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    Default Re: Should Hatton retire ?

    Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
    That was the type of knockout that ends careers. Hatton has nothing to prove now, so I wouldn't mind him just calling it a day.
    Ya think Miles? I can't see that he's proved a whole lot to begin with, just one meaningful victory against a questionable Tszyu. If legacy is important he's got plenty to prove.

    If he's smart he'll take his gazillions and go live the quiet life somewhere and forget about being an atg, if he wants to keep his marbles that is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ICB View Post
    I think he should of retired quite sometime ago i think he's been on the slide for quite awhile, he looked ok against Paul Malignaggi, but then again thats Paul Malignaggi who himself has looked a shot and rubbish fighter since the Miguel Cotto fight.

    I think his last real good performances were against Ray Oliveira, Kostya Tszyu, he doesn't use head movement anymore or his jab. And he seems to have lost some of his boxing skills like punching in threes/fours.

    And his punch resistance has looked shakey for quite awhile to say the least, im not taking away Manny Pacquiao's win i think he would of beaten Ricky Hatton at any stage in his career. But to me after the Kostya Tszyu fight, its all gone down hill for Ricky Hatton.

    And i think Floyd Mayweather Jr wrecked his confidence. And Manny Pacquiao has just now made Ricky Hatton a totally shot fighter.
    Only "OK" against Malignaggi ? He looked a million dollars. His jab was there, he boxed with controlled aggression and took him to school. He beat him worse than what Cotto did.

    If Mayweather really recked his confidence (Laughable) how come he decided to take the Pacquiao fight in the first place ?

    Everything you state in that second paragraph he did in the Paulie fight. You need to re-watch that.

    As well....who the fukk are you

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    Default Re: Should Hatton retire ?

    Quote Originally Posted by CGM View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
    That was the type of knockout that ends careers. Hatton has nothing to prove now, so I wouldn't mind him just calling it a day.
    Ya think Miles? I can't see that he's proved a whole lot to begin with, just one meaningful victory against a questionable Tszyu. If legacy is important he's got plenty to prove.

    If he's smart he'll take his gazillions and go live the quiet life somewhere and forget about being an atg, if he wants to keep his marbles that is.
    I actually think he hasn't got anything left to prove. You look at his early days and he weren't expected to go this far.

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    • Former WBA World Light Welterweight Champion
    • Former WBA World Welterweight Champion
    • Former WBU Light Welterweight Champion
    • The Ring magazine's 2005 'Fighter of the Year'
    • Number 1 ranked 140 pound fighter for 5 years

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    Default Re: Should Hatton retire ?

    There's nothing left for him to do. Sure, he could fight Bradley or Witter. He could have a homecoming fight. Why bother? He's been a P4P top 10 fighter, beloved in the UK and respected abroad. If he has lost a close one, I wouldn't be saying this, but after getting dominated in that fashion, it's time to hang em up. Anybody who knows anything about boxing understands that Ricky's style of fighting and weight fluctuations were going to shorten his career. I can't help but think that Ricky's lifestyle contributed to him not being about to handle Pac's shots. He looked great against Paulie, but Paulie can't punch. I would hate to see Hatton stick around and get abused. He has made tons of money and he can retire with no shame.

    It broke my heart to watch that last night.

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    Default Re: Should Hatton retire ?

    One last fight against Amir or Bradley in the UK for the fans, on free TV, and retire.
    Do not let success go to your head and do not let failure get to your heart.

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    Default Re: Should Hatton retire ?

    Quote Originally Posted by leftylee View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by ICB View Post
    I think he should of retired quite sometime ago i think he's been on the slide for quite awhile, he looked ok against Paul Malignaggi, but then again thats Paul Malignaggi who himself has looked a shot and rubbish fighter since the Miguel Cotto fight.

    I think his last real good performances were against Ray Oliveira, Kostya Tszyu, he doesn't use head movement anymore or his jab. And he seems to have lost some of his boxing skills like punching in threes/fours.

