Ricky or Kostya?

[30stonegorilla]

Let's not forget that Ricky has amazing strength and stamina levels, he's in the best shape of his life and is stronger and fitter than ever for this fight.

So is Lance Armstrong. If that's all it took. But you gotta be able to fight, well enough to back Tszyu up, because the only way Hatton can fight is coming forward, and I don't believe he can back Tszyu up.

He has a nutritionist on board now, he has more advanced training methods now, he's using weights, he started training a month early...

I think that describes Russell Crowe for his role in Cinderella Man, too. All that preperation stuff is well and good, if Hatton can fight with the Russian, and he can't.

So I do hope that if Ricky's difficult pressuring and sapping body blows do actually land him a victory

We're hoping they don't, but that's what makes for rivalries.

I do hope that you people will give him his dues and respect him if he wins. I personally do not think that he will win, but if he does manage to pull it off somehow then please give Ricky respect!

He earns that in the ring. Had he fought Vivian Harris or even DeMarcus Corley or Sharmba Mitchell, he'd be getting respect, even if he'd lost, long as he gave us a good outing. But he has ducked those people and stayed home in Manchester and wrung out that hometown hero washcloth for all it was worth, instead of manning up and zipping over and taking his lumps under the Las Vegas lights the way Barry McGuigan did, which is why folks respect McGuigan on this side of the pond, and not Hatton.

I hate being a stinker, but I am REALLY looking forward to seeing Hatton have his arse handed to him. Then he can retire and be a commentator on Sky Sports before his brains get scrambled.

Jimmy

[Invader_Stu]

Lol dude, harsh but funny.

I hope you right, go KT!

[Dr O Strich]

Kostya Tszyu will win.

My heart says Ricky Hatton because he is, of course, my countryman, but you have to look at the form. I just don't see that Hatton has enough experience at this level. It's a major step up in class for him. So I am afraid my head says Tszyu wins within 5 rounds.

[ghetto passport]

Kostya by mid round KO!

[J !]

hatton tko 10

[Yogi]

Ricky Hatton UD-12 Kostya Tszyu

[J !]

Ricky Hatton UD-12 Kostya Tszyu

HERE SPEAKS A VERY KNOWLEDGABLE AND WISE MAN!!!

[Yogi]

HERE SPEAKS A VERY KNOWLEDGABLE AND WISE MAN!!!

Lol!

JPW, you're probably the only one in this thread that thinks that about me, so thanks.

I just think that youth will be served in this matchup and Hatton's relentless pressure, toughness, body punching, workrate, strength, and conditioning (i.e. stamina) are going to be too much for an aging great fighter whose only fought three rounds in the last couple of years, and who hasn't had a tough test in about four or five.

Prime vs. prime, Kostya Tszyu would have no problems with Ricky Hatton's aggressive style, and would bust him up from both long range behind the jab and on the inside with the cracking uppercuts. But prime Kostya Tszyu isn't on the scene anymore (he's gotten smarter, but has slowed down in hand speed and whatnot), so I gotta go with my gut feeling on this one and go with the upset.

[J !]

I THINK YOU SELL YOURSELF SHORT YOGI.

lets put it this way your one of the guys who post on here that if i see your name I go out of my way to make sure i read what you have posted.

no ****, its a compliment.

and i agree with your analogy of the fight.

[Cereal]

kinda feels like a mini-white version of frazier foreman. but i don't care, Ricky's guna pull something off and bring the title back home