Is Hatton-Malignaggi fight already signed?

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It's like this:

- Ricky got beat by Mayweather.
- Ricky wanted a re-match with Mayweather
- Mayweather was scheduled to fight Oscar back end of this year
- Ricky arranged to have a number of fights in the interim whilst those two went about thier business
- A fight with Pac was mooted but considered a mismatch as Ricky would be too big for the phillipino
- Ricky fought Lazcano with Paulie on the undercard to set up the fight later in the year.
- Mayweather retired
- Pac beat Diaz
- A Pac v Ricky fight came to the fore
- Both Arum and Ray Hatton come out and say this is a fight for 2009, with Pac being lined up for Valero and Ricky sticking to his original plan.
- Ricky is now 'running scared' from Pac because he's not fighting him instead of Paulie and people are neglecting Pac has his own agenda.




It's funny really

Who on this forum has said Hatton is running from Pacquiao ?? i never said that neither did Fenster to my knowledge.

Saddoboxer was insinuating it from the start of the thread, Ice.

It does seem some people got the wrong end of the stick concerning the little debate (powderpuff/Pac bigger win) we were involved in. It clearly (well clearly not for some ) had nothing to do with whom Hatton fights next.

Not to worry

Yep I said this "I tend to believe somebody in Hatton's camp is afraid of the PACMAN" earlier on the thread since it's not clear to me why the Hatton-PAC fight can't be made in November this year.

So far these are the reasons why:

1. Team Hatton wants the fight next year (2009)
2. Paulie won't step aside
3. Hatton-Paulie is already signed
4. Hatton wants to honor his words to give Paulie a shot in November
5. Boxing politics (whatever that means)