The Return Of The Hitman - Good or Bad ?

Over the weekend i heard a strong rumour that Ricky Hatton is planning a comeback for next year, he is looking at a fight with Amir Khan. He has re-applied to the board for his boxing licence, which indicates he does plan on carring on fighting. Things in the Hatton camp are apparently far from good in regards to the relationship with his management team.

So should he make a comeback or not, and if so where does he go with his career ?


I have a good feeling what most will say on here, but what the heck lets hear it anyway ;)

I can't see Khan wanting to move up to heavyweight at this stage of his career.

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Originally Posted by Mattyhitman

Over the weekend i heard a strong rumour that Ricky Hatton is planning a comeback for next year, he is looking at a fight with Amir Khan. He has re-applied to the board for his boxing licence, which indicates he does plan on carring on fighting. Things in the Hatton camp are apparently far from good in regards to the relationship with his management team.

So should he make a comeback or not, and if so where does go with his career ?


I have a good feeling what most will say on here, but what the heck lets hear it anyway ;)

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It all depends on how much you enjoy watching really funny knockouts. If turnbuckle headbutts are your cup of tea, you're sorted.

Khan will murder him.

I think if he has a "Farewell Fight" that would give him a shot at thanking his fans for their support and maybe give him a shot to patch things up with his former trainer. I think Khan is a bad idea, Witter or someone like that is better.

He will never come back, he only re applied for his licence to keep his name/company in the spotlight and people talking.

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Originally Posted by skel1983

He will never come back, he only re applied for his licence to keep his name/company in the spotlight and people talking.

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that makes sense but i think he prob is missing the glory days and its like a drug you can't do without.

i mean can you imagine having such a massive fan base chanting your name in an arena before battle and mixing with the "A" listers one minute.

and the next minute looking like shit and playing dominos in your local pissed out of your mind.

i wouldn't mind him coming back and Khan would be the perfect choice IMHO.

he'd get back in shape it would keep him off the drink and he'll make some great money... i would if i was him NO QUESTION :cool:

the main problem i see is if he beats the overrated Khan and it gives him a false sense of security to go out and fight another legit fighter... I would not want to see him get hurt but yeah Ricky come back against Khan and if he can get back into shape i think he wins with no problems.

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i can't see khan wanting to move up to heavyweight at this stage of his career.

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He could possibly be Hayes next opponent.

You'd get good odds on Hatton beating Khan now.

Ricky hasn't been fit for 14 months and counting, Khan has improved massively in that time.

I'd bigtime back Khan to KO him inside three rounds. Biggest bet on rd 1.

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Originally Posted by Saddo

the main problem i see is if he beats the overrated Khan and it gives him a false sense of security to go out and fight another legit fighter... I would not want to see him get hurt but yeah Ricky come back against Khan and if he can get back into shape i think he wins with no problems.

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You know that if he were to beat Khan a Mayweather rematch would almost be a certainty. Highly unlikely all the way around, but I'd really hate to see that.

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the main problem i see is if he beats the overrated Khan and it gives him a false sense of security to go out and fight another legit fighter... I would not want to see him get hurt but yeah Ricky come back against Khan and if he can get back into shape i think he wins with no problems.

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You know that if he were to beat Khan a Mayweather rematch would almost be a certainty. Highly unlikely all the way around, but I'd really hate to see that.

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Why don't you just ask Hatton right now? He thinks a Mayweather rematch could happen before the end of the year. I feel bad for him. Hatton was at the pearly gates of historical boxing matches, but the scales of justice won't let him in anymore. He will not come back at JWW, even if he can shed most of that weight. And I would hate to try adn pick a powderpuff opponent for him right now. Anyone know if Jesus "El Matador" Chavez is taking free knockouts still?

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Originally Posted by skel1983

He will never come back, he only re applied for his licence to keep his name/company in the spotlight and people talking.

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I was also under the impression he would never step back into the ring in anger.

What was said by Dean Powell was that he is wanting to fight again early next year, and Khan is the man he wants.


