Record Slating

[generalbulldog]

Hatton was a good fighter and he fought the best opposition at the time, unfortunately the 140 pound division has not been strong competition wise in history. There is a reason why so many great fighters like Whitaker, Pac, Mayweather, De La Hoya, Ray Robinson, Duran, Mosley just pass through the division with a fight here or there or entirely skips it, because historically Welterweight has been the place with the biggest fights and money purses below the HW division.

And for the record, Pryor and Tszyu imo also didn't have too many great names on their records at the division also, just like Hatton. Like I said, historically 140 pound division isn't that strong.

just one comment on this daft post

for a time when hatton was at his peak in the LWW division it was considered to have a lot more depth than the WW division

Whatever makes you happy bro. Learn to live in reality. I know Hatton fans have a hard time with this. See all the excuses on why Hatton lost to 2 of the greatest fighters of this era.

ha, you disagree?

you are either too young and wasnt around in that period or stoopid

its probly the second

To be fair Eric when Hatton took the number 1 mantle up it was hot, but then everyone left or Hatton didn't fight any of the other 140 fighters that made it a hot division, his fault or not but most of Hatton's run at 140 Junior Witter was number fucking two

That's right, it was only hot for a moment and then Floyd and Cotto (the 2 biggest names at 140) went up to 147. And at 147 you had Floyd, Cotto, Margarito, Judah, Williams, Clottey, CIntron, etc.

Much better than Hatton, Malignaggi, Castillo, Witter, Harris, Corley, Ndou, etc.

Ring ratings for 2006. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Th..._Ratings:_2006

Ring Ratings for 2007. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Th..._Ratings:_2007

Ring Ratings for 2008. http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Th..._Ratings:_2008

So when Hatton reigned it was only hot for a moment, and then the other 3 years he reigned it was so much inferior talent wise to 147. As I've said 147 has been historically the strongest division below HW, and throughout boxing history it has given the most biggest fights below HW. Fact.