Great Technical Boxers Limited by Mentality

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Ricky Hatton
The most frustrating fighter of the past decade for me. Squandered raw talent, physicality and a hell of a lot of work with his lifestyle between fights, despite endless advice from trainers, fighters, the media, his fanbase.....

I was gonna say LOL tell me you are kidding abouy great technicality, till I saw the bit about limited mentality

[donnydarkoIRL]

I was gonna say LOL tell me you are kidding abouy great technicality, till I saw the bit about limited mentality

Do you know the worst part?
He could have been really good technically, but just sold out on power and aggression instead...
Not in a good mood with Ricky at all atm

[HattonTheHammer]

I was gonna say LOL tell me you are kidding abouy great technicality, till I saw the bit about limited mentality

Do you know the worst part?
He could have been really good technically, but just sold out on power and aggression instead...
Not in a good mood with Ricky at all atm

it got him to where he was

Had he of tried to fight tszyu the way he tried to BOX pacquiao he would of been blown out in 5.

Instead he went with the simplest plan of them all that night. If your fitter and stronger than your opponent then youve simply no need to have a boxing contest instead just turn it into a fight.

The pac fight was a complete disaster and not worthy of comparisions as it was such an awful display compared to the previous 46 hatton outings.

But against mayweather he just got caught out by a guy who was too quick for him and was able to counter hattons one dimensional approach by using his feet whenever possible and working those quick hands and arm length advantage to his gain.

Ive said it once and i`ll say it again being only beaten twice by the 2 best fighters of the last decade still represents a top quality world class fighter!!

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Marlon Starling
Hector Camacho

[HattonTheHammer]

Marlon Starling
Hector Camacho

camacho was hardly wasted talent was he??

having seen floyd snr 6-7 times over i was always rather dissapointed the way he got beatdown by sugar

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Marlon Starling
Hector Camacho

camacho was hardly wasted talent was he??

having seen floyd snr 6-7 times over i was always rather dissapointed the way he got beatdown by sugar

Actually yes he was he should of achieved, more than he did with his talent. The Edwin Rosario fight ruined him and turned him into a runner. He never recovered mentally from that fight. He did have a good career im not doubting that, but he was mentally ruined from the Edwin Rosario fight. And he could have achieved much more, he was one of the most talented fighters i've ever seen.

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Great thread subject!! Maybe Berto fits the bill. He has a low ring IQ in my view.

[generalbulldog]

I would have to agree with the OP's assessment of Meldrick Taylor.
I just got done watching the Taylor-Chavez HBO special. Remembering it now this guy was billed as the next Sugar Ray Leonard. The quick reflexes, the uncanny hand speed, the foot movement, the flashiness, etc. This guy was just too stupid in getting into brawls instead of outboxing and outsmarting guys. The HBo special was saying that Taylor had to prove he was an Philadelphia brawler. Way to go in not using your god given abilities to your advantage and instead playing into the hands of Chavez.

Damn what a waste of talent.