
Originally Posted by
armyash
Fucking hell....chill winston!
Brits admit that Mayweather bashed up Hatton, can't really be denied can it.
Doesn't change the fact that the Ref was absolutely fucking shit and wanted to warn Hatton for even throwing punches.
Regardless of the ref, Hatton in all probability would have lost. He lost concentration and was unable to adapt.
I wouldn't say that it's widespread british opinion on here that hatton was fucked over to the point it cost him the win so don't really know why you are acting sensitive.
British boxers have the best fans and we support them like nothing else, deal with it

I should have clarified that it's only some Brits, as I have seen a LOT of Brits who have no trouble giving a guy his due when he whips a British fighter. And it's not only the Brits who use this excuse (Mayweather haters come in all nationalities because he is a prick).
But the "Ricky isn't effective at 147" argument was, and continues to be, absolutely retarded.
As is a lot of the Floyd bashing. People love to be revisionist historians when it comes to Floyd's accomplishments. The fact is though, excluding the JMM fight (because JMM was so much smaller), Floyd has fought nothing but solid fights since the Baldomir fiasco.
In Oscar, he was fighting a legend who was a much bigger guy with serious speed and punching power. Leading up to that fight, people were torn on the outcome. I don't remember anyone saying "why is Floyd fighting DLH, this is a stupid fight."
Ricky Hatton, same deal. People raved for years how Floyd would never fight Hatton, how his body punching, pressure style would give Floyd fits. This was a serious fight where Ricky was given MORE than a healthy chance to beat Floyd's ass.
Shane Mosley had just reinvigorated his career with a complete virtuoso performance against Margarito and became the man at 147. There were more than a few people picking Mosley to win. They said Floyd had never fought someone as fast as Mosley, and his speed and power would give Floyd fits. This was a serious fight.
Victor Ortiz. Again, Ortiz has reinvigorated himself with his big win over Berto and thrust himself to the top of the 147 heap. He had put the Maidana debacle behind him with a nice string of dominant performances.
Cotto - I'll be the first to say that this fight happened YEARS too late and Cotto had definitely lost a lot of luster after the Pacquiao whipping, but it was still a legimitate fight.
For people to come on and say that Floyd hasn't been fighting anyone, or has been taking easy fights, that's just rediculous.
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