hatton v collazo

I had Collazo winning that fight. It was a close fight and Hatton did show heart, but Collazo was outboxing Hatton. What made the difference was the ref, once they tied up he seperated them right away, cleanly.

 

I thought Hatton was a lucky man that night. Collazo was the better guy in my opinion.

But yes I agree, considering his main game was wrestling and bullying opponents, he found himself well out of his comfort zone at 147. He realised the guys were just as strong as him (and more), and that his tactics would be useless. Of course it didn’t help that he was an average boxer at best, coupled with his inability to adjust midway through fights. As we came to find out, against truly world class opposition, his skill level fell short.

However, he was a great world champion in the 140 division (despite it being not as strong as it is now), and he made the best out of what he had. Although he lost badly to two pound for pound greats, he can at least retire in the comfort of knowing...”well hey, at least I gave it a shot”... which in my opinion, he deserves maximum respect for.

 

In reference to the two French crooks who both scored Guzman vs Funeka 114-114.

 

Yeah, that would make it a draw. But why would you score a 10-8 for Collazo in ANY round?

You don't give a 10-8 for a 'nearly' KD.

 

Lol, I see. In which case, you're reasoning is accepted.

 

It was very close, but Hatton won this contest...

If Collazo had a good reach around inside his shorts he could have win this contest, another round or so and he may have won the fight... Hatton was flagging at the end...:nut

 

It depends on how dominant you feel Collazo was in that 12th...... Hatton was (I reckon) two punches from being potentially stopped on his feet...... Luis sort of gave the fight away, firstly by taking the 11th off, and secondly by not firing bombs all the way through the 12th.

Hatton's legs had gone, he had switched to throwing arm punches and holding for dear life