Mayweather Hatton faceoff!!

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Originally Posted by Jeff Spicoli Surfs In 'Nawlins

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Originally Posted by Memphis

Right so we cant talk about Castillo who at worst came very close to beating Mayweather a long time ago but we can talk about Eamonn Magee who had one good round against Hatton a long time ago.

Its relevant if someone thinks its relevant, thats the bottom line.

If Hatton had rematched Collazo and beaten him soundly would people disregard his first effort? of course they wouldnt. It still offers some insight into what another fighter can achieve, same with Mayweather Castillo 1.

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Bow before Your maker! :bowdown:

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What are you on about ??

And please Remember one very important Imo(fact)Imo maybe?sure thing.
The fact that someone disagree's with everyone keep's/make's us/you relevant.Chavez relevant,castillio relevant,history relevant.




Hatton drag's Maywither into the Trench's and crack's short RIB'S! ;D

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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

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Originally Posted by boozeboxer

How is this thread going to break all records?? Simple. The same way Landmine950's continued on for pages that would make J.K. Rowling weary..........ignorance and humour on levels that few but Saddoans can attain.

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I think there has been alot of good debating in this thread with exception of some and they know who they are.

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Yeah I know. I CC when I can ICB. I was just harrassing you guys. Since I don't have a tv, I can't stay relevant on the forum too much so I banter on. Sorry folks I was just fucking off. But rght up until this month I watched all the fights I could and flew out to watch Ricky fight Juan Urango (I lived in MO) by myself. Honestly the thrill of a lifetime....getting all messed up with these british dudes that get in fights over soccer games.......

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Originally Posted by boozeboxer

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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

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Originally Posted by boozeboxer

How is this thread going to break all records?? Simple. The same way Landmine950's continued on for pages that would make J.K. Rowling weary..........ignorance and humour on levels that few but Saddoans can attain.

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I think there has been alot of good debating in this thread with exception of some and they know who they are.

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Yeah I know. I CC when I can ICB. I was just harrassing you guys. Since I don't have a tv, I can't stay relevant on the forum too much so I banter on. Sorry folks I was just F****** off. But rght up until this month I watched all the fights I could and flew out to watch Ricky fight Juan Urango (I lived in MO) by myself. Honestly the thrill of a lifetime....getting all messed up with these british dudes that get in fights over soccer games.......

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:coolclick: back.

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Originally Posted by Jeff Spicoli Surfs In 'Nawlins

And please Remember one very important Imo(fact)Imo maybe?sure thing.
The fact that someone disagree's with everyone keep's/make's us/you relevant.Chavez relevant,castillio relevant,history relevant.




Hatton drag's Maywither into the Trench's and crack's short RIB'S! ;D

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Mayweather has been in the trenches before i don't know why people think Mayweather hasn't been in tough fights and can't take take punches and first Castillo fight holds no water and if you look back on page 16 i explained why it holds no water.

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Originally Posted by Jeff Spicoli Surfs In 'Nawlins

And please Remember one very important Imo(fact)Imo maybe?sure thing.
The fact that someone disagree's with everyone keep's/make's us/you relevant.Chavez relevant,castillio relevant,history relevant.




Hatton drag's Maywither into the Trench's and crack's short RIB'S! ;D

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Magee, Collazo relevant.

FvCK everyone is reading iway to much into why I brought up those fights.

I understand everyone's points, and understand your arguements against what you think i'm saying....


Here is it.. I'll summarize what I meant in one paragraph.. If ANYTHING more is taken from this paragraph,then their is nothing more I can say to change that..


How I should have said this originally to avoid confusion :

I AM PERSONALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FIGHT BECAUSE - ON ONE OLD FIGHT I PERSONALLY SAW SOMEONE DO WELL AGAINST FLOYD. IN ANOTHER OLD FIGHT I PERSONALLY SAW SOMEONE DO WELL AGAINST RICKY...
AND I AM PERSONALLY VERY INTERESTED TO SEE IF THE FACTORS THAT I OBSERVED IN THOSE FIGHTS END UP RELATING IN SOME WAY TO THE UPCOMING FIGHT.

