Hatton to fight 24th May: Vs Torres, Holt or Demetrius Hopkins

As reported in the Daily Express:

Former two-division champion Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton will return to the ring on May 24 at Eastlands in Manchester, England. The venue has set aside the date for Hatton's first fight since he was stopped by Floyd Mayweather Jr. on December 8 in Las Vegas.

No opponent has been set, but a source in the Hatton camp told the paper that WBC junior welterweight champion Junior Witter has been ruled out. Undefeated Demetrius Hopkins, WBO 140-pound champ Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt are all possibilities for the date. It appears Hatton wants to take a fight before challenging someone like a Paulie Malignaggi for the IBF title.

The last time Hatton fought in his hometown of Manchester was back in 2005 at the MEN Arena, the night he beat Kostya Tszyu in a career defining fight. More than 22,000 came to see Hatton beat Tszyu, more than double could pack the house in Eastlands

Torres would be a decent fight. I really can't see any point in fighting either of the other two though. After fighting Floyd Mayweather in one of the biggest PPV fights ever how is he going to get up for fighting Kendall Holt?

It's like Orlando Bloom going from Pirates of the Caribbean to playing Widow Twanky at the Princess Theatre in Torquay :-\

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Torres would be a decent fight. I really can't see any point in fighting either of the other two though. After fighting Floyd Mayweather in one of the biggest PPV fights ever how is he going to get up for fighting Kendall Holt?

It's like Orlando Bloom going from Pirates of the Caribbean to playing Widow Twanky at the Princess Theatre in Torquay :-\

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If he did, you'd definately go tho

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Its only tabloid speculation.

I would much rather hear comments from Hatton himself

I would bet on him taking Torres out of those 3 because the other two arent brawlers and I think Hatton has a better chance against a brawler.

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I would bet on him taking Torres out of those 3 because the other two arent brawlers and I think Hatton has a better chance against a brawler.

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The most exciting fight would be the one against Torres. Still, why not fight Witter? Many claim Witter is underserving or not on Hatton's level, but then why not fight him if this is the case? Sounds like Hatton's ducking Witter to me.

i think kendall holt really doesnt want to fight out the u.s soon what happen to him in columbia

d-hop cant hang with hatton

torres would be the better of the fights

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I would bet on him taking Torres out of those 3 because the other two arent brawlers and I think Hatton has a better chance against a brawler.

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The most exciting fight would be the one against Torres. Still, why not fight Witter? Many claim Witter is underserving or not on Hatton's level, but then why not fight him if this is the case? Sounds like Hatton's ducking Witter to me.

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Ricky says he doesnt want to give Witter the money, thats why he doesnt want to fight him. That to me seems like a bad excuse if they would both make good money off the fight. Witters camp says they will give him the lions share, and the crowd in England would be big. I said right after the Floyd fight he should fight Witter to save some face , but guess he doesnt want anyhting to do with him.

Wait, so Hatton isn't fighting until May?!?! Wow. Guess he's in the process of eating whole turkeys and drinking milkshakes right now. His team needs to talk some sense into him. He's gonna be so drained coming down from 145 to 140 after all this alleged partying he's been doing. Hatton will be the next Vargas.

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I would bet on him taking Torres out of those 3 because the other two arent brawlers and I think Hatton has a better chance against a brawler.

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The most exciting fight would be the one against Torres. Still, why not fight Witter? Many claim Witter is underserving or not on Hatton's level, but then why not fight him if this is the case? Sounds like Hatton's ducking Witter to me.

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Ricky says he doesnt want to give Witter the money, thats why he doesnt want to fight him. That to me seems like a bad excuse if they would both make good money off the fight. Witters camp says they will give him the lions share, and the crowd in England would be big. I said right after the Floyd fight he should fight Witter to save some face , but guess he doesnt want anyhting to do with him.

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CC for you No Contest. Right now, Hatton's best financial bet is indeed Witter, considering they are both English and the amount of fans that turn out for his fights. No other fight at that weight can make him the money a Witter fight will make him, unless he fights Manny Pacquiao or stays at 147 and risk his life against Cotto or de la Hoya.

