The way I see Hatton vs. Mayweather going

[Jack]

I said in another thread I don't believe it will happen, and I still don't. However, everyone is talking about it, so I thought I'd break it down.

This fight is interesting because it is the age old boxer vs. fighter mach-up. No-one on this forum will deny than PBF is one of the best boxers of all-time and certainly the greatest around today. Hatton is a true fighter and the epitome of 'It may not be pretty, but it's effective'.

Now, I think we can all agree that stylistically, Hatton has the edge. By far the closest fight Mayweather has had was against Castillo. His last fight, whe De La Hoya was actually pressing the action, Mayweather lost rounds. The thing is, Hatton is more aggressive than both Castillo and De La Hoya. Whilst De La Hoya had energy, he was actually winning the fight and stamina is no issue for a cut Hatton.

Personlly, I think this is a toss-up fight. I think Hatton has the big edge in styles, but Mayweather has the talent to overcome that. On raw talent alone, he can beat every fighter in history at least once in his weightclass.

I'd personally say a Hatton UD. That's not because I prefer Hatton as a fighter either. I think he has the style and stamina to win. Mayweather on the other hand, lacks the power to truly keep him away. I'm nto sure of Mayweather can cause Hatton a whole lot of problems doing what he does best, but again, his natural skills - His speed and agility could make this a relatively easy night for him.

I think all the fans, whether Mayweather or Hatton can agree this is a close fight, so please no stupid comments like "PBF KO3" or "Hatton KO1". Show some respect to both guys.

Hatton UD in a very close fight.

[josak]

I agree.

[mightyd40]

i would say, honestly that mayweather wins nearly every round in a fairly one sided fight

[Shotgun]

Either way, DLH would KO Hatton

Irrelevant. Mayweather dismantled Corrales. Castillo gave Mayweather his toughest fight ever and a lot of people thought he beat Mayweather. So Castillo should mop the floor with Corrales without breaking a sweat right? Only he didn't

The thing is even though De La Hoya is a bigger and more talented boxer than Hatton, stylistically Hatton matches up better

DLH would dominate Castillo too. But Castillo still gave Mayweather a tougher fight than DLH did

[Mohak]

I just can't see anyone beating Mayweather right now. PBF UD

[Jack]

DLH was able to press the action to Floyd at 154 lbs, will Hatton is 140 lbs.Definetly. PBF's strength is his near perfect defence and that means he stands still whilst doing it. Any good attacker, which Hatton clearly is, should be able to press him back.

Is Hatton's attack good enough to beat PBF's defence?

[Snakefist]

Please don't compare DLH to Hatton... it's a very bad comparison. 1) DLH is MUCH more naturally bigger then Hatton, 2) DLH has good defensive, which in the fght with Mayweather he showed this, 3) DLH has a good jab which gave mayweather fits in the beginning, 4) DLH has much better form then Hatton and is overall more talent (he aint wild and on the occasion that he got wild he got caught with a shot that hurt him some in the 4th round).

Hatton has no defense, is pretty wild which makes him ample for counter punching with punches he doesn't see. I don't think he does well against slick boxers, he won't be moving Floyd around the ring like DLH was. Plus Floyd had to fight to all of DLH's demands which won't even exist in this fight.

You can't compare Hatton with DLH.... The only person that Floyd has fought that you can compare with is Jesus Chavez, but even he wasn't as wild as hatton was, but that is the closest. Floyd wasn't in his prime then, but if you check that fight out it can give you glimspe on how some rounds will go. Hatton's wide and wild shots won't even land on Floyd because of his defense but he will hit hatton with many uppercuts and overhand rights. Floyd's defense is set in such a way that he is always in position to trhow uppercuts and right hands.

[Snakefist]

Definetly. PBF's strength is his near perfect defence and that means he stands still whilst doing it. Any good attacker, which Hatton clearly is, should be able to press him back.

Is Hatton's attack good enough to beat PBF's defence?

The thing about Floyd's defense is he is always in position to punch. Pleaze watch the Jesus Chavez fight (who was a elite fighter around that time), which is the only fighter even remotely similar to Hatton, besides the clinches.

Floyds good quality about his defense isn't just that it is nearly impregnable, but rather that he is always in position to throw punches, specificially uppercuts and right hands. So the aggressive fighter has a lot to worry about when he is punching, Floyd isn't just standing there.

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This is only the last 2 rounds but all I could find of it. And Mayweather in this fight didn't even dance around actually.

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[Shotgun]

The thing about Floyd's defense is he is always in position to punch. Pleaze watch the Jesus Chavez fight, which is the only fighter even remotely similar to Hatton, besides the clinches.

Floyds good quality about his defense isn't just that it is nearly impregnable, but rather that he is always in position to throw punches, specificially uppercuts and right hands.

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This is only the last 2 rounds but all I could find of it. And Mayweather in this fight didn't even dance around actually.

