Not to take sides, but comparing Hatton to Castillo is like saying Floyd fights the same as Zab Judah, its that illogical.

I honestly cant decide between the two fighters and screw it, I'm in the mood, so lets break this down point for point, Dr. J style.

Power: Edge - Ricky

Ricky is naturally bigger than Floyd, but that doesnt mean he hits harder automatically. It does however give him a slight advantage. Neither fighter has awe inspiring power. Ricky can produce one shot power as was shown with his beautiful knock out of Maussa most recently. Both fighters can wear down opponents though, jus look at the Tsuyu and Gatti fights.

Defense: Major Edge - Floyd

Floyd is one of the best defensive fighters in the game today. In fact, I would only rank Winky higher. Floyd gives boxing lessons to most opponents and against orthodox fighters, well he barely gets hit. Ricky however, has a defense which is neither shocking or awe inspiring - its serviceable. Rickys major mode of his defense is his offense. With a raging "bull in a china shop" kind of guy coming at you relentlessly for 12 rounds and on top of you the whole way, its pretty hard to mount an offense.

Chin: Slight Edge - Ricky

Both fighters have been questioned for their chins. Before Ricky fought Tsuyu he was actually accused by many of having a "glass chin". Warring with one of the biggest punchers in the game and not wobbling, thatwill dispel those rumours. Floyd was rocked against Zab, and very slightly rocked by Sharmba Mitchell. Maybe its because Floyd is naturally so small or maybe its because he just aint used to getting tagged either way, there are still questions about Floyds chin, none left about Ricky's

Cuts/Swelling: Major Edge - Floyd

Rickys main weakness. His creamy white babyface skin gets cut up easier than most. In fact, this is the most likely way Floyd wins if he does.

Hand Speed: Edge - Floyd

Floyd is widely recognised as one of the fastest guys around, but Ricky's no slouch. Also, we still arent sure Floyd hasnt slowed down with the added weight. However, lets give him the benefit of the doubt as he hasnt really had much chance to show his skills at his new weights.

Toughness: Major Edge - Ricky

Well its obvious really isnt it, Ricky has to be tough. He has to walk through an opponent to even cause damage. If he werent so tough, his offense would never get started. Floyd relies on his boxing skills, agility etc so toughness isnt that much of a factor until he fights Ricky. But when Ricky is grinding away with his head buried in Floyds chest, wearing and slowing Pretty Boy down, hes gonna have to bring that edginess out of nowher to survive.

Intangibles: Major Edge - Ricky

Ring generalship - Floyd, Awareness - Floyd, but what swings this massively in Ricky's favour is his heart. Ricky has what the British love in all their popular sportsman, passion, unrelenting desire, and the heart of a lion.You could put a wall of fire between Ricky and his opponent and he probably wouldnt notice. Thats why I only see Ricky losing by points or the ref jumping in, theres on way he stays down after a knockdown.




So, I still have it at a push really. The only reason I therefore say Ricky is because I want him to win so bad and just cant see him losing, but Floyd fans probably see the same thing. We all know this fight is necessary and will be great, lets hope we get it for Christmas this year