Quote Originally Posted by Tam Seddon
Quote Originally Posted by albsur2006
Honestly, Hatton has a bit of a dilemma on his hands. He's too small to fight with any of the other elite welterweights and with his "Ricky Fatton" lifestyle he WON'T be able to make 140 in top condition that much longer and he'll start becoming weight drained more often. If I were him, I'd take the money with a huge ODLH fight in the UK in which whether he wins or loses, he'll still be considered the top guy at 140. And then break the bank again with Junior Witter who would probably have one more belt by then. Ricky's drinking and eating WILL catch up to him, it's just a question of when. I read somewhere that his team was going to have him fight five times in 2008, that's probably the smartest idea they've had for Ricky yet because fighting five times will allow him to stay in somewhat decent shape all year instead of blowing up a lot and then having to lose a ton of weight.
are you telling me he was weight drained for the Castillo fight? He was in the best shape at 140 ever and he dealed the goods. Anybody gets in with Hatton at 140 they will get beat. trust me. Its not the end of the world him losing to floyd, it just asserts the fact he is pound 4 pound number 1. He will be back and doing well at 140
If you believe that Ricky's bloating during fights will not shortly start affecting his conditioning then you're crazy. I'm not saying that he's gonna turn to shit overnight but overeating and overdrinking takes years of your athletic life. Ricky's getting to the age (30+) where he's not technically "young" anymore and his body will start punishing him more and more during training camps for his lifestyle. His determination during training camps coupled with his youth allows him to be in tip-top shape in spite of his lifestyle, but his body can't keep doing it over and over. That is fact. Ricky Hatton is not superhuman.