Naseem Hamed v Ricky Hatton

Well Hatton ducked Hamed-lite for 10years If Hamed carry's 140 well he just batters Hatton, hes simply a different class of fighter but carrying 140 well wouldn't be easy for a 5'4 fighter who started at Flyweight. And for the record Hamed was a bigger puncher at 126 than Mayweather was at 130. The fact that this is even being asked shows how highly we rank Naz. The funny thing is no one will ask 'how would Hatton do against Benn/Eubanks'

 

For the record Barrera was robbed against Morales, had it 9-3 or 8-4 for MAB

 

Always a bit of a fatty boy like Hatton himself, never truly ripped to shreds and could have stayed at 118 for years (nevermind 122) if he was dedicated to getting into the shape of his life.

Very strong legs, torso and midsection though and his power came directly from there

So many fighters like Hamed, Tyson, Toney, Benitez that you have to ask 'what if they were dedicated'

 

I would say there's no way in hell he would carry 140, at 5'3" and having never fought above feather he'd be fat as hell. Plus, even if he did, Hamed was having a very dodgy time of it against Hatton lite in Paul Ingle. P4P Hamed would probably be favoured at his peak, at 140 Hatton demolishes him.

 

Had it a bit narrower than that (115-112) but yeah I think it was a clear win for MAB

 

[quote="TKO";3475796]I would say there's no way in hell he would carry 140, at 5'3" and having never fought above feather he'd be fat as hell. Plus, even if he did, Hamed was having a very dodgy time of it against Hatton lite in Paul Ingle. P4P Hamed would probably be favoured at his peak, at 140 Hatton demolishes him.[/quote]

Probably not but if he added weight bodybuilding style like Pacman does and added it to his legs, shoulders, lower back he'd be very competitive at the weight and carry his power up

 

If they met at 140 Hatton would smash him around the ring.

 

terry when u started comparing hattons performance against a past prime kostay of 2005 with Naz's 1 against prime MAB of 2001 i didnt want to read any more.
you really think a come foward pressure brawler with no jab has the boxing skill to do what berrara did to naz that really is astonishing

 

Fail.

See all pre Kostya fights for this. Hatton's jab was quality early doors, it's since he hit the big time that he toned it down. Not sure why. It was back against Paulie.

Besides, prime MAB? Probably not. Coming into his prime. I would say MAB was just before his prime when he and Naz fought as Kostya was past his when he and Hatton fought.

 

On his best night when he was at his peak against his best opponent there was no jab..........
he was given all he could handle against thaxton, spent the majority of his younger years defending a micky mouse title and what puts an end to this bull**** discussion is the ducking and dodging of witter, he didnt have it in him to fight witter and looked stoned faced on several occasions naz was more unorthodox and P4P had more power then witter he'd kill Hatton if they were in the same weight division

 

naz was a big puncher at feather,but no way on this earth would naz beat hatton.
to much movement and hooking off the JAB would put naz on the deck more times than kevin kelly did,who would of sparked naz,it was a case of who would catch who next would go.

ps,sorry i ment to say,hatton ducking junior shitter,don't make me laugh,he would eat witter for breakfest,then box someone on his level

 

Game plan?

Hug and hold style was custom made to bee zoo.

 

Once again someone who doesn't like Hatton brings up the old 'Junior Witter' bollocks. The man never earned his shot at Hatton and was proven to be shite when he lost against a nobody.

 

I seriously cannot believe anyone.....i mean anyone is even thinking of picking Hamed

Whoever complains about Hattons apparent lack of skills wants to see Hamed stripped down, once his reflexes slowed down he became beatable.

Plus for Hameds awesome power, yes it was compared to other 126lbers but if anyone truely believes that Naseem Hamed hits harder or as hard as Kostya Tszyu then you really need to find another sport to watch. There was a reason why Hamed never stepped up to 130 like he always said he would and that is because of Mayweather, Corrales, etc.

Hatton would violently **** Hamed inside 4 rounds. And it wouldnt be competitive.

 

Agree, same old, same old. Hatton didn't want to give Witter a shot for personal reasons (i.e. he didn't like him or want to make his name for him by giving him a shot). Witter knew this as well, which was why for all his posturing and mouthing off in the papers he never put in a firm offer to Hatton for a fight. I bet Hatton, who has stepped into the ring with Tszyu, Castillo, Mayweather and soon to be Pacquiao was terrified of the guy who struggled with Ndou and Colin Lynes atsch