Hatton Senchenko Saturday Night Fight/Chat thread

[Beanz]

I really thought he was going to get up there.

Ya know, been hit with enough and seen enough of hard body shots and what it takes to get up. More than anything, it takes heart. I just don't think he still has it for the sport at the warrior level. that was what was most sad to me.

With all due respect you are a young man who has not fought at that level. A younger Hatton would gave got Senchenko out earlier.

[Youngblood]

I really thought he was going to get up there.

Ya know, been hit with enough and seen enough of hard body shots and what it takes to get up. More than anything, it takes heart. I just don't think he still has it for the sport at the warrior level. that was what was most sad to me.

With all due respect you are a young man who has not fought at that level. A younger Hatton would gave got Senchenko out earlier.

I'm not sure what your point is. Mine is, he maybe could have gotten up. Most do. Especially considering the rd was nearly ended and he had time to recoup. This game is mostly mental too and I think by this time in the fight Ricky already knew it wasn't anything like he'd hoped.

No one is questioning what a younger Ricky could have done. But this wasn't him.

[CFH]

I really thought he was going to get up there.

Ya know, been hit with enough and seen enough of hard body shots and what it takes to get up. More than anything, it takes heart. I just don't think he still has it for the sport at the warrior level. that was what was most sad to me.

With all due respect you are a young man who has not fought at that level. A younger Hatton would gave got Senchenko out earlier.

I'm not sure what your point is. Mine is, he maybe could have gotten up. Most do. Especially considering the rd was nearly ended and he had time to recoup. This game is mostly mental too and I think by this time in the fight Ricky already knew it wasn't anything like he'd hoped.

No one is questioning what a younger Ricky could have done. But this wasn't him.

I thought it looked like he was about to get up at 8 seconds and thought better of it, but who knows.

[AdamGB]

I really thought he was going to get up there.

Ya know, been hit with enough and seen enough of hard body shots and what it takes to get up. More than anything, it takes heart. I just don't think he still has it for the sport at the warrior level. that was what was most sad to me.

With all due respect you are a young man who has not fought at that level. A younger Hatton would gave got Senchenko out earlier.

I'm not sure what your point is. Mine is, he maybe could have gotten up. Most do. Especially considering the rd was nearly ended and he had time to recoup. This game is mostly mental too and I think by this time in the fight Ricky already knew it wasn't anything like he'd hoped.

No one is questioning what a younger Ricky could have done. But this wasn't him.

Post more about boxing, been a while since I've seen you post so much sense!

[Beanz]

I really thought he was going to get up there.

Ya know, been hit with enough and seen enough of hard body shots and what it takes to get up. More than anything, it takes heart. I just don't think he still has it for the sport at the warrior level. that was what was most sad to me.

With all due respect you are a young man who has not fought at that level. A younger Hatton would gave got Senchenko out earlier.

I'm not sure what your point is. Mine is, he maybe could have gotten up. Most do. Especially considering the rd was nearly ended and he had time to recoup. This game is mostly mental too and I think by this time in the fight Ricky already knew it wasn't anything like he'd hoped.

No one is questioning what a younger Ricky could have done. But this wasn't him.

My point is that however strong you are mentally, your bodies resistance and ability to withstand pain and trauma decreases. When you spend a few days urinating blood you can be pretty sure that the deep tissue and organ damage will make you more susceptible in future to similar damage. it's not like a bone that heals back stronger. You may be right but I think the mental fortitude needed to even attempt a comeback after a life lived like Ricky's after 3 and a half years out would have made sure he got up if he could. Also I don't really know where you get the idea that MOST people get up from body shots that put them down. Plenty don't.

[Saddo]

When he said he was coming back I thought why?!?!? but from the build up to the ring walk it was like stepping back in time to the glory days and that was great to see, but from about round 5 it was clear to see this was not the Ricky of old and his reaction to the loss just shows how much the win would have ment to him.

is this the end? well after that reception he got I think there is still money to be made so I doubt this is the last we will see of him.... but I hope it is

[CFH]

When he said he was coming back I thought why?!?!? but from the build up to the ring walk it was like stepping back in time to the glory days and that was great to see, but from about round 5 it was clear to see this was not the Ricky of old and his reaction to the loss just shows how much the win would have ment to him.

is this the end? well after that reception he got I think there is still money to be made so I doubt this is the last we will see of him.... but I hope it is

Surely he has enough money though and there's plenty to be made more safely as a promoter. It seems like it's all psychological for him.

I wouldn't mind seeing him take something of a gimme fight to retire on a win, but to continue to try and compete against even a moderate level of opposition seems ridiculous.

[Master]

This is a bit like Winky Wright taking on a good fighter after a long lay off and getting beat and retiring, he should have taken an easier opponent.

[Freedom]

This is the saddest I've ever felt for a boxer.

I just hope Ricky will be okay, and not go into a depression about it.

[piye]

Ricky looked god awful Senchenko is decent though.

[Fenster]

He looked terrible from the start to me. It was like watching his brother.... who is shit.

[CFH]

He looked terrible from the start to me. It was like watching his brother.... who is shit.

His brother would have at least made it to the final bell .

I agree though, he looked awful from start to finish. It seemed like things might have been looking a bit better in terms of his sharpness and accuracy towards the end, but it's all moot now.

[Gandalf]

He looked terrible from the start to me. It was like watching his brother.... who is shit.

It was that bad?

Regardless, I think getting stopped alone merits immediate retirement. Hatton has been hungry for only food and beer for too long and top fighters simply don't live like that. Hatton has finally accepted this, but as a pressure fighter and being 34, is now too long in the tooth and weathered to do anything about it. The mind is now willing, but the body is gone. Apparently he was huffing and puffing after 5, had little timing and ultimately got stopped to the body. That doesn't sound like the work bunny of yesteryear.

I'm not sure if I even want to watch this fight properly now, it sounds a bit depressing.

[Beanz]

Ricky was never great defensively but his clever and FAST feet and the ability to slip punches and find awkward angles and space to throw punches was just not there tonight. There is no point in treading water when you used to be in the front pack of swimmers in the 100m butterfly. He was conceivably even or just ahead on the scorecards but he was definitely slowing and never really had the accuracy he had back in the day. Senchenko probably fought better than many people thought he would but really he was mediocre at best. He admitted that he couldn't make the adjustments he used to post fight so Ricky knows this is it, lets just hope he can guide some of his own stable to bigger and better things and find some satisfaction in that. Thanks Ricky. It was a blast.

[IamInuit]

This is a bit like Winky Wright taking on a good fighter after a long lay off and getting beat and retiring, he should have taken an easier opponent.

Good old hindsight and I agree but Ricky was not cut by that cloth. Historically there are very few precedents for this kind of attempt. Jeffries, Foreman and Leonard. He said so himself that he wanted to taste the top rather then toil in a couple of meaningless 8 rounders.