Matthew Hatton vs. Saul Alvarez on Mayweather-Mosley undercard?
February 22nd, 2010
By Chris Williams: Welterweight contender Matthew Hatton (38-4-2, 15 KO’s) could be the sacrificial lamb for unbeaten welterweight contender/prospect Saul Alvarez (30-0-1, 22 KO’s) to try and look good against on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley undercard on May 1st at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Having seen Alvarez’s last six bouts, I can say this: he looks like a terribly flawed fighter with zero defense and slow hand speed. Alvarez has a good right hand, but that’s about all he has. His left hook is poor, and he loads up with everything he throws.
I’ve never seen a fighter miss with so many punches as Alvarez did in his last fight, a 12 round decision over light welterweight Lanardo Tyner in December. I can see the 28-year-old Hatton beating this guy, and I’m really surprised that his promotional team is considering putting him in with a guy like Hatton.
At that age, Alvarez should be fast and not painfully slow and his defense, it’s just awful. I think Hatton can beat this guy and I have no idea why the sanctioning bodies have Alvarez ranked at #4 WBC, #5 WBO, and #7 WBA. To me, Alvarez looks like a good 2nd tier fighter, someone in the middle of the pack.
I’m not too keen on Hatton either, but I think he’s a lot better than this guy. I doubt that Alvarez’s promoters will risk putting him in with a guy like Hatton. Too much risk for a fighter that is too deeply flawed in my view.
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Saul Alvarez Barragan,still 19 years old, not yet the best fighter in the world, and 4 some reason people think that hi´s a chomp!… U are all wrong. Boxing is corrupted, ya´l know that, so don´t pretend everything is leagal. They have everything under control, money it´s involved, and always will be… better watch Ufc insted of this circus. They are doing the same stuff with Cavez Jr., daddy is taking care of that. The best fighter in the world is named Cain Velazquez. Ufc Rules.
i go for Canelo over Hatton but i know one thing for sure JC Chaves Jr can Anihilate both
erislandy lara el cubano tiene menos pelea profecional que canelo si lo coje lo noquea en ell primer asalto partia de ingnorantes ese canelo mas nunca es boxeador jhosua le gana asf con esos contrarios llega a 200 peleas
este canelo es un bulto asi como va va a tener 100 peleas sin perder que le echen a joshua para que se le termine la mentira oscar de la holla seta preparando un bulto igual que el
Debe ser buena pelea, Hatton es agresivo y tien más experiencia y canelo tiene más talento y más poder, es una pelea que Canelo tiene que ganar para ir subiendo en los rankings, como sea va a ser un buen show
Hatton… no sabe lo que le espera… que disfrute ahorita porque despues de la pelea… ni su mamacita lo va a conocer…. Hatton se te acabo todo… probe tonto…. Sorry Hotton… after the fight not even your momn is going to reconize you…. El Canelo…. the next mexican legend… his only 19 remember….. Brown pride… what else can i say.. Viva Mexico!!!
alvarez is a good prospect he has come along very well and in my opinion will ko hatton so far alvarez has not had a fight with a top 10 but he has good wins against quality oponents at lower level. true he is not the fastest but niether was duran, alexis arguello,julio cesar chavez, rocky marciano, joe luis, speed is great but it doesnt always win there are diferent ways to skin a cat example chavez vs taylor, chavez vs camacho, erik morales vs j.jones p.s. respect the bis respect the fighters
es como todo los mexicanos tienen muy buen boxeo por eso mucha jente como este inutil le cueta reconocerlo pero siempre dan buen epectaculo y no se rajan no como otros qq solo brincan en el ring
bueno parece que las personas que estan diciendo que el canelo no la va hacer con el britanico, parace que no conocen bien al boxeador mexicano canelo alvarez este boxeador es muy joven, tiene una mano de KO y con tan solo 19 años va a nokear al boxeador ingles ya lo veran no por nada golden boy promotions eligio a este gladiador. ya que este sera el PROXIMO
Mani pacquiao.
