Thread: Did Hatton beat anybody better than Lamont Peterson?

Originally Posted by Memphis

You know the more that time passes the more I respect Hatton as a fighter. He's a bit like Froch for me, doesnt do anything particularly well but manages to be successfull.

For a guy that couldnt box too good, defended with his face which now apparntly housed an OK chin at best, couldnt punch too good the man did alright.
Did Hatton beat anybody better than Lamont Peterson? No, but then again Lamont Peterson is a world class fighter, to beat someone better than Lamont Peterson/world class you're treading into 'great' territory and not too many victories are picked up over great fighters unless your great yourself.

He did have half decent boxing skills as shown against Urango, and at a lesser level, against Thaxton. I think when he moved up to world class level, he seemed quite cautious about getting hit, so he began holding a lot. He used to be a much 'cleaner' fighter, albeit it against lesser opposition. I don't know if the holding started because of the Tszyu fight and ultimately his success from doing so in that fight, but he never really showed his boxing skills at world level.

As for his defence, being honest, it wasn't great. Against fast, slick fighters it was really shown up. Against guys like Urango and Maussa is was fine, because neither were particularly good fighters. Against speed, he didn't have much of an answer - case in point: Collazo, Pacquiao and Mayweather.

His chin, at world level again, not brilliant, but not noticeably bad either. Just average. He got through the Tszyu fight but not allowing Tyszu to set himself to get any leverage on his shots. In any case, Tszyu didn't really land anything clean. He was rocked twice by Lazcano, out on his feet several times against Collazo (neither were big punchers), Knocked out quite badly by Mayweather and knocked out cold by Pacquiao, after being hurt pretty much everytime Pacquiao connected. I don't see how his chin can qualify for anything other than being just average. I don't even mean average in a negative sense. I just mean, it wasn't a great problem, but it wasn't a particular strength either, imo.

As for his power, apart from the Castillo bodyshot (which was excellent) and i suppose the Maussa KO, he never really shown it at world level. It wasn't noticeably any better or any worse than most other top ten contenders. Just good power, but nothing special.

His best two wins were without doubt against Tyszu and Castillo and in their primes, they were much better fighters than Peterson. But he didn't fight them in their primes. Infact, aside from Pacquiao and Mayweather, he fought probably only 4 prime world level fighters and those were....

Urango

Looked very good for the first 6 rounds, but then held for the last 6. Was suffering with illness during the fight so he just did what he had to to win.

Maussa

In truth, shouldn't be anywhere near being a world level fighter, but he beat Vivian Harris (another fighter who shouldn't have been anywhere near 'world level'. Great knockout glossed over quite a poor performance. Maybe too eager to impress, but didn't look great. Won every round mind.

Malignaggi

Looked really good against Paulie, but Paulie for some reason fought one handed. Still Hatton showed his boxing ability and this fight highlighted how good he was at closing the distance and not allowing Malignaggi to set himself.

Collazo

On a round by round basis, i had Hatton winning, but he struggled badly. He was on the verge of being knocked out a few times late on in the fight. Collazo is the only 1 out these 4 who i'd consider to be 'World Class' in terms of ability. The other 3 have to technically be considered 'World Class' because they were in and around the top 5-6 in the world in their division, but that says more about the depth of the division at the time than it does about their own abilities.

Are any of these fighters better than Peterson? Probably only Collazo. And Hatton looked terrible for the most part. So while on paper he has a win over a prime 'World Class' fighter, you couldn't conlusively gaugue how the win would compare to Khan beating Peterson (if that were to happen).

In any case, i think Khan and Hatton are probably on similar levels. I don't think Hatton would be as dominant in this 140lb division as he was whn he was in his prime. The division is stronger now and there are a few slick fighters who'd have given him trouble style wise. Khan included.

Originally Posted by ono

Originally Posted by Memphis

You know the more that time passes the more I respect Hatton as a fighter. He's a bit like Froch for me, doesnt do anything particularly well but manages to be successfull.

