Hatton wants true Greatness? Margarito has just given him a lifeline...

No he doesnt, he has no chance at all, never in my life am i as sure of something than that. If Margarito fought Hatton is would be ver before the 11th and thats it.

 

Hatton will never go up to 147 again - end thread.

If he did go and fight Margarito I would want it to be fought within 2 minutes drive of a hospital with a wing dedicated to removing blood clots from the brain.

I'm not exaggerating there - Hatton could get absolutely ruined.

 

Of course he would

Lets measure things up in terms of Cotto and Hatton

-Bigger man firstly - Cotto
-Power- Even enough, give Cotto the edge
-Boxing ability- Cotto by 3 million mile
-Chin- Cotto, Hattons isn't good at 147 at least
-Stamina or ability to go 12 rounds- Cotto
-Ajustability- Cotto (can box or fight, unlike Hatton)

Basically we could go on, theres not one area that i can think of where ANYONE can say Hatton is superior to Cotto, in most areas hs way way behind him.

Hatton gets flattened by Margarito after what i saw Saturday night

Bookies would be mental to give Margo at a price of 1/3 on if it happened.

 

Michael Gomez career has been a bit of a rollercoaster. He has been involved in some great fights, however, I do think he has let himself (and arguably the sport) down at times.

His behaviour during the McDonagh fight was bizarre and his conduct when he lost to Johanneson (storming out of the ring and not sticking around to see his opponent declared winner) was unsporting and unprofessional in my view.

 

I think Hattons style would have given him an excelent chance at 140 a couple of years ago but seeing that Hatton won't fight at 147 and Cotto can't make 140, its all a little pointless, it to say a little unfair to criticise a boxer for not being able to beat people in a higher weight class.

 

Only kidding.

To be quite honest my going to Donny is more to do with fatherly love than anything else. My eldest daughter decided 4 years ago that she wanted to go and its been every other saturday since (I won't do away games). I do question my eldests taste as she is mad about ODLH and won't have a bad word said against the poser, although she has taken a shine to Michael Gomez as she thought he might spark Khan.

Other than boxing I am more of a RL man. I was born at Fitzwilliam near Pontefract so the only sport to follow was RL, and the only team to support was the mighty Featherstone Rovers...I have been a fan for 40 years through thick and thin, unfortunately more thin than thick, and try to get through as often as I can. So, if you want to take the **** you have plenty of ammo :yep

 

I'd take Pavlik and Paul Williams over Hatton as well...:good

 

That Bradley fella has a good chance of whoopin Hatton's ass too, but I fear Pacquiao will retire him beforehand.

 

Good picks!

Are you telling me that Cotto and Hatton SHOULDNT be a fight of the future?

Cottos had about 3 fights at 147 worth talking about!

Your just conceding that Cotto would take Hatton to the cleaners, now matter when they fought

If Hatton were good enough, like Cotto, 7 ****ing lbs wouldnt make or break him...loada **** mate

 

Yeah, but we're talking mostly one weight above Hatton's best weight. Any HOF'er worth his salt can at least be competetive +7 lbs, yet Hatton looked stupid against Luis Collazo of all people. Eubank ain't in there, conceivably might not make it, yet could compete at cruiser against Carl Thompson when he was old as hell. He moved up from middle to super middle successfully.

It sums up what has been a smoke and mirrors career for me, there are a whole lot of excuses for what is essentially a brawler relying on strength and roughouse tactics, and hence he couldn't compete with top guys one division up.

 

Kessler will amount to more than an alphabet champion, I am confident of that. I know hes not your typical type, but this guy has great fundamentals that whilst being fairly one dimensional and unimagintive are too much for some of the extremely flawed fighters surrounding him in that weight range.

Joe Calzaghe has a superior resume to Ricky Hatton, and the one time he went out of his comfort zone and put on 5lbs just like Hatton he won, and against a top fighter. Say what you like in revisionist fashion, but he beat the guy that just hammered Tarver, so he WAS the man at 175. He didn't get made to look stupid by a fringe top 10.

This is because there is a vast gulf in skill level, and Calzaghe doesn't need to cheat and brawl guys to get an advantage - its not a style that is going to fail him the first time he meets a guy that has him matched physically.

 

Any fighter that is dubed world class, best this and that, future HOF and all the rest and that CANT go up 7 lbs is an average fighter being overhyped, yes?.

 

Hatton won the only ever title Cotto has held at 147.

I think he has only ever fought 2 people shorter then him in his 45 or so pro fights. He has no reach either. The guys a JWW.