rounds (say 7 rounds to 3), then he needs to fight negatively in the 11th, then put on a big show in the 12th to win it. This wins over Vegas judges EVERY TIME (assuming the fight is in Las Vegas, which will become the most westerly part of the UK for that week).

9) On the subject of Las Vegaschester, Hatton needs to play to the crowd a bit. Raising his hands after every round will get the crowd roaring in his favour and make the judges feel a bit nervous. This works for hometown boxers all the time, and anywhere in the world is basically Hatton's hometown. He could fight in Tashkent and still have 10,000 fans from England screaming in his favour. He needs to use this advantage.

Hatton CAN certainly win this one. I wouldn't be shocked if he does. This fight is, in my opinion, 60-40 in Mayweather's favour. I'm picking Mayweather purely because he's more consistent and American judges are more likely to pull a close decision in his favour than Hatton's. However, anyone who thinks that Hatton cannot win this fight is ******ed; with the right strategy and a fair bit of luck, Hatton can win this one by as much as 8-4 or 9-3. The styles are in Hatton's favour; the question is, can Hatton make the styles count?

 

Pressure....Pressure...and....oh yeah,.....Pressure!!!

 

I think this is a bad matchup for Hatton,particularly as he will be going up a weight again,he didnt look too impressive there last time ,and he will be facing the best defensive fighter in the world,I dont care for Mayweathers style ,he,s too negative for me ,doesnt take any chances ,but he iundeniably is special,against a still good ODHhe never looked in jeopardy ,though I had it close due to Oscars forcing the action,I also thought PBF shook Oscar a couple of times with straight right hands,Hatton would have to fight the fight of his life,to have a chance ,Ill be rooting for him,Im English ,plus Hatton is a down to earth kid PBF is an insufferable jive talking egomaniac ,but he has backed it up so far,Ricky will have to apply constant pressure ,and not be discouraged by how many times he fails to connect ,and hope that his work rate and sheer volume get to Floyd,I cant see it ,but would be over the moon if he managed to pull it off.So Ricky target the body you wont connect too many times with the head work Floyds body,and rough him up inside try and turn it into a brawl Oscar did have some success but fade down the stretch as his stamina waned ,Hattons wont,he will be punching all the time he is in there,cuts could be a problem for Hatton especially against a sharp shooter like PBF,still fingers crossed.

 

Just what the Doctor ordered! Nicely said mate:happy

 

Stay busy and don't sit around to get jabbed and picked apart.

 

PBF breaks his hands in the first round.

 

Top quality posting right there. :good

 

Bribe the judges and hope you last the distance.