First up - Hatton kicked some serious ass on the weekend. I watched the fight in Sydney and was very impressed with how strong and focused he looked. The man is a beast.
BUT:-
Hatton's problem is that there are NO MEANINGFUL FIGHTS FOR HIM AT 140. He kills Malignaggi, Ndou, Harris, Witter, Hopkins, Forbes and anyone else in his weight division - these fights (with the exception of the Witter fight) wouldn't bring him the money he wants anyway.
But at 147 I don't see him beating anyone. I think Cotto and Mosley would both beat him - Margarito or Williams I'm not so sure about, but after his fight with Collazo (who visibly hurt him) I would lean towards the bigger punchers/bodies in those fights.
People are talking DLH but I can't see him going south of 154 and that is definitely a bridge too far for Hatton.
I think he is in a rough spot right now, because 140 used to have some marquee names. People are saying that this fight may have opened doors for Hatton, and the performance definitley warrants that - but I don't see how.
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