Hatton, the second coming of Ruiz????

I just don't see it.

 

well he didn't really fight in the same weight class so this isn't a fair comparison.

 

I see where the Orignal Poster is coming from. I try to like and respect all fighters because it is a tough, dangerous profession, but Ricky Hattons Syle (or lack theroff) makes me want to vomit. There is no denying he has some skills, but the hit on the way in and immediatley clinch brings me to tears. I would rather watch paint dry. Wait, I would rather watch Mayweather, and boy, I hate watching him as well.

 

I'm not even trying to be funny, but Hatton fights put me to sleep. I fell asleep when he fought Collazo, Urango, and almost fell asleep when he fought Castillo. I am by no means a Hatton hater. I was hyped for this fight and even ignored my girlfriend's calls so that I could watch it without her bothering me. Hatton definately has skills, but the constant holding breaks up the action in his fights.

Every time it looked like the action was about to turn up against Castillo, Hatton held(Castillo held too). It was like matching an MMA fight. Lots of holding with a few good blows in between. A lot of people like Hatton(only a handful outside of the UK though), but his style, to me, is frustrating. In the end, I give the guy credit for coming into the fight in great shape, showing flashes of brilliance, and knocking out a washed up fighter early just like a good fighter is supposed to do. However, it bothers me that he promotes himself as such an exciting fighter. He's not very exciting, and most boxing fans not from the UK would agree. Ricky "Hook and Hold" Hatton is John Ruiz with more skills and a rabid fan base. If he were from some crap town that didn't care about boxing he'd get the Winky Wright treatment; being relegated to fighting on undercards around the globe until some big named fighter felt sorry for him and gave him a chance.

 

I'm not a fan of his style, but maybe he can push Mayweather. I doubt it, but we'll see.

 

I can see how people don't like his style but comparisons to Ruiz are ridiculous.
His workrate alone void the comparisons to Ruiz.

 

The funny thing is Hatton's bullying style is looked at as a prime example of the lack of skill in boxing nowadays by haters... but if anybody actually looked to how many champions fought in the past using the "I'm going to bully you until I win" fight style, I think they'd be surprised and they wouldn't compare Hatton to a fraud like Ruiz. Look at a guy like Gene Fullmer fight and you'll see what I mean- a guy who could fight skilled fights, but combined that with bludgeoning, ugly fights to just break his opponent's will.

 

The main (and obvious) difference between Hatton and Ruiz are the workrate on the inside. Ruiz just does it to rest and get broken up by the ref, while Hatton actually has malice behind what he's doing. He usually very active on the inside/in the clinch. It's basically a form of "dirty boxing" sans elbows and has proven to be very effective for him.

 

i think you just said that because of the hugging. all other aspects of hatton's and ruiz's game are entirely different

 

:thumbsup Exactly.

 

Well one similarity I can see is over time both fighters used it more as their opposition got better.

Ruiz back in the day wasnt that much of a hugger, I mean he clinched but he would trade sometimes, and he just seemed like a slightly above average club fighter. Obviously the Tua fight changed his mindset, if anything he formed a stlye that caused him to overachieve.

Hatton was a lot more of a slugger early on, he was a fighter to get excited about. But you did notice once the fighters went from blowouts, to hard fought decisions, to near lossess. He relied much more on smothering the oppositions attack, because the fights werent so one way anymore.

I think Ricky understandbly wants to win more than anything, so this style that he has refined is the best way of doing it. To be honest I think it shows a lack of confidence in his fighting ability, but hey it works.
I feel he just doesnt want to trade shots because he is good at implementing this style of fighting but also he doesnt want to get cut.

 

Hey Rock, save this and repost it everytime someone tries to pull this arguement.


All these comparisons of hatton to Ruiz or these hatton is boring comments are far too simplistic and have obviously not been thought through. In the sameway that the mayweather is a boring fighter comments are simplistic and don't logically add up. Know what I'm getting at haters?

 

Amen Brother, he is The Hittman Ruiz!!..BORNG..should be illegal!

 

You're an idiot if you think Hatton is like Ruiz, Hatton goes in there to finish his opponent, he does this by fighting on the inside, when you fight alot on the inside and are constantly backing the opponent up, you will get into clinches.

What would you idiots think of Jim Jefferies?