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I would bet on him taking Torres out of those 3 because the other two arent brawlers and I think Hatton has a better chance against a brawler.

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The most exciting fight would be the one against Torres. Still, why not fight Witter? Many claim Witter is underserving or not on Hatton's level, but then why not fight him if this is the case? Sounds like Hatton's ducking Witter to me.

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Ricky says he doesnt want to give Witter the money, thats why he doesnt want to fight him. That to me seems like a bad excuse if they would both make good money off the fight. Witters camp says they will give him the lions share, and the crowd in England would be big. I said right after the Floyd fight he should fight Witter to save some face , but guess he doesnt want anyhting to do with him.

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CC for you No Contest. Right now, Hatton's best financial bet is indeed Witter, considering they are both English and the amount of fans that turn out for his fights. No other fight at that weight can make him the money a Witter fight will make him, unless he fights Manny Pacquiao or stays at 147 and risk his life against Cotto or de la Hoya.

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I with you guys, a Witter fight makes the most sense IMO, Witter is currently ranked #1 contender to Hatton's championship by Ring magazine so IMO it's the best fight that can be made at 140. It's the fight Hatton should be taking to try & re-establish himself!

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I would bet on him taking Torres out of those 3 because the other two arent brawlers and I think Hatton has a better chance against a brawler.

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The most exciting fight would be the one against Torres. Still, why not fight Witter? Many claim Witter is underserving or not on Hatton's level, but then why not fight him if this is the case? Sounds like Hatton's ducking Witter to me.

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That used to be me but Witter has clearly gone from strength to strength and is completey deserving of the fight now imo....not only that but it would be a bloody interesting fight.



Hatton does'nt seem the ducking type to me but the whole situation does seem a bit iffy :-\

I would look forward to seeing a Hatton vs. Torres or Holt fight.

A fight with Demetrius Hopkins would be utter trash. Hopkins has done NOTHING to be lined up for a big fight except for being on the winning side of one of the worst robberies of all time (Steve Forbes)

Make D-Hop rematch with Forbes first.

Unfortunately, I think that a Hatton vs. Hopkins is the most likely of the 3 being that Hopkins is affiliated with GBP and out of the 3, D-Hop would get him the most $$$ because of the financial strength of Golden Boy.

Hatton made a ton of money with Mayweather, and now I gotta feeling that's what he's gonna be looking for the most with his next opponents (nothing wrong with that, imo)

I wish Hatton would fight Witter too, but he probably wants an easier comeback fight after being TKO'd by PBF. If Hatton stays at 140 he's got to fight Witter soon though, he's probably the biggest threat at 140.
I'd rather see Hatton - Forbes than Hatton - Hopkins.

Torres is one of the most dangerous and underrated Jr Welterweight's at the moment. I could see Torres dropping Hatton and maybe even stopping him if Hatton gets careless. Torres can really bang i wouldn't take that fight right after a bad loss.

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Torres is one of the most dangerous and underrated Jr Welterweight's at the moment. I could see Torres dropping Hatton and maybe even stopping him if Hatton gets careless. Torres can really bang i wouldn't take that fight right after a bad loss.

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agreed. Torres floored Cotto remember and really made Cotto work to win that fight. I think Hatton could stop Torres late on but would be a very hard fight, especially if hes tryna use Torres as a confidence builder! Personally i would like to see him fight Witter as its a big name now at 140 and would make money.

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Torres is one of the most dangerous and underrated Jr Welterweight's at the moment. I could see Torres dropping Hatton and maybe even stopping him if Hatton gets careless. Torres can really bang i wouldn't take that fight right after a bad loss.

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Torres can bang but he's totally 1 dimensional. He has power and heart but not much else.Nothing under rated about him whatsoever,he is a limited but powerful champion.However,you could be right in that Hatton is going to be walking straight into him and his power shots,so it would make for an exciting fight.

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Torres is one of the most dangerous and underrated Jr Welterweight's at the moment. I could see Torres dropping Hatton and maybe even stopping him if Hatton gets careless. Torres can really bang i wouldn't take that fight right after a bad loss.

