Hatton and Graham split.

sounds like these 2 are playing the blame game on each other

 

Exactly

 

Thats a shame for Graham. He dedicated 11 years of his life to help Hatton, trained him to the top of the 140lb division and winning multiple titles.
His fighter has 1 loss against an ATG and greatest of our era and gets thrown away like a piece of rubbish.

You really learn who your true friends are when you go through something like that.

 

The Mirror is a large step up from The Sun as regards reputation.

 

Because his ego has taken a hit, nobody could have prepared the limited Hatton to beat Floyd, it just wouldn't have happened.

The best part, now we can really mention the ref situation and it has merit to most, Tszyu certainly was treated unfairly in that area of the game.:yep

 

first it was pbf elbows
then it was cortez
now its Graham's fault
Hatton please

 

I think a trainer is only worth the mentality of their boxers. Angelo Dundee could seem like the best trainer ever when he had a Foreman or an Ali to work with, but couldn't do anything with the laughably uninspired Pinklon Thomas. On the other hand, I was never impressed by anyone who worked by Larry Holmes, but he came into almost every fight well trained and with a good gameplan. Occasionally, a boxer only gets really prepared properly with one trainer (Rooney and Tyson is the classic example) but this is very rare.

Only when the trainer is ridiculously bad (Correa, Lewis's 2nd trainer, comes to mind) can he be realistically blamed. Anyway, as has already been pointed out, what can be improved in Hatton? I think his failure against Mayweather was more to do with his intrinsic inability to carry out his gameplan, rather than any fault with his gameplan or conditioning.

A further problem is that Hatton's next trainer (IF they split) probably won't have the balls to get him into proper condition. Look for Hatton to suffer the "Tyson syndrome", which afflicted Bowe, and specifically the "Tyson type-Vargas" syndrome, which affects boxers who have to make weight limits. It's what happens when boxers who lack discipline get a trainer who has absolutely no authority over them.

"Hatton has failed to make weight for the second time against De La Hoya; the fight will now take place at super-middleweight..."

 

I agree, some boxers need a trainer who isn't scared to tell them the truth, put their foot down and force their fighter to train.

 

Lets not get on the ref/ Zoo thing.....its been done 1000 times (and its bollocks).

 

I agree. I'm not sure anything could have bridged the gap in talent. Also, I'm not one of those guys that writes Ricky off as a slow, plodding, talentless white dude. Ricky is very athletically gifted. Floyd is just that good at the moment.

Here's an idea - Tszyu should train hatton. If Tszyu can teach timing (which may be an unteachable, innate trait), Hatton would have a shot. (far fetched joke...settle down)

 

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If this comes true - then it speaks ill of Hatton's character. Unless his true reason for wanting such a split is because he feels that he cannot adavance technically if he remains under Billy Graham's tutelage.