Hatton is lucky he never made it past Mayweather

[killersheep]

As is floyds natural weight 136, cottos 140, RJJ and hopkins 160...

need i go on?

Sure go on, I don't think any of those fighters could make that weight anymore, PBF may be an exception but I don't know if he could get below 140 anymore , but those are no longer their fighting weights.

my point being it was all their originally natural weight divisions.

However they all now fight at bigger weights and are just as succesful.

Im the biggest hatton mark going, but to suggest he is great at 140 and complete poo at 147 is kinda naive!!!

To say that he performs as well at 147 as he does at 140 is even more naive. To say that 7 pounds doesn't make a difference is completely ridiculous.

Let me spell it out since you are having a hard time with this.

A fighter has a fighting weight which is the sweet spot where their body will function on the highest level at the lowest weight. If they fight at a weight too low they will have slowed reactions and decreased stamina because the will have to dehydrate themselves to make that weight. If they fight at a weight too high, their power will be compromised. The fighting weight of a boxer will naturally increase as time goes on, as their body will not allow them to lose as much weight in a healthy way. So to say that the fighting weight of fighters that can't make that weight anymore is an exercise in ignorance.

[RozzySean]

Sure go on, I don't think any of those fighters could make that weight anymore, PBF may be an exception but I don't know if he could get below 140 anymore , but those are no longer their fighting weights.

my point being it was all their originally natural weight divisions.

However they all now fight at bigger weights and are just as succesful.

Im the biggest hatton mark going, but to suggest he is great at 140 and complete poo at 147 is kinda naive!!!

To say that he performs as well at 147 as he does at 140 is even more naive. To say that 7 pounds doesn't make a difference is completely ridiculous.

Let me spell it out since you are having a hard time with this.

A fighter has a fighting weight which is the sweet spot where their body will function on the highest level at the lowest weight. If they fight at a weight too low they will have slowed reactions and decreased stamina because the will have to dehydrate themselves to make that weight. If they fight at a weight too high, their power will be compromised. The fighting weight of a boxer will naturally increase as time goes on, as their body will not allow them to lose as much weight in a healthy way. So to say that the fighting weight of fighters that can't make that weight anymore is an exercise in ignorance.

You are 100% correct. I think some fighters have a wider sweetstop and they can move up or down without too much trouble. Hearns, for example, carried his power up a number of weight classes. It depends on your frame. Hearns had those wide shoulders, even when he was skinny. with Hatton's physique and style, he is a guy who can only fight at 140.