If hatton had an easier return to boxing

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Personally I think prime Ricky Hatton is severely underrated. One of the best fighters in the history of the 140lb division IMO. Fantastic fighter in his prime, but like Kabong and others alluded to, pressure fighters (especially ones with destructive eating/drinking/drug habits outside the ring) don't have a long shelf life.

He could have been a fringe contender, he looked decent against Senchenko, but can you imagine what a lot of these young bombers would have done to him? Senchenko isn't even a player at 147, he'd be lucky to be ranked in the top 15 IMO.

There's no way Hatton would be cracking the top 5.