Ricky Hatton versus Takeshi Paul Fuji

I don't know the exact reason but he was heavily criticized by the Japanese media for retiring on his stool against Locche. Perhaps he never recovered from the loss. All I know that he is a boxing trainer now.

 

Watson vs Benn is even better:good

 

I prefer Eubank Watson.Great fight between two very good fighters at their best and Watson adapted superbly, really fighting the perfect fight to overcome Eubank's advantage in finesse/slickness.


It's a great showcase on how to shorten your straight punches against an elusive opponent.

 

Hitman all day.

 

I was wrong. I know now how durable Lopololo was, and have noticed the nuances in Fujis upper body movement, his ability to switch hit, aand the fact that if Hatton boxes him, he'll get clobbered, and I could only wonder how much damage Fuji would do to someone in Locches space with none of his elusiveness!!! Fuji seems a proper hard case as well, if Hatton wanted to growl at him as he sunk in body shots, no doubt Fuji would respond in kind with his hard hooks to the head.

One thing I have noticed with Fuji is his sporadic accuracy; he often falls short, and looks a bit wild with his lunging hooks. But when he gets it right, he's a venemous puncher(7:08, thanks to TheGreatA :thumbsup).

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Pretty deadly fella I reckon. I reckon Hattons strength and mauling would be the best way to go, Hatton at his ten stone best was pretty hard to consistently dissuade and could stop Fuji from getting off with his hitting and holding style, and the fact he was a very strong 140lber.

But that's why I think Fuji can win, because he has the force to really shake Ricky, and is no slouch in strength himself. He could make space for his punches in close IMO, and if Ricky is at mid-range he'll find it hard to get off with Fujis upper body feints and danger factor. And as Ricky never really made adjustments, he either started off boxing or he started off steaming in and continued in that vain throughout the contest regardless of what was going on, if the latter wasn't working he just mauled to the finish/got stopped :rofl This is what would happen here I think, Fuji stopping Ricky late. If Ricky tries a tackie/paulie-esque performance, I reckon he gets timed, hurt and stopped, probably as he utilises those underrated fast feet to cut inside and gets clobbered. Then again, how durable was Fuji himself? Bar him getting frustrated to **** against Locche I don't think I've seen him staggered/dropped in any fight...any info chaps? :good

Hate to think what he'd do against Khan :yep

Couldn't agree more.

Anyways, after watching more Fuji over the last year or so, I remembered this thread and thought recently I'd dig it out and see if I'd cringe at what I thought originally.

I think I was fair, and after watching more I can now make a balanced assessment. Hence why I ressurecting the thread ;-)

 

If the fight takes place in England then I think the Hatton that dismantled Tszyu would be able to win it. Outside.. I've always thought fuji's head movement and concrete hands would be tough for anyone. I like to think of him as a little asian Rocky or Dempsey slamming his left right combinations. Predictable... But I wonder if Hatton would be able to smother him up regardless.

 

His upper body movement, half-crouch and lunging hooks did remind me of Marciano somewhat. I bottled it when I thought about making the comparison :good

The above is a good point. I could imagine Ricky coming through an absolute war to win on points, but whilst a decent puncher, I'm not sure I could see Hatton grinding out a stoppage win against many top 135/140lbers throughout history.

A few bodyshots here and there, a few wear-and-tear beatdowns, but Fuji is here for the distance IMO. I'm not sure I can say the same for Ricky, an overachiever in every sense.

 

Not bottled at all. He's almost exactly like rocky IMO, in terms of punch technique and variety, defense, and overall strategy. And his punches have the same strong thud, a hammeresque set of blows. I just don't really see ricky lasting through that very well. Speed is what kills Hatton though IMO, can't say whether he'd crumble against this sort of slow, deliberate assault.

 

That's true, but his tendency to walk into shots might well compensate for that. Fuji looks to have the sort of dig you'd be best served rolling away from or avoiding altogether, not taking flush shot after flush shot. I would rate a peak Fuji more dangerous to the Hatton that fought Tszyu than the Tszyu that Hatton fought, who was physically ready to surrender to a shellacking like that. It took that sort of effort, but I'm not sure it would do much to faze Fuji though, who opted out when faced with someone completely elusive, and painstakingly tracks down the other opponents we have seen him in with, bombing them with vicious intent.

I imagine he'd thrive on someone like Ricky. I could be wrong. But rather than falling short and throwing whilst in pursuit, Fuji would have someone happy to stand shoulder to shoulder.

 

To reflect on one of your previous thread ideas McGrain, this ko along with Fuji's one punch bludgeoning of Germany's Willi Quator would be like a couple of "appetizers" for watching the Locche-Fuji fight..one of my alltime favorites btw. As for Fuji-hatton, it's obvious that Fuji was a crude, one dimensional bomber...but oh, could he hit..Hatton would probably be able to smother the guy en route to a mauling, late tko or decision. However, I would wager that Fuji hit alot harder than any of Hatton's foes...maybe even punch for punch than Pacman...though he was decided inferior to Pac. It's concievable that Ricky would have to be at his best to avoid an incoming bomb from Fuji, but I think he was sophisticated enough to be able to deal with him.

 

Locche's performance against Fuji was one of boxing's all time masterpieces....an artistic gem to watch.

 

I'm saying that Hatton may have beaten Fuji, but really, all it would have taken was one of those haymakers...and Hatton goes uncouncious on his back...it could have very well happened..

 

Is what he have on youtube all that is available of Fuji?