What is Hattons greatest asset

[LEGION]

Just started here, and I have been leading with my chin too much, you're right. I'm giving myself a cool click/beer for understanding your analogies/metaphors for the first time. Just think that Legion might be underestimating Ricky.

I might be underestimating him; hope I am, but I didn't attack you bro', so i don't see why you got offended. Peace dude Have a CC on me, since you seem to be behind on them

[Wright]

Cheers for the cc. I am behind already, but hoping to get even. That will do for me. Hate to bring it up, but I just don't think it will be a 'bloodbath'. Think it might be a shut out for Floyd, but can't see him hurting Ricky that badly. Once again - thanks for the cc, I'll need them no doubt.

[donnydarkoIRL]

His greatest assett has got to be his work ethic. This single character trait is with him and evident at all times, during training camp, sparring and during fights. This ethic, probably enstilled in him by his grounded working-class parents sees Ricky putting 100% effort into every second that he is engaged in hostilities.
I would say his second greatest assets are natural physicality and ambition.

Except for rounds 6-12 vs. Urango

Well thats an opiniojn, but when ur shit tired in mid ring with a man of that size and all you can do is punch occasionally and hold u have to put in some effort just to stay up.

[gyrokai]

Come to think of it....

All of Hatton's greatest assets are put into question.


1) Will to win...... in his last round at 147 it was "Will to survive" not "Will to win."

2) Wrestle..... he does impose his size and strength, but at 147, it's not as effective.

3) Hug and Hold style...... I don't think Vegas will let him do that. Even though, personally I'd like him to do it.
With Floyd ranting and raving, and it being in the U.S. ..... I think Hatton's style will take a back seat.

4) Stamina..... The last time I seen Hatton display his high stamina, was against Kostya and maybe Maussa.
He's been either ending it quick (which is good), or ending it in a slow decision.

5) It's not at Manchester.

[ono]

Come to think of it....

All of Hatton's greatest assets are put into question.


1) Will to win...... in his last round at 147 it was "Will to survive" not "Will to win."

2) Wrestle..... he does impose his size and strength, but at 147, it's not as effective.

3) Hug and Hold style...... I don't think Vegas will let him do that. Even though, personally I'd like him to do it.
With Floyd ranting and raving, and it being in the U.S. ..... I think Hatton's style will take a back seat.

4) Stamina..... The last time I seen Hatton display his high stamina, was against Kostya and maybe Maussa.
He's been either ending it quick (which is good), or ending it in a slow decision.

5) It's not at Manchester.

I disagree with every one of them points

1: How the fuck can you concentrate on winning when you are being pummelled? Practically every fighter will go through a phase in at least one fight in their career where they need to just get through the round. Like saying Cotto has no will to win because he held on against Torres......before coming back and showing tremendous will to win. If he had no will to win he would have just gone down.....because staying on his feet pretty much assured him of the win.

2: Yeh it's not effective against a proper fully blown welterweight, but Mayweather int a fully blown welter weight. They might be fighting at 147 but that isn't either fighters natural weight.

3: Well vegas let him do it against Urango and Castillo so don't see how this fight will be any different. So long as the ref aint Jay Nady, Hatton will be able to go about this fight as he normally would.

4: Just because Hatton has two fights where he doesn't quite look himself, it doesn't mean he has questionable stamina. Against Collazo he struggled with the pace because of the lack of preparation and against Urango he was recovering from the flu. The flu wasn't an excuse nheither.....i saw an interview that was filmed 4 days before the fight and he was full of it.

5: He hasn't fought in Manchester since June 05......what's your point?

[No Contest]

I think Hattons biggest asset is his upper body movement, he gets his shots off then smothers and avoids the return shots. Some say he clinches too much but I define holding as anything longer than about 2 secs, he doesnt blatantly hold. Ok, maybe a little in the Urango fight.... He also works the body consitantly and the pressure style always makes for exciting fights.

[CutMeMick]

Pressure.

[Cortez The Killer]

Come to think of it....

All of Hatton's greatest assets are put into question.


1) Will to win...... in his last round at 147 it was "Will to survive" not "Will to win."

2) Wrestle..... he does impose his size and strength, but at 147, it's not as effective.

3) Hug and Hold style...... I don't think Vegas will let him do that. Even though, personally I'd like him to do it.
With Floyd ranting and raving, and it being in the U.S. ..... I think Hatton's style will take a back seat.

