How far can Hatton go ?

[Memphis]

The idea that 7 lbs difference either way would mean victory or defeat to Cotto for example I don't buy at all.

You dont think that a fighter has an optimum weight limit? Anything over that weight starts to have a negative impact on performance?

Not when you walk around as heavy as Ricky does.

Why is his walk around weight relevant here? Pressumably if he blows up to 15 stone between fights he should operate well at heavyweight?

Not heavy but Welter for sure.

I'd like to think that with longer preperation and longer to settle at the heavier weight he would be a far better welterweight than he showed against Collazo. It is possible thought that those extra few pounds tip the balance and he just cant function at full tilt up at welter, everyones got to have a cut off point somewhere.