www.twodice.org/lazcanohatton.html Look at the pics at the bottom - both Ricky and Juan didn't half take a beating. Ricky's face looked better after the Mayweather match.

www.twodice.org/lazcanohatton.html Look at the pics at the bottom - both Ricky and Juan didn't half take a beating. Ricky's face looked better after the Mayweather match.

Don't think he comes out of many fights looking good though in all honesty, but that kind of backs up the point I was making about his defence and punch resistance, It's not what it was IMO.

I just think back to the night he just walked through everything Kostya Tsyzu had to offer and that's a hell of a lot more than Lazcano had in his locker. Maybe for the Tsyzu fight there was that much more to gain from victory and the atmosphere was unbelievable which also could have helped.

Maybe with the pressure of coming back from defeat in front of 56,000 added a bit of anxiety which probably grew as the fight went on and he was landing good shots without being able to finish Lazcano off?

I'm not sure, but I do know he needs a big performance next time out.

The two things that I kind of agree with. I'm not sure about his punch resistance being less. His face is a bit of a mess, but that shows that he took some good shots and survived. His defence is definitely a problem though and he seems to get hit more now than he did a few years back. Technically it needs to be worked on, although I'm not sure he will as he likes to be the aggressor.

I definitely agree with your last sentence, he'll need to improve he wants to do well in the bigger fights. Malignaggi is a certainty fight in the Autumn, but after that I'm not sure what path he will take. He certainly needs to perform better. Luckily for Ricky, he's the biggest draw in boxing at the moment.

''the man'' choc mundine won again .retained the world champ belt tonight now if we get him back too play stand off for the dragons

Mundine's a joke.

He's got two "names" on his record (Ottke and Kessler) both of whom beat him. Other than that he's fought a succession of mid-carders with no pedigree.

who are the boxers who have won 4 world titles in 4 weight divisions?

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2 MANNY PACQUIAO [iSuper Featherweight[/i
3 JOE CALZAGHE [iSuper Middle & Lt. Heavy[/i
4 JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ [iSuper Featherweight[/i
5 BERNARD HOPKINS [iLight Heavyweight[/i
6 ISRAEL VAZQUEZ [iSuper Bantamweight[/i
7 MIGUEL COTTO [iWelterweight[/i
8 KELLY PAVLIK [iMiddleweight[/i
9 CRISTIAN MIJARES [iSuper Flyweight[/i
10 RAFAEL MARQUEZ [iSuper Bantamweight[/i

i read that there is only 4 boxers who have won 6 titles in 6 weight divisions

The fight i want to see is Miguel Ángel Cotto Vs Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

I think that's the fight most people want to see. Cotto is brutal and if he managed to open Mayweather's brilliant defence up he would cause huge problems for him. Not sure it'd be the greatest of fights, but it'd be an intriguing one.

Cotto v Margarito will be a superb fight on July 26th, don't miss that one!

Watched the Hatton fight at the weekend and enjoyed it. Hatton controlled the entire fight and threw some great punches. Fair play to Lascano who did remarkably well to stay the distance. Fancy Hatton to get better after this fight next time out.

Now i wish i'd have seen this fight,comedy at its best! www.britishboxing.net/news_3509- ... ering.html

Now i wish i'd have seen this fight,comedy at its best! www.britishboxing.net/news_3509- ... ering.html

So Floyd Mayweather announces his retirement from boxing.

However you feel about Floyd, and it hurt me when he beat Ricky the way he did, you can't knock his achievements in the sport and how good he was. I now feel privileged to have been present for his last performance in the ring.

On the one hand I'm gutted that Ricky won't get a chance to avenge his defeat, but on the other I'm kind of glad as I always feared the worst again anyway in any potential rematch.

Here's to Floyd, a great champion!

Ive just watched the Appleby v Simpson fight and it was a cracker,Appebly is unbeaten now and a champion at 20 years old.He's got a great future imo.I also see Mayweather has officially retired from boxing.....again!

Hmmm, seems a strange one. The dream dies for so many boxers like De La Hoya, Hatton and Cotto who would've loved a(nother) crack at Floyd. I must admit, I'm a bit disappointed I think he's got several good fights in him and I was personally desperate to see PBF v Cotto. Then again, he's announced he's retirement before, so you never know. Although his statements seem pretty final, this time.

You can't knock his achievements though. Top quality boxer and arguably the best defensive boxer ever.