4) Stamina..... The last time I seen Hatton display his high stamina, was against Kostya and maybe Maussa.
He's been either ending it quick (which is good), or ending it in a slow decision.

5) It's not at Manchester.

I agree Gyrokai, I think the only thing hatton has going into this fight is his heart. He was getting a beatdown from Collazo but somehow stayed up. Floyd is naturally quite a bit bigger than Hatton and has a nice reach advantage too. Not to mention he is a better boxer than Collazo. I think this will be the first Floyd fight in a couple years that doesnt make it to 12 rounds!

I dont like all the excuses for the Collazo fight...how was Hatton not every bit as pumped and in shape as he could be for the first fight of his "American Invasion"

Dont think he will be much better now....fighting at the same weight against the number 1 p4p boxer in the world. All his assets are neutralized and Floyd will pick him apart imo.

[gyrokai]

Thanks dasamm and ono for the reply.

To be honest, Ricky doesn't spar. At all. I think that's his undoing.
And the reason why he wrestles and imposes his size on other fighters.

And if he's started to, he's just started to. But he doesn't spar.
He lacks certain technical skills, but makes up for it in pressure and stamina.

I believe a pressure fighter must spar. That's my philosophy.
It helps a fighter learn to adapt to styles.

When Collazo put the beating on Hatton.......
Hatton had NO answers....... I mean NO answers other than getting hit.
I've never seen Cotto, Mosley, Margarito, even Williams in that position...
all fighters mentioned always adapted.
Mosley's been in that position before, but it wasn't like he was hit at will.
Luis had Hatton "OWNED."

[Wright]

Drawn into this despite my better judgement - either you are desperate for a response or you are an idiot. Hatton doesn't spar, and never has? That's ridiculous. As for the Collazo fight, it was close and he won. How does that translate to him being "owned"?

[donnydarkoIRL]

Thanks dasamm and ono for the reply.

To be honest, Ricky doesn't spar. At all. I think that's his undoing.
And the reason why he wrestles and imposes his size on other fighters.

And if he's started to, he's just started to. But he doesn't spar.
He lacks certain technical skills, but makes up for it in pressure and stamina.

I believe a pressure fighter must spar. That's my philosophy.
It helps a fighter learn to adapt to styles.

When Collazo put the beating on Hatton.......
Hatton had NO answers....... I mean NO answers other than getting hit.
I've never seen Cotto, Mosley, Margarito, even Williams in that position...
all fighters mentioned always adapted.
Mosley's been in that position before, but it wasn't like he was hit at will.
Luis had Hatton "OWNED."

Before the Castillo fight Steve Forbes was in amp for three weeks sparring.
Matthew Macklin constantly refers to valuable expierience he gets from sparring Ricky.
Matthew Hatton has accredited his picture perfect last performance entirely to the spars he's had with Rick' and noted how they've made him much more defensive minded.
Michael Gomez spars Ricky in Training camp, which was one of the reasons he was even a prospect.

How can you validate your statement?

Joe Calzaghe doesn't spar, Ricky Hatton spars, check the interviews from the past couple of weeks on Sky sports.com Theres one in particular wher his right eyebrow is red as a beetroot and nearly as swollen

[bornlivelife]

Well here is a list:

Relentless pressure - never gives opponents a moments breather

Quantity and accuracy of punches - many times throws over 1000 punches a fight and has success rates sometimes at 40%

Wears opponents down - is a bit like playing a fish - he makes them more and more tired and as this occurs he takes more and more chances, until they are so weak he knocks them out and they have no will to continue

A fanatical student of the sport - he has a deep passion for the sport and studies all aspects of it to the minutest degree - he loves the sport and knows tactics and details to the finest details, unlike boxers who fight purely for money (hence would inherently not like spending every second watching the same video 100 times)

A wicked body punch - he has finished numerous fights wth it

Excellent footwork, allowing him to throw punches from all angles, to feint and wrong foot opponents using split second gained to land own unches without getting hit himself too much - the times when he gets hit are often so that he can land his own punches which he has calculated will do far more damage

Will to win - feeling of invinciblility and destiny

Training - wicked stamina - when no training hitches he gets more and more brutal as the fight goes on

A good chin

Excellent boxing brain - he knows his gameplans before the fight starts

Thats enough for now !

I think it is very likely he will destroy Mayweather with body shots on 8th Dec, this is gonna be an awesome fight