Thread: Welcome back ricky....

Such a warrior. Only lost to the two top dogs in the sport on the downside of his career. Boxing has missed you. Hope it goes well for ya champ....i for one thought id never see it!

The dude want's to get his life back on track after struggling with a cocaine addiction and spiralling into depression, Respect to the hitman. Let's get behind him and drop the synicism.

It will be huge his comeback fight, absolutely massive, and il be watching for sure!

Got no respect for somebody who has talent, fame and wealth and after his career manages to snort, eat and drink it away.

I have a lot of respect for the man. If he is to comeback then I am all for it. Hatton knows himself best and he isn't old and has had a lot of rest. Morales got thumped by Pac and hid and he came back. Hatton can do likewise. Hatton was excellent.

Hatton was just about up there. That Pac loss let everyone tear him up though and bring him down. But Hatton was on that level.

I wish him well.

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Got no respect for somebody who has talent, fame and wealth and after his career manages to snort, eat and drink it away.

How can anyone NOT respect ricky hatton!!

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Got no respect for somebody who has talent, fame and wealth and after his career manages to snort, eat and drink it away.

quick to judge someone, aren't you. Everyone loses a battle along the way. Respect to Hatton.

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Got no respect for somebody who has talent, fame and wealth and after his career manages to snort, eat and drink it away.

Have you ever been famous, had some talent, and became wealthy? No?! Didnt think so, You shouldnt chastise someone till you walk in their shoes AdamGB

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Got no respect for somebody who has talent, fame and wealth and after his career manages to snort, eat and drink it away.

You say this as if there is some correlation between it all, is simply being famous and wealthy enough to deter one from having any demons in your mind? Not that theres any obligation to respect the man, but it's really his own damn business when it comes down to it. I take it you don't know him personally? Why give a shit what he does.

Great memories

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Got no respect for somebody who has talent, fame and wealth and after his career manages to snort, eat and drink it away.

You're calling him a cunt for his lifestyle in retirement and then a cunt for changing it?

Coming from a family of addicts, I'll give it up to him for overcoming that kind of adversity because it's never EVER easy. Warrior then, warrior now. All the best to him and his loved ones.

May his future be fruitful!

Originally Posted by Fenster

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Got no respect for somebody who has talent, fame and wealth and after his career manages to snort, eat and drink it away.

You're calling him a cunt for his lifestyle in retirement and then a cunt for changing it?

Nope, I couldn't care less if he gets clean, but I never said that made him a cunt

Coming back against cherry picked opponents to milk money out of any mug getting dewy eyed at the thought of 'walking in a hatton wonderland' would make him a cunt in my eyes.

'walk a mile in his shoes'? Am I talking to a bunch of 15 year olds here? The type of bullshit cliche people pull out of the bag only when it suits them... Meanwhile, back inthe real world we all judge EVERYBODY, without living paralell lives to them

I have every right not to respect him for going off the rails despite having sucsess, opportunities and supportive parents... Just as you lot have every right not to respect my opinion (which I'm sure you all don't, in which case the butthurt on display must just mean a few sore nerves)

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Originally Posted by Fenster

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Got no respect for somebody who has talent, fame and wealth and after his career manages to snort, eat and drink it away.

You're calling him a cunt for his lifestyle in retirement and then a cunt for changing it?

Nope, I couldn't care less if he gets clean, but I never said that made him a cunt

Coming back against cherry picked opponents to milk money out of any mug getting dewy eyed at the thought of 'walking in a hatton wonderland' would make him a cunt in my eyes.

'walk a mile in his shoes'? Am I talking to a bunch of 15 year olds here? The type of bullshit cliche people pull out of the bag only when it suits them... Meanwhile, back inthe real world we all judge EVERYBODY, without living paralell lives to them

I have every right not to respect him for going off the rails despite having sucsess, opportunities and supportive parents... Just as you lot have every right not to respect my opinion (which I'm sure you all don't, in which case the butthurt on display must just mean a few sore nerves)

Being a fan does not have to equate to being dewy eyed. It is quite possible to be a realist and still respect someone flaws and all. Using terms like Butthurt when people diagree with you though puts you dangerously close to those who call others "fanboy" whenever someone expresses appreciation for a fighter that they think, for whatever reason, is overhyped or over rated. So a lot of casual fans, who are probably also big football fans, sing Hatton Wonderland, and because you quite justifiably are not a big fan of spoilt Premiership players, and are more professionally involved in Boxing, you then think automatically taht they are being taken advantage of if they pay to watch him pick a hand picked opponent?

People are a lot more savvy than you give them credit for. You can judge who you like but Ricky Hatton has and will continue to give in whatever capacity a lot to British boxing and it's profile around the world. If a fighter can pack out a stadium and sell truckloads of pay per view it is good for the sport.

As a hard core Hatton fan I was hoping he'd stay retired but also knew that no way did he want to go out the way he did. I remember being the only guy in the bar cheering for him in the Zu fight.

I could care less if he did a few rails in between fights or after he retired. He liked his pints and food long before he retired so that's also not a factor for me.

Dude was a gift to the boxing world and if he wants to come back then all the power to him. I wager it has nothing to do with the money and everything to do with his pride.

Originally Posted by Greenbeanz

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Originally Posted by Fenster

Originally Posted by AdamGB

Got no respect for somebody who has talent, fame and wealth and after his career manages to snort, eat and drink it away.

You're calling him a cunt for his lifestyle in retirement and then a cunt for changing it?

Nope, I couldn't care less if he gets clean, but I never said that made him a cunt

Coming back against cherry picked opponents to milk money out of any mug getting dewy eyed at the thought of 'walking in a hatton wonderland' would make him a cunt in my eyes.

'walk a mile in his shoes'? Am I talking to a bunch of 15 year olds here? The type of bullshit cliche people pull out of the bag only when it suits them... Meanwhile, back inthe real world we all judge EVERYBODY, without living paralell lives to them

I have every right not to respect him for going off the rails despite having sucsess, opportunities and supportive parents... Just as you lot have every right not to respect my opinion (which I'm sure you all don't, in which case the butthurt on display must just mean a few sore nerves)

Being a fan does not have to equate to being dewy eyed. It is quite possible to be a realist and still respect someone flaws and all. Using terms like Butthurt when people diagree with you though puts you dangerously close to those who call others "fanboy" whenever someone expresses appreciation for a fighter that they think, for whatever reason, is overhyped or over rated. So a lot of casual fans, who are probably also big football fans, sing Hatton Wonderland, and because you quite justifiably are not a big fan of spoilt Premiership players, and are more professionally involved in Boxing, you then think automatically taht they are being taken advantage of if they pay to watch him pick a hand picked opponent?

People are a lot more savvy than you give them credit for. You can judge who you like but Ricky Hatton has and will continue to give in whatever capacity a lot to British boxing and it's profile around the world. If a fighter can pack out a stadium and sell truckloads of pay per view it is good for the sport.

It's funny you alude to football, as the fact that people will pay the 1000% mark up that there has been in ticket prices, which has put most premiership players on par with bankers in what I would term as unfair pay (despite the arogant, ignorant attitude of most... Full stadiums are only good for business, not the sport) shows me that people are not as savvy as you'd hope...

Hatton coming back can't really hurt boxing, but as a boxing fan? I find it hard to have an interest in what would be little more than exhibitions.

I have only best wishes for Hatten. Haven't any idea what he's thinking or why he wants to get back in the ring. I just hope he still has the drive and commitment it will take to get in shape. Hatten looked good in the photo with Evander, it was a good start I'm thinking.