Castillo-Hatton on June 23!

[ICB]

http://www.fightnews.com/

[jbirdy]

awesome. felt a little twitch down stairs again when i thought of the fight. cant wait
they got hatton's record wrong though, he's 42-0 not 40-0

[Pugilistic]

thats good i suppose. but what happens for hatton after he maybe beats castillo ? is mayweather next or will mayweather retire before he gets the chance or cotto and i think cotto would beat him.

[Kev]

Is there something wrong with me in not being really very excited about this?

I really think it will be an ugly fight, 12 round decision with Ricky probably winning a close 116-112 decision.

But it really means shit to be honest. 147 lb is the where the action is. Neither Hatton or Castillo deserve to be in the p4p rankings and whover wins becomes the man in a division where all the proper talent moved up a year or so ago.

Hatton and Castillo are like vultures fighting over a baby zebra carcass. The lions who made the kill have already eaten their fill and moved onto to hunt for bigger prey.

[killersheep]

Is there something wrong with me in not being really very excited about this?

I really think it will be an ugly fight, 12 round decision with Ricky probably winning a close 116-112 decision.

But it really means shit to be honest. 147 lb is the where the action is. Neither Hatton or Castillo deserve to be in the p4p rankings and whover wins becomes the man in a division where all the proper talent moved up a year or so ago.

Hatton and Castillo are like vultures fighting over a baby zebra carcass. The lions who made the kill have already eaten their fill and moved onto to hunt for bigger prey.

Do you think Castillo should have gone to 147 already?

[Kev]

Is there something wrong with me in not being really very excited about this?

I really think it will be an ugly fight, 12 round decision with Ricky probably winning a close 116-112 decision.

But it really means S*** to be honest. 147 lb is the where the action is. Neither Hatton or Castillo deserve to be in the p4p rankings and whover wins becomes the man in a division where all the proper talent moved up a year or so ago.

Hatton and Castillo are like vultures fighting over a baby zebra carcass. The lions who made the kill have already eaten their fill and moved onto to hunt for bigger prey.

Do you think Castillo should have gone to 147 already?

Honestly I don't think Castillo will be a factor at 147lb. He's not an exceptional fighter really, just a very good one. His biggest win is his first loss to Floyd Mayweather.

Going life and death with Diego Coralles doesn't an elite fighter make, and against most opponents he looks ordinary.

To my knowledge the only time in recent years he has looked truly impressive was the rematch with Coralles. But he didn't even attempt to make weight in that fight and Coralles really struggled to get down there.

Castillo is about on a par with Casamayor imo.

Look at Castillo's record since fighting Mayweather and it's nothing special at all really, two 12 round decisions against complete C listers at best in his last two outings, a split decision win over Casmayor that many felt that he lost, a late TKO win over Julio Diaz who to be honest is the sort of paper champ that Ricky Hatton would love to fight if he was at 140.

He's completely overratted if you ask me.

[Preme]

Fe wmonths ago this was a 'super fight' something i cudn't w8 for, mouthwatering.. now i really don't care to much and can't see my self paying for the PPV;/

[Kev]

Fe wmonths ago this was a 'super fight' something i cudn't w8 for, mouthwatering.. now i really don't care to much and can't see my self paying for the PPV;/

My thoughts exactly, don't get me wrong I'll be looking forward to watching the fight but it reallys doesn't mean much.

Neither Hatton or Castillo has any realistic chance of progressing from this.

I guess if Hatton wins he will look to beat Torres and M'Baye before his 'superfight' with Witter whereas if Castillo wins we will probably get to enjoy a third fight with Coralles or maybe a 12 round unanimous defeat at the hands of Cotto.

As a p4p fight it has slightly more value than the first Gatti Ward meeting when they fought for the title of Ultimate Blood and Guts Warrior.

[Scrap]

If the saying istrue, youre only as good as your last fight theres not a lot to look forward to.

[GOLDENBOY213]

These two fighters will beat floyd .

