Quote Originally Posted by eagle
The point i'd like to make is that Hatton has one good win. It was against a great fighter. It was against an inactive aging fighter, who hatton fought in his own backyard with an obviously bias ref and a huge hometown crowd, but a win against a great fighter nonetheless. Hatton has great skills i have no doubt, good heart, good stamina, hard punches the lot. But as so many british boxers do recently he doesnt back it up.
Now he is fighting another great yet aging fighter. Maybe he is being ducked? Maybe he cannot negotiate a big name fight, but until Hatton beats a great fighter in their prime, eg PBF, Cotto, Mosely i'll not give him the praise his fanboys do.
To me, that's unbelievable. Ricky Hatton has firmly established himself as the best light-welter in the world. He does look for the big fights, but you can't blame him for people not taking the fights. How can you not praise a guy that has won titles in 2 weightclasses. Has last 4 fights have been for world titles. Are you trying to say Castillo is past it, and beating him proves nothing? Would it be the same if he fought De La Hoya?