waited up till after 4am to see hatton get KOed in the second round :(

I will be supporting pacquiao. great guy great fighter so damn fast!

Just be grateful you didn't go to Vegas like some people :)
I thought he would do better than that. that's two defeats in a row now, not counting the filler that was there to boost his confidence. Still I like Ricky, its hard not to.

*EDIT*
I just seen the fight, Ricky should retire. It seems him and Enzo are both faced with prospect of retiring after losing two big fights in a row. Nothing wrong with losing, but you need to put up a convincing fight and Ricky got owned. Would love to see Manny Vs Weather.

I do like a good scrap, so long as I not on the end of it.

expected that result, just 4 or more rounds in

Hatton never stood a chance, if a boxing masterclass (twice at that) by Marquez couldn't beat Pac then Hatton certainly wasn't going to. Shot or not.

On about a guy who has wins over Barrera, Morales and Marquez, not one but two over all of them that's pretty fucking insane. Ricky had a punchers chance that was about it.

He's likable though but has always been very overrated. He should have fought Marquez instead of Pac, would have last much longer.

marquez > manny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoJ3L9d4qa0

That's because all mancs are puffs.

even Micheal Bisbing?

say that to his face

"cam on ya faaaaking KANT"

<3 Bisbing

too much money for it not too happen

Manny!

hi chavs

He has to beat Marquez first. He probably will without much trouble and Marquez knows it, getting old and just needs a payday but I would never write him off.

Unless the Marquez fight breaks records (no chance) then Mayweather has to take Manny. If he doesn't he'll look a coward and it'll be true proof he isn't willing to fight the best. He has ducked everyone note worthy in the welterweights (Cotto, Mosley, Clottey, Berto) and is now fighting a 35 year old featherweight who was getting hit an awful lot at 135 let alone at 144 by someone who is going to be around 150 come fight night. Nice cherry picking again. Too small at 147 to fight true 147 fighters but too big at 147 to fight Marquez at 140? Get a pair of balls and fight Cotto you faggot. We are lucky he needs those guys more than they need him now.

I'll hand it to him though, Mayweather is a genius. He has picked the perfect time to make huge money. He should win the Marquez fight without too much trouble he'll then likely face Manny which he has good chances of winning. He would probably give Ricky a re-match as well if Hatton still wants it and that's another easy win. 2 very likely wins vs two of the technically best of this generation and he has still found an advantage.

All he has to do is fight one true welterweight, just one. It'll end up being Shane if he does and he'll be closing in on 40 when he does, way2go.

in other news - Bernard Hopkins probably coming to the UK to make a fool of Froch. fuck yes.

oh, he has to take manny because there are no other paydays vs any other fighters which he needs

oscar and hatton gone = big money gone

only other is shane and cotto, he'll never fight them :(

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Sergio is awful, Pavlik will fucking destroy him.

Thought Hatton would do better tbh. It does seem like most of his previous opponents (excluding mayweather obv.) haven't been able to counter his aggressive 24/7 punch style. Pacquiao is a smarter boxer than Hatton and he knew exactly what to do which shows in the result..

I don't agree with people saying Hatton should retire, I think he has got more to give and he's always a really entertaining fighter inside and outside the ring - unlike some. He did say he thought he's in his prime in an interview given before the fight so we shall see if his bad showing against Pacquiao will effect him and if he plans to continue.

He should call it a day soon or stay well away from those on the level of Marquez, Pac and Mayweather. He was rocked a lot of times vs Lazcano and Malignaggi wobbled him. When you're being rocked by Paulie you know something is wrong as that guy has one of the weakest punches ever and his hands break constantly.

Hatton is like what Roy Jones was. He has an ability that he relies which is his chin (Roy’s was insane athleticism). Once that’s gone you just can’t do it anymore against the best. You age and take punishment on the chin turning into mush. You wake up one morning and can't hack it anymore let alone against the very best. I can't see Hatton being content against anyone less than the best.

There is no shame at all losing to Pac (or Mayweather) but you should be able to hang in there for more than 6 minutes if you’re of a similar calibre. As for what’s next he’ll either call it a day or I think he'll take on Khan at Wembley/Manchester if not it’ll be Holt or Bradley and try to retire with a win over another top 140 champion.

I hope he goes for the latter two because as much as I hate Khan he’s one of the quickest fighters right now and has the best trainer who has just got the better of Hatton and he’ll only get better.

