Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Fenster View Post
Tito...

British forum? There's more people from stateside than Brits on here. The thread starter is an Aussie. This argument has nothing to do with nationality though.

Hatton is world-class because of bombproof solid facts. The Ring magazine is an American publication. HBO/Showtime are American companies. The Boxing Writers Association of America is clearly not a load of bias British journalists (check out the company he is in - BWAA Awards History)

Hatton was honoured and rated by these because he proved to be a world-class fighter. Simple as.

Collazo? Your personal opinion that he was robbed means nothing. Hatton got the decision in a close fight. It happens every week. Just because the guy you think won didn't, doesn't make it a robbery.

Cotto-Hatton fight? I would probably pick Cotto. But that is irrelevant here.

Hatton victims? What it proves is Hatton was fighting amongst the same pool of fighters Cotto was, with the same success. Cotto beat N'dou. Paulie beat N'dou. Hatton beat Paulie. If N'dou had beat Paulie, Hatton would have fought him. So at the very least Hatton is operating in the same class. Not everyone can fight everyone.

If you personally don't like Hatton, think he's overrated and his resume isn't very impressive that's fine. What you can't do is just ignore/dismiss the fact he was a proven, decorated world-class fighter in his pomp. And "Brit hype" had nothing to do with it

You chose to ignore my second, detailed "go-round" of Cotto's and Hatton's opponents, and concentrated instead on magazine rankings (which we all know can be flawed), and boxing algebra logic. Meanwhile, you've got your "ballboys" (and I mean that literally, as well as figuratively) keeping score. What up, kids? Gotta hide behind daddy's underpants?

If it was VD in here spouting obscenities and insulting you guys, not a whimper would be heard. But since it's me in here, just expressing my honest opinion, it becomes a feeding frenzy. At least we agree on the results of a Cotto-Hatton fight.

I've got nothing against Hatton. For a while, he was actually pretty good for boxing. It stirred up a nation of boxing fans who, frankly, its world-class champions come few and far between. And that's always good. Anything that stirs up interest in boxing is good with me. I'll say this: I've never seen fans from any other country board airplanes by the hundreds and fly halfway across the world to watch their native son fight. Now THAT'S impressive.

My beef with Hatton was that all the hype got to his head. And IMO, he got what was coming to him when he faced Floyd and Pacquiao. World's p4p my ass. And now... I just feel sorry that's he's come to such depths in his life, and hope he straightens his shit out.

Oh..........

30-40...... game, set, match

I would bite his balls off.