And as far as 7 pounds not making a difference, I'm hear to tell you it does. If Hatton was more of "boxer" it wouldn't make nearly as much difference, but if your style comes from moving opponents around physically and relying on your workrate/stamina.... it makes all the difference in the world over the course of a fight. I have 10 years of experience toying with weight changes and sports, including 4 at the collegiate level (thanks, X. See how good that college education was? ). The difference was all in stamina, which effected my mind. I couldn't bully people nearly as much and I got very tired very fast (from trying to bully them anyway). So here i am having close matches with someone decent at their weight class, but naturally bigger than I was. It sucked.