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If this fight does happen,who wins?
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Who is fooling who?:confused:
If this fight does happen,who wins?
Hello fat boy, where have you been?
As for the poll Ricky Hatton clearly thinks Junior Witter would win.
I hate to say coz I am a big Hatton fan but the way Hatton is avoiding Witter reminds me of the way Bowe ducked Lewis.
...the way hatton has reacted i think witter would win.
Hatton wins.
Do not misinterprete hatred for fear, Hatton would beat up Witter, too much pressure and strength.
Who knows what shape Ricky is in mentally or physically right now? I think Witter's style is definetly all wrong for Hatton, but Ricky WAS still capable of beating him due to superior athleticism and workrate, imo. However on Witters best night and Hatton's worst, he would've lost, even just going by performances we've seen in past. I think it's very likely Hatton will not be the force he was not long ago by the time he could actually get around to fighting Witter, but we'll have to wait and see.
I think Witter whips his ass
I agree with you Porkypara ...........im think at the same way.....:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by porkypara
Hatton KO
I voted 4 witter,but only if the fight hapens soon,Witters getting on is'nt he? If this fight happens later rather than sooner,Hatton might get him on the slide,just get a Des on his workrate.
I think Witter wins! But it won't be a walkover! I just hope this fight happens
I must say firstly i hate Witter and i am a fan of Hatton. However even from the time Ricky was on the up , ive always thought the clash of styles is firmly in the favor of Witter. Its a bit like Oscar couldnt beat Mosley , Honeyghan v Starling etc. It doesnt mean Witter is the better all round fighter it just means ( in my opinion ) he stops Hatton.
PS. If it does happen i will be hoping Hatton KO'S Witter.
Result : Witter TKO's Hatton in 5
In the Eamonn Magee fight Hatton revealed that he was a fighter possessed of great mental strength and resiliance.
In the Judah fight we saw Junior is not.
Messy, horrible fight with Ricky stopping Junior late because of attrition.
Mate, that's exactly the same as me!! BUT if it happens I really don't know nowQuote:
Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al
Hatton wins by late KO, Witter would make Hatton look clumsy in the early part of the fight due to his style but Hatton will wear him down with pressure and body shots and will eventully get the KO late on no question.
Hatton needs to silence the doubters by beating Witter which I think he will do on an UD and then give Collazo that rematch.
I'd like to see the Witter match, but the Collazo rematch will never happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hughesd
Collazo proved awkward for Ricky and very nearly proved his undoing.
However, since that night collazo has stalled, not looked impressive and been beaten convincingly by the Sugar man.
Not financially beneficial, which is all that matters.
That sure is the way to get rep round here;D.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pacstraightleft
I'm with Laing, Hatton himself doesn't believe he can win so I'm going for Witter by lat stoppage.
would want hatton and would expect hatton to win.
Just as much as hatton doesnt like fighting opponents who stay on the back foot, witter would not be comfortable with boxing hatton at arms reach for 12 rounds, that in itself is quite impossible to avoid when fighting ricky (unless youve paid off joe cortez to make sure otherwise)
Eventually the endless body shots would take their toll on witter, who would take a standing 8 in the 7th and eventually either get pulled out by the ref or his corner late on!!
Hatton by TKO in the later rounds
Witter would take the early rounds but Hattons would slow him down with body shots and he would be to strong for Witter.Witter is getting on aswell even tho he has'nt had to go in the trenches alot if at all,Hatton will overwhelm him and win on points. People seem to forget when Hatton got ko'ed against Floyd Mayweather it was'nt at his normal weight and although PBF is'nt a massive puncher he is a hurtfull and very accurate puncher .Hattons chin has always been very good at 140 so i carnt see him getting ko'ed against Witter.
Only thing is if Witter can get into Hattons head like Mayweather did and make Ricky loose his head he will be in trouble if that happens.
If Hatton had of won PBF would he have all these people backing Witter he stepped up a weight and against the best p4p in the world and lost.There is no shame in that,he fought his heart out that night aswell. Why are people so fast to right him off ???
Bingo Donny, Hatton by KOQuote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Hatton either UD or late stoppage.
