Quote Originally Posted by ono
Quote Originally Posted by DIOS DOMINICANO
Quote Originally Posted by ono


The time zone is renderred meaningless when it doesn't favour either fighter. that was the 1st time hatton had fought at 4am aswell.

The tune ups weren't to get used to the time zone....they were to establish himself in America.
HERE IS A QUOTE FROM THE HATTON CAMP:

From Seconds Out.

But Hatton believes his son needs the experience of fighting abroad before he takes on the super-talented three-division champion Mayweather.

He said: "Richard needs the experience of training aboard for a fight for the very first time, getting used to that, he needs to have the experience of doing everything the American television and media will expect him to do, getting used to the different time zones, fighting in front of an American crowd - all that.

"And I don't want him to have to deal with all that for the very first time and fight someone like Mayweather as well. Richard isn't a big head, he's got no ego on him, and he will tell you himself that Mayweather is the biggest danger out there for him. That's why he wants to fight Mayweather most of all now he's already beaten Kostya Tszyu, who was the No.1 before Ricky beat him. So, when Richard does fight Mayweather I want Richard comfortable with where he's training and everything else that goes with having a big fight in America."
yeh well done pal but you've still entirely missed the point again...

Hatton would need to adjust to the time zone if he was fighting an American based fighter in the US.....oooo like Collazo.

Kostya Tszyu was fighting a UK fighter at 4am UK time.

Please explain to me how this pits Hatton at an advantage?

Maybe i am missing something?

I'm with Ono, it's the humidity aswell I remmeber Hatton saying, but that is as bad "The time was a factor for Hatton" as I heard somebody after the Hatton-Castillo fight saying "Catillo never got up from that bodyshot beacuse he never got paid"

Whoever said that can you let me know because I will CC you for it, it really is that bad of a statement!!

BTW Oscar was a part time fighter when he fought Mayweather and was 2-3 but REALLY 1-4.