what would have happened if.............

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  1. nickythekid

    nickythekid Active Member Full Member

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    Floyd Mayweather had met Ricky Hatton in the same ring as Tzsyu did. Same Hatton, same ref, same crowd, same Hatton tactics(albeit dirty ones), same everything except it was Mayweather in the red corner instead of Tzsyu. I'm talking purely hypothetical here. Could you see Hatton winning? Would boxing history have been re written?

    Sorry, i've seen a couple of hatton threads recently and this is something i have always wondered, as Mayweather was a light welter around that time. Would appreciate your educated thoughts :good
     
    nickythekid, Sep 25, 2009
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  2. daveyboy1609

    daveyboy1609 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mayweather would of won on PTS rather than KO. Hatton would of still taken same path and been KTFO by Pacman.
     
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  3. nickythekid

    nickythekid Active Member Full Member

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    yeah maybe, but i don't know. Same slightly biased referee and judges, same Hatton workrate and intensity? I know Mayweather is a truly exceptional boxer and is a few classes above Hatton (maybe in his own class?) but i just think on that night.............with Hattons strength and size....could you not see it happening
     
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  4. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Mayweather still beats him up, this owuld have been a LWW Mayweather who would have punished him like he did Gatti
     
    GPater11093, Sep 25, 2009
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  5. robpalmer135

    robpalmer135 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    hatton was made for mayweather.
     
    robpalmer135, Sep 25, 2009
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  6. antcull

    antcull Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Hatton would have made it to the end. Still would have got his ass beat though
     
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  7. nickythekid

    nickythekid Active Member Full Member

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    looks like i'm gonna be the only sentimental f@!ker on here :lol:
     
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  8. kleonkinch

    kleonkinch New Member Full Member

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    A loss at that stage of his career might have been a blessing for Ricky. He seriously needed his ego deflated.
     
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  9. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    I don't think it would have been like the Gatti fight.

    As entertaining as Gatti was, he wasn't much more than a lion hearted clubfighter - he shouldn't be compared to Hatton by any stretch.

    IMO - it would have been pretty much how their fight turned out, weight wasn't a major factor.
     
    Beeston Brawler, Sep 26, 2009
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  10. WATERBOY

    WATERBOY I Worship Steven Tucker Full Member

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    would of always been stopped imo, never in the same class!
     
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  11. HeavyT

    HeavyT Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I've got to agree with this adam sandler character above. stoppage no matter what.
     
    HeavyT, Sep 26, 2009
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  12. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Beeston i think Gatti was as good as Hatton. You got to remember Gatti started off as a SFW and outboxed a good champion in Patterson (who incidently had a great last nme) he then moved up with mixed sucess but he still was a good fighter

    Hatto has a big win over Tszyu then he beats champions who aint that good like Maussa and Urango. And he gets a gift over Collazo.
     
    GPater11093, Sep 26, 2009
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  13. GazOC

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    No chance mate. That was a close fight, I've scored it twice and had Hatton by 2 the first time and by 1 the second. No way was that a 'gift' decision.

    You're right about Hatton/ Gatti though....
     
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  14. nickythekid

    nickythekid Active Member Full Member

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    dont you think the hatton that met tszyu was a different beast to the one that met mayweather, add the weight, the crowd the whole shebang.............maybe? i like to think he might have broke him down and stopped him. i'm a fan so i'm biased.
     
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  15. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    OK its not a gift but its close

    Gatti is a decent fighter i hate how hes either rated as a great fighter or called a jumped up club fighter when in reality hes in between them.

    Love Gattis early fights as he was a tall boxer-puncher nothing like teh guy that fought Ward
     
    GPater11093, Sep 26, 2009
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