Witter tends to fold under real pressure.
Bottled it against Judah, almost folded against N'Dou, Kotelnik and Lynes.
All good fighters, but they don't bring anywhere near what Ricky Hatton at 140 brings to the table.
Hatton would be too much for him.....unless Witter somehow caught him early, but then again Hatton's chin is very solid at 140.
Hatton UD or late stoppage. ;)
That's a ridiculously unfair comparison.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Magee failed to win the British, European and unsurprisingly never even fought for a "genuine" world title.
Hatton fought Magee in his 29th fight, it was the 7th defence of his (laughable) WBU title having 2 years previous been British champion.
Zab Judah was the unbeaten IBF "world" champion who was ALL the rage at the time of facing Witter.
Witter fought him on a weeks notice, had never been past 8 rounds and never even fought for a British title - let alone mixed in European or world class.
To make it perfectly clear - Hatton was the favourite over Magee. Witter was a HUMONGOUS underdog ;)
Those fights were at similar times.Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterThat's a ridiculously unfair comparison.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Magee failed to win the British, European and unsurprisingly never even fought for a "genuine" world title.
Hatton fought Magee in his 29th fight, it was the 7th defence of his (laughable) WBU title having 2 years previous been British champion.
Zab Judah was the unbeaten IBF "world" champion who was ALL the rage at the time of facing Witter.
Witter fought him on a weeks notice, had never been past 8 rounds and never even fought for a British title - let alone mixed in European or world class.
To make it perfectly clear - Hatton was the favourite over Magee. Witter was a HUMONGOUS underdog ;)
But If you'd like additional proof of this point, you can see Hatton dredge it out with wins over Urango, Tackie and Collazo.
Junior has looked shaky in himself every time he's not having things his own way.
I'd rep you if I could. Hatton's 'work rate' is one of the biggest myths going around at the moment. His work rate has been well down since the Kostya fight (compubox proves it) and unless you're a past your best veteran out of your natural weight he is unlikely to take you out with one shot. Which is why I'd pick Hatton to make it awkward and ugly til the late rounds when Witter should find his range, maybe not a KO since Ricky should be able to take the punishment at 140 if he has anything left.Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterThat's a ridiculously unfair comparison.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Magee failed to win the British, European and unsurprisingly never even fought for a "genuine" world title.
Hatton fought Magee in his 29th fight, it was the 7th defence of his (laughable) WBU title having 2 years previous been British champion.
Zab Judah was the unbeaten IBF "world" champion who was ALL the rage at the time of facing Witter.
Witter fought him on a weeks notice, had never been past 8 rounds and never even fought for a British title - let alone mixed in European or world class.
To make it perfectly clear - Hatton was the favourite over Magee. Witter was a HUMONGOUS underdog ;)
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Originally Posted by BompI'd rep you if I could. Hatton's 'work rate' is one of the biggest myths going around at the moment. His work rate has been well down since the Kostya fight (compubox proves it) and unless you're a past your best veteran out of your natural weight he is unlikely to take you out with one shot. Which is why I'd pick Hatton to make it awkward and ugly til the late rounds when Witter should find his range, maybe not a KO since Ricky should be able to take the punishment at 140 if he has anything left.Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterThat's a ridiculously unfair comparison.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Magee failed to win the British, European and unsurprisingly never even fought for a "genuine" world title.
Hatton fought Magee in his 29th fight, it was the 7th defence of his (laughable) WBU title having 2 years previous been British champion.
Zab Judah was the unbeaten IBF "world" champion who was ALL the rage at the time of facing Witter.
Witter fought him on a weeks notice, had never been past 8 rounds and never even fought for a British title - let alone mixed in European or world class.
To make it perfectly clear - Hatton was the favourite over Magee. Witter was a HUMONGOUS underdog ;)
That's my opinion of the fight too.
Pre-Kostya I was pretty confident Hatton would beat Witter. But now i'm pretty confident Witter would stop him.
I think Hatton is a terrific fighter.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonnyThose fights were at similar times.Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterThat's a ridiculously unfair comparison.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Magee failed to win the British, European and unsurprisingly never even fought for a "genuine" world title.
