Ricky Hatton to hold news conference on Friday

[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.

[jon09]

Who is gonna be Ricky's trainer?

[Master]

Who is gonna be Ricky's trainer?

The same trainer that trains his brother, forgot his name.

[ono]

I don't think it will be Katsidis after all. There's been no contact between Hatton and Katsidis' team.

[Master]

I don't think it will be Katsidis after all. There's been no contact between Hatton and Katsidis' team.

Katasidis team may be saying that just because they have been told to deny it and not let it out before the big announcement this Friday by Hatton promotion.

[ono]

Maybe. Hope so. Think it's a good fight. They said that they'd be open to negotiations if Hatton did approach them providing weight could be agreed on. This is the only reason I think it's not Katsidis. This was said on Tuesday. Its either a bluff or the truth.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

You know what. I'd put money on Hatton loosing by stoppage.