Hatton needs to get a grip and realize that he got beat fair and square by a fighter who is light-years better than he is. I actually thought Hatton performed well and made the fight more competitive than I expected it to be. He really has nothing to be ashamed of with his performance.
I've said a bunch of times that I expect Hatton to fall off a cliff around age 30 because of his style and poor weight habits, but if he keeps living in denial about this loss, he might be done even sooner than I thought.
Obviously, the announcement of Floyd-Oscar II (which more importantly, ended the chances of Floyd-Cotto) was a BIG dose of bad news. But other than that, I can't think of any other big fights that have fallen apart.
Pac-Marquez II should be great. I'm really excited for the welterweight doubleheader in April, and if all goes according to plan, Cotto vs. Margarito/Cintron will be an exciting fight for the summer. Dawson/Johnson is a good crossroads fight at 175. The Haye fight should be entertaining at cruiserweight.
I've said a bunch of times that I expect Hatton to fall off a cliff around age 30 because of his style and poor weight habits, but if he keeps living in denial about this loss, he might be done even sooner than I thought.
Dan Rafael is saying that this is being planned as a PPV. That's a bad PPV fight. Mosley has never been a draw, and Mayorga is a corpse who can only beat other corpses like Vargas.Shane Mosley looks like he'll fight May 17 against -- Ricardo Mayorga. Well, all the other top welters are already booked, so I guess this fight should at least be entertaining. I also expect it means that Shane will go back up to 154 or a catch weight. And hopefully this will be on regular HBO, not PPV.
I'm not sure where I stand yet on 2008 so far.But I have to say, 2008 is off to a somewhat sputtering start. Some good fights lined up, no great ones (except maybe Pacquiao-Marquez II), and of course the useless DLH-Mayweather II.
Obviously, the announcement of Floyd-Oscar II (which more importantly, ended the chances of Floyd-Cotto) was a BIG dose of bad news. But other than that, I can't think of any other big fights that have fallen apart.
Pac-Marquez II should be great. I'm really excited for the welterweight doubleheader in April, and if all goes according to plan, Cotto vs. Margarito/Cintron will be an exciting fight for the summer. Dawson/Johnson is a good crossroads fight at 175. The Haye fight should be entertaining at cruiserweight.