Are you blind, Hatton got a gift. ESPN, Boxingtalk.com, and most other websites scored it for Collazo. Not that their opinions matter more than anyone elses, but it kind of gives you a hint. People think Hatton won because they really really wanted Hatton to win, and expected him to completely clean up. Lil Floyd is going to eat Hatton alive, hopefully for Hatton he’ll probably lose on cuts before he gets to hurt.
that wasnt a gift, they scored the agressor. I dont blame them. It was a tough one to call and Hatton did land more punches controlled tohe fight and was far more agressive.
Hatton is good, but needs to work on his defense if he is to win bigger fights in the States. Specally if he is going up against a Mayweather or a DLH (too small against DLH though). Personally, his bully style won’t go far against great boxers. His record is against" Who’s? and a shot Tszyu (overrated)
RIP Patterson. I remembered him as the boxer that called Ali " Cassius " and got rocked for it.
Barrera v.s. Rocky Juarez. I have never seen Juarez fight and from what I read, he is a silver medalist and has talent. How much are the odds on Barrera? He seems to have bounced back after the crushing loss to Pacquiao beating Morales and Ayala.
I don’t think it is a good idea for Jones Jr. to go back into the ring…
Ahh Juarez is good…well solid at least. Jr Jones…man those were some wars he was in vs Barrera, if he still has it, why not. But honestly not many fighters can go through so many wars and not be severly hurt skill/mentally. Barrera is one of the few fighters where he went through a shit load of wars his whole career and is still doin pretty good minus the brain surgery(that was not fighting related I believe?)
Hatton’s style may be a annoying vs PBF, I mean I’m reaching here, but as I stated above, PBF can get bullied sometimes. But still he is so well mentally prepared that even when he is bullied, he is still on point.
Whos excited to see Mormac(sp?) back in the ring? I really liked the guy and felt that his inactivity killed him in his last fight, where he would of unified the titles. It was awsome fight but Mormac gassed and got knocked out, funnily though on the way down he caught a hard bolo to the back of the head…anyway well see how he does.
oh sorry, I ment Roy Jones Jr. But yea, those two battles Jr. Jones and Barrera had where very good. The first fight should have been ‘fight of the year’(1997). I don’t think the surgery was boxing related though.
juarez has one of the best hooks in the game
but his skill level is not comparable to Barrera
juarez’ style is a bit too predictable, but we’ll see how it goes, maybe he’ll switch it up
i say barrera by KO after Juarez gasses out trying to be the aggressor
i personally don’t think mayweather can KO hatton at welterweight
mayweather has lost alot of speed and power in the weight gains
however, his skill is still there which will earn him a UD against hatton in a long hard 12 fought rounds
Same can be said that even more so then PBF, Hatton lost most of his power at 147. But it is his first fightt at 147. I think Hatton should stay at 140 because I think he will get killed at 147. Lets forget Mayweather because all he sees is DLH. I think Hatton is one of the most hittable boxer i’ve seen in a while.
how about: corrales - castillo III
I missed the second fight, but looking forward for this one.
hells yeah corrales and castillo
i see castillo KOing corrales again
corrales beat castillo once in the fight of his lifetime, but i don’t think he could pull it off again in his lifetime either
he got lucky the first time cause castillo got careless when corrales was hurt
castillo kept comin at corrales and corrales kept landing bombs
thats the only reason corrales won that fight, it’s not because he’s the better man, it’s because castillo made one mistake
it’s a mistake i don’t see castillo making ever again
My money is on Castillo then.
I got bets on this summer 06’ boxing: Barrera, Winky Wright, Castillo (will place), Pacquiao, Hopkins (personal favorite), Cotto, Sugar Shane Mosley.
I hope I go at least 6/7, no less then 4/7
Good summer boxing lineup indeed…
what do you think about the upcoming tarver vs. hopkins match?
did you know roy jones is fighting again? he’s supposed to fight some chump (as always in roy jones career)
Mayweather better then Sugar Rey Leonard?!?!
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=4118
He should not be mentioned in the same sentence with Leonard.
How many wars has Mayweather faught compare to Leonard? A boxer’s competition will make or break a boxer’s career of a legend or not and PBF’s rsum is not as good as SRL so far.
I didn’t know that Sugar Rey beat Floyd Mayeather senior back in 78.
I’ve always been a hopkins fan and to be honest, I don’t know if he’ll beat the so called ‘legend killer’, but I Hopkins is a personal favorite boxer of mines. I’m a fan of Philly fighters. No analysis, just one more win for the philly fighter whose career has been so overlooked and should have had more spotlight.
Roy is washed up, I want him to fight so he can lose and retire. Same goes for Holyfield and Virgil Hill.
i dont really like that article
clearly they hate mayweather
alot of people dont give mayweather enough credit even after beating Jose Luis Castillo, Diego Corrales, Jesus Chavez, Zab Judah and Arturo Gatti
those are some of the best boxers and he beat most of them easily except for castillo.
its true that he hasn’t been in that many wars, because he’s that good.
why do his opponents keep letting him hit them and they don’t hit back?
clearly a sign of a good boxer, no?
they were comparing different eras though. I got blinded by what the first paragraph protrayed then the rest was a smear campaign against floyd i admit. If that ws true, then it was tasteless and no class and i lost some (not a lot) of respect for floyd, but I sure would like to see him destroy Hatton though… Hatton, watch out for the low blows or Roger is coming to get cha!
damnnnn what about that jermain taylor vs. winky wright fight?
i think that is gonna be one hell of a fight
i agree with you that b-hop is gonna lose
and i also think that winky wright will win against taylor
Man winky is just sooo tough, I gotta give it to him by UD
jermain taylor vs. winky wright
Taylor coming off two wins against Hopkins
Winky Wright beat Shane Mosley twice and Trinidad (why DLH wants to fight him because beating him would be like beating the two boxers he lost to)
So both have good past fights coming in to this one and both being top 10 P4P is what makes this so exciting to watch.
I have never seen Taylor fight, but I have seen Wight’s second fight against Mosley, I would say Taylor’s undefeated record comes to an end here.
Wright and Mosley are few fighters that can still fight past age 30 very well.
Imagine or any other boxing heads has seen a jermain taylor fight to describe his style and how would he handle Winky? ( i got $30 on winky so I’m too biased)
jermaine’s main weapon is his lightning fast jab and occasional flurries
(keep in mind i’ve only seen taylor’s 2 fights against b-hop)
sure, that works against most boxers because most boxers fight with their hands down to preserve energy
but winky has the best defense in the game and his hands are always up protecting his face
it doesnt matter how fast jermaines jab is anymore cause winkys hands are always up
if you take away jermaines jab, he has nothing.
winky to end taylor’s undefeated record. props to taylor for going after the best though.
winky not only has great defense but great power as well, he’s a bit slow but his style doesn’t require speed because winky has great accuracy in his punches.
feel free to disagree, these are just my observations
i guess this is going to be a two person thread, lol
Taylor’s so called “best jab in boxing”. Guess I’ll get to see that soon.
But if all he got is his jab’s and short flurries againt Winky’s Defense, then no way.
He better have a rematch clause then…
I’m rooting for the underdog Rocky Juarez tomorrow, but I doubt he’ll win…
yeah i would like to see juarez land a massive left hook right on barrera’s chin
if barrera is still standing, juarez better run cause that’s all juarez gots
i’d say juarez resembles tyson, style wise anyway