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:D I dont want to take off credit to Hatton but he even know how fight man , he dont have class of boxing and i agree Ice Cold ,for me Torres going knock him down and more stronghest and big puncher in that weight. 8)

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Torres is one of the most dangerous and underrated Jr Welterweight's at the moment. I could see Torres dropping Hatton and maybe even stopping him if Hatton gets careless. Torres can really bang i wouldn't take that fight right after a bad loss.

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:D I dont want to take off credit to Hatton but he even know how fight man , he dont have class of boxing and i agree Ice Cold ,for me Torres going knock him down and more stronghest and big puncher in that weight. 8)

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Juan Urango may have something to say about that. I'd love to see Jeff v Ricardo,what a war!! These 2 guys have no defence,not much speed,but A LOAD of power!

Demetrius is a good fighter,with a bright future,but he isnt ready,if his manager puts him in there with Hatton,he should be shot

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Demetrius is a good fighter,with a bright future,but he isnt ready,if his manager puts him in there with Hatton,he should be shot

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8) If that happen it going to like when Vargas Maneger put him to fight with Trinidad , Vargas never was the same and Tito took him out of the road . Was sad because Vargas was a good fighter . ;)

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Torres is one of the most dangerous and underrated Jr Welterweight's at the moment. I could see Torres dropping Hatton and maybe even stopping him if Hatton gets careless. Torres can really bang i wouldn't take that fight right after a bad loss.

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Torres can bang but he's totally 1 dimensional. He has power and heart but not much else.Nothing under rated about him whatsoever,he is a limited but powerful champion.However,you could be right in that Hatton is going to be walking straight into him and his power shots,so it would make for an exciting fight.

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Hatton isn't exactly a great boxer himself, he gets caught an awful lot. And he has a tendency to come straight forward without using head movement. Im not saying Torres is a great boxer or etc. But with his power, chin, heart. He would be a tough opponent for Hatton and i wouldn't be surprised if Torres laid Hatton out.

Torres is a big puncher risky fight back could Hatton get KO'd again

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Originally Posted by Conrad

As reported in the Daily Express:

Former two-division champion Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton will return to the ring on May 24 at Eastlands in Manchester, England. The venue has set aside the date for Hatton's first fight since he was stopped by Floyd Mayweather Jr. on December 8 in Las Vegas.

No opponent has been set, but a source in the Hatton camp told the paper that WBC junior welterweight champion Junior Witter has been ruled out. Undefeated Demetrius Hopkins, WBO 140-pound champ Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt are all possibilities for the date. It appears Hatton wants to take a fight before challenging someone like a Paulie Malignaggi for the IBF title.

The last time Hatton fought in his hometown of Manchester was back in 2005 at the MEN Arena, the night he beat Kostya Tszyu in a career defining fight. More than 22,000 came to see Hatton beat Tszyu, more than double could pack the house in Eastlands

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Hatton is very frustrating.

He says he is the best at 140. Why wouldn't he fight the best? The two most deserving guys are Witter and malignaggi. In that order. Yet, he is leapfrogging those guys to face much lesser opposition.

And the clock is ticking on Witter's prime.

Torres could crack Hatton but stylistically that might be the best fight for Hatton. He's there for Hatton to hit without much trouble.

Holt might actually not be that easy a fight. He'd move a lot, he's fast and can actually punch a bit especially if he catches you with something you don't see. His chin is a bit crap though, that's his main problem.

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Originally Posted by Conrad

As reported in the Daily Express:

Former two-division champion Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton will return to the ring on May 24 at Eastlands in Manchester, England. The venue has set aside the date for Hatton's first fight since he was stopped by Floyd Mayweather Jr. on December 8 in Las Vegas.

No opponent has been set, but a source in the Hatton camp told the paper that WBC junior welterweight champion Junior Witter has been ruled out. Undefeated Demetrius Hopkins, WBO 140-pound champ Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt are all possibilities for the date. It appears Hatton wants to take a fight before challenging someone like a Paulie Malignaggi for the IBF title.

The last time Hatton fought in his hometown of Manchester was back in 2005 at the MEN Arena, the night he beat Kostya Tszyu in a career defining fight. More than 22,000 came to see Hatton beat Tszyu, more than double could pack the house in Eastlands

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Hatton is very frustrating.

