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    Power ballads suck balls.

    As for Hatton, who is to say that his lifestyle outside of the ring didn't inform who he was in the ring? Maybe if he hadn't been the person of extremes, he would have been the same buzzsaw who would never take a backwards step even if it meant walking through five punches to land one.

    That is one thing that has bothered me a little bit in the million autopsies of Hatton's career that have taken place since Saturday - the idea that the person inside the ring and the person outside of the rig are discreet entities. I'm not certain that is always the case.

    That's not to excuse the way Hatton lived, it undoubtably took a massive toll on his body and mind, but maybe it couldn't have been any other way.

    I dunno, just musing...

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    Quote Originally Posted by CFH View Post
    Power ballads suck balls.

    As for Hatton, who is to say that his lifestyle outside of the ring didn't inform who he was in the ring? Maybe if he hadn't been the person of extremes, he would have been the same buzzsaw who would never take a backwards step even if it meant walking through five punches to land one.

    That is one thing that has bothered me a little bit in the million autopsies of Hatton's career that have taken place since Saturday - the idea that the person inside the ring and the person outside of the rig are discreet entities. I'm not certain that is always the case.

    That's not to excuse the way Hatton lived, it undoubtably took a massive toll on his body and mind, but maybe it couldn't have been any other way.

    I dunno, just musing...
    Hmmm... yes, you make a very good point there. I suppose my article doesn't take into the account that, perhaps, without the reward of a good piss-up and curry binge after a fight, maybe he doesn't expend as much of himself in training to do what he does well.

    Still - maybe that buzzsaw he was in the ring, as you put it, just isn't the best way too fight. Let's look at another famous British pressure fighter Barry McGuigan. McGuigan led a very healthy lifestyle away from the ring, and he was finished even earlier than Hatton was.

    Cmon mate, everybody likes a good power ballad!!
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    Regardless , about talent you have to live the life, Ricky would put on a large amount of weight in-between fight's he liked a drink.! Coming into this fight he had lost 70lbs, in weight longer-term
    this has not done him any good. Hatton has had a very good carer, a 2 weight World Champion
    plus he has made a lot of money. Also very popular with the public, a large travelling army of fans,
    for what talent he had, more so his iron will to win. Ricky is a humble guy, good luck to him I wish
    him well.

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    I think Hatton made the most out of what he had ... He was beating guys until he reached that peak level of competition where he just wasnt good enough ... A good career overall ... Fighting prime floyd and pac is something that most wouldnt have even done, let alone beat them

    Best of luck to him

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    He stopped Technical improvement at 20.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scrap View Post
    He stopped Technical improvement at 20.

    Hatton just chose the wrong comeback fight. He should have taken a 10 rounder against a Mexican or a Columbian, or something like that- maybe even another Eastern European, without such a background behind him.

    Hatton very well may have fought a future champion, peaking. Wrong fight for him. He was doing well, but faded. Wrong comeback fight!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ykdadamaja View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Scrap View Post
    He stopped Technical improvement at 20.

    Hatton just chose the wrong comeback fight. He should have taken a 10 rounder against a Mexican or a Columbian, or something like that- maybe even another Eastern European, without such a background behind him.

    Hatton very well may have fought a future champion, peaking. Wrong fight for him. He was doing well, but faded. Wrong comeback fight!
    I agree fully with you, but that has nothing to do with the other fact stated.

    Scraps right in that Ricky is one dimensional regarding technique he has always been a kill or be killed fighter more than a boxer who can adjust to an opponent.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ykdadamaja View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Scrap View Post
    He stopped Technical improvement at 20.

    Hatton just chose the wrong comeback fight. He should have taken a 10 rounder against a Mexican or a Columbian, or something like that- maybe even another Eastern European, without such a background behind him.

    Hatton very well may have fought a future champion, peaking. Wrong fight for him. He was doing well, but faded. Wrong comeback fight!
    he should have fought katsidis like the early rumours were suggesting :S katsidis is finished too and a bigger name ... but hats off to hattons team I think their plan was to go after mallignaggi so they took this senchencko fellow on to see how hatton would compare...

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