It would take a monumental effort to get back in shape and get that hunger back, but if applying for his licence is to fight again, then clearly that hunger is there.

I was always of the thought that Hatton would murder Khan, but if Ricky's not in shape and is the Ricky that fought the likes of Lazcano, then it would prove alot harder than i originally thought.

Supposing he comes back I think both physically and financially it makes sense to have a tune up contest before challenging anyone particularly dangerous.

Regardless of public opinion I think an extremely large crowd would still show up to watch Ricky- for the occasion alone.

I wouldn't be surprised to see that "Ricky Hatton vs. Steve Forbes" matchup.

I hope hatton does fight khan,theres no way khan beats hatton,hatton kos khan inside 5.

Passing of the torch fight...............

Hatton has let himself go as he always does when he doesn't have to be in shape. While Hatton has been improving his promoting and pub crawling techniques, Khan has been in the rings with quality opponents and a quality trainer, that already knows the blueprint to beat hatton easily.

This can only go one way........................

If it's true, I only hope he won't get injured seriously before finally calling it a day.

No I don't think he'll return. I think what's most likely is a nassem hamid situation. Lot's of talk about it but the comeback never actually materializing.

I hope he doesn't.

Infact, I know he won't ever be able to make Welter again, so he simply won't be able to some bacl.

I don't see what good can come out of hatton coming back...but if he does khan would be a pretty good opponet. I don't see how people are so high on khan I'd give anyone that can hit harder than an 7th grader a fair shot against the guy...till i've seen him prove otherwise. I'm on the fence with khan his loss may have been a fluke...or it may not have. But going from looking up at the ceiling aganist prescott to now he's a top guy at 140 for beating salita, and paulie is misleading , but smart on his part. I wanna see him in with one of these guys and see what happens when a maidana, or ortiz hit's him back

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Originally Posted by Mattyhitman

Over the weekend i heard a strong rumour that Ricky Hatton is planning a comeback for next year, he is looking at a fight with Amir Khan. He has re-applied to the board for his boxing licence, which indicates he does plan on carring on fighting. Things in the Hatton camp are apparently far from good in regards to the relationship with his management team.

So should he make a comeback or not, and if so where does he go with his career ?


I have a good feeling what most will say on here, but what the heck lets hear it anyway ;)

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I'm not sure he's going to come back now. If I was him I think I'd be tempted to have one last farewell fight against an OK fighter in Manchester MEN arena. Don't know how he's going to shift 3 stones of lard though and not sure he now has the motivation.
Fighting Amir Khan now would be a bad move. A couple of years ago I'd have taken Hatton over Khan - now I think Amir would be a strong favourite.
I don't mind if Ricky retires now - I'd enjoy watching him fight again but I'd hate to see him getting KO'd by fighters he'd have destroyed before.

There does seem to be a bit of self-delusion going on with Hatton these days though. I saw him say in an interview on TV a while ago that he was winning the 2nd round against Pacman before he got sparked. He mustn't have watched the tape back (and I don't blame him!)

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Originally Posted by Hornfinger

No I don't think he'll return. I think what's most likely is a nassem hamid situation. Lot's of talk about it but the comeback never actually materializing.

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....and this is a British fighter you're speaking of? :shocking:

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No I don't think he'll return. I think what's most likely is a nassem hamid situation. Lot's of talk about it but the comeback never actually materializing.

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....and this is a British fighter you're speaking of? :shocking:

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Donuts!!

And now I'm talking about an american fighter ;D

It's not as though he hasn't shifted a shit load of weight before to make 140, but he is older now and has had a long layoff and though he could probably make weight again it might just take a lot out of him. He should really take on someone that he can easily beat before getting in with Khan to get a bit of ring time in because the last thing I want to see is Khan beating him to a pulp.

As far as Roach knowing the blueprint to beating Hatton, yes he does, WHEN he's got Manny Pacquiao to execute the plan for him. Khan is getting better no doubt but he is not and never will be of the calibre of the Pacman.

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No I don't think he'll return. I think what's most likely is a nassem hamid situation. Lot's of talk about it but the comeback never actually materializing.

