Hatton v Katsidis.....?

**Master** · 09-24-2012 09:00 PM

Katasidis deserves some big money and will always give his best. He will test Hatton and make sure that Ricky is really ready for the comeback. He could even pull off the upset.

**TitoFan** · 09-24-2012 09:23 PM

Originally Posted by Master

Katasidis deserves some big money and will always give his best. He will test Hatton and make sure that Ricky is really ready for the comeback. He could even pull off the upset.

You know what, bro? Katsidis DOES deserve some big money. I couldn't agree with you more. He's one fighter who's always given his very best in the ring. He's super fan-friendly, with a style that pleases just about everyone. Kind of reminds me somewhat of Arturo Gatti. So good for him. But will he really test Hatton, when he's fighting at a much higher weight than he's accustomed to? And at a stage where he's probably a shadow of what he once was? I think not. So what's gonna happen? Hatton will win, and his fans will use this as the measuring stick it ISN'T, and that's when things will get crazy again.

**luvfightgame** · 09-24-2012 09:37 PM

I don't see why there's any complaints about this fight. Hatton never fought well at 147 and most of his fans felt he was too small for that weight class.

Katsidis isn't fighting a much bigger man here. It seems to me that this is a great matchup when you consider all the circumstances. I'd say this is probably the best fight that could be made for all parties. I'm hoping to see this one.

**TitoFan** · 09-24-2012 09:44 PM

Originally Posted by luvfightgame

I don't see why there's any complaints about this fight. Hatton never fought well at 147 and most of his fans felt he was too small for that weight class.

Katsidis isn't fighting a much bigger man here. It seems to me that this is a great matchup when you consider all the circumstances. I'd say this is probably the best fight that could be made for all parties. I'm hoping to see this one.

I like to discuss matters with people when there isn't any fanboy-ism involved... and the last couple of posts (yours and Master's) fit that description. Good point. You're right... Hatton's best weight was always 140. But this was during his peak years. You know his problems with weight. To me, Hatton can carry 147 a lot better than Katsidis can. I'm not claiming it won't be a good fight. I'm saying it's not the yardstick that Hatton needs to make sure he's "back". But pleasure discussing this with rational people for a change.

**Althugz** · 09-24-2012 10:53 PM

I've no beef with this fight at all - In fact, I want to attend. It has no meaning to it apart from to see what Hatton has left (or even Katsidis has left for that matter) but it's a fun fight with two big names, two all-action fighters and a pretty good comeback scrap.

For the record, Hatton fans always liked to whine how he wasn't best at 147. I always thought that was a bit of a cop out. I thought Hatton fit into Welter just fine but was obviously liked squeezing in at 140 where he could bully less talented opponents. 147 always had better talent and that was Hatton's stumbling block. Guys like Collazo and Floyd would have given Hatton problems at any weight. I think Ricky will have a distinct advantage over Katsidis at 147 and fully expect him to win the war of attrition if it comes down to that.

**smashup** · 09-25-2012 04:03 PM

Really don't get some of the negative posts about Katsidis being a poor opponent if he does fight Hatton. Ricky was never to clever at welter. So the weight difference aint gonna be a huge issue really , Hattons been outfor 3 years so wtf do people expect?
A dive in at the deep end against a top 3 fighter.
This will be a great tear up while it lasts ,make no mistake about that.
There's a lot on the line here and the loser of this will surely have to retire.