Is this a pic of Hatton versus a harder oppo than Paulie?

[Datsue]

Sorry, I thought it was funny, just 'cos that's a huge slice of cake.

Anyway, rest of the article here: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 894986.ece

[johnswan1]

A terrible heading and message body for what is actually an ok article.

[bennie]

I took a fiver off Ron once - well, 21 years ago. We had a friendly bet on the result of Lloyd Christie vs Mo Hussein. He was convinced Mo would 'do' Lloyd (and Mo nearly did), but boxing was still boxing back then and fighters had to 'grow' into a division (today, they jump up eight divisions and win, because it's all bollocks).
Good writer, Ron. A nice bloke.

[ALI]

(today, they jump up eight divisions and win, because it's all bollocks).

Why do you think that is then?

Possibly because we have so many divisions and so many world title belts these days that it creates easier oportunities for today's fighters to jump up in weight and win titles?

Also, here's a question, why does it appear (to me at least) that British fighters have a higher tendancy than, for example, American boxers, to squeeze there bodies into as low a weight division as nature will allow them to? We seem far less reluctant to jump up the divisions. Just my own observations :??