You must have forgotten the part were I expressly stated that it was a 'heart over head' pick based on the fact that I HATE Floyd. No matter, you picked Tszyu KO1 Hatton, yes? MTF
It is funny how over the top sTEVE WAS that Tszyu would "kill" Hatton. It was almost unprecedented except for my even bigger boast that Winky would kill Shane. I actually picked ZOO but felt Hatton had a small chance. Steve talked only of death, savagery and severe bodily injury. He may have planned on attending Hatton's funeral. Oh well, we are all wrong sometimes.
Stéphane Larouche, Bute coach made a interview just after the super 6 was signed and said they could make more money by being on HBO than on Showtime so that it didn't interest them. I'll try to find the transcript, but's it's in french
HAtton won that fight by holding, and Bell lost because of the open scoring. Thus floweth the wizdom. His constant, repetitive assertions that Hatton won by illegal means and holding is Fightbeats single most enduring case of self-delusion in the face of video evidence to the contrary. As far as immorality goes in boxing, this is the zenith. Hatton won, fair and square. Cracking fight, cracking occasion. Whatever anyones opinion of Hatton, in or out of the ring, he fought to the death that night, and basically broke the will of Tszyu with a non-stop attack, taking the vaunted Tszyu right better than Judah or Mitchell could. I wasn't even a massive Hatton fan, but he won me over that night.
Hatton was having none of a boxing match, it was a huddle of vibration like a bee in a bottle my son. Hatton marked Tszyu up with suction cap rings, like when a whale pops back up to the surface after going balls deep into the ocean's secrets, I dont think we'll ever know the full story of what went on in that fight.
Are you suggesting illegality or impropriety on Hatton's behalf of the behalf of his camp? The weals under Tszyu's eyes were some Luis Resto special preserve, thats for sure. I'd like Haider Steve Dave to voyz his ping on this issue, he has a theory about white fighters and how their wins are accrued. :bears:
http://montrealaisorigine.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/taylor-quitte-le-super-six-bute-en-est-toujours-exclu/ « Nous n’aurions pas intérêt présentement à embarquer dans ce tournoi qui a malheureusement besoin d’un substitut. Nous avons intérêt à continuer à faire nos affaires, à continuer de se faire connaître aux États-Unis. C’était notre plan et je suis convaincu que plus nous attendrons, plus ce sera payant pour tout le monde » a expliqué l’entraîneur d’Interbox. basically, the article say's that prior to the Super Six, Bute team had for priority to clarify the Andrade situation rather than go in the tournement, and the quote above is from Stehpane Larouche who say's, after Taylor withdrawal, that he has no interest in going in as a replacement as he believes that by following the plan they already have made, they will make more money in the long term
No no no,.. what I'm sleuthing is that it were like two swans fighting in a pond,.. calm and graceful on top,.. snatch and scratch below.
Both men went low. It's the sort of fight that Eusebio Pedroza made a career out of. I had to watch it again several days later to get a better opinion of it, so soused was I on cheap liquid-headache booze. I don't think I have had much to drink since, maybe 10 pints or so. Ruins the experience of the fights. You need to be sober, feel every punch.
BTW, I've been one of Bute harshest critics, but I give him major credit for facing Froch in England. That's the kind of attitude that lead to greatness
Who? Ricky? He's fighting a hangover as we speak. Tragic Matthew Hatton has a fight coming up on March 17th.
I hope not. It seems unlikely. He wouldn't get a license in the United Kingdom at this stage- it would be shot down by people who care for him too much and the "popular press" would lead a campaign against it- for his own sake. Its hard to see any comeback having any popular acclaim at all. He's finished. The drugs and the drink were one thing but depression is a monster of a totally different stripe. He's through.