Quote Originally Posted by SweetPea
Just because the fight is at 147, that doesn't mean Hatton HAS to come in at 147. I think a common mistake that fighters make when they move up in weight is that they feel like they have to put on the extra pounds, when they really don't.

When Floyd moved up to fight Oscar, I thought he did the smart thing by only moving up to 150 (and he claimed he only weighed 148 by fight night), instead of going all the way up to 154. On the other hand, Winky went all the way up to 170 against BHop, when he should have come in closer to 160.

Ricky should weigh around 142 or 143 for this fight. In other words, he should train the exact same way as he does for his 140 fights, but not worry about sweating off the final 2 or 3 pounds.

Quote Originally Posted by Daxx Kahn
Thats very very good!!!
Quote Originally Posted by El Gamo
http://www.fightnews.com/watt165.htm

I don't know much about boxing training but with the fight so far away,isn't he over training?
In some cases that can be said but for this fight IMO Ricky is just taking it seriously and not letting himself get into Ricky Fatton mode....right now with him being so close to 147 he can play around with his diet a bit...not starve himself or risk dehydration leading up to the bout...actually eat like a human being up until a week before the fight,,,,more then likely making him stronger.....Ricky is taking this one SERIOUS!!! perhaps like no bout since the Tszyu one...good for him...I still have to pick Floyd ( who is NEVER out of shape even in off time)...but I will be rooting for Hatton
2 smart posts. I never really saw it like that. I just presumed he would want the power that would have come with the extra few pounds but it seems Hatton is going to maintain speed and have power. If Mayweather wins this,he'll get credit for sure,because this is the best version of Hatton I've seen. Didn't he weigh in at 15o plus for the Collazo fight? I think they learnt their lesson.I hope it helps,I want to see an exciting fight! I love watching Mayweather but have not been overlyexcited with ANY of his fights at 147/54,I hope that trend changes with this fight.It's up to Hatton to force the issue!