This goes 2 chris williams, aahahah are u sure u saw canelo alvarez fight? Or are u confusing him with matthew hatton? Canelo is one fun fighter to watch! He isn’t slow! Y u say that cuz he’s not the p jabtap type? I put my money on this fight that canelo alvarez is gonna win by K.O. And not by no lucky haymaker, but by good n well placed combinationsand and timed shot.
yo no eh visto muchas peleas de ese matthew hatton pero unicamente se ve muy agresivo pero no se le ve pelea, saul el canelo alvarez no es muy agresivo solo es un casador que espera el mejor momento para tirar sus golpes y noquear suerte al canelo matthew no pasa del 5.
Mr. Chris Williams… You are pathetic… thats all i have to say.
el canelo no es el mejor todavia pero ese matthew si es algo parecido a su hermano es un don nadie y creo el canelo lo va tu tubar en el quinto round
Mr. Williams you are trying to discredit the Mosley vs Mayweather undercard. Alvarez is an action fighter who has many skills and uses them wisely. He throws picture perfect accurate punches and has knocked out most of his opponents. He is the real deal and will most likely knock out Hatten. Its nice to see fresh faces instead of Bob Arum’s retreads.
canelo blotting them his big mouth to those who say it is slow
blotting them his big mouth to those who say it is slow
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Goldenboy knows that they need PPV numbers to compete with Pacquiao. He knows Mexicans won’t buy PPV with the name Floyd and Shane fighting each other but will buy it with Canelo Alverez fighting in it who is about a year or two from knocking out either of these two.
So many idiots here. Why don’t you try and compare records and see who is more proven. Hatton’s competition is far superior to Saul Alvarez’s. I mean, he’s not a great by any means, but he is good and has improved a lot in recent times. I can see hatton winning although alvarez could win by controversial decision. Stop writing hatton off, idiots.
i hate when people or writers are not neutral, and just follow a feeling , Canelo Alvarez will ko Hatton, and by far the measurment you using with this maxican figther is very, very wrong, he is not slow, he hits, and is very very powerful, and yes he will prove it with your lovely Hatton, 99% sure that Alvarez will KO hatton, time will tell, please be more acurate in your writings and tell the truth, Canelo Alvarez is not yet a great fighter still 19 but he will be.
There is no question about who is going to win, canelo alvarez, people that don’t believe or haven’t seen him fight, youtube that it!!!!!
shadowbox are you related to scott?
this goes to chris williams.you about to see hatton get his as kiked by canelo alvarez that will happend.
hatton is rubbish,i hope this kid hammers hatton into retirement.like witter would of the other hatton
Come Hattons quite good now
He beat Ndou
I think Hatton wins this fight by UD
Saul is to young imo
what i have seen of alvarez so far is he looks a rea;y gd prospect,hes not faught many big names buy a lot a guys with gd rcords like undeafeated or only beaten a couple of times.i think hatton is a 2nd tier fighter and that will be a gd measuring stick to see how gd he realy is,
Matthew hatton is not even the the best welterweight in England, or even the 2nd. Matthew hatton is a journeyman bum nobody. Iv never heard of saul alvarez but he must be poor if matthew hatton is being mentioned
this is only to promote it as ppv in u.k
Alvarez is only 19 and undefeated, ranked number 12 in the world in the welterweight division and number 2 in mexico, that’s amazing what he has achieved already, I’ve seen few of his fights hes really good.
I haven’t seen either of these two, but it would be a nice undercard. Both have had their names thrown around some, so let the world see them and see if they are good with better potential or if they are overrated.
Is he another Salita? Nice looking record, nice ranking but in reality not that good.
not seen this guy fight but,he must be poor if you think matthew hatton would beat him .
Alvarez would kill Matt worst than pacman killed Ricky, those Hatton brothers are junk, just like Khan.