Quote Originally Posted by CutMeMick
Hatton should take the fight anyway and prove hes a warrior.

JLC should retire if he doesn't make weight. IMO.
We won't know what Hatton will actually do until the weigh-in actually happens.

OF COURSE Hatton is going to say right now that he won't fight unless Castillo makes weight. Because if he admits ahead of time that he'll fight Castillo no matter what, then Castillo knows that he doesn't really need to make weight. Castillo doesn't care about the belt at stake, it's the payday that matters. If he knows Hatton will still fight even if he weighs more than 140, then why would he kill himself to make weight?

Hatton is playing this the right way. Because, now Castillo has it in his head that he needs to make weight or there's no fight. And on the other side, if Castillo doesn't make weight, and Hatton "changes his mind" and decides to fight anyway, then good ol' Ricky Hatton comes off looking brave and like a hero, because he fought even when he said he wouldn't.