Quote Originally Posted by hitmandonny
If oscar wer to go down to 147 id favour most fighters to beat him. The weight loss would be far to gruelling on his aging body.
With hatton, a horrible weight drop like that and ricky's high pace, Oscar would wilt. It would be near a physical impossibility for him to go the distance, IMO
If you're right about Oscar wilting at 147, and I'm not quite so sure, then be assured that Oscar will not fight at 147. The fight would then be made at a higher weight...... say, 150-151. My point? That ol' Oscar NEVER gets himself in a position where he can lose. He made Floyd fight him at 154, way above Floyd's optimum fighting weight. Somehow it backfired, however, and Oscar still lost. Oscar is a calculating, smart, savvy guy. He will not fight Hatton at a weight where he is weight drained and set up for the kill. And if he did, it would be only the second miscalculation of his career. (Fighting Hopkins at 160 was his first).