Dont Fight Hatton On The Inside!!pbf Is The Man

Hatton's physical nature won't carry well to 147, which is why Collazo gave him so much trouble.

As a boxer, there is really very little you can do against what Hatton does. The problem is Hatton has very good handspeed, and leaps in with his punches. You'd have to be a really good counterpuncher to catch him coming in. And it has to be before he ties you up.

He has a bit of John Ruiz in him, and that really does irk me. I can't stand guys who disallow the inside game. Hatton never really seemed to be this way before, but he is now. I can understand he is doing this or that to wear a guy down, but you have to be a dunce to not recognize that he is also doing it to avoid any sort of inside exchanges.

I will say this though, that bodyshot he knocked Castillo out with was golden, and should cement Hatton's status as one of the very best body punchers in the business. I'd put him right next to Cotto in that department.

 

IMo it would have. Not on the judges scorecards however. :good

Thats what I meant.

 

I don't think you can discount the fact that Tszyu was not in his prime. Prior to the fight I recall boxing analysts saying that Tszyu had age and inactivity going against him.

Just because Tszyu says that the current Tszyu beats a younger Tszyu doesn't mean he could. I'm sure a 25yo Tszyu would have been fitter, hungrier and faster than a 35yo Tszyu. These three characteristics would have helped Tszyu pull through (in my thoughts anyway). Futhermore, he was perhaps a bit ring rusty since he had not fought for a while. So, I don't agree with your statements above.

Having said that, Hatton deserves credit.

 

I heard David Haye say these exact same things in a radio interview today. Saying Mayweather should basically stay well away from Hatton because Hatton (if anyone) has the style to give him nightmares and possibly beat him

 

Who's whining you muppet??
All I was saying that people were going waaayyy overboard about Hatton. Castillo an excellent fighter a few years ago, but was chosen for his style and his name, thats fact, AND obvious!!

Then, Tszyu was chosen as he was not the force he had been, he'd been inactive, injured, and even then, during the middle rounds, he was excellent, and picked Hatton off at will, as I believe Mayweather would do, hence my reference to Mayweather.

99% of ESB didnt know something, is that the best you can offer??

 

Excellent post, and what I was trying to say:good .

 

u can't play hatton's game. :nono

collazo had the right idea at times in there.

but he was guilty is mixing it up too much. atsch

 

well any person with half a brain can clearly see he isn't a one trick pony,because he has fought on the outside in fights and with success.listen i think hatton loses to mayweather,cotto,mosley and de la hoya but one trick pony he aint.

 

So what if he wasn't prime.

The Tszyu activity thing is BULL****. They like to say one fight in two years rather than say he'd fought 6 months prior to face Hatton and had three training camps prior to Mitchell.

25 year wasn't fitter. Tszyu showed the best stamina of his career. He didn't quit because he gassed. He quit because he knew he was '3-4 points behind' and nothing was working for him.

Bollocks about being rusty. In three rounds he found his range and timing on a fast, slick, tricky southpaw. He lost those rounds to Hatton. He then stayed on good terms with Hatton until the last quarter of the fight when Hatton proved too much.

It was a great win. Period. Fighters ALWAYS have excuses.

 

calm down, you always seem to keep your cool until something is being said about hatton.

 

Stop with your hindsight bull****.

What you 'believe' is irrelevent. People 'believe' alot in foresight.

99% of the WORLD didn't know that something.

Buck up. FACT - Hatton has two great wins. The general forum disgusts me. Not you specifically, though partially, but you are all fan boys. What happened to respecting fighters and giving them their dues.

 

The Hatton thing has rubbed me the wrong way. The general forum disgusts me. Give a man his due.

Did you see Hattons face when Kellerman started spewing his bollocks? Man, you train 14 weeks, you prove your first great win wasn't a fluke and then you got this **** in your face.

I lose my cool on stupid points.

Everyone needs to show a bit of respect and give fighters their due.

 

How does this fight prove that?

At this point, Castillo is far from a great fighter.

It was a great win, vs a very well past it boxer.

(I said this prior to the bout, look at my past posts)

Floyd spanks Ricky, in a boring UD.

 

Loads of fighters get the odd win, it doesn't mean they are great. Hatton proved it was no fluke.

Of course some will call it pre fight. Thankfully there is a consensus and that was that it was a 50-50 fight.

You watch the fight and you see Castillo having trouble with the fast start, the agility, the dynamic approach and the body work. Doesn't matter when the fight is.

 

Are you this simple, or just blinded by some sort of rage.
I AM giving Hatton his dues, they ARE two very good wins, but there is no doubt both Castillo and Tszyu had seen better days.
Hatton deserves respect, as any Champion does, but my point was not to go overboard about him beating a shopworn Castillo, and that Mayweather would beat him using the tactics Tszyu used from round 3 to about 7 or 8, just Mayweather has the legs and style to do it for 12.

Its like Mayweather beating DLH, a very good win, but DLH had clearly seen better days.

How does making these obvious points, make me a fan boy?
It clearly doesnt, its you, a simpleton, throwing insults to try to cover up the fact your none too bright.:hi: