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Quote Originally Posted by Bigsexy
Just read at boxingscene.com Hattons moving back down to 140 chased out by callazo OMG i cannot beleive it. That Hatton sure dont like to take any risks, which explains why he was brought along so carefully. what a shame i was looking forward to seeing him and Floyd mix it up.
You did fail to mention in your post the part of the article that said "The Manchester Evening News reports that Hatton is moving back down to 140 pounds, unless a bout with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. can be made." I personally dont think Ricky is ready to face PBF and may never be but thats not the point, he has not been chased anywhere its all just speculation.

So in answer to your post I have a question.
What would be the better move for Ricky, dropping down to 140 to face Castillo/Coralles or staying at 147 to fight Urkal?

Nobody seems to mention that while Ricky and his team have the big say in who he fights as it stands at the moment HBO have the last word.
Given that Castillo is set to fight Cotto after the Coralles fight anyway, it's a moot point. Career-wise, I think his best fight is against the winner of Gatti/Baldomir--especially if Gatti manages to win. There's way more exposure there, he stays at 147 to "grow into the weight" a bit more, and public demand returns for a Floyd match, which frankly is not the PBF match I'd most want to see after Ricky's performance last week.

If Castillo beats Coralles, as I expect he will, then Ricky's what--going to (a) go down in weight to (b) call out Coralles after he's just lost again? That's not going to make him look great in anyone's eyes, especially considering that (c) Floyd beat the hell out of Coralles already, years ago, when he was far less shot.