Hatton to fight in manchester against Forbes

[Pugilistic]

Why would it be at 147 ?

Both guys can make 140.....i think.

[Kel]

Why would it be at 147 ?

Both guys can make 140.....i think.

Hatton can't make 140 very well these days IMO

[Kirkland Laing]

I thought if Hatton fought Katsidis it could look like Katsidis-Earl. I think people are overestimating what he has left. If he'd turned up at the Wild Card gym in disguise a couple of months before the Manny fight and got himself a job as a Hatton impersonator to spar with Manny he would have been kicked out of the gym after a couple of rounds for being a pale imitation of Hatton. He's not going to fight any differently to the way he did against Manny for the rest of his career.

He's going to have to walk through other fighters to get to them and take a lot of punches, and he can't take punches anymore. I don't think Forbes will spark him but he can definitely stop him in the late rounds. Not having to make 140 will help but all those years of boozing, weight gain, making weight and the accumulation of punches taken over the years mean Hatton isn't anything like the fighter he was.

[Kel]

I thought if Hatton fought Katsidis it could look like Katsidis-Earl. I think people are overestimating what he has left. If he'd turned up at the Wild Card gym in disguise a couple of months before the Manny fight and got himself a job as a Hatton impersonator to spar with Manny he would have been kicked out of the gym after a couple of rounds for being a pale imitation of Hatton. He's not going to fight any differently to the way he did against Manny for the rest of his career.

He's going to have to walk through other fighters to get to them and take a lot of punches, and he can't take punches anymore. I don't think Forbes will spark him but he can definitely stop him in the late rounds. Not having to make 140 will help but all those years of boozing, weight gain, making weight and the accumulation of punches taken over the years mean Hatton isn't anything like the fighter he was.

Agreed on all points.

[holmcall]

Hatton will win but will not look good in the process. Forbes has a granite jaw and is a savvy fighter. Ricky should retire with this one and on a high note.

[Diane]

Why would it be at 147 ?

Both guys can make 140.....i think.

Hatton can't make 140 very well these days IMO

I agree, I think his body just can't do it anymore. The older you get, the harder it gets to lose the weight, and lets face it, Hatton put his body through hell with how often he ballooned up in between fights.

And IMO, he did not look healthy at all, at the Pac weigh-in, he looked worse than usual.

And Forbes makes sense IMO. Hatton just got brutally KTFO, he's nearing, or is at the end of his career, he's made his money, so why would he put himself in with a big puncher. I think he wants a fight that he should be able to win, and do it in his hometown for his fans.

He has sparred with Forbes, so he knows what to expect with him, and he knows that it's highly unlikely that Forbes could knock him out. But, Forbes does have a chance at beating him IMO.

I don't necessarily like the fight, but I understand it.