The Hatton Mayweather Prediction Thread

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Piss off, this isn't an England thread.

Idiot.

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[Idaho]

Was a fair result I thought. Hatton had the slight edge in the earlier rounds and then Mayweather started to pick him off. I didn't see any convincing punches landed by Hatton, and there were several clear shots from Mayweather.

I don't think the ref was particularly unfair - it is boxing, not wrestling.

 

[CharlieAddict]

I don't think the ref was particularly unfair - it is boxing, not wrestling.

call him one dimensional but that is hatton's style...we all knew he was gonna be inside mayweather's guard.
the ref stopped that from happening.


*christ i still smell of this morning's beer. gonna have a hot bath and into the sauna.*

 

[Idaho]

Yeah well if you go in close in boxing then you are at risk of it turning into a grapple and the fighters being broken up.

 

[quimcunx]

Aha...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPKM8XSonP8

"Who the fuck? Who the fuck? Who the fucking hell are you?"

Cheers for that I missed that bit on Sky Sports. Nice shot of Hatton pissing himself laughing in the background.

Removed.

 

[dlx1]

Aha...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPKM8XSonP8

This video has been removed due to terms of use violation.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

The boxing people really are the most arsey about footage aren't they. I hate it when they show something about a fight on domestic telly about six months after it happened, and they still only show pics.

 

[Corax]

Not overly impressed with Floyd - clearly a good fighter, but we know that. The 'pound for pound' claims are undeserved.

The ref was fine. A few wrong splits in rounds 2-4, but it made no difference. And to be fair, Ricky should have known better than smacking him round the back of the neck.

Hatton was superb, but needs to vary it more. I can see a rematch going the other way - IF he sorts his tactics out.

Floyd is not in the same league as Sugar (a genuine p4p champion) or the like. Good boxer, but he won this fight by ducking. That's not so much a criticism as an observation. He avoided Ricky by diving low, and Hatton seemed to have no idea how to deal with it. I'm surprised the hitman didn't expect it and have a countertactic in the bag.

Very, very impressed with Mayweather's attitude after the fight. He'd sold himself as a loudmouth punk, and like I sucker I bought it - but his behaviour after the bell showed it was ticket sales only, and it was at this point that he earnt respect IMO.

 

[Corax]

Oh, and fuckin BITTORRENT you eejits.

 

[Numbers]

Not overly impressed with Floyd - clearly a good fighter, but we know that. The 'pound for pound' claims are undeserved.

The ref was fine. A few wrong splits in rounds 2-4, but it made no difference. And to be fair, Ricky should have known better than smacking him round the back of the neck.

Hatton was superb, but needs to vary it more. I can see a rematch going the other way - IF he sorts his tactics out.

Floyd is not in the same league as Sugar (a genuine p4p champion) or the like. Good boxer, but he won this fight by ducking. That's not so much a criticism as an observation. He avoided Ricky by diving low, and Hatton seemed to have no idea how to deal with it. I'm surprised the hitman didn't expect it and have a countertactic in the bag.

Are you on drugs. P4P claims underserved. Not in the same league as Sugar.

LOL seriously.

IMO

 

[kained&able]

Mayweather was clearly a class above Hatton. He had the weight he had the reach and when hatton was coming inside he was fustrating him by just holding on. Hatton is solid premiership mayweather is a chamipons league team.

Not sure what hatotn is going to do after this to be honest. He is allready the best fighter in his class by a considerable distance and if he can't move up a weight without being beaten(okay i know mayweather is probabley two weights above him naturally) what is left to do?

Is there another top welterweight who is in hattons capability or has he beatne everyone importent he is going to beat now?


dave

 

[Nigel Irritable]

(okay i know mayweather is probabley two weights above him naturally)...Is there another top welterweight who is in hattons capability or has he beatne everyone importent he is going to beat now?

Mayweather isn't much bigger than Hatton - he came in two pounds heavier than him and he actually won his first world title as a super featherweight. He does have a significant reach advantage though. Other top welterweights will tend to be bigger than Mayweather, so Hatton would really be up against it sizewise.

That's a pity as welterweight is probably the best division in boxing at the moment. Light welterweight is where Hatton belongs if he has any sense - Mayweather can win titles in five different weight divisions but different rules apply when you are that good. To be fair there are also some good fights at light welterweight. Paul Malignaggi, the IBF Champion, is well regarded. Then you have Junior Witter as the WBC champion - and Hatton/Witter is a fight people have wanted for years now.

Not overly impressed with Floyd - clearly a good fighter, but we know that. The 'pound for pound' claims are undeserved.

You are fucking nuts.

 

[Numbers]

Has to be Witter for me now too.

 

[The Pious Pawn]

Yep i reckon that would be a good fight for both , give witter the chance to dazzle against a top notch fighter , and give hatton something for him to get his teeth stuck into . i hear that calzaghe is going to be fighting woods next year as well , so could be some good fights next year for us brits to watch .

 

[Numbers]

I think Hatton might struggle against Witter too.

I've watched the fight again, Cortez was definitely a bit trigger happy, not overly and he seemed to ease off as the fight went on.

Hatton got caught with some exceptional shots without really connecting with Floyd at all. I'd give him the 5th round only.

Mayweather is fantastic.

 

[sleaterkinney]

Mayweather is fantastic.

Hatton just didn't get past that defence and the way he rolled with the punches, he was great.

 

[Numbers]

Aye, as rorymac said it was like man against boy.

Billy Graham is a bit shit in the corner, I wasn't impressed by him at all.

 

[Jazzz]

Mayweather isn't much bigger than Hatton - he came in two pounds heavier than him and he actually won his first world title as a super featherweight.

He was two pounds heavier at the weigh-in but the difference at the fight was likely double or more that: while Hatton 'maxed out' at 145, that being supposedly his optimal fighting weight, Mayweather surely made sure that he hadn't eaten or drunk much in order to come in bang on the maximum, and probably treated himself to a nice big steak afterwards.

 

[Rollem]

sometimes i hate being right

 

[Relahni]

relahni and tarannau over excited by 11pm

the girlies talking about clothes by midnight

milesy asleep by the 3rd round

mayweather wins in the 10th

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner.