Quote Originally Posted by The Whirlwind
Ricky Hatton was on TV this morning saying that he felt he had the fight easy after 5 rounds and then he took his foot off the gas and got lazy.
His opponent needs to pour on the pressure to shrug Ricky off and stop him from coasting to a victory.

Lets face it, if you can get through a days work without breaking a sweat, you will do it, so why he shouldn't he?
You only have to be better than your opponent to win, you don't have to be great in every fight.
No great fighters are, they just have to keep winning...
But Hatton was looking for more than a win over Urango - he was also looking to win over the fans and public who have begun to question his real credentials against the elite.

That isn't done by taking your foot off the gas and cruising along. Not only that, but that's not how he could have benefited most from the fight. If he wants to improve his skills, then find new ways to break through Urango's defense; new ways to avoid Urango's body shots; show the boxing expert that you did more than make the one adjustment that allowed you to win by cruising - continue to challenge yourself and make micro-adjustments and finesses that add new competence to your boxing skillset.

Not that he should continue to adjust, adjust, adjust and second-guess himself - that isn't what I mean. You have to stay in some safety zone of a chosen approach. But minor adjustments don't threaten that as a basic approach. Clinching will not ever be considered entertaining nor a display of boxing skill. (Boxing savvy perhaps when not to clench is stupid, but ...).

Not a Hatton hater but let's feed him to Castillo, Corrales, Cotto, Mayweather and kiss him good bye.