Is Hatton a dirty fighter?

[Expert]

I dunno.

[Sai]

Nah. He knows his strengths and uses them well. Tbh Castillo was more guilty of clinching than Hatton and then had a point deducted for low blows.

[markbrooklyn]

Yes hes very dirty, He grabs and hits all the time watch his fights, then when they get done clinching he throws a punch right away

[Expert]

Nah. He knows his strengths and uses them well. Tbh Castillo was more guilty of clinching than Hatton and then had a point deducted for low blows.

Floyd Mayweather Jr has said that he dont wanna fight Hatton cos hes a dirty fighter.

[Expert]

then when they get done clinching he throws a punch right away
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and that shouldnt be.

[RUSKULL]

Yes hes very dirty, He grabs and hits all the time watch his fights, then when they get done clinching he throws a punch right away

Dude, did Hatton take your lunch money or what? :-(

[RUSKULL]

Floyd Mayweather Jr has said that he dont wanna fight Hatton cos hes a dirty fighter.

I think maybe Floyd's afraid that he might actually get hit, a lot. :yep

[Expert]

I think maybe Floyd's afraid that he might actually get hit, a lot. :yep

i dont think so.

[bigtime9]

I think maybe Floyd's afraid that he might actually get hit, a lot.

floyd would make hatton his bitch:lol: holmes vs cooney all over again...I want you boys to get hype make sure you buy the ppv:banana

[Calroid]

Dude, did Hatton take your lunch money or what? :-(

He took it, spent it and came back the next day and did it again. :hey

[Scar]

Floyd Mayweather Jr has said that he dont wanna fight Hatton cos hes a dirty fighter.

Floyd never said that he won't fight Hatton because of that, all he said is that he WON'T fight him in his hometown because of the dirty tactics he can get away with there(Watch the Tszyu fight). However, Mayweather did accept to fight him.

[Beebs]

Floyd never said that he won't fight Hatton because of that, all he said is that he WON'T fight him in his hometown because of the dirty tactics he can get away with there(Watch the Tszyu fight). However, Mayweather did accept to fight him.

Yea, like standing in the pocket and trading, pressing the fight, not running away, working to stop the fight, things of that nature are all considered dirty by Floyd.

[Scar]

Yea, like standing in the pocket and trading, pressing the fight, not running away, working to stop the fight, things of that nature are all considered dirty by Floyd.

Lowblows, headbutts, elbows, jab and grab, shove, hold and hit...etc if all those didn't convince you that Hatton can be dirty at times during his fights then you must have some problem. All those are considered dirty by Floyd and any sane boxing fan. Yet, speed, good boxing skills, good movement(Stamina), decent power...etc is considered "rubbish" by Mayweather haters?, funny indeed.

[sean]

some of you must absolutley hate p4p top 5 all time henry armstrong if you rate hatton as such a boring dirty fighter.

[sean]

Lowblows, headbutts, elbows, jab and grab, shove, hold and hit...etc if all those didn't convince you that Hatton can be dirty at times during his fights then you must have some problem. All those are considered dirty by Floyd and any sane boxing fan. Yet, speed, good boxing skills, good movement(Stamina), decent power...etc is considered "rubbish" by Mayweather haters?, funny indeed.

sums up hatton well.

his style dictates his roughhouse tatics .

my only gripe when not in tip top shape , because he ballooned and did not keep in training his holding and resting is way to excessive.

the tszyu fight was planned to nullify the tszyu power but the urango fight was because he was knackered .

[errsta]

Hatton does use dirty tactics. He does so as frequently, albeit less discretely, than Hopkins did in his heyday. Both are dirtty fighters. Hopkins is a great fighter. Hatton can be if he continues to win.

[magnificentdave]

i like hatton's fighting style, it's mean

[Beebs]

Lowblows, headbutts, elbows, jab and grab, shove, hold and hit...etc if all those didn't convince you that Hatton can be dirty at times during his fights then you must have some problem. All those are considered dirty by Floyd and any sane boxing fan. Yet, speed, good boxing skills, good movement(Stamina), decent power...etc is considered "rubbish" by Mayweather haters?, funny indeed.

