Hatton is better than Calzaghe !!!!!

Mike, you can say the same thing in one line that takes me a whole page. Thank you.

 

If Calzaghe were English he'd be hailed as the second coming by most.

And if he were English, posters like Mike and the idiot (you all know who he is on this thread) would be admitting the truth.

 

Hatton finally fights someone who was fresh and not chosen at the right time or cherrypicked, he loses.

Calzaghe fights who you wanted him to fight and he wins.

True fans don't need resumes to judge fighters so badly like most do.

 

Yeh, he fought "someone fresh" who also just happens to be the best p4p fighter in world and throw in up a weight division aswell, don't forget.

And for "true fans" it doesn't matter who someone has fought? As long as you believe that you'll be alright as a Calzaghe fan.

 

He fought the P4p best but lacked any gameplan, defence or proper thought.

Why did he bother?

 

Floyd was just to good for him it happens. Give the best fighter in the world some credit for demolishing a worthy opponent. In case you've never noticed the man is unbeaten by some of the best fighters in the world. Probably nobody on the planet(in his weight class) can beat him at this moment in time. Yet in two lines you have the answers. Are you suggesting that Hatton was good enough to beat him but just got his game plan wrong? You must still highly rate him even after his loss. Fair play.

 

Thats a wild guess and total conjecture. Nobody knows what the result would be, so you simply cant give him credit for such. You can only credit him for what he has beat. Credit him for the level of opposition he has defeated. He may look a totally different boxer against high level opponents. He may still look immense or he may look bloody awful. Who knows? End of story.

eg A mid table premiership football side looks amazing against lower league opposition. They look like one of the best teams in the world, Brazil or something. Yet when they play one of the top 4, they look truly ****. Its the same team with same amount of skill, but this skill is no longer evident. Better opponents simply nullify that skill. What someone looks like skill wise against low grade opposition, is nothing like what there going to look like against real true quality.

Joe may well be one of the best ever, but sadly we will never now know for sure. He has never been tested consistently at the highest level.

 

He bothered because he's an ambitious fighter who wanted the biggest fight he could get. Even if it meant leaving his home comforts and his natural weight. Unlike Joe, would could have done the same as Hatton 5 years ago and fought Roy at 175. He didn't have enough ambition or belief or anything else.

Where did you want Hatton to go after beating the p4p #2?
Sh*t, Calzaghe would be fighting at a new level if he fought ANYONE in the p4p top 10. The only way Hatton could fight someone better was to fight the #1. And he didn't run from it - he went after it.

 

We will get another chance to review Hatton's performance against Mayweather as it will be re-shown in full on BBC2 at 1pm on Sunday 16th December. :good

 

watched the Hbo version which wass far better than the ppv sky

 

At least with the BBC I get to record it without all the adverts during the Sky coverage!

Good that the BBC have renewed their interest in boxing.

 

i can send you the hbo version if you like - far better with emaual stewart & Co commentating - you even get to know what the corners are saying to the boxers - why cant sky get it right - pm me anyway if you want it !!

 

All you have to do is analyze video. Then you will come to the conclusion that Hatton is one dimensional and Calzgahe is multidimensional and a much better fighter.

 

Thanks Steelem - I may take you up on that.

Will see what BBC2 come up with this weekend before I put you to any bother though.