Quote Originally Posted by Wadeb_21
Good thread and I can't wait for this fight either, but before we can move on to Hatton vs. Castillo (which vary well could be fight of the year) I think allot of us are looking forward to see Pavlik vs. Miranda, well I know I am and this is another fight that could be fight of the year. I'm really looking forward to both of these can't wait.


Most definitely. If old school Juan Luis Castillo shows up then I can see him breaking Hatton's ribs into a million little pieces by the late rounds and just beating him down brutally. On the other hand, Hatton can really bring it and may be able to pull of a repeat performance against an aging warrior yet again just by setting an electrifying pace from the onset and outworking Castillo, then (based on JLC's energy levels after about seven or eight rounds) mount an offense to try to take Juan out late. I personally think Hatton would be a better fighter if he didnt drink like a madman, and his liquor-swilling, boozehound days of blearily staggering out of pubs with the rising sun behind him may have finally caught up with "The Hitman". Hopefully he's cleaned up his act a good deal after the last special and interview I saw him in...if he doesnt, then once Juan Luis Castillo gets his hands on him, they may be calling Ricky, "The Get-Hit Man".


And should "The Get-Hit Man" end up getting blown away later this summer by Castillo, where is he to go? I dont see him beating any of the bigger welterweights. Can he make lightweight and challenge Manny Pacquiao? That's a fight that I really think would be a brawl...