Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo
Hatton is similar in style to JLC who is a fighter PBF struggled with.
Two things:
1. Jose Luis Castillo at 135 pounds is a better fighter than Ricky Hatton at 147.
2. Mayweather is not the same fighter that he was more than 5 years ago when he struggled with Castillo. That fight wasn't just the other day, it was a long time ago. One thing Floyd doesn't get enough credit for is that he constantly improves different aspects of his game and improves his weaknesses. He is a much better and complete fighter in 2007 than in 2002.


Hatton would give a much much tougher fight than guys like Gatti/Judah/Baldo.
I agree that Hatton could give him a tougher fight than Gatti, but I don't see how he gives him a tougher fight than Judah.
Judah may be a headcase, but he's also bigger, stronger, and light years faster than Ricky Hatton. And a southpaw as well. At 147 pounds, Zab Judah is a much much tougher opponent than Ricky Hatton.
In fact, I would strongly favor Zab Judah to beat Ricky Hatton at either 140 or 147.