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Ricky Hatton To Be Stripped of IBF Title
so looks like he is going be stripped of title and hatton is concentrating on castillo bout in june good idea
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Why is he going to be stripped, he's only just won it? ???
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Why is he going to be stripped, he's only just won it? ???
If this was known before the fight was made, Im sure the fight would not of happened....
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Why is he going to be stripped, he's only just won it? ???
The report noted that Hatton must face the winner of Sunday's scrap between Australian fighters, Naoufel Ben Rabah and Lovemore Ndou, taking place at the Sydney Olympic Park in Australia. The IBF has ordered that he must commit to face the winner within 90-days or vacate his title.
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Why is he going to be stripped, he's only just won it? ???
If this was known before the fight was made, Im sure the fight would not of happened....
Exactly. The IBF just made him fight Urango and now wants him to fight the guy Urango just got the decision over. Hey Rabah just beat Arturo Morua. Hatton better make plans to fight him too :beat:
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Sounds like a good idea to go ahead a vacate if the IBF is going to want him to fight those type of fighters. At least give him a year to make the mandatory defense instead of immediate. Some accomodation should be made so that a Hatton VS. JLC fight can happen.
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Why is he going to be stripped, he's only just won it? ???
If this was known before the fight was made, Im sure the fight would not of happened....
Exactly. The IBF just made him fight Urango and now wants him to fight the guy Urango just got the decision over. Hey Rabah just beat Arturo Morua. Hatton better make plans to fight him too :beat:
Urango didn't beat Rabah.
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Why is he going to be stripped, he's only just won it? ???
If this was known before the fight was made, Im sure the fight would not of happened....
Exactly. The IBF just made him fight Urango and now wants him to fight the guy Urango just got the decision over. Hey Rabah just beat Arturo Morua. Hatton better make plans to fight him too :beat:
Urango didn't beat Rabah.
Which is why I worded it the way I did. Haven't seen the fight but from all accounts he got a gift.
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Why is he going to be stripped, he's only just won it? ???
If this was known before the fight was made, Im sure the fight would not of happened....
Exactly. The IBF just made him fight Urango and now wants him to fight the guy Urango just got the decision over. Hey Rabah just beat Arturo Morua. Hatton better make plans to fight him too :beat:
Urango didn't beat Rabah.
Which is why I worded it the way I did. Haven't seen the fight but from all accounts he got a gift.
heres punchstats
006-06-30 : Seminole Hard Rock Arena, Hollywood, FL, USA : Juan Urango beat Naoufel Ben Rabah by UD in round 12 of 12
Punchstats Total Punches Rabah Urango
Landed 163 106
Thrown 515 635
Pct. 32% 17%
* Referee: Tommy Kimmons
* Judges scoring: Michael Pernick 116-112, Peter Trematerra 115-113, John Wright 117-111
* Weights: Rabah: 138, Urango: 139.5
* It was a very controversial decision, denounced by ESPN's Teddy Atlas, and booed by Urango's hometown fans.
Announced blows were Ben Rabah 163/515 32%; Urango 106/635 17%.
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Re: Ricky Hatton To Be Stripped of IBF Title
Actually this news has made me really like the IBF. At least they care about mandatory defenses and will force their champions, no matter how big a name to make them.
Of course as fight fans we'd all prefer Hatton to meet Castillo than either N'Dou or Rabah but props to the IBF, they look set to enforce the right of the winner of these two fighters to get their mandatory shot.
Maybe the WBC could learn from them...................
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Dennis Hobson, Hatton's promoter, said: "We have got the Castillo fight on the table but there is also the option for Ricky of coming back to Manchester to fight Ben Rabah or N'Dou, then taking on Castillo after that."
Imagine the stick he'd get if they did that ;D
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Actually this news has made me really like the IBF. At least they care about mandatory defenses and will force their champions, no matter how big a name to make them.
Of course as fight fans we'd all prefer Hatton to meet Castillo than either N'Dou or Rabah but props to the IBF, they look set to enforce the right of the winner of these two fighters to get their mandatory shot.
