don't think Warren held him back, what if he'd fought a younger Tszyu 18 months earlier and maybe concede home advantage? he probably would have come up a little short and gone back to fighting euro level and maybe NEVER getting the lucrative fights.

I agree with a lot of the criticism of Warren, but he handled Hatton's career perfectly. He delivered the no.1 guy in his division for him at exactly the right time (aging a little and coming off a long lay off while Ricky was peaking) on home turf with a home ref. That fight MADE him, and therefore Warren MADE him. After leaving Warren it was Hatton's camp which decided that they weren't ready for Floyd, and that's why they waited to get him.