Ricky Hatton has irritated me as of late...

[Memphis]

I read someone else call Carlos Maussa a slick speedy fighter

Made me laugh anyway.

Mad, awkward maybe, but slick and speedy.......

[leftylee]

I read someone else call Carlos Maussa a slick speedy fighter

Made me laugh anyway.

Mad, awkward maybe, but slick and speedy.......

Arkward then. Paulie is awkward you could say as well.

You get the point Memphis

[Fenster]

I'm sure Sky described Mauusa as slick the other night too

You have a point though, lefty. From the build-up shows, looks like powderpuff is treating it like the fight of his life (which it is), Ricky seems ultra relaxed like he has it in the bag already. hmmm...

[Wayne]

I'm sure Sky described Mauusa as slick the other night too

You have a point though, lefty. From the build-up shows, looks like powderpuff is treating it like the fight of his life (which it is), Ricky seems ultra relaxed like he has it in the bag already. hmmm...

Well Ricky's usual tactic of head-butting opponents' fists may actually pay off this time.

[yvonne]

Yeah if Hatton loses this one im afraid he'll have to retire,but i cant really see Hatton losing this one really!Hatton has got into the zone of smashing Paulie all over the place!Hatton has got the fire burning bright again in his belly.Paulie will test Hatton no dought about that,but i bet all of this new guard training from Mayweather snr goes out of the window as the fight goes further in the rounds.This fight will be a FIGHTespecially as the fight goes further!I see Hatton,if not Paulie too to recieve bad cuts during the slug fest!!

[Tysonbruno]

Well Ricky has had 45 fights and now ive decided to be a fan for the first time ever i will be rooting for him C'MON RICKY!! he will stop Paulie in 8

[Gandalf]

Well Ricky has had 45 fights and now ive decided to be a fan for the first time ever i will be rooting for him C'MON RICKY!! he will stop Paulie in 8

I hope he manages this.

I agree with Lefty that Ricky needs to shut up about fighting Oscar and Marquez and just concentrate on this. This is a bloody tough matchup.

And I want Oscar to piss off too. I saw an interview earlier where he was talking about fighting Hatton at "The Wembley". "The Wembley"? Since when has anybody ever called it "The Wembley". Its like calling "Anfield" "The Anfield". Its just retarded.

I hope Pac manages to at least rough that silly suit and tie John up!

[yvonne]

Does anyone now what time the weigh-in of this fight will be for over here in the U.K?

[Gandalf]

Im nervous about this fight. Paulie does seem really up for it. Malignaggi is talking up a fight and there's Ricky talking about wanting to be friends afterwards.

Hatton looked good for half against Collazo and then faded. The same happened against Urango. He got Castillo out early so we dont know if he was ready for 12 hard rounds. And then Mayweather stopped Hatton and Hatton was really no longer a threat after 5 rounds anyway. And then we have Lazcano getting to Ricky twice. That was supposed to be a gimme after the Mayweather knock out.

There are big question marks surrounding Ricky Hatton. Has he still got it in him?? Paulie is definitely going to make Hatton fight, so he really needs to be in tip top condition.

I actually think Hatton boxed superbly for the first 6 rounds against Urango. Thats the kind of thing he needs to do for 12 rounds here. Use his footwork to dart in and out of range and utilise that jab a lot more. I can see this fight being a boxing contest for the opening rounds, if its working Hatton can try and maintain it, if he needs to rough Paulie then he can revert to that. But the key is having the lungs to fight 12 hard rounds and we havent seen that since Kostya way back when.

Stamina and output is what I will be hoping for. If Hatton is able to show us that then I think he can pull through.

Malignaggi has a difficult style though.

[bambamdaddio]

Im nervous about this fight. Paulie does seem really up for it. Malignaggi is talking up a fight and there's Ricky talking about wanting to be friends afterwards.

Hatton looked good for half against Collazo and then faded. The same happened against Urango. He got Castillo out early so we dont know if he was ready for 12 hard rounds. And then Mayweather stopped Hatton and Hatton was really no longer a threat after 5 rounds anyway. And then we have Lazcano getting to Ricky twice. That was supposed to be a gimme after the Mayweather knock out.

There are big question marks surrounding Ricky Hatton. Has he still got it in him?? Paulie is definitely going to make Hatton fight, so he really needs to be in tip top condition.

I actually think Hatton boxed superbly for the first 6 rounds against Urango. Thats the kind of thing he needs to do for 12 rounds here. Use his footwork to dart in and out of range and utilise that jab a lot more. I can see this fight being a boxing contest for the opening rounds, if its working Hatton can try and maintain it, if he needs to rough Paulie then he can revert to that. But the key is having the lungs to fight 12 hard rounds and we havent seen that since Kostya way back when.

Stamina and output is what I will be hoping for. If Hatton is able to show us that then I think he can pull through.

Malignaggi has a difficult style though.

I think Rick will have the stamina because he has to train like a b*****d to make light welter, he needs to be all over PM like a rash, and punching too..not posing ... its the other things that worry me ie Mayweather training him, and about a month ago he didnt even know if Kerry Kays would be working with him anymore .. whats that all about in the build up to a world title fight ?

