I'm on a personal mission - To tell everyone that Hatton is NOT on the slide.

[bigragu]

He had no choice but to move up, if you cannot physically make the weight what else can you do?

Good fighters can move up one or two divisions and still be effective. Am i wrong?No your not. BUT, Ricky's style would be less and less effective the more he moves up in weight.

not really....moving up in weight is a huge thing..which is why PBF gets his just do....you fight at the lightest weight you can get down to....if you can get down to 135 then so be it...sure you walk around a t 160....but if all you can get down to is 140 or 147..you might be walking around at 160-190....Cotto and Baldomir are prime examples....but if they were to move up to 154 or 160 they would get their a**es handed to them because of the size factor......

[Nium]

He isnt over the hill, the consistency of better competition has just gotten better...
Sorry but he's not going to be fighting bums like Eamon Macgee anymore

Go to BS and check your PM's

[Taeth]

I don't think he is over the hill I just think he was overrated. He was dominating Urango until the 6th round when he slowed down. There is no excuse for it at his level.

[El Gamo]

I agree,he is not over the hill. He looked bad moving up,fighting a slick southpaw with poor preparation and Urango was just a play it safe fight,he didn't plan on looking good,he wanted to ensure the safety of the Castiloo fight. I want JLC to win but I feel we will see the best of Hatton in this fight.

No excuses can be made from either camp,the winner is the winner,and deserves due respect.

[Kel]

Why is everyone wanting him to move up, so he gets a beating? He took one fight at 147 because his opponent at 140lb was injured and he did not want to let all his fans who dished out a lot of money to see him in America down. He aint a welterweight, most of the welters mentioned are taller with a better reach and stronger.

Because that's where his big fights are at! Both Cotto and Judah spent a lot of time at 140lb and they both look fine at 147. If Hatton only wants to be known as a fighter who beat an old champion then he needs to get on his bike and move up to 147lb and mix it with the big boys who not so long ago were exactly the same size he is. Who is he going to fight at 140 after Castillo? Witter or Harris? He beats those two guys and nobody would give a shit.

Same weight, not size.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Why is everyone wanting him to move up, so he gets a beating? He took one fight at 147 because his opponent at 140lb was injured and he did not want to let all his fans who dished out a lot of money to see him in America down. He aint a welterweight, most of the welters mentioned are taller with a better reach and stronger.

Because that's where his big fights are at! Both Cotto and Judah spent a lot of time at 140lb and they both look fine at 147. If Hatton only wants to be known as a fighter who beat an old champion then he needs to get on his bike and move up to 147lb and mix it with the big boys who not so long ago were exactly the same size he is. Who is he going to fight at 140 after Castillo? Witter or Harris? He beats those two guys and nobody would give a S***.

Same weight, not size.

Surely Judah isn't bigger than Hatton?

[Kel]

1" Taller with a 7" reach advantage over Rick

[bzkfn]

He isnt over the hill, the consistency of better competition has just gotten better...
Sorry but he's not going to be fighting bums like Eamon Macgee anymore

Urango is a bum, he won the title by a gift over Ben Rabah. Collazo, was absolutely destroyed by Mosley.
Maussa is a wilder swinging Urango basically.

I believe Castillo is gonna destroy Hatton, Hatton takes the first 5 rounds and then it's JLC all night long.
Look for dirty tactics from both fighters.

To get back to the topic at hand, I do feel Hatton is on the slide. His work rate is way down, and he is getting
gassed out in the championship rounds. His fights pre-tszyu and of course the tszyu fight itself showed a young
hyper active warrior, jumping in and doing high-work rate body work just annihilateing the competition, haven't
seen that since Tszyu though, keep in mind that, that was 2 years ago.

i now have 47 sad clicks, watch them go up as they always do when I don't agree that Hatton walks on water.

I don't agree with you, but I'm not gunna sad click you for having an opinion. It's interesting you think Hatton is on the slide, but haven't acknowledged that Castillo doesn't look his best and is rusty as hell. Too many wars will see Hatton win. It'll be a great fight while it lasts though.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

1" Taller with a 7" reach advantage over Rick

Also, can someone name just ONE 5ft 6 Welterweight who had a remotely sucsessfull Career

Ricky has gone off the boil lately but he's had his reasons. He definately needs a big performance here... Im not to convinced that Castillo is at his best anymore. I expect Ricky to win.

Its a shame with Ricky because after this fight, he's options are so limited, he may just be tempted to risk 147

Bad move and we all know it.






Oh BTW, Killersheep. Check you SC count

Us Hatton 'Fan boys' have a touch of class dont you know