Re: For those who think Floyd will win...
Quote:
Originally Posted by El Gamo
Ricky Hatton would have to improve ALOT and show things I have not seen from him(I've only seen about10-12 fights). He needs a jab,good head movement,those 2 would be hugely advantageous.He needs to show he can last a HIGH pace without gassing(in his 1 fight v Luis Collazo at 147,I thought he was gassed,could have been poor conditioning).
He needs to be able to cut off the ring(although I have a feeling he'll end up following Floyd around) and he needs make angles with his footwork,1 thing he should be good at. When Floyd is doing his shoulder roll,Hatton needs to manuever in order to land the punches. If he's stationary,Floyd will see eveyr punch and roll with it.So yea,he needs to do alot imo.
I can't put a percentage on it!
CC That was the exact sort of post I was thinking when I thought of the thread... I agree and I think most would, Hatton is going to have to do the best of him that we've seen, plus more, plus a fair bit more.. He'll have to surprise everyone... Floyd will also have to be off his game.. As much as that is not possible, Hatton needs to maybe catch him with something early that hurts him like a Castillo body shot. Floyd must be off his game, Hatton must be ONNNN... He needs to be twice as fresh by round 12 than when he starts in round 1.. He needs to fight like every round is the 12 round and he needs a knockout for victory...
The great thing is you know Hatton is a guy that is going to try to find whatever it takes to give it to Floyd no matter how far he falls short... I just hope even in a loss he shows that he was able to stand up to Floyds style and skills and strengths and show signs of a boxer that can keep up with anyone... That's all I hope for from the fight in this case and would be happy with that.
Re: For those who think Floyd will win...
While everyone agrees that Hatton's greatest effort was beating Tszyu remember that Tszyu was a lot easier to hit than PBF will be. PBF is probably the best defensive fighter any of us have ever seen so he will be prepared for whatever plan Hatton has for him. Hatton will give him a lot of grief in this fight because he is good enough to do it, the Fatboy is very good and i will be very surprised if PBF wins this easily.
I go for a PBF UD but i warn all PBF fans get ready for the fight of his life.
Re: For those who think Floyd will win...
While looking over some older hatton fights and clips I've noticed an exciting trend...Many of the men who backed away from him were stopped as a result of the leaping Left hook to the skull from Hatton.
Now while Oscar is statistically the stronger man and he landed this punch with no effect, i can't help but wonder of the effect on Floyd from Ricky's hook if he consistently lands in the late rounds.
Re: For those who think Floyd will win...
lol good luck to Hatton on that one fighters have struggle to consistently land a jab on floyd never mine a leaping hook. This fight has the potential to be something special but i get the feeling that Mayweather may just potshot from the outside all night long. I think the ref is definatly key to how the fight plans out because if holding is allowed then Hatton can make the fight very uncomfotable
Re: For those who think Floyd will win...
Quote:
Originally Posted by ACEA
lol good luck to Hatton on that one fighters have struggle to consistently land a jab on floyd never mine a leaping hook. This fight has the potential to be something special but i get the feeling that Mayweather may just potshot from the outside all night long. I think the ref is definatly key to how the fight plans out because if holding is allowed then Hatton can make the fight very uncomfotable
There is always the chance Floyd goes a little more toe to toe than everyone expects.... Against Castillo he traded a lot of punches where both fighters looked as committed to duking it out as the other... Floyd can dance around the ring and potshot fighters who are natural 'boxers' trying to work in with double or triple jab, and outbox Floyd. Floyd makes 'boxers' look like amatuers. If Floyd catches him with a few very very good punches when Ricky comes in and Ricky reserves himself to trying to jab from the outside and not look like his usual self, then I agree Floyd will dominate by keeping him at arms length... But I don't think it's going to be that straight forward... Ricky's forward persistance will see a lot more punches traded in this fight than anyone thinks....
Anyone who thinks it will be Ricky chasing Floyd around the ring but not being able to touch him, And Floyd will be staying back and never engaging will be sadly mistaken...
i'll bet a big bunch of CC's right now that their will me a lot more confrontation than most people expect!!!
That's a challenge boys!!
Re: For those who think Floyd will win...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dizaster
Quote:
Originally Posted by ACEA
lol good luck to Hatton on that one fighters have struggle to consistently land a jab on floyd never mine a leaping hook. This fight has the potential to be something special but i get the feeling that Mayweather may just potshot from the outside all night long. I think the ref is definatly key to how the fight plans out because if holding is allowed then Hatton can make the fight very uncomfotable
There is always the chance Floyd goes a little more toe to toe than everyone expects.... Against Castillo he traded a lot of punches where both fighters looked as committed to duking it out as the other... Floyd can dance around the ring and potshot fighters who are natural 'boxers' trying to work in with double or triple jab, and outbox Floyd. Floyd makes 'boxers' look like amatuers. If Floyd catches him with a few very very good punches when Ricky comes in and Ricky reserves himself to trying to jab from the outside and not look like his usual self, then I agree Floyd will dominate by keeping him at arms length... But I don't think it's going to be that straight forward... Ricky's forward persistance will see a lot more punches traded in this fight than anyone thinks....
Anyone who thinks it will be Ricky chasing Floyd around the ring but not being able to touch him, And Floyd will be staying back and never engaging will be sadly mistaken...
i'll bet a big bunch of CC's right now that their will me a lot more confrontation than most people expect!!!
That's a challenge boys!!
Sorry bro', I'm all booked{f#cked}up for the year. Lefty{in the placenta too long}Lee will probably oblige you in the challenge department ;D Dizaster; Where Are You?
Re: For those who think Floyd will win...
