Some thoughts on Hatton.

[Saddo]

The best i have seen Hatton (since the Kostya fight) was the 1st 6 rounds against Urango.

That's how he used to fight. He was very good. Ok Urango is limited but he was the champion and he was dangerous with his strength and power.

yeah i think the same mate Rick won nearly every round with both styles but he did say afterward he nearly had to go down on the knee as that shot ((body shot i think)) hit the mark with him and i guess thats why he done the hit and hold stuff because the only time Urango was catching him was on the way out so he stopped going out.

the Castillo fight was a classic and great win for Ricky but he took some scary shots in that one but with Castillo's weight issues i just wonder how good of a win that was with hinsight.

Bilbo brought up the point of it always coinsides with a step up in class and maybe that is the only way he can do it in the high levels and thats why he lost against Mayweather because of the ref not letting him do it....

but hey its made him a millionaire so its prob not a great idea to change anything that has brought him soo much success in the past

look what Manny Steward did to Naz's style... if it ain broke don't fix it

[ono]

The best i have seen Hatton (since the Kostya fight) was the 1st 6 rounds against Urango.

That's how he used to fight. He was very good. Ok Urango is limited but he was the champion and he was dangerous with his strength and power.

yeah i think the same mate Rick won nearly every round with both styles but he did say afterward he nearly had to go down on the knee as that shot ((body shot i think)) hit the mark with him and i guess thats why he done the hit and hold stuff because the only time Urango was catching him was on the way out so he stopped going out.

the Castillo fight was a classic and great win for Ricky but he took some scary shots in that one but with Castillo's weight issues i just wonder how good of a win that was with hinsight.

Bilbo brought up the point of it always coinsides with a step up in class and maybe that is the only way he can do it in the high levels and thats why he lost against Mayweather because of the ref not letting him do it....

but hey its made him a millionaire so its prob not a great idea to change anything that has brought him soo much success in the past

look what Manny Steward did to Naz's style... if it ain broke don't fix it

Yeh i agree it's too late to try fix it now anyway. It's how he has fought for the last 3 years.

I think fighting welterweights (Collazo and Mayweather) combined with the step up in class has something to do with him using the Tszyu style.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Good point ono, it's an efective technique for hassling bigger men, he's just got stuck in the use of it now!

[RozzySean]

Maybe now that he's done flirting with 147 division he can get back to his old self. It's possible that Ricky was adopted that style to deal with KT, and he kept at it because he knew that he'd be moving up against bigger, more powerful men and that style would give him the best chance. Now that he's done with that experiment, he'll have the chance to get just be the best LWW that he can be. There isn't a LWW out there right now with the power the KT had, and I'm not sure that will be a good style for beating Paulie, who is the guy he needs to fight now.

[donnydarkoIRL]

The style he used against KT, is a poor style when approaching fights with Malignaggi and Witter.

[ono]

The style he used against KT, is a poor style when approaching fights with Malignaggi and Witter.

I think that's the style he'll use against Witter....mainly because it will keep him out of trouble, and his workrate and skills on the inside should be enough to get the W on points. He needs to be more careful coming in against Witter tho, otherwise he'll take some powerful shots.

Against Paulie, i feel his pressure will be more educated. Paulie is quite slick but not very powerfully built or particularly hard to hit, so his old style would be very useful....if he uses it.

[littlebif]

Hatton mite be made to look like a plodding forward fool against PM if he isnt on top of his game.He has the speed to make Hatton miss but lacks power which i think that will be his downfall.I see Hatton getting in close around the 3rd and just out working Malignaggi to take a UD.

[donnydarkoIRL]

In actuality Hatton's footwork is among some of the fastest in Boxing, he can cut off a ring as well as anyone I've ever seen.