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Ya think Miles? I can't see that he's proved a whole lot to begin with, just one meaningful victory against a questionable Tszyu. If legacy is important he's got plenty to prove.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
If he's smart he'll take his gazillions and go live the quiet life somewhere and forget about being an atg, if he wants to keep his marbles that is.
Only "OK" against Malignaggi ? He looked a million dollars. His jab was there, he boxed with controlled aggression and took him to school. He beat him worse than what Cotto did.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICB
If Mayweather really recked his confidence (Laughable) how come he decided to take the Pacquiao fight in the first place ?
Everything you state in that second paragraph he did in the Paulie fight. You need to re-watch that.
As well....who the fukk are you :confused:
I actually think he hasn't got anything left to prove. You look at his early days and he weren't expected to go this far.Quote:
Originally Posted by CGMYa think Miles? I can't see that he's proved a whole lot to begin with, just one meaningful victory against a questionable Tszyu. If legacy is important he's got plenty to prove.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
If he's smart he'll take his gazillions and go live the quiet life somewhere and forget about being an atg, if he wants to keep his marbles that is.
- Former Ring magazine World Light Welterweight Champion
- Former IBO World Light Welterweight Champion
- Former 2x IBF World Light Welterweight Champion
- Former WBA World Light Welterweight Champion
- Former WBA World Welterweight Champion
- Former WBU Light Welterweight Champion
- The Ring magazine's 2005 'Fighter of the Year'
- Number 1 ranked 140 pound fighter for 5 years
There's nothing left for him to do. Sure, he could fight Bradley or Witter. He could have a homecoming fight. Why bother? He's been a P4P top 10 fighter, beloved in the UK and respected abroad. If he has lost a close one, I wouldn't be saying this, but after getting dominated in that fashion, it's time to hang em up. Anybody who knows anything about boxing understands that Ricky's style of fighting and weight fluctuations were going to shorten his career. I can't help but think that Ricky's lifestyle contributed to him not being about to handle Pac's shots. He looked great against Paulie, but Paulie can't punch. I would hate to see Hatton stick around and get abused. He has made tons of money and he can retire with no shame.
It broke my heart to watch that last night.
One last fight against Amir or Bradley in the UK for the fans, on free TV, and retire.
Well yes he looked ok against Paul Malingaggi it wasn't that good of a performance, Ricky Hatton has been alot better than that. Paul Malignaggi wasn't much of an opponent.Quote:
Originally Posted by leftyleeOnly "OK" against Malignaggi ? He looked a million dollars. His jab was there, he boxed with controlled aggression and took him to school. He beat him worse than what Cotto did.Quote:
Originally Posted by ICB
If Mayweather really recked his confidence (Laughable) how come he decided to take the Pacquiao fight in the first place ?
Everything you state in that second paragraph he did in the Paulie fight. You need to re-watch that.
As well....who the fukk are you :confused:
So you can't really tell how good Ricky Hatton was, because as soon as Paul Malignaggi felt the power in the 2nd round. He went into a defensive mode just hugging and putting his head below Ricky Hatton's waist line trying to survive.
And yes Floyd Mayweather Jr did wreck his confidence, just because he fought Manny Pacquiao doesn't mean his confidence wasn't shattered. It was a big chance for him he took it which is all well and good. But from when the first bell rung and he got caught with that right hook of Manny Pacquiao's.
You could see he was revisting the Floyd Mayweather Jr fight all over again. Ricky Hatton in my mind hasn't looked that great since his two wins over Kostya Tszyu, Ray Olveira.
When you get torched THAT bad by anyone, best fighter in the world or not, you need to hang em up. Fight was so one sided it made Hopkins-Trinidad look competitive.
I expect you to support your guy, so it's cool. Sure he's done better with the belts than you might expect, but the alphabet titles don't impress me much, especially the welterweight one. Sure, he was the top ranked JWW in a weak division, I'm more interested in who he actually fough and beat, and I've already made my point there.Quote:
Originally Posted by leftyleeI actually think he hasn't got anything left to prove. You look at his early days and he weren't expected to go this far.Quote:
Originally Posted by CGMYa think Miles? I can't see that he's proved a whole lot to begin with, just one meaningful victory against a questionable Tszyu. If legacy is important he's got plenty to prove.Quote:
Originally Posted by miles
If he's smart he'll take his gazillions and go live the quiet life somewhere and forget about being an atg, if he wants to keep his marbles that is.
- Former Ring magazine World Light Welterweight Champion
- Former IBO World Light Welterweight Champion
- Former 2x IBF World Light Welterweight Champion
- Former WBA World Light Welterweight Champion
- Former WBA World Welterweight Champion
- Former WBU Light Welterweight Champion
- The Ring magazine's 2005 'Fighter of the Year'
- Number 1 ranked 140 pound fighter for 5 years
All I can say is WOW, what a KO.
I think people are very quick to jump to the conclusion that just because a fighter loses by KO that they should retire immediately. This stuff was brought up when Wladimir Klitschko lost to Sanders and Brewster but he's done his best boxing since those losses. Ricky Hatton's style isn't built for the long haul but I don't think he should go out on his back like that.
Sure Ricky's fans are annoying as fuck but as a fighter Ricky is a good blue collar fighter, he is kind of this era's Carmen Basilio. I think Ricky should either have Lee Beard as his trainer or Roach or McGirt for 2-3 fights.
Ricky has plenty of options at 140: Junior Witter, Ricardo Torres, Kendall Holt, Demetrius Hopkins, Timothy Bradley, Lamont Peterson, and even Amir Kahn.