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Fenech: Why Hatton will beat Mayweather
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Boxing legend Jeff Fenech has defied the prediction of his old trainer Johnny Lewis to publicly predict a Ricky Hatton victory against Floyd Mayweather.
FENECH MAKES SOME GOOD POINTS. HATTON HAS A SIMILAR STYLE TO JEFF, WHO WAS VERY HARD TO TURN BACK AT HIS PEAK ::**
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Re: Fenech: Why Hatton will beat Mayweather
One of the first boxers I have heard say that let's hope he's right !
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Re: Fenech: Why Hatton will beat Mayweather
I think the only way HAtton can win is if he gets in quickly and ties Mayweather up on one side and punches on the other. THats how Oscar Dela Hoya got all those hooks to the body, and landed the few punches on the ropes that he did also thats how Castillo fought such a close fight with Mayweather. You have to tie him up or he'll beat you on the inside or outside.
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Interesting what he said about Floyd he does nothing offensively when the other fighter is on top of him just that wierd eel like squirming.It's bloody good like a customised Mayweather philly shell , someone has to work out a way of hitting him he can't be that clever.
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Jeff was always one of my favorite fighters hard as nails in his prime :)
im not surprised he goes with Hatton , and to be fair i dont think its impossible for Ricky to win , although he will be huge underdog :)
i met Jeff in Melbourne last year and he still looks in pretty good shape, top guy :)
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Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
Jeff was always one of my favorite fighters hard as nails in his prime :)
im not surprised he goes with Hatton , and to be fair i dont think its impossible for Ricky to win , although he will be huge underdog :)
i met Jeff in Melbourne last year and he still looks in pretty good shape, top guy :)
Well i dont see Ricky being a huge undergog at all, the bookies go Mayweather 4/7 Hatton 5/4 at 147, far from being a huge underdog, it will be a very competitive fight. No doubt about it.
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Re: Fenech: Why Hatton will beat Mayweather
Hatton definately has a chance against Mayweather, the problem is Mayweather is so good he will find away to counter the style of Hatton by mid fight and win a UD. It will be a tough fight for him though.
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Hatton will be all over him like a bad suit.
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I think Hatton can win this fight confusing Mayweather with his style, punching, grabbing, hitting to the body, putting pressure all the time. It promises to be a very interesting match, probably more than the fight with De La Hoya...
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I hope Floyd or Leornard Ellerbe don't read this, I agree with Fenech as to how this fight goes, I'd pick Hatton every day of the week, styles make fights, I've been calling for this fight for 3 years now and I'll never be satisified as a boxing fan until the bell rings for round one of Hatton v Mayweather.
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Re: Fenech: Why Hatton will beat Mayweather
What does Fenech know? Mayweather would do to Hatton what Calvin Grove did to him.
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
What does Fenech know? Mayweather would do to Hatton what Calvin Grove did to him.
There seems to be 2 main schools of thought in boxing when it comes to predictions by trainers and pundits. People like Harold Lederman, Dan Rafael, Greg Leon etc. that will always pick guys like Mayweather every day of the week no matter who is fighting them, they'll trash anyone who doesn't box like they do in the book but are champs, Like Hatton or Margarito etc. And then there's guys like Brian Kenny, Joe Tessitore, Manny Steward and Fenech who like fighters, they're the type of guy that would pick Duran against Leonard, or Hatton against Mayweather, they'd at least give them a chance anyway.
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Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
What does Fenech know? Mayweather would do to Hatton what Calvin Grove did to him.
There seems to be 2 main schools of thought in boxing when it comes to predictions by trainers and pundits. People like Harold Lederman, Dan Rafael, Greg Leon etc. that will always pick guys like Mayweather every day of the week no matter who is fighting them, they'll trash anyone who doesn't box like they do in the book but are champs, Like Hatton or Margarito etc. And then there's guys like Brian Kenny, Joe Tessitore, Manny Steward and Fenech who like fighters, they're the type of guy that would pick Duran against Leonard, or Hatton against Mayweather, they'd at least give them a chance anyway.