He says he is the best at 140. Why wouldn't he fight the best? The two most deserving guys are Witter and malignaggi. In that order. Yet, he is leapfrogging those guys to face much lesser opposition.

And the clock is ticking on Witter's prime.

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Read the article properly bro.

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Originally Posted by Conrad

As reported in the Daily Express:

Former two-division champion Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton will return to the ring on May 24 at Eastlands in Manchester, England. The venue has set aside the date for Hatton's first fight since he was stopped by Floyd Mayweather Jr. on December 8 in Las Vegas.

No opponent has been set, but a source in the Hatton camp told the paper that WBC junior welterweight champion Junior Witter has been ruled out. Undefeated Demetrius Hopkins, WBO 140-pound champ Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt are all possibilities for the date. It appears Hatton wants to take a fight before challenging someone like a Paulie Malignaggi for the IBF title.

The last time Hatton fought in his hometown of Manchester was back in 2005 at the MEN Arena, the night he beat Kostya Tszyu in a career defining fight. More than 22,000 came to see Hatton beat Tszyu, more than double could pack the house in Eastlands

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Hatton is very frustrating.

He says he is the best at 140. Why wouldn't he fight the best? The two most deserving guys are Witter and malignaggi. In that order. Yet, he is leapfrogging those guys to face much lesser opposition.

And the clock is ticking on Witter's prime.

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Read the article properly bro.

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You know I agree with him though... If he is as good as everyone seems to think, then why should he need a tune up before he fights Malignaggi... Did you see Paulie's fight last week?? If Hatton isn't confident he can beat him without a tune up he must have really taken the loss to Floyd badly... I mean he just fought the #1 p4p guy in the sport at welter.. Why in the hell would he take anything but the biggest fights at 140, it's a very weak division anyways.

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As reported in the Daily Express:

Former two-division champion Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton will return to the ring on May 24 at Eastlands in Manchester, England. The venue has set aside the date for Hatton's first fight since he was stopped by Floyd Mayweather Jr. on December 8 in Las Vegas.

No opponent has been set, but a source in the Hatton camp told the paper that WBC junior welterweight champion Junior Witter has been ruled out. Undefeated Demetrius Hopkins, WBO 140-pound champ Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt are all possibilities for the date. It appears Hatton wants to take a fight before challenging someone like a Paulie Malignaggi for the IBF title.

The last time Hatton fought in his hometown of Manchester was back in 2005 at the MEN Arena, the night he beat Kostya Tszyu in a career defining fight. More than 22,000 came to see Hatton beat Tszyu, more than double could pack the house in Eastlands

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Hatton is very frustrating.

He says he is the best at 140. Why wouldn't he fight the best? The two most deserving guys are Witter and malignaggi. In that order. Yet, he is leapfrogging those guys to face much lesser opposition.

And the clock is ticking on Witter's prime.

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Read the article properly bro.

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You know I agree with him though... If he is as good as everyone seems to think, then why should he need a tune up before he fights Malignaggi... Did you see Paulie's fight last week?? If Hatton isn't confident he can beat him without a tune up he must have really taken the loss to Floyd badly... I mean he just fought the #1 p4p guy in the sport at welter.. Why in the hell would he take anything but the biggest fights at 140, it's a very weak division anyways.

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I disagree. Dude,there are 2 main points. Firstly,I think Hatton genuinely believed that he was going to win. Secondly,very very very few thought he was going to dominated and KTFO in that manner. It must have killed his confidence totally or at least severly damaged it.

So,rather than come back and fight any of the top fighters,regardless of how weak the division is,he's doing the smart thing and taking a confidence builder.It's irrelevant how Paulie looked v Herman if Hatton's confidence is shot to pieces.

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As reported in the Daily Express:

Former two-division champion Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton will return to the ring on May 24 at Eastlands in Manchester, England. The venue has set aside the date for Hatton's first fight since he was stopped by Floyd Mayweather Jr. on December 8 in Las Vegas.

