Floyd vs Hatton pre fight analysis

[The Man 247]

Floyd Mayweather against Ricky Hatton would be a tremendously popluar fight with success in the money making department. Although the fight would pan out rather straight forwardly and would be a decisive victory to Floyd. Ricky's brawling tactics have brought him success over the course of his career, but these tactics will not be able to be implemented against the great balance of Floyd, who has the best defense in the world, with the ability of moving out of the toughest places in the ring.

It would be nearly impossible for Hatton to implement the brawling tactics on a fast and ever moving Floyd who would simply fight on the outside for the entirety of the fight. Thus leading to Floyd winning by a unanimous points decision. The only way Floyd could loose against Hatton would be for him to attempt to beat Hatton at his own game in brawling and fighting on the inside which would be a plain disaster, which Floyd would well know.


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[China_hand_Joe]

How did Castillo trouble Floyd the first time around at Floyd prime weight?

[brooklyn1550]

Hatton's pressure can give anybody trouble, including Mayweather. Whether he wins the fight is a different story.

[justaboxingfan]

How did Castillo trouble Floyd the first time around at Floyd prime weight?

Floyd was fighting an in injured hand, the right one i believe. I think it was sprained a few days before the fight.

[BobDigi5060]

Hatton loses a close but clear UD unless his cuts become too bad.

[The Man 247]

Hatton loses a close but clear UD unless his cuts become too bad.

UD for Mayweather if he fights from outside

KO to hatton if Mayweather's ego leads him to fighting from the inside

[psychopath]

Pre fight analysis . . . this early? :shock: :D

The fight is not even set yet. :huh

[UK2004]

Love the way all Americans just think Mayweather dances away from Hatton! If only it were that easy.

[The Man 247]

Love the way all Americans just think Mayweather dances away from Hatton! If only it were that easy.

Hatton can't fight from the outside. Which Mayweather is the best at. One sided fight it would be.

[Korn_06]

I dont know who will win, but I hope Hatton would.

Maybe PBF is the fastest and smartest going backwards. But Hatton is probably the fastest comming forward. I think only Pacman has the same energy level in the ring as Hatton has. Hatton will grab and push or whatever to fix Mayweather so he can hit him.

Hatton can take a good punch and still come, but if PBF can deliver good hard punches from distance then maybe he can get Hattons attension and win this way. I am just not sure that PBF has the kind of power and workrate to keep Hatton away. Hatton is much faster than DLH.

I think one thing that can be very deciding for the outcome is how fast the ref will break up a clinch. Hatton will try to clinch and then go from there. But if the clinch is broken by the ref. early then it will be very hard for Hatton to win. Therefore the home advantage will be very significant.

[UK2004]

You have to create the gap to be fighting on the outside, you assume again that Mayweahter can keep that distance?

[The Man 247]

You have to create the gap to be fighting on the outside, you assume again that Mayweahter can keep that distance?

Do you know how the refs treat Mayweather in the USA? He will be able to keep his distance, comftorably

[o_money]

Floyd was fighting an in injured hand, the right one i believe. I think it was sprained a few days before the fight.

yeah what was his excuss in the second fight? cause he barely be him.......and hasn't fought a live body since. That was five years agos.

[o_money]

Love the way all Americans just think Mayweather dances away from Hatton! If only it were that easy.

which americans? I would say that this is more of an english comment. or just an idiots comment. trust me the most ilogical hatton hating I've seen was on the bbc's boxing forum. So don't try to start that american's don't respect hatton shit.

[The Man 247]

No hating here. All i stated was Hatton fights better from the inside and Mayweather outside. If the fights inside or outside its either fighters win, just the differnce being Hatton winning through Ko and Floyd UD.

[o_money]

Do you know how the refs treat Mayweather in the USA? He will be able to keep his distance, comftorably

yeah i really hope we get a ref that doesn't by into the "hook and hold hatton" bs and just lets them fight. We need a ref with a good knowledge of the game and its history.....no muppets allowed for this one.

[codeman99998]

A lot of people are really underestimating Floyd's boxing ability here. Seriously, people underestimating Floyd's boxing? Let me explain.

A lot of people here are under the impression that Floyd is only very good at staying far on the outside and boxing, and while it is true that he is very good at this, he is a more complete fighter than that gives him credit for.

Part of Floyd's defensive genius is the fact that he can stand right in front of you, much the same way an in shape James Toney could, and make you miss. He has great upper body movement, hand placement, and shoulder rolling which make blows that would other wise hit clean glance off or miss completely. In the N'dou and De La Hoya fights he shows that he doesn't have to be on the outside to be a defensive master. Right in front of a guy he is very very elusive as well, and saying "If Floyd fights on the inside he loses if he fights on the outside he wins" isn't quite giving Floyd's supreme defense enough credit.

Obviously, his defense will be limited if Hatton gets him into one of his clinch fights, but Mayweather typically keeps his arms tight on his body when he fights, and it doesn't seem like Hatton would be able to clinch him, barring a bearhug type thing, as effectively as he could less skilled opponents.

It is more accurate to say "If Hatton can't get close to Floyd he absolutely can't win, if Hatton can get close to Floyd he has a chance of winning."

[Dennis]

Mayweather would have to fight an active fight, or else he just might lose the decision because of Hatton's workrate and agressiveness...Oscar almost got the decision for the same reasons only he wasn't active enough (in the later rounds)..so it wasn't relevant enough against Floyd's clean punches and ring generalship.

I think young Hatton can keep the pressure going for the full 12 though, especially if you keep in mind he trains best for the big fights, it obviously motivates him. This means Mayweather would have to show a bit more aggression as well, and have a higher punch output to negate Hatton's scoring on pressure. I can't see Ricky stopping Floyd though.

IF Floyd really goes to work and puts combinations together he could win a late TKO victory. If he tries to put on a defensive masterpiece again and fights the way he did against Oscar, he could win, but he could very well lose the decision too...

Let's just hope he keeps that in mind and shows us a flash of the old Floyd. That way Mayweather/Hatton could be a very entertaining fight.