Ricky Hatton in today's light welterweight division

[stujones]

A peak Hatton (Oliveria, Tackie and Tszyu) fights beats them all apart from Matthysse.

Hatton is criminally underated

Yep, he outworks them all.... he might even beat Matthysse.... If Hatton was inspired as he was against Tszyu (although technically not his best performance) how does Matthysse react after 4/5/6 rounds when Matthysse is throwing his bombs and they are not troubling Ricky.

I think the only real reason why it seems the majority are tipping Matthysse is because we have seen lighters punchers (Mayweather, Pacquiao, Senchenko, Lazscano, Collazo) hurt Ricky.... but for me, the biggest puncher he faced, on the night he was inspired, he walked through and broke his heart. Kostya landed some bombs clean and they bounced of Ricky.

[TheCobra]

Peak Hatton gets seriously underestimated.

This.

[black panther]

Hatton spent too much of his prime fighting sub par opposition so it's tough to say for sure. For me though, at his best he's the favourite against all the above. Regarding Matthyse, sure Hatton was taken out by Mayweather and flattened by Pacquiao but this was due to brilliant countering and speed. Matthyse uses brute force and lacks the speed of those two. He's also most effective at mid-range.I think Hatton would have closed the distance on him and negated some of his power by making it am inside fight. There would always be the danger he gets caught on the way in but also at his best he had a pretty good chin. Mayweather hit him flush coming in so many times before finally ending it.

[desperados]

Hatton spent too much of his prime fighting sub par opposition so it's tough to say for sure. For me though, at his best he's the favourite against all the above. Regarding Matthyse, sure Hatton was taken out by Mayweather and flattened by Pacquiao but this was due to brilliant countering and speed. Matthyse uses brute force and lacks the speed of those two. He's also most effective at mid-range.I think Hatton would have closed the distance on him and negated some of his power by making it am inside fight. There would always be the danger he gets caught on the way in but also at his best he had a pretty good chin. Mayweather hit him flush coming in so many times before finally ending it.

i think it's a fair assessment but i still have to pull for Lucas knocking Hatton out. Hatton's smothering style was very effective but he got hit himself, and people tend to forget how good a body puncher Matthysse is. Those straight rights to the guts of Alexander looked like they were bursting his internal organs. Matthysse hard sparring with Sergio Martinez and the fact i dont think he's even been hurt in a fight would suggest he wouldn't be troubled by Hatton imo.

[Ratchet Exits Nu]

A peak Hatton (Oliveria, Tackie and Tszyu) fights beats them all apart from Matthysse.

Hatton is criminally underated

All those guys were past their best when Hatton fought them.

[Counter-puncher]

Can't remember the fight very well, but just because there was a lot of holding doesn't mean he struggled.

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it does, if he was holding on for dear life from a combination of being hurt to the body by Urango, and *allegedly* a bug he picked up on the plane

[ThereByTheGrace]

Hatton would beat them all at Light Welterweight.

[Ratchet Exits Nu]

Can't remember the fight very well, but just because there was a lot of holding doesn't mean he struggled.

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it does, if he was holding on for dear life from a combination of being hurt to the body by Urango, and *allegedly* a bug he picked up on the plane

This!

[orbtastic]

Can't remember the fight very well, but just because there was a lot of holding doesn't mean he struggled.

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it does, if he was holding on for dear life from a combination of being hurt to the body by Urango, and *allegedly* a bug he picked up on the plane

He doesn't have much luck with air conditioning, does he?

[palooka]

Ricky would have done well, earned loads and packed them in. I'm not sure he'd have beaten Garcia or Lucas but we'd have had our moneys worth.

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Ricky would have done well, earned loads and packed them in. I'm not sure he'd have beaten Garcia or Lucas but we'd have had our moneys worth.

Frank would never allow him to fight live opponents.

[palooka]

Ricky would have done well, earned loads and packed them in. I'm not sure he'd have beaten Garcia or Lucas but we'd have had our moneys worth.

Frank would never allow him to fight live opponents.

True but as we're in the realm of imagination can't we dream that Ricky is self promoted and wants the big bouts?

[Ratchet Exits Nu]

Ricky would have done well, earned loads and packed them in. I'm not sure he'd have beaten Garcia or Lucas but we'd have had our moneys worth.

Frank would never allow him to fight live opponents.

True but as we're in the realm of imagination can't we dream that Ricky is self promoted and wants the big bouts?

Once Hatton stepped on the world stage it was not easy for him.

He fought two prime fighters and was stretched by both of them.

Her also struggled with Collazo and Urango.

Hatton's confidence would have been ruined by fighting these guys.

[loaded_gloves]

It's amazing that there are people who think Amir Khan would outbox Ricky Hatton.

Who has Amir Khan ever outboxed?

He had a lengthy bum of the month club but when he finally stepped up he acquitted himself well. He wasn't taken to hell by anyone who hit back.

