Castillo is broke

Well you can't really feel too sorry for him, we don't know how smart he has been with his money.. Also, the article even says he's only making 500,000 for this fight.. After taxes, sanctioning fees, promoters, trainers, etc. he will probably see less than half of that.. Which is less than what he was fined for not making weight against Corrales..

Given his recent history of failing to make weight, his apparent money problems, and his recent lackluster performance, I'd say it may not be far-fetched to predict a middle-round Hatton KO victory.

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Originally Posted by TitoFan

Given his recent history of failing to make weight, his apparent money problems, and his recent lackluster performance, I'd say it may not be far-fetched to predict a middle-round Hatton KO victory.

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Have a very hard time seeing that to be honest. Hatton isn't a KO puncher, and Castillo, no matter how faded, is not Juan Urango. Im on the fence as far as picking a winner... I think if Castillo can get back to near his best form then it'll be a firecracker in which he'll make Hatton fight from the opening bell, and either guy could fade badly down the stretch, leaving actually more chance of a KO either way imo... If Castillo can't get up for this fight Id expect Hatton to box more early and win the fight on points after tiring late. Either way, I think the chance of a KO happening period is less if Castillo isn't in good condition, because then Hatton will be able to outbox him without having to go to war. If Ricky tries to go in there and stop Castillo, he'll open himself up to being hurt, even if Castillo is that fargone he's still dangerous in exchanges, it's just much easier for the opponent to avoid them.

Castillo will be 'Broke' come Sunday....
Broke in two ;)

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Originally Posted by p4pking

If Ricky tries to go in there and stop Castillo, he'll open himself up to being hurt, even if Castillo is that fargone he's still dangerous in exchanges,

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Hatton has said in an interview with www.secondsout.com he will be looking for a KO.This is gonna be a war if this happens and it will make the fight more dangerous for Hatton.

No way is Ricky gonna try and do anything other than bulldoze him ;)

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Originally Posted by Smashup

No way is Ricky gonna try and do anything other than bulldoze him ;)

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Why not? He tried to outbox Urango and avoid excahgnes at all costs... Is Castillo less dangerous? And if JLC is really that faded Hatton would have an easier time boxing him and tying up inside. If Ricky just tries to bulldoze him he'll likely soon change that plan once he finds out Castillo actually knows how to fight inside.