How Overrated is "prime" Hatton?

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  1. theboy_racer

    theboy_racer Boxing Junkie banned

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    Well let's put it this way, he has never ever been beaten when close to his prime at 140 and there is nothing in today's division that stands out as someone who would beat him when close to his prime

    Rated just right really
     
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  2. anj

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    The Pacman KO on Hatton was not real. It was a Rockstar Energy Drink advertisement.
     
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  3. StiffJab

    StiffJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The PBF fight was an advertisement for Brittish Glass :smooch

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  4. LACMEXAME

    LACMEXAME Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I think he is overrated. But he wasn't a bum or anything like that. He was good.
     
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  5. Kid Cubano

    Kid Cubano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He retired the best 140 lbs at the time, kostya .
    I don't think he was bad at all.
     
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  6. NOTINDAFACE

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    When that left hook lands on Hattons chin, there will be glass
     
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  7. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I just can't come up with a reasonable explanation as to why so many people think Hatton EASILY crushes the entire 140 lb division right now when it's filled with MUCH better fighters than he has ever beat. Add that in with Hatton's truly poor boxing skill and unspectacular athleticism, and I am at a loss.

    Are they brittards?

    They seem to collectively have little knowledge of boxing beyond a few fighters.
     
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  8. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hatton can't forget his greatness in the past and this is why he comes back to fight again. He should not have done so.
     
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  9. SugarShane_24

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    He has a shitty style.

    But has great strength and pressure, plus bodywork. And that took him a bit far.
     
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  10. Nigelbro

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    His prime was not as long as it could have been therefore rated slightly less than his actual potential.

    Hatton v Tszyu was a dirty fight and it was inevitable that someone would get hurt. Kostya did. That fight is not the best example of Hattons ability but a good example of the fighter in him.
     
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