THEY ARE MY OWN THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS BASED ON ONLY A FEW VARIABLES. I KEPT IT SIMPLE FOR MY SAKE... IF THIS IS WRONG TO YOU, I CAN'T CHANGE THAT.

IF i'm the only person that thinks back to those 2 fights when I think of the upcoming fight, and that makes me a total f'king moron that needs to be argued with about being wrong, then so be it....
If in the future i've made an observation that no one else has pointed out yet,,,,, i'll assume my observations are irrelevant and keep my mouth shut... I don't have the brain capacity to consider every variable that anyone else can think up before I post.. Nor would I want to..

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I AM PERSONALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FIGHT BECAUSE - ON ONE OLD FIGHT I PERSONALLY SAW SOMEONE DO WELL AGAINST FLOYD. IN ANOTHER OLD FIGHT I PERSONALLY SAW SOMEONE DO WELL AGAINST RICKY...
AND I AM PERSONALLY VERY INTERESTED TO SEE IF THE FACTORS THAT I OBSERVED IN THOSE FIGHTS END UP RELATING IN SOME WAY TO THE UPCOMING FIGHT.

~ if thinking that is wrong, well, fvck it, i'm wrong.. ;D

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Originally Posted by eagle

THIS THREAD CANNOT DIE, IT NEEDS TO BREAK ALL RECORDS!!!!

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We'll have to keep flinging sh!t for a while.... I've seen one thread up to 142 pages somewhere on here,,, and still going strong. =)
That's some decidated members!

Well allow me to fill in a couple lines with:

C'MON RICKY BOY!

I'm gonna post blue moon later too n Floyds entrance v DLH.

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Originally Posted by Dizaster

FvCK everyone is reading iway to much into why I brought up those fights.

I understand everyone's points, and understand your arguements against what you think i'm saying....


Here is it.. I'll summarize what I meant in one paragraph.. If ANYTHING more is taken from this paragraph,then their is nothing more I can say to change that..


How I should have said this originally to avoid confusion :

I AM PERSONALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FIGHT BECAUSE - ON ONE OLD FIGHT I PERSONALLY SAW SOMEONE DO WELL AGAINST FLOYD. IN ANOTHER OLD FIGHT I PERSONALLY SAW SOMEONE DO WELL AGAINST RICKY...
AND I AM PERSONALLY VERY INTERESTED TO SEE IF THE FACTORS THAT I OBSERVED IN THOSE FIGHTS END UP RELATING IN SOME WAY TO THE UPCOMING FIGHT.

THEY ARE MY OWN THOUGHTS AND OBSERVATIONS BASED ON ONLY A FEW VARIABLES. I KEPT IT SIMPLE FOR MY SAKE... IF THIS IS WRONG TO YOU, I CAN'T CHANGE THAT.

IF i'm the only person that thinks back to those 2 fights when I think of the upcoming fight, and that makes me a total f'king moron that needs to be argued with about being wrong, then so be it....
If in the future i've made an observation that no one else has pointed out yet,,,,, i'll assume my observations are irrelevant and keep my mouth shut... I don't have the brain capacity to consider every variable that anyone else can think up before I post.. Nor would I want to..

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I AM PERSONALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FIGHT BECAUSE - ON ONE OLD FIGHT I PERSONALLY SAW SOMEONE DO WELL AGAINST FLOYD. IN ANOTHER OLD FIGHT I PERSONALLY SAW SOMEONE DO WELL AGAINST RICKY...
AND I AM PERSONALLY VERY INTERESTED TO SEE IF THE FACTORS THAT I OBSERVED IN THOSE FIGHTS END UP RELATING IN SOME WAY TO THE UPCOMING FIGHT.

~ if thinking that is wrong, well, fvck it, i'm wrong.. ;D

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You ain't on your own I share those thoughts. ;)

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anyone think Hatton looked small next to Floyd?

