Malinaggi then Pacquaio or Oscar at Wembley 100,000 sell out.
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Malinaggi then Pacquaio or Oscar at Wembley 100,000 sell out.
BBC SPORT | Boxing | Hatton targeting Pacquiao finale
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Originally Posted by Markusdarkus
Fighting Paulie in his first fight is a great move. Fighting Pacquiao in his second fight instead of Oscar is even better.
If they hold this in England, then Hatton's gonna make huge money whether he fights Oscar or Manny.
Here's the difference............... He has a shot at Manny, but Oscar would crush him. Hatton is GREAT at 140 and below, but has no buisness at 147 or higher. Plus, beating Pac would mean a helluva lot more at this stage in his career than beating Oscar.
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Originally Posted by frozensolid_702Quote:
Originally Posted by Markusdarkus
Fighting Paulie in his first fight is a great move. Fighting Pacquiao in his second fight instead of Oscar is even better.
If they hold this in England, then Hatton's gonna make huge money whether he fights Oscar or Manny.
Here's the difference............... He has a shot at Manny, but Oscar would crush him. Hatton is GREAT at 140 and below, but has no buisness at 147 or higher. Plus, beating Pac would mean a helluva lot more at this stage in his career than beating Oscar.
Oscar is too big for Hatton, Hattons only hope would be to box for 6rds then try and pick it up.
Manny has proved his style is suited to him movinmg up he is also pretty tall for a guy that started at 106lbs.
At Wembly against the P4P king at Hattons best weight would be a monster maybe bigger than Oscar vs Mayweather.
Makes sense - and is what everyone expected. Not sure about the Malignaggi fight being in Vegas though ?? Thought he wanted to fight at MSG before he retired ?
Still I reckon Malignaggi is an easy night for Ricky
Has to be Manny to finish - not Oscar - and he would sell Wembley out for that I have no doubt
Id of liked 3 more and then it
Malignaggi is a no brainer as he holds a genuine title and hatton dearly wants that fight at the garden
Pacman at wembley seems as good as set in stone barring any disasters though i suspect vegas will want in on that
Would like to see ricky give the torres/holt winner a fight as it would completely unify the 140 division.
Two fights sounds about right. Ricky's style doesnt mix with someone heading into their 30's so he's on the ball in terms of knowing when enough is enough. I dont want to see him fight Oscar though. Oscar is too big and Hatton just doesnt function at his best outside of 140. A Pac fight at Wembley would be an ideal closer.
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Originally Posted by miles
could you imagine 90,000 philipino`s and mancs in the same arena
all out carnage inside and outside the ring!!
Whatever Hatton does he will in my eyes be remembered as one of the greatest britsh fighters of all time. Above Calzaghe!
Predictions :
Hatton v Mallignaggi = Hatton wins 4rd KO
Hatton v Pacquiao = Hatton wins rsf 8-10rd
Retire and hopefully never come back.
If Hatton has any sense he will do his best to get the Pac fight .
If he fights Oscar he will get knocked out
Could be incredible if it comes off. Would be a huge event. Hatton just keeps on making his fights bigger and bigger occasions and you cannot top it off any bigger than a fight at Wembley and in full view of the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by hattonthehammerQuote:
Originally Posted by miles
could you imagine 90,000 philipino`s and mancs in the same arena
all out carnage inside and outside the ring!!
Sounds like a sensible plan to me. He seemed slightly on the decline in his last fight; the Hatton of 2005 doesn't let Lazcano past the 8th. He doesn't need to carry on much longer, and really there aren't any big fights to make at 140. I think the Pac-man bout would be sensational, but Pac-man's vastly superior hand and foot speed will be too much. People say that Hatton's too strong, but Pac has the advantage in every other department, and I'll take speed over strength 9 times out of 10. Pac by UD or possibly late TKO.
This is a prime example of how quick things can change for boxers, after the Mayweather fight I saw nowhere to go for Hatton he should have taken Witter on comeback he would have destroyed him, but with Witter gone there was simply no one left to fight, I don't see Paulie as that much of a challenge for Hatton, Paulie will never hurt hatton (unless he flicks him with his hair) so Hatton will come forward face first and smash his ribs up I see Hatton looking good against Paulie.
