Ricky Hatton's challenges -Life after boxing

[Gandalf]

Boxing - Ricky Hatton’s challenges

Part of me thinks that this piece has some valid points, but the other part of me thinks that it is a lot of hot air.

I think there is no doubt that the Pacquiao fight has turned Hattons world upside down, but we all knew that he was a glutton for the nightlife and food prior to that. Between every single fight he would balloon in a way unimaginable to most people. So, for this piece to try and pin it on post career depression is a bit too simplified. Didn't Hatton always go on the piss prior to Mayweather and all those other fights too?

I mean, don't we all get depressed and hate the world at some point in our lives? But do we have the excuse of being a retired sportsman with a void to be filled? And furthermore, do we have the excuse of having all that time on our hands because we have millions of pounds in the bank? And after all shouldn't our families have helped us more to deal with whatever transition we were making? If he is so guilty then how about offering small refunds to all those that still have their ticket stubs from the Pac fight?

To me it just sounds like a lot of hot air being cast forth for a multi millionaire, self absorbed sportsman to make excuses for his post boxing career indulgence with so called 'sin'. I don't know why Fightnews posted this piece because it seems to me nothing more than an academic exercise to try and justify a well known sportsmans fall from public favour.

Thoughts?

[erics44]

i dont know how accurate it is either

first paragraph saying many of his fans have turned against him, have they?

its just tabloid crap

if ricky announced a fight in america he would get as many travelling fans as as many pay per viewers as before

[Gandalf]

i dont know how accurate it is either

first paragraph saying many of his fans have turned against him, have they?

its just tabloid crap

if ricky announced a fight in america he would get as many travelling fans as as many pay per viewers as before

It's only Fightnews as far as I can tell, so it isn't exactly in the UK tabloids, but for sure I question the purpose and reason for it.

I don't think his fans have turned against him, but it's certainly given those that dislike him a lot more ammunition. Though I would argue any opinions from Eastside are effectively worthless and that that's the only place where you really see a seriously anti-Hatton crowd.

Hatton is still popular and people wish him well, but if this is a Hatton team attempt to spin his post career wastefulness then I do urge them to take another approach.

[skel1983]

Miles I will be honest this whole episode is boring me to death.

[Gandalf]

Miles I will be honest this whole episode is boring me to death.

It isn't the most exciting topic in the world, but I thought it neccessary to counter the idea that the bored, multi millionaire, post boxing boxer has nothing else to do but get depressed and turn to drugs. In this sense it is a move way from the whole shock, revelatory "Hatton takes drugs" topic. We know that, now we are seeing excuses for his so called 'lapses'. That's what the thread is about.

It's such a corny line. It's a stereotype rather than anything else. I mean don't most working class men with no money also get drunk and take drugs? What's their excuse? People make their own choices in life, to put it all down to "a boxer gets empty therefore they turn to this and this and because of this...ect". I find that a very hollow justification all in all.

You made your choice, move on. No need for any bollocky justifications.

[Master]

Ricky has to get his life back in order, he is to blame no one else and only he can get out of it whether it is through medication or yoga. He has little sympathy from me. Another Stan Collymore celebrity in rehab to me.

[ono]

Miles I will be honest this whole episode is boring me to death.

Exactly, the aftermath is far, far, far, far worse than the initial 'crime'.

Nobody really cares. Young rich man spends some of his practically unlimited money on cocaine to get off his face on a weekend. It's really not even a story.

[generalbulldog]

I don't think that many people really care whether or not Hatton is doing drugs, I mean it's his life. He's a young and rich man.

In fact, I think him and Nas Hamed should get together for a burger eating contest.