Quote Originally Posted by Big_Deuce
Quote Originally Posted by LEGION
Pressure, pressure, pressure. He can't let Floyd breathe for one second during this fight, and he can't let Floyd decide to dictate where this fight goes and when it happens. Either way Hatton is going to get punched, and he can't complicate matters by letting Floyd slip off the ropes if he can get him there, as he'll have to chase Floyd while getting pot shotted. Pressure and an effective body attack. That's all Ricky has to offer and if he doesn't make it work somehow someway he's doomed. He'll get beaten silly on the outside and it will be deja-vu for Gatti fans as that will be what it will look like. All this talk about Hatton having good footwork and hitting from angles; please, like Floyd hasn't fought better boxers than Ricky and Floyd has better both than Hatton. For Hatton to win he has to do it by the 6th round or people might as well turn the t.v. off, unless you're just a fan of watching CSI. Don't forget, Floyd never tires, and no mistake about it, he'll let Ricky run himself ragged while trying to find a home for that left hook to the body, or one of those silly lunging punches Ricky throws. No way will Ricky win a decision, lol. In America? With Floyd; who only gets better as the fight progresses? Ricky has to cripple that body or he'll get beat worse than Paul Bostaph's drum kit Bring it on Lefty{laughingstock}Lee

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Well if he hits the body like you say (and i believe) he has to, then i dont think he has to win by the 6th round. Look at Castillo, he did a good job to the body and floyd was alot slower and grabby towards the end of that fight.
I only say by the 6th round because the storm I see Ricky trying to unleash on Floyd{successful or not}, cannot be expected to be kept on pace through all 12 rounds. Ricky will have to work harder than he did with Castillo, and Floyd's not going to give him any freebies like Jose did, so his attack will have to be successful pretty early on, as if it's not he will gas out. Between unleashing a blitz on Floyd and getting punched the whole time, it will tax him, and once he gasses Floyd will literally inhale him. I don't think I'm alone when I say the only way Rick can beat Floyd is tons of effective pressure to his body, and while Rick is getting more and more tired Floyd will still be fresh in the later rounds and will do a complete body wax on Ricky, unless Rick can break that body. I'm not a hater as anyone who knows me knows I want Ricky to win, but as I said before I'll be happy if Ricky is still standing{on his own} at the last round Floyd by 7th or 8th round tko. {Here come the Silent Sad Clicks }