Junior Witter bumps into Ricky Hatton and Hatton Avoids Witter

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Junior Witter today has claimed on thisisbradford.co.uk, that Ricky Hatton is so keen to avoid him he refused to share a boxing ring and even avoided looking in the direction of Witter.

Witter came face to face with his rival at a fight in Sheffield - but Hatton totally ignored Witter at all cost. While Hatton was there to be in the corner for his brother Matthew, Witter was there helping opponent Alan Bosworth, who trains in
the same gym as Witter.

Witter said: "I stepped in the ring with Alan and saw Hatton there but the funny thing is he wouldn't come in. He was just stood on the ring apron outside and trying not to look at me."

Witter added: "There was no chance of talking to him. He was looking at all the people around him because he didn't want to catch my eye."

Source of quotes: Simon Parker, thisisbradford.co.uk


Is Hatton really ducxking Witter? Could Witter beat him? I have not seen anough of Junior to make a comment.

What a shit story ;D

No offence to you El Gamo but come on.

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Originally Posted by El Gamo

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Junior Witter today has claimed on thisisbradford.co.uk, that Ricky Hatton is so keen to avoid him he refused to share a boxing ring and even avoided looking in the direction of Witter.

Witter came face to face with his rival at a fight in Sheffield - but Hatton totally ignored Witter at all cost. While Hatton was there to be in the corner for his brother Matthew, Witter was there helping opponent Alan Bosworth, who trains in
the same gym as Witter.

Witter said: "I stepped in the ring with Alan and saw Hatton there but the funny thing is he wouldn't come in. He was just stood on the ring apron outside and trying not to look at me."

Witter added: "There was no chance of talking to him. He was looking at all the people around him because he didn't want to catch my eye."

Source of quotes: Simon Parker, thisisbradford.co.uk


Is Hatton really ducxking Witter? Could Witter beat him? I have not seen anough of Junior to make a comment.

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i doubt it, and if he did avoid witter, well it wouldnt be because he is scared of the guy..
i mean the case is solved in this very article, ricky is a good guy very humble!
witter is bragging to a local small time newspaper! thats the case its not fear i can imagine ricky just does not like the guy.
thats certainly my opinion.
peace

witter's a dick who falls over when he misses with a left hook. i would take that article with a pinch of salt.

well imo witter is what ud call a lazy bastard and relys too much on countering shots rather than putting pressure on and throwing first this may well cause him problems as by the time ricky is hitting him hell be in close and witter wont be able to use his reach and if it becomes and brawl like tht there can only be one winner, hatton. however i also think it would all depend on how witter performs on the night he has looked ordinary recently but did perform alright against corley so maybe he just gets himself up for the big fights who knows. so overall i think witter COULD beat hatton but imo he wont do if this fight comes off and for hatton avoiding him it may just be cus his a humble shy guy well thts how he comes across in interviews and i cant see him being very confrontational outside of the ring. i dont believe that hatton is ducking witter as he has no reason to.

hope this helps, bit of an essay i know lol just once id started kept thinking of other points

ditto memphis...

love to see hatton v witter but that is one shit story right there hahahahah ;D

but yeah i see Witter giving hatton a few problems if they meet... but i dont think witter is on Hattons list just yet but if they both keep winnng i wouldnt be too suppriseed to see them fight ;)

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Originally Posted by hitmanhatton

i dont believe that hatton is ducking witter as he has no reason to.

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Agreed i also dont see him ducking him but i do see him seeing it as a risk that isnt worth the money ;)

I'm thinking he just didn't know who he was since Witter ain't never really done shit before.

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Originally Posted by Memphis

What a shit story ;D

No offence to you El Gamo but come on.

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LMAo,no offence taken bro,I didn't write,I just thought why would Hatton not greet him etc. Isn't there high demand for this fight here(ie UK)

i did hear a few years ago that ricky was soo mad with witter he asked him if he wanted to go out into the car park and have a scrap... FOR REAL :o

i think it was around the time he asked Warren to write witter into his contract ((WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THAT ??? ))

but you know how these stories always get blow out of perspective... so it could just be rubbish ;)

You cant blame Witter really. I cant see him holding on to his belt for too long (hope Im wrong) Better to get battered by Ricky (£££) than anyone else.

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Originally Posted by Saddo

i did hear a few years ago that ricky was soo mad with witter he asked him if he wanted to go out into the car park and have a scrap... FOR REAL :o

i think it was around the time he asked Warren to write witter into his contract ((WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THAT ??? ))

but you know how these stories always get blow out of perspective... so it could just be rubbish ;)

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Thats right, Ricky got Warren to sign it within the contract he signed with Sports Network. A fight with Witter no matter what.

