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| Written by Rado | |
| Wednesday, 20 June 2007 | |
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Ricky The Hitman Hatton is fighting El Terrible Jose Luis Castillo this weekend. I like both these guys but only one can win. Who is it going to be?
Jose Luis Castillo I think is going to be the man under bigger pressure tonight. He's the underdog and many are going to write him off because of his advanced age and lack of brilliance in recent fights. At 33 years old and having been in 63 fights in his career, Jose Luis Castillo is definitely going to be the old fighter in this fight. His last fight against Herman Ngoudjo was very lackluster as he plodded around the ring using his ring generalship and boxing experience to ride out a 2-point decision. The fight was Ngoudjo's fight to lose as I had him winning by 4 points by the mid to late rounds but he simply stopped punching for whatever reason. Castillo seemed flat in that fight and nowhere near as dangerous as he's known to be. Jose Luis Castillo was entirely flat in the last fight and was unable to intimidate or overwhelm his opponent. The fact that Herman Ngoudjo was pretty comfortable in that fight and the fact that the fight was so close has made me feel that Castillo just doesn't have it anymore. I saw a Jose Luis Castillo that was forced to reserve his energy for the later rounds instead of throwing non-stop punches like he did against Floyd Mayweather Jr years ago. Maybe it has to do with having to make weight and getting old that makes him so flat. He also appears much slower. Castillo has a ton of experience and has fought just about every type of fighter out there. It's also comforting to know that Ricky Hatton will not bomb him like Diego Corrales did. Ricky Hatton may not even be a better boxer than Castillo but regardless, Hatton is the last thing Castillo needs. Jose Luis Castillo needs to stay away from fighters that don't quit. Hatton is not going to break down and psychologically, this fight was all wrong for Castillo from the beginning. Ricky Hatton in his last fight was dominant but also quite unimpressive in some ways. I laughed when a writer called Ricky Hatton the welterweight John Ruiz when Hatton fought against Juan Urango. For the most part it was true. Ricky Hatton certainly had the speed, power, and volume to overwhelm the inexperienced fighter and he certainly made Urango look like nothing more than a slower plodder for many rounds. Urango didn't punch much but still managed to hurt Hatton with a body shot in the early-mid rounds. Hatton nonetheless still closed the show and won the fight by a large decision out-boxing Urango easily but not without listening to his silly trainer's advice to punch and HOLD in the late rounds. Hatton was unimpressive in his last fight because his trainer told him to be. Castillo was unimpressive because he just doesn't have it anymore. In their boxing showdown together, I see Hatton starting faster and staying busier with Castillo trying to relax and weathering the storm. Problem is, Hatton will never stop punching and Castillo will go back to his old self fighting on the inside with Hatton. Hatton will be faster and more determined. Castillo will probably throw a few low blows when he's losing the exchanges. Castillo doesn't have enough energy for a full 12 rounds but he does have the heart for it. Hatton might just pick up another TKO as Castillo leans against the ropes too tired to return punches. I doubt that will happen though because Hatton will box cautiously after being belted by a strong Castillo body punch. A 4 point decision win for Ricky Hatton is my biggest guess. No man is really strong enough to hurt the other. I can't help but feel that Castillo's managers are cashing OUT on him for what may be his last big fight while Ricky Hatton's managers are cashing IN on a do-able win over a big name boxer like Jose Luis Castillo.
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