Collazo Wants Oscar!

LUIS COLLAZO READY TO RETIRE OSCAR!

By Greg Leon


GL: It's been a while since we've had you on Boxingtalk, what's the latest and greatest and when can we expect you back in the ring? "Everything has been going good. I was in training camp with Paul Williams and I'm waiting for a big opportunity. I'm hoping Oscar De La Hoya steps up to the plate and gives me a shot.



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GL: You said you hope Oscar gives you a shot, why do you feel you deserve that fight?

Luis Collazo: "He's trying to fight smaller guys. He called out Ricky Hatton another junior welterweight, he just fought Steve Forbes. Not to take anything away from Steve Forbes, but he's not a welterweight. He's supposed to be trying to go out with a bang. Fight somebody in the welterweight division or 154, don't fight these little guys.



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GL: A lot of people want to fight Oscar, can you tell us why you feel you deserve the shot more than anybody else?

LC: "I'm one of the top weltweights in the world and he's trying to fight the best. I'm one of the best and I'm ready to fight him.



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GL: If nothing comes to fruition with Oscar, what else do you have lined up?

LC: "We're supposed to be doing an eliminator with Nelson Linares. Last time it didn't come through, if it doesn't come through this time he's going to get bumped out of the rankings.



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GL: What's the target date for date?

LC: "On the undercard of Nate Campbell's next fight.



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GL: What do you think about the Judah-Clottey fight?

LC: "They're both from Gleasons and they're both going to go at each other, may the best man win. I hope Zab is taking him serious, if he does he should be able to win.



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GL: What was the sparring with Paul Williams like?

LC: "It was a great experience for me. I got him ready, I'm just ready to get ready for my fight now.



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GL: When you were sparring with him did you let it all hang out or did you hold back because you know you could be fighting him somewhere down the line?

LC: "To be honest with you, I went in there and I did what I had to do. I made my mark and I let him know I was there. I left it like that, I didn't go too crazy, but when I had to step it up I stepped it up and let him know what it is.



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GL: Any final message for Oscar and closing thoughts for the fans?

LC: "Let's make this happen! If you want to fight at welterweight, I'm more than ready to retire you. I want my fans to know I'm coming back soon and thanks a lot to Boxingtalk.

Good Shit, I'd love to see the fight and i rate collazo real high among welters..

I know alot of people will say what has he done to deserve etc etc..

But what did stevie forbes do?.. What we know is Lou Collazo is a true welterweight, a dangerous opponent for any welterweight.. and with floyd retiring and leaving oscar without an opponent there are much worse choices out there for him..

The cotto margarito winner will be in no shape to compete come sept 20 after going to war end of july..

He wont fight sugar shane again..Niether want the fight..

Ricky is busy with paulie..

Mora .. i mean Cmon.. Mora or Collazo.. EXACTLY

Lets see whats what oscar..

Nice Interview Tito.

I like Luis a lot, but am unsure if he really deserves Oscar. I think he should have chased a rematch with the Sugarman if he felt he could beat him.

He Doesnt deserve it and he WILL lose

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Nice Interview Tito.

I like Luis a lot, but am unsure if he really deserves Oscar. I think he should have chased a rematch with the Sugarman if he felt he could beat him.

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Rep returned my bro

nd yeah i think they had been looking for a shane return but its all been going in circles..

Failing this oscar fight though.. the shane return looks far better..

Cos everytime it happens Lou says i want shane, shane says i want cotto.. and its all going in circles.. If shane wants some money and cant find an opponent.. we know he wants to fight..but zab pulled out which sucks for him.. kinda like oscars situation.. zab got himself another fight.. we know shane wants to stay busy and wants the cotto fight.. but cotto wont fight again after margarito until late '08 so for me.. Both sugar shane and oscar are perfect fights..

And both for most people will say like.. But i dont think collazo is on this level he jumps the gun strait into deep water.. But he turns up and does the business.. failing hand injuries..Lol and then people have no choice but to take notice.. but i think after all this inactivity lou is actually in a very good spot to take advantage right now :)

Collazo is a warm-up opponent for Oscar in the mold of Mayorga and Forbes... he's already done that this year

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He Doesnt deserve it and he WILL lose

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Fuck you.. Hatton got his ass fucking whipped.

See i dont go round saying that shit.. but your fucking right its true..

Fuck hatton.. Fuck you

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He Doesnt deserve it and he WILL lose

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Fuck you.. Hatton got his ass fucking whipped.

See i dont go round saying that shit.. but your fucking right its true..

