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Who wins this at light-welterweight?

Khan takes the lead on points in the first 4 rounds, Hatton wins the 5th, Khan the 6th
Hatton's impressive work rate and persistent pressure starts to tell in the mid rounds and he starts to pick up rounds,
Khan starts making mistakes and getting caught with heavy shots, having dropped most of the later rounds he goes down in round 9 to a solid body shot and again in 11 with a left hook to the temple but survives on jelly legs.
Having punched himself out trying to finish in the 11th Ricky losses the final round as Khan rallies to everyone's surprise
Score cards read 114 - 113, 114 -112, 113-113
Majority decision Hatton in a fight of the year contender and the public clamour for a rematch


Jim Watt has Junior Witter winning by a complete shutout

Pre KT, ricky terrorises him. Post collazo, khan out speeds him.

stevieb_8006 wrote:Pre KT, ricky terrorises him. Post collazo, khan out speeds him.

davie wrote:Khan takes the lead on points in the first 4 rounds, Hatton wins the 5th, Khan the 6th
Hatton's impressive work rate and persistent pressure starts to tell in the mid rounds and he starts to pick up rounds,
Khan starts making mistakes and getting caught with heavy shots, having dropped most of the later rounds he goes down in round 9 to a solid body shot and again in 11 with a left hook to the temple but survives on jelly legs.
Having punched himself out trying to finish in the 11th Ricky losses the final round as Khan rallies to everyone's surprise
Score cards read 114 - 113, 114 -112, 113-113
Majority decision Hatton in a fight of the year contender and the public clamour for a rematch


Jim Watt has Junior Witter winning by a complete shutout

I think Khan probably would have had a field day with the sloppy, unimaginative versions of Hatton which followed his arrival in top class. However the Tsyzu version would have made it interesting. Real ebbs and flows, with perhaps the inspired, fresh and fit version of Ricky coming through with a from behind stoppage in the late rounds.

I think it would've all depended on whether Ricky landed flush on Khan's chin. I think Khan is the better boxer and would win on points but if Ricky caught Khan flush he would knock him out.

Could Khan have gone 12 rounds without getting caught? Maybe. Ricky was best as a body puncher, I see Khan being disciplined and outboxing Hatton from range.

Khan points.

Ian1973 wrote:I think it would've all depended on whether Ricky landed flush on Khan's chin. I think Khan is the better boxer and would win on points but if Ricky caught Khan flush he would knock him out.

Could Khan have gone 12 rounds without getting caught? Maybe. Ricky was best as a body puncher, I see Khan being disciplined and outboxing Hatton from range.

Khan points.

I think Hatton could have stopped Khan, however I think he would have achieved it with body shots. Maidana belted Khan round the head a lot and though Khan looked out on his feet at times he was able to hang in there. It's impossible to do that with the sorts of body shots Hatton would have been hitting him with, so Hatton for me.

A prime for prime version I would say Hatton beats Khan, Witter beats Hatton, Khan beats Witter

magwitch wrote:

Ian1973 wrote:I think it would've all depended on whether Ricky landed flush on Khan's chin. I think Khan is the better boxer and would win on points but if Ricky caught Khan flush he would knock him out.

Could Khan have gone 12 rounds without getting caught? Maybe. Ricky was best as a body puncher, I see Khan being disciplined and outboxing Hatton from range.

Khan points.

I think Hatton could have stopped Khan, however I think he would have achieved it with body shots. Maidana belted Khan round the head a lot and though Khan looked out on his feet at times he was able to hang in there. It's impossible to do that with the sorts of body shots Hatton would have been hitting him with, so Hatton for me.

A prime for prime version I would say Hatton beats Khan, Witter beats Hatton, Khan beats Witter

No, lol, I ain't having that.

Ian1973 wrote:

magwitch wrote:

Ian1973 wrote:I think it would've all depended on whether Ricky landed flush on Khan's chin. I think Khan is the better boxer and would win on points but if Ricky caught Khan flush he would knock him out.

Could Khan have gone 12 rounds without getting caught? Maybe. Ricky was best as a body puncher, I see Khan being disciplined and outboxing Hatton from range.

Khan points.

I think Hatton could have stopped Khan, however I think he would have achieved it with body shots. Maidana belted Khan round the head a lot and though Khan looked out on his feet at times he was able to hang in there. It's impossible to do that with the sorts of body shots Hatton would have been hitting him with, so Hatton for me.

A prime for prime version I would say Hatton beats Khan, Witter beats Hatton, Khan beats Witter

No, lol, I ain't having that.