Maybe the WBC could learn from them...................
Good Point, just a shame that "mandatory's" are riddiculous.
On another note... IBF sure do give a lot of love to the aussies (Peden, Mundine, Those two Rabba n shabba...)
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Actually this news has made me really like the IBF. At least they care about mandatory defenses and will force their champions, no matter how big a name to make them.
Of course as fight fans we'd all prefer Hatton to meet Castillo than either N'Dou or Rabah but props to the IBF, they look set to enforce the right of the winner of these two fighters to get their mandatory shot.
Maybe the WBC could learn from them...................
Good Point, just a shame that "mandatory's" are riddiculous.
On another note... IBF sure do give a lot of love to the aussies (Peden, Mundine, Those two Rabba n shabba...)
The thing is we might not like who the mandatory opponents are but if they got that status by winning fights and earning the mandatory shot then we cannot complain.
I would not mind at all if Hatton's next fight was against N'dou or Rabbah providing it was his mandatory defense.
For me for the sport to be truly honest and professional, the status of a fighter as a mandatory opponent has to be based entirely on that person having earnt the spot by working his way into the top 10 rankings and then winning an eliminator match.
When an opponent can be overlooked because someone with more glamour, is more crowd pleasing, or who will make the organisation more money comes along the sport ceases to have integrity.
Any sport should have to abide by rules and regulations that are consistent and fair to everyone.
If Hatton wants to relinquish the title in order to fight Castillo now then that is fine, it's his choice, but I'm personally glad the IBF will enforce the rights of either N'dou or Rabbah as the mandatory opponent to get their title shot.
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Originally Posted by bilbo
Actually this news has made me really like the IBF. At least they care about mandatory defenses and will force their champions, no matter how big a name to make them.
Of course as fight fans we'd all prefer Hatton to meet Castillo than either N'Dou or Rabah but props to the IBF, they look set to enforce the right of the winner of these two fighters to get their mandatory shot.
Maybe the WBC could learn from them...................
Good Point, just a shame that
some "mandatory's" are riddiculous.
On another note... IBF sure do give a lot of love to the aussies (Peden, Mundine, Those two Rabba n shabba...)
Sorry... Im a Typoholic :P ;D
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Actually this news has made me really like the IBF. At least they care about mandatory defenses and will force their champions, no matter how big a name to make them.
Of course as fight fans we'd all prefer Hatton to meet Castillo than either N'Dou or Rabah but props to the IBF, they look set to enforce the right of the winner of these two fighters to get their mandatory shot.
Maybe the WBC could learn from them...................
Good Point, just a shame that "mandatory's" are riddiculous.
On another note... IBF sure do give a lot of love to the aussies (Peden, Mundine, Those two Rabba n shabba...)
The thing is we might not like who the mandatory opponents are but if they got that status by winning fights and earning the mandatory shot then we cannot complain.
I would not mind at all if Hatton's next fight was against N'dou or Rabbah providing it was his mandatory defense.
For me for the sport to be truly honest and professional, the status of a fighter as a mandatory opponent has to be based entirely on that person having earnt the spot by working his way into the top 10 rankings and then winning an eliminator match.
When an opponent can be overlooked because someone with more glamour, is more crowd pleasing, or who will make the organisation more money comes along the sport ceases to have integrity.
Any sport should have to abide by rules and regulations that are consistent and fair to everyone.
If Hatton wants to relinquish the title in order to fight Castillo now then that is fine, it's his choice, but I'm personally glad the IBF will enforce the rights of either N'dou or Rabbah as the mandatory opponent to get their title shot.
Thing is, in Rickys case, im sure he wants to retire nice and early so he's put himself in a position to cherry pick fights (to a certain extent).
Im not sure if i agree with this but if he's willing to loose the title for it then what can you do?
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Dennis Hobson, Hatton's promoter, said: "We have got the Castillo fight on the table but there is also the option for Ricky of coming back to Manchester to fight Ben Rabah or N'Dou, then taking on Castillo after that."