Fuck hatton.. Fuck you

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:o

Someone just got put over a knee and spanked!!!!:D

Good interview by the way. I like Collazo; too bad he stays so low on the radar in the WW div. I'd like to see him get some good fights. Oscar won't have an easy time with this kid IMO. I'd like a Collazo/Cintron fight as well.

I bet he ends up fighting Cotto or Shane (though to be honest I dont really want to see ethier). He's not that any of their levels.

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Good interview by the way. I like Collazo; too bad he stays so low on the radar in the WW div. I'd like to see him get some good fights. Oscar won't have an easy time with this kid IMO. I'd like a Collazo/Cintron fight as well.

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Thanks for the reply

I also like a cintron collazo fight.. Frankly i favour collazo for these reasons..

Firstly people will say that collazo got stopped .. The cassiani fight.. okay so he got caught and was on the ropes.. But might have been a bit premature..

To have grown since then and the way he hung in for a decision with one hand for 9 rounds for sugar shane tells you enough about slicking it out with no jab hand.. imagine nine rounds with a hall of famer just pawing a jab and setting up the right.. Theres only so many ways you can do it..

and secondly.. The way a guy like feliciano lasted into the late rounds with cintron is crazy.. god bless jesse.. a great guy, can take a hell of a shot.. but if cintron couldnt finish him earlier then that like alot of lesser guys have.. im sure feliciano rose to the occasion but it makes me wana put good money on the fact that collazo can slick it out and do him via decision..

Saying "I want to fight Oscar" is the same as saying:

"I want to be rich"

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Saying "I want to fight Oscar" is the same as saying:

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Your not wrong

Could Collazo grab a strap at 154?? He is ackward and there is a helluva lot less up there.

I think that would be a good fight Collazo vs Cintron and Collazo vs Quintana , now that Lou DiBella is working a fight between Quintana vs Cintron , two Ex-Champ that was KO two times , i think that is a great match up..............;D

It's funny how he says Hatton is the smaller guy an all and he put Collazo on his ass and walked thorugh all of what Collazo had LOL.

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It's funny how he says Hatton is the smaller guy an all and he put Collazo on his ass and walked thorugh all of what Collazo had LOL.

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Yeah that was a brutal knockdown wasnt it.. Did i say brutal.. I meant bullshit

And for one dont go dishing out neg rep without reading into the situation..

Your so infatuated with hatton that the first sign of anything against him you dish out neg rep.. that is whats pathetic thanks very much..

and as a matter of fact i gave hitmanhatton a small amount of neg rep with a jokey comment.. He neg repped me back saying ' grow up you prick' ..
and we talk alot.. on here, on msn.. usually were pretty friendly..
But i thought that was bang out of order.. and i never said anything cos i didnt wana be rude but im fucking sick of everytime he see's something i post he thinks it jokey to belittle my opinion.. and talk shit

i mean.. ' he doesnt deserve it and he will loose' Yeah nice backup statement to go with it aswell.. perfect explanation.. thats fucking bullshit dictation and in no way shape or form fair.

So have some nice neg rep back and i hope you feel bad cos that too was bang out of order.

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It's funny how he says Hatton is the smaller guy an all and he put Collazo on his ass and walked thorugh all of what Collazo had LOL.

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Yeah that was a brutal knockdown wasnt it.. Did i say brutal.. I meant bullshit

And for one dont go dishing out neg rep without reading into the situation..

Your so infatuated with hatton that the first sign of anything against him you dish out neg rep.. that is whats pathetic thanks very much..

and as a matter of fact i gave hitmanhatton a small amount of neg rep with a jokey comment.. He neg repped me back saying ' grow up you prick' ..
and we talk alot.. on here, on msn.. usually were pretty friendly..
But i thought that was bang out of order.. and i never said anything cos i didnt wana be rude but im fucking sick of everytime he see's something i post he thinks it jokey to belittle my opinion.. and talk shit

i mean.. ' he doesnt deserve it and he will loose' Yeah nice backup statement to go with it aswell.. perfect explanation.. thats fucking bullshit dictation and in no way shape or form fair.

So have some nice neg rep back and i hope you feel bad cos that too was bang out of order.