Yeah Ricks a squat little faker aint he. Floyds what 5'9ish?

Ricks probably 5'7 in his Lonsdales.

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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

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Originally Posted by Jeff Spicoli Surfs In 'Nawlins

And please Remember one very important Imo(fact)Imo maybe?sure thing.
The fact that someone disagree's with everyone keep's/make's us/you relevant.Chavez relevant,castillio relevant,history relevant.




Hatton drag's Maywither into the Trench's and crack's short RIB'S! ;D

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Mayweather has been in the trenches before i don't know why people think Mayweather hasn't been in tough fights and can't take take punches and first Castillo fight holds no water and if you look back on page 16 i explained why it holds no water.

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Well Ice my friend if you say it holds no water, it must be correct.

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Originally Posted by skel1983

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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING

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Originally Posted by Jeff Spicoli Surfs In 'Nawlins

And please Remember one very important Imo(fact)Imo maybe?sure thing.
The fact that someone disagree's with everyone keep's/make's us/you relevant.Chavez relevant,castillio relevant,history relevant.




Hatton drag's Maywither into the Trench's and crack's short RIB'S! ;D

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Mayweather has been in the trenches before i don't know why people think Mayweather hasn't been in tough fights and can't take take punches and first Castillo fight holds no water and if you look back on page 16 i explained why it holds no water.

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Well Ice my friend if you say it holds no water, it must be correct.

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I given valid reason's why it doesn't take a look on page 16 Mayweather suffered a shoulder injury in first fight then beat Castillo comfortably in the rematch its pretty obvisious why it holds no water.

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Originally Posted by Memphis

Yeah Ricks a squat little faker aint he. Floyds what 5'9ish?

Ricks probably 5'7 in his Lonsdales.

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Floyd is officially quoted at 5 ft 8 but I personally don't think he's any bigger than 5 ft 7. Even against Ricky they were eye to eye at the press conference.

The guys is tiny. I'm 5 ft 7 and a 1/2 and I'd be able to look down on Floyds head I reckon.

wtf is it wit u select few u know who u are



if someone dont agree that Mayweathers is the worlds greatest,the closest thing to god
you swarm round him like flies round shit then start saying he got owned

everyone has a right to thier own opinion

Slk was asked who's career impresses 'you'
im assuming that the you meant was in fact Slk
he cannot be wrong for his opinion on who's career impresses him
and it dont matter why either because it's a personal opinion

it goes like this (not a real conversation,just a mock up b4 u all start saying i didnt say that and crying yourself to sleep)

1.i think mayweather mite get beat this time
2.hater
1. no i just think he runs a lot and hatton may be in hisface toomuch
2.hater
1.no im not a hater
2.hatton nuthugger (plus lots of other childish remarks)
1.no itsjust my opinion that.....
2.how many fights u seen ?????cus ive followed mayweathers career forever and a day since b4 he stepped into a ring

blah blah fucking blah

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Originally Posted by katfight

wtf is it wit u select few u know who u are



if someone dont agree that Mayweathers is the worlds greatest,the closest thing to god
you swarm round him like flies round S*** then start saying he got owned

everyone has a right to thier own opinion

Slk was asked who's career impresses 'you'
im assuming that the you meant was in fact Slk
he cannot be wrong for his opinion on who's career impresses him
and it dont matter why either because it's a personal opinion

it goes like this (not a real conversation,just a mock up b4 u all start saying i didnt say that and crying yourself to sleep)

1.i think mayweather mite get beat this time
2.hater
1. no i just think he runs a lot and hatton may be in hisface toomuch
2.hater
1.no im not a hater
2.hatton fan (plus lots of other childish remarks)
1.no itsjust my opinion that.....
2.how many fights u seen ?????cus ive followed mayweathers career forever and a day since b4 he stepped into a ring

blah blah F****** blah

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if someone dont agree that Mayweathers is the worlds greatest,the closest thing to god
you swarm round him like flies round S*** then start saying he got owned

Not at all but SLK was talking utter nonsense he was even saying that he didn't fight biggest challenge at 154 that Joel Julio was bigger challenge than ODLH im sorry but thats a hater.