For a guy that couldnt box too good, defended with his face which now apparntly housed an OK chin at best, couldnt punch too good the man did alright.
Did Hatton beat anybody better than Lamont Peterson? No, but then again Lamont Peterson is a world class fighter, to beat someone better than Lamont Peterson/world class you're treading into 'great' territory and not too many victories are picked up over great fighters unless your great yourself.

He did have half decent boxing skills as shown against Urango, and at a lesser level, against Thaxton. I think when he moved up to world class level, he seemed quite cautious about getting hit, so he began holding a lot. He used to be a much 'cleaner' fighter, albeit it against lesser opposition. I don't know if the holding started because of the Tszyu fight and ultimately his success from doing so in that fight, but he never really showed his boxing skills at world level.

So the world class opponents ya referring to then is Floyd and Pacman, and these are the only two world class fighters he has ever faced in your opinion

Just trying to understand your argument thats all

Originally Posted by Mattyhitman

Originally Posted by ono

Originally Posted by Memphis

You know the more that time passes the more I respect Hatton as a fighter. He's a bit like Froch for me, doesnt do anything particularly well but manages to be successfull.

For a guy that couldnt box too good, defended with his face which now apparntly housed an OK chin at best, couldnt punch too good the man did alright.
Did Hatton beat anybody better than Lamont Peterson? No, but then again Lamont Peterson is a world class fighter, to beat someone better than Lamont Peterson/world class you're treading into 'great' territory and not too many victories are picked up over great fighters unless your great yourself.

He did have half decent boxing skills as shown against Urango, and at a lesser level, against Thaxton. I think when he moved up to world class level, he seemed quite cautious about getting hit, so he began holding a lot. He used to be a much 'cleaner' fighter, albeit it against lesser opposition. I don't know if the holding started because of the Tszyu fight and ultimately his success from doing so in that fight, but he never really showed his boxing skills at world level.

So the world class opponents ya referring to then is Floyd and Pacman, and these are the only two world class fighters he has ever faced in your opinion

Just trying to understand your argument thats all

No i think my full post demonstrates that 'world class level' pretty much started when he faced Tszyu and it finished the minute before he stepped in the ring with Juan Lazcano.

By definition, Urango, Collazo, Malignaggi, Maussa (yes i know) and the like are all 'world class' because they were either belt holders or they were in and around the top 3 or 4 in their division (maybe Paulie was slightly lower).

But this thread is a comparison thread, and out of the above, i'd only consider Collazo being as good (probably better) than Peterson.

I'd seperated Tszyu and Castillo because, although they were great wins, i was talking about the 'prime world class' fighters Hatton had beaten.

Originally Posted by Hulk

Peterson fought the fight of his life against Khan, but Jesus Christ people...

He was dominated by Victor Ortiz and given a very corrupt gift draw which I thought was an outrage at the time.

He was soundly defeated by Tim Bradley.

Hatton STOPPED Kostya Tzyu, Castillo, Carlos Maussa (who one on one I think could beat Peterson), Paulie Malinaggi, and decisioned Juan Urango and got a very close controversial win over Lou Collazo. I thought he lost that one.

Khan overlooked Peterson, and fought stupid, but yes Hatton beat a fair share better men that Peterson.

Yeah, that's a bit of hyperbole isn't it?

Ortiz probably should have dominated Peterson. He had all the physical advantages and badly hurt him a number of times. But Peterson just outwilled him, and because of that he got won rounds and got back into the fight.

The fight showed comparisons to Hatton v KT. The hometown fighter raising his performance by that additional 10-20% than what he's showed in his career to date.

Wheather Peterson can replicate that performance again is to be seen.

My bet is that if this fight was re-matched in Vegas then Khan would win a UD by a few rounds.

In answer to the original question, then yea Hatton beat many better than Peterson. Urango, Castillo, Paulie i reckon beats Peterson, prime Tackie even, Collazo etc.

Time will tell, but if the rematch gets made, which would make sense for Peterson, get it in Vegas at the MGM grand, big payday for him, probably a bigger payday than any other fighter out there in the division, but ultimately loses the belts.

Originally Posted by Mattyhitman

The fight showed comparisons to Hatton v KT. The hometown fighter raising his performance by that additional 10-20% than what he's showed in his career to date.

