Why doesn't Hatton keep his hands up?

[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.

[Salty]

Does he spar like he fights? If so he is not going to have a brain in his head for his life after boxing.

[donnydarkoIRL]

Ricky suffers from hypr extension of the elbows on both arms, as a result it's elbows out hands at chest height, full steam ahead.