Imagine the stick he'd get if they did that ;D
He can't win mate, either way he'll get stick.
If he beats Castillo badly everyone will say Castillo is past it. If he beats him on points in a close fight it'll be all "Hatton is overrated, Castillo was robbed, etc" If he loses closely on points he'll be called a bum if he gets knocked out he'll be exposed and whatever.
He fights Rabah or N'Dou people will say he's taking easy fights, ducking Castillo (yes even the same people who say that Castillo is shit will say he's ducking him) even though neither or those guys is an easy fight. If he beats them people will say it means nothing, when in actual fact I'd say that Rabah and N'Dou are reasonably solid pro's operating a world-class level, if he loses he's a bum etc.
HE CAN'T WIN. All he can do is beat Castillo, then chase the Cotto fight, which I think would be 50/50 despite the fact that Hatton hasn't looked as good as Cotto in his last couple of fights. After all, its not like Cotto can't be hurt or put to the deck.
Cotto is going to demolish Oktay Urkal and look incredible doing so. If Hatton fought Oktay Urkal at this point, aged 37, there'd be an outcry. After that everyone is going to talk about how incredible Cotto is and how Hatton has no chance. I'm gonna put £50 on Hatton to beat Cotto and I reckon I'll get good odds for it with all the momentum Cotto has at the moment, but as far as I'm concerned its a 50/50 fight.
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Why is he going to be stripped, he's only just won it? ???
To all the ranked contenders, the IBF will be their very best friend...... until they win the title.
It emphasises the point that titles are completely pointless.
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I thought that when you won a title you had a year to defend it against your mandatory.
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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Dennis Hobson, Hatton's promoter, said: "We have got the Castillo fight on the table but there is also the option for Ricky of coming back to Manchester to fight Ben Rabah or N'Dou, then taking on Castillo after that."
Imagine the stick he'd get if they did that ;D
He can't win mate, either way he'll get stick.
If he beats Castillo badly everyone will say Castillo is past it. If he beats him on points in a close fight it'll be all "Hatton is overrated, Castillo was robbed, etc" If he loses closely on points he'll be called a bum if he gets knocked out he'll be exposed and whatever.
He fights Rabah or N'Dou people will say he's taking easy fights, ducking Castillo (yes even the same people who say that Castillo is shit will say he's ducking him) even though neither or those guys is an easy fight. If he beats them people will say it means nothing, when in actual fact I'd say that Rabah and N'Dou are reasonably solid pro's operating a world-class level, if he loses he's a bum etc.
HE CAN'T WIN. All he can do is beat Castillo, then chase the Cotto fight, which I think would be 50/50 despite the fact that Hatton hasn't looked as good as Cotto in his last couple of fights. After all, its not like Cotto can't be hurt or put to the deck.
Cotto is going to demolish Oktay Urkal and look incredible doing so. If Hatton fought Oktay Urkal at this point, aged 37, there'd be an outcry. After that everyone is going to talk about how incredible Cotto is and how Hatton has no chance. I'm gonna put £50 on Hatton to beat Cotto and I reckon I'll get good odds for it with all the momentum Cotto has at the moment, but as far as I'm concerned its a 50/50 fight.
Exactly
But remember it's really just a minority of muppets that stick out on a forum
Funnily enough it was only a few months back when Hatton was linked with Urkal pandemonium broke out on here ;)
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Dennis Hobson, Hatton's promoter, said: "We have got the Castillo fight on the table but there is also the option for Ricky of coming back to Manchester to fight Ben Rabah or N'Dou, then taking on Castillo after that."
Imagine the stick he'd get if they did that ;D
He can't win mate, either way he'll get stick.
If he beats Castillo badly everyone will say Castillo is past it. If he beats him on points in a close fight it'll be all "Hatton is overrated, Castillo was robbed, etc" If he loses closely on points he'll be called a bum if he gets knocked out he'll be exposed and whatever.
