Hattons Prime - The myth

[0james0]

Hatton was NEVER world-class. Hatton had a "perfect-storm" type of moment against Kostya Tszyu, and the snowball (hype) began rolling down the hill, gathering size and momentum as it rolled along. Hatton himself got caught up in it, and declared he was fighting for world's p4p both against Mayweather and against Pac, both of whom brought him back to his senses. (Well... in Pac's case, he actually got separated from his senses). In reality, had he earned both of those shots? Probably not.

Loving a fighter, and insisting he's world-class when he's not, are two completely different things. Nothing against Hatton the person, he was/is very engaging. He may have lost his humility somewhere along the line, but that's understandable when you've got an entire nation telling you you're the best in the world.

I think this is too true. Hatton got caught up in his hype, thought he was invincible.

I do think he was a world class fighter, watch his fight with Floyd and compare it to Floyd's recent fights, he made it far more uncomfortable for him than he normally gets it.

[Andre]

Yeah I think he was world class for sure, but it was a touch fleeting, like a shooting star as opposed to others who shine on or become the everlasting suns of boxing history .

I saw his stand out moments as more of a 'must engage now type of fighter' than an all round boxer. With that he couldnt make every boxer fight his fight , those that did fell to his tenacity and will power. Boxers and movers with more traditional stance space and angles could eventually catch him on his turns and would eventually get him frustrated because he had a seek and destroy square kind of style.