Quote Originally Posted by Greig
First up - Hatton kicked some serious a** on the weekend. I watched the fight in Sydney and was very impressed with how strong and focused he looked. The man is a beast.

BUT:-

Hatton's problem is that there are NO MEANINGFUL FIGHTS FOR HIM AT 140. He kills Malignaggi, Ndou, Harris, Witter, Hopkins, Forbes and anyone else in his weight division - these fights (with the exception of the Witter fight) wouldn't bring him the money he wants anyway.

But at 147 I don't see him beating anyone. I think Cotto and Mosley would both beat him - Margarito or Williams I'm not so sure about, but after his fight with Collazo (who visibly hurt him) I would lean towards the bigger punchers/bodies in those fights.

People are talking DLH but I can't see him going south of 154 and that is definitely a bridge too far for Hatton.

I think he is in a rough spot right now, because 140 used to have some marquee names. People are saying that this fight may have opened doors for Hatton, and the performance definitley warrants that - but I don't see how.
CC. I totally agree with you. I've always said that Hatton is a monster at 140 but he's not beating any of the names at 147. He's not beating Cotto, Mosley, Tony, and he sure as hell is not beating Floyd. I laughed out loud when he said that his style would give Floyd fits. Is this guy kidding himself, his style is tailor made for Floyd. Floyd's jab will keep Hatton from lunging in and smothering and Floyd will keep an effective distance. You don't lunge in and smother against Floyd without throwing punches because Floyd does his most effective work on the inside. And I'M TELLING YOU, Floyd WILL BE the better puncher at 147. Mark my words. Hatton's hands are fast but Floyd's hands are faster. IMO it could be a Gatti-style massacre.

Hatton is a great fighter at 140 but at welter he's average.