Boxing Info: Hatton on Witter

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One week before the fight and training couldn’t have gone any better, Saturday finished my usual gruelling 15 rounds on the body belt so this hard slog is now done. one more week now to wind down and then its just getting in there to do the job and hopefully bring back to Britain world title belts numbers five and six (I.B.F and I.B.O.) Just one or two rumours I need to squash before I go into action on Saturday.

It has been rumoured that I have had elbow injuries and have missed several sparring sessions. It is true I that have been having work on my elbows but not due to injury, I have been getting manipulated to straighten them through years of boxing, which has left my arms slightly shorter than normal.

Me and Billy were happy with what we had got from the sparring we had done and were satisfied. We did not see a reason for anymore sessions. Ricky Hatton will be 100% in shape and come January the 20th I hope to do the country proud again.

One more note I see my old mate Junior Witter up to his old tricks again trying to get publicity for himself off Ricky Hatton’s back.

I can’t say I am surprised, although to his credit he has won a world title; he has spent career getting publicity off my back. And all of a sudden because he won a world title he thinks he’s the man and I need him more than ever.

I have vacated three times as many belts as junior has won, won world titles in two weight divisions, won the ring belt, became the first British fighter ever to win The Ring fighter of the year and in the same year was voted by the American Sports ; fighter of the year.

Come January 20th I will have topped the bill in the U.S.A. in both Boston and the fighting capital of the world Las Vegas. But strangely enough Junior still thinks HE’S the man and I still need him more than ever. Somehow I don’t think so. Do You?
He also mentioned that he thinks I am on the slide due to injuries and lifestyle. I just wish to point out mine and Junior’s last three fights.

Witter v Cawley, Won points 12 rounds points W.B.C World Light Welterweight championship.
Witter v Lynes, won points 12 rounds points European Light welterweight Championship.
Witter v Kotelink ,won points 12 rounds points European Light Welterweight Championship.

My Fights
Hatton v Collazo, Won points 12 rounds W.B.A. World welterweights Championship.
Hatton v Maussa, Won k.o.9 W.B.A. World Light welterweight Championship
Hatton v Tszyu,Won T.K.O. 11 rounds I.B.F. Light Welterweight Championship

Compare the two records and on recent form and with junior’s age, at 33 years old, it looks to me that if anybody is on the slide, it’s junior.

It looks to me that Junior needs to get a move on and up his performances not me. I give junior credit for capping off a great career by winning his world title but he needs to realise that he is so far off my radar, it is unreal.

I wish Junior well in his first title defence and on fighting on the same night as me I hope AGAIN I have helped in raising Juniors profile and Hopefully me and Junior can defend our world titles and make it a huge night for British boxing.

Ricky Hatton