Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 could be the most important fight for Ricky Hatton since his fight with Floyd Mayweather.
The boxing world has said Hatton is overrated, drinks too much, and blows up between fights, so a loss for Hatton could prove costly with regard to future fight paydays.
In Hatton's last two fights, he did not look good. He was KO'd in 2007 by Mayweather, and then had an ugly win against Juan Launzano where his puffy face made you think "Who won that fight?"
Ricky Hatton has hired Floyd Mayweather, Sr. to help him with his boxing skills. I believe this will help Ricky tremendously.
Ricky's usual method of fighting is to use head movement to get inside and punish his opponent with body shots and uppercuts. The problem is he always takes one or two punches to get in there. With Floyd Sr., Ricky can learn to use his jab, and then get inside and work the body.
His opponent Paulie Malignaggi is an excellent boxer with great skill and a great jab, but he has no power and just seven KOs in his career. This lack of power will favor Hatton, who has only been KO'd once in 44 fights.
Can Hatton out-box Paulie? No. Could Hatton use a little boxing to help make him a complete fighter? Yes.
This author is a Ricky Hatton fan and would like to see Ricky prove all the naysayers wrong. I think the contrasting styles will make this an entertaining fight, and my prediction is Hatton by unanimous decision.
4 comments Last one added 7 months ago — Leave a Comment
Nathan Aguilar 7 months ago
I like Ricky Hatton my self and would like to see him come out with a win. But it's hard to say what the changes of a trainer this late in his career wil do to him. I believe that they tried to pick an opponent that wouldn't cause a physical treat, and at the same time seem like a possible big fight. They should have picked a named fighter that comes straight at there opponent these are the guys he fights well against and has success. The boxers that move around jab and counter are his weak points like Arturo Gatti.
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Justin O'Shea 7 months ago
I agree with you to a point but remeber,Hatton is trying to be a more complete fighter. I know the old saying" Ya can't teach a old dog new tricks" but I don't agree with that . Floyd Sr will teach Ricky some usefull stuff thanks for reading my article.....Justin
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jan aberilla 7 months ago
It's still ok even if he losses this fight (at least if he doesn't get KOed w/c I highly doubt would happen).
He's not alone losing into this fight cause he still has 1 huge fight after this. He can face Pacman next
year in the loser's match. I think many fans would still like to see that.
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Justin O'Shea 7 months ago
I would love to see Hatton fight Manny that would be a fight were someone is getten KO"D. Thanks for reading my article
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