Slk was asked who's career impresses 'you'
im assuming that the you meant was in fact Slk
he cannot be wrong for his opinion on who's career impresses him
and it dont matter why either because it's a personal opinion

He stated that Mayweather was boring even though he never gives me the reason why he only ever slates the opposition he said that he was impressed with Byrd's career what the ?? and reason why this is being a hypocrite because Byrd has achieved no where near what Mayweather has achieved plus he is one of the most boring fighters ever alot more boring than Mayweather.


1.i think mayweather mite get beat this time
2.hater
1. no i just think he runs a lot and hatton may be in hisface toomuch
2.hater
1.no im not a hater
2.hatton fan (plus lots of other childish remarks)
1.no itsjust my opinion that.....
2.how many fights u seen ?????cus ive followed mayweathers career forever and a day since b4 he stepped into a ring

blah blah F****** blah

It was nothing like that come off it seriously no one called anyone a hater for just thinking Hatton is going to win all SLK done was slate Mayweather and his opposition and kept going on and on about it and then even said Joel Julio was better challenge than ODLH he is either being a hater or hasn't a clue about boxing one of the two.

oh hang on shit did i just get owned then ?? ::** ::**

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Originally Posted by katfight

oh hang on S*** did i just get owned then ?? ::** ::**

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I told you the facts like i have done in this entire thread.

Ive just seen this thread now.

Hatton impresses me. He is obviously confident about this fight and believes he has what it takes. Floyd doesnt intimidate him at all and Hatton is obviously thinking "what a twat!". And Hatton is right. Floyd is a complete twat.

The size difference satisfies me because Floyd isnt much taller. Hatton will get in close and bully to the body and Floyd will be on those ropes. Hatton is fast. Faster than many realise and this will be the surprise of the fight. Hatton is significantly faster than Oscar in terms of handspeed and footwork.

Hatton will surprise many in this fight.

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Originally Posted by katfight

wtf is it wit u select few u know who u are



if someone dont agree that Mayweathers is the worlds greatest,the closest thing to god
you swarm round him like flies round shit then start saying he got owned

everyone has a right to thier own opinion

Slk was asked who's career impresses 'you'
im assuming that the you meant was in fact Slk
he cannot be wrong for his opinion on who's career impresses him
and it dont matter why either because it's a personal opinion

it goes like this (not a real conversation,just a mock up b4 u all start saying i didnt say that and crying yourself to sleep)

1.i think mayweather mite get beat this time
2.hater
1. no i just think he runs a lot and hatton may be in hisface toomuch
2.hater
1.no im not a hater
2.hatton nuthugger (plus lots of other childish remarks)
1.no itsjust my opinion that.....
2.how many fights u seen ?????cus ive followed mayweathers career forever and a day since b4 he stepped into a ring

blah blah fucking blah

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I guess haters come in all genders. God damn Hatton groupies.

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Originally Posted by Violent Demise

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Originally Posted by katfight

wtf is it wit u select few u know who u are



if someone dont agree that Mayweathers is the worlds greatest,the closest thing to god
you swarm round him like flies round S*** then start saying he got owned

everyone has a right to thier own opinion

Slk was asked who's career impresses 'you'
im assuming that the you meant was in fact Slk
he cannot be wrong for his opinion on who's career impresses him
and it dont matter why either because it's a personal opinion

it goes like this (not a real conversation,just a mock up b4 u all start saying i didnt say that and crying yourself to sleep)

1.i think mayweather mite get beat this time
2.hater
1. no i just think he runs a lot and hatton may be in hisface toomuch
2.hater
1.no im not a hater
2.hatton fan (plus lots of other childish remarks)
1.no itsjust my opinion that.....
2.how many fights u seen ?????cus ive followed mayweathers career forever and a day since b4 he stepped into a ring

blah blah F****** blah

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I guess haters come in all genders. God damn Hatton groupies.

