Quit Now Ricky!

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The article was complete shit. To imply that Hatton is no more the fighter he was 3 years ago is just wrong. Ricky is still every bit as good as he was 3 or 4 years ago it's just his opposition has improved.

The Kosta Tyzsu that he beat was the one who was washed up, inactive, coming to the end of his career, a string of injuries and he didn't really want it. He gave up, quit on his stool, hardly the mark of a man at the peak of his powers. He was no longer hungry and so quit when it got tough, no disrespect to him but anyone who thinks Hatton really beat the real Kosta Tyszu is just deluded.

Take that win away and Hatton has struggled against everyone.

Eamonn Magee floored him and took him to 12 tough rounds. He plodded out a win over Ben Tackie. John Thaxton completely busted his face up in another hard fought win. That fight could conceivably have been stopped.

He got cut and looked shit against Carlos Maussa, a fighter other prospects since have just blown away. He got wobbled by Urango, almost ktfo by Collazo.

Kosta aside, where are these dominant world class performances against top opposition that people hearken back to?

He's just a decent hardworking fighter who got lucky in fighting a great champion at the right time.

His win over Tyszu is about as significant as Leon Spink's over Ali or John Ruiz's over Hoylfield.


Please let's not be negative about Hatton and suggest he has declined and should retire. Just accept that in hindsight he was never that good to begin with.

Very similar feelings as you on this one.

Altho...

i feel he would have beaten Kostya anytime. His style was just all wrong and ultimately too much for him.

Apart from the cut, Thaxton got completely anhialated.

Ben Tackie got completely outboxed by Hatton

But i get the jist of what you're saying and i have to agree. I think a lot of reporters only seriously started following him from the Kostya fight onwards. I've watched every single fight and i can honestly say he isn't on the slide. He has been relatively inconsistent ever since he's been world rated. Thing is, he's always found a way to win. Saturday night was no different. I thought he looked very sharp. The most accurate i've seen him since his WBU days. His new trainer has clearly been working on new combinations. It was successful.

As far as i'm concerned he did the job quite well on Saturday. I predicted a points victory (117-111 ish) and he did slightly better than that. I just don't see why there is so much hate and negativity.