I'm with Fenster as i do believe Ricky is finished and the Malignagi peformance was a mere charade that made him look good and Malignagi is dog shit imo.

Ricky's punch resistance simply isn't there anymore and he'll get hurt again if he continues sadly.

I think we were kidding ourselves on Sat purely because it was our "Ricky" and he's in our hearts.

I say this in hindsight of course and when it was made remember thinking "Fuck... he (Ricky) is gonna get battered here but as the fight nears you tend to get sucked in with all the 24/7 stuff etc and convince yourself he's still got one last great fight in him

To be honest i think a lot of people are still a bit shocked at the way Pac put him to sleep so brutally.

I mean Hatton's been in with bigger hitters than Pac before which backs up the fact that he just can't take shots anymore.


Billy Grahams view here....


Afterwards Graham told Boxing News: "I picked him to win big but I picked the real Ricky Hatton and he's not there any more.
"It happens to all fighters. He's still one of the best fighters to come out of this country and there's no question he's been the best ambassador for boxing in this country. I think a peak Ricky Hatton would have beaten Manny Pacquiao but now, anyone who loves him will tell him to retire. I don't want to see him in a boxing ring again."
Graham admitted his pre-fight prediction went badly awry, saying: "I've just been proved wrong."
But he added: "But I haven't in reality because he's not the same person any more.[/quote]