Quote Originally Posted by Smashup
B*llshit as Cotto is still untested.
Who has he fought that is so good...Please tell us.
Agree 100% Tam that he must go up and after Cotto or even Judah.
It's not BS.
Cotto is bigger and stronger than Hatton, with more punching power.
Ricky would be the shorter fighter and would have the shorter reach. Which means he would have to fight on the inside against a fighter with more firepower.
Winning a fight is all about having advantages.
Against Cotto, Hatton does not have a height advantage, he does not have a reach advantage, he does not have a power advantage, and I also don't see Hatton having any major advantage in speed or pure boxing ability.
And it's not just Cotto. Hatton doesn't have the weapons to beat a talented, natural welterweight. I can't see Hatton defeating Judah, let alone Mayweather or Cotto.
Why do you think Hatton ran back to 140 after only one fight at 147?? There's much more money to be made at 147 than 140. He left 147 because he realized he was in over his head.

As someone said before in the thread, if Hatton moves up to 147 to face Floyd or Cotto, it will be because he was offered so much money, that he couldn't refuse. And more power to him if that's what happens, these guys should try to make as much money as they can.