Hatton bandwagon

[caster]

I Can't believe people rate Ricky Hatton so highly.

He's been extremely well marketed but I really do believe he's nowhere
near as good as people think.

Does anybody really believe that Ricky would beat a peak Kostya Tszyu?
He got Kostya at exactly the right time, and at exactly the right location where Ricky can get away with things that he would not in a foreign country.

Mayweather is right, he should stick to british rings where the ref lets him get away with the wrestling etc.

Don't think that Urango will be the person to beat Ricky, but I believe he'll be beaten by the next real top level fighter he takes on. A lot of people in my area are starting to think that Junior Witter would beat him, as he's got the reflexes and punch to make Hatton pay for his mistakes.

Billy Graham is a shrewd man and he won't let Hatton fight Witter till
Junior's age begins to catch up with him.

I've heard people talk about him taking on Margarito! This would be a mismatch in my opnion. I feel The likes of Margarito are far too much for Ricky.

To me, Joe Calzaghe is a far, far more complete fighter than Ricky. Joe is the REAL DEAL in british boxing.

Ricky will be exposed when he fights a top fighter in a country outside the UK.

[Achybreaky]

I Can't believe people rate Ricky Hatton so highly.

He's been extremely well marketed but I really do believe he's nowhere
near as good as people think.

Does anybody really believe that Ricky would beat a peak Kostya Tszyu?
He got Kostya at exactly the right time, and at exactly the right location where Ricky can get away with things that he would not in a foreign country.

Mayweather is right, he should stick to british rings where the ref lets him get away with the wrestling etc.

Don't think that Urango will be the person to beat Ricky, but I believe he'll be beaten by the next real top level fighter he takes on. A lot of people in my area are starting to think that Junior Witter would beat him, as he's got the reflexes and punch to make Hatton pay for his mistakes.

Billy Graham is a shrewd man and he won't let Hatton fight Witter till
Junior's age begins to catch up with him.

I've heard people talk about him taking on Margarito! This would be a mismatch in my opnion. I feel The likes of Margarito are far too much for Ricky.

To me, Joe Calzaghe is a far, far more complete fighter than Ricky. Joe is the REAL DEAL in british boxing.

Ricky will be exposed when he fights a top fighter in a country outside the UK.

heard this a million times before on here try searching ricky hatton on the current scene they might be more receptive.

[josh fg]

I like hatton sometimes you can't argue with the top belts he fought for of late. Trying to move up was the wrong thing and I think he aught to fight witter but non the less you have to admire the guy taking on Kosta I certainly thought he would loose.

[hitman_hatton1]

hatton has bulldozed thru nearly everyone he's fought.

fights at a high pace, picks his punches well, can fight all night long and takes a good punch.

skillswise he can hang with slick southpaws like collazo and tough it out with wrecking balls like tszyu.

what more do u want? blood.

he gives u that to.

[SticknMove]

As josh has said, Hatton fighting at 147 was not suited to him. I feel the tactics he used in winning against Kostya were carried into the Maussa and Collazo fights. I think he has/had a little more about him than that. But he obviously has to show it at this level. The Castillo fight (if it comes off) is a mouth watering prospect at 140 and is a real 50/50 with a chance for him to really impress.

[yiddo14]

I Can't believe people rate Ricky Hatton so highly.

He's been extremely well marketed but I really do believe he's nowhere
near as good as people think.

Does anybody really believe that Ricky would beat a peak Kostya Tszyu?
He got Kostya at exactly the right time, and at exactly the right location where Ricky can get away with things that he would not in a foreign country.

Mayweather is right, he should stick to british rings where the ref lets him get away with the wrestling etc.

Don't think that Urango will be the person to beat Ricky, but I believe he'll be beaten by the next real top level fighter he takes on. A lot of people in my area are starting to think that Junior Witter would beat him, as he's got the reflexes and punch to make Hatton pay for his mistakes.

Billy Graham is a shrewd man and he won't let Hatton fight Witter till
Junior's age begins to catch up with him.

I've heard people talk about him taking on Margarito! This would be a mismatch in my opnion. I feel The likes of Margarito are far too much for Ricky.

To me, Joe Calzaghe is a far, far more complete fighter than Ricky. Joe is the REAL DEAL in british boxing.

Ricky will be exposed when he fights a top fighter in a country outside the UK.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion.
Personally,I think Hatton is great for the sport.Especially in Britain.
Fighting and beating Tszyu is something no British fighter has done for some time,beat a top 5 p4p fighter.
Whatever your golden boy Calzaghe has done,he cannot match this,so for now,Hatton is Britains number 1,and certainly top 10 p4p worldwide.

