Quote Originally Posted by erics44 View Post
you know the more i think about it and the more i read watch the build up and look at their records the more i think hatton has a chance of winning this fight

We all know how people like to build up young boxers, hes the next mexican great and all that, you watch a boxing show what he is on and all you hear is how great he is or is gonna be, its bound to influence

he looks good dont get me wrong but his record isnt amazing, I dont think there is anything hatton couldnt have handled in the same way in his current form

Alvarezes best win on paper is the baldomir KO, but what stage of his carear was baldomir at?

I think this fight will be a lot closer than people are suggesting
Seeing as Alvarez had to go to decision against recent Hatton oppponent Lovemore N'dou in his last fight I don't think we are witnessing the emergence of a p4p star just yet.

I expect Alvarez to win, and I'm certainly no fan of Matthew Hatton but if he believes in himself and doesn't freeze he can make this a competitive fight.

My guess is Alvarez wears him down and stops him late but it's a good matchup for Alvarez at this stage in his career, only twenty years old after all.

Whether it should be for a light middleweight title is debatable but the belt is vacant, and they don't mean a lot these days anyhow.

At the end of the day Golden Boy believe in Alvarez and think he could be the next big Mexican star. The WBC presumably also think he is a better champion elect for them than Ryan Rhodes and who can really disagree?

Alvarez is good for boxing. He's popular, he's exciting, he may well be one for the future. Ryan Rhodes offers what to world boxing exactly?

Boxing isn't a meritocracy, and personally I'm ok with that.