Ricky Hatton has only 14/15 months ago beaten the brilliant Kostya Tszyu, since which he has kept his '0'.

Out of all his contenders to his 140lb World Championship, not one has met and beaten someone the quality of Tszyu. Fights like that (Hatton/Tszyu) sometimes never come round for fighters, and rarely more than once, but Hatton is that good, that as well as fighting Tszyu he will probably meet a Castillo sometime soon; an impressive victory there, will have him up there with MAB, Winky and Mayweather, for a claim as the finest fighter in the world.

Hatton is a truly, truly exceptional talent; it took the Tszyu fight to prove it to me, but from now on, I will appreciate him while he is still in the game.