Peak?

[Taeth]

I put my biggest neutral hat on when I watched it again last night and even up until probably the 8th, you couldn't really pick a winner.

It did confirm a few things for me though:

Hatton is a dirty bastard
Mayweather is a dirty bastard
Cortez was far too involved
Floyd does not like pressure fighters much, but he does have the skills to deal with them


I've watched loads of old fights recently and I'm appreciated them far more now, after letting the dust settle than I ever did at the time or shortly after.

I just had to chat about it somewhere, despite the fact it has been talked about to death, I had to release my thoughts!

They didn't fight that dirty, it was an epic example of two amazing inside fighters. It is should be a showcase of how to create, and cut off angles on the inside, how Floyd picked his shots and didn't allow such a great inside fighter to get off with anything effective. I think it was close and competitive because Floyd allowed them to fight Hatton's fight, but he was clearly winning almost every round because of his defense and accuracy. He was simply sharper from start to finish, and his stamina held through longer.

[0james0]

Watch the fight again like I just did and you'll see what I mean.

Hatton was trying to snap Floyds arm when clinching, there was even a little scream from Floyd one time when Hatton bent his arm right back at the elbow.

Floyd was rubbing his elbows in his face and throwing with them at times. Also both were hitting on the break (and thanks to Cortez there were lots of them!)

Floyd looked genuinely troubled at times, but then as the rounds wore on, he did what he does best and picks the opponent apart.

[Master]

The fight was at welter and had Hatton fought him at his weight in the UK with a British ref then he would have done better.