Yes - another Hatton thread

Very worried about Ricky after last night's fight. His greatest asset has always been his workrate and stamina - being able to fight at pace for 12 rounds. Something is obviously very wrong (or at least was last night) You don't have a corner talking about 'hanging on'after 9 rounds when you have won 7 of them unless they no something is wrong. I saw a weakness in Ricky's body that I haven't seen before and I think that Urango could've really capitalized on that coz no doubt Ricky was really hurt in the 5th.

I had Urango winining rounds 5 & 9 and gave him a shout in 11 & 12, but Hatton still won clearly - just worried if he comes up against somebody with an offence if his stamina is shot. Hopefuly he can correct this, but it's 2 fights in a row now that he has had to hang on at the end.

That said a clear victory and another belt ;)

i think heel be ok no big deal i just think he was in pain from the 5th and on

never see the fight but from what people are saying it seems he was running out of gas after 6th and was hurt by body shots he should avoid cotto then in future ;)

yea he was definitely hurt by body shots on round 6th, urango kept attacking the body he look smart on round 6th it look like he figure out hatton, but afterwards urango just got lazy but he made hatton look drain by those body shots, then came in the hatton hugging.

I gone lost interest in hatton, cotto is the better fighter.

He might not travel well, hes a home boy

Your right he's use to the homecooking (cheating refs)

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Originally Posted by BIG H

That said a clear victory and another belt ;)

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Big deal, another belt. Who's Urango? Nobody and untested.

The win was supposed to be a talor made fight for Hatton.
A gimme fight, belt, and showing on HBO.

America has ruined Hatton, hahaha. As it has so many other people! ;D haha

I believe Hatton was listening to his trainer. Nothing wrong in what he did, just what he was taught. It's a good strategy, and JLC proved it the only way to catch Mayweather for this kind of fighter.

I saw a couple of weigh in photos and Hatton did look a little gaunt - like he'd lost weight in a hurry.



From all reports (I didn't see the fight) he did look ragged down the stretch.


I'm still backing him to put Castillo away though.

I wasn't troubled by Hatton's performance. He showed vulnerability to the body, but that's nothing unique. My problem with him is that he holds too much. He seems like he's better than that.

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Originally Posted by Gyrokai

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Originally Posted by BIG H

That said a clear victory and another belt ;)

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Big deal, another belt. Who's Urango? Nobody and untested.

The win was supposed to be a talor made fight for Hatton.
A gimme fight, belt, and showing on HBO.

America has ruined Hatton, hahaha. As it has so many other people! ;D haha

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42-0 - World champion - made $2 Million and lined up for a fight with Castillo - not exactly ruined ???

was graham right to suggest hatton hold on if he knew hatton had it in the bag? billy aint no popstar style ytrainer, hes down to it straight! no fucking about, if he thought it was safer to hang on then that would overcome his urge to tell ricky toput it on the line. Having said that would the hatton of old hung on? maybe he is like tyson and frazier before him, finished before 30

Once the fight was in the bag Graham was making sure Hatton didn't lose sight of the the bigger picture...Castillo = big £££ ;)

I'd like to think that too mate, but thats Grahams protocal when things start going belly up. There seemed a level of panic in there as well but I couldnt catch everything they said due to the two muppets commentating.

Hatton boxed his head off for four rounds and then it went pear shaped, in his words he took his foot of the gas. To get him back on track Graham didnt say get back to how you were fighting a couple of rounds ago, he said grab him. Still baffled as to why that was.

Edit: Graham could definately be heard saying "we'll get through this, it happens to everyone" ???

I thought Graham was going over the top but maybe there's more to it :-\

I just assumed the thought of losing out on some serious pound notes set the panic off in Graham ;D