Hatton needs to get rid of Graham

[OumaFan]

Agree with the people who say its too late to really make any big changes and that Hatton's a grown man, its up to him to live a healthier lifestyle.

[HattonTheHammer]

Agree with the people who say its too late to really make any big changes and that Hatton's a grown man, its up to him to live a healthier lifestyle.

i second that

old dog, new tricks its all that sort of philosophy

Hatton re-altering his style now could have terrible consequences, he is a front foot aggressive fighter that has his own unique style of bossing his opponents.

Its worked for 44 of his 45 opponents therefore without question is succesful!!

[No Contest]

They just need to work on defense more, he comes in straight up with his head in the air. Thats why he eats all those check hooks. Also, I am not a fan of his inside fighting, he holds with one hand and hits behind the head aot because he gets right into peoples chests, thats like UFC, not boxing. If he could just fine tune those things I would be a fan. He's fun to watch when he's not tying up.

[HattonTheHammer]

They just need to work on defense more, he comes in straight up with his head in the air. Thats why he eats all those check hooks. Also, I am not a fan of his inside fighting, he holds with one hand and hits behind the head aot because he gets right into peoples chests, thats like UFC, not boxing. If he could just fine tune those things I would be a fan. He's fun to watch when he's not tying up.

That kinda technique all stemed from the tszyu fight and never really ever left him.

If you watch hatton against the likes of olivera, phillips etc you`ll see a guy who although still loved getting up close never really forced his opponent into tieing up or turning the fight into a scrap.

The team had the plan for kostya to tie him up whenever possible and in them situations look to manouvere yourself into a position to get your shots off, it worked a treat and has stuck with him ever since.

He briefly tried altering back to his old technique half way through the collazo fight and then reverted back once luis got the better of the trades!

[The Rela]

Billy Graham needs dumped imo because he has allowed this to develope. Hatton needs somebody who will tear him to pieces if he steps out of line, both between fights and in training, Graham seems like he wants to be mates and that is just not working.

So Hatton's won all of his fights except for one against the best pound for pound boxer on the planet. He's top in his weight class. He's one of Britains most successful boxers. He's won the title above his weight class, gone over to the States and kicked arse most of the time and it's not working!!!!!!



There's no pleasing some folk eh!!!!!

I don't know Ricky but I'd suspect that a trainer who "tears him to peices" if he has a drink or a take away will be shown the middle finger.

Hatton should stick with Graham imo. He's freshened it up with another trainer and that's a good thing.

You can't argue with the record, and each to their own opinions, but criticising the trainer with that sort of success is crazy imo.

[The Rela]

Forgot to add - Hatton sells more tickets than any other boxer Worldwide.

55,000 tickets sold in a few hours...........................



sack the trainer - it's not working!!!!!!!

[Bomp]

Too late to change trainer now. I agree with the hammer that his style changed for the Kostya fight and he never got back, but it's possible he stuck with the hug and hold since he can't maintaIn the same stamina as in his youth. It's impossible to say for sure from the snippets of traing we see but it does seem that Hatton is the boss during the sessions nowadays, perhaps not following Graham's lead, but it could all be just clowning around when the cameras are on.

[Tysonbruno]

Hatton hasn't used his boxing skills since the Kostya fight he used the hook and hold and smother tactics to beat Kostya and since the holding has just got worse and worse all he does now is hook hold push off hook hold push off hook hold.when he was younger he was a chunky meaty 140lbs now he is a gaunt ripped up 140lbs i think he should be 147lbs now

[DatsiK]

The average american will never rate a british man high, that's a fact. Hatton beats Tsyzu, suddenly he's washed up, Hatton beats Castillo, suddenly he's washed up. Calzaghe beats lacy, nah he was never anything special anyway. Calzaghe beats Kessler, nah he's over rated. Do you see the pattern immerging here? If Hatton would of beat Floyd, he would of suddenly become a 'washed up shot fighter'.

And I can only imagine there is more of that to come with the likes of Haye, Khan, etc..

[killersheep]

The average american will never rate a british man high, that's a fact. Hatton beats Tsyzu, suddenly he's washed up, Hatton beats Castillo, suddenly he's washed up. Calzaghe beats lacy, nah he was never anything special anyway. Calzaghe beats Kessler, nah he's over rated. Do you see the pattern immerging here? If Hatton would of beat Floyd, he would of suddenly become a 'washed up shot fighter'.

And I can only imagine there is more of that to come with the likes of Haye, Khan, etc..

Wow that's actually kind of a horrible blanket statement, bordering on racist.

[JT Rock]

No way should he change trainers at this point... It wouldnt be good for Hattons Pysche...

Whats the problem folks? Dont get it at all..

1) His only loss is to this generations best fighter and arguablly gonna end up one of the best PFP's of all time

2) He is the Universally recognized lineal 140lb champion for over 3 years

3) Hatton is a 1st Ballot Hall of Famers

4) Is far from an Arturo Gatti for fucks sake a fighter can be lucky to accompolish 50% of what Hatton has..

5) Gatti was B fighter at best Hatton is A+ and always been.. If he called it a day tomorrow he would still have a tremendous legacy

[The Fightfan]

I don't think he needs a new trainer. I thought he was doing things fine.If you noticed early on like the first 3 rounds he was throwing more combinations then the Mayweather fight.