The big difference is Hatton is not even close to being Duran. He has no chance. You should be banned from ever posting here for using Hatton and Duran in the same sentence. It's an insult to Duran, Saddo and the whole boxing community for you to do that.
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
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Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
What does Fenech know? Mayweather would do to Hatton what Calvin Grove did to him.
There seems to be 2 main schools of thought in boxing when it comes to predictions by trainers and pundits. People like Harold Lederman, Dan Rafael, Greg Leon etc. that will always pick guys like Mayweather every day of the week no matter who is fighting them, they'll trash anyone who doesn't box like they do in the book but are champs, Like Hatton or Margarito etc. And then there's guys like Brian Kenny, Joe Tessitore, Manny Steward and Fenech who like fighters, they're the type of guy that would pick Duran against Leonard, or Hatton against Mayweather, they'd at least give them a chance anyway.
The big difference is Hatton is not even close to being Duran. He has no chance. You should be banned from ever posting here for using Hatton and Duran in the same sentence. It's an insult to Duran, Saddo and the whole boxing community for you to do that.
You don't think that left hook to the body is reminiscent of Roberto? Hands of stone would be proud of a body shot like the one Hatton crumbled Castillo with.
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Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
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Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
What does Fenech know? Mayweather would do to Hatton what Calvin Grove did to him.
There seems to be 2 main schools of thought in boxing when it comes to predictions by trainers and pundits. People like Harold Lederman, Dan Rafael, Greg Leon etc. that will always pick guys like Mayweather every day of the week no matter who is fighting them, they'll trash anyone who doesn't box like they do in the book but are champs, Like Hatton or Margarito etc. And then there's guys like Brian Kenny, Joe Tessitore, Manny Steward and Fenech who like fighters, they're the type of guy that would pick Duran against Leonard, or Hatton against Mayweather, they'd at least give them a chance anyway.
The big difference is Hatton is not even close to being Duran. He has no chance. You should be banned from ever posting here for using Hatton and Duran in the same sentence. It's an insult to Duran, Saddo and the whole boxing community for you to do that.
You don't think that left hook to the body is reminiscent of Roberto? Hands of stone would be proud of a body shot like the one Hatton crumbled Castillo with.
Please. Duran fought and beat fighters in there prime. Hatton's 2 biggest names were both past there prime and hadn't really been active. Hatton wouldn't be fit to even be a sparring partner for Duran.
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
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Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
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Originally Posted by 'Big' Dan McCarthy
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
What does Fenech know? Mayweather would do to Hatton what Calvin Grove did to him.
There seems to be 2 main schools of thought in boxing when it comes to predictions by trainers and pundits. People like Harold Lederman, Dan Rafael, Greg Leon etc. that will always pick guys like Mayweather every day of the week no matter who is fighting them, they'll trash anyone who doesn't box like they do in the book but are champs, Like Hatton or Margarito etc. And then there's guys like Brian Kenny, Joe Tessitore, Manny Steward and Fenech who like fighters, they're the type of guy that would pick Duran against Leonard, or Hatton against Mayweather, they'd at least give them a chance anyway.
The big difference is Hatton is not even close to being Duran. He has no chance. You should be banned from ever posting here for using Hatton and Duran in the same sentence. It's an insult to Duran, Saddo and the whole boxing community for you to do that.
You don't think that left hook to the body is reminiscent of Roberto? Hands of stone would be proud of a body shot like the one Hatton crumbled Castillo with.
Please. Duran fought and beat fighters in there prime. Hatton's 2 biggest names were both past there prime and hadn't really been active. Hatton wouldn't be fit to even be a sparring partner for Duran.