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hitman hatton is right, why does Collazo deserve it ?? he got beat by a 140 pounder while getting floored and then got totally schooled by Shane Mosely. There are a lot more fighters out there that deserve a shot at ODLH than him. Williams, Margo, Cotto, Mora etc

And I'll dish out neg rep to who I want thank you very much. Why your crying about it is beyond me. Are you still sore after me and Pacstraightleft double teamed you ?? :lolhaha:

All I can say is:

;D;D;D;D;D:gayfight2::gayfight2::LOLATYOU::lolhaha ::lolhaha::lolhaha::lolhaha::lolololol::lolololol: :lolololol:

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It's funny how he says Hatton is the smaller guy an all and he put Collazo on his ass and walked thorugh all of what Collazo had LOL.

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Yeah that was a brutal knockdown wasnt it.. Did i say brutal.. I meant bullshit

And for one dont go dishing out neg rep without reading into the situation..

Your so infatuated with hatton that the first sign of anything against him you dish out neg rep.. that is whats pathetic thanks very much..

and as a matter of fact i gave hitmanhatton a small amount of neg rep with a jokey comment.. He neg repped me back saying ' grow up you prick' ..
and we talk alot.. on here, on msn.. usually were pretty friendly..
But i thought that was bang out of order.. and i never said anything cos i didnt wana be rude but im fucking sick of everytime he see's something i post he thinks it jokey to belittle my opinion.. and talk shit

i mean.. ' he doesnt deserve it and he will loose' Yeah nice backup statement to go with it aswell.. perfect explanation.. thats fucking bullshit dictation and in no way shape or form fair.

So have some nice neg rep back and i hope you feel bad cos that too was bang out of order.

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hitman hatton is right, why does Collazo deserve it ?? he got beat by a 140 pounder while getting floored and then got totally schooled by Shane Mosely. There are a lot more fighters out there that deserve a shot at ODLH than him. Williams, Margo, Cotto, Mora etc

And I'll dish out neg rep to who I want thank you very much. Why your crying about it is beyond me. Are you still sore after me and Pacstraightleft double teamed you ?? :lolhaha:

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Im sorry this happened when? And on what subject>??

I think you have me mistaken for someone else..

Everyone here knows your super immature and you just bum hatton all day

the reasons why collazo is a fine enough opponent are clear in my original post..

and no the knockdown was bullshit.. i had it a twelve round draw, didnt count the knockdown and frankly the twelf could easily be ten - 8 to collazo

Suck that

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It's funny how he says Hatton is the smaller guy an all and he put Collazo on his ass and walked thorugh all of what Collazo had LOL.

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Yeah that was a brutal knockdown wasnt it.. Did i say brutal.. I meant bullshit

And for one dont go dishing out neg rep without reading into the situation..

Your so infatuated with hatton that the first sign of anything against him you dish out neg rep.. that is whats pathetic thanks very much..

and as a matter of fact i gave hitmanhatton a small amount of neg rep with a jokey comment.. He neg repped me back saying ' grow up you prick' ..
and we talk alot.. on here, on msn.. usually were pretty friendly..
But i thought that was bang out of order.. and i never said anything cos i didnt wana be rude but im fucking sick of everytime he see's something i post he thinks it jokey to belittle my opinion.. and talk shit

i mean.. ' he doesnt deserve it and he will loose' Yeah nice backup statement to go with it aswell.. perfect explanation.. thats fucking bullshit dictation and in no way shape or form fair.

So have some nice neg rep back and i hope you feel bad cos that too was bang out of order.

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hitman hatton is right, why does Collazo deserve it ?? he got beat by a 140 pounder while getting floored and then got totally schooled by Shane Mosely. There are a lot more fighters out there that deserve a shot at ODLH than him. Williams, Margo, Cotto, Mora etc

And I'll dish out neg rep to who I want thank you very much. Why your crying about it is beyond me. Are you still sore after me and Pacstraightleft double teamed you ?? :lolhaha:

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spot on

tito i dunno whats up with you but to go neg repping people becasue they feel your boy will lose isnt on imo,

and as for no back up statement i didnt think it was neccesary but ill give it anyways as been as your so wound up

collazo lost both his big fights (hatton and mosely) has done nothing in the mean time to get back into a posistion to challenge de la hoya

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It's funny how he says Hatton is the smaller guy an all and he put Collazo on his ass and walked thorugh all of what Collazo had LOL.

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Did you miss the 12th round?

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It's funny how he says Hatton is the smaller guy an all and he put Collazo on his ass and walked thorugh all of what Collazo had LOL.

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Did you miss the 12th round?

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Did he get floored ? NO.

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Originally Posted by lance Uppercut

Saying "I want to fight Oscar" is the same as saying:

"I want to be rich"

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Absolutely correct and whomever does get the fight will be rich afterwards.

