‘Magic’ Hatton may be spellbound by Alvarez

Image: 'Magic' Hatton may be spellbound by AlvarezBy Sean Pollock: On March 5th, ‘Magic’ Matthew Hatton (41(16)-4-2) faces unbeaten Mexican wonder-kid, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez (35(26)-0-1), and it doesn’t take a clairvoyant fan to predict it will be his toughest assignment thus far. The Mancunian magician has enchanted Europe in his last three duels, and aims to add a world title to his achievements.

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Alvarez vs. Hatton: Will Saul humiliate Matthew on 3/5?

Image: Alvarez vs. Hatton: Will Saul humiliate Matthew on 3/5?By Sean McDaniel: We may be seeing a very one-sided fight on March 5th when unbeaten puncher Saul Alvarez (35-0-1, 26 KO’s) faced the light-hitting EBU welterweight champion Matthew Hatton (41-4-2, 16 KO’s) in a fight for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. You want to give the 29-year-old Hatton a chance in this fight, but it’s going to be nearly impossible for Hatton without any power to keep Alvarez on honest.

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Arum says Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Saul Alvarez will never fight, because “Julio is too big”

By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said that his unbeaten fighter WBC Silver middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (42-0-1, 30 KO’s) and undefeated WBC Silver junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (35-0-1, 26 KO’s) will never fight because Chavez Jr. is “too big” for Alvarez to fight. This seems kind of silly given that the 6-foot Chavez Jr. just went life and death with the light hitting 5’9″ Billy Lyell last weekend.

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Alvarez vs. Hatton: Matthew to fight a slugger in the U.S

Image: Alvarez vs. Hatton: Matthew to fight a slugger in the U.SBy Sean McDaniel: EBU welterweight champion Matthew Hatton (41-4-1, 16 KO’s) is taking a big risk in traveling to the United States and facing unbeaten knockout puncher Saul Alvarez (35-0-1, 26 KO’s) on March 5th at the Honda Center, in Anaheim, California. Hatton, 29, is the younger, bigger brother of former two division world champion Ricky Hatton. The problem for Matthew is that he has none of the power that his older brother Ricky had while fighting.

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Alvarez vs. Hatton: Anyone care to see a mismatch?

By William Mackay: On March 5th, EBU welterweight champion Matthew Hatton (41-4-2, 16 KO’s) will likely suffer a brutal beating against WBC Silver light middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (35-0-1, 26 KO’s) in their fight at the Honda Center, in Anaheim, California. Hatton, 29, could have opted to take a much easier fight for the World Boxing Association welterweight paper champion Vyasheslav Senchenko, but instead opted to take the more dangerous fight with the much bigger payoff against the much respected but inexperienced Alvarez.

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Saul Alvarez vs. Matthew Hatton to be announced on Friday

Image: Saul Alvarez vs. Matthew Hatton to be announced on FridayBy Jason Kim: The March 5th HBO bout between unbeaten WBC Silver junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (35-0-1, 26 KO’s) and European Boxing Union (EBU) welterweight Mathew Hatton (41-4-2, 16 KO’s) will be formally announced this Friday. The fight will be taking place at the Honda Center, in Anaheim, California. With the fight being shown on HBO, tt’s going to be a great opportunity for the 20-year-old Alvarez to show off his talent against the weak punching brother of Ricky Hatton.

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Why doesn’t Saul Alvarez fight Erislandy Lara

Image: Why doesn’t Saul Alvarez fight Erislandy LaraBy Dan Ambrose: Unbeaten highly ranked welterweight/junior middleweight Saul Alvarez (35-0-1, 26 KO’s) is looking to fight the terribly flawed and mediocre Matthew Hatton on March 5th in what will likely be an easy fight for Alvarez. What I what to know is why doesn’t Alvarez take on a much better fighter than Hatton like unbeaten former Cuban amateur star Erislandy Lara (15-0, 10 KO’s) instead?

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