He fights Rabah or N'Dou people will say he's taking easy fights, ducking Castillo (yes even the same people who say that Castillo is shit will say he's ducking him) even though neither or those guys is an easy fight. If he beats them people will say it means nothing, when in actual fact I'd say that Rabah and N'Dou are reasonably solid pro's operating a world-class level, if he loses he's a bum etc.
HE CAN'T WIN. All he can do is beat Castillo, then chase the Cotto fight, which I think would be 50/50 despite the fact that Hatton hasn't looked as good as Cotto in his last couple of fights. After all, its not like Cotto can't be hurt or put to the deck.
Cotto is going to demolish Oktay Urkal and look incredible doing so. If Hatton fought Oktay Urkal at this point, aged 37, there'd be an outcry. After that everyone is going to talk about how incredible Cotto is and how Hatton has no chance. I'm gonna put £50 on Hatton to beat Cotto and I reckon I'll get good odds for it with all the momentum Cotto has at the moment, but as far as I'm concerned its a 50/50 fight.
Exactly
But remember it's really just a minority of muppets that stick out on a forum
Funnily enough it was only a few months back when Hatton was linked with Urkal, pandemonium broke out on here ;)
That's because this is Cotto's 29th fight as a pro, Which IMO is equivalent to Hatton's 29th fight which was against Eamonn Magee.
I do think that Hatton is getting screwed by the IBF for the title, but in the scheme of things the title isn't all that important anyway, Hatton should be looking for the big fights, and Castillo fits the bill (at least for me)
If Hatton, goes through with dropping the title to fight Castillo, I'll give him a big Kudos.
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bullshit, its not about the number of fights its about how good Cotto is. Cotto is totally out of Urkal's league. Cotto is much better than Hatton was at 29 fights, mainly due to the sheer number of Frank Warren stiff Hatton fought, and fighting Oktay Urkal is a total cop-out.
Number of fights is NOTHING to do with it.
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bullshit, its not about the number of fights its about how good Cotto is. Cotto is totally out of Urkal's league. Cotto is much better than Hatton was at 29 fights, mainly due to the sheer number of Frank Warren stiff Hatton fought, and fighting Oktay Urkal is a total cop-out.
Number of fights is NOTHING to do with it.
I don't see Urkal as a bad fight. He's only been stopped once in his career, went the distance with Kosta Tyszu.
He should at least force Cotto to work a few rounds.
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I remember Eamonn Magee, less than a year after he nearly killed by being stabbed and the doctors told him he'd never fight again, giving Oktay Urkal hell 4 years ago. Urkal got the home-town decision but Magee won it in my book.
Are you trying to tell me this guy, this old faded former contender who isnt even top 10, maybe top 20, is gonna give Miguel Cotto a fight? Urkal was never that good 10 years ago when he was in prime, he never won a title, he got outclassed by Kostya Tszyu and Vivian Harris. His best win is Mikhail Krivolapov 7 years ago! :lolololol:
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I remember Eamonn Magee, less than a year after he nearly killed by being stabbed and the doctors told him he'd never fight again, giving Oktay Urkal hell 4 years ago. Urkal got the home-town decision but Magee won it in my book.
Are you trying to tell me this guy, this old faded former contender who isnt even top 10, maybe top 20, is gonna give Miguel Cotto a fight? Urkal was never that good 10 years ago when he was in prime, he never won a title, he got outclassed by Kostya Tszyu and Vivian Harris. His best win is Mikhail Krivolapov 7 years ago! :lolololol:
Don't get me wrong I don't expect him to trouble Cotto, but I think he will prove more durable than you are giving him credit for.
It will be interesting to see if Cotto can end him early the same way he did with Quintana.
As for Magee, he gave Hatton a load of trouble too.
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I remember Eamonn Magee, less than a year after he nearly killed by being stabbed and the doctors told him he'd never fight again, giving Oktay Urkal hell 4 years ago. Urkal got the home-town decision but Magee won it in my book.