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....and this is a British fighter you're speaking of? :shocking:

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Donuts!!

And now I'm talking about an american fighter ;D

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For a few American heavyweights you won't get any argument from me...but hell it's the law of averages, we can't run every division all the time...we'll come back around pretty soon....you just had to think of something truly American didn't you, you knew if you said "Pints and Chips" we'd still be talking about a British fighter ;D

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No I don't think he'll return. I think what's most likely is a nassem hamid situation. Lot's of talk about it but the comeback never actually materializing.

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....and this is a British fighter you're speaking of? :shocking:

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Donuts!!

And now I'm talking about an american fighter ;D

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For a few American heavyweights you won't get any argument from me...but hell it's the law of averages, we can't run every division all the time...we'll come back around pretty soon....you just had to think of something truly American didn't you, you knew if you said "Pints and Chips" we'd still be talking about a British fighter ;D

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not really. Pints and chips refers to Ricky Hatton. And the whole point of this thread is he's not fighting anymore. So no that doesn't apply to a current british fighter.

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not really. Pints and chips refers to Ricky Hatton. And the whole point of this thread is he's not fighting anymore. So no that doesn't apply to a current british fighter.

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Well it "best" refers to Ricky, but I'm sure we could find another Brit that's a little heavier than they should be.

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not really. Pints and chips refers to Ricky Hatton. And the whole point of this thread is he's not fighting anymore. So no that doesn't apply to a current british fighter.

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Well it "best" refers to Ricky, but I'm sure we could find another Brit that's a little heavier than they should be.

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Carl Baker spring to mind as soon as I read this post. What a mess lol.

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Originally Posted by Mar

I don't see what good can come out of hatton coming back...but if he does khan would be a pretty good opponet. I don't see how people are so high on khan I'd give anyone that can hit harder than an 7th grader a fair shot against the guy...till i've seen him prove otherwise. I'm on the fence with khan his loss may have been a fluke...or it may not have. But going from looking up at the ceiling aganist prescott to now he's a top guy at 140 for beating salita, and paulie is misleading , but smart on his part. I wanna see him in with one of these guys and see what happens when a maidana, or ortiz hit's him back

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Not really. He beat Paulie better than Hatton and Cotto did, and that was a Paulie who was coming off his two best performances. He also beat Kotelnik, which didn't count for much until he practically beat Alexander, plus he beat Maidana (albeit in a very close fight). I take you're point about him being in with somebody like Maidana. I don't take your point about him being in with Ortiz. Khan made Ortiz quit on his stool in the amatuers. He'd have no qualsm about doing it again. It's not like Ortiz is mentally strong enough to erase that memory and put the beat down on Khan.

He's near the very top at 140, because only Bradley is better than him. So that means either a) - 140 isn't that good, or b) - Khan is actually good.

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I don't see what good can come out of hatton coming back...but if he does khan would be a pretty good opponet. I don't see how people are so high on khan I'd give anyone that can hit harder than an 7th grader a fair shot against the guy...till i've seen him prove otherwise. I'm on the fence with khan his loss may have been a fluke...or it may not have. But going from looking up at the ceiling aganist prescott to now he's a top guy at 140 for beating salita, and paulie is misleading , but smart on his part. I wanna see him in with one of these guys and see what happens when a maidana, or ortiz hit's him back

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Not really. He beat Paulie better than Hatton and Cotto did, and that was a Paulie who was coming off his two best performances. He also beat Kotelnik, which didn't count for much until he practically beat Alexander, plus he beat Maidana (albeit in a very close fight). I take you're point about him being in with somebody like Maidana. I don't take your point about him being in with Ortiz. Khan made Ortiz quit on his stool in the amatuers. He'd have no qualsm about doing it again. It's not like Ortiz is mentally strong enough to erase that memory and put the beat down on Khan.

He's near the very top at 140, because only Bradley is better than him. So that means either a) - 140 isn't that good, or b) - Khan is actually good.

