Quote Originally Posted by AdamGB View Post
Hey look... Having the balls to get in with floyd and pac took balls... Nobody is being retarded enough to say otherwise?

My gripe is that I believe he could have beaten pac... Watch the first round, he looks like he might get on top at some point, he's walking pac down and applying educated pressure... Then BHAM, pac clips him and instead of shaking it off he gets pissed and boxing goes out the window. I suspect, had he not had so much hype about being some sort of ungodly pressure fighting machine that he may have recomposed himself, not taken the battering that he did in the rest of the 1st and then who knows? Maybe not end up a sitting duck for that monstorous shot in the second.

If I thought he had no chance at all, then I wouldn't critique him would I?

I think after the Tyzu fight he was misstrained - the focus just on conditioning (he knew this himself, why do you think he ended up leaving graham?), not developing his skills... Which had bu no means peaked lol.

He had the footspeed to trouble floyd in terms of ring generalship, just bothing else... Had he had a bit more in his toolbox he would have at least made it the full 12.

So no... I don't think he 'was a fool for thinking he could beat those guys'. Don't fet it twisted, his lifestyle and the hype he was given stopped reaching his true potential in my eyes... and that is frustrating as a BOXING FAN.

Quote Originally Posted by THE PHILOSOPHER View Post
I have no problem with the mayweather outcome for the dude whining about chestnuts, however it is pretty clear cortez played his part! Such is boxing...

Stop hating on the hitman, he's a legend.
You'll hear no complaints about the likes of Vann being lax with Hatton for hitting and holding or clinching excessivley though, such is boxing...
I Picked Hatton to win, 30 seconds into the fight after Pac landed his first Right Hook, I knew it was over. Hatton's complete expression changed, and it was clear that the speed had a blinding effect on him. I have no idea how anyone could say he was in the Pac fight whatsoever.

Hatton:
-was using drugs drinking & overeating long before the Pacquiao fight
-so little to prove at this point, and so little he could prove
-will never get a fight with a Top 5 p4p-er again even if he won out the next 2-3 years
-could only hope to become a paper champion
-he will never be able to make 140 again

Good luck in retirement!