More talented Hatton or Froch

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  1. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Rubbish. He looked better than ever against Mitchell.
     
  2. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Which Tyson most certainly was. The shorter-armed fighters are usually more skilled than the longer-armed ones, because instead of simply extending a left arm from range they actually have to maneuver.
     
  3. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    Pretty much this.
     
  4. beachie17

    beachie17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    You are being really harsh on Froch there. Kessler said he had a very good jab that you don't see coming, so for you to call it slow and lazy is just wrong. As for his rights im sure Bute would tell you they are a lot more swift, sharp and smooth, than you say too.
    Froch is much better than you say, he has a sharp and strong jab, only case of it not being that is Groves I and maybe Ward too. He has a very high punch output too, threw roughly 1000, think it was just short of 1000, punches vs Kessler in the second fight, He has great physical attributes as you rightly said, but you also failed to mention how smart a fighter he can be too. Measures distance well and sets the range perfectly, Groves II, he is however very badly balanced at times, lazy with his defence and sometimes over reliant on the fact he will come on strong later on in the fight.
     
  5. SRB

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    Slightly edging with Hatton but that is a fantastic question. Very hard to split
     
  6. ArseBandit

    ArseBandit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He kind of has in Ward.

    Didn't do nearly as badly as Hatton either.
     
  7. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hatton did tonnes better against Mayweather than Carl did against Ward.

    I had Hatton winning after four rounds.

    Froch lost every minute of every round against Ward.
     
  8. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And Ward can't quite be compared with a 2007 Floyd Mayweather, at all.
     
  9. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He was outboxing and countering Pacquaio in the 2nd round, too, until mindlessly jumping in at the end.
     
  10. iceferg

    iceferg Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Andre Ward made a tit of him at his natural weight.
     
  11. beachie17

    beachie17 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why are people slagging off the one fighter just because they think the other was more talented? Absolutely pathetic
     
  12. punk

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    I think we should leave chubby and nine iron chin alone too
     
  13. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    A slugger?

    A simple old slugger doesn't have the foot work Hatton did when going forward, the ability to change angles on the inside going from head to body...
     
  14. Furey

    Furey EST & REG 2009 Full Member

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    Hatton hardly did bad against Floyd did he...

    In fact he's gave him more a fight than near on all of his opponents in recent years.

    At least he went out on his shield, how many fighters have we seen go against Mayweather and after a few rounds just accept that there going to beat so settle for surviving the 12?