How good was Ricky Hatton?

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  1. Auracle21

    Auracle21 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    LOL the Brits are the only ones voting that he is clearly world class. .LOL .

    But as far as he goes I always loved watching him fight. WA a huge fan even though I do not think he was top world class level. He was def great but not at that upper echelon.
     
  2. sniffmybadger

    sniffmybadger Boxing Junkie

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    Did well against Mayweather, one of the rare fighters who went for the knockout and dint try to just make it to the twelfth. If Cortez wasn't such a tool, it might have been a different story
     
  3. TinFoilHat

    TinFoilHat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lets not forget, Hatton's lossses came from the #1 and #2 P4P fighters in the WORLD. Had they not been in the division he would have have been king at 140. I would say he was A level, but couldn't beat top P4P. He would also have lost to other A level fighters on triangle theory.
     
  4. panchman69

    panchman69 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Overrated because of his win over tszu
     
  5. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    World class A level fighter.
     
  6. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    At 140lbs clearly world class, the win over Tszyu clearly showed he belonged at that level. But he wasn't good enough to beat truly ATG fighters like Mayweather and Pac, he simply wasn't on their level.
     
  7. Pimp C

    Pimp C AHHH HA

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    B+ to A- fighter at his best but he's starting to get underrated over the years though. People seem to like to bash him more than when he was active.
     
  8. Doc Everlast

    Doc Everlast Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    B+ fighter.
     
  9. itsa

    itsa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great fighter too bad he ran into roidiao
     
  10. Super Hans

    Super Hans The Super Oneā„¢ banned

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    Is anyone shocked this berk tries to make it about Calzaghe. Who did Calzaghe wait until he was 40 about. Watch Berol get tied in knots and refuse to admit Jones was not 40
     
  11. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    Nope HBO..:deal
     
  12. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    I will say one thing about Ricky is that he was more popular then Joe Calzaghe was.
     
  13. andyw362

    andyw362 Active Member Full Member

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    Hang on a minute, he was only beaten by the two greatest in a generation. Of course he was a world class junior welterweight
     
  14. DirtyDan

    DirtyDan Worst Poster of 2015 Full Member

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    Who can forget his fight against that Mexican gatekeeper.

    The Mexican had Hatton out on his feet and knocked him down.. The ref ruled it a slip and allowed Ricky to tie his shoes to recover.. LMFAO..
     
  15. drenlou

    drenlou VIP Member

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    he lost to sedchenko too.. he has 3 losses.