I don't think 140 or 147 has a big bearing on this fight. Mayweather is too fast and too skilled, and he would remain so whether it's at 140, 147, 154, whatever.
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I don't think 140 or 147 has a big bearing on this fight. Mayweather is too fast and too skilled, and he would remain so whether it's at 140, 147, 154, whatever.
JCC V Meldrick Taylor
Glen Johnson V Roy Jones Jr.
Joe Frazier V Muhammad Ali 1
Roberto Duran V Ray Leonard 1
Marvin Hagler V Thomas Hearns
Nigel Benn V Gerald McClellan (it pains me to post that.)
MAB V McKinney
Barry McGuigan V Eusabio Pedroza
Ward V Gatti
Often Will is greater than Skill....
not really that often...try thisQuote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
PBF v gatti
RJJ v pazienza
ODLH v mayorga
Judah v Ward
PBF v baldomir
PBF v corrales
PBF v Chavez
Raheem v Morrales
Robinson v gatti
SMM v leija
SRR v lamotta 4times
ali v fraizer twice
ODLH v chavez
Whitaker v nelson
SRL v hagler
Toney v jirov
just to name a few...its takes more heart and will than you believe to use the mind when bleesed with physical gifts....
Natural gifts cannot be used to their full potential without Heart, courage and will....
See Audley Harrison
Dont u just love it how Hatton v Mayweather talk bring so many different opinions
Every time on this forum hatton v PBF has been mentioned everyone jumps in to say hatton this, or mayweather that. clearly we goto see it happen.
two completely different styles, the brawler v technical fighter.
But will this happen at 147, which is what Floyds guy has been saying, that its only gonna happen at 147.
Is Hatton prepared to come up to 147, immediately to fight Mayweather this year.
Smart tactic from mayweather saying this year. so Hatton cant try another easy fight at 147 to get used to the weight.
If Hatton takes this which theres a chance he wont, you goto say he is brave, after what happened against collazo and...
exactly....that was the point i was making to you saying "often will is greater than skill"...when you say that is seems as if you dismiss the obviously more skillfull/athlectic fighters as not having "will"Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Not at all, i'm stating that for a fighter to work at the optimum level he/she needs not only natural athletic ability but also mental strength and fortitude which cannot be taught.
And in saying that a fighter of incredible will and mental strength will be beaten by a naturally better fighter with similar mental strength. If that makes sense, and in a way i'm questioning PBF's mental strength.
he's basically the smartest fighter in the world...its funny that most call Miquel a robot because of his systematically breaking opponent down...but floyd is the real robot and all his years in gym plus roger's years in the gym and his fathers and uncle's all these experiences have been programmed into floyd's head and all he knows is boxing...he knows all theQuote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
"how to" "the don't do" "the if they do this you should do this" "the roy jones make up shit"
"the crowd fools the judges so i should step it up"
all of the little things that make him complete. He has these for himself and plus the outside perspective as roger is as perseptive as the best trainers, and he will tell Floyd what's going on and Floyd will do exactly what he's told like a robot for he believes in his corner... as far as mentally tough goes he's never had to deal with mental pressure inside of the ring because he has always been better prepared for his opponent than his opponent for him...a lesson he learned from the first castillo fight..every since then he has always prepared for the fighter he's fighting style and will execute like no other..and Ricky will be stopped in round 9,10, or 11....
Yo perhaps ur right, infact mayb im being totally biased and my judgement is clouded, but for me Hatton has a very good oppurtunity should this fight come off.
I takee all ur points and somewhat agree with most of them, but part of the beauty of boxing is it's unpredictability. You cannot prepare for something you cannot prdict...
For instance what happens if:
Mayweather breaks his Hand....
Ricky gets cut early and goes all out....
Floyds shoulder damages early....
If Ricky manages to keep on the inside all night....
Anything can happen in boxing, and to be honest i feel a Ricky Hatton win against Floyd Mayweather would not be the most shocking thing i have ever seen.....
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Originally Posted by hitmandonny
It would be second because I think floyd is great an ATG at that...but it won't and nothing will ever top the way I felt or looked when I saw the arrow take out Achilles...
and i'm talking about Tarver's punch on Roy Jones....
I swear, if he beats Hatton, i will worship Mayweather but until that happens there's doubts in my mind.