Quote Originally Posted by Starr
No, because Hatton didn't beat Collazo
Overall, Hatton unleashed 53 punches per round as opposed to Collazo’s 39 (both were under the welterweight average of 5 and connected on more punches in nine of the 12 rounds. In the fifth, Collazo’s 21 connects tripled Hatton’s seven while in the 10th and 12th Collazo produced 19-17 and 30-25 connect advantages. Otherwise, Hatton was the more consistent and successful worker.


This especially manifested itself in the power punch numbers, where Hatton outperformed Collazo in 10 of the rounds. In six of them (rounds three, four, seven, eight, nine and 11), Hatton’s power-punch connect edge exceeded 10 blows. Hatton’s high-water marks were the third (25-10), eighth (27-12) and the 11th (31-13). Still, after absorbing all of Hatton’s thunder, Collazo swept the challenger in all categories in the 12th, including a 27-24 connect edge in power punches, a 62-48 advantage in power punches thrown and a 76-52 margin in punches thrown.

For the fight, Hatton landed 259 of 741 overall (30 percent) while Collazo (213 of 712, 30 percent) wasn’t far behind. The jab and power punch figures followed stylistic form as boxer Collazo out-jabbed Hatton 46-5 while the slugger Hatton outdid Collazo 254-167.