Quit Now Ricky!

[Fenster]

Before this artical i had the upmost respect for colin hart who has always known his stuff as far as the boxing world is concerned.

But the man is not only way way off here, he is bang out of order and im afraid this has been written just to get his paper and himself a bit of attention.

44-1 aged 29 does not warrant someone hanging up their gloves however poor you think theyre last few performances have been.

To suggest ricky has nothing left in the tank is absurd.

Colin Hart rants on about the likes of robinson, la motta etc yet those guys both got through well over a 100 fights yet now he believes 45 pro contests has taken its toll on a man who should hang up his gloves

big time thumbs down on this one, hart has sold his soul to sell a few extra newspapers

He's calling for a faded fighter with earnings of £30+ million to quit incase he gets seriously hurt.

What's the crime?

[HattonTheHammer]

Before this artical i had the upmost respect for colin hart who has always known his stuff as far as the boxing world is concerned.

But the man is not only way way off here, he is bang out of order and im afraid this has been written just to get his paper and himself a bit of attention.

44-1 aged 29 does not warrant someone hanging up their gloves however poor you think theyre last few performances have been.

To suggest ricky has nothing left in the tank is absurd.

Colin Hart rants on about the likes of robinson, la motta etc yet those guys both got through well over a 100 fights yet now he believes 45 pro contests has taken its toll on a man who should hang up his gloves

big time thumbs down on this one, hart has sold his soul to sell a few extra newspapers

He's calling for a faded fighter with earnings of £30+ million to quit incase he gets seriously hurt.

What's the crime?

His 29 years old
43-1
out on his own in his division as the best fighter
has 3-4 big paydays to come
wants to stamp his legacy on the sport (which he will not do if he was to retire now)

theres plenty of reasons why ricky retiring now would be stupid!!!

[Fenster]

Before this artical i had the upmost respect for colin hart who has always known his stuff as far as the boxing world is concerned.

But the man is not only way way off here, he is bang out of order and im afraid this has been written just to get his paper and himself a bit of attention.

44-1 aged 29 does not warrant someone hanging up their gloves however poor you think theyre last few performances have been.

To suggest ricky has nothing left in the tank is absurd.

Colin Hart rants on about the likes of robinson, la motta etc yet those guys both got through well over a 100 fights yet now he believes 45 pro contests has taken its toll on a man who should hang up his gloves

big time thumbs down on this one, hart has sold his soul to sell a few extra newspapers

He's calling for a faded fighter with earnings of £30+ million to quit incase he gets seriously hurt.

What's the crime?

His 29 years old
43-1
out on his own in his division as the best fighter
has 3-4 big paydays to come
wants to stamp his legacy on the sport (which he will not do if he was to retire now)

theres plenty of reasons why ricky retiring now would be stupid!!!

I don't want Ricky to retire now. I get entertainment from watching him fight - win or lose i'm not bothered.

But someone that has seen 40 years of faded fighters going on too long with some suffering dire consequences, it's understandable why they would.

Is it not?

[Kev]

The article was complete shit. To imply that Hatton is no more the fighter he was 3 years ago is just wrong. Ricky is still every bit as good as he was 3 or 4 years ago it's just his opposition has improved.

The Kosta Tyzsu that he beat was the one who was washed up, inactive, coming to the end of his career, a string of injuries and he didn't really want it. He gave up, quit on his stool, hardly the mark of a man at the peak of his powers. He was no longer hungry and so quit when it got tough, no disrespect to him but anyone who thinks Hatton really beat the real Kosta Tyszu is just deluded.

Take that win away and Hatton has struggled against everyone.

Eamonn Magee floored him and took him to 12 tough rounds. He plodded out a win over Ben Tackie. John Thaxton completely busted his face up in another hard fought win. That fight could conceivably have been stopped.

He got cut and looked shit against Carlos Maussa, a fighter other prospects since have just blown away. He got wobbled by Urango, almost ktfo by Collazo.

Kosta aside, where are these dominant world class performances against top opposition that people hearken back to?

He's just a decent hardworking fighter who got lucky in fighting a great champion at the right time.

His win over Tyszu is about as significant as Leon Spink's over Ali or John Ruiz's over Hoylfield.


Please let's not be negative about Hatton and suggest he has declined and should retire. Just accept that in hindsight he was never that good to begin with.

[ono]

The article was complete shit. To imply that Hatton is no more the fighter he was 3 years ago is just wrong. Ricky is still every bit as good as he was 3 or 4 years ago it's just his opposition has improved.