No opponent has been set, but a source in the Hatton camp told the paper that WBC junior welterweight champion Junior Witter has been ruled out. Undefeated Demetrius Hopkins, WBO 140-pound champ Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt are all possibilities for the date. It appears Hatton wants to take a fight before challenging someone like a Paulie Malignaggi for the IBF title.

The last time Hatton fought in his hometown of Manchester was back in 2005 at the MEN Arena, the night he beat Kostya Tszyu in a career defining fight. More than 22,000 came to see Hatton beat Tszyu, more than double could pack the house in Eastlands

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Hatton is very frustrating.

He says he is the best at 140. Why wouldn't he fight the best? The two most deserving guys are Witter and malignaggi. In that order. Yet, he is leapfrogging those guys to face much lesser opposition.

And the clock is ticking on Witter's prime.

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Read the article properly bro.

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You know I agree with him though... If he is as good as everyone seems to think, then why should he need a tune up before he fights Malignaggi... Did you see Paulie's fight last week?? If Hatton isn't confident he can beat him without a tune up he must have really taken the loss to Floyd badly... I mean he just fought the #1 p4p guy in the sport at welter.. Why in the hell would he take anything but the biggest fights at 140, it's a very weak division anyways.

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I don't see whats wrong with a confidence booster first before he fights Paulie or etc. Its not good just stepping in with one of the elite fighters after an embarrassing KO loss. Like El Gamo just pointed out it doesn't matter if Paulie didn't impress in his last fight. Hatton needs to do the smart thing and get a bit of confidence back. Remember boxing is not just physical sport, you also need to have a good strong mental game before coming into a fight.

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As reported in the Daily Express:

Former two-division champion Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton will return to the ring on May 24 at Eastlands in Manchester, England. The venue has set aside the date for Hatton's first fight since he was stopped by Floyd Mayweather Jr. on December 8 in Las Vegas.

No opponent has been set, but a source in the Hatton camp told the paper that WBC junior welterweight champion Junior Witter has been ruled out. Undefeated Demetrius Hopkins, WBO 140-pound champ Ricardo Torres and Kendall Holt are all possibilities for the date. It appears Hatton wants to take a fight before challenging someone like a Paulie Malignaggi for the IBF title.

The last time Hatton fought in his hometown of Manchester was back in 2005 at the MEN Arena, the night he beat Kostya Tszyu in a career defining fight. More than 22,000 came to see Hatton beat Tszyu, more than double could pack the house in Eastlands

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Hatton is very frustrating.

He says he is the best at 140. Why wouldn't he fight the best? The two most deserving guys are Witter and malignaggi. In that order. Yet, he is leapfrogging those guys to face much lesser opposition.

And the clock is ticking on Witter's prime.

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Read the article properly bro.

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You know I agree with him though... If he is as good as everyone seems to think, then why should he need a tune up before he fights Malignaggi... Did you see Paulie's fight last week?? If Hatton isn't confident he can beat him without a tune up he must have really taken the loss to Floyd badly... I mean he just fought the #1 p4p guy in the sport at welter.. Why in the hell would he take anything but the biggest fights at 140, it's a very weak division anyways.

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I disagree. Dude,there are 2 main points. Firstly,I think Hatton genuinely believed that he was going to win. Secondly,very very very few thought he was going to dominated and KTFO in that manner. It must have killed his confidence totally or at least severly damaged it.

So,rather than come back and fight any of the top fighters,regardless of how weak the division is,he's doing the smart thing and taking a confidence builder.It's irrelevant how Paulie looked v Herman if Hatton's confidence is shot to pieces.

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The 3rd reason is Powderpuff-Hatton only really makes sense in New York - MSG. Hatton is due a HOME fight. His followers deserve it.

I do not see why Hatton should not have a tune up.

Once he gets that out of the way then he should be looking to clean up the division. i.e. Get the belts and beat the best challengers.

For me a Torres fight would not classify as a tune up so would not mind seeing this. Gets him the WBO belt. Then he and Paulie can have a big unification clash at MSG in Nov for WBO/ IBF. He should then fight Witter in the UK as his first fight of 2009.

