Quote Originally Posted by The Game
At 140,I would agree(as much as I hate to admit it!)Hatton would beat on Cotto but at 147,I favour Cotto,I didn't see anything from Hatton at all in the Collazo fight which would suggest he can be a big player there.
I'll be honest,I'll be the first to diss Cotto if he did badly but he didn't,he worked the body,used the jab and landed good combos,powerful shots,and just banged Paulie.Paulie survived...JUST!People are confusing surviving and heart for other things!
Hahaha,as for Hatton Margarito,remember that thread once which said"Hatton v Margarito" and we were arguing over who would win,well,I'd bet my house that Margarito would KO Hatton,I mean seriously walk through him and at 147,I think PBF would win too. Ricky had time to prepare for Collazo,Collazo didn't box and still Ricky did not look impressive.
Hatton was in court leading up to this fight, was supposed to fight Lazcano and ended up fighting Collazo at 6 weeks notice. How is that enough time to move up a weight against a World Champion in a different country/timezome??

Quote Originally Posted by The Game
It does offer him something,the chance to answer critics and prove he belongs at 147 like I said,he was fighting a guy who has pitter patter shots,didn't box,and still could not hurt him or anything.Collazo had him out on his feet.What does fighting Urkal prove? What happened to wanting to cement his legacy
Will you be saying he isn't cementing his legacy when he fights Cotto next?? Would he command a bit of respect then?? Ricky could move back down and take Cotto at LWelter but I bet my house he will take the fight with Cotto at Welter

As for the remtach with Collazo, I'll say it again, he has Don King to blame. Boxing is a business. Collazo got well paid AND It's not just up to Ricky Hatton. HBO/WBA et all won't sanction the fight. He has a rematch against Collazo and he has to relinquish the belt - future purses would be lower because he doesn't have any belts, no World title, he gave up two LWelter belts, you can't expoect him to give up this one aswell!!!! It will never happen. He has no critics to answer, there will always be naysayers but 41-0 (30) stands up there with anyone's record. If half of them were hand picked bums, the very same could be said of Cotto.