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Amir Khan is good hes got good speed, good technique, good footwork, good jab, ETC. We just want to know if he can beat a puncher, and if he can that will answer alot of questions and get more people behind him.

I mean there has been fighters with below average chins, that have been successful. I mean for example Terry Norris didn't have a great chin, and he is considered top 3 Jr Middleweight of all time.

Now Amir Khan isn't on his level, but what im saying is despite that weakness. Terry Norris improved and took risks to show he improved, by facing dangerous punchers like John Mugabi.

And Amir Khan has too do the same, beating Paulie Malignaggi is all well and good. And it was a decent win as was his win over Andriy Kotelnik. But that too me isn't answering the question's i need to know.

I thought he'd beat both of them infact i stated before the Paulie Malignaggi fight, that he would dominate him because he's too big. And he will walk right through Paulie Malignaggi's feather dusters.

I'd like to see if Amir Khan can hold it together, against a pressure fighter who packs a punch. Aka Prescott, Maidana.

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Originally Posted by Mar

I don't see what good can come out of hatton coming back...but if he does khan would be a pretty good opponet. I don't see how people are so high on khan I'd give anyone that can hit harder than an 7th grader a fair shot against the guy...till i've seen him prove otherwise. I'm on the fence with khan his loss may have been a fluke...or it may not have. But going from looking up at the ceiling aganist prescott to now he's a top guy at 140 for beating salita, and paulie is misleading , but smart on his part. I wanna see him in with one of these guys and see what happens when a maidana, or ortiz hit's him back

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Not really. He beat Paulie better than Hatton and Cotto did, and that was a Paulie who was coming off his two best performances. He also beat Kotelnik, which didn't count for much until he practically beat Alexander, plus he beat Maidana (albeit in a very close fight). I take you're point about him being in with somebody like Maidana. I don't take your point about him being in with Ortiz. Khan made Ortiz quit on his stool in the amatuers. He'd have no qualsm about doing it again. It's not like Ortiz is mentally strong enough to erase that memory and put the beat down on Khan.

He's near the very top at 140, because only Bradley is better than him. So that means either a) - 140 isn't that good, or b) - Khan is actually good.

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Amir Khan is good hes got good speed, good technique, good footwork, good jab, ETC. We just want to know if he can beat a puncher, and if he can that will answer alot of questions and get more people behind him.

I mean there has been fighters with below average chins, that have been successful. I mean for example Terry Norris didn't have a great chin, and he is considered top 3 Jr Middleweight of all time.

Now Amir Khan isn't on his level, but what im saying is despite that weakness. Terry Norris improved and took risks to show he improved, by facing dangerous punchers like John Mugabi.

And Amir Khan has too do the same, beating Paulie Malignaggi is all well and good. And it was a decent win as was his win over Andriy Kotelnik. But that too me isn't answering the question's i need to know.

I thought he'd beat both of them infact i stated before the Paulie Malignaggi fight, that he would dominate him because he's too big. And he will walk right through Paulie Malignaggi's feather dusters.

I'd like to see if Amir Khan can hold it together, against a pressure fighter who packs a punch. Aka Prescott, Maidana.

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I agree mate, although i don't necessarily think beating a puncher will prove that much. 9 times out of 10 he beats Prescott. Trouble is, he has a weak chin, so what happened against Prescott could theoretically happen at any point against pretty much any fighter. If he were to beat Maidana, it would just say to me 'he beat that particular puncher'. And we all know he's capable of that anyway, or at least he has the skills to do so.

So to me, beating a puncher doesn't really prove anything, unless he takes some very solid shots clean on the chin and walks through them. Because if that were to happen, you could assume that the he might have just been tight at 135. And let's be honest, that isn't going to happen. If he beat somebody like Maidana, he would do it through boxing and not taking chances. IMO beating Maidana doesn't make it any more likely that he'll beat the next feared puncher (whoever that might be). The chin will always be a problem. Prescott was lucky enough to land. Whoever else is lucky enough to land will probably do the same thing.

That's why i can't blame him for making his money now. It'll be a good year or so until he goes in with somebody with good power at 140, and you can't blame him, because another knockout loss means it's pretty much over.

