Quote Originally Posted by Tam Seddon
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Quote Originally Posted by Tam Seddon
Ill tell you what if this fight was such a big issue then why didnt it happen straight after the tszyu fight? both were champs undeafted and hungry. Ill tell you this Hatton has made the wrong choice going back down to 140 imo! he should be looking for the bigger fights and keeping up with the fighters he should be fighting. Im not 100% sure about this one but have any of these 2 fighters called each other out? Imo cottos record wont stay undeafted if he goes for Margarito
I disagree, Hatton should stay at 140, there are very tempting opportunities at 147 agreed, but I'm not so sure his body can handle being in fighting shape at 147 and still be effective. Hatton should fight where he is comfortable.
If he had an opportunity to properly train for 147 and grow into it, that fight may change my opinion, but the only thing
I have to go on at 147 is Collazo, and I agree that wasn't even close to being the same Ricky from 140.
Thing is Greg he only had 6 weeks so it would be tough. If you did something first time you cant always say its not always going to be perfect. Hatton fought at 140 all his life so i change would be different and until hatton can cope with this change there is little point in him fighting.

Imo i would prefer hatton to fight (and maybe lose) at 147 against the big boys (cotto, mayweather etc) but atleast he is showing us he is trying and he can go out swinging. I would prefer to see this to him staying at 140 and in MOST! cases winning safely. A fight with cotto at 147 would secure him a fat wage! why doesnt he go for him? he has a chance of course he does. Hatton imo should haven taken his mandatory against whatever his name was orkal is it? and then seen how it had gone after that. Luiz was a tough fight, until we know more about him and see him in another big name fight we cant fully judge him. But hatton still won the fight against somebody who had been fighting at 147 a lot longer than himself. Hatton was the challenger as well and i think some of you forget this. At the end of the day hatton won the fight and what a dumb thing he has done going back to 140
very well argued