Quote Originally Posted by LawHoops
i just dont see how a guy with no defense, no jab, an average chin, below average power, and zero techinique --speaking of ricky hatton---can be considered such a great fighter and a p4per................compare him with gatti who has a great jab, decent technique, solid chin, tremendous heart and desire second to none, very good power, good footwork, and a commitment to going to the body...how can gatti be considered an underdog when hes the bigger, stronger, guy with better technique? i just dont get it....
That is such bullshit. You have clearly never seen Ricky Hatton before his last couple of fights. Early in his career, some of the things that marked him out and created a buzz around the British boxing seen were PRECISELY his FOOTWORK and TECHNIQUE. He had great lateral movement, found wicked angles and mixed up his attack superbly. And a guy with a 75% KO ratio does not have no power. AND how the fook does he have an average chin - he has a great chin: 1 flash kd in 41 fights and Kostya didn't so much as wobble him.

I will admit, that since the KT fight, he seems to have got slightly stuck in the mindset that won him that fight, and needs to get back to the old Ricky somewhat.

However, it is indisputable that Ricky Hatton would start as a betting favourite against Arturo Gatti, even you cannot dispute that. Gatti is NOT bigger - he used to be a SUPER-FOOKING-FEATHERWEIGHT, I seriously doubt he is stronger and on top of that he is a spent force.Ricky Hatton is an undefeated, two-weight, triple world champion and that is why Gatti is an underdog