Hatton out of Ring Mag p4p top 10

Where is Cotto???? Man on what basis you put Mijares in there or Pavlik and miss Cotto?...

 

Good list except for Hopkins being so God damned high

 

I like Hatton but he hasnt beaten an elite fighter since Kostya Tsyzu. I thought his effort against PBF was top 10 p4p worthy but he really needed an impressive performance afterwards to keep him there. Nearly getting KO'd by Lazcano a couple of times (he was holding on bad) and failing to capitalize on Lazcano when he had him seriously hurt (lack of finishing skills) really didnt look too impressive. Despite the result. He's on the decline, although hes good for boxing so I hope not.

 

Hatton should never have been in the top 10 in the first place.

 

Cotto is in there at #7 bud above both Mijares and Pavlik....

 

If you'll feel Hopkins shouldn't be in the top 10 then there is no reason why Calzaghe should have moved up to #3 after winning a SD.

 

Ring Mag has always hated his guts. Hatton is good at 140lbs, but that is about it. I think he will slowly fade away, but he is not given any credit for what he has accomplished.

 

I am absolutely clueless as to why Hopkins is #5.


I mean, sometimes a fighter can be ranked higher than really justified, like Tyson, when they're really popular and/or have an exciting style. But let's face it, Hopkins' fights are boring as ****! One punch, one headbutt, then hold 17 times a round. He's lost several times recently and his big wins were against guys where he held a substantial size advantage; not the kind of stuff a p4p ranking goes by.

 

Hatton is still top's at 140.

 

Is he? Really?

Well that then DOES explain his spot.

 

Don't fret,Hatton fans.Since Golden Boy owns Ring and now has a promo deal in place with Hatton,the next time Ricky fights he will mysteriously break into the Rings top 10.:admin

 

Hopkins lost to Roy Jones Jr, who was P4P number ONE for a LOOONG time. He lost to Jermain Taylor, who was ranked high for a long time. And he was beaten (BARELY) by Joe Calzaghe who is CURRENTLY ranked very high. So he should be lower in ranking because he lost his first professional fight then? Your reasoning is GREAT!

Why should popularity have anything to do with Pound for Pound ranings? P4P is specifically supposed to NOT be about stuff like that. Its about SKILL. Hopkins has not lost SEVERAL times recently. He lost super close fights to Jermain Taylor, and he lost a close close close fight to current P4P guy Joe Calzaghe.

He is legit P4P because his last three fights have been TWO weight classes higher than the weight he fought the entire rest of his career at. Even his last loss was against a guy who fought his entire career one weight class above Hopkins.

And why SHOULDN'T Hopkins be ranked high? He's a great fighter. He's been on the list for years. To get dropped he'd have to have a really unimpressive performance (Hopkins always fights his best), or get beaten. But gettng beaten by Calzaghe doesn't really change his standing much considering the way the fight played out, and considering that Calzaghe is #3 on the list.

And people who are saying Hatton's win over Lazcano really was in fact impressive, are idiots. Hatton made even MORE of the same mistakes that got him knocked out by Mayweather, and Lazcano took advantage. He may not have won rounds, but he had no problems hitting Hatton, and he did it easily. He busted up Hatton's face, and hurt him during the fight. Who knows what would have happened i the ref hadn't given Hatton a breather RIGHT when he got seriously hurt.