    And his punch resistance has looked shakey for quite awhile to say the least, im not taking away Manny Pacquiao's win i think he would of beaten Ricky Hatton at any stage in his career. But to me after the Kostya Tszyu fight, its all gone down hill for Ricky Hatton.

    And i think Floyd Mayweather Jr wrecked his confidence. And Manny Pacquiao has just now made Ricky Hatton a totally shot fighter.
    Only "OK" against Malignaggi ? He looked a million dollars. His jab was there, he boxed with controlled aggression and took him to school. He beat him worse than what Cotto did.

    If Mayweather really recked his confidence (Laughable) how come he decided to take the Pacquiao fight in the first place ?

    Everything you state in that second paragraph he did in the Paulie fight. You need to re-watch that.

    As well....who the fukk are you
    Well yes he looked ok against Paul Malingaggi it wasn't that good of a performance, Ricky Hatton has been alot better than that. Paul Malignaggi wasn't much of an opponent.

    So you can't really tell how good Ricky Hatton was, because as soon as Paul Malignaggi felt the power in the 2nd round. He went into a defensive mode just hugging and putting his head below Ricky Hatton's waist line trying to survive.

    And yes Floyd Mayweather Jr did wreck his confidence, just because he fought Manny Pacquiao doesn't mean his confidence wasn't shattered. It was a big chance for him he took it which is all well and good. But from when the first bell rung and he got caught with that right hook of Manny Pacquiao's.

    You could see he was revisting the Floyd Mayweather Jr fight all over again. Ricky Hatton in my mind hasn't looked that great since his two wins over Kostya Tszyu, Ray Olveira.

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    Default Re: Should Hatton retire ?

    When you get torched THAT bad by anyone, best fighter in the world or not, you need to hang em up. Fight was so one sided it made Hopkins-Trinidad look competitive.

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    Default Re: Should Hatton retire ?

    Quote Originally Posted by leftylee View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by CGM View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by miles View Post
    That was the type of knockout that ends careers. Hatton has nothing to prove now, so I wouldn't mind him just calling it a day.
    Ya think Miles? I can't see that he's proved a whole lot to begin with, just one meaningful victory against a questionable Tszyu. If legacy is important he's got plenty to prove.

    If he's smart he'll take his gazillions and go live the quiet life somewhere and forget about being an atg, if he wants to keep his marbles that is.
    I actually think he hasn't got anything left to prove. You look at his early days and he weren't expected to go this far.
    • Former Ring magazine World Light Welterweight Champion
    • Former IBO World Light Welterweight Champion
    • Former 2x IBF World Light Welterweight Champion
    • Former WBA World Light Welterweight Champion
    • Former WBA World Welterweight Champion
    • Former WBU Light Welterweight Champion
    • The Ring magazine's 2005 'Fighter of the Year'
    • Number 1 ranked 140 pound fighter for 5 years
    I expect you to support your guy, so it's cool. Sure he's done better with the belts than you might expect, but the alphabet titles don't impress me much, especially the welterweight one. Sure, he was the top ranked JWW in a weak division, I'm more interested in who he actually fough and beat, and I've already made my point there.

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    Default Re: Should Hatton retire ?

    All I can say is WOW, what a KO.


    I think people are very quick to jump to the conclusion that just because a fighter loses by KO that they should retire immediately. This stuff was brought up when Wladimir Klitschko lost to Sanders and Brewster but he's done his best boxing since those losses. Ricky Hatton's style isn't built for the long haul but I don't think he should go out on his back like that.

    Sure Ricky's fans are annoying as fuck but as a fighter Ricky is a good blue collar fighter, he is kind of this era's Carmen Basilio. I think Ricky should either have Lee Beard as his trainer or Roach or McGirt for 2-3 fights.

    Ricky has plenty of options at 140: Junior Witter, Ricardo Torres, Kendall Holt, Demetrius Hopkins, Timothy Bradley, Lamont Peterson, and even Amir Kahn.

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