Wheather Peterson can replicate that performance again is to be seen.

My bet is that if this fight was re-matched in Vegas then Khan would win a UD by a few rounds.

In answer to the original question, then yea Hatton beat many better than Peterson. Urango, Castillo, Paulie i reckon beats Peterson, prime Tackie even, Collazo etc.

Time will tell, but if the rematch gets made, which would make sense for Peterson, get it in Vegas at the MGM grand, big payday for him, probably a bigger payday than any other fighter out there in the division, but ultimately loses the belts.

I think you're under-estimating Peterson a fair bit.

Ben Tackie
Juan Urango
Paulie Malignaggi

Jesus wept.

Even the Castillo who Hatton beat looked incredibly shop-worn, as his performances directly before and immediately after the Hatton fight show.

Originally Posted by ono

Originally Posted by Mattyhitman

The fight showed comparisons to Hatton v KT. The hometown fighter raising his performance by that additional 10-20% than what he's showed in his career to date.

Wheather Peterson can replicate that performance again is to be seen.

My bet is that if this fight was re-matched in Vegas then Khan would win a UD by a few rounds.

In answer to the original question, then yea Hatton beat many better than Peterson. Urango, Castillo, Paulie i reckon beats Peterson, prime Tackie even, Collazo etc.

Time will tell, but if the rematch gets made, which would make sense for Peterson, get it in Vegas at the MGM grand, big payday for him, probably a bigger payday than any other fighter out there in the division, but ultimately loses the belts.

I think you're under-estimating Peterson a fair bit.

Ben Tackie
Juan Urango
Paulie Malignaggi

Jesus wept.

Even the Castillo who Hatton beat looked incredibly shop-worn, as his performances directly before and immediately after the Hatton fight show.

It's all about opinions, to be honest I would give the MaGee and Phillips that fought Hatton a chance against him, anywho you mentioned Urango in your war and peace post

Originally Posted by ono

Originally Posted by Mattyhitman

The fight showed comparisons to Hatton v KT. The hometown fighter raising his performance by that additional 10-20% than what he's showed in his career to date.

Wheather Peterson can replicate that performance again is to be seen.

My bet is that if this fight was re-matched in Vegas then Khan would win a UD by a few rounds.

In answer to the original question, then yea Hatton beat many better than Peterson. Urango, Castillo, Paulie i reckon beats Peterson, prime Tackie even, Collazo etc.

Time will tell, but if the rematch gets made, which would make sense for Peterson, get it in Vegas at the MGM grand, big payday for him, probably a bigger payday than any other fighter out there in the division, but ultimately loses the belts.

I think you're under-estimating Peterson a fair bit.

Ben Tackie
Juan Urango
Paulie Malignaggi

Jesus wept.

Even the Castillo who Hatton beat looked incredibly shop-worn, as his performances directly before and immediately after the Hatton fight show.

It's all about opinions, to be honest I would give the MaGee and Phillips that fought Hatton a chance against him, anywho you mentioned Urango in your war and peace post

Tszyu was better even at that stage, probably no one else at that weight but Collazo would have been better than Peterson at welterweight.

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Originally Posted by Hulk

Peterson fought the fight of his life against Khan, but Jesus Christ people...

He was dominated by Victor Ortiz and given a very corrupt gift draw which I thought was an outrage at the time.

He was soundly defeated by Tim Bradley.

Hatton STOPPED Kostya Tzyu, Castillo, Carlos Maussa (who one on one I think could beat Peterson), Paulie Malinaggi, and decisioned Juan Urango and got a very close controversial win over Lou Collazo. I thought he lost that one.

Khan overlooked Peterson, and fought stupid, but yes Hatton beat a fair share better men that Peterson.

Yeah, that's a bit of hyperbole isn't it?

Ortiz probably should have dominated Peterson. He had all the physical advantages and badly hurt him a number of times. But Peterson just outwilled him, and because of that he got won rounds and got back into the fight.

Oumafan ! Its good to see you again, even if its only to contradict me

I only had Peterson winning 3 rounds in that fight, so Ortiz was pretty dominant I felt.