[Ratchet Exits Nu]

It's amazing that there are people who think Amir Khan would outbox Ricky Hatton.

Who has Amir Khan ever outboxed?

He had a lengthy bum of the month club but when he finally stepped up he acquitted himself well. He wasn't taken to hell by anyone who hit back.

Pac nearly killed him.

He landed nothing on Floyd.

[Final round]

It's amazing that there are people who think Amir Khan would outbox Ricky Hatton.

Who has Amir Khan ever outboxed?

He had a lengthy bum of the month club but when he finally stepped up he acquitted himself well. He wasn't taken to hell by anyone who hit back.

Pac nearly killed him.

He landed nothing on Floyd.

Yes he did a sweet jab in the first that earned him a smile

[Ratchet Exits Nu]

It's amazing that there are people who think Amir Khan would outbox Ricky Hatton.

Who has Amir Khan ever outboxed?

He had a lengthy bum of the month club but when he finally stepped up he acquitted himself well. He wasn't taken to hell by anyone who hit back.

Pac nearly killed him.

He landed nothing on Floyd.

Yes he did a sweet jab in the first that earned him a smile

Watch the tape, feet collided.

[palooka]

Doesn't mean much really; there's none of the current crop that I can imagine doing anything v prime Manny or Prime Floyd. Both made fools of skilled men and Manny left a few in a bad way.

[mickey1975]

When did Ricky struggle with Urango? I saw him win easy, despite being ill with a virus that caused him to be blowing more than usual. The Collazo fight is irrelevant as we are discussing how he would do at 10st.

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When did Ricky struggle with Urango? I saw him win easy, despite being ill with a virus that caused him to be blowing more than usual.

[loaded_gloves]

It's amazing that there are people who think Amir Khan would outbox Ricky Hatton.

Who has Amir Khan ever outboxed?

He had a lengthy bum of the month club but when he finally stepped up he acquitted himself well. He wasn't taken to hell by anyone who hit back.

Pac nearly killed him.

He landed nothing on Floyd.

Are you a child?

What weird reasoning.

Manny Pac destroyed him - oh what a disgrace that is. For shame!

Here's something - no one currently in the light-welters comes close to Manny Pac.

I'd love to see you stand in front of Floyd Mayweather and mock Ricky Hatton, and tell him Ricky landed 'nothing' on him. Oh, I'd pay premium PPV rates for that.

[Ratchet Exits Nu]

It's amazing that there are people who think Amir Khan would outbox Ricky Hatton.

Who has Amir Khan ever outboxed?

He had a lengthy bum of the month club but when he finally stepped up he acquitted himself well. He wasn't taken to hell by anyone who hit back.

Pac nearly killed him.

He landed nothing on Floyd.

Are you a child?

What weird reasoning.

Manny Pac destroyed him - oh what a disgrace that is. For shame!

Here's something - no one currently in the light-welters comes close to Manny Pac.

I'd love to see you stand in front of Floyd Mayweather and mock Ricky Hatton, and tell him Ricky landed 'nothing' on him. Oh, I'd pay premium PPV rates for that.

Are you drunk? Why would Floyd be upset if I told him Hatton landed nothing on him?

I never said it was a disgrace, just putting Hatton into perspective re: Pac and Floyd.

Floyd was not stopping anyone at the time and Pacman had his quickest win in years.

Now..settle down, please.

[CheckHook]

A prime Hatton beats all these guys or at least has to be a strong favourite..... I think people are underestimating how great Hatton's engine was and just how huge the guy was at 140. I think we have a great crop of fighters at 140 right now, but all of them are beatable. Hatton would've man handled guys like Peterson and Khan. Garcia would've had his moments, but seriously I could see Hatton opening him up on the inside and really going to work on him. Matthysse would've been a tough fight, but I'd still fancy a prime Hatton to get the job done. Work rate, quality body punching, ability to tie up on the inside and spoil fights that were close or he was up in, just can't see him going in as an underdog against these guys.

People who point to him getting KO'd by Floyd and Manny need to realise just how far ahead of the curve those guys were/ are and also remember that Hatton wasn't looking to survive. He had a totally misguided sense of his own ability and was going all out for the win in both those fights, the KO's were inevitable. I'd argue Hatton was post prime for both of those fights too, although certainly more so for Manny, not that the result would've have been different in his prime anyway.

[desperados]

It's amazing that there are people who think Amir Khan would outbox Ricky Hatton.

Who has Amir Khan ever outboxed?

He had a lengthy bum of the month club but when he finally stepped up he acquitted himself well. He wasn't taken to hell by anyone who hit back.

Pac nearly killed him.

He landed nothing on Floyd.

he was winning the fight through 5 rounds vs your man crush.

[boxing]

I'd have Ricky the favorite against all the big names at or recently at 140 (LMM, Alexander, Garcia, Peterson, Bradley, Khan), but if he fought each of them I think he'd probably lose at some point.