Is Hatton's Footwork Overrated?

[number6]

I cant believe you haters are giving him some credit for footwork, most of you claim he should be in the WWE.

Footwork can be used to apply pressure as well as evade, so in future lets be adult about this.

[Spacey1991]

Nah Hatton has good footwork I think.

[iBox]

He throws slow punches in that vid, i know it's only for the media, but damn, put some effort in man.

Watch Pac on a heavy bag, then Hatton..the difference is crazy.

[Dynamite Kid]

Also you have to remember that good footwork is combination of a lot of different things.

I mean its like your defence. Defence is not just about the position you hold your hands, its about upper body movement, and footwork you use, but not offensive footwork, but defensive footwork. There is a difference. A guy can be an offensive dymano coming foward closing the distance, and cutting the ring down, but he might not be able to fight a lick going backwards, if asked to show defensive footwork capabilities etc.

Hatton uses head and shoulder feints to find a way inside that should not be overlooked either.

[S A M U R A I]

Just a few there.

Yeah, those are quite selective quotes, especially the last one which was about Hatton's style in the 10th round against Lazcano, was it not? It actually did look awful! The full quote should be "Gad damn, Hatton's style is just awful here."

Meaning: for that particular round, it was. He ended up getting clocked by Lazcano and then took a minute off to tie his bootlaces.

I stand by the other comments -- his body punching is overrated, people talk as though he beats every opponent with body shots, which is a load of crap. He is a slightly one-dimensional -- this is nothing new. And he was nowhere near Floyd's level on the inside.



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[Dynamite Kid]

Yeah, those are quite selective quotes, especially the last one which was about Hatton's style in the 10th round against Lazcano, was it not? It actually did look awful! The full quote should be "Gad damn, Hatton's style is just awful here."

Meaning: for that particular round, it was. He ended up getting clocked by Lazcano and then took a minute off to tie his bootlaces.

I stand by the other comments -- his body punching is overrated, people talk as though he beats every opponent with body shots, which is a load of crap. He is a slightly one-dimensional -- this is nothing new. And he was nowhere near Floyd's level on the inside.

S a m u r a i

Is that you in your avator with the Tat?

[S A M U R A I]

S a m u r a i

Is that you in your avator with the Tat?

The Pacman tat? I photochopped a Hatton pic.



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[Bhopreign]

I came to the conclusion that it is. Having studied it some more, he tends to do really pointless things with his feet. I always knew something looked odd and was almost irritated by it! It's like he's just moving his feet for the sake of it rather than actually doing anything smart with them. At least, how he moves can occasionally look dumb. Why does he remind me of a demented skinhead dancing? I don't know how else to describe what he does.

He does close distance quickly, and I guess some would consider this fast, smart footwork, but I don't see anything special about rushing at an opponent like this. Against Pac, I get the feeling he will use a similar style to what he's used to -- rushing in, swarming, making it rough -- but at the same time trying to use his head and out-think Pacquiao, use more head movement, attempt to pull off smart footwork, and try to create angles in order to get to Pac's body. But out of this, I see a confused style that could prove to be unsuccessful. To win, I don't think Ricky should do anything except rely on his instincts. Floyd Sr. could actually be his downfall in this fight. Ricky wll end up trying to execute a game plan like he's reading it from a book, putting in a stiff performance where he's trying too hard and having to think too much.

Of course, I could be over-analyzing it, but sometimes you need to ramble on for a minute.

Youre not the only one who picked up on the pointless things he does with his feet, they are fast but when he is not even in punching distance he does little routines with his feet. Seems he thinks he is playing football and sees a hole he is thinking about running through. I saw things he could have at least tried against Floyd but he stuck with the same thing over and over, always the right hand which missed every time.

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[-Hyperion-]

his footwork is terrible.....ignorant people confuse a quick dash with good footwork.......