If Hatton Is A Blown Up Junior Welter, Mayweather Is A Blown Up Junior Lightweight!!

I knew and said that the weight would be an issue for Hatton before the fight. Hatton relies on his strength at 140 to wear down and overpower his opponents, at 147 he doesn't have that edge. Great win for Floyd, but alot of Welterweights could have beaten Hatton. Do you at least agree with that last statement?

 

Mayweather was at 130, 7 years ago ffs.

 

There are two different things here

Mayweather - Just an exceptionally good boxer, weight isn't an issue. The fight being at welter is just a side note
Welterweights - Too big, Hatton doesn't have a chance

 

Mayweather is 5'8 with a nice reach of 72 inches. He looked phenomenal in the DLH fight, broad shoulders, he could fight at 154 and be succesful. Hatton on the other hand is very small, he is 5'6 67 inch reach and would get eaten alive at 154.

 

I'll change that to the elite circlejerk of welterweights that people are bigging up at the moment. Mayweather, Cotto, Margarito, Williams and maybe Cintron he stands little to no chance

I could definitely see Judah folding under the pressure. He's past his best, and if Hatton saw off the first 3 rounds he'd win

 

He is also 5 foot 8 inches tall has 72 inch reach, broad shoulders and a frame that can handle 154 easily. Compare this to Hatton who is 5'6 67 inch reach and not muscular.

 

Now you are stretching it

 

His size doesn't matter one ****ing bit. If he weighs 147 at the weigh in,, he's a welterweight. Night of the fight he looked to me exactly like he did when he fought at 140, somewhere around 150-155.

If you are fighting a bigger guy, you have to make stylistic adjustments to your fight plan. Mayweather has been doing it all his career fighting guys like Corrales who are much talller, naturally heavier like Carlos Baldomir, or guys who are both like Oscar de la Hoya.

Hatton can't do it because he only HAS one fight plan. He only fights one type of fight, and this time he fought a fighter who was talented enough to deal with it.

People keep saying Hatton won't go back to 147, well I bet he would to fight an Oscar de la Hoya or someone else who can make him millions and millions of pounds/dollars/euros.

And I bet before too much longer he'll HAVE to fight at 147 because he won't be able to make 140 anymore.

Furthermore, all during the build up for the fight Billy Graham kept saying "Ricky really CAN fight at welterweight. When he fought Collazo he didn't properly build up to 147. This time he will be a real welterweight"

Then after the fight he says "I'm not making excuses, but I've always said Ricky is a junior welterweight."

So which is the truth? Neither, they're both bull****. Ricky can't hang with welterweights? Okay, fine. Well his last fight against a 140 lb fighter was a shot LIGHTWEIGHT, so how do we know he can still out muscle junior welterweights?

 

all this weight stuff is a load of nonsense. How can a guy go from being a beast (as some of you make out) to being average 7lbs north of that?
Bollocks.


Just accept Hatton has looked worse for other reasons, not least because he's been fighting harder opponents.
Hatton was oveerated all along.
As long as Tszyu and Castillo show us nothing since fighting Hatton, it's fair to deduce they were both done...as suspected....especially in the case of Castillo. After that there's nothing special on his record.

 

some styles are able to move up in weight easier. hatton depends on bullying guys and cant do it at 147