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So you're indeed one of two genders?

It isnt even relevant that PBF did or didn't fight the biggest fighters at 154. I personally believe that there are better fighters at 154 than ODLH, nonetheless it is a very weak weak division in comparison to the welterwieght division that this supposed p4p champ skipped.
Just because a fighter who used to fight in several weight classes below 154, does in fact make a successful 154 entry, it cannot not be presumed that he is a better fighter merely because he jumped those wieght divisions, if in fact the wieght class(es) he jumped were ripe with quality competition like the welterwiegh division was/is.
To elevate the classification of someone as being a p4p contender/elite based on division jumping alone is illogical.

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Originally Posted by boozeboxer

It isnt even relevant that PBF did or didn't fight the biggest fighters at 154. I personally believe that there are better fighters at 154 than ODLH, nonetheless it is a very weak weak division in comparison to the welterwieght division that this supposed p4p champ skipped.
Just because a fighter who used to fight in several weight classes below 154, does in fact make a successful 154 entry, it cannot not be presumed that he is a better fighter merely because he jumped those wieght divisions, if in fact the wieght class(es) he jumped were ripe with quality competition like the welterwiegh division was/is.
To elevate the classification of someone as being a p4p contender/elite based on division jumping alone is illogical.

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Floyd is finally fighting a real fighter. For that he deserves credit. He is gonna get a mauling though!!

Although I didn't understand the majority of your post Boozeboxer,this one line is brilliant:

To elevate the classification of someone as being a p4p contender/elite based on division jumping alone is illogical.

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Originally Posted by miles

Ive just seen this thread now.

Hatton impresses me. He is obviously confident about this fight and believes he has what it takes. Floyd doesnt intimidate him at all and Hatton is obviously thinking "what a twat!". And Hatton is right. Floyd is a complete twat.

The size difference satisfies me because Floyd isnt much taller. Hatton will get in close and bully to the body and Floyd will be on those ropes. Hatton is fast. Faster than many realise and this will be the surprise of the fight. Hatton is significantly faster than Oscar in terms of handspeed and footwork.

Hatton will surprise many in this fight.

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I have to say,I think Hatton is going to make it harder than I originally thought. I don't know why,I just think his hit and grab style,constant mauling etc will make for a close fight. I still think Mayweather wins but I don't believe he stops Hatton like some do. I think it'll be a split decision. The only worry for Hatton will be who the ref is and how much infighting he allows. Any point deductions in this fight could be fatal.

CC thanks El Gamo.

CC back brother.

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Originally Posted by boozeboxer

It isnt even relevant that PBF did or didn't fight the biggest fighters at 154. I personally believe that there are better fighters at 154 than ODLH, nonetheless it is a very weak weak division in comparison to the welterwieght division that this supposed p4p champ skipped.
Just because a fighter who used to fight in several weight classes below 154, does in fact make a successful 154 entry, it cannot not be presumed that he is a better fighter merely because he jumped those wieght divisions, if in fact the wieght class(es) he jumped were ripe with quality competition like the welterwiegh division was/is.
To elevate the classification of someone as being a p4p contender/elite based on division jumping alone is illogical.

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Very well said - and a much deserved cc.

Isn't it great that Floyd will remain undefeated. ;)

Lol i can't wait for this fight...some people are gonna be eating their words and some people are going to be gloating until the cows come home...
O0
Can I just ask katfight, what do you think Ricky Hatton brings to the table that Floyd hasn't encountered before? I just always hear you saying Ricky is gonna beat up on Floyd but never reason's why? (not having a pop, just want your reasons why) Also do you believe Ricky's resume is better than Floyd's? Floyd was a world champion within 2 years of turning pro and has been one ever since without losing. He has been fighting name's since the age of 21 years old. People always have a go at him for not unifying divisions but his goal clearly was to make history from the beginning. To become a multi-division champion was his goal and he achieved that. Who is anybody to argue that? If he unified every division from the beginning he'd be a lot older than 30 and he'd most probably have a loss for not being at his peak. Plus Ricky hasn't unified any division that he's been in. It's always Mayweather who gets the shit from people because his bar is raised so so so much higher than everybody elses. Why? Because he is the best.
He's going to prove that again on December 8th and it will be one of his biggest victories because Ricky Hatton is actually fairly under rated by some people as well. What a match up.
Roll on December 8th..

