My Analysis On Mayweather/hatton

Hey guys,

I've decided to weigh in on my analysis of this upcoming fight. Like most everyone I feel that this will be a very interesting fight. The contrast of styles and the fact that they are both undefeated and are always in good shape come fight night will make it intriguing. Hatton is very good at his style. He has great stamina, a decent chin, is fairly quick, and fights with great intensity. He has the only style that could pose problems for Mayweather.

When you are facing a boxer like Mayweather, it's futile to even try to outbox him. I've personally been following the sport for 20 years and am also a boxing historian and an amateur boxer. I've never seen a better fighter than Mayweather. His defense is amazing and so is his technical skill, athleticism, footwork, timing, stamina, ring intellect, and work ethic. His power is also underrated. He hits hard enough to hurt Hatton...believe me. He has a great amateur background and has fought some very good opposition as a pro. Hatton is going to have to be on Mayweather like white on rice and be willing to eat some serious leather in the process. He's got the stamina, quickness, and mentality to be able to land more punches on Mayweather than Oscar did. It will be interesting to see how Mayweather deals with this kind of pressure.

The referee will be crucial in this fight. If you get a no-nonsense ref that doesn't allow Hatton to hit and hold and throw elbows it could be a long night for Hatton (much like it was a long night for Ruiz against Jones). I'm not comparing Hatton to Ruiz in regards to talent, I'm just comparing their tendency to hit and hold. I'm a fan of both fighters, so I don't really have a dog in this fight. If there's one thing that boxers don't like it's being pressured and not given room to move, box, and get their quick punches off. My guess is that it will take a few rounds for Mayweather to adjust to Hatton's pressure and style and to find a way to effectively nullify his attack. Look for Hatton to at the very least develop some swelling in the eye area and to possibly be cut by the 6th round.

An uppercut would be very effective against Hatton. He's shorter and will be coming in quick. I can see Hatton being tagged with straight rights and uppercuts. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he hit the canvas at least once in this fight. Hatton will have his moments and could even hurt Mayweather to the body once or twice. This will be a fun fight to watch. I see Mayweather winning on either a late rounds TKO or a decision. Mayweather will not be unmarked after this fight. He will be marked up from a combination of punches and/or elbows.

 

Thanks...yes a jab would be very useful against a guy charging forward. The jab was very useful against Tyson when Douglas was popping it. I expect Floyd to jab, throw that right hand of his and mix in a couple uppercuts. Also, remember that Floyd himself is very good on the inside when he either chooses to fight there or is forced to. In the first Castillo fight toward the end of the fight he fought in the pocket for an entire round and was beating Castillo at his own game. That was when Castillo was in his prime, and he was at least as good on the inside as Hatton. Yes, Floyd does occasionally push off with his forearm. He knows all the tricks, but overall is a pretty clean fighter.

 

Thanks, looks like we agree in regards to this being a rough fight for Mayweather, but that he will prevail. I think that the first few rounds will be interesting, and I expect Floyd to make some adjustments after the first few rounds. Cortez is a good ref and I'm hopeful that he will take control if anybody gets dirty and also will prevent the holding that has been occuring a lot in Hatton's fights as of late. Hatton is an exciting fighter when he doesn't hold.

 

I'm very proud of my analysis here.

 

Easy to say after the fact. Before the fight there were many people that were giving Hatton a very good chance of winning based on his pressure style and how effective Corrales was against Floyd when they fought. It's amazing how much people forget the sentiment prior to a fight. It's like when Jones fought Ruiz...many on his forum and 9 out of 20 writers picked Ruiz to knock Jones out. After the fight, everyone was saying "Of course Jones won, he was much faster than Ruiz and Ruiz was a bum, etc".