It's a shame, because like you say, he's got a lot going for him talent wise.

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Originally Posted by Mar

I don't see what good can come out of hatton coming back...but if he does khan would be a pretty good opponet. I don't see how people are so high on khan I'd give anyone that can hit harder than an 7th grader a fair shot against the guy...till i've seen him prove otherwise. I'm on the fence with khan his loss may have been a fluke...or it may not have. But going from looking up at the ceiling aganist prescott to now he's a top guy at 140 for beating salita, and paulie is misleading , but smart on his part. I wanna see him in with one of these guys and see what happens when a maidana, or ortiz hit's him back

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Not really. He beat Paulie better than Hatton and Cotto did, and that was a Paulie who was coming off his two best performances. He also beat Kotelnik, which didn't count for much until he practically beat Alexander, plus he beat Maidana (albeit in a very close fight). I take you're point about him being in with somebody like Maidana. I don't take your point about him being in with Ortiz. Khan made Ortiz quit on his stool in the amatuers. He'd have no qualsm about doing it again. It's not like Ortiz is mentally strong enough to erase that memory and put the beat down on Khan.

He's near the very top at 140, because only Bradley is better than him. So that means either a) - 140 isn't that good, or b) - Khan is actually good.

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Amir Khan is good hes got good speed, good technique, good footwork, good jab, ETC. We just want to know if he can beat a puncher, and if he can that will answer alot of questions and get more people behind him.

I mean there has been fighters with below average chins, that have been successful. I mean for example Terry Norris didn't have a great chin, and he is considered top 3 Jr Middleweight of all time.

Now Amir Khan isn't on his level, but what im saying is despite that weakness. Terry Norris improved and took risks to show he improved, by facing dangerous punchers like John Mugabi.

And Amir Khan has too do the same, beating Paulie Malignaggi is all well and good. And it was a decent win as was his win over Andriy Kotelnik. But that too me isn't answering the question's i need to know.

I thought he'd beat both of them infact i stated before the Paulie Malignaggi fight, that he would dominate him because he's too big. And he will walk right through Paulie Malignaggi's feather dusters.

I'd like to see if Amir Khan can hold it together, against a pressure fighter who packs a punch. Aka Prescott, Maidana.

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I agree mate, although i don't necessarily think beating a puncher will prove that much. 9 times out of 10 he beats Prescott. Trouble is, he has a weak chin, so what happened against Prescott could theoretically happen at any point against pretty much any fighter. If he were to beat Maidana, it would just say to me 'he beat that particular puncher'. And we all know he's capable of that anyway, or at least he has the skills to do so.

So to me, beating a puncher doesn't really prove anything, unless he takes some very solid shots clean on the chin and walks through them. Because if that were to happen, you could assume that the he might have just been tight at 135. And let's be honest, that isn't going to happen. If he beat somebody like Maidana, he would do it through boxing and not taking chances. IMO beating Maidana doesn't make it any more likely that he'll beat the next feared puncher (whoever that might be). The chin will always be a problem. Prescott was lucky enough to land. Whoever else is lucky enough to land will probably do the same thing.

That's why i can't blame him for making his money now. It'll be a good year or so until he goes in with somebody with good power at 140, and you can't blame him, because another knockout loss means it's pretty much over.

It's a shame, because like you say, he's got a lot going for him talent wise.

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But with that attitude mate how are we ever going to know ? i slightly disagree i think it would prove something. It would prove he has matured and he can fight a disciplined fight.

When Terry Norris got KO'ed by Julian Jackson, it was quite a damaging loss. But he comeback and ruled the division beating a puncher like John Mugabi, he also lost to Simon Brown. But proved he could comeback and fight a disciplined fight, for 12 rounds embarrassing Simon Brown over 12 rounds.

IMO Amir Khan would often get caught too much for my liking, so if he could beat a puncher like a Maidana or whatever. It would prove to me he understands his weakness, and has improved on his defense aswell as maturing as a fighter.

