Gareth Williams, the lawyer of Ricky Hatton, has once again dismissed any possibility of the Manchester fan favourite fighting WBC junior-welterweight champion and arch rival Junior Witter.
The 29 year-old Hatton,who lost his unbeaten record to Floyd Mayweather jr three months ago, is scheduled to fight again at Manchester City football ground on May 24. No opponent has yet been confirmed for Hatton’s homecoming but one man Williams is adamant it will not be in Bradford arch rival Witter.
Williams said: "Ricky has got numerous options to pursue. He is being courted by every big promoter in the US and we have options like Manny Pacquaio, Juan Diaz or a rematch against Floyd Mayweather.
"Why is he going to fight Junior Witter when he can fight any of those guys? In our opinion Junior brings nothing to the table. Unless things change dramatically there is no way he is going to fight Ricky Hatton."
William was responding to Witter’s promoter Mick Hennessy announcing earlier this week that he would accept a reversal of the usual purse bid format and accept a 30% share for Witter.
Hennessy said: "As long as there is no greed in the equation, I remain convinced that this is the fight which can easily be made, and which the public want to see."
But Williams responded by saying: "It’s a nonsense. A 70-30 split would still represent Witter’s biggest pay-day by about 30 times. He can’t sell out the Doncaster Dome. What makes him think he is worth that?"
Williams also dismissed claims that Hatton’s May 24 date was in danger of not going ahead due to lack of US interest to not broadcast the fight live. Though no opponent has yet been named Juan Lazcano is a name being heavily touted.
