Ricky Hatton apparently making an annoucnment on future in 3 days

[AdamGB]

Because most 33 year old athletes haven't ruined their bodies with crash dieting, cocaine and drink binges, copious ammounts of saturated fat, herpes and of course years of using his face to block punches.

He'll never be back at an elite level. Expect a pre Kosta type career culminating on a stoppage to the likes of Khan at best.

What evidence is there that Hatton's "bad living" has harmed him? Until he comes back we will not know. Being out-of-shape during his career never effected him. In fact the penultimate fight of his career was one of his very best.

Just recently we've seen Eric Morales retire, spend three years as a big fat guy, return in a weight-class 20 pounds north of his best, yet hold his own in world-class.

33 seems pretty old when you're 23 but trust me it ain't.

I'd bet anything Hatton would take qutting on his school against Powderpuff Paulie, let alone Khan in a literally ginormous British fight, as his lasting ring memory rather than the current one - humiliated, lying flat on his back unconcious.

33 isn't old for a hard living, pressure fighting boxer at an elite level? Fuck me...

I'll say it again, the only place Hatton would plan on taking a comeback is the bank.

[Fenster]

Hatton comes back to be promoted by Matchroom instead of his own promotional outfit? That would be a bigger shock than the actual comeback.