I've chopped and changed on this one over the years. It's shocking this fight wasn't made. The reality is that Witter would be slow out the traps and never catch-up, blow the chance of a rematch and stink the joint out........however, what I mean is, if Witter utilized all of his tools to good effect I think Hatton would come straight on to one and be KO'd.

I believe Junior Witter once recorded 15 consecutive KO's, yet hadn't hardly any following. You can't imagine that having ever happened to anyone. Pity.

magwitch wrote:I believe Junior Witter once recorded 15 consecutive KO's, yet hadn't hardly any following. You can't imagine that having ever happened to anyone. Pity.

yeah but its no fun watching someone waving his arms about for most of the fight. on a side note nearly fought him in the ams glad I didn't cos as much as I hated his style he might of made me look a right clown

Prime Hatton would have been too much for Amir to handle, Amir is fast, but he isn't slick, and he isn't clever - he has only one way to fight, and if he gets drawn into a brawl way too easily. Ricky was very very fast in his prime, and closed the gap very well, once he got in range, he'd have hurt Amir consistently.

I feel that Hatton's late career made people forget how good he was in his prime.

Khan is yet to beat a top class fighter and that's what hatton was. Khan is a good fighter but is a level below the best of Hatton and to be honest I don't see khan improving to that level.

If Garcia can work him out in 4 rounds, peterson can out work him and others cause him trouble in nearly all his fights then Hatton would beat him every day of the week in my eyes.

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Prime Hatton would have been too much for Amir to handle, Amir is fast, but he isn't slick, and he isn't clever - he has only one way to fight, and if he gets drawn into a brawl way too easily. Ricky was very very fast in his prime, and closed the gap very well, once he got in range, he'd have hurt Amir consistently.

I feel that Hatton's late career made people forget how good he was in his prime.

This. It is a real shame it took so long for him to step into world class - after the Tszyu fight he was past his peak.

dookus wrote:

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Prime Hatton would have been too much for Amir to handle, Amir is fast, but he isn't slick, and he isn't clever - he has only one way to fight, and if he gets drawn into a brawl way too easily. Ricky was very very fast in his prime, and closed the gap very well, once he got in range, he'd have hurt Amir consistently.

I feel that Hatton's late career made people forget how good he was in his prime.

This. It is a real shame it took so long for him to step into world class - after the Tszyu fight he was past his peak.

Yes, he had already lost quite a bit of his footwork by then, and without the angles he used to create, he became far more predictable.

The fight that comes to mind is Khan/Peterson and I could see a similar pattern, Khan off to his usual quick start then getting more disorganised as the pressure piles on. Not sure he stops him though. People talk a lot about Khan's chin but he took some decent shots off Maidana and Peterson at 140. Hatton wouldn't of caught him with anything like that hook from Garcia. Might have been fairly close on the cards.

J-C wrote:The fight that comes to mind is Khan/Peterson and I could see a similar pattern, Khan off to his usual quick start then getting more disorganised as the pressure piles on. Not sure he stops him though. People talk a lot about Khan's chin but he took some decent shots off Maidana and Peterson at 140. Hatton wouldn't of caught him with anything like that hook from Garcia. Might have been fairly close on the cards.

Peak Ricky was soooo much better than Peterson, though. Ricky was brilliant at his best.

Prime for prime ? Hatton by a country mile. Khan doesn't see round 6

2 fighters - a class apart

fightscorecollector wrote:Prime for prime ? Hatton by a country mile. Khan doesn't see round 6

2 fighters - a class apart

Tend to agree with this. Hatton was much physically stronger; he would have ducked and dived his way inside, bullied Khan to the ropes and eventually stopped him.

I remember Gomez hurting Khan with body shots; imagine what Hatton would have done to him!

black panther wrote:

fightscorecollector wrote:Prime for prime ? Hatton by a country mile. Khan doesn't see round 6

2 fighters - a class apart

Tend to agree with this. Hatton was much physically stronger; he would have ducked and dived his way inside, bullied Khan to the ropes and eventually stopped him.

I remember Gomez hurting Khan with body shots; imagine what Hatton would have done to him!

To be fair that was the version of Khan that used to stand flat-footed directly in front of people and just take what was coming. Roach stopped him doing that. Also, even at that stage, Gomez had one hell of a hook on him. They weren't as well placed as Hatton's body shots, but if you let him land them you'd get hurt.

Any version of Hatton pre Malignaggi crushes any Khan

Ricky

I'm a fan of both but come on a peak Hatton tears Amir a new one.

James mc called it spot on

davie wrote: Jim Watt has Junior Witter winning by a complete shutout