Bradley vs. Hatton

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  1. Double L

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    Would`ve been a close fight. But might get tedious. Who do you pick.
     
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    Yeah, close to 50-50. Honestly, my answer all depends on location.

    I favor Hatton to win in the UK, and Bradley to win in the US.

    Either way, it would be a close fight.
     
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    Real good fight. I know it won't be a popular opinion, but i think brad was more of a winner than hatton, even if less physically skilled. I think he outwork Ricky down the stretch and wins a close but clear decision
     
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    That's not much of a stretch.

    If anybody would seize the fight late, it would be Bradley. I could see Timmy controlling the last few rounds, and pulling it out.

    I think the only given in this matchup is that it's definitely going the distance. I don't see either having the firepower to stop the other. Maybe hurt the other, but not stop.

    Gun to my head, I go Bradley in this matchup. Especially if it's the version of Bradley that beat the shit outta Peterson - I think that version of Bradley would be too sharp for Hatton.
     
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    Bradley beat Pacquiao while Hatton got khtfko'd. So obviously Bradley out-hustles Hatton
     
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    you bastard!
     
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    Slice N Dice Big stiff idiot

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    I agree with this. Comes with a pinch of salt from my end to be fair though as I always hated Hatton, the key is for me is how Bradley deals with Ricky's feet which were admittedly excellent.
     
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    I dont think ricky feet would help him in this one. Bradley was a pretty good inside fighter
     
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    Bradley was physically strong at 140, that in itself is a problem for Ricky. If Braddles could break Hatton's forward momentum at all, then Ricky obviously can't fight going backwards.

    Bradley would have to use all his tools in this one, though. No fighting like an idiot as he did against Provo.

    But you'd have to believe that he would take Hatton a lot more seriously than he took Provo.

    I might also add, that Hatton wasn't capable of absorbing as much punishment as Provo.
     
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    I think Hatton's chin and toughness gets underrated a little because of the fashion he was knocked out in by Floyd and Pac (Pac especially). Speed was his bugbear, if he couldn't see the shots coming he was in trouble. Bradley isn't slow but he's not in the same league as those two, and obviously not near them technically. I don't think he catches Ricky with anything Hatton doesn't see coming, and Bradley was never known as a big puncher so I'd be confident Hatton would last the distance.
     

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