Altho I agree with the most part I do think hatton still has a good chance of taking out good fighters even if the pac fight was a total blowout from his part...

which fighters? the welterweights would kill him, and he can only just make his own weight class so that gives him 4 choices

khan, bradley, holt or urango

he has beat urango already, the only other guy is kotelnik who is likely going to lose to Khan in July.

of those, khan is the bigger draw, you're looking at 45,000 + tickets and over a million buys but he's the youngest, fastest, most promisiing and trained by Roach. Besides that Ricky has already said he's not too interested in Khan, but money talks so who knows?

I think he could hang with Marquez because he's not as explosive as Pac but it'll be the same result just later in the fight but will they give him that fight? Providing he's still a draw Mayweather will fight him but he didn't even try last time and won with little effort, a second time is just going to be a repeat.

I'm pretty sure it's Khan next..

Khan will tear him to pieces. Seriously, it would be an awkward fight to watch.

True, but its a lot of money to pass on for Hatton. I doubt he'd do that.

providing Ricky hasn't got a mush chin and can still take a decent shot then Khan not destroy him. Khan is fast but he isn't strong and he can't take a punch for shit. Barrera tapped him and he wobbled, Prescott wobbled him with a standard jab before sparking him out. There's a reason he's moving up to 140, as all the titles holder at 135 are solid punchers and would drop him with ease. Kotelnik is a soft hitter and the weakest title holder right now.

Khan not have the southpaw, elusiveness or strength advantages Pac had against Hatton. That said he'll out box him for sure and win a decision if it went the distance, probably knock him out if he got to him but one or two clean shots and he's screwed. No doubt in my mind Khan can win, but it'll be a far cry from an easy sure win.

Khan doesn't make sense. Hatton is like Sturm in Germany, he can fight anyone and fill a stadium. He doesn't need Khan for that. Beating him is no gain and losing does carry shame. Witter is a far better choice if he wants to be domestic.

what's with Sturm anyway? last time I've seen him he got robbed in that De La Hoya fight.

aye that was a farce, De La Hoya says in Mexican after 'I didn't win'

he's fought no names pretty much since which is rare forsomeone who faces DLH. that guy has one of the best jabs going, so fucking brutal. fights in july I think, would love to see him and Pavlik go at it.

In MEXICAN!?!?!

SPANISH THEN COCK SUCKER

OMG RGD!

He will never give witter a payday who ironically got sparked against bradley cause he was not focused on the present... Agree on Khan, he cant fight for shit on the inside and will get ko'd as soon as hatton lands a decent shot.

and in great news:

Arum is pushing for Pac to face Cotto. I will kill myself if Pac wins.

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aaron, are you dead?

nearly!

I think it'll be an anticlimactic fight. Mayweather will back pedal and frustrate Pacquiao and will probably win a decision. I would love to see Pacquiao send Mayweathers head into the fifth row though.

can't run from pac easily, he's too good on his feet

don't think it'll happen if he fights cotto anyway

Floyd returns to the ring.

I hate to bring race into things, as irrelevant as it is, but when was the last time Pacquiao fought a black fighter? He's gone through Morales, Barrera, De La Hoya, Hatton, and Marquez.

Let's see if I can make this Pacquiao-Mayweather fight more challenging for Pretty Boy Floyd.

Here is the blueprint for beating Manny Pacquiao:

Step 1. Do not be over-the-hill and at the end of your career.
Step 2. Make sure your only good win wasn't against someone over-the-hill and at the end of his career.
Step 3. During rounds 1 (and possibly 2), do not fight Manny Pacquiao, merely measure him so you can make the proper adjustments.

Marquez and Hatton did not follow step 3, which cost Marquez a fight he should have won, and Hatton a fight he was probably going to lose anyway. Least it could have gone more than 2 rounds.

point 3 only stands if someone actually beat him, after finishing round 2.

pac man

Mayweather has been carefully matched all his career and is now beating on smaller guys like Marquez although its a good enough comeback fight so we will have to see if he goes on to fight a LWW mosely or cotto or williams.. He is a great fighter but has not been tested as he has always hedged his bets and his 0 matters to him too much.

Cant see it happening with Pacman cause of Arum's dislike of Mayweather although the money may just talk in the end, and he will have to come down and fight at a catchweight.

I am not keen on Hatton, but gotta give it to him for having balls to fight two potential all time greats..Hard way to discover you are not in that elite class though!

Here's a long serious babbling post, non fan boy and realistic so don't be surprised if some of it contradicts what I've wrote in other replies.

