The Hate for Ricky Hatton is unreal!!

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Originally Posted by jbirdy

are you fucking blind mate. hatton didn't get away with anything of saturday. loads of times when he got close enought the ref split it up. hatton usually does his best work up close but wasnt given the chance by the ref constantly breaking it up.

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The ref broke it up because hatton was just holding and not even trying to work his way out...there were several times that collazo held his arms out to show that hatton was just clinging to him and not punching...what did you expect the ref to do let him hold until he felt like punching? Maybe you should watch it again....

I'm not sure what all the hating of Hatten is all about. I don't think it has anything to do with him being a Brit. Hell I've talked to some Irish folk who don't like him because he's from the wrong side of town. I think that some people think he treats it like a wrestling match with punching involved. I personally like the way he keeps the pressure on and stays busier, than his opponent.

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Originally Posted by maracho

They also realize that the word yankee is a positive symbol for the fight for freedom for it was us Yanks that ended slavery not only in the U.S. but in Britian, Spain, and Latin america as well.

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I'm not so sure about that Maracho. I'm not an expert but I think Britain abolished slavery quite some time before the US? I'm also not sure how the US ended slavery in other countries.

I'm not entirely convinced any of us has such a great history of equal rights/human rights that we can paint ourselves as the good guys.

Still - anything to fan more outraged posts from angry people ;)