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Originally Posted by Jeff Spicoli Surfs In 'Nawlins

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Originally Posted by Memphis

Right so we cant talk about Castillo who at worst came very close to beating Mayweather a long time ago but we can talk about Eamonn Magee who had one good round against Hatton a long time ago.

Its relevant if someone thinks its relevant, thats the bottom line.

If Hatton had rematched Collazo and beaten him soundly would people disregard his first effort? of course they wouldnt. It still offers some insight into what another fighter can achieve, same with Mayweather Castillo 1.

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Bow before Your maker! :bowdown:

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The funny thing about that whole post is the fighters talked about. So what if Floyd had some trouble with Castillo, he is arguably an all time top ten at 135, and one of the best p4p fighters of his generation in his prime, and thats smack bang when floyd fought him.
On the other hand Hatton was troubled by Magee, talented journeyman at best, probably never a top ten guy in his weight division, and he would NEVER have troubled Floyd at 140. Nuff said

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You know what. I'm drunk. I'm stoned. Its a Friday night but right now i'm in a state of realisation. Eagle youv'e just helped me form a new opinion.

Basically. We all have a banter about how Castillo gave Floyd all the trouble in the world in their 1st encounter. But watch the fight. Floyd was 'trying' to do a fair amount of fighting.

Come the 2nd fight, you all see what happened. So feel this for a second....
If the great Ray Leonard can try to fight Duran over FIFTEEN ROUNDS then make him say 'no mas' after eight rounds of sugar shock. Then lads i'm sure if Floyd really did his thing he'd of made Duran want 'no mas' in just the same way.

It might be the drugs. But thats how i feel right now ;)

CC Jim stoned an all! lol

There's nothing I hate more than people dismissing Floyds chances against a Duran back in the day. It was a different era, how can anyone know for sure? Floyd is a smart fighter and he is the hardest training fighter in boxing. We know this about Floyd.
I wouldn't hazard a guess as to who would win but I can see scenario's in both their favour.
I just can't wait for this fight between Floyd and Hatton I really can't..i just love pre-fight hype and discussions! It makes you look forward to the fight and is therefore healthy!! :)

Althugz, check out my Sig (graphical preview) ;)

Nice!! You make that yourself?

;)

Im too into this fight! :D

Anyway, im off topic. As you were lads! :P

I have written a lot in this thread and maybe i've been to harsh on Ricky fans. I dont hate the guy, i actually admire him for his determination and toughness. I think he has a chance against Floyd, even if it is small.
What i cant stand tho is people on here who knock PBF's credentials, yet applaud Hattons. The truth is that Floyd has faced and beaten the better opposition. Others who say that he has never faced a tough challenge make me mad also. The fact is that in 2001-2002 there was no tougher challenge at 130 or 135 than Corrales, Chavez and Castillo. Fact also is that if Zab Judah hadnt been beaten by Baldo, Floyd would have been fighting the undisputed WW champ in 2006. Fact is that in 2007 there isnt a tougher challenge at 154 the DLH.

So far i have heard in this thread that Joel Julio is a bigger threat than DLH, so i disagreed with that.
I've heard that Judah, Corrales and Byrd have more impressive careers than PBF i disagreed with that.
I've heard that Floyd has never faced tough opposition, i disagreed with that.
I've heard that all PBF fights are boring, i disagreed with that.
Last but not least i read that Hatton will easily beat PBF and i disagreed with that.
Anyone got a problem with that?

