Hatton officially retires

[Vendettos]

34? Froch is 35 and getting younger with a more wearing style!!
What's the difference cos it's not the weight.

It is the weight mate, the heavier the weight, the longer your career can be.

[Gandalf]

34? Froch is 35 and getting younger with a more wearing style!!
What's the difference cos it's not the weight.

It is the weight mate, the heavier the weight, the longer your career can be.

It's styles too. Hatton has been all about quick feet and workrate and once that tapered off after 4, Hatton was pretty much done.

Few fighters keep their legs at 35 and unlike Floyd who is losing his legs and is defensive, Hattons legs only work for an aggresive approach.

Froch doesn't really use his legs in the manner of someone like Hatton. We said years ago that the lifestyle and fighting style would catch up to Hatton and they did.

Hatton tried to redeem himself, but this time he also had time to contend with not only waning powers, but an increasingly fragile mind and a massively abused body.

Imagine if Hatton had kept himself in shape as a sportsman should.

[jon09]

Well I hope he stays retired, unlike some athletes who have no idea what that word means and come back shortly after. His lifestyle has been his biggest enemy and it finally caught up with him. I really hope his promotion takes off and he stays out of trouble.

[ross]

34? Froch is 35 and getting younger with a more wearing style!!
What's the difference cos it's not the weight.

It is the weight mate, the heavier the weight, the longer your career can be.

Its not just that. Hatton had a big strength advantage when he was a light welter, he could boil himself right down and rehydrate massively after. Even at light welter though, there we fighters who could match his strength and made him look mediocre, like Juan Urango. If his footwork and boxing were that great, he would have been ale to box rings round him and make it look easy, he struggled.

He fights now the same as he did years ago. Ok he tired in the last few rounds but his head movement was good, as good as it has ever been. Or it looked that way against this opponent.

Had he taken on a fighter a level below as he should have and as everyone thought he should have, he would have won. You can get the stamina and confidence in training. He started to tire and was more and more a sitting target, he looked better than I expected at the beggining of the fight and even hurt Senchenko a few times.

Froch practically walks around at fighting weight and has a far better chin. Even Hattons own brother takes a better shot. Would Hatton have lasted against Canelo?

[Master]

Hatton could have taken on a Katasidis type fighter for his first comeback fight but eventually he would have got to the realisation that he was never going to reach the heights he made at light welter. Hatton would have retired even if he got the decision against Senchenko

[bzkfn]

Hatton could have taken on a Katasidis type fighter for his first comeback fight but eventually he would have got to the realisation that he was never going to reach the heights he made at light welter. Hatton would have retired even if he got the decision against Senchenko

I love Ricky, probably my favourite fighter of all time, but I don't believe he would have retired had he got a decision over Senchenko. He'd have deluded himself into thinking he was just shaking off the rust and would've signed to fight Paulie. It's just something he is saying to convince himself that it doesn't matter and if that is what it takes to keep him from doing something stupid, then I'm glad he's saying it.

[Master]

Hatton could have taken on a Katasidis type fighter for his first comeback fight but eventually he would have got to the realisation that he was never going to reach the heights he made at light welter. Hatton would have retired even if he got the decision against Senchenko

I love Ricky, probably my favourite fighter of all time, but I don't believe he would have retired had he got a decision over Senchenko. He'd have deluded himself into thinking he was just shaking off the rust and would've signed to fight Paulie. It's just something he is saying to convince himself that it doesn't matter and if that is what it takes to keep him from doing something stupid, then I'm glad he's saying it.

You probably are right money and ego makes it difficult to turn down another fight. I hope this is closure and he can get on with his life.

[armin]

34? Froch is 35 and getting younger with a more wearing style!!
What's the difference cos it's not the weight.

It is the weight mate, the heavier the weight, the longer your career can be.

Its not just that. Hatton had a big strength advantage when he was a light welter, he could boil himself right down and rehydrate massively after. Even at light welter though, there we fighters who could match his strength and made him look mediocre, like Juan Urango. If his footwork and boxing were that great, he would have been ale to box rings round him and make it look easy, he struggled.

He fights now the same as he did years ago. Ok he tired in the last few rounds but his head movement was good, as good as it has ever been. Or it looked that way against this opponent.

Had he taken on a fighter a level below as he should have and as everyone thought he should have, he would have won. You can get the stamina and confidence in training. He started to tire and was more and more a sitting target, he looked better than I expected at the beggining of the fight and even hurt Senchenko a few times.

Froch practically walks around at fighting weight and has a far better chin. Even Hattons own brother takes a better shot. Would Hatton have lasted against Canelo?

Uhm if I remember right he did box rings around urango other than one scarry moment in round five

[Memphis]

Yeah he was boxing nicely. I think Urango almost snapping him in half with a body shot changed things.