hatton ate straight shots from costya zoo and collazo without going down........

[Benny Leonard]

We also don't know how powerful or strong Tszyu was for that fight.
Tszyu said himself he felt "flat," which could be the direct result of fighting early in the morning (at his age and sleep scheduling that he didn't readjust), and having a bit of trouble making weight. If you feel "flat," you won't have your strength/energy/power. The older you get, the more inactive you are, and fighting at that time, continuing to try to make the same weight for so many years........raises the risks of having an "off-night." Plus, the heart/will can also decline.

Maybe the early rounds he had full power, but by the mid-rounds, he was breathing through his mouth. I was actually surprised he lasted as long as he did give when he started to breathe through his mouth.

The shot that was actually hurting Hatton was the left hook from Tszyu as Ricky came in. Hatton would hold right after taking the left-hook.

I've also heard people say that the Tszyu fight took something away from Hatton which would be less credit to Floyd for knocking him out. Not so sure but it was a tough fight for Hatton and maybe we could add in Ray Mancini's words when he said: Every fight will take something out of you but it is a matter of how much.

[cuzfozzy]

does mayweather really hit that hard ?
that tells you the state of his chin
frm taking so many shots over the years

[Benny Leonard]

does mayweather really hit that hard ?
that tells you the state of his chin
frm taking so many shots over the years

Hatton's punch resistance could have gone down but people do forget that Floyd, when he sits on his punches, does have power. From 130-140, against those type of opponents, he has solid power. He isn't a Prime Kostya Tszyu or even a Zab Judah with power, but he can put punches together and knock you out. I think he worries a lot about breaking his hands so he holds back not only full force shots a lot of times but the amount of times he throws as well now.

Floyd was also catching Hatton with punches he didn't see coming and those shots are hard to take. With Tszyu, he was prepared to take the straight right which he admittedly said he took few of because of his tactics. Tszyu slowed down over the years as well so they became easier to see. Floyd still has good speed with his punches even though he isn't quite as fast as he used to be when he was at the lower weights.