Saying Hatton wouldnt be fit to be a Duran sparring partner is taking it a bit far, but u are right Hatton is not in and wont ever be in the league of Duran. Roberto won titles in multiple divisions, and fought greats like Hearns, Leonard, and Hagler in their primes. Hatton is a decent 140 fighter, thats beaten one older fighter in Tszyu and an absolutely shot fighter in Castillo and thats about it.
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This is boxing, shit anything could happen. It's not like there is no chance in hell hatton beats mayweather, I mean he's the underdog but he's got a decent chance his forward going mauling hugging hitting style might just be what does floyd in. It's not pretty but it's been effective, and kostya wasn't in his prime anymore, but hatton still should get credit for the win, hatton is way more than just a "decent" 140 pound fighter!
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Originally Posted by armin
This is boxing, shit anything could happen. It's not like there is no chance in hell hatton beats mayweather, I mean he's the underdog but he's got a decent chance his forward going mauling hugging hitting style might just be what does floyd in. It's not pretty but it's been effective, and kostya wasn't in his prime anymore, but hatton still should get credit for the win, hatton is way more than just a "decent" 140 pound fighter!
Alright, alright. I give Hatton almost, almost as much chance as Arturo Gatti had against Mayweather. There I gave him a chance.
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haha so your giving hatton a chance of looking like a fuckin doughface come the fifth round, I don't know I think hatton will just happen to give floyd all kinds of problems. Hell mayweather is way more talented than hatton but I still think hatton can pull it off , maybe it's just me wanting to see pbf lose really badly. Either way I don't care I am looking forward to novemeber should be a great month!
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Originally Posted by Violent Demise
What does Fenech know? Mayweather would do to Hatton what Calvin Grove did to him.
To be fair to Jeff he was a shadow of his former self when Calvin Grove KOED him , bad hands , and hard fights had caught up with him . Ricky is in his prime so its unrealistic to use that as an anology :)
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Re: Fenech: Why Hatton will beat Mayweather
Why do I have a feeling Mayweather might tease his fans every three to six months about another fight. heh
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Re: Fenech: Why Hatton will beat Mayweather
No disrespect to Fenech whos is a tough SOB and everything .. but when was the last time Fenech was right about anything. This was also the guy that said Tyson was ready to take over the heavyweight division again.
Jeff has a bad habit of thinking he can will things a certain way just by being hardnosed enough about it. His advice in the corner half the time is to go out there and just kill the guy. Hurt him... beat his @$$. Its one thing to want it .. Its another thing to get your @$$ kicked while trying to will it so on heart alone.
If they ever made a movie about him though .. Vinny Jones would be perfect to play the part.
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Originally Posted by J_Undisputed
No disrespect to Fenech whos is a tough SOB and everything .. but when was the last time Fenech was right about anything. This was also the guy that said Tyson was ready to take over the heavyweight division again.
Jeff has a bad habit of thinking he can will things a certain way just by being hardnosed enough about it. His advice in the corner half the time is to go out there and just kill the guy. Hurt him... beat his @$$. Its one thing to want it .. Its another thing to get your @$$ kicked while trying to will it so on heart alone.
If they ever made a movie about him though .. Vinny Jones would be perfect to play the part.
Vinny Jones? Could he make superflyweight?
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Originally Posted by nonito (formerly eagle)
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Originally Posted by J_Undisputed
No disrespect to Fenech whos is a tough SOB and everything .. but when was the last time Fenech was right about anything. This was also the guy that said Tyson was ready to take over the heavyweight division again.
Jeff has a bad habit of thinking he can will things a certain way just by being hardnosed enough about it. His advice in the corner half the time is to go out there and just kill the guy. Hurt him... beat his @$$. Its one thing to want it .. Its another thing to get your @$$ kicked while trying to will it so on heart alone.
If they ever made a movie about him though .. Vinny Jones would be perfect to play the part.
Vinny Jones? Could he make superflyweight?
Probably not. Then again Stallone never seemed like a heavyweight to me either. Maybe vinny could just do voiceovers..