Floyd throws lowblows, headbutts, and a hell of alot more elbows than Hatton, and clinching is part of boxing, its ment to be a little rough.

Speed, good boxing skills, good movement, stamina, and decent power are all great. I don't think anybody considers that "rubbish" What people consider rubbish about Floyd is his total ignorance, insistance that he is the greatest ever, and refusal to discuss any matchup against a competitive fighter.

[Lacyace]

Floyd throws lowblows, headbutts, and a hell of alot more elbows than Hatton, and clinching is part of boxing, its ment to be a little rough.

None of this is true.

[Beebs]

None of this is true.

Yea, Floyds never gone low or used his elbow illegally, never.:patsch

[Thread Stealer]

Yes.

Most guys bend the rules and fight a little dirty. I tend to not hold it against fighters unless it's really extreme.

Refs should do more to prevent excessive clinching, however.

[PH|LLA]

Pretty dirty in the sense that he used his head and shoulders alot to tire out his opponent, he also holds alot especially on the opposite side of the ref, and he is not afraid to throw a low blow if he thinks he will get away with it.

Being a dirty fighter is a good attribute if you know how to get away with it.

[Caper]

Dirty no......the little bastard means well and respects his comp

Ugly yes.......that combo grab routine is not eye pleasing at all

:smoke

[Cookie]

He's definitely a dirty fighter. All that wrestling, hitting whilst in a clinch, pushing a guy a back then hitting him immediately, and the occasional low blows are dirty and rough tactics. No one can honestly claim Hatton is a clean fighter.

It's not necessarily a BAD thing though. I'm much more bothered by people who throw headbutts, hit behind the head, or follow through on a hook with an elbow smash to the face.

[Pimp C]

Hit and clutch isn't any worse than Floyd's hit and run; it's just the stylistic antithesis.
Sticking and moving is boxing clutching and wrestling isn't:deal

[fightking12]

no he is not

[cableguy]

Not dirty...just very clever

[Sinew]

Lowblows, headbutts, elbows, jab and grab, shove, hold and hit...etc if all those didn't convince you that Hatton can be dirty at times during his fights then you must have some problem. All those are considered dirty by Floyd and any sane boxing fan. Yet, speed, good boxing skills, good movement(Stamina), decent power...etc is considered "rubbish" by Mayweather haters?, funny indeed.:yep

[achillesthegreat]

Of course he is but so is Ali, Foreman, Hopkins and most other fighters.

Hatton mauls, he hits and holds, he goes low, hell I've seen him try dirty moves on the body belt and not even joking sometimes.

He's a strong guy and uses dirty tricks that work for him.

[0-1]

To me it's not so much hugging Ruiz-style; I'd classify it as smothering. Ruiz was jab and grab: Hatton is hit and smother, hit and tie up, hit and frustrate, with constant movement inside seeking for punches.
He tries to make it hard for the other guy to hit him, but to keep the freedom to wrangle out and score his inside shots. It's very Ali-like, as people have said, and it's better classified as ugly, or brawling, than dirty. In professional boxing (not amateur) the ref should break the fighters when they won't break apart themselves, but leave them if they can work their way out. Hatton smothers the guy but moves in and out whilst doing it, and doesn't truly lock up with the other fighter, so refs are right to let him do it. It's not everyone's favourite style, but it's effective, and his opponents shouldn't look so much to the ref as people here suggest, but should find a way to stop him, like jabbing him as he moves in, or getting the better of him on the inside. It can be done, and has been done against others with his style.
PBF or Cotto would have to train to combat it.

[Druid]

Hatton, Wright etc. are like the Attorney's who use a loophole in the law to win their cases. It is legal but seems unfair. I think his style is well developed but way less interesting than Cotto's or even Floyds, I think Floyds takes more skill and natural ability. He gain a bigger fan base if he fought more and grappled less, but he always has the Manchester crowd.

[Ramshall1]

I wouldnt say he's a "dirty" fighter, but he does hold too much.