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.
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