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Originally Posted by eagle

So far i have heard in this thread that Joel Julio is a bigger threat than DLH, so i disagreed with that.
I've heard that Judah, Corrales and Byrd have more impressive careers than PBF i disagreed with that.
I've heard that Floyd has never faced tough opposition, i disagreed with that.
I've heard that all PBF fights are boring, i disagreed with that.
Last but not least i read that Hatton will easily beat PBF and i disagreed with that.
Anyone got a problem with that?

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Wow i havn't read that far back but its fucking astonishing that people have made those claims...Guess everyone is entitled to their opinion :-\

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Originally Posted by eagle

So far i have heard in this thread that Joel Julio is a bigger threat than DLH, so i disagreed with that.
I've heard that Judah, Corrales and Byrd have more impressive careers than PBF i disagreed with that.
I've heard that Floyd has never faced tough opposition, i disagreed with that.
I've heard that all PBF fights are boring, i disagreed with that.
Last but not least i read that Hatton will easily beat PBF and i disagreed with that.
Anyone got a problem with that?

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Wow i havn't read that far back but its F****** astonishing that people have made those claims...Guess everyone is entitled to their opinion :-\

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Well it wasnt so much people as 1 person. Havent really heard from him since. I think me and a few others abused him a little too much, but sheesh if u make claims like that then u are probably fair game.....

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Originally Posted by Althugz

CC Jim stoned an all! lol

There's nothing I hate more than people dismissing Floyds chances against a Duran back in the day. It was a different era, how can anyone know for sure? Floyd is a smart fighter and he is the hardest training fighter in boxing. We know this about Floyd.
I wouldn't hazard a guess as to who would win but I can see scenario's in both their favour.
I just can't wait for this fight between Floyd and Hatton I really can't..i just love pre-fight hype and discussions! It makes you look forward to the fight and is therefore healthy!! :)

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Mayweather would of beat Duran no question i have been saying this for ages Duran is not a great fighter when someone fights him from outside if Kirkland Laing could give Duran boxing lesson i don't see why Mayweather can't win decision.

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Originally Posted by eagle

I have written a lot in this thread and maybe i've been to harsh on Ricky fans. I dont hate the guy, i actually admire him for his determination and toughness. I think he has a chance against Floyd, even if it is small.
What i cant stand tho is people on here who knock PBF's credentials, yet applaud Hattons. The truth is that Floyd has faced and beaten the better opposition. Others who say that he has never faced a tough challenge make me mad also. The fact is that in 2001-2002 there was no tougher challenge at 130 or 135 than Corrales, Chavez and Castillo. Fact also is that if Zab Judah hadnt been beaten by Baldo, Floyd would have been fighting the undisputed WW champ in 2006. Fact is that in 2007 there isnt a tougher challenge at 154 the DLH.

So far i have heard in this thread that Joel Julio is a bigger threat than DLH, so i disagreed with that.
I've heard that Judah, Corrales and Byrd have more impressive careers than PBF i disagreed with that.
I've heard that Floyd has never faced tough opposition, i disagreed with that.
I've heard that all PBF fights are boring, i disagreed with that.
Last but not least i read that Hatton will easily beat PBF and i disagreed with that.
Anyone got a problem with that?

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I don't think anyone knocks Mayweather's "Achievements" it's more the fashion in which he achieves them, and if anyone says Judah, Byrd and Corrales have had better careers trhen you know they are talking complete bollocks. Real fight fans know there are some absolutely cracking Mayweather fights that leave your mouth wide open in amazement, and clearly it's not going to be easy for Hatton, it's his biggest test so far, and Mayweather is rightly the bookies favourite. But in my eyes I truly believe Hatton has the drive, determination and most importantly the tools to beat Mayweather.

One part I slightly disagree with is that in 2007 and at 154, Vernon Forrest, Corey Spinks and Kassim Ouma are bigger tests to Mayweather than Oscar De La Hoya.