Say if Warren had chose Hatton instead of Witter to take on Judah on 12 days notice how would he have fared?
Hatton would have KO'ed. Witter was terrible in the fight, but should never have been in there in the first place. Consequently, the loss may have given him drive and determination to become a very good world champion. If Witter fought Judah today at 140 I am confident that Witter would avenge his loss!
Hatton would have gotten KTFO by Judah back then. Therefore no fight w/ PBF on down the line. Hatton would have been forced to be more honest in choosing opponents without the '0' to get back into the picture. But Hatton wouldn't have been ready in 12 days b/c he was probably walking around at 205 lbs.
Hatton wasnt ready for that level at all. Back then he`d only just begun to fight 12 rounders for the Lonsdale and some Intercontinental belts. He wouldnt have lasted the full 12 thats for sure.
More than likely.Theres no way Hatton would have had an answer for his southpaw stance nor his blazing speed. The KO would have come much earlier possibly around early to the middle rounds. There was no way on planet Earth Warren would ever let his prospect near a rising gun like Zab was back then.
I think that Hatton's hold and grab tactics would have been exposed a lot earlier so we wouldn't have to see it against PBF... However, I think the Hatton Witter fight would have happened if Hatton would have fought Zab instead of Witter being the sacrificial lamb.
Probably would have got beat but he wouldn't have ran away like Witter did in the latter part of the fight.
The match wouldnt hav happened, Hatton as i have said before was managed properly! Witter was brave to take the fight at short notice, but he should have made more of an effort. If Hatton had fought with 12 days notice he probably would have been stopped, due to the way he fights, only one way forward and he wouldnt have had the fitness.
Witter is faster than Koysta and very slick so it is plausible that Witter could have taken a nice UD in that fight, but Kostya always has a punchers chance.