Because he would often want to prove he's a fighter, and you simply can't do that if you've got a below average chin.

I think his best performance was against Andriy Kotelnik, his defense was quite solid. His footwork was good, and his combination punching was solid and not wild.

That Amir Khan would embarrass Maidana IMO, he just needs to prove it. I would love him to comeback and rule the division being a Brit.

Because awhile ago i dreamt of being in Olympics and ETC, i obviously quit and i've moved on now. But i'd love him to make it big and rule the division, he can do it he just needs the big fights now.

Part of me would love to see him back, the other half would like to see him stay put. If he comes back then I will support him, but I won't have the highest of expectations. He's been out so long and you just know he hasn't looked after himself.

what may be good for his bank balance , will be very bad for his health.
I think Ricky has had a good career and should stick to promoting.

If he has a burning desire to return and not reading his old press write ups then fine. Khan is still an enigma and has yet to really display his skills. Hatton has been inactive and we don't know how much walking around weight he's carrying. It's a tossup and Khan can ride a bicycle all night but if Hatton shows up in shape, the spokes will be knocked off Khan's ring wheels so to speak,. I like Hatton but only if he comes in hard, mean and ready to fight and he's been off a few times lately.

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If he has a burning desire to return and not reading his old press write ups then fine. Khan is still an enigma and has yet to really display his skills. Hatton has been inactive and we don't know how much walking around weight he's carrying. It's a tossup and Khan can ride a bicycle all night but if Hatton shows up in shape, the spokes will be knocked off Khan's ring wheels so to speak,. I like Hatton but only if he comes in hard, mean and ready to fight and he's been off a few times lately.

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Khan would knock Hatton out in quick fashion wouldn't rule out a Salita type stoppage.

I don't see why people get so hard on Hatton's back.

Remember when Roy Jones was fading and people were calling for his retirement, it was after being KTFO by two guys who wouldn't be able to carry prime RJJ's jockstrap.

Hatton has been brutally iced by, lets face it, two guys who really should beat him. I don't see any big shame in losing to Floyd and Pac.

That being said, the Pac KO was vicious and if he didn't need to fight anymore, obviously it wouldn't be advisable at this stage in his life.

But I don't see why people think he can't be compeditive anymore. He'll always be a tough fight for anybody (except Pac lol).

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I don't see why people get so hard on Hatton's back.

Remember when Roy Jones was fading and people were calling for his retirement, it was after being KTFO by two guys who wouldn't be able to carry prime RJJ's jockstrap.

Hatton has been brutally iced by, lets face it, two guys who really should beat him. I don't see any big shame in losing to Floyd and Pac.

That being said, the Pac KO was vicious and if he didn't need to fight anymore, obviously it wouldn't be advisable at this stage in his life.

But I don't see why people think he can't be compeditive anymore. He'll always be a tough fight for anybody (except Pac lol).

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I agree with most of this post. I just think that the main reason people get on at Hatton is because of the length of his absence and the shape he has let himself get into. If he doesn't lose some weight he'll be fighting Randy Couture next.

It all depends on who he'd want to fight and at what weight division. I wouldn't like to see him doing one of these prize fighter things. It's only going to damage his career.

I would love to see him beat the fuck out of amir khan though.

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I don't see why people get so hard on Hatton's back.

Remember when Roy Jones was fading and people were calling for his retirement, it was after being KTFO by two guys who wouldn't be able to carry prime RJJ's jockstrap.

Hatton has been brutally iced by, lets face it, two guys who really should beat him. I don't see any big shame in losing to Floyd and Pac.

That being said, the Pac KO was vicious and if he didn't need to fight anymore, obviously it wouldn't be advisable at this stage in his life.

But I don't see why people think he can't be compeditive anymore. He'll always be a tough fight for anybody (except Pac lol).

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I agree with most of this post. I just think that the main reason people get on at Hatton is because of the length of his absence and the shape he has let himself get into. If he doesn't lose some weight he'll be fighting Randy Couture next.

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LOL, oh I haven't seen any pics of him lately. Pics?