Hatton was back as his old self last night!

[kelly_d]

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[Gandalf]

Im not sure if that is Hatton back to his best but it was definitely more like it. He worked for 12 rounds and looked good throwing some of those combinations. There are some things he could work on before we see him again. Less leaping hooks, even more jabbing, more head movement, making sure he gets another fight on the table before he balloons up.

Hatton looked good all things considered, but Lazcano isnt the bees knees and hasnt fought in a long time himself. Hatton needs to sharpen up a bit more, but yeah, I was pleased with how he fought.

[DatsiK]

I think he fought very well, his punches seemed alot more accurate, maybe that's the new pad work paying off, but like others had said he got tagged alot, lazcano maybe didn't have the power but what if he fought someone with a bigger shot? Granted there isn't alot of people in light-welter who hit equal to hatton.

Based off Malignaggi's performance Hatton would dominate him, but if paulie fought with the style he did against cotto he'd have a much better shot.

[ono]

He was sharp and accurate. Landed 36% of his punches which is pretty good. Lazcano was lucky not to be stopped at times. He gave a great performance too.

Hatton would murder Paulie. I'm very confident in that.

[Gandalf]

He was sharp and accurate. Landed 36% of his punches which is pretty good. Lazcano was lucky not to be stopped at times. He gave a great performance too.

Hatton would murder Paulie. I'm very confident in that.

No doubt. But might be a bit too easy for Hatton going by Paulies recent showings. Seriously sub par.

[eagle]

Im confused, when wasnt Hatton himself? Cos he lost to a far superior fighter in PBF dont mean he wasnt himself. The fight before he destroyed Castillo.

[Tam Seddon]

I meant by less clinching didnt look as tierd in the stretch. A lot more accurate punches. He looked as if he was on fire last night and that was backed up with that blistering pace he performance in the early rounds. I believe that was a very exciting fight, like his older ones. Some of the more recent ones have been a bit boring at times with the clinches but that didnt really come into play last night and it was very good to say from Hatton.

[Rich R]

He was sharp and accurate. Landed 36% of his punches which is pretty good. Lazcano was lucky not to be stopped at times. He gave a great performance too.

Hatton would murder Paulie. I'm very confident in that.

Totally agree, i hope he has a few weeks off then stays fit and healthy instead of balooning up and having to loose loads of weight for the next fight.
The ring entrance was awsome i thought

[Pugilistic]

I thought hatton put on a great performance, he got stunned twice but he still basically dominated. He showed confidence, Good workrate and great stamina and put together crushing combos. Nice performance from Hatton.

[RozzySean]

Fortunately for Hatton, Paulie couldn't knock over a house of cards with his punches. Hatton should be able to eat his punches all night long in route to a UD. My biggest fear for Ricky now is when he goes up against somebody decent who can punch.

[Master]

Too soon to judge, he beat a guy who retired, has not fought in 15 months and then lost to Vivienne Harris.

[Majesty]

who was Hatton fighting? I havent seen the fight yet but is Lazcano really a threat at this weight class? Lsat time i heard of Lazcano he was threatening to beat Oscar up, lost to vivian harris and now to hatton. I dont think Lazcano is the kind of fighter to show if Hatton is "back" or not. I dont think he ever left Mayweather is just better