Quote Originally Posted by feeney View Post
bilbo. Kahn has done the exact same thing as hatton did moved up a weight and fought a paper champ but the main difference is hatton won a version at his natural weight first. Against KOSTYA TSZYU. Clearly hatton is not at his best up at welter but at least he wasnt running from his natural weight just to claim a world title.

Yeah but Tyszu hadn't fought in well over a year, ended up quitting in the fight and then immediately retired.

I think it's fair to say Hatton didn't beat a prime version.

More like an old, fading version of a great fighter, a bit like Khan beating Barrera maybe