Unfortunately Witter fell out with Warren due to Frank insisting Witter fought Eamon Magee first. Witter didnt like this and spat his dummy out and parted company with Sports Network. ;)

It seems both Witter and Floyd are mentioning Hattons name in recent interviews for one reason or another.
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Originally Posted by El Gamo

http://www.doghouseboxing.com/chee/Chee_1026a06.htm

Junior Witter today has claimed on thisisbradford.co.uk, that Ricky Hatton is so keen to avoid him he refused to share a boxing ring and even avoided looking in the direction of Witter.

Witter came face to face with his rival at a fight in Sheffield - but Hatton totally ignored Witter at all cost. While Hatton was there to be in the corner for his brother Matthew, Witter was there helping opponent Alan Bosworth, who trains in
the same gym as Witter.

Witter said: "I stepped in the ring with Alan and saw Hatton there but the funny thing is he wouldn't come in. He was just stood on the ring apron outside and trying not to look at me."

Witter added: "There was no chance of talking to him. He was looking at all the people around him because he didn't want to catch my eye."

Source of quotes: Simon Parker, thisisbradford.co.uk


Is Hatton really ducxking Witter? Could Witter beat him? I have not seen anough of Junior to make a comment.

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Witter is too busy avoiding D Hopkins to worry about Hatton ! Hatton would swarm his country ass in a New York second, Witter is shit !

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Originally Posted by Memphis

What a S*** story ;D

No offence to you El Gamo but come on.

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Lately...doghouse seems to have a lot of...gossipy shit going on.

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Originally Posted by Lords Gym

Witter is too busy avoiding D Hopkins to worry about Hatton !

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I hardly call what he did ducking Hopkins. Witter has just come back off of holiday and the fight would have been in four weeks. I think Witter would be looking for a massive fight or an easy defence, Hopkins would fit in the grey area between the two.

Hatton wont talk to witter because he hates him with a passion. I spoke to rick last night and witter is not in his immidiate plans anyway, He said witter keeps going on saying he has a belt now so hatton has to fight him.

He doesnt need a belt, he needs to fight some decent opponents and put in some decent performances. HBO will not pay the money that hatton is getting now if he was to fight witter so there is no way hatton is taking a paycut for some tosser who he hates.

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Originally Posted by Memphis

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Originally Posted by Lords Gym

Witter is too busy avoiding D Hopkins to worry about Hatton !

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I hardly call what he did ducking Hopkins. Witter has just come back off of holiday and the fight would have been in four weeks. I think Witter would be looking for a massive fight or an easy defence, Hopkins would fit in the grey area between the two.

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and i would hope he learnt his lesson after taking the zab judah fight at very short notice and being totally outclassed

RHHatton dya really know the hitman?

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Originally Posted by RHHatton

Hatton wont talk to witter because he hates him with a passion. I spoke to rick last night and witter is not in his immidiate plans anyway, He said witter keeps going on saying he has a belt now so hatton has to fight him.

He doesnt need a belt, he needs to fight some decent opponents and put in some decent performances. HBO will not pay the money that hatton is getting now if he was to fight witter so there is no way hatton is taking a paycut for some tosser who he hates.

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Shame.

Wonder who the boxing fans would sooner see Hatton fight?

Maussa, Collazo, Urangatango instead of Witter? Dont think so. You could understand it if Hatton was fighting the elite stars but he's not....although if it all leads to a Castillo fight SOON - avoiding Witter makes sense.

Tbh, i aint a great fan of hatton but i don't blame him for not having itter at the top of his list... hes fought enough home 'talent' and europeans to get the the us, now hes there i highly doubt anyone in the Us, HBO included wud want to see a hatton v witter fight, factoring how much of a cock witter is and even tho imo hatton beats him, witter is one of those fighters who makes you look bad in the ring - and now aint the time for hatton to be asting time on them fighters, with corales, castiols, cottos and mayweathers out there, why would he want to waste time thinking of a junior witter fight...

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Originally Posted by Memphis

What a shit story ;D

No offence to you El Gamo but come on.

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LMFAO ;D ;D ;D

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Originally Posted by Memphis

What a shit story ;D

No offence to you El Gamo but come on.

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mate i like your quote! the story of charley burley fasinates me.has there ever been a most avoided fighter than charley,the greatest boxer who was never champion!!FACT

I was reading through this and didn't notice the dates. What an old thread! ;D

Hatton against Witter bring it on....beats Amir bloody Khan as a send off! :mad:

I'd see witter posing a few problems for hatton with his speed and punching power, but seriously, i've seen him fight a few times, and apart from knocking out and old vivian harris, he stinks, and the best example of this is against Corley, that was one mundane performance when he said he will impress.