Are you trying to tell me this guy, this old faded former contender who isnt even top 10, maybe top 20, is gonna give Miguel Cotto a fight? Urkal was never that good 10 years ago when he was in prime, he never won a title, he got outclassed by Kostya Tszyu and Vivian Harris. His best win is Mikhail Krivolapov 7 years ago! :lolololol:
I'm not saying Urkal is gonna be a problem at all for Cotto, but christ the guy doesn't even have 30 fights yet, AND this fight is 3 months after Quintana and 3 months before Margarito.
Also The Ring rates Urkal as #7 Welterweight, and the WBA (Cotto's title) ranks him at #4
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bullshit, its not about the number of fights its about how good Cotto is. Cotto is totally out of Urkal's league. Cotto is much better than Hatton was at 29 fights, mainly due to the sheer number of Frank Warren stiff Hatton fought, and fighting Oktay Urkal is a total cop-out.
Number of fights is NOTHING to do with it.
Sure it does, Hatton is by his own admission getting ready for retirement, Cotto is on his way up. At this stage in Cotto's career he doesn't need to be making big name fights every fight yet. In a few years it will be a different story.
Number of fights has TONS to do with it.
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bullshit, its not about the number of fights its about how good Cotto is. Cotto is totally out of Urkal's league. Cotto is much better than Hatton was at 29 fights, mainly due to the sheer number of Frank Warren stiff Hatton fought, and fighting Oktay Urkal is a total cop-out.
Number of fights is NOTHING to do with it.
Sure it does, Hatton is by his own admission getting ready for retirement, Cotto is on his way up. At this stage in Cotto's career he doesn't need to be making big name fights every fight yet. In a few years it will be a different story.
Number of fights has TONS to do with it.
I'm not sure i totally agree with your logic there. Number of fights is pretty vague. Experience gained during fights is more valuable. Experience wise Cotto is ready for somebody more dangerous than Urkal. Cotto might have had less fights than Hatton but Cotto has already experienced pretty much everything Hatton had by the time he fought Kostya Tszyu. I mean Cotto has been in big trouble twice and came through to win by stoppage. So i would say Cotto has a good deal of experience and IMO should be doing better than Urkal. But so long as the fight with Margarito goes ahead i'm prefectly happen if this ticks him over for a few months.
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bullshit, its not about the number of fights its about how good Cotto is. Cotto is totally out of Urkal's league. Cotto is much better than Hatton was at 29 fights, mainly due to the sheer number of Frank Warren stiff Hatton fought, and fighting Oktay Urkal is a total cop-out.
Number of fights is NOTHING to do with it.
Sure it does, Hatton is by his own admission getting ready for retirement, Cotto is on his way up. At this stage in Cotto's career he doesn't need to be making big name fights every fight yet. In a few years it will be a different story.
Number of fights has TONS to do with it.
I'm not sure i totally agree with your logic there. Number of fights is pretty vague. Experience gained during fights is more valuable. Experience wise Cotto is ready for somebody more dangerous than Urkal. Cotto might have had less fights than Hatton but Cotto has already experienced pretty much everything Hatton had by the time he fought Kostya Tszyu. I mean Cotto has been in big trouble twice and came through to win by stoppage. So i would say Cotto has a good deal of experience and IMO should be doing better than Urkal. But so long as the fight with Margarito goes ahead i'm prefectly happen if this ticks him over for a few months.
I can see your point. It's kind of hard for me taking away credit for the Urkal fight, because he is staying busy. And like I stated on the previous post, this would make 3 fights for Cotto in 6 months Quintana (to win the title), Urkal (Isn't he the mandatory), Margarito (big name fight). I don't see a problem there. CC ono, you are one of the people here I can reason with.
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what I don't get is why he feels the need to fight Urkal. He's been one of the busiest fighters going, he's got a fight lined up with Margaritohe's just beaten Quintana, Urkal isn't his mandatory, so whats the point? Beating this guy won't prove anything that we don't already know about Cotto, its just a waste of time.
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what I don't get is why he feels the need to fight Urkal. He's been one of the busiest fighters going, he's got a fight lined up with Margaritohe's just beaten Quintana, Urkal isn't his mandatory, so whats the point? Beating this guy won't prove anything that we don't already know about Cotto, its just a waste of time.