A lot say Tszyu was past it by the time he fought Hatton,well it must have happened over night because he did'nt show any signs of wear and tear in his previous few fights.
IMO the Tszyu that Hatton beat would have KO'ed any other light welter out there,including Floyd(Kostya punches too hard for little Floyd)

I'am a little disillusioned with Hattons recent opponents though,but if he meets Castillo after Urango then I'am sure me and other fans will be happy.
The hitman does get some stick,much of it unwarranted.
Top 10 pound for pound fighter,
IBF,WBA and still the recognised ring champion at light welter,
WBA title at welter(straight into a title fight at a new weight against a very under rated fighter,no warm up bollocks fight)
And still only 27.....
Maybe he should have stuck with the WBU and fought utter shit until his early thirties like your so called REAL DEAL of British boxing?

He will keep on proving people wrong.
Would you give him his dues if he beats Urango and Castillo?(with Castillo being better than anything Calzaghe has ever foguht,maybe you will)

[jamesmcdonnell]

I would certainly agree that Calzaghe is a more complete fighter than Hatton, and would even say that overall he has a more impressive career, but although Tszyu was perhaps on the wane, he wasn't shot, and at least Hatton took him on.

Surely if Calzaghe wanted it bad enough, there could have been a super fight for Calzaghe at some point in his career?

[Lenny]

With Hatton being out the ring for so long and not looking his best recently does anyone give Urango a chance? Haven't seen him yet but heard he is a come forward fighter who should at least give the fans an exciting fight. Is there a chance, with Castillo looming, Ricky looks past this and slips up? Could I make a killing with some massive odds?

I can just invision this being a very difficult night for Ricky if he can't blow Urango out and is brought into a tougher than expected fight. Really can't see this fighting once a year doing anything but a lot of harm to Hatton

[DIRT SUGAR]

Hatton's a winner, pure and simple and has beaten everyone put in front of him, so you can't really ask more of him than that...

He's a genuine world-class, two-weight champion and whether he can beat the Castillos and Mayweathers of this world can be debated until the cows come home.

But, whether he beats them or not I just wish the fights would happen so we could find out because Hatton's about as tough a proposition as it gets IMO.

Anyone who tells me Hatton couldn't do better against Mayweather than Baldomir the other night... well I'd have to disagree.

Put Hatton in with any top fighter from 140-147 and I wouldn't expect anything less of Ricky than to give them – win or lose – one of the hardest fights of their lives.

[jamesmcdonnell]

I think that Hatton did get Tszyu at the right time, but just the same, I have serious doubts that anyone else could have beaten Kostya at that point in time, Floyd maybe, but Tszyu has always liked guys who stood off him as it gave him room to punch, and I doubt that Mayweather's shots would have impressed the Russian sniper much.

Hatton looks to have fallen off his best form recently, and not surprisingly either, he's had a turbulent last year, and the move up to Welterweight was a risky proposition, taking on a slick southpaw who was a natural at the weight and having to bulk up in the gym to try and grow into the weight overnight doesn't help. Lest we forget, Floyd took on Mitchell, a natural 140 lber as his try out at the weight.

[mattyp151]

hatton has bulldozed thru nearly everyone he's fought.

fights at a high pace, picks his punches well, can fight all night long and takes a good punch.

skillswise he can hang with slick southpaws like collazo and tough it out with wrecking balls like tszyu.

what more do u want? blood.

he gives u that to.

He's bulldozed extremely lackluster competition....he tried to bulldoze a welterweight with decent pop at best, and almost got the L for his troubles.

[MightyWarrior]

What the hell's happend to his Jan fight? No word and 2 months to go - messing around trying to find a suitable opponent as usual...Castillo on the same HBO card they say.

They should can the warm ups & just put them both in together straight off. At this rate, Ricky is gonna turn around and his prime will be a distant memory.

[G-man]

What the hell's happend to his Jan fight? No word and 2 months to go.

It's still on - expect an announcement very soon.

[hitman_hatton1]

hatton has bulldozed thru nearly everyone he's fought.

fights at a high pace, picks his punches well, can fight all night long and takes a good punch.

skillswise he can hang with slick southpaws like collazo and tough it out with wrecking balls like tszyu.

what more do u want? blood.

he gives u that to.

He's bulldozed extremely lackluster competition....he tried to bulldoze a welterweight with decent pop at best, and almost got the L for his troubles.

i think you'll find he won that fight.

tut tut.

[bigynzing]

hatton has bulldozed thru nearly everyone he's fought.

fights at a high pace, picks his punches well, can fight all night long and takes a good punch.

skillswise he can hang with slick southpaws like collazo and tough it out with wrecking balls like tszyu.

what more do u want? blood.

he gives u that to.

He's bulldozed extremely lackluster competition....he tried to bulldoze a welterweight with decent pop at best, and almost got the L for his troubles.

Collazo is better than Baldomir....faster, hits harder, more awkward...Floyd fought a lightweight in Castillo and nearly got an L for his troubles....then he jumped passed Kostya(fighting his leftovers in Mitchell)

.....Larry merchant was hilarious..."Isnt an entertainer supposed to entertain Floydy???