[Sovereign]

It'll be a good fight. It's a big test for both of them, and you can say what you want about Castillo but he's still a fighter with real class. You dont write off Castillo, hell no, he's been there done it all. He's probably not as sharp as he was 2 or 3 years ago thats true, but he's far from shot and I think he'll give Hatton a good fight. He's got too much pedigree to write off just like that. I wouldn't say he was P4P top 10 but he's probably the most dangerous guy at 140lbs right now, along with Hatton.

Personal opinion is that if Hatton's kept himself in shape and capable of going the full 12 rounds, like old fashioned ricky used to do, then he'll beat castillo with pure determination. Castillo can hang with Ricky, there's no doubt about it, but Hatton at his best used to throw 1,000+ punches a fight regularly. If Hatton fights with that sort of aggression I don't think Castillo can win.

[meowza]

Hatton and Castillo are like vultures fighting over a baby zebra carcass. The lions who made the kill have already eaten their fill and moved onto to hunt for bigger prey.

Haha
cc for the beautiful analogy!

But yeah, Hatton's gonna beat Castillo. Then probably go on to "clean out" the division beating guys like N'Dou and M'Baye and other guys with apostrophes in their name. His fans go nuts for "wiping" out the entire div. Hatton haters will say he wiped out a shallow div. Arguments ensue for years. I've seen the future already.

[yoitsdan]

Hatton and Castillo are like vultures fighting over a baby zebra carcass. The lions who made the kill have already eaten their fill and moved onto to hunt for bigger prey.

Haha
cc for the beautiful analogy!

But yeah, Hatton's gonna beat Castillo. Then probably go on to "clean out" the division beating guys like N'Dou and M'Baye and other guys with apostrophes in their name. His fans go nuts for "wiping" out the entire div. Hatton haters will say he wiped out a shallow div. Arguments ensue for years. I've seen the future already.

Please have faith, he's fighting Castillo (who a while ago was the god of all lightweights untli the rumour hatton was fighting him got out) and if he wins then he's fighting Mosley, Cotto, or if you believe the rumours made by the men themselves, fighting Mayweather or ODLH in Manchester.

[DaxxKahn]

Is there something wrong with me in not being really very excited about this?

I really think it will be an ugly fight, 12 round decision with Ricky probably winning a close 116-112 decision.

But it really means S*** to be honest. 147 lb is the where the action is. Neither Hatton or Castillo deserve to be in the p4p rankings and whover wins becomes the man in a division where all the proper talent moved up a year or so ago.

Hatton and Castillo are like vultures fighting over a baby zebra carcass. The lions who made the kill have already eaten their fill and moved onto to hunt for bigger prey.

I think your lack of excitement has to do with the fact both fighters have looked like crap their last time out....If they perform like they did then we will have a snoozer.....If both are up to par we will have a hell of a fight......lets hope for the second chioce

[Kev]

Is there something wrong with me in not being really very excited about this?

I really think it will be an ugly fight, 12 round decision with Ricky probably winning a close 116-112 decision.

But it really means S*** to be honest. 147 lb is the where the action is. Neither Hatton or Castillo deserve to be in the p4p rankings and whover wins becomes the man in a division where all the proper talent moved up a year or so ago.

Hatton and Castillo are like vultures fighting over a baby zebra carcass. The lions who made the kill have already eaten their fill and moved onto to hunt for bigger prey.

I think your lack of excitement has to do with the fact both fighters have looked like crap their last time out....If they perform like they did then we will have a snoozer.....If both are up to par we will have a hell of a fight......lets hope for the second chioce

Ricky hasn't looked good in his past 3 fights, Castillo's past 3 fights have been two uninspiring 12 rounders against unknowns and a rubber match with Coralles which was cancelled because he couldn't make weight, again.

I've never seen Ricky Hatton in an exciting fight truth be told. Can anyone name a real barnburner he was in, or a fight where looked spectacular?

He reminds me of Kasim Ouma, another fighter whose punch stats and workrate sound really impressive on paper but whose fights are actually really workmanlike and dull to watch.

Castillo at least has had his fair share of thrilling fights, and can win in style occasionally, but his career is also peppered with dull decisions and unexciting victories also.