OK, I gotta get this of my chest. Why is Hatton taking so much heat for being smart?

Like he said after the fight, he took his foot off the gas a little. The following is pretty clear to me. He realized that Urango has a chin and that he was unlikely to get rid of him. He didn't feel like taking a beating or risking getting hit by a lucky punch. I don't think Ricky had stamina issues. I think he had brain. He outboxed his man for the first half of the fight, he knew he was up on points, and didn't feel like risking anything when he didn't need to do so. The point of this fight was to get his belt back and set up a big $$ fight with Castillo. Mission accomplished. I saw a lot of good things from Hatton, too, in terms of boxing skill and savy. He looked a hell of a lot better than JLC did. As a fan, I would rather see "12 rounds of nonstop action" but I can respect Hatton for putting brains in front of balls. Lord know, PBF is that king of that, and he's the #1 P4P.

I think Hatton wins, he outpoints JCL, maybe even stops him. Then people will say that Castillo was shot, and that the win doesn't mean that much. Maybe they will be right, but he's still the man at 140. Unless he beats Cotto and/or Floyd, many people won't give him credit.