Thread: If hatton had an easier return to boxing

If hatton would have fought an easier opponent than senchenko on his return do you think he would still be a a top five fighter today to allow him to ease back into it slowly..

We know his huge flaws in weight but considering his age would he have been able to turn it around at that post floyd/pac stage.

No, he was done in by the yo-yoing of his weight, the switching of trainers, the mileage he had on him already, he had nothing left to give and couldn't take any more punishment.

I don't think so. WW is a murder's row right now. Old hands like Pacquaio, Marquez, Floyd, younger guys like Maidana, Bradley, and murderous up and comers like Kell Brook, Shawn Porter, Keith Thurman, ect.

He's not cracking that top 5. No chance. That's not a division for someone who's best days were far behind and didn't really have the fire anymore.

Watch the fight again, he looked very good until he just tired. He needed someone who wasnt a world champ first. I know Senchenko wasnt but he had been. He needed a warm up. He did look good then faded.

Originally Posted by ross

Watch the fight again, he looked very good until he just tired. He needed someone who wasnt a world champ first. I know Senchenko wasnt but he had been. He needed a warm up. He did look good then faded.

I agree.

He would never beat floyd or pac but he should have an easier introduction back to boxing to get his confidence back.

He looked about 75% of himself n was winning before that guy hit him with the perfect body shot.

Hatton is done at the top level though. He had a great run, but he burned out early.

No, he looked ok for a while, but Senchenko was a guy he would have walked through a few years earlier. It was the right kind of opponent for him to come back with, he just didn't have it anymore.

Originally Posted by p4pking

No, he looked ok for a while, but Senchenko was a guy he would have walked through a few years earlier. It was the right kind of opponent for him to come back with, he just didn't have it anymore.

Exactly. I'm not sure how weak of an opponent they were supposed to find. Hatton ruined his body yo-yoing. He was done and the Semchenko fight showed that. Not every career lasts 20 years and that's okay.

Originally Posted by Hulk

He looked about 75% of himself n was winning before that guy hit him with the perfect body shot.

Hatton is done at the top level though. He had a great run, but he burned out early.

Which is typically the case with pressure fighters

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Originally Posted by Hulk

He looked about 75% of himself n was winning before that guy hit him with the perfect body shot.

Hatton is done at the top level though. He had a great run, but he burned out early.

Which is typically the case with pressure fighters

And crazy fat little drunks lol

I think all a weaker opponent would have ensured is that he would be guaranteed a harder loss on a higher level shortly thereafter. Name and draw expectations and marketability would make sure he would be on a higher platform to fall from rather than a low key domestic but sensible rebuild.

That was too many words. No. He was done.

Originally Posted by Hulk

He looked about 75% of himself n was winning before that guy hit him with the perfect body shot.

Hatton is done at the top level though. He had a great run, but he burned out early.

I agree, it was the body shot instead of Hatton being finished as a fighter. That body shot was perfect, just like you said.
Didn't Hatton himself say that fight would be his last if he lost? Hatton impressed me with the way he walked away from the ring.

Originally Posted by beenKOed

Originally Posted by Hulk

He looked about 75% of himself n was winning before that guy hit him with the perfect body shot.

Hatton is done at the top level though. He had a great run, but he burned out early.

I agree, it was the body shot instead of Hatton being finished as a fighter. That body shot was perfect, just like you said.
Didn't Hatton himself say that fight would be his last if he lost? Hatton impressed me with the way he walked away from the ring.

It was very very bad luck. Hatton is done at the high level tho even top 10 level at WW.


Hatton was briefly a king among men and a rock star. He needs to cherish those moments, but also move on. Lil fucker can't be tryin to off himself again as that is just madness and insanity.


Needs to change his outlook on boxing and life. I think he has or is moving toward that.

I haven't seen many of Hatton's fights but I've seen the major ones. I thought his balance look off and it seemed he was missing shots he normally wouldn't have. I think Hatton was done and it was better to end it there.

Personally I think prime Ricky Hatton is severely underrated. One of the best fighters in the history of the 140lb division IMO. Fantastic fighter in his prime, but like Kabong and others alluded to, pressure fighters (especially ones with destructive eating/drinking/drug habits outside the ring) don't have a long shelf life.

He could have been a fringe contender, he looked decent against Senchenko, but can you imagine what a lot of these young bombers would have done to him? Senchenko isn't even a player at 147, he'd be lucky to be ranked in the top 15 IMO.

There's no way Hatton would be cracking the top 5.