I know that Hatton said he does not want to give Witter any money but on the other hand Hatton has also said he is in it for the Glory. He did not have to go to the US and take on the best PBP. If he is in it for the glory then he should fight Witter soon. I will not say Hatton is ducking him until Hatton quits without fighting him.

One thing that I'm curious about...why would everyone want to see Hatton face someone as powerful as Torres after he just got KTFO by featherfisted Floyd?

I mean...that just don't make sense to me.

More names thrown into the pot now

Gavin Rees deal is in the works according to this article in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...=1781&ito=1490

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One thing that I'm curious about...why would everyone want to see Hatton face someone as powerful as Torres after he just got KTFO by featherfisted Floyd?

I mean...that just don't make sense to me.

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Feather fisted Floyd ?? i totally disagree with that, Mayweather has very underrated power and i said that before Hatton fight. That if Hatton comes wading in with no defense he will got KO which he did. Mayweather was a very good puncher at Super Featherweight, Lightweight, His power may not be what it was at the lighter weights. But to call him feather fisted is way off the mark. He was able to even rock Oscar De La Hoya at Light Middleweight who was almost 1 stone heavier if i remember right ?? you have to have power to do all that.

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One thing that I'm curious about...why would everyone want to see Hatton face someone as powerful as Torres after he just got KTFO by featherfisted Floyd?

I mean...that just don't make sense to me.

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Feather fisted Floyd ?? i totally disagree with that, Mayweather has very underrated power and i said that before Hatton fight. That if Hatton comes wading in with no defense he will got KO which he did. Mayweather was a very good puncher at Super Featherweight, Lightweight, His power may not be what it was at the lighter weights. But to call him feather fisted is way off the mark. He was able to even rock Oscar De La Hoya at Light Middleweight who was almost 1 stone heavier if i remember right ?? you have to have power to do all that.

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Absolutely... And the main thing, is that Mayweather is just so accurate, he was landing many clean punches on Hatton every round. His being KO'ed had almost nothing to do with Mayweathers power. Sure Torres can punch but Hatton doesn't have a bad chin, his problem isn't that he can't take a punch, that's for sure. I don't see why Torres is a bad choice of opponent... Given Ricky's age, basically if he can't beat Torres he's not going to be a top fighter no matter what he does. I can see him needing a confidence booster if he is really that shaken up after being KO'ed.. But at the same time I don't think a no hoper makes any sense for his career.. Torres is a good choice of opponent imo, I think the Cotto fight likely made him look much more dangerous then he really is, now he's a known entity, you just have to watch for the short hooks. Hatton may have trouble with that though since he is an infighter.. I basically expect a very good fight which Hatton will come on to win late, if this comes through.

Gavin Rees will be the safest way back to get a title.You could class that fight as a warm up cause there is no way Rees will live with Hatton.Then go fight PM in New York.

Torres would be his best bet. Although I think Witter deserves it a little bit more. Witter should go after PM and Hatton after Torres and Rees. Undisputed status would be enough to tempt Hatton. Diaz and Pac move up and both fight him. This would be good enough for me.

I completely missed this! Absolutley delighted, Its nice and soon so he wont be out of condition in so much that It could lose him the fight, three good potential opponents

I'd love to see him fight Torres although Torres just defended so I'm unsure what part of his year he's in (Does he usually take a lot of down time?)

Holt and Hopkins are attractive confidence boosters although Holt is perhaps the better option as the memory of Hopkins being awarded a gift against Forbes still fresh in the memory.

Delighted!

Hatton's a tough brawler who likes to come forward. But he was rocked by Luis Collazo, who's not exactly a huge puncher... and got KO'd by Floyd. If he were to get caught by a bomb from Torres, it might be "nighty-night Ricky".

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The problem in the Floyd fight was not Floyds power, but his speed and accuracy. Torres is way more hittable than Floyd and I think hatton could hurt him easier than Floyd. This should turn out like the Cotto Torres fight a brawl where both hit the canvas. Torres was down twice in the Holt fight, but yeah any fight at Hatton level is gonna come with risk, not taking risks is what people will bring up if he fights Rees then Malignaggi, two light punching boxers. Theres risks there too he could get outboxed by PM, Rees I know very little about....