Why doesn't Hatton keep his hands up?

[Dizaster]

Plus I think plainly he just got used to knocking guys out.. He's never really minded getting hit in the process of busting up his opponents, but as he's gone on, it's almost like he's learnt that he can come in, take blows, and still knock people out and win the fight.... It's worked most of the time.. And his on real genuine loss is to Mayweather who is the P4P best fighter, so it's no shame to lose to him (unless you get knocked with a left hook into the corner post.... Kidding guys )
So really I think his success has let him get a little more lazy and be a bit more gung ho to get the fight over and done with....

Like VD said, I don't think he's going to change that... I'd love to see him with some more head movement and not so much diving in with his left hook and then getting clinched by his opponents..

[Trainer Monkey]

I really can seeing Hatton changing his style,but I really wish he'd learn to fight away more

[HattonTheHammer]

As said before i think its just his natural way of fighting through his opponents that ricky has come to adopt the style of occasionally leading in with his hands waist high.

Hattons got a pretty solid chin that he really doesnt get enough respect for, i remember seeing jon thaxton and eamonn magee pepper him with some beautys that hatton always seemed to be able to take.

Sure it would be better for him to fight hands up ala cotto, de la hoya etc. But its the old cliche of old dogs, new tricks and who can honestly question someones style when they are a 2 weight world champion and ranked number 1 in their division by a considerable distance

[Taeth]

Hatton has an alright chin, I mean COllazo hurt him. IMO Hatton's lack of stamina lately has had an adverse affect on his chin.

[gyrokai]

Hmmm...

He's never been the same since his mulit-million dollar pay days.

[ono]

Hatton has an alright chin, I mean COllazo hurt him. IMO Hatton's lack of stamina lately has had an adverse affect on his chin.

Yeah but Collazo hurt him when hitting him with 3-4 flush power shots. Plus Collazo is natural welter......so even tho he's not a big puncher, the punches will have more of an effect on a natural 140lber.

I don't even see how anyone can say he has a lack of stamina. The only noticeable time was against Juan Urango, when he had a chest infection.

Collazo wasn't great either but there was a distinct lack of preparation going into that fight coupled with the fact he was hurt on a few occassions.

His chin has always been the same to me. I've seen him hurt on numerous occassions. It's just not documented as much because he stood up to Tszyu's power. Kinda makes everyone forget about how he's been hurt by the likes of Rios, Magee, Phillips etc....

[littlebif]

As said before i think its just his natural way of fighting through his opponents that ricky has come to adopt the style of occasionally leading in with his hands waist high.

Hattons got a pretty solid chin that he really doesnt get enough respect for, i remember seeing jon thaxton and eamonn magee pepper him with some beautys that hatton always seemed to be able to take.

Sure it would be better for him to fight hands up ala cotto, de la hoya etc. But its the old cliche of old dogs, new tricks and who can honestly question someones style when they are a 2 weight world champion and ranked number 1 in their division by a considerable distance

Thaxton and Magee arnt world class and never have been so Hatton should be able to walk thro them although he got hurt against Magee he won every round after that.

[HattonTheHammer]

As said before i think its just his natural way of fighting through his opponents that ricky has come to adopt the style of occasionally leading in with his hands waist high.

Hattons got a pretty solid chin that he really doesnt get enough respect for, i remember seeing jon thaxton and eamonn magee pepper him with some beautys that hatton always seemed to be able to take.

Sure it would be better for him to fight hands up ala cotto, de la hoya etc. But its the old cliche of old dogs, new tricks and who can honestly question someones style when they are a 2 weight world champion and ranked number 1 in their division by a considerable distance

Thaxton and Magee arnt world class and never have been so Hatton should be able to walk thro them although he got hurt against Magee he won every round after that.

You sure about that??

Hatton won the fight by 2-3 rounds, to suggest a near shutout is absurd.

Magee can crack a punch and had hatton on the canvas with his 1st real shot of the fight, ricky knew the only way he was gonna beat eamonn was to be brave and take his punches head on so he could pop a few of his own.

Thaxton bullied hatton for parts of there fight and while i dont suggest that wasnt partly due to ricky being cut from ear to ear, he again had to face up to thaxton in order to beat him.

[Rican]

Because he sucks!!

Now, the politically correct commentary:

Hatton is a limited fighter who makes up for this fact because of his physical superiority over all opponents at 140 (and 140 only) and because of his toughness and relentlessness. Other than that, I have never enjoyed a Hatton performance. They all seem too sloppy and too much grappling and although I do enjoy some of the brutality he inflicts on some (ahh those body shots!!), Hatton is just a technically sloppy/limited fighter, who, the more he fights, the more it becomes evident that his chin is glass-like.

[No Contest]

If he kept his hands up he couldn't hold now could he? Duh.