~~~ Final and Official ESB MAYWEATHER v. HATTON ~ ANALYSIS and PREDICTION Thread ~~~

Playing it safe huh??

 

Im going with Hatton.



































Late TKO :yikes

 

Haven't got the time right now mate. Just heading out. I'll be back to this thread in a couple of hours though to let you know why :good

 

Draw to setup another mega-fight in manchester

 

Mayweather to embarass Hatton for the first 9 rounds, but Maywaether to get a big scare in the last 3 with Hatton going for a knock out, perhaps being rocked and legs almost going and the bell saving him from a knock down. Hatton to go down at least once, perhaps taking a knee in the first 9.

The only thing that makes me think Hatton could have a shot is if Floyd is to proud to take a knee if he is in trouble and gettng into trouble early on in a round. This is very unlikley though.

Mayweather is to fast, to skillfull, to hard to hit, to good in the inside, rock solid chin and body. Just when Hatton thinks he knows the answers, Floyd wll change the questons.

117 - 110

 

im going with the easy pick....mayweather ud and im gonna say 10 rounds to 2

 

You said my man. Hatton relies on feints too much and being a dedicated body puncher that will leave him wide open if floyd blocks a shot or for sure if floyd makes him miss. Floyd is going to Hattons body early and mix up top and bottom with jabs and str8 rights then later on when the infighint commences there will be that right hand uppercut that follows a right hook and str8 right hand that floyd throws that he gets off in a blink. Hatton cannot rely on his feints as they are not that good and guys that used feints and there gloves still got hit at will. Sharmba Mitchell has better head movement then Hatton though he does not have the offense of Hatton in any shape or form.

 

PBF in a un entertainig event. Hatton will try to bring the fireworks but Floyd will quickly slow it down with running and when Ricky catches up he'll hold and reset. Ricky will start to get annoyed and when he does he'll lose focus and start to get hit more cleanly. No way will PBF get a Ko, because he only gets KO's when he's the aggresser and we all no he wont be the aggresser in this one. I see it similar to the Baldomir fight. Then he'll be critisized at the end of the fight and he'll say " I dont get payed to get hit ".

 

What do you think each will bring to the table?
Mayweather - Technical skill, movement, defense, counterpunching, athleticism, reflexes, and speed

Hatton - Pressure, brawling, body punching, toughness, foot speed which can lead to him closing the distance very quickly, underrated hand speed, punch output, and physical strength

What do you expect their strategy to be?
Mayweather - I expect Mayweather to use his movement early on and potshot Hatton from the outside. He will give him different angles and move laterally in different directions to frusturate Hatton and keep Hatton occupied in trying to cut off the ring. I see him keeping it in the center of the ring too, where Hatton doesn't have the speed or timing to counter him nor the jab and boxing skills to out-box him. He will pick his spots to catch Hatton coming in with left hooks, right hands, and uppercuts. As the fight progresses, I see Floyd stepping it up and sit down on his shots more. He'll put punches together in combination and mix it up to the body and the head. If Hatton gets him in the ropes, that is where he will have the most success, but Floyd will find opportunities to counter and catch Hatton. He is sneaky off the ropes as seen in his fights with Jesus Chavez and Oscar De La Hoya. Sneaky and very hard to hit.

Hatton - Hatton will have one thing in mind: pressure. He will not be as sloppy and flat as he was against Collazo, as focused on out-boxing his opponent as he was against Urango, or intent on using his speed against a slower opponent like he was against Castillo. He will be coming forward, trying to cut off the ring, and push Floyd back into the ropes where he can sit down on his shots. He will want to utilize more feints to keep Floyd thinking. I expect him to move his head more when coming in, because he usually comes in with wide shots and no head movement, which leaves him very open. And a good counter puncher or a quick, accurate puncher can take advantage of this (Collazo). Hatton will try to get on the inside with a jab in this fight. There will be a good deal of clinches initiated by him, as he will try to open up Floyd and muscle him around.

How could each win?
Mayweather - Mayweather wins if he fights a smart fight. If he gives enough movement to keep Hatton chasing him, catches him coming in, counters him and catches him in the middle of Hatton's flurries, and still has unreal reflexes (which I'm positive he does). He can win by keeping this mostly in the center of the ring where his hand speed and defense will be all too apparent. He can't let Hatton cut off the ring too much and he can't let Hatton outwork him too much, or else judges may be swayed by the workrate and aggression of Hatton.

Hatton - Hatton can win if he fights the perfect fight. And by that, I mean coming in 110 percent, working inside behind a jab, giving head movement, utilizing feints when coming in, working the body, keeping a blistering workrate, cutting off the ring, giving different angles when Floyd is against the ropes and in corners, and roughing him up. To be honest, I think he needs to fight in a similar manner as Duran did in the first Leonard fight. The beauty of this is that if Hatton fights the perfect fight, Floyd is still very capable of winning.

How do you think this fight will play out?
I expect this fight to be close for the first 4 rounds. Hatton will pressure Floyd, move him back, dig into the body, and make it a physical/rough fight. Then, Floyd will adjust to Hatton and catch him coming in, stick and move, and make Hatton's aggression and pressure ineffective. He will sit down on his shots more in the mid to late rounds and throw quick/sharp/snappy combinations that bust up Ricky's face and make him more tired than usual (because of the shots he's taking and the movement of Floyd). I see a very good performance from Floyd Mayweather in this fight, with Hatton having some nice moments.

Final Prediction
Floyd Mayweather Jr UD12 Ricky Hatton
117-111, 117-111, 116-112

 

Insulting your own pick. You life must be a terrible contradiction.

 

It's not hard to figure out what strategy each fighter will most likely adopt. Actually Mayweather can only fight two ways if Hatton comes in with short, sharp and fast hooks - to block his way in with a sharp left jab or let him get first and fight back hard n fast as Hatton takes a breather ( if Hatton is unseccessful in clinching and breaking away safe). I mean, there's no way Floyd will fight a different style of fight of the one he had with Baldomir cause Hatton is equally as strong and Mayweather is not stronger than he was in November last year.
I do expect Hatton to feint and loop a little bit more with that hook of his but just to come in and avoid Mayweather's jab. Ricky will not move his head that much cause all his drive comes from the position of his body and arms ( he gat to keep his short arms close to his body to be effective) - remember that he used the feint a little bit to his right and caught Collazo in between Louie's arms with his left in the very first punch he threw in Boston. Collazo is a big 5'9'' welter but he only drove Ricky back when he caught him with a counter left from his southpaw stance 1:50 s into the last round, and two other lefts until Hatton got his legs back together and under him. Why did that happen? Well, Collazo leaned to his right, got under Ricky's arms' level and fired those ones from underneath - Mayweather will try to do the same but just n as long as Hatton lets him get to that position under him.
At this moment, I can only say that Mayweather will not jab him first and that Hatton will drive him back with short hooks upstairs ( not wide) for the first 9 minutes. Whether Mayweather fights his way through him, only he can tell, but if he doesn't, he can only wait until Hatton tires - Ricky may get tired and drop his work but not significantly before 21 minutes (7 rounds) so in my manner of thinking, Floyd has 15 minutes left on the clock and 5 points on the scorecards to turn it around or lose a close twelve round decision - expect this scenario to happen if Hatton wins 5 of the first 7 rounds, otherwise it's Mayweather by a large unanimous points decision.