Would a prime Ricky Hatton beaten Broner.

[Silkeyjoe]

Depends on the ref. if they get a ref that doesn't allow Hatton to work on inside he has no chance. I'd say it would be similar to his fight against Floyd. Getting caught too easily by a guy who isn't a one punch king but has enough accuumalitive power to stop Hatton

[Violent Demise]

You are the one who said Parris did some monumental hack job. I was merely making a comparison to put things in there proper perspective instead of the exaggerated accusation you leveled. All anybody has to do is youtube around for Cortez interfering and it would probably give you ten links including some with complete breakdowns round by round.


You see it’s really quite simple and it goes hand in hand with the situational use of both “underrated” and “overrated”. It’s the ends justifies the means again regardless of what people actually witness. When this happens objectivity leaves the room.

For example, when a fighter that is the perceived underdog challenges for a title and wins that title, the referee regardless of degree of interference is blamed for the result. People double down if the ref happens to be of the same nationality as where the fight takes place.

However if the same fighter challenges another titlist a division up on that persons turf with a ref of the champions nationality and the ref is seen by the entire planet interfering to the extent of warning the wrong fighter for an infraction along with never letting the challenger get close to the champion the ref was not a factor.


But all this is academic. Ricky would be a handful for any 140 pound fighter in history with or without a British ref.

I'm sure he would be. I don't deny that Hatton was a tough fighter. But on June 4, 2005 he doesn't beat Kostya Tszyu without Dave Paris as the ref

[beenKOed]

I think they would both be hell for each other honestly, could see it going either way. Broner has never fought anyone who would attack his body like Hatton would, but he would've also been well capable of hurting Hatton and turning things around fast.

I agree, Hatton was a monster and went to the body as well as anyone ever, but Broner is very quick and Hatton's all out attack style made him susceptible to counters. It would have been a fight you'd remember that's for sure.

[g3org3]

At 140 hatton beats the shit out of broner, broner is good but he's hyped to fuck

[erics44]

Good vid from 2007 of Hatton comin' at you (Padholder wearing helmet cam.).

Pretty damn vicious, just rippin' shots.
Gives you a much different perspective and appreciation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udCVvVYLY1E

Hatton was The Man at 140.
I don't remember him ducking anybody.

other than well Cotto at 140 when the debate was who was the man at 140 at the time, then yea he didn't duck anyone

i remember hatton continually saying he would catch up to cotto at 140, i dont remember anyone ducking anyone i think you just made that up

cotto was quite delicate at 140, seemed to be wobbled in most of his top fights

I think hatton had a point

[FinitoElDinamita]

On neutral territory, not a snowball's chance in hell. Hatton was a lower B level fighter.. He dont have a chance.

[SugarBoxing]

Current version of Broner - yes

[Fenster]

There was never any misunderstanding about THE champion at 140, Hatton took it from Tszyu, Cotto was nothing more than a belt holder at 140.

[Beanz]

On neutral territory, not a snowball's chance in hell. Hatton was a lower B level fighter.. He dont have a chance.

If Hatton was a lower B level fighter then your chum Fury doesn't even make the alphabet.
Somewhere around -Z I should think.

[chinchekked]

I'm not a huge fan of any one of these guys, but call me crazy I say Hatton grinds him down late especially at 140. I think even the Hatton that lost to Mayweather beats Broner because he can be hit and Ricky had his moments when he was relentless and that was against a much better defensive fighter in Mayweather so I think the success he would have in hitting Broner would only motivate him more to keep it coming. I think Broner has a lot of tools to be a darn good fighter but I think that he can be "mugged" and roughed up by fighter who can come with a relentless approach to make it ugly. I say Hatton wins one of those ugly decision that has people arguing about who imposed their will...blah blah blah, but a Hatton win no less.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Good vid from 2007 of Hatton comin' at you (Padholder wearing helmet cam.).

Pretty damn vicious, just rippin' shots.
Gives you a much different perspective and appreciation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udCVvVYLY1E

Hatton was The Man at 140.
I don't remember him ducking anybody.

other than well Cotto at 140 when the debate was who was the man at 140 at the time, then yea he didn't duck anyone

i remember hatton continually saying he would catch up to cotto at 140, i dont remember anyone ducking anyone i think you just made that up

cotto was quite delicate at 140, seemed to be wobbled in most of his top fights

I think hatton had a point

Cotto only began to get "wobbled" at the end of 140 lb reign, he only was hurt badly in two fights, against Corley and Torres, Corley had power and even managed to rock Judah and Floyd, Torres went on to prove his power in later fights, and at that point Cotto was having trouble making that weight

[Spicoli]

Broner hasn't shown the mobility or basic defense for me to think otherwise. Hattons workrate pressure and power in the gut points and laughs at whatever Broner faced with Rees, Paulie or even a PDL. Broner sticks in that chicken wing arm, wide horse shoe stance I can see Hatton knocking him back on his heels into the corners with regularity.