Quote Originally Posted by amat
I think to many people, Americans especially, underestimate Hatton. He is at 140 and staying there just because some fighters styles/size don't let them switch weight divisions and be successful. Hatton is just to short to compete at 147 among other things. Nothing wrong with that. He didn't run from 147 SweetPea, he never wanted to be there HBO forced it. He's a natural 140 lb fighter and there is no reason for him to stray from that weight.
Well said.
I don't understand the hooplah surrounding jumping weight classes, anyway. It seems that a lot of people give Hatton a hard time because he's not as effective at 147 as he is at 140. What's wrong with a boxer fighting at his optimal weight? With that logic, eventually we'll pit heavyweights against featherweights, and complain when the featherweights lose. It's ridiculous.