Hatton to be trained by Roach???

[Kirkland Laing]

I'm sure I remember Roach saying Hatton was shot and shouldn't fight again. And it's true! But we all know he will anyway, I don't think Roach will be training him though.

[luvfightgame]

I read an article a few days before the fight about how Roach's manager contacted Richard Schaefer about training Hatton after the fight. It was about how Hatton wasn't happy with Floyd Snr. and they talked to Schaefer about Roach.

It wasn't Hatton and Roach talking it was there people and that was for sure before the fight. I can't find the article though....

[Quinito]

It doesn't take a guy like Roach to teach Ricky how to bite his mouthpiece real hard, tightened his neck, tuck his chin in, and keep them gloves above his shoulders... offense or defense.

I hope this rumor aint real. Cuz I'm beginning to think that Hatton is avoiding Khan.

[C-Lo]

Yeah because having another new trainer will help Hatton As I've said; teach an old dog new tricks and see how many times he'll do them on command.

That boy is damaged goods after getting mauled by Pac Let him fight on; maybe he'll feel better about himself beating some lesser opponents, and possibly the pain of that shameful last outing will be dulled. I'd just as soon see him retire before he ends up gibbering on the front porch with Gerber baby food tricking down the corners of his mouth. But hell I'll watch him, I love his punch me in the face style.

He should get Buddy McGirt to train him; that way it would be even less of a surprise when he loses.

Go Ricky!!!!!!!

If Buddy were training Hatton for the Pacquiao fight, he would've stopped it after Pacquiao knocked him down the first time.

There was talk of this not a few days after the fight.. and I was inclined to believe there was some truth in it as Roach didn't outright deny it and even said " It would depend how we work together " or something along those lines... so there may be some truth in it yet. I don't think for one second Ricky wants to retire just yet..

I actually saw an interview where Roach said he would never train Hatton.

[TigerFan]

Team Hatton Denies Roach Rumors

By John Martinez, IronBoxing.com: In a story carried by Eastsideboxing.com, but originally posted and broke on Ringtalk.com, Ringtalk writes that Manny Pacquaio’s trainer, Freddie Roach, is set to become the newest instructor for Manchester, England’s Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton. I spoke moments ago with Hatton’s manager, Paul Speak, on the matter and he said: “There is no truth in the rumor”..

Mr. Speak said that he was informed of the rumor this morning from a colleague named Craig Gibson. Gibson runs the official Ricky Hatton website and both thought the story should be corrected.

After talking with Paul Speak, I phoned Gareth Williams to confirm what Mr. Speak had told me.

Gareth Williams is the personal legal counsel to the former world champion, Ricky Hatton.

He empathically denied the tale of Roach training Hatton.

“This is just absolute nonsense. Whom are they attributing these resources to?”

Furthermore, he (Williams) echoed what Speak informed me of, that the return of “The Hitman” has not been cemented.

“He certainly has not approached Freddie Roach to train him because he hasn’t made any decisions as to whether or not he is even going to continue to fight.”

As a matter of fact, according to Speak, Hatton is on a family vacation and won’t return until early next week.

But fight fans should not anticipate an announcement regarding Hatton’s future so quickly after his return from the holiday.

“He is going to take a lot of time, maybe some weeks, possibly months, to decide what he will and wants to do with his future,” said Speak.


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