Hate to say I told you so

Matthew Hatton sustained a nasty cut during his bout with Alvarez

I was proved right on Saturday night as the undefeated Mexican Saul Alvarez beat Matthew Hatton. This is something I predicted in my previous post and it’s a shame to see a British fighter losing on the big stage.

For those of you who weren’t lucky enough to see it, the fight was won by a unanimous points decision with Alvarez winning every round. It was a total domination and you could tell the difference in the class of the two fighters.

The fight should have never really taken place, Alvarez weighed in much heavier but it still went ahead as Hatton wanted this shot so badly. I do respect his passion to fight for a world title, but this was a lesson to show that he was out-classed and not good enough to be a world champion.

Hopefully now Hatton can pick himself up and get back to basics. Maybe if he puts the hard work in and gets a few more wins under his belt, he may get another shot one day but honestly I just don’t think he has the class.

It’s hard for a guy to be successful when his brother was one of the greatest British boxers around. Matthew is compared to Ricky all the time and people need to realise that they aren’t the same fighters and they don’t have the same quality.