May 13, 2006
Over twelve close rounds, the momentum of the fight seemed to shift between Ricky Hatton's fierce inside hammering and Luis Collazo's boxing, but in the end, Saturday's welterweight title fight might have been decided in the first minute.
Before the crowd of 8,000 had even taken a breath from its first roar, a tight left uppercut from Hatton sent Collazo to the canvas, and in many respects, the reigning welterweight champ never entirely regained control.
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Borges Post-Fight Recap: Hatton's Arrival
Up or down? Stay or leave? Where does Ricky Hatton go from here? Despite winning the World Boxing Association version of the welterweight title Saturday night in Boston, the undefeated former junior welterweight champion did not achieve what he had hoped for. He did not take America by storm.
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Compubox Post-Fight Analysis
Hatton's U.S. debut on the big stage showed his got the heart of a champion and the body of a junior welterweight. Read More
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American Eager to See if Hatton's Their Cup of Tea
Can Hatton translate both his great skills and his immense popularity to a country which once threw out the King of England because his tax on tea was not to their liking? Read More
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Hatton-Collazo Preview
If another British invasion is about to begin, it's fitting that it should start in Boston.
The last time the Brits had a large army of warriors holed up there things didn't work out as well as they'd planned. It's been 220 years since and this time they're trying something different. This time they've come with an invading force of one, junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton. If he is what he says he is, that may be enough. Read More
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