should hatton be worried??

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Re: should hatton be worried??

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Rob1 wrote:hey guys, do you think hatton should e worried of tszyu?
Worried, I'm not sure if that is the word I would use but Hatton should and I am sure will show Tzsyu plenty of respect, not too much though!
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Ben Keilty wrote:I would say Tszyu is the hardest hitter in 140 pound history not one of.
What about Aaron Pryor?
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mrbassie wrote:
jamesmcdonnell wrote:I think Hatton is smart enough to know he can't just go barrelling into Tszyu, after all, he didn't just charge at Tackie, he boxed behind the jab.

The problem as I see it, is that I would be amazed if Hatton could outbox Tszyu, and at some point I think Tszyu will draw him into a punching match.

Hatton will probably start well and maybe win the first 2-3 rounds with his greater workrate, but Tszyu will make adjustments. If Hatton gets forced on the back foot early, then I think it is over soon after, if Hatton survives the middle rounds he has a chance, IF and it's a big IF he has more in the tank than Tszyu down the stretch.

Despite Tszyu's age, he is in excellent physical shape, and trains very scientifically.
That's pretty much how I see it, I think stuff I read posted by Doodles on various sites about Hatton being ko'd in 1 or 2 is bordering on defamatory. If RH wins I'll be surprised but I don't think he's an easy nights work for Tszyu or anybody else no matter how you cut it.
An early KO for Tszyu is well possible, he hits like a mule lets see how Hatton takes the shots first I think he could well go down in 2 or 3 rounds.
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J-C wrote:
Ben Keilty wrote:I would say Tszyu is the hardest hitter in 140 pound history not one of.
What about Aaron Pryor?
Pryor throw punches in volume, He would wear his opponents down by throwing lots of punches and look on his record there are a lot of patsies. Tszyu has one punch power and KOs people that have never been KOd before.
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Ben Keilty wrote:
J-C wrote:
Ben Keilty wrote:I would say Tszyu is the hardest hitter in 140 pound history not one of.
What about Aaron Pryor?
Pryor throw punches in volume, He would wear his opponents down by throwing lots of punches and look on his record there are a lot of patsies. Tszyu has one punch power and KOs people that have never been KOd before.
In Aarons defence he was a small Light-Welterweight and only moved up as he could not get a title shot at Lightweight.

Which makes his ring achievements even more impressive in my opinion.
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Aaron Pryor is the best lightwelter I've ever seen. I think he'd have had too much for even Tszyu. Not a huge puncher though.

And even though he never won the title at 140, Alexis Arguello was probably the single hardest hitter to ever stop off a 140.
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