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Hatton is bigger, stronger, faster, and much better than Chavez, not to mention uses a lot more roughouse tactics

[BeamBlack]

PBF TKO11 Hatton. I see Floyd tagging him all day with shots. Though I don't think he will hurt Hatton much I think he messes up Hatton's face enough for the ref to call it a night.

[Snakefist]

Hatton is bigger, stronger, faster, and much better than Chavez, not to mention uses a lot more roughouse tactics

Hatton is wild as hell and will get hit so clean throughout the whole fight. His style is the type where he will get hit with punches he don't see. And Chavez used a lot of rough housse tactics through out the fight just that in those roungs he slowed down from all the punishment he was taking.

Hatton is bigger no doubt, but I don't consider him strong, or having good power, but he is a nice body puncher, but he won't be hitting mayweather to the body. He is going to have to eat a lot of shots to do anything of significance to Floyd since he has absolutely zero defense and is wild.

[KillerInstinct]

Damn, PBF's strength getting underrated now. At 154, yeah he doesn't have much power..but back at 140? He may not be able to hurt Hatton with 1 shot..but an accumulation of punches would destroy Hatton's paper machete face.

[codeman99998]

I love how jesus Chavez, and Phillip Ndou, and Jose Luis Castillo were all good enough fighters to make a fight with mayweather exciting...

It's a shame Mayweather gets all the blame for being a "boring fighter" when, it really just turns out that his opponents aren't good enough to make it exciting.

[justaboxingfan]

I see this fight being as one sided as his fight with Corrales. Outboxing Hatton and slowly breaking his will round after round for a late TKO or wide UD

[Shotgun]

You guys are hilarious. JLC gives Mayweather hell. Jesus Chavez had his moments strictly based on consistent pressure, even though he was dominated over all he had his moments and he's not even close to Hatton's level as a fighter

The people saying that it'll be like Gatti or Corrales are flat out ignoring style matchups, Hatton fights NOTHING like either of those guys. The few guys Mayweather has fought that fight halfway similar to Hatton gave him a lot more trouble than those two

[sues2nd]

I said in another thread I don't believe it will happen, and I still don't. However, everyone is talking about it, so I thought I'd break it down.

This fight is interesting because it is the age old boxer vs. fighter mach-up. No-one on this forum will deny than PBF is one of the best boxers of all-time and certainly the greatest around today. Hatton is a true fighter and the epitome of 'It may not be pretty, but it's effective'.

Now, I think we can all agree that stylistically, Hatton has the edge. By far the closest fight Mayweather has had was against Castillo. His last fight, whe De La Hoya was actually pressing the action, Mayweather lost rounds. The thing is, Hatton is more aggressive than both Castillo and De La Hoya. Whilst De La Hoya had energy, he was actually winning the fight and stamina is no issue for a cut Hatton.

Personlly, I think this is a toss-up fight. I think Hatton has the big edge in styles, but Mayweather has the talent to overcome that. On raw talent alone, he can beat every fighter in history at least once in his weightclass.

I'd personally say a Hatton UD. That's not because I prefer Hatton as a fighter either. I think he has the style and stamina to win. Mayweather on the other hand, lacks the power to truly keep him away. I'm nto sure of Mayweather can cause Hatton a whole lot of problems doing what he does best, but again, his natural skills - His speed and agility could make this a relatively easy night for him.

I think all the fans, whether Mayweather or Hatton can agree this is a close fight, so please no stupid comments like "PBF KO3" or "Hatton KO1". Show some respect to both guys.

Hatton UD in a very close fight.

Sorry, but Hatton either stops Floyd or he loses. No WAY does he beat him by decision.

[myk]

PBF by UD

[Farmboxer]

Castillo beat the crap out of Void Mayweather and won the first fight, not ever close, the criminals, they called judges were, can't think of a name to really call them.

Hatton can beat Mayweather.

[Taffyy]

I liked the opening post to this thread..............Respectful & alot of sense being talked imo.............True ... from a "boxing" point of view Ricky cant live with FM but really fellas.....who can..???.............The flip side is that can FM deal with the constant pressure the Hatton brings........rough, unpretty & bullish...........Anyone who says Hatton hasnt got a chance is pretty stupid.........If Hatton can tie him up & get him into a roughouse situation where he lands some of those wicked body shots FM could be in trouble........The big problem is though can Ricky deal with the slick counter punching & movement of Floyd............A very interesting fight..........I'd still rather see Cotto V Hatton from an excitement point of view but FM is the man so if there is a chance of that fight Hatton has to do it.............Lets wait & see.............

[Holmes' Jab]

Should the fight go ahead (an unknown senario at this point) I think Mayweather takes this by decision. Hatton has a chance should PB get sloppy -a senario I can't really see happening. Would Hatton's offensive artilary get through to Mayweather Jr nearly often enough to swing the fight his way, I'm not that sure at all.

Mayweather by UD. I really hope I'm wrong, though.