Loftgroov wrote:"As high as Hatton".Hardhitters11 wrote:I would rate Cotto as high as Hatton if he does a number on N'Dou...depending on who they both fight following there next fights and the results will decide where I rank them respectively.
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Cotto is a class above.
TRUE PROVOKED GOOD DEBATE THO HEY!TheGoods wrote:Original post actually rating nobody higher than no-one else. ACTUAL words were "(Cotto) is ALREADY mixing in far better company". Dispute that. I have nothing but respect for Ricky Hatton the boxer and Ricky Hatton the man BUT I find it really, really alarming the way his career is going.
I don't think N'dou would be a shit opponent, he's exactly the kind of guy Hatton should have fought already, along with Witter and Urkal and imo a rematch with Magee. Everyone wants to see Hatton mix with the elite you're right, but let's face it he hasn't done an awful lot to stand in front of the younger lt wlter crowd.J wrote:im not sayin he isnt, what I am alluding to is that a lot of people slated hatton off for looking at fighting Ndou.mrbassie wrote:What is this argument that's dismissed? I didn't actually make one.
N'Dou is a good opponent for Cotto. Cotto's beaten some former lightweights and now he's fighting a full fledged light welter who's coming of a good performance against America's no.1
You then quoted Ndou's performrance against mitchell, so I quoted phillips especially as a counter argument as apparently phillips was an "over the hill ***" not your words I know but its said on here quite often.
which unless she went drastically down hill in between fighting mitchell and hatton blatently he wasnt a ***!
I know I probably look like Im over defensive of hatton here but Im not, i want him to mix it with the best also and cant wait til he fights the marquee names. I just find a lot of this criticismn has double standards and is slightly unfounded in that all I also want is that people are consistent in their appraisals of the situtation.
If Cotto and hatton are of a similar level (agreed by most people here) for different reasons admittedly. But say they are, how is Ndou a shit opponent for hatton and good one for cotto.
Apply the same rules to two similarly ranked fighters. Its called being fair in your criticism.
And yes I know Hatto has had more fights but if you look at his record he is being brought through the ranks more slowly and late sub pedersen was a step up form the likes of Smith, no disrespect to steve.
thats all.
well that and a small matter of of the IBF light heayweight championship, farnell gomez and jennings all booked to fight also.TheGoods wrote:This is it. He can fill the MEN just by announcing he is fighting. No opponent necessary. This is all well and good from a financial point of view but you can only eat stiffs for so long before they become bad for your health. He cuts up terribly remember. What it one of these lightweights gets lucky and opens his eye? It's a risky game that is doing his reputation here and in America no good whatsoever.
how many times have we heard this sort of thing? Its not just Hatton, its the same with Calzaghe. Frank W is jerking the public big time. Old Wazza should take a leaf from Arums book.J wrote:no I agree mate but its from herein we should see this level of opponent step up. .
I would like to think i do mate, If I have a go its at someones opinion and I dont generally slate people off like that .Blue wrote:Hey J,
Hypocrisy?jamesmcdonnell wrote:Rampant hypocrisy of the highest order....
Hatton is a fraud if he faces N'dou, yet for Cotto N'dou is a crossroads fight which gets him ranked ahead of Hatton.....hmm