The Kosta Tyzsu that he beat was the one who was washed up, inactive, coming to the end of his career, a string of injuries and he didn't really want it. He gave up, quit on his stool, hardly the mark of a man at the peak of his powers. He was no longer hungry and so quit when it got tough, no disrespect to him but anyone who thinks Hatton really beat the real Kosta Tyszu is just deluded.

Take that win away and Hatton has struggled against everyone.

Eamonn Magee floored him and took him to 12 tough rounds. He plodded out a win over Ben Tackie. John Thaxton completely busted his face up in another hard fought win. That fight could conceivably have been stopped.

He got cut and looked shit against Carlos Maussa, a fighter other prospects since have just blown away. He got wobbled by Urango, almost ktfo by Collazo.

Kosta aside, where are these dominant world class performances against top opposition that people hearken back to?

He's just a decent hardworking fighter who got lucky in fighting a great champion at the right time.

His win over Tyszu is about as significant as Leon Spink's over Ali or John Ruiz's over Hoylfield.


Please let's not be negative about Hatton and suggest he has declined and should retire. Just accept that in hindsight he was never that good to begin with.

Very similar feelings as you on this one.

Altho...

i feel he would have beaten Kostya anytime. His style was just all wrong and ultimately too much for him.

Apart from the cut, Thaxton got completely anhialated.

Ben Tackie got completely outboxed by Hatton

But i get the jist of what you're saying and i have to agree. I think a lot of reporters only seriously started following him from the Kostya fight onwards. I've watched every single fight and i can honestly say he isn't on the slide. He has been relatively inconsistent ever since he's been world rated. Thing is, he's always found a way to win. Saturday night was no different. I thought he looked very sharp. The most accurate i've seen him since his WBU days. His new trainer has clearly been working on new combinations. It was successful.

As far as i'm concerned he did the job quite well on Saturday. I predicted a points victory (117-111 ish) and he did slightly better than that. I just don't see why there is so much hate and negativity.

[Violent Demise]

The article was complete shit. To imply that Hatton is no more the fighter he was 3 years ago is just wrong. Ricky is still every bit as good as he was 3 or 4 years ago it's just his opposition has improved.

The Kosta Tyzsu that he beat was the one who was washed up, inactive, coming to the end of his career, a string of injuries and he didn't really want it. He gave up, quit on his stool, hardly the mark of a man at the peak of his powers. He was no longer hungry and so quit when it got tough, no disrespect to him but anyone who thinks Hatton really beat the real Kosta Tyszu is just deluded.

Take that win away and Hatton has struggled against everyone.

Eamonn Magee floored him and took him to 12 tough rounds. He plodded out a win over Ben Tackie. John Thaxton completely busted his face up in another hard fought win. That fight could conceivably have been stopped.

He got cut and looked shit against Carlos Maussa, a fighter other prospects since have just blown away. He got wobbled by Urango, almost ktfo by Collazo.

Kosta aside, where are these dominant world class performances against top opposition that people hearken back to?

He's just a decent hardworking fighter who got lucky in fighting a great champion at the right time.

His win over Tyszu is about as significant as Leon Spink's over Ali or John Ruiz's over Hoylfield.


Please let's not be negative about Hatton and suggest he has declined and should retire. Just accept that in hindsight he was never that good to begin with.

I personally don't want to see Hatton retired. I want to see his ass get smashed again

[HattonTheHammer]

The article was complete shit. To imply that Hatton is no more the fighter he was 3 years ago is just wrong. Ricky is still every bit as good as he was 3 or 4 years ago it's just his opposition has improved.

The Kosta Tyzsu that he beat was the one who was washed up, inactive, coming to the end of his career, a string of injuries and he didn't really want it. He gave up, quit on his stool, hardly the mark of a man at the peak of his powers. He was no longer hungry and so quit when it got tough, no disrespect to him but anyone who thinks Hatton really beat the real Kosta Tyszu is just deluded.

Take that win away and Hatton has struggled against everyone.

Eamonn Magee floored him and took him to 12 tough rounds. He plodded out a win over Ben Tackie. John Thaxton completely busted his face up in another hard fought win. That fight could conceivably have been stopped.

He got cut and looked shit against Carlos Maussa, a fighter other prospects since have just blown away. He got wobbled by Urango, almost ktfo by Collazo.

Kosta aside, where are these dominant world class performances against top opposition that people hearken back to?

He's just a decent hardworking fighter who got lucky in fighting a great champion at the right time.

