Hatton V marquez agreed in principle

[CFH]

I'm probably in the minority, but I really feel that this is a fight which could go either way. I know that most conventional wisdom would lean towards Marquez, but he is getting older and he's been hurt by fighters with far less power than Hatton. Marquez should be able to convincingly outbox Hatton and I would think that he has the power to hurt him, but I wouldn't be all that surprised to see Hatton pull out the victory.

[gudnite vienna]

i certainly wont be putting any money on who would win this!

[Kev]

If Hatton can get back into decent shape he will be too strong for Marquez and will outwork him imo.

Marquez slugged it out with Casamayor and Juan Diaz and they were both very competitive fights for several rounds. I would regard both as being practically shot fighters.

Hatton couldn't cope with the blinding speed of Manny and the technical brilliance of Floyd but Marquez is getting old, is more flat footed these days, is out of his weight class, and imo hasn't looked like an elite fighter since his fight with Pacquaio.

I think Ricky can win this fight, and actually have a sneaking suspicion if he got himself really fired up he could finish him with a body shot. I dunno, just a gut feeling.

[ICB]

If Hatton can get back into decent shape he will be too strong for Marquez and will outwork him imo.

Marquez slugged it out with Casamayor and Juan Diaz and they were both very competitive fights for several rounds. I would regard both as being practically shot fighters.

Hatton couldn't cope with the blinding speed of Manny and the technical brilliance of Floyd but Marquez is getting old, is more flat footed these days, is out of his weight class, and imo hasn't looked like an elite fighter since his fight with Pacquaio.

I think Ricky can win this fight, and actually have a sneaking suspicion if he got himself really fired up he could finish him with a body shot. I dunno, just a gut feeling.

Juan Diaz probably fought one of the best fights, he's ever fought against JMM. There was certainly nothing in that fight, that suggested he was shot, and Joel Casamayor although not at his best. Was still a good opponent and still could beat most Lightweights.

And Juan Lazcano who spent most of his career at Lightweight, and is certainly no Jr Welterweight. Managed to badly hurt Ricky Hatton twice, so don't be so sure that JMM can't KO Ricky Hatton.

JMM did stop Juan Diaz, Joel Casamayor, two fighters who have never been stopped. And Joel Casamayor has a very good chin, and Juan Diaz has a pretty solid chin too. Ricky Hatton's weight is all over the place, and his chin looks more shaky than ever, there's certainly no way im choosing Ricky Hatton over any elite fighter at this point, especially JMM.