Yeah I see where your coming from. He just banked 12 million for 2 rounds of work but still lets show some class and not kick a man when he is down.
Generalization is bad. There are posters shitting on Hatton but don't generalize. But I do understand your feeling. Hatton is an elite fighter who happened to fight an ATG fighter. Not many in 140lbs can whoop Hatton.
Honestly, I think we should all be praying for Hatton's recovery. Seeing him on the canvas brought back bad memories of watching Doo Koo Kim being knocked out by Boom Boom Mancini. Kim never got up. I can't imagine how scared him mum and fiance were seeing him KTFO. For his family's sake, I hope Hatton hangs it up.
What's your point? Really. Is Miranda not chasing his own version of greatness if he tries to climb that mountain and defeat the two reigning middleweight champs? Or, does he have to invent a time machine so Hagler (MH as the relative equivalent to Pac/FMJ today) is a reasonable age for battle? Or, do you only accord respect to "so-called" champs who prove their mettle against better fighters if they are over 40? Really man, think about it. There is a double-standard. Bravery is bravery when you are facing guys that are better than you.
I though I'd tell it like it is! (My prediction was pacman on points) I thought Hatton was better! I really believed that Mayweather Sr had taught him something! I thought that this fight might have gone the distance! THE TRUTH: Manny is an awesome talent! He has great foot movement! He has phenemenol speed! He's got tremendous power! But most of all he is a fabulous person! The difference between Pacman and hitman is huge! I honestly believed that Hatton knew he was inferior and would box clever and last the distance. I really believed that all the nonsense Floyd was talking was more than nonsense. I thought that ricky might have improved his style and gained some composure. I actually thought that Freddie was worried that he'd missed something in his preparation of pacman. Please hang um up ricky your a great guy and you were in the ring with a boxer that you should have never of faced! You've got nothing to prove we all love you but Pacman's different class!
It's normal that people are dumping on him. He couldn't keep his mouth shut before the fight like Pacquiao did. He got carried away by sitting around Sr. so much that he started talking like him as well.
I think Hatton made the same mistake I made when analysing the Mayweather-Hatton and Hatton-Pac fight. The mistake was that I never really believed Floyed and Pac had the one punch KO power to stop Hatton. I believe that Hatton convinced him self that if he could survive Tzyu bombs then he could walk thru Pac and Floyed. I was badly wrong and Pac's one punch power coupled with elusiveness basically means that there was nothing Hatton could have done tactically to win this fight.
Gatti beat some excellent fighters @ the lower weights and at least Gatti fought the best guys in each div. he fought in. Ricky gets outclassed by both PBF and Pac and he's supposed to get praise???? Please....he got blown out by both because he wasn't very good. Gatti had better wins than Hatton, too. Believe it.