Mayweather has been more than tested. Anyone who thinks otherwise are pretty clueless. Claiming he has been carefully matched for all of his carrear is just silly.

He always lands among the top 3 junior lightweights of all time. He went into the ring against Gernaro Hernadez another all time great at junior lightweight. It was Mayweather's 18th pro fight at 21, Hernadez, had already been in 40 fights and lost just the once. Mayweather made him quit in the 8th. He then goes against Diego Corrales as a huge underdog. Corrales was far bigger than Mayweather and had much heavier hands. Mayweather puts him down 5 times with ease before it got stopped.

That said he has avoided the true elite at 147, but you have to look at it both ways. Of those guys he fought, they nearly all had at least 8lbs on him and at least two fighters had more. He fought Oscar as a light middleweight. Mayweather came in at 150 and DLH at 155. Come fight night DLH would have been 165. Floyd, never ever balloons like that. He has nearly always been undersized compared to his opposition. You do not want to be undersized against someone like Miguel Cotto, that's just asking for trouble. Just look at what Cotto did at 140, nothing short of ruthless. Easy when you're coming in 20lbs heavier than everyone.

But yes, I would love to see him in their with just one big WW. I don't care who, Berto, Clottey, Cotto, or Mosley. Williams in all honestly, shouldn't be a WW.

Here's another point. Marquez and Pac can go at it, they are considered evenly matched weight wise. So why is Mayweather being pushed to fight Pac without criticism although people are doing nothing but bitch about how much heavier he'll be than Marquez. Come fight night, don't be shocked if Marquez comes in heavier than Mayweather. Mayweather will most likely be 145-147 at the weigh in and when he enters the ring. Marquez was 141 and 140 for his last two fights at lightweight and he was ripped. He said he wants to come in at 144 of solid mass, that'll put him at pushing 150 on fight night. There's an inch difference in height, that's pretty damn even.

In a nut shell, the guy has proved himself as a boxer and anyone who questions otherwise are clueless.

Arum and Mayweather are fine. It's Mayweather's manager who is meant to be a complete cunt, but then so is Arum.

As for Hatton, I agree. Although not on the potential all time greats. They are both all time greats. Manny is probably already landing the top 20 and depending on what he does for his next few fights (think wins over Mayweather, JMM, another WW and cleaning 140) he can land top 10 easily. I doubt he'll stick around for anymore than 3 fights at most though.

I am not denying he is a great boxer but for someone who claims to be king, the best p4p and the rest of the trash talk he has ducked fighters, there is no doubt in that. He needs to prove he is teh best of the genration by fightingt the best. He had a great career below 140 fighting good opposition but I cant remember if he ever unified?..he always left and moved up instead of taking on the best and the biggest fights. All the fights you mentioned are great victories except he fought a very drained corrales. Eeven below 140 he avoided the biggest fight with Mosely then and looks like avoiding him still. Good fights with castillo as well but close calls, he defended against average opponents and then moved up again.. He fought judah when he should have fought margarito who was calling him out..He avoided vivian harris who was publicly calling him out at Gatti press confrence..He fought a past his prime Oscar and nearly lost.. Thats what i mrean he hedges his bets smartly and wont fight the true elites of divisions he has been a champion in... Having said all that he is possibly one of the best boxers of his generation and has some amazing skills and great wins over guys like castillo (controversial wins), gatti, baldomir etc.. I just think he needs to fight some true elites to have a legacy where people dont remember him for never unifying titles and avoiding the best fighters..

he should fight marquez, cotto , pacman/mosely williams .. (margarito unfortunately is done) also it looks like pacman and mosely has been agreed atleast verbally. I can guarantee though he wont fight Williams but then again noone will but when you claim to be the king then you should a tleast have the balls to fight the best instead of trash talking.

On the other hand manny has fought the best of the bunch so I do rate him higher even if he loses to mayweather if they fight.

The Corrales weight issue is pretty iffy. The reports about it only came into light after the devastating loss. If he was that sick before the bout (reported malnutrition and vomiting last time I checked) it would have made a lot more noise and raised a lot more eyebrows than it did. In general I probably do agree, the guy was crazy big to be a super featherweight but at the same time he made the same weight another four times or something - and twice against the great Joel Casamayor one of which he won, so it couldn't have been that big of an issue.

Floyd never ducked Shane. He is ducking him now (I don't know why, I think that's an easy fight for him) but he called Shane out back then. He was willing to move up, but Shane decided he wanted DLH instead.

