Ricky Hatton to hold news conference on Friday

[Master]

He wants Paulie so he can have an easy title to get a Pacquiao or Mayweather fight. Im not sure he will be in it for the long haul. If it is for his career rather than to help his promotional company then I think the excitment and novelty will quickly wear off after the first fight win or lose. Getting back in to the routine will be hard for someone whos lived the life of a millionaire over the last few yearsm getting up when he wants, eating and drinking what he wants.

I think Paulie will lose the title before Hatton gets ready to fight him.

[Gandalf]

He has come out today saying he is aiming for rematches with Mayweather and Pacquiao - Honestly, Ricky makes me cringe. I'm not surprised police were called..I imagine Ricky's dad finally had enough of enabling Ricky and gave him a cold, hard dose of truth - You don't have it anymore!

This was what I meant when I said Ricky claims to be humble but is actually arrogant because he believes this stuff. Don't get me wrong, you need belief but he's heading for disaster and playing with his health.

Furthermore, I really don't want him fed to Khan who is the only man more delusional than Ricky at the moment. If he beats Ricky we'll not hear the end of it about how wonderful he is for beating a way over the hill Hatton..

I will watch his comeback fight..I hope it is against a live body who has some fairly decent power. I want to see if he still has the speed, stamina and most importantly for Ricky's style, ability to take a punch. I'll be holding my breath during that one..

I see what you are saying. I was watching at times myself and thinking that he was revising history somewhat and that even suggesting possible future names like Khan is a bit off as he has no idea where he really is.

The arrest of Hatton's Dad suggests something is really odd behind the scenes too. It just all seems a bit off. None of us knows the real deal with Ricky Hatton and unfortunately whatever it is is going to unravel in the ring. Either he is truly motivated or he is deluding himself, I guess we are all going to find out.

There is no turning back now unlike last time. He is going to have to go through with this and really I am not sure I buy the reasons. He wants to make everyone proud of him? We already were. The man is 34 next month.

[Fenster]

18,000 tickets sold in a weekend, with no opponent and no undercard named. Unreal.

It's like when Tyson said - "I can sell out MSG having a wank"

[Mattyhitman]

18,000 tickets sold in a weekend, with no opponent and no undercard named. Unreal.

It's like when Tyson said - "I can sell out MSG having a wank"

Goes to show he still has the pulling power.

Ricky and Ray have not spoke for close to 2 years, and the next time they do Ray ends up taking a swipe at him !
When Ray was looking after Ricky's finances, it's alleged he was creaming money off the top and Ricky didn't know, hence why they have not spoke for so long.

[Master]

It is a sad fact about boxing that by the time the boxer is aware of how to maximise his money and status away from the promoter/manager/trainer he is at the end of his career and near retirement. This comeback seems a desperate attempt to salvage some more money for himself and his promotion.

[DavilaJones]

Does Froch get this kind of pull over there? I really hope he does as he is truly a great fighter.

[ryanman]

Does Froch get this kind of pull over there? I really hope he does as he is truly a great fighter.

He gets about a 1/5 of that kind of pull.

[Greig]

Thoughts on the Hatton comeback. I'm glad to see him back, but fear it may end badly if he fights anybody good.

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[Beanz]

Thoughts on the Hatton comeback. I'm glad to see him back, but fear it may end badly if he fights anybody good.

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Good article and great blog.

[Dia bando]

Hatton's come back is good for boxing, but is the come back good for Ricky,! I'm not to sure he
had a good career made good money,and only lost to the very best.
He is basic-lee a come forward fighter, that takes punishment to land his own Ricky is exciting
to watch, with a huge fan base. Hatton is one of the many fighters, that think they left the game with something to prove,! it's sad in a way that retirement for some great fights, is a place were there is
a void in there life. I like Ricky I wish him luck, just hope he does not get sparked again.

[Greig]

Thanks Greenbeanz, much appreciated. I hope for his sake it works out well.

[THE PHILOSOPHER]

Does Froch get this kind of pull over there? I really hope he does as he is truly a great fighter.

He gets about a 1/5 of that kind of pull.

Froch is barely known to the casual fan in the UK! But he's garnering more & more recognition as he goes....let's be honest though, most UK fighters only get a fifth of the pull hatton has! He's a phenom in british boxing...

Calzaghe only came to prominence post lacy...

Khan, for some reason the media were all over this kid while Burns and Froch have done it the hard way!

Hatton is just in a different league!

[Master]

Khan had the mainstream coverage from Olympics and the start of his career with ITV so is very big. Tyson Fury may have bigger support than he really should.

[THE PHILOSOPHER]

Tyson Fury may have bigger support than he really should.

I agree. Fury is just another channel 5 hype job..

David Price is barely ever mentioned on most media formats! Tragic.

[Althugz]

Khan had the mainstream coverage from Olympics

This - I don't think we had anybody decent in our boxing team and this 17 year old pops up to win a silver. It was perfect for him. Nobody else at any Olympics since has been made such a big deal out of. James De Gale got a nice 2 million contract but nowhere near as fast tracked as Amir was. I doubt any of the crop of medalists from this year will get that much hype either. A LOT of casuals know of Khan.