what a stupid thing to say, he was a lineal world champion for 4 years, amd a world title holder a 2 weights.
Sven made a career picking and choosing who he fought. Hatton did the same. But Sven is a fraud and Hatton is not? Makes perfect sense. :roll:atsch Name me ONE fighter in the history of this sport that was PROVEN World Class but failed miserably in humiliating defeats in an almost amateur fashion when he faced the best in and around his division against SMALLER men who have risen through multiple weight classes.
Man. Having read this thread, I dunno if Hatton is a fraud or not.. I mean, do I take the word of professional boxing writers, broadcasters, tens of thousands of ticket buying fans, the HOF (when he is inducted, which he will be), other boxers who have praised him. or Basement-dwelling internet fans. Help me out here?
Unless he's a homo, why would he be concerned with the size of my dick? Hatton fits the definition of a fraud IMO. If you don't like the term fraud, what about severely overratted? He came up well short and clearly avoided several fighters that could've beaten him at 140. Earlier you said it's ridiculous to call a fighter a fraud, now you are calling Ottke a fraud. I guess it's only ridiculous to call someone you like as a fighter a fraud.
Mayweather Jr. said Hatton was the most overrated fighter in the last 25 years prior to their bout. Mayweather Sr. previously stated that Hatton is not even as good as Gatti.
Listen to me. No one else here matters and certainly not Gazoc. If you want a factual opinion read my posts. If you want subjective meadering bull**** then read the schill from these Hatton zealots who dont know the first thing about boxing.
He's certainly not a fraud, but you have some good points. To his credit, though his only losses were to the 2 best fighters in the world at the time and possibly the 2 best fighters of this generation. The frustrating thing after Hatton was that he was trained to employ defense, head movement, and a jab. Once he got in the ring, he reverted back to his oldself. It pissed me off. I paid 50 bucks for this **** because on 24/7 aka the great hype and ruse machine, all we were told is that this is a new smarter Hitman who hasn't lost his aggressiveness or body punching, but gained the ability to think inside the ring and block and counter. I new Ricky would only be able to fight like Floyd wanted for so long, but I didn't expect for him to abandon the plan at the opening bell. Ricky... I wan't my money back!
He also said (after their bout) that Hatton was one of his toughest opponents. "Tough as nails" I believe he said. I mean, not like the Mayweathers ever belittle other fighters. However, I'm sure the HOF will be anxiously reading this thread to see what a bunch of internet dorks think. :deal
Same old eh Scurla? Your posts are "factual opinion"???? WTF does that mean? Thanks for the namecheck though.:hi:
Roly get off the KoolAid (which Sr gave Hatton); do the right thing, and remove that avatar of yours:deal
The HOF doesn't need to read what anyone on here thinks. All they have to do is pop in the tapes and they'll know all they need to know. I guess no one on this forum should even state their opinion seeing as their all internet dorks.
The question you Hatton haters have to answer is this: If Hatton didn't even perform at borderline elite level against Tszyu, which other world class 140 lbs or under fighters, performing at (top) world class level, would have beaten that version of Tszyu on the night? Alternatively, which world class 140 lbs or under fighters would have beaten the Hatton from the Tszyu fight with a (top) world class performance only. Name names or STFU.:hi: