Hatton was back as his old self last night!

He impressed me greatly. His power and speed was at the top and there was hardly any clinching go on. Juan Lazcano was doing it more than Ricky. He looked really up for it and in my eyes certainly showed why he is the best at 140. Juan gave him a very tough fight but Ricky worked well to keep trading with him even when hurt. The ref did give Juan a bit of a talking to, but with the shoe lace, I think that it acceptable because if you think about it like this if he had carried on, what would have happend if his shoe came off? That would have wasted even more time...

I believe that Ricky performance was similar to Ray Olivera one. A very tough fight but Hatton was in control. Thats the Hatton that I remember, pure exciment. He could hands down beat Paul Malignaggi after seeing him last night, he was a joke, with his hair and prep for the fight. I know Ricky is back now and can challenge the best at 140. Bring on anybody for Hatton now.

WELL DONE !

Hatton of old never tired down the stretch.

Yea Tamm i enjoyed the fight alot , Ricky was good last night ,
but i have to say WTF was Paulie doing with those hair extension ? WOT A FUCKIN IDIOT. IS THIS BOXING OR A FUCKIN FASHION SHOW ?

I actually have no idea what he was thinking. He was lucky to get away with a SD IMO.

But Hatton came out with a lethal pace early and compared with other fights he didnt look as tierd as he has been, ie Juan Urango...

I thought he did amazing, some people from what I have read just talk complete shit, I didnt see Junior Witter doing well or the other top man Paul Malignaggi. Hatton was dominant last night and that was made very clear. He would beat anybody at 140 with a performance like last night, he showed his stamina was still there and that was very encourging for Ricky.

ello strangers ;o)

all that money to whatch a ****in screen!

you could see the fight and punches landed but not well enough to see how well they'd landed. the coms was a shit venue for boxing!

i think hatton won by miles walked into a hella lot of shots and left his left body wide open, he was rocked a few times i was shakin (not just cause it was freezin) cryin prayin. i just wanted it to end. alot of hatton fans had seriously underestimated the chose juan lol, some even described him as nothing but a punchbag!

i thought he was a couragus (sp) man who never gave up. he has a chin of stone.

hatton walked into alot of shots but if he wouldnt have i think the fight would have been the nights saving grace it was. i have never seen hatton utilise his jab like that before either.

i had n'dou as the winner but a split decision shows how close it was. and i had predicted that paulies stupid hairdo would cause troubles.

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Yea Tamm i enjoyed the fight alot , Ricky was good last night ,
but i have to say WTF was Paulie doing with those hair extension ? WOT A FUCKIN IDIOT. IS THIS BOXING OR A FUCKIN FASHION SHOW ?

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They are one and the same thing to Paulie...

Im not sure if that is Hatton back to his best but it was definitely more like it. He worked for 12 rounds and looked good throwing some of those combinations. There are some things he could work on before we see him again. Less leaping hooks, even more jabbing, more head movement, making sure he gets another fight on the table before he balloons up.

Hatton looked good all things considered, but Lazcano isnt the bees knees and hasnt fought in a long time himself. Hatton needs to sharpen up a bit more, but yeah, I was pleased with how he fought.

I think he fought very well, his punches seemed alot more accurate, maybe that's the new pad work paying off, but like others had said he got tagged alot, lazcano maybe didn't have the power but what if he fought someone with a bigger shot? Granted there isn't alot of people in light-welter who hit equal to hatton.

Based off Malignaggi's performance Hatton would dominate him, but if paulie fought with the style he did against cotto he'd have a much better shot.

He was sharp and accurate. Landed 36% of his punches which is pretty good. Lazcano was lucky not to be stopped at times. He gave a great performance too.

Hatton would murder Paulie. I'm very confident in that.

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He was sharp and accurate. Landed 36% of his punches which is pretty good. Lazcano was lucky not to be stopped at times. He gave a great performance too.

Hatton would murder Paulie. I'm very confident in that.

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No doubt. But might be a bit too easy for Hatton going by Paulies recent showings. Seriously sub par.

Im confused, when wasnt Hatton himself? Cos he lost to a far superior fighter in PBF dont mean he wasnt himself. The fight before he destroyed Castillo.

I meant by less clinching didnt look as tierd in the stretch. A lot more accurate punches. He looked as if he was on fire last night and that was backed up with that blistering pace he performance in the early rounds. I believe that was a very exciting fight, like his older ones. Some of the more recent ones have been a bit boring at times with the clinches but that didnt really come into play last night and it was very good to say from Hatton.

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He was sharp and accurate. Landed 36% of his punches which is pretty good. Lazcano was lucky not to be stopped at times. He gave a great performance too.

Hatton would murder Paulie. I'm very confident in that.

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Totally agree, i hope he has a few weeks off then stays fit and healthy instead of balooning up and having to loose loads of weight for the next fight.
The ring entrance was awsome i thought ;D

I thought hatton put on a great performance, he got stunned twice but he still basically dominated. He showed confidence, Good workrate and great stamina and put together crushing combos. Nice performance from Hatton.

Fortunately for Hatton, Paulie couldn't knock over a house of cards with his punches. Hatton should be able to eat his punches all night long in route to a UD. My biggest fear for Ricky now is when he goes up against somebody decent who can punch.

the Hatton fight was last night!!!??

damn I thought it was next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek:
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I don't think he looked that great really. Juan did hold a lot so to blame that all on Hatton is silly but Juan was really made for Hatton and at times Hatton struggled.

He mainly just needs to jab more coming in, get rid of that stupid lead left hook.

I thought he looked pretty sharp and motivated. I was scared about that, because after a first loss at a career it can really effect a fighter. But that wasnt the case for Ricky. He really did look like he still wants to be the best in the world and fight the best. After the performance he had against Juan, I back Ricky to beat anybody at 140.

Imagine a superfight at a catchweight of 143 against Cotto ;D

Too soon to judge, he beat a guy who retired, has not fought in 15 months and then lost to Vivienne Harris.

What has done my head in,is that in most of all of the national news papers(Daily star,the SUN) in the U.K have all said that Hatton is past his best after he got beat by Mayweather due from the fight with Lazcano on Saturday night......."what cos the Hitman did'nt K.O his opponant??"WANKERS.Just goes to show that most editors of U.K papers are all thick as F@?K!!!!!I thought HATTON fought great and it was a really great fight!In fact im glad Hatton done the full 12 rounds because i feel that he'll have got rid of all his nerves!!Well done Hatton and thumbs up:thumb:for Lazcano for putting up a good fight.;)

Cracking entertainment, couple of things to work on (keep that right hand up) when leaping in like a man possesed but thats Ricky trying to please us fans cant really pop him for that. I must say max respect to Juan for sticking it out and dishing some back.

who was Hatton fighting? I havent seen the fight yet but is Lazcano really a threat at this weight class? Lsat time i heard of Lazcano he was threatening to beat Oscar up, lost to vivian harris and now to hatton. I dont think Lazcano is the kind of fighter to show if Hatton is "back" or not. I dont think he ever left Mayweather is just better

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I thought he looked pretty sharp and motivated. I was scared about that, because after a first loss at a career it can really effect a fighter. But that wasnt the case for Ricky. He really did look like he still wants to be the best in the world and fight the best. After the performance he had against Juan, I back Ricky to beat anybody at 140.

Imagine a superfight at a catchweight of 143 against Cotto ;D

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I can Imagine it,But It's not pretty for Ricky.;D

NO-way was he back to his old self. And NEVER will be.

Lazcano was picked to get stopped. Hatton had to work his bollocks off the whole fight.

Few years back he would have got Lazcano out of there. He gets hit far too much these days and has lost that "walk through walls" aura.

BACK to his old self?? Is there one person on this forum who actually feels Hatton looked better against Lazcano than he had in his previous 3 fights:confused::confused:

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BACK to his old self?? Is there one person on this forum who actually feels Hatton looked better against Lazcano than he had in his previous 3 fights:confused::confused:

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Actually I think Hatton looked better Saturday night than in his last 3 fights. I was at the fight, he didnt hold as much, threw much better combinations and worked the body alot more like his used too. Yes he took some punches but thats the way Hatton fights and he always will. He had Lazcano in trouble on a number of occasions and only once did I think Ricky was in any trouble and that was the 10th round and he recovered quickly, the people who say the ref saved him are talking bullshit his lace came undone and had to be retied, if anything Lazcano looked the more unsteady on his feet at the time.

Wouldnt say it was up there with one of rickys great nights.

It was certainly a lot better than the last fight.

But urango, maussa, castillo and now lazcano - all similar performances with different outcomes.

Best performances ive ever seen from hatton was the tszyu and magee fights!!!