When Did Hattons Punch Resistance Go?

[BoomBoom]

I know people are going to jump on me and say Manny of Floyd would have stopped him at any time in his career. And I agree, I think Floyd or Manny beat him 10 out of 10 times, but I dont know that he would have been knocked down from some of the punches that were landed. He never had a good defense, but he had a sturdy enough chin that he could take punches to land punches, though not without a price. Over the last few years it seems he was getting buzzed more and more since around the Maussa fight. That was his 40th fight in a career that he built on the ability to walk through punches when needed and finishing the job. Maussa and Tszyu, both big puncher, rocked him in their fights but never put him down and his head seemed to clear faster than recently. So my question is did his ability to take a punch diminish over time, or was it that he just didnt fight good, prime opposition until late in his career? Or was the weight gain and loss a factor? I suspect its a bit of all these things combined. All in all, I do think there was a time when he had a very good chin. With his style, he wouldnt ave made it this far without one.

[Violent Demise]

The ring post. That did it. It shattered Hatton's chin.

[Nameless]

I would say somewhere during or maybe after the fight with Mayweather, due to his hardcore lifestyle outside the ring and this very bad habit of blocking shots with his chin.

[kingfrnk]

after the floyd loss.

[skel1983]

Hard to say really been on the slippery slope defintly after the Mayweather fight, Lazcano had him in huge trouble which was a big shock for me.

[Kirkland Laing]

Getting knocked out against Floyd and general wear and tear exacerabated by bad living habits in between fights. He was rocked a couple of times by Lazcano after the Floyd fight, a guy not known for being a big puncher. I think the Tszyu fight took a lot out of him as well.

[XaduBoxer]

Starting here...

[Andre]

Starting here...

then progressing between the chip shop and mums pub and headon into The PacMAn Express ding ding ding he didnt even see the warning lights.

[BoomBoom]

Could be around the Mayweather fight. Going back to 140 couldnt have helped. I think too that fighting Malignaggi, who cant punch, and Juan Lazcano, who managed to hurt Ricky but wasnt a huge puncher at 140 though he was a pretty good puncher below that, kind of masked the fact that his chin wasnt what it once was imo.

[Kel]

I am a big Hatton fan and I have watched all his fights many times, the Tszyu fight was the most important of his career and he knew it. There is no doubt that if he lost that fight he would never have got big names like Floyd or Pac in the ring (maybe Castillo) so he went through hell to get that win and he was hugely motivated for that fight, I think this is the fight that started it all off as he took some huge shots.

After the Collazo fight I don't think he was ever the same, he took some hard shots in that fight especially near the end. Since that fight I think Hatton has had lots of trouble making weight at 140. He has looked like shit on the scales for every fight after Collazo apart from the Floyd fight at 147 and it was the Floyd fight that did the job.

[ono]

His chin is something that has been built up solely on the back of the Tszyu fight because he took a couple of solid looking shots without looking hurt. Thing is even Tszyu's power seem to have been hit or miss. It lookes spectacular when he ko'd Judah....but Judah's china chin obviously helped in that dept. Seen a few interviews (only yesterday as it happens - old boxing monthly mag) with Tszyu's past oppnents - some say he hits hard, some say he can't really punch. I'd guess the truth is somewhere in between but the power is hyped because his best win resulted in a spectacular KO. Anyway getting back to Hatton....


I've watched him his whole career and he has been stunned or hurt on numerous occassions. Gilbert Quiros seriously hurt him in the first round of their fight back in 2000. Eamonn Magee had him down and then badly hurt in the 2nd round, Vince Phillips shook him up big-time. Hatton even admitting that his legs had completely gone at that point in the fight. Tackie also tagged him and hurt him. Then there was the Urango fight where a body shot doubled him over and then Collazo hurt him several times before Lazcano had him in trouble twice. His punch resistance has just been pretty average. Against all of the above he could get away with it because they weren't quite good enough to finish him off and as such let him off the hook. He just wasn't that lucky against Mayweather or the Pacman.

[Master]

It is the accumulation of punches over 50 fights and having even less of a defence against the world class boxers he has faced. That would shorten anybodies career.

[J_Undisputed]

They say its the ones you don't see that hurt you. Tszyu's punched weren't hard to see coming (unless you did something stupid like drop your hands and lean back with your chin in the air). Even still he hit like a ton bricks. Hatton was young at that point and absorbed the shots better. Allowing him to stand and trade.

Looking at the Pac and Mayweather fights. Those were the same type of shots. Beautiful short inside shots that an aggressive fighter often never sees coming. One put him on his back and the other probably worthy of 3 concussions from a single punch (if you count the ring post and his head hitting the canvas). Mayweather probably figure Hatton would be a sucker for the punch as did Roach and Pac (if not before watching tape of the Mayweather fight, definitely after). That unfortunately solves Ricky every time apparently. Malignaggi is probably wishing like hell he tried throwing those. Even with limited punching power, he probably could have scored a flash or two.

Now I'm not saying Rickys isn't damaged goods now as far as punch resistance goes. But I think the quality, placement and timing of those shots have a lot to do with it.

[Quinito]

They say its the ones you don't see that hurt you. Tszyu's punched weren't hard to see coming (unless you did something stupid like drop your hands and lean back with your chin in the air). Even still he hit like a ton bricks. Hatton was young at that point and absorbed the shots better. Allowing him to stand and trade.

Looking at the Pac and Mayweather fights. Those were the same type of shots. Beautiful short inside shots that an aggressive fighter often never sees coming. One put him on his back and the other probably worthy of 3 concussions from a single punch (if you count the ring post and his head hitting the canvas). Mayweather probably figure Hatton would be a sucker for the punch as did Roach and Pac (if not before watching tape of the Mayweather fight, definitely after). That unfortunately solves Ricky every time apparently. Malignaggi is probably wishing like hell he tried throwing those. Even with limited punching power, he probably could have scored a flash or two.

Now I'm not saying Rickys isn't damaged goods now as far as punch resistance goes. But I think the quality, placement and timing of those shots have a lot to do with it.

The first sentence says it all.

[Quinito]

I think Ricky's punch resistance has something to do with this logo...

It weakens him. It's some sort of kryptonite for him.