I have a gut feeling that the fight with Urkal will appease the IBF (who has Urkal ranked at #4). Fighters should be fighting more often IMO. Even top level guys should be fighting 4 times a year (barring an injury of course).
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So this is why he backed out of a rematch with Collazo? To fight a paper champion in Urango and than get stripped. Brilliant career move. Over 40 fights, yet only one elite name. An aging one at that.
No doubt Hatton's groupies will consider me stating these true facts as me bad mouthing him.
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And beating Collazo again would have been a great career move because?
Getting stripped of the title is imaterial, so long as its Castillo next its a smart move, no?
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Yeah coz you'd have loved it if he'd have stayed in Manchester and fought Oktay Urkal wouldn't ya. He'd have made loads of friends doing that.
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And beating Collazo again would have been a great career move because?
Getting stripped of the title is imaterial, so long as its Castillo next its a smart move, no?
Fighting Collazo again would have been a good career move because:
1) it was a VERY close fight
2) he promised Collazo a rematch
3) it would justify what he was saying about not having enough time to train for the fight
4) it would give him the chance to silence the naysayers that thought Collazo won
5) he would have had leverage (a title) in the money division (Welterweight, more likely of a jumping point to PBF or Cotto than Light welter)
6) it was an oppotunity for him to show the WORLD (not just the UK, that he could dominate a slick boxer)
7) It would have drawn more fans than a fight with Urango.
8) It would have been a bigger payday than Urango
That being said, at this point I am hoping that he drops the IBF title and goes ahead with the Castillo bout (which is the best move he can make right now IMO)
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I don't think that Hatton would ever do that well at Welterweight, he's very short and has very short arms, against rangy southpaw slick-boys who are naturally bigger than him then he's always going to be at a massive disadvantage.
The fact is he's a 140lber, and thats that. I'd only want to see him move up to fight Cotto or Mayweather. Mayweather isn't any bigger than Hatton, and Cotto isn't much bigger. Other than that he should stay at 140lbs.
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I don't think that Hatton would ever do that well at Welterweight, he's very short and has very short arms, against rangy southpaw slick-boys who are naturally bigger than him then he's always going to be at a massive disadvantage.
The fact is he's a 140lber, and thats that. I'd only want to see him move up to fight Cotto or Mayweather. Mayweather isn't any bigger than Hatton, and Cotto isn't much bigger. Other than that he should stay at 140lbs.
Thing is that Collazo isn't a big guy for welter
Collazo: 5'9" with a 72" reach
Mayweather: 5'8" with a 72" reach
Cotto: 5'7" with a 67" reach
Hatton:5'6" with a 65" reach
if he had problems with the reach of Collazo, he's going to have nightmares with floyd. Granted PBF isn't a southpaw, but he is faster and has a tighter defense than Collazo.
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Killersheep, I'm sure this is something you'll appreciate my man
Stan James Odds
Cotto - 1/100
Urkal - 12/1
Wasn't you disgusted with Hatton (1/8) and Witter (1/12) being such strong favourites last time? ;)
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Killersheep, I'm sure this is something you'll appreciate my man
Stan James Odds
Cotto - 1/100
Urkal - 12/1
Wasn't you disgusted with Hatton (1/8) and Witter (1/12) being such strong favourites last time? ;)
Not disgusted, if you read the post again, I said that they had to destroy their competition to get any respect for taking those fights, the same applies to Cotto, he must destroy Urkal for it to mean anything. If Urkal shows something special against Cotto, even if Cotto pulls out a W, it will knock down my opinion of Cotto.
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Bloody hell!
If they had to destroy their comp to get respect being 1/8 and 1/12 shots Cotto being 1/100 is gonna have to look beyond AMAZING to impress.
You know Urkal isn't gonna show something special.
A two horse race that involves a 1/100 shot = Mismatch of epic proportions. It's a pointless shit fight.
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All he can do is beat Castillo, then chase the Cotto fight, which I think would be 50/50 Sov
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