Hatton v Katsidis.....?

[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.

[TitoFan]

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]

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.