Hatton needs to get rid of Graham

[Dark Lord Al]

Some nice points.
I was making a similar point in a previous post ,about why Ricky clinches alot of late , and i think its as you say his battle with the LBS is taking its toll on his body.
Which in turn is effecting his punch resistance , he was good last night , but wide open to punches .
Like all fighters who are come forward types ( Jeff Fenech etc ) , the wheels generally fall off fast , and Ricky is looking a bit worn now.
I like Hatton alot and I'm sure he will entertain us few more times yet , but it is inevitable that not to far down the road the Hatton bandwagon will come to a grinding holt.

[leggy]

think is hatton has to want to stay fit between fights you cant blame that on billy

[leggy]

i do agree tho i think he should stay fit between fights i think it would help him alot

[jmbtandy]

You can get away with the indiscipline earlier in life but as his body gets older he is not going to be able to keep putting this sort of pressure on himself. He has got a couple of years left in him so why not just make the sacrifice and keep the weight off, and save all the partying until after he has retired. He doesn't have to live like a monk just be sensible about it.

Ricky needs a few more skills he seems to have drifted away from his boxing ability and looks to be just jumping into his shots rather than working his way in like he used to. I am not sure changing trainers at this time of life/career will be a great move, just him and Billy need to sit down and talk about making a few changes in their preparation. Adding some new drills his body is getting too used to doing the same thing over and over, and it is not having the same effect as it used too.

In regard to keeping himself in shape between fights that is down to one person alone and that is Ricky Hatton. Billy is not his babysitter, he is a professional athlete.