Stop with the Castillo is a shot fighter routine.

[SweetScienceFan]

Castillo has always been a slow starter, and Hatton simply never let him out of the gate. End of story. Castillo looked great against Corrales in their second fight, and there is no reason since then why he would have been shot all of the sudden now.

[Arthur]

they all pick castillo to "kill" "crush" "destroy" Hatton and then when he loses, well he was shot.
I say fuck em they can't take anything away from the Hitman that was a great performance!

[hitman_hatton1]

castillo just got caught.

one of those things.

must be a horrible feeling. :yep

castillo vs judah anyone. :bbb

[The Italarican]

Let me preface this by saying that Castillo gets hit with and knocked out by that body shot regardless if it's the Castillo of 2007, 2005, or 2001.

That being said, it was not only Hatton that made Castillo look like a shot fighter. The evidence was in... the legs. Watch the first round of Corrales-Castillo 1 or 2, and then watch Round 1 of Castillo-Hatton. Notice how unsteady on his legs Castillo looks in the Hatton fight even when not getting touched in comparison to the sturdy Castillo of the Corrlaes fights. Hatton was able to take advantage of that, as he should have, but this was evident even without Hatton imposing his will.

[Zakman]

they all pick castillo to "kill" "crush" "destroy" Hatton and then when he loses, well he was shot.
I say fuck em they can't take anything away from the Hitman that was a great performance!

Exactly. Now, I was one of those saying that Castillo was on the downside BEFORE the fight - the Hatton haters were challenging that, and saying he'd kick Ricky's ass, etc. I'll tell ya, I thought this fight was gonna be one-sided, but not THAT one-sided. Hatton was impressive - but you'll never hear the haters give him credit.

[The Italarican]

Again, let me reiterate: that in no way detracts from Hatton's victory because the way Hatton won, he could have and would have landed that shot against any version of Castillo, and with the same result.

[geppy]

Castillo did not take the fight serious. Hell as soon as he was Ko'd, Castillo said " give me a beer " and a kind fan threw him one.

[sandwichsurgeon]

I can't wait until the next boxing4real vid is posted, they said Hatton would be killed anywere between the 6th and the 11th, they also said a while back that they wouldn't be surprised if Hatton dropped out of the fight.:patsch :lol: :lol: :lol:

[geppy]

I can't wait until the next boxing4real vid is posted, they said Hatton would be killed anywere between the 6th and the 11th, they also said a while back that they wouldn't be surprised if Hatton dropped out of the fight.:patsch :lol: :lol: :lol:

Boxing4real picked:
Castillo Kill Hatton
Judah KO Cotto
Briggs KO Ibragimov
Miranda KO 1 Pavlik


When TF is the last time they got a major fight right? Anyone know?

[stake501]

I can't wait until the next boxing4real vid is posted, they said Hatton would be killed anywere between the 6th and the 11th, they also said a while back that they wouldn't be surprised if Hatton dropped out of the fight.:patsch :lol: :lol: :lol:

Those muppets, dont they get half of their predictions wrong.:rofl

the point is Castillo is no more shot or on the downslide than Judah or De La Hoya. :deal


Thus Hatton should get the same credit as Cotto and Floyd. (Floyd more because he has to move up in weight, but De La Hoya has been crap for three years now)

[nervousxtian]

Again, let me reiterate: that in no way detracts from Hatton's victory because the way Hatton won, he could have and would have landed that shot against any version of Castillo, and with the same result.

I'm not so sure about that... did you see the position that Castillo put himself in? He's not usually that undisciplined to be able to take that shot, it's like he turned his side to Ricky and said "HIT ME!!!"..

[SweetScienceFan]

Let me preface this by saying that Castillo gets hit with and knocked out by that body shot regardless if it's the Castillo of 2007, 2005, or 2001.

That being said, it was not only Hatton that made Castillo look like a shot fighter. The evidence was in... the legs. Watch the first round of Corrales-Castillo 1 or 2, and then watch Round 1 of Castillo-Hatton. Notice how unsteady on his legs Castillo looks in the Hatton fight even when not getting touched in comparison to the sturdy Castillo of the Corrlaes fights. Hatton was able to take advantage of that, as he should have, but this was evident even without Hatton imposing his will.
I disgree though. I think that he looked unsteady due to Hatton's style. Hatton has a brilliant use of angles, pressure, pushing, and pulling that leaves his opponents struggling to find comfort. Hatton has very fast feet, and a lot of strength. He skips to the side and pressures his opponents from angles that gets their feet crossed up and unsteady. Castillo being the slow starter that he is, and the type of fighter that he is simply feeds right into that aspect of Hatton's game.

[Arthur]

I disgree though. I think that he looked unsteady due to Hatton's style. Hatton has a brilliant use of angles, pressure, pushing, and pulling that leaves his opponents struggling to find comfort. Hatton has very fast feet, and a lot of strength. He skips to the side and pressures his opponents from angles that gets their feet crossed up and unsteady. Castillo being the slow starter that he is, and the type of fighter that he is simply feeds right into that aspect of Hatton's game.

Best post yet!
SSfan...this Guinness is for you (it's my 6th) :tired :yep :blurp

[Silver]

Castillo has always been a slow starter, and Hatton simply never let him out of the gate. End of story. Castillo looked great against Corrales in their second fight, and there is no reason since then why he would have been shot all of the sudden now.you say he beat the best version of castillo but castillo was still a dangerous opponent coming into the fight and hatto stopped with a hard body shot. you cant take nothing away from hatton.

[Arthur]

But Castillo is a shot fighter.

you are a shot poster...time for you to retire

[nervousxtian]

Castillo is shot. Try all you want, but it's a fact.

[Arthur]

Hatton would of beaten any incarnation of Castillo.
try all you want that IS a fact.

[The Italarican]

Let me preface this by saying that Castillo gets hit with and knocked out by that body shot regardless if it's the Castillo of 2007, 2005, or 2001.

That being said, it was not only Hatton that made Castillo look like a shot fighter. The evidence was in... the legs. Watch the first round of Corrales-Castillo 1 or 2, and then watch Round 1 of Castillo-Hatton. Notice how unsteady on his legs Castillo looks in the Hatton fight even when not getting touched in comparison to the sturdy Castillo of the Corrlaes fights. Hatton was able to take advantage of that, as he should have, but this was evident even without Hatton imposing his will.

This is what I'm saying. Hatton made it all the worse when he began stalking and when he got on the inside, but even otherwise, even with Castillo on the outside, his stance and his legs looked wobbly.

[The Italarican]

you are a shot poster...time for you to retire

:lol: Nice.

[Caper]

Castillo did look washed up but hey he's the one that signed the contract to fight so let him take his loss like a man. My opinion of Hatton has not changed one bit, he's a great energy fighter, not the best looking style (way to much grabbing and holding) but he's still good for boxing and he has great determination and a solid body punching technique. Good job Ricky...PS stay away from the WW division.:D had to throw that in there.