The fights against Castillo were not close. I can see why people think the first was close, many regard it as very controversial and think it's Mayweather's sole loss. Fact of the matter is: punches to the elbows and gloves do not count and that's all Castillo managed to do for the most part. Although he (Floyd) didn't throw anywhere near as much, he always landed clean and that is what scores. The second was a far cry from close, a convincing (and probably needed) win which shut critics up.

True about Margarito to a degree although back then people didn't care. They only moan about it now, after Margarito made a name for himself. Not that that's a good excuse but Judah still had a strap and that proved to be a real good fight (minus the ring riot halfway through). People were more annoyed that he skipped Baldomir (was ranked as the lineal champ and had just beat Zab), yet he took that fight next after the press whine and made Baldomir look like a newbie and still got stick for it.

Vivian Harris? Come on now, that's just like the Hatton and Witter situation or Froch and Calzaghe. Would you really have put Witter in with Hatton back then? It was the same thing. You can't fight everyone that calls you out. Vivian lost to Carlos Maussa anyway and Witter at that.

Everything else after the Judah fight has been a farce though, which is the 147 and DLH territory but I think we pretty much agree there. Anyone would have been better than Gatti, Hatton, Baldomir and Mitchell. I must say though, I'm glad for the Gatti fight. What a fucking beating that was. Testament to how much heart Gatti has got, that's for sure and a blinding showcase reel.

I'll just mention DLH though. Although it was a very close call, and arguably Mayweather's closet call, it was reminisce of the first Castillo match. Yes Oscar was past it, but Mayweather is a small welterweight let alone a light middleweight. Still he landed around 60% of his punches against DLH. That was the 'harsh reality of Mayweather;s ability' as Larry Merchant put it (he detests Mayweather). Still, a money spinning match that shouldn't have happened really.

Unifying is impossible in this day and age, I wish it wasn't but it really is. You get two belts and one body asks you to drop one or the other and so on. I think Hopkins was the last person to have all 4 belts of a division. People shouldn't rate soup belts anyway. That's a great thing about the UFC I guess.

So yeah, he most certainly should fight an elite 147 guy or at least shut up and drop to 140. He has to get past JMM first anyway. The more I think about it the more of a chance I give JMM.

As for Pac - yeah Pac has the better names on his resume but he was lucky enough to have 2 ATG fighters in same weight classes. He did lose to one and it can be argued (fairly) that both were not quite once what they were but you can do that for every fighter and fight out there so it's pointless. His Hatton credit is worth everything but his Diaz, JMM and Oscar ones are not that worthy. I say JMM because both result are too disputed, not in terms of the quality of fighter.

ok, ok, ok. I think we agree pretty much, Mayweather below 140 = $$$$$$$$, Mayweather above = :(((((((((

I'll just add, I think he'll fight Pac, win and still get shit. I also think he could have beat Margarito as amusing as that sounds. Just because Margarito is insanely slow, he plods and has no defense. Perfect for someone willing to tie him up, like Shane did and Floyd would do (makes me cry that Cotto didn't). The only way I see Floyd losing is going against a WW who has a stone in weight on him so that shoulder rolling isn't going to work. Seriously, can you imagine trying to roll 12 rounds of lefts to the body from Cotto? fuck that. :P


ok I'll shut up now <3

Yeah he'll get crap for both Marquez and Manny if he beats em..but I just cannot see him willing to boil down to a catch weight to fight manny as Roach has stated that Manny should not fight above 142... another thing that maybe a barrier to teh PBF vs Pacman i sthe share of the purse.. I think Floyd has already stated he i snot willing to take a 50-50 cut in such a fight..

to be honest, I hope it doesn't happen the only time I want to see catch weights if at all is between fighters who are shot and way past their prime and are doing nothing but exhibitions (hi Roy Jones Jr).

catch weights are stupid and defeat the object of weight classes, although the 140-147 is the biggest jump in boxing so I can see why it presents a huge problem for some.

I don't think (90% sure but way before my time) if the four amigos (Hearns, Duran, Leonard and Hagler) ever bothered with catch weights they just got to business. Fuck, Hearns want on to win a fucking cruiserweight belt after his first strap at 147.

and as for the money, that just about ruins every sport. :(

A serious question:

Why are you people fans of violent, combative sports? I've always been interested in it, why people like it, not the sports themselves.

