Why so much hate for Hatton?

No ****. Most of the boxers that people sit here and ***** and moan about day in and day out aren't white. And to the TS: this is the most **** you've seen a fighter take after a big win on these forums? Really? :-( Why don't you pay more attention from now on. You might be surprised. The most ridiculous claim that I've seen is that of pro-American bias on the part of Hatton's detractors after his victory over a Mexican fighter. atsch ***** please, if you believe the locations indicated on our forum members' profiles then a good portion of Hatton's defenders are from the States.


And to the assholes who accuse Hatton critics of racism and continously harp about the purportedly nasty current of "anti-white" racism on the American boxing scene and the greater part of American society, all that I can say is that I wish that I lived in whatever hermetically sealed bubble you do because it's clear that most of you have never experienced any strife in the REAL world.

 

Thom is right. Hatton isn't getting criticized because he's white. Regardless of what a few posters have said, the mainstream media (in the US or Europe) is not overly critical of white fighters. In fact, it is more likely to be the opposite.

SOME American media members might be overly critical of Hatton because he is from the UK, but that same thing happened to Lennox until he retired. And he had accomplished a lot more than Hatton has.

 

I think most of the Hatton hate comes from Fraud Grupies.

The only negative thing to say about him is that he holds a bit too much.

 

Top 2 would be Zab Judah and PBF...Both are black and American.

So, don't bring out that race card ****.

 

Hatton beat the dog**** out Castillo. They always say a fighter was washed up when they have their ass handed to them in that fashion. Hatton vs PBF in a small ring :think Suhweet :yep

 

He has an ass hole promoter in Pellulo, who has his cash cow and will never let it change its course now.

 

I hate his style his delusional fans and his weak resume.

 

yup I was on the BBC forum after the fight an it was a hatton massicar. Couldn't understand it. And the nob boxing writer for the BBC gave the 3rd round to castillo. i've watched the fight at least 5 times already (currently in between jobs) and can't imagine anyone giving castillo so much as 1 minute of that round let alone the whole round.

 

You idiots make me sick.

 

That doesn't really make much sense. If most men think she is attractive then, surely she IS attractive? Or do you decide who is attractive or not, meaning majorities are wrong?

I don't mean to be facetious, I just thought I would make my point.

Also, I would really like to hear the guy on the first page's explanation for saying that he thinks most people hate Ricky cause he is British. It was an American who said that and I would like to know why he thinks Britons should be hated.

 

I personally am not a hatton fan. I'm a Puerto Rican from North Philly and my reasons have nothing to do with hatton being white or from the UK. I don;t like hattons style of fighting i feel he grabs to much. I also don't like mayweather because i think he runs to much.
Also hattons resume isn't all that impressive. All his fans say is he beat Kosta... yea yea yea. I don't buy it. He hasn't beat any undefeated fighters, up and comers or big names in there prime. I give him props for the win against castillo, and I honestly thought it would be a tough fight, but Castillo got old over night and it was apparant that he wasn't the same in the middle of the first round. I don't judge fighters based on location or race, i might support more PR and philly fighters, but thats it. Hatton has alot to prove IMO, the last decent fighter he face was callazo at 147 and we all know what happened in that.

 

See that's the point. This should be the case, but clearly it isn't.

Simple answer: yes. I have an excellent ability to see through the bull****.
It's an aquired skill. Hang with me and maybe you'll learn a thing or two :smoke

 

I'm amazed at how much an accusation like that bothers some people.

 

Funny, I'm willing to bet that you're the kind of guy who flies off the handle if someone who isn't a straight white Christian male has the gall to blame their lot in life on any type of discrimination, be it real or imagined, or at the very least, you know people who would have that type of visceral reaction to the hypothetical that I just presented.

So ask yourself, are you really shocked that some people, like me, are upset about the claims that the "backlash" (if you want to call it that because in actuality it's no worse than any of the criticism directed at non-white fighters here) against Hatton is racially motivated?