[bambamdaddio]

One thing that really irritates me is Ray Hattons money grabbing we this we that we the other ... Love or hate Frank warren but to me he wasnt as obvious as Ray where the grabbing is concerned .. and tho I may be totally wrong thats how he comes across to me ...

So we nothing .. its Rick doing the biz in the ring and not him...

[Fenster]

One thing that really irritates me is Ray Hattons money grabbing we this we that we the other ... Love or hate Frank warren but to me he wasnt as obvious as Ray where the grabbing is concerned .. and tho I may be totally wrong thats how he comes across to me ...

So we nothing .. its Rick doing the biz in the ring and not him...

What makes it worse is then they call Ricky the "man of the people" .. we (well most) know it's about money so stop pretending otherwise.

I find Ricky cringworthy these days too. Press conference the other day he said - "I think all the British press guys will agree Ricky Hatton has the twinkle back in his eye" ... tart. Fact.

[Gandalf]

Im nervous about this fight. Paulie does seem really up for it. Malignaggi is talking up a fight and there's Ricky talking about wanting to be friends afterwards.

Hatton looked good for half against Collazo and then faded. The same happened against Urango. He got Castillo out early so we dont know if he was ready for 12 hard rounds. And then Mayweather stopped Hatton and Hatton was really no longer a threat after 5 rounds anyway. And then we have Lazcano getting to Ricky twice. That was supposed to be a gimme after the Mayweather knock out.

There are big question marks surrounding Ricky Hatton. Has he still got it in him?? Paulie is definitely going to make Hatton fight, so he really needs to be in tip top condition.

I actually think Hatton boxed superbly for the first 6 rounds against Urango. Thats the kind of thing he needs to do for 12 rounds here. Use his footwork to dart in and out of range and utilise that jab a lot more. I can see this fight being a boxing contest for the opening rounds, if its working Hatton can try and maintain it, if he needs to rough Paulie then he can revert to that. But the key is having the lungs to fight 12 hard rounds and we havent seen that since Kostya way back when.

Stamina and output is what I will be hoping for. If Hatton is able to show us that then I think he can pull through.

Malignaggi has a difficult style though.

I think Rick will have the stamina because he has to train like a b*****d to make light welter, he needs to be all over PM like a rash, and punching too..not posing ... its the other things that worry me ie Mayweather training him, and about a month ago he didnt even know if Kerry Kays would be working with him anymore .. whats that all about in the build up to a world title fight ?

A lot of variables in this one. I like to think the camp has gone well and Ricky has decided to use his boxing skills more. And the fact that Ricky is aware of the critisism and is trying to make the changes is a positive sign too. A bit of head movement and more of a jab can only be a positive thing. Ricky has a lot of strengths but his weaknesses have needed some work. Hopefully, we get a more balanced Hatton.

[bambamdaddio]

Im nervous about this fight. Paulie does seem really up for it. Malignaggi is talking up a fight and there's Ricky talking about wanting to be friends afterwards.

Hatton looked good for half against Collazo and then faded. The same happened against Urango. He got Castillo out early so we dont know if he was ready for 12 hard rounds. And then Mayweather stopped Hatton and Hatton was really no longer a threat after 5 rounds anyway. And then we have Lazcano getting to Ricky twice. That was supposed to be a gimme after the Mayweather knock out.

There are big question marks surrounding Ricky Hatton. Has he still got it in him?? Paulie is definitely going to make Hatton fight, so he really needs to be in tip top condition.

I actually think Hatton boxed superbly for the first 6 rounds against Urango. Thats the kind of thing he needs to do for 12 rounds here. Use his footwork to dart in and out of range and utilise that jab a lot more. I can see this fight being a boxing contest for the opening rounds, if its working Hatton can try and maintain it, if he needs to rough Paulie then he can revert to that. But the key is having the lungs to fight 12 hard rounds and we havent seen that since Kostya way back when.

Stamina and output is what I will be hoping for. If Hatton is able to show us that then I think he can pull through.

Malignaggi has a difficult style though.

I think Rick will have the stamina because he has to train like a b*****d to make light welter, he needs to be all over PM like a rash, and punching too..not posing ... its the other things that worry me ie Mayweather training him, and about a month ago he didnt even know if Kerry Kays would be working with him anymore .. whats that all about in the build up to a world title fight ?

A lot of variables in this one. I like to think the camp has gone well and Ricky has decided to use his boxing skills more. And the fact that Ricky is aware of the critisism and is trying to make the changes is a positive sign too. A bit of head movement and more of a jab can only be a positive thing. Ricky has a lot of strengths but his weaknesses have needed some work. Hopefully, we get a more balanced Hatton.

You make great points Miles and I hope ya right too ... but then I think that at this stage of his career he may be better served working with all he is good at as opposed to an over haul, if thats what he has had, because if the going gets tough his instinct will be to return to type ...

Having said that tho some fine tuning certainly wouldnt go a miss, because Ricks boxing behind the jab is brilliant when he gets it working for him ... his skills as a boxer are very under rated as he has become known for his high energy hooking style..

[rjj tszyu]

All boxers have to talk a good fight or they would never sell the fight. I like Ricky a lot he earned my respect when he beat Tszyu and although I knew he would get beat off Mayweather I still routed for him. I see him taking a UD against Paulie who really does irritate me!