I'd be willing to explain why I like certain sports (rugby, tennis, cricket, football) if someone would do the same for me.

I can recognise that their is a great deal of technique and physical prowess but the idea of watching two people kick the shit out of one and other is about the furthest thing from entertainment that I can think of.

I’m not that sure, but I’ll give it a go from the boxing side of the fence. A lot of this can probably be applied to other combat sports but some of them are too restrictive (too short, semi-contact, or whatever).

It’s the ultimate test.

A fighter can be in the most supreme condition of his life, yet if his mental game isn’t up to scratch then it doesn’t matter one bit.

Discipline is absolutely brutal. You can have all the boxing skill in the world, if you’re not disciplined mentally (or physically) then as before, it just doesn’t matter.

Boxing (on an elite level) demands the absolute pinnacle of your given physical ability. There is no ‘on-season’ which you train for but a tiny 45 minute window where it’s all or nothing and then that’s it for another 5 months if you’re lucky.

It’s just you, and him. There are no environmental factors that can mess with an outcome. There’s no team of people that can hide a bad day or help you along.

The idea of taking punishment if you don’t perform really brings the best out of people and shows them what they are truly capable of under pressure. If a tennis player looses, he looses. Come back another day, try again. The same can be said about a boxer sure, but a tennis player isn't going to be getting his faced smashed in during the loosing process.

You’ll never see more heart in another combat sport (or any other sport). If someone can find me something with more heart than what fighters Mickey Ward and Artuo Gatti shown then I’ll eat my own shit.

You’ll see the best comebacks in boxing. Physical despair just gives it that edge. I can see why comebacks are great in all sports, most people enjoy and appreciate them whether or not they follow the sport but it lacks the inflicted physical damage that makes you think ‘it really is all over’. I can’t really express what I mean but YouTube Diego Coralles – Jose Luis Castillo and you’ll understand. Just watch the whole thing, it’s worth it.

If a footballer twists his ankle, he’s off the pitch. Let alone fighting with broken hands, ribs, joints that have been dislocated or an eye that you can’t see out of. The only time a boxer doesn’t fight is if he isn’t allowed (doesn’t make weight), the doctor says no at the medical or he’s taking such a beat down the referee says that’s enough.

I could go on, but I’m rambling poorly as it is, so I’ll leave it that.

Something along those lines! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfUFYtXNN0A&feature=related
#1 :)

until:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ISwivnhMpI&feature=related

he lost just 1 fight and he lost not "in knockdown" but after 15 rounds. ofcors in that fight barrera was better prepared and deserved to win! but naheem was boxer, who even not box fans watched his fights with plesure! :)

12 rounds

few liked him - he was constantly booed

although he was great and has done one thing which few have: give a sanctioning body recognition (the IBF I think) he dropped all the belts he won and kept the one afair

yeah 12, sorry..

yeah in that fight he gotted 4-5 mini-knockdowns, but he was still standing..
i understant last sentence word to word, but not does it mean for real :/

he didnt get knocked down in barrera fight..but yeah I agree he was a very talented boxer who had just lost the hunger in the end cause he had made so much money..was married and had a kid.. There is plenty of evidence that he wasnt even training properly prior to the Barerra fight.. he had become reliant on power alone and expected Barerra to brawl with him in which case I think MAB would have been knocked out but props to barerra who shocked everyone by boxing the way he did. He had studied and planned for Naseem and naseem didnt have the answers on that night..

One of the best British boxers who did not fulfill his potential IMO. I saw his career/fighting/abilities going down the pan after splitting with Brendan Ingle.. Some of those ring entrances though..truly cringeworthy.

I read a great a article as Naz the other month, when his name was popping up again during the whole Barrera/Khan saga. Can't remember where it was though, either timesonline.co.uk, boxingscene.com or thesweetsciene.com

Apparently he was extremely deluded and truly thought he was praised by Allah and couldn't be beat. He thought Barrera posed no threat and was not a class above anyone he had currently faced so didn't bother turning up to camp and when he did he didn't try. He was more interested in having his friends and family over and living the large life in a LA mansion. So the story goes by Emanuel Steward who was training him at the time.

A shame because if anyone could have made the most of Naseem it would have been Steward because he's a Roach like character and trained a wealth load of champions and ATGs.

Apparently he flew his barber from Sheffield to LA to give him a haircut..arrogant little tosser but yes I think you are right that he was egotistical enough to believe that he couldn't be beaten. I did admire his boxing skills though..