Hatton deserves respect

AmazingHook · Jul 29, 2007

Hatton is a very good fighter, there's no doubt about it...............but Floyd will box circles around him.:hat :deal

ron u.k. · Jul 29, 2007

Club Fighter said:

Not really. Hatton who as many Europeans have told me is "the man because he beat the man" did not wish to fight Mayweather for the belt which Hatton ousted from Kostya Tzsyu's hands. He claimed to have not been ready for that challenge. Now, due to his delay, Mayweather is definitively a Welterweight. Hatton put himself in the position of having to go up in weight so he created his own obstacle.

Different body frames are a part of boxing. Every time James Toney (an ex Middleweight) steps into the ring he's at a statistical disadvantage in terms of height & reach in the Heavyweight division and no one is showering him with praise for doing so . . . and he's f'n old. You want to make a big fuss about Hatton's disadvantages, well how do you think opponents of Paul Williams feel? No one cried for 5' 7" Sharmba Mitchell when he fought Paul who's modestly listed at 6' 1". We have to find ways to stop kissing Hatton's ass. As Sugar Ray Robinson will tell you 7 lbs. is no insurmountable advantage especially for a guy whose walk-around weight is purported to be around 180 lbs. A couple of inches in height ain't squat. And other fighters have enjoyed a much greater reach advantage than Mayweather.

Stop trying to figure out ways to make Hatton's impending loss acceptable. All these mitigating circumstances are a part of the sport that many boxers before Hatton, and many after will face.
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good post, but hatton's walk around weight of supposedly 180 ponds is an inflated weight and not a natural one.it's well documented that he drinks copius amounts of beer and eats lots of stodgy food between fights so his natural walk around weight and size is much lower than that.in fact contrary to belief he isn't even a big light welterweight.however stylewise i think he gives mayweather trouble but i would take the pretty boy to win.

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