Hatton desperately needed a mega fight (one he has a chance of winning) and the only one out there is Manny but if he looked small or slow at 135 - 140 then people would say Hatton was picking a lose lose fight with a much smaller guy but what Manny showed against Diaz was that a tear up with Hatton could be one of the best fights of either of these guys careers as long as Manny can take shots from Hatton and protects his body (JMM caught and hurt him to the body) this has all out war written all over it I will sell my girlfriend to be there ;D
I have felt sorry for Hatton because that career defining fight seemed to be nowhere in sight now, It could be just round the corner he will retire after this only if he wins.
Makes sense to me.
Top the bill at the Garden and then fight Pacman at Wembley. Maybe not Oscar altho at 147 it would be interesting. I know Oscar struggled like hell to make 150.
I don't think Hatton will beat pac at 140. I've been saying all along that Pac's frame will allow him to be effective there....no matter how many weight classes he has moved up.
I said he'd be strong at lightweight. The same would apply at light welter imo.
HATTON VS PACMAC!.....AT WEMBLEY,TOP QUALITY!!IM THERE!!IT WOULD BE MOUTH WATERING!!:lickish::lickish::lickish::lickish::lic kish::lickish::lickish::lickish::lickish::lickish: :lickish::lickish::lickish::D
Hell, I wouldn't miss that for the world, I'd snap tickets the first day they went out ;D ;D ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by yvonne
THERE'S ONLY ONE RICKY HATTON.......WALKING ALONG.....SINGING A SONG :D
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Originally Posted by leftyleeHell, I wouldn't miss that for the world, I'd snap tickets the first day they went out ;D ;D ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by yvonne
THERE'S ONLY ONE RICKY HATTON.......WALKING ALONG.....SINGING A SONG :D
Ha i would going "CRAZY"to get hold of these red hot tickets.IM THERE ME:lickish:I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!
Embarassing as it is my response to hattons plan is the same one my 10 year daughter got suspended for last year. "Whatever nigga" !! Or in this case "whatever hatton" these retirement gameplans are starting to be just another trend. I would hope to see hatton fight for much longer than two fights especially with all the good fights that can be made. But if not as with floyd and oscar's retirements......whatever.
from fightnews...
Hatton won’t quit yet!
British boxing hero Ricky Hatton has played down reports in the press that he only has two fights left in him. While Hatton admits he is entering ‘the home straight’ of his career, he has no intention of hanging up his gloves just yet. Speaking to Setanta Sports News, Hatton said, "Everybody wants to fight Ricky Hatton these days; with the fan base I’ve got, the following I’ve got and how exciting my fights are. I feel like I’m performing better than I’ve ever performed. I don’t want to turn round and say ‘one more fight, two more fights, three more fights.’ When you’re in a position like I am and you’re performing like I am, retirement doesn’t come into my thinking really."
Maybe I'm in the minority but I think Hatton might fare better against De La Hoya than Pac. Pac looked just as strong if not stronger against Diaz and 5 more pounds may just make him that much stronger, whereas a weight-drained Oscar at 147 might just be the trick. I guarantee you Oscar went thru hell to get to 150 and those last 3 pounds for a man in his mid 30s who already had a low body fat percentage is a nightmare. Remember, the fight isn't the day after he fought Forbes but months after this point which can only fare poorly for a man getting older. Ricky didn't look awful at 147, he looked awful against the P4P best fighter in the sport- there's a world of difference just like there's a world of difference between a 154 pound Oscar and a 147 pound Oscar. I guarantee if Hatton burrowed into his body Oscar would turn into a zombie after the 6th round, but guess what Ricky's going to get with a quick punching machine that munches up the extra pounds each time he hops up a division? A face ache. Hatton doesn't have Pacquiao's speed, punch accuracy are the ability to work for a full 12 like Pac does. At least Oscar fades. That being said, the Pac fight is the better fight to be made, it's just not the one that would be in his best interest if he wants to be on his feet by night's end.
Hatton up until Tszyu was a machine a great fight however he has steadily gone down hill with career worst against Mayweather.
From rds 4-10 against Lazcano he looked good stopped hugging.
Cant see Paulie or Manny touching him if he fights to the best of his ability tbh.
Whats all this Oscar will Ko Hatton Bullshite.
Oscar, as good as he was, could not KO Forbes, and Forbes is smaller than Hatton, Osar at 36 woulde a good battle and evn at 147, I favour Hatton to win.