He's a total spoiler, slinkin and holdin and tryin for a big shot here and there with hardly any workrate. He came up against someone with decent workrate in T Bradley and got schooled. I think its time someone stitched his lips together. Hope Alexander schools him too.

what has witter ever done to deserve a fight with Hatton ? Nobody outside of wincobank would walk across the road to see Witter fight !

Hatton smashed his way to a world title whereas Witter slinked and slided and eventually managed to outbore DeMarkus Corley !

Hatton goes for the win and on his worst night would have beaten Witter , witter lived his life in the shadow of Hatton and after his crass classless behaviour towards Hatton I say good!

Hatton was a breath of fresh air for this sport , junior witter was a local potshotter who lost to Timothy Bradley !

Enjoy obscurity Witter whilst Hatton enjoys the trappings of success real success

Personally I dont think Hatton was ever the same after Tszyu , but he is still 100 times the fighter of Witter.

Ok, I haven't posted about Witter before but let me just put it on, Witter you are sh>t compared to Hatton, I watched your fight against Bradley and i don't know what the f..k you were tryi ng to do with that that snake style Kung fu but it didn't work and made you look like a prick IMO. so just let it go, Hatton has wore his heart on his sleeve, what have you done, and I'm not a Hatton fan.

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Originally Posted by The Wind

Ok, I haven't posted about Witter before but let me just put it on, Witter you are sh>t compared to Hatton, I watched your fight against Bradley and i don't know what the f..k you were tryi ng to do with that that snake style Kung fu but it didn't work and made you look like a prick IMO. so just let it go, Hatton has wore his heart on his sleeve, what have you done, and I'm not a Hatton fan.

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That's quality posting! :lol:

Witter is bitter as Hatton has made millions , and has a huge fan base.
Simple fact is Witter is awful to watch , and i dont know to many British people who like him at all.

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Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

Witter is bitter as Hatton has made millions , and has a huge fan base.
Simple fact is Witter is awful to watch , and i dont know to many British people who like him at all.

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Remember the 30-second standoff in the Corley fight, where they both stood looking at each other, not even circling, an not throwing a punch between them.

I thought it was in slo-mo!

I just find it very unlikely that somebody who will go in the ring with Tszyu, PBF and Pac, would be frightened of Junior Witter ;D

Its simple

Hatton doesnt wanna give someone he hates so much the payday of his life.

Junior would earn 5times in one night what he would earn in his entire career if ricky gave him a shot and it would also draw absoloutely no attention stateside and automatically demote hatton to the 2nd tier of world boxing which he clearly isnt.

This fight makes as much sense as calzaghe fighting froch before carl went over to the states. How many times do you british fight fans need to be told. The money men in this sport work for HBO/Showtime not sky sports and setanta

Witter has a loud mouth who hasn't done shit. Even a shot Hatton is much much better than annoying ass Witter at his peak.

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Originally Posted by hattonthehammer

Its simple

Hatton doesnt wanna give someone he hates so much the payday of his life.

Junior would earn 5times in one night what he would earn in his entire career if ricky gave him a shot and it would also draw absoloutely no attention stateside and automatically demote hatton to the 2nd tier of world boxing which he clearly isnt.

This fight makes as much sense as calzaghe fighting froch before carl went over to the states. How many times do you british fight fans need to be told. The money men in this sport work for HBO/Showtime not sky sports and setanta

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The same money men - HBO/Showtime - that REFUSED to buy Hatton-Lazcano? Did it stop the fight happening? That's just ANOTHER Hatton excuse his apologists bought.

Witter is not worthy :rolleyes:

Hatton spent nearly 10 years shamelessly ducking him. At Brit level, through his never-ending WBU run, and then into genuine world level. Only Tszyu, Castillo (although ancient, because it was stateside) and Floyd were justifiable better opponents than Witter in all that time.

Hatton "cleverly" bottled the fight. Simple as. There would have been no multi-million pound Las Vegas jamborees had Hatton proved to be only the 2nd best 140 fighter in Britain. ;)

Fenster is right. The whole "I don't want to give him the pay day" is a weak excuse not to fight Witter when some would argue Witter has a legit shot at beating him. Hatton has fought other opponents who were not big draws since Tsyzu. So the ducking argument has some credence. Personally, I think Hatton would have beaten Witter, but it's now a case of we will never really know. Shame really because it could have been a very decent domestic fight.