Hell I'd fight oscar for the kind of payday he brings, I'd lose quicker than Codrington-Green, but I'd still do it.

Collazo just wants a payday and lets face it,that's ALL Oscar brings to the table now: a big $$$day.

As for Collazo, the jury is still out on him imo. Skilled:yes. Can he fight at the highest level?Not sure. He engaged Rivera in a WAR but Rivera is a limited fighter. Struggled with Hatton(or Hatton struggled with him), either way,he looked good at best. Lost to Shane. So I'm not sure. Want to see him mix it up with Cintron, Clottey,Judah etc.

Who doesn't, it doesn't matter though as I can't see any possible reason that ODLH would fight him.

Luis Collazo gave Hatton his toughest fight.
A massive Hatton fan, I only scored the fight for Hatton by the knockdown point.

From a Collazo or neutral perspective I can correctly claim that they each won six rounds, the difference being Hatton winning the first 10-8 and the six that Collazo won were won big, whereas Ricky shaded his. Collazo proved his worth in that fight.

From a Hatton fan perspective, Ricky showed tremendous heart to withstand a constant barrage of punches and retain his footing to stay up. Great heart, great chin. Ricky's toughest fight.

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It's funny how he says Hatton is the smaller guy an all and he put Collazo on his ass and walked thorugh all of what Collazo had LOL.

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Did you miss the 12th round?

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Did he get floored ? NO.

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But he walked through Collazo's shots right?? You tool, he was out on his feet the entire round against a very light puncher in a fight that was at best a draw in his favour.

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Did you miss the 12th round?

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Did he get floored ? NO.

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But he walked through Collazo's shots right?? You tool, he was out on his feet the entire round against a very light puncher in a fight that was at best a draw in his favour.

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He took Collazo's BEST shots and stayed on his feet you daft twat. Collazo had previousley KO'd the jr-middle champ and was a natural 147 pounder and yet he couldn't put Ricky a natural 140 pounder on his ass LOL. "Very light puncher" you say, not when a 140 pounder is taking the shots ;)

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Did he get floored ? NO.

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But he walked through Collazo's shots right?? You tool, he was out on his feet the entire round against a very light puncher in a fight that was at best a draw in his favour.

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He took Collazo's BEST shots and stayed on his feet you daft twat. Collazo had previousley KO'd the jr-middle champ and was a natural 147 pounder and yet he couldn't put Ricky a natural 140 pounder on his ass LOL. "Very light puncher" you say, not when a 140 pounder is taking the shots ;)

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calm down mate, i get what your saying , and i think hatton struggled in the 12th due to poor stamina than collazos strength or power,

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And I'll dish out neg rep to who I want thank you very much. Why your crying about it is beyond me. Are you still sore after me and Pacstraightleft double teamed you ?? :lolhaha:

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Well go on then.. Im still waiting for this explanation and proof of this double teaming.. Which to my knowledge did not happen..

Cmon.. Show me the thread, the subject.. It amuses you so much but all it comes down to is proof of your idiocy that you are mistaken..

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Well go on then.. Im still waiting for this explanation and proof of this double teaming.. Which to my knowledge did not happen..

Cmon.. Show me the thread, the subject.. It amuses you so much but all it comes down to is proof of your idiocy that you are mistaken..

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It weren't you, it was GAME the Pac hater, your the Hatton hater.

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It weren't you, it was GAME the Pac hater, your the Hatton hater.

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Well well.. Mistaken werent we..

Get your facts right ;):)

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It's funny how he says Hatton is the smaller guy an all and he put Collazo on his ass and walked thorugh all of what Collazo had LOL.

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Did you miss the 12th round?

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Did he get floored ? NO.

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I meant to reply to this but now I'm glad I didn't. You really are blinded by your love for Hatton aren't you?

I agree with most in that Collazo won't get Oscar but he did almost have Hatton KO'd.

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Did you miss the 12th round?

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Did he get floored ? NO.

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I meant to reply to this but now I'm glad I didn't. You really are blinded by your love for Hatton aren't you?

I agree with most in that Collazo won't get Oscar but he did almost have Hatton KO'd.

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What are you on about. What I said was facts, he took Collazo's punches and never went down. So why are you coming out with such stupid statements ? :rolleyes: I'm not being biased at all, he was badly wobbled yes but he didn't go down.

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Did you miss the 12th round?

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I meant to reply to this but now I'm glad I didn't. You really are blinded by your love for Hatton aren't you?

I agree with most in that Collazo won't get Oscar but he did almost have Hatton KO'd.

