Hatton V Castillo (23/6/7)

[PAULM03]

Now this should be a right old dust up. Both come forward fighters with big workrates and big hearts who aren't so much into the sweet science as a good old battering. Although that's probably doing a bit of disservice to Hatton as he does show some good footwork and a nice array of punches. Anyway, who's going to win? Well for me there's only one result: Hatton by late knockout. After the fights against Corrales Castillo has taken on quite a big reputation over here, however his record doesn't really stand up to scrutiny IMO. On the surface he's 55-7-1 (47 KOs), very respectable. But if you scratch a bit deeper it's not so clear cut. Most (about the first 30) of his early fights were against fighters of very dubious quality, in fact the only 3 really decent opponents he faced he lost by stoppage. He's also done most of his fighting at feather and lightweight and he's never faced a fighter of Hatton's quality at Light welter, in fact no where near Hatton's quality. His last two fights were at this weight, his last a VERY close split decision against Herman Ngoudjo, himelf a 15 fight novice. The only question mark is Castillo's power, he's undoubtedly capable of delivering a knockout blow, but then Hatton's chin is hardly suspect. I was tempted to back them both to win by knockout but I think I'll risk it and just take Hatton instead. Hatton to win by KO, TKO or DQ: [email protected] (betfair) Hatton round 10: 0.5pts@32 (betfair) Hatton round 11: 0.5pts@34 (betfair) Hatton round 12: 0.5pts@36 (betfair)

[Bamse81]

Re: Hatton V Castillo (23/6/7) Some cool prices there. Good luck mate. :hope