Re: RBR, Hatton v Malignaggi, Kirkland-Vera, Hatton-Tackie

Originally Posted by
miles
Well done, Ricky!!
He did a fucking excellent job. The first round had me edgy but it seems that Hatton was looking to prove he can still fight hard for 12 rounds and was feeling himself around. He started pretty slowly and just upped the tempo thereafter.
I think the stoppage was premature, and I say that only because I wanted to see Hatton continue to lay it on and hurt Paulie some more.
Paulie was responsible for most of the holding and fought a really stupid fight.
Hatton got him in the seocnd and he wasnt really in it after that. Hattons jab was spot on, and you could see he was thinking all the time. And Rickys conditioning was beyond any doubt. He could have fought 15 rounds at a canter.
The Hitman is back, and he has taken the criticism on board and turned it into a positive. He has a quality pressure style and he has looked to refine it brilliantly.
Props to Ricky. Hopefully he will have a couple of weeks off and then get back to preparing his next move. It might be asking a lot but I would like to see him fight 3 times next year. Keep in shape, keep hungry and make the fights while he still has the chance to make them and win.
Marquez and Pacman would be wonderful fights. Screw DLH.
Good appraisal of the fight. Agreed with the F DLH and facing Marquez or Pac, that would make a great fight. However i think the stoppage was fine. How do you decide which shot is going to be the one to cause permanent damage to a fighter? He was not in the fight at all and was poised to get hurt bad. Good stoppage IMO.
“If you even dream of beating me you'd better wake up and apologize.” Muhammad Ali.
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