Outclassed by a better boxer who's used to fighting at that weight...
Hatton v Mayweather
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better fighter won, fully expected a mayweather win and got it. the guys pure class. hatton is great fighter and will be back, but blue moon was fecking annoying to listen to.
that's the excuse-weight class. no doubt, mayweather is the best.
Wow... I knew Mayweather would win, but I didn't think that he'd knock out Hatton. No doubt Mayweather is the best pound for pound boxer in the world.
Might have been slightly different if the referee wasn't such a nonce during the earky rounds
Do I go to sleep now or just sit it out?
doubt it ... Hatton was always gonna struggle in fairness, he's too one dimensional.
I'm going to sleep, I can barely keep my eyes open.
Night all.
Night all.
Go to sleep, watch Arsenal drop points tomorrow, that'll cheer you up.
I might ogo to bed gbefore I pasas out, I wish I had some more nbeer though!
ditto...
Goodnight cuntheadss
quote from the guardian that sums up the fight imo
"English passion losing out to foreign technique. Passion is, of course, a lot easier to deliver than technique." Very true, unfortunately.
"English passion losing out to foreign technique. Passion is, of course, a lot easier to deliver than technique." Very true, unfortunately.
same story in football as well it seems. interesting.
Mayweather won, as I knew he would. Well deserved.
Looks like Lewis Hamilton will win the sport personality of the year then.
Had Cortez not protected Mayweather soo much in the opening rounds and let Hatton fight the way he always does, the fight would have been very different.
Mayweather was a deserved winner in the end only because he got away with his fouls and was able to land his punches. His "technique" for this match was to keep his back turned to Hatton's right hook, which was the reason for the penalty, to wrap up after pop shots early, and then to create space in the end for his well-placed shots when Hatton was more fatigued. I must say, he executed it very well.
But what will be forgotten was Cortez the referee's influence on the early rounds. His eye was constantly on Hatton when the two got close, probably because of Hatton's reputation for cheap shots inside. This protected Mayweather because whenever Hatton got him into a position he could attack Cortez would break the two apart. Mayweather also got away with holds, elbows, forearm blocks, and shots to the back of Hatton's head where Hatton was penalized for them. These advantages in the early rounds was subtle but significant as they tired Hatton and let Mayweather have breaks between landing shots. It didn't help that Hatton seemed to forget to keep his hands up to protect himself.
What ultimately determined the fight was Mayweather's technique triumphing over Hatton's passion and over-eagerness, but Hatton fought well. Unfortunately, I believe Mayweather's retirement speach and Hatton will never have a chance to redeem this loss, but neither will anyone else have the opportunity to beat him. Hatton will have to prove himself against other world-class opposition which will come with more experience and added technique.
Kudos to Hatton for his performance and, as much as I despise his opponent, I applaud Mayweather's execution of a well-planned fight and his great technique.
Mayweather was a deserved winner in the end only because he got away with his fouls and was able to land his punches. His "technique" for this match was to keep his back turned to Hatton's right hook, which was the reason for the penalty, to wrap up after pop shots early, and then to create space in the end for his well-placed shots when Hatton was more fatigued. I must say, he executed it very well.
But what will be forgotten was Cortez the referee's influence on the early rounds. His eye was constantly on Hatton when the two got close, probably because of Hatton's reputation for cheap shots inside. This protected Mayweather because whenever Hatton got him into a position he could attack Cortez would break the two apart. Mayweather also got away with holds, elbows, forearm blocks, and shots to the back of Hatton's head where Hatton was penalized for them. These advantages in the early rounds was subtle but significant as they tired Hatton and let Mayweather have breaks between landing shots. It didn't help that Hatton seemed to forget to keep his hands up to protect himself.
What ultimately determined the fight was Mayweather's technique triumphing over Hatton's passion and over-eagerness, but Hatton fought well. Unfortunately, I believe Mayweather's retirement speach and Hatton will never have a chance to redeem this loss, but neither will anyone else have the opportunity to beat him. Hatton will have to prove himself against other world-class opposition which will come with more experience and added technique.
