How much credit should you get for beating smaller guys?

[HattonTheHammer]

The exact same credit you should get for beating someone bigger than you.

If someone is naturally taller it suggests to me they have to weight drain themselves just that bit more than you do to make the weight.

Calderon, Pacquiao, Griffin, duran - are/were great fighters that just naturally adapated to fighting guys who are taller than them and in durans case stronger!!

[Trainer Monkey]

Pac really doesnt look undersized.
Technically you could say Hopkins was the smaller man when he beat the snot out of Tarver. Funny everyone points to Trinidad and Wright(both fights he was supposed to lose) when they say Hopkins only fought smaller opponents,but nobody points to Tarver to say he beat the snot out of the technically bigger opponent
Tarver was champion at the time and everything.
I like Hatton more then Pac admittedly,because I like brawlers,but I dont think Pac's size will take anything away from it if Hatton wins,and honestly as slick as Manny is I wouldnt place bets either way.

[JonesJrMayweather]

for me its how much smaller..one weight class isnt that big a deal and could be equal..but two and up then you start to lose credit...IMO

[Taeth]

People underappreciate the strength smaller guys have, if your a heavywieght and you fight a guy who hits really hard at 175 you are going to feel it.

[Rantcatrat]

Size plays a role. It is the reason there are numerous weight divisions. When two fighters are equals in terms of speed and power, but one guy has the advantage in reach and height, he will likely win.

6'1 heavyweights arein short supply these days. Because when one fighter is 6'1 and weighs 210 in his peak, prime fighting condition, and another is 6'5 and weights 235, the bigger guy has the advantage because of height and reach.

There are exceptions, but generally, a smaller guy deserves more credit beating a bigger guy than vice versa.

[Hulk]

If Hatton can beat Pacquaio then he deserves a lot of credit.

Pac man stopping Oscar changed things in my mind.

GO HATTON!