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He hurt hatton big time towards the end and ricky found fighting a bigger guy at a heavier weight for 12 rounds tough going.

But its all ifs and buts

hatton won the fight by a good 2-3 rounds on most scorecards and that in itself should make it as clean cut as you can get.

LMAO.... why would Oscar ever fight Luis Collazo?

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LMAO.... why would Oscar ever fight Luis Collazo?

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Did he get floored ? NO.

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But he walked through Collazo's shots right?? You tool, he was out on his feet the entire round against a very light puncher in a fight that was at best a draw in his favour.

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He took Collazo's BEST shots and stayed on his feet you daft twat. Collazo had previousley KO'd the jr-middle champ and was a natural 147 pounder and yet he couldn't put Ricky a natural 140 pounder on his ass LOL. "Very light puncher" you say, not when a 140 pounder is taking the shots ;)

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I swear to god, I've never seen a case where more is made of 7 lbs than with your boy Hatton. I'm a daft twat, please. You are probably the most delluded, immature poster on this site and anyone who knows dick all can see it. For christs sake, he fights at ONE weight class above the weight he's been at his entire career, and he's supposed to this totally innefective, completely different fighter, even when he had TWO chances to add the weight properly. How bout Manny Pacquiao who takes the best punches 130 has to offer when he was fighting at 112(and had been KO'ed) while Hatton was still at 140. What does that say about Hatton if he can't handle moving up 7 lbs, so much so that he can't even take a semi decent punch at that weight. Can you think of one other fighter in history who gets the same tag?? They were this monter in one division, but move up one weight class and they were totally out of their depth? Of course you can't, because it's not the case. It has a lot less to do with how effective Hatton is at Welter, but more with how there are BETTER fighters than him at the weight. That's why he's considered so good at 140 but not Welter, his opponents aren't on the same level. He can't take a good punch at any weight, Collazo doesn't hit nearly as hard as several fighters in Hatton's division such as Torres or Holt. Urango probably hit harder too, he just didn't have the skill to land much on Hatton. But hey, what's really the use in arguing. Hatton will be remembered as the good fighter he is who caught Tszyu at the right time, but nothing more. Go cry about it.

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It's funny how he says Hatton is the smaller guy an all and he put Collazo on his ass and walked thorugh all of what Collazo had LOL.

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First of all, just because he wasn't floored doesn't mean he walked through Collazo's shots. Secondly, Hatton was about as close to being floored as you can get without actually dropping. He was badly hurt. I remember watching that, as someone who was cheering for Hatton, thinking he was lucky to make it out of the round.

And I thought your little vacation had done you some good.

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LMAO.... why would Oscar ever fight Luis Collazo?

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I think my reasons in the first post are okay reasons.. Nothing much more..

What am i to say?.. Of course i am a fan Lol.. I mean most have seen only the hatton and mosely fights.. and the lucky ones maybe the gonzalez fight or the rivera fight or both and that even suprises me when they have..

But i been following collazo for ages.. he was one of my fave prospects since about 14-0 Course that stopped there but he kept winning afterwards and i just admire his style of fighting..

Frankly i think there isnt enough excuses to say why he has been so inactive since the hand healed up after mosely.. Although he has had at least a couple fighters pull out on him and Mr King isnt really doing his job at present..

the way i feel is people believe he is somewhat in the mix.. but i think he is right up in the mix but just needs an opponent to show it..

as of right now im saying shit yeah oscar fight is great, but i wouldnt say it after sept 20.. its just oscar has the date.. he needs an opponent and i'd like luis to be given a shot, cos i think he can do it.. especially against oscar i think the style match up great.. if it was after then i would say no oscar has bigger fish to fry and i would rather see a cintron fight..

But of course now oscar is saying one more fight.. not two.. that bieng the case..

Dont fight luis collazo..

Luis collazo for me.. Ideally.. Oscar next.. Thats a bit of a long shot..

but long shots aside perfect couple matchups.. Nelson linares (Eliminator).. not sure which title.. But i definately fancy his chances better against the next wbc champ or paul williams.. hes in the mix but im not optimistic about marg or cotto.. so title fight and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ..Hatton rematch :);) Lol

And Boozeboxer said it earlier.. 154 could be a great move.. 7 pounds is not an issue for a skilled enough fighter.. not for sugar shane, not for oscar, not for tito, not for forrest, not for julio.. (examples) So recognition comes at 147.. then why struggle to make weight later when there is business to be had at 154 :)

Keep runnin' ricky