His win over Tyszu is about as significant as Leon Spink's over Ali or John Ruiz's over Hoylfield.


Please let's not be negative about Hatton and suggest he has declined and should retire. Just accept that in hindsight he was never that good to begin with.

I personally don't want to see Hatton retired. I want to see his ass get smashed again

At least bilbo actually allows for his knowledge of the sport not to be overcast by his loathing for a particular fighter.

You dont even attempt to insightful!!!

[Kev]

The article was complete shit. To imply that Hatton is no more the fighter he was 3 years ago is just wrong. Ricky is still every bit as good as he was 3 or 4 years ago it's just his opposition has improved.

The Kosta Tyzsu that he beat was the one who was washed up, inactive, coming to the end of his career, a string of injuries and he didn't really want it. He gave up, quit on his stool, hardly the mark of a man at the peak of his powers. He was no longer hungry and so quit when it got tough, no disrespect to him but anyone who thinks Hatton really beat the real Kosta Tyszu is just deluded.

Take that win away and Hatton has struggled against everyone.

Eamonn Magee floored him and took him to 12 tough rounds. He plodded out a win over Ben Tackie. John Thaxton completely busted his face up in another hard fought win. That fight could conceivably have been stopped.

He got cut and looked shit against Carlos Maussa, a fighter other prospects since have just blown away. He got wobbled by Urango, almost ktfo by Collazo.

Kosta aside, where are these dominant world class performances against top opposition that people hearken back to?

He's just a decent hardworking fighter who got lucky in fighting a great champion at the right time.

His win over Tyszu is about as significant as Leon Spink's over Ali or John Ruiz's over Hoylfield.


Please let's not be negative about Hatton and suggest he has declined and should retire. Just accept that in hindsight he was never that good to begin with.

I personally don't want to see Hatton retired. I want to see his ass get smashed again

At least bilbo actually allows for his knowledge of the sport not to be overcast by his loathing for a particular fighter.

You dont even attempt to insightful!!!

Actually my boxing knowledge is pretty much built upon loathing.

My main interest in the sport lies in cheering for those I dislike to get knocked out.

Of course I don't hate everybody, and do cheer on certain fighters. Mainly the opponents of those who I want to get knocked out.

[HattonTheHammer]

He's calling for a faded fighter with earnings of £30+ million to quit incase he gets seriously hurt.

What's the crime?

His 29 years old
43-1
out on his own in his division as the best fighter
has 3-4 big paydays to come
wants to stamp his legacy on the sport (which he will not do if he was to retire now)

theres plenty of reasons why ricky retiring now would be stupid!!!

I don't want Ricky to retire now. I get entertainment from watching him fight - win or lose i'm not bothered.

But someone that has seen 40 years of faded fighters going on too long with some suffering dire consequences, it's understandable why they would.

Is it not?

But hatton hasnt faded

where are all you lot getting this from, hatton fought just as well on saturday as he did against maussa, urango and castillo.

were any of you lot calling for his head when collazo almost knocked him out or when magee almost out pointed him

of course you werent

you see 1 defeat
a guy about to turn 30
12 brutal rounds of boxing

and all of a sudden ricky is washed up.

Hatton fought the fight of his life 3 years back against tszyu, since then though he has been in wars with fighters just as supposedly "average" as your juan lazcanos and made a far worst job of it.

words bangwagon and jumping come to mind!!!

[ono]

Before this artical i had the upmost respect for colin hart who has always known his stuff as far as the boxing world is concerned.

But the man is not only way way off here, he is bang out of order and im afraid this has been written just to get his paper and himself a bit of attention.

44-1 aged 29 does not warrant someone hanging up their gloves however poor you think theyre last few performances have been.

To suggest ricky has nothing left in the tank is absurd.

Colin Hart rants on about the likes of robinson, la motta etc yet those guys both got through well over a 100 fights yet now he believes 45 pro contests has taken its toll on a man who should hang up his gloves

big time thumbs down on this one, hart has sold his soul to sell a few extra newspapers

He's calling for a faded fighter with earnings of £30+ million to quit incase he gets seriously hurt.

What's the crime?

Any fighter could get seriously hurt.

I don't see anything in Ricky Hatton to suggest that he's more likely to get hurt than any other fighter.

He pretty much brutalised Juan Lazcano who isn't that far behind the other titlists at 140.

I see what you're saying but i highly doubt Colin Hart wrote that article because he cares so much for Ricky Hatton.