did we miss something with the hatton mayweather fight?

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But who`s to say ricky would of been knocked out had the circumstances of the fight been completely different.

You cant claim to know that had ref different, ringsize been of a normal size etc etc, that hatton still would of got KO`ed!!

If Tommy hearns hadn't broken his hand on Hagler's mellon

If Delahoya had jabbed throughout the Mayweather fight

If Hopkins was more active in the last third of the Calzaghe fight

If If If If...

my point exactly

to claim hatton STILL would of been knocked out even if the circumstances had been different is absurd.

I for one know the day will never come when ricky hatton loses a fight on points - he has too much heart and courage to not go down fighting.

Had that particular contest of gone to the final round i suspect ricky would of completely given up his defence and just gone on an all out assault to try to knock floyd out!!

I thought Collazo could have easily got the decision in their fight, although it was extremely close. Not to mention Hatton was out on his feet for most of the 12th round. If he had made it to the 12th against Mayweather and tried to go "all out", he likely would have been stopped then anyways. You've really been clutching at straws in this thread, especially since as someone pointed out, Floyd was winning the inside battle, when they were not broken up by the ref. It wouldn't have changed the outcome at all if Hatton was allowed to hang on inside all he liked.

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If Tommy hearns hadn't broken his hand on Hagler's mellon

If Delahoya had jabbed throughout the Mayweather fight

If Hopkins was more active in the last third of the Calzaghe fight

If If If If...

my point exactly

to claim hatton STILL would of been knocked out even if the circumstances had been different is absurd.

I for one know the day will never come when ricky hatton loses a fight on points - he has too much heart and courage to not go down fighting.

Had that particular contest of gone to the final round i suspect ricky would of completely given up his defence and just gone on an all out assault to try to knock floyd out!!

I thought Collazo could have easily got the decision in their fight, although it was extremely close. Not to mention Hatton was out on his feet for most of the 12th round. If he had made it to the 12th against Mayweather and tried to go "all out", he likely would have been stopped then anyways. You've really been clutching at straws in this thread, especially since as someone pointed out, Floyd was winning the inside battle, when they were not broken up by the ref. It wouldn't have changed the outcome at all if Hatton was allowed to hang on inside all he liked.

not really, ive stated time and time again floyd won on the night because he was the better fighter and it wasnt neccesarily his fault hatton was impeded by others so often.


Thats because every time floyd came inside he ducked under hattons arms and was allowed on endless occasions to throw uppercuts and allow those amazing short shots that he throws to really pay off.


Im not claiming hatton was robbed or that he was unlucky on the night.

Just that in a different place, on a different occasion ricky is one of 2-3 men that could possibly beat mayweather on his day!!