Quote Originally Posted by Mikkel_K View Post
Quote Originally Posted by hattonthehammer View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Mikkel_K View Post

I think you are seriously overestimating the money Hatton would generate from Witter. Sure, it would be a lot. It wouldnt be much more than by meeting anyone else though - he already sold 50'000 tickets for fighting Lazcano. And Hatton shouldnt really woried about his finances anyway - not after the Mayweather fight at least.

Secondly Hatton's fortune is based on being the premier English fighter. If anyone were starting to doubt that claim, thinking he might not even be the best around his own weight, well, they're proven wrong by now. Without Hatton even having to step in the ring.

Finally - the retirement nest for Hatton is not Witter. It is Amir Khan.

Will never happen in a million years!!
Why not? The money involved would be on a completely different level than against Witter. In fact the money alone makes this a viable possibility - not this year, probably not next year either, but certainly in the years to come after that.

Sure, if Khan remains with Warren, it won't happen until they are absolutely confident, Khan will win. But with a 3-4 years perspective that isnt an impossible scenario to believe in. Personally, I dont really see Hatton carrying on more than 2-3 more years anyway.

Then the question is if Khan can lure Hatton out of retirement into a very_ lucrative one-off fight before retiring for good?

But this is kind of irrelevant to this thread. Poor old Witter, not even in the threads about him can he remain in the spotlight...

i honestly see no more 3-4 hatton outings before he calls it a day.

Lazcano and Malignaggi are naturally this years opposition, then he`ll probably look at a bout with torres in vegas one last time before a junior witter showdown late next year to end it all.

After that ricky will have nothing left to prove, he would of unified the 140 division, wont be so daft as to believe he can go up a weight again, will be desperate to retire as a champion and of course as we all know wants to become a promoter ASAP.

Khan is a respective lightweight newbie and hasnt even got himself a world title shot yet.

The chances of him dominating at lightweight and then shooting up to 140 before hatton has gone are slim to none if you ask me!!