Hatton fought Magee in his 29th fight, it was the 7th defence of his (laughable) WBU title having 2 years previous been British champion.
Zab Judah was the unbeaten IBF "world" champion who was ALL the rage at the time of facing Witter.
Witter fought him on a weeks notice, had never been past 8 rounds and never even fought for a British title - let alone mixed in European or world class.
To make it perfectly clear - Hatton was the favourite over Magee. Witter was a HUMONGOUS underdog ;)
But If you'd like additional proof of this point, you can see Hatton dredge it out with wins over Urango, Tackie and Collazo.
Junior has looked shaky in himself every time he's not having things his own way.
Your comparison is rubbish. The circumstances are completely different. Look over it for yourself if you don't believe me.
htton by decision. im curious to see how htton looks in his bouncebck though. im hoping ricky does number on lcno nd then steps bck intot he mi with few big fights.
witter is good but not s good s htton t his best.
this keybord is fucked!! :mad:
a few years back i think hatton would have one won, but i think witter has really come of ages since then after winning the wbc belt, his ounches are crisp and powerfull with good hand spped, footwork, he's always had good skill and seems now to be a bit more mentally geared up................right now it would be much more of a pick em
witter, tko
Hatton by KO
hatton by tkoQuote:
Originally Posted by The Fightfan
hatton at 140 is deadly, he beats witter by late stoppage
I say Witter KO's Ricky and there are so many reasons why. First, Witter seems to want to get in the ring with Hatton while Hatton is showing reluctance. Thus, I sense Witter is the more confident of the two in the outcome. Second, Hatton is so easy to hit because he leads with his head. Combined with Witter's speed and power, I predict a devastating KO for Witter.
I saw Witter intimidated out of the fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by FensterI think Hatton is a terrific fighter.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonnyThose fights were at similar times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
But If you'd like additional proof of this point, you can see Hatton dredge it out with wins over Urango, Tackie and Collazo.
Junior has looked shaky in himself every time he's not having things his own way.
Your comparison is rubbish. The circumstances are completely different. Look over it for yourself if you don't believe me.
I saw the very presence of Judah preventing Junior from exerting himself, out of fear for his safety. I saw Judah allow the fight to be taken because he was afraid.
I saw Hatton down in the first round, rocked several times outboxing Magee for a win.
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Originally Posted by Rican
Junior wouldnt get anywhere near to landing any kind of shots that would take ricky out, i suspect juniors sole plan to winning the fight would be to box hatton on the outside, frustrate ricky to the point where he starts to chase the fight and pick away at him on the counter.
Witters way too clever a boxer to understand he would have no chance just trading punches with ricky at arms length, hence the reason i believe the only way junior could beat ricky is through a points decision.
Anyone that makes the comparison between witter and mayweather is off their heads, floyd is quicker, more powerful and much more clever a boxer than witter would ever be or hope to be.
hatton by TKO
Right, I'm not going to get too involved here, because frankly I'm annoyed.
Hatton has been beaten once by Mayweather, stopped once by the best fighter in the world.
He had been down once before that, ibn a fight which he dominated after that really.
Hatton has a rock hard chin at 140, what is Witter going to do that will allow him to KO ricky:rolleyes:
I agree with what your saying about Witter not being able to KO Hatton. He might be able to beat Hatton on points by outboxing him, which I doubt, but I would be shocked if he could stop Hatton.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
Witter beat Harris, who was always overrated and he did look good doing it because he had all the time in the world to get his punches off. Ricky will not give him a quarter of the time to get his punches off and unless Ricky has continued to fade slightly, Witter gets a beating!
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Originally Posted by hitmandonny
mate i know exactly where your coming from
before the floyd fight people were talking about ricky in terms of being one of the P4P all time greats.
he gets beat once, moves to 43-1 and now all of a sudden theres questions over his chin, workrate, stamina even how he bulks up between fights.
Fact still remains that the guy is one of the best in the business, has fought and easily beaten fighters within witters class range and will do so again.
Yes im a massive hatton fan who loves seeing the bloke do well, but im also a keen boxing enthusiast who follows the 140+ divisions with a keen interest and hatton is still one of the all time best in the business!!