Did Hatton have more fear over fighting Tszyu than PBF

[Proud Warrior]

???

[1lehudson]

KT was a fight that they really wanted....I think that Hattons Dad running his mouth backed Ricky into a corner and really forced his boy to take this fight. Cuz even up to the last days they were looking to get other fighters in the ring.

[China_hand_Joe]

The more wary Hatton is, the better -fullstop-

[roly]

I think that Hattons Dad running his mouth backed Ricky into a corner and really forced his boy to take this fight. Cuz even up to the last days they were looking to get other fighters in the ring.

it's called having alternative options, it's obvious that talks have been going on for a while now. it was clear he wanted pbf when he said what he (ricky) said after beating jlc and has stated on numerous occasions since castillo that he wanted pbf, it's nothing to do with his father backing him into a corner.

[roly]

The Hatton camp turned down big money fights against all the top fighters in the division to wait for Tszyu knowing that Tszyu was coming back from a career ending injury and was bound to be ring-rusty....it was a great fight and it paid off for Hatton

they waited for koysta knowing he was the best in the division, and he wasn't coming back from an injury he was coming back off of a 3 round demolition of sharmba mitchell.

[john b]

Very Good Point Roly I can see hopefully hatton doing a number on floyd. And then the haters will come out and say floyd was supposed to be retired. But thats me just being synical. IF I win the Lottery I am their!

[MancMexican]

Hatton looked real scared stating he wanted Zoo all those times and threatening to walk from ****** if he didn't get him. And OMG he looked terrified in the ring with Kostya, I mean he ran from him all night long.

[BaronBrad]

Ricky will probably expect Mayweather to run a lot in the fight similarly to how he did against Floyd. Before the Kostya fight he would have expected Kostya to be willing to stand and fight.

I therefore think, Ricky would have had more confidence in fighting and beating Kostya than he would Mayweather - but on the flip side he would have more fear of getting KOed against Kostya.

[Cookie]

Hatton was certainly never afraid of Tszyu. All we heard from Hatton's team before the fight was how much of a better infighter Hatton was and that would be the difference maker. Not that many people really believed that would indeed be what decided the fight, but Hatton and his people were proved correct.

With Mayweather I doubt he's afraid either. But there's no doubt this is a tougher fight than against Tszyu. Tszyu was an excellent fighter and one of the best fighters between 135 and 147 at the time, but Mayweather is just different. He's one of the best fighters period, even ever, and he's right at the top of his game.

Hatton will feel he can win the fight. He's not scared and this "he's been backed into a corner" stuff is nonsense. He believes in himself.

[warrior85]

hatton was more fearful of tszyu bcoz he was a fuckin wreckin ball,hatton will be thinkin if kostya tszyu cant drop me,how can mayweather?plus hatton respected&liked tszyu&he cant stand mayweather he really wants 2 hurt him,floyds gonna get roughed up like never before!

[WelshintheUS]

There is no way is Hatton scared or intimidated by PBF.
Kostya had miles more concussive power than pitter patter floyd.
I just hope that he can get inside against Floyd and get to work on those ribs.

[SUNOF7]

If a 5"11 160 pound DLH could not rough up PBF no way a 5"5. less skilled Hatton roughs up PBF--- get real. Hatton will never fight at 147 again after Floyd beats his head in. all that shit Hatton talked is going to come right out his mouth as he regurgitates from PBF combinations when they meet. I see Hatton getting owned easily

[PATSYS]

??? I thought so. At that time, KT was high on the P4P list (around 2 or 3). And Hatton's style was supposedly a treat for KT.