Quote Originally Posted by Joerod
Why does Bhop get praised for his hitting and holding style and Hatton gets crucified for it? If anything, at least with Hatton there is a pretty good chance that the fight will end by KO. I like both and consider Hopkins an ATG, but I cannot sit here and say that Hopkins is exciting and Hatton holds too much it just doesn't make sense. I never would have thought that this would be effective against Winky, does this mean that Hatton has a better chance against the welters than previously thought?
I won't praise Hopkins for his style. By the way... Sugar Ray Robinson applied the same holding tactics.