Kudos to Hatton for his performance and, as much as I despise his opponent, I applaud Mayweather's execution of a well-planned fight and his great technique.
deservedly so. immense performance this year.
I hate to say I told you so. Well deserved victory, totally outclassed him, though have to admit I never thought he could knock him out.......anyway, I won a packet on this tonight!!!
called it 
I thought Cortez was firm but fair. In the end, the best man won. Floyd completely outclassed Ricky and the fight only served to drive home that fact that technique is greater than brawling.
To be fair, I hadn't chosen a side either way, I like both boxers, but when the American national anthem was booed on American soil, love you all but booing a country's national anthem in their country would be suicide in any other country the us is very forgiving so watch and learn like RH
Well done, Mayweather
i didn't either, but i got caught up in the whole England v. USA hype so...
USA
USA
USA
USA!!
but like i said on the other threads, it was a great entertaining fight well worth the $15 cover charge to get into that damn sports bar, and the traveling english fans created an awesome atmosphere which was interesting, even though the booing of the nat'l anthem was cnutish, but expected. anyways, props to hatton for being the aggressor and making the fight interesting, props to mayweather who is still a cnut but brilliant.
No excuses, Mayweather IS the much better fighter. He's the best fighter out there at the moment, The only really great fighter still in the ring. Hats of to the man, the rest are still fighting his shadows.
Props to Mayweather, respect where its due.
Hatton let his emotion get the best of him.
He done well in the first 2 rounds, but after that Mayweather more or less dominated.
Hatton was all over him, but he couldn't throw a single accurate punch,
Floyds defensive tactics where spot on, and so was his counter shots. Nearly every punch he threw was on target.
The referee ruined the fight in my opinion, he kept stopping the flow he wasn't doing Hatton any favors...
At least Maywheather admitted Hatton has been one of his hardest opponents, and he didn't underestimate him like most ppl thought he would.
He gave him a real test, but it wasn't to be... congrats to him, he was the better fighter last night by some distance.
You have to give Hatton credit though, he's just moved up from Light Welterweight to fight an established Welterweight champion (Floyd Maywetaher)... and he gave him a real test.
Hatton let his emotion get the best of him.
He done well in the first 2 rounds, but after that Mayweather more or less dominated.
Hatton was all over him, but he couldn't throw a single accurate punch,
Floyds defensive tactics where spot on, and so was his counter shots. Nearly every punch he threw was on target.
The referee ruined the fight in my opinion, he kept stopping the flow he wasn't doing Hatton any favors...
At least Maywheather admitted Hatton has been one of his hardest opponents, and he didn't underestimate him like most ppl thought he would.
He gave him a real test, but it wasn't to be... congrats to him, he was the better fighter last night by some distance.
You have to give Hatton credit though, he's just moved up from Light Welterweight to fight an established Welterweight champion (Floyd Maywetaher)... and he gave him a real test.
Just watched the fight, thought the better boxer won. Hatton gave it his best shot but it just wasn't good enough. Shame, I like Hatton a lot but he just lacked that extra bit of power and class.
I can't believe the fans booed the US national anthem, that was stupid and ignorant, just embarrassing. It handed extra motivation to Mayweather too. Our fans totally lack class.
I can't believe the fans booed the US national anthem, that was stupid and ignorant, just embarrassing. It handed extra motivation to Mayweather too. Our fans totally lack class.
Looked staggeringly easy for Mayweather in the end
Surely when you're fighting someone that good, you have to come up with something a bit better than just walking towards them waving your fists around
Surely when you're fighting someone that good, you have to come up with something a bit better than just walking towards them waving your fists around
Don't know which fight you lot were watching.. Hatton wasn't the better fighter inside. He landed about 5 punches all night. Light weleter weight, bantom feckin weight, it wouldnt have made a difference.
I watched it on teletext. I'm a sucker for nostalgia, I used to watch football on there too. Shame about the outcome, but the best boxer won.
Maywhether said it before the fight "one dimensional" and it showed tonight Ricky was out of depth and didn't even do enough to warrant a rematch the superior boxer won......by a mile.
exactly. I wanted Hatton to do it, but even after the first couple of rounds, Mayweather was just toying with him. Hatton didn't get one decent shot in all night, where as Mayweather was punching his face in everytime he had even half an opportunity.
It was a bit of a missmatch, in all honesty. Hatton can certainly be admired, but there's no way he was ever looking like winning that, or even lasting it
A good fighter but not a patch on his opponent. Lets face it he only scraped past Kostya Tszyu when he had lost the will to win. In fact Kostya Tszyu, if he could have stayed motivated, would be the only fighter that I'd give a chance against Mayweather.
I feel for ricky, but today he met a fighter in the sugar ray and thomas hearns class and thats the difference maywhether could live in that company, hatton not fit to lace their boots.
De La Hoya should've beaten Floyd Mayweather. He was unlucky to lose on a split decision. As for Hatton, I wouldn't mind seeing a rematch in England, perhaps even Manchester. Let's face it, it's all about money, and it could probably generate more than enough interest. We could say it'd be the home leg of a two legged world title, with Mayweather ahead by a few goals.
As for Hatton moving up in weight, it does make a difference, but the really great boxers can do it. Duran, who's one of the all time greats moved from welterweight to super middleweight. Ditto Leonard. De La Hoya fought in six different weight divisions, from junior lightweight up to middleweight(where he looked the better fighter against Hopkins for 9 rounds). Mayweather was originally a featherweight, I think. So it can be done.
As for Hatton moving up in weight, it does make a difference, but the really great boxers can do it. Duran, who's one of the all time greats moved from welterweight to super middleweight. Ditto Leonard. De La Hoya fought in six different weight divisions, from junior lightweight up to middleweight(where he looked the better fighter against Hopkins for 9 rounds). Mayweather was originally a featherweight, I think. So it can be done.
Firstly maywhether won that fight because he controlled it from start to finish, not with as much ease as he did against hatton but all the same he was always in control and if he had a knockout punch he would have floored de la hoya.
Secondly a question. What could you possibly have seen in the first fight that would lead you to believe that hatton wouldn't get he's arse handed to him again irrespective of location?
Well done, Mayweather
a man wearing United gear knocked the head of a City fan
excellent
If if if. He ran away the whole fight. De Le Hoya in his prime would've outpointed him without doubt and not lost on a dodgy split decision. As for your question. Nothing, and I didn't say or imply anything of the sort. A rematch in Manchester would be great, though.
haha i remember those days, waiting for the pages to change and hoping united had scored.
Hatton looked as annoyed with himself as he was with the ref, and rightly so... the ref certainly made it harder but he wasn't the difference, and I thought the point deduction was fair, it was blatant and he'd already been warned twice.
Fact is, class showed... Hatton had as good a first couple of rounds as he could have hoped for, bossed the ring, caught him with a great jab, and made him uncomfortable. Then Mayweather worked him out, and that's what makes him a different class. Didn't help that Ricky had no variation, stopped jabbing with anything like the speed or accuracy he'd started at, and hardly ever gave himself room for his usual body-shots.
The fight also gave the lie to all that bollocks about Hatton's power, and how he had a great chance of finishing him if one got through... at welterweight against a fighter of Floyd's size he never looked like hurting him, even when he connected.
Fact is, class showed... Hatton had as good a first couple of rounds as he could have hoped for, bossed the ring, caught him with a great jab, and made him uncomfortable. Then Mayweather worked him out, and that's what makes him a different class. Didn't help that Ricky had no variation, stopped jabbing with anything like the speed or accuracy he'd started at, and hardly ever gave himself room for his usual body-shots.
The fight also gave the lie to all that bollocks about Hatton's power, and how he had a great chance of finishing him if one got through... at welterweight against a fighter of Floyd's size he never looked like hurting him, even when he connected.