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06-23-2007, 11:17 PM
... and I'm a massive ricky hatton fan. Fair play to Ricky coz absolutely no-one has ever managed to beat a proven warrior like Castillo so comprehensively before, but Castillo showed no desire whatsoever. If Castillo had been a few years younger this would've been a war, as it was Castillo bailed before a war could really break out. Castillo had a few rounds in with him, realized what he was up against and took the easy way out. He knew he couldn't hang with a strong aggressive kid like Hatton, he made no attempt to get up, he bailed. Hate to say it for all the wars he's been in but he's done now.
You can't blame Ricky Hatton for that, he wanted to put on a show and you can only beat what you've got in front of you. Castillo was the biggest name and percieved most dangerous fighter in the division, when you consider the other guys out there are Junior Witter, Paulie Malinaggi and Lovermore N'Dou are all pretty shite.
Dont blame Hatton for the clinching, I think Castillo was more than happy to hang on and avoid fighting. Hatton was at least throwing punches, and he was working out of the clinches too nudging Castillo off him and usnig good footwork and angles to get shots off. Castillo just stood right in front of Hatton and clinched, barely throwing anything. Hatton clinches too much but tonight I felt he was trying to put on a show and Castillo just wasn't gonna let it happen.
Hatton needs to go to 147lbs I think a fight with Miguel Cotto would be a superb spectacle where you'd really see Ricky push himself, tought one I slightly favour Cotto but its very close. I think he'd give Floyd Mayweather a harder fight than most could although I can't see him winning. I think he could give Shane Mosley trouble coz Shane needs lots of room to get those fast shots off and Hatton crowds people, its crude but effective just look at Roberto Duran, and I think that style could be tricky for Mosley. I'd pick him over Margarito and Zab Judah in a heartbeat. It'd be hard for him coz he's such a short guy, I dont think he's a natural welterweight at all, but he's a class above more or less everyone at 140lbs right now and welter is where all the big fights are.
Finally dont let the haters get ya down, Ricky Hatton is STILL the man. His footwork is excellent, his handspeed is great, he has awesome body-punching power, great physical strength for walking people down and smothering them, a fucking solid chin and bags of heart. Thats enough to give anyone at 140/147lbs a lot of trouble, and these things cannot be denied. Oh and he's a lovely bloke too.
You can't blame Ricky Hatton for that, he wanted to put on a show and you can only beat what you've got in front of you. Castillo was the biggest name and percieved most dangerous fighter in the division, when you consider the other guys out there are Junior Witter, Paulie Malinaggi and Lovermore N'Dou are all pretty shite.
Dont blame Hatton for the clinching, I think Castillo was more than happy to hang on and avoid fighting. Hatton was at least throwing punches, and he was working out of the clinches too nudging Castillo off him and usnig good footwork and angles to get shots off. Castillo just stood right in front of Hatton and clinched, barely throwing anything. Hatton clinches too much but tonight I felt he was trying to put on a show and Castillo just wasn't gonna let it happen.
Hatton needs to go to 147lbs I think a fight with Miguel Cotto would be a superb spectacle where you'd really see Ricky push himself, tought one I slightly favour Cotto but its very close. I think he'd give Floyd Mayweather a harder fight than most could although I can't see him winning. I think he could give Shane Mosley trouble coz Shane needs lots of room to get those fast shots off and Hatton crowds people, its crude but effective just look at Roberto Duran, and I think that style could be tricky for Mosley. I'd pick him over Margarito and Zab Judah in a heartbeat. It'd be hard for him coz he's such a short guy, I dont think he's a natural welterweight at all, but he's a class above more or less everyone at 140lbs right now and welter is where all the big fights are.
Finally dont let the haters get ya down, Ricky Hatton is STILL the man. His footwork is excellent, his handspeed is great, he has awesome body-punching power, great physical strength for walking people down and smothering them, a fucking solid chin and bags of heart. Thats enough to give anyone at 140/147lbs a lot of trouble, and these things cannot be denied. Oh and he's a lovely bloke too.