Boxing Perspective: The Hitman: Our Very Own Golden Boy

[DaxxKahn]

Hatton is a fighter everyone likes because he gives a good effort win or lose, you have to respect him for that...He is not s fighter people will think of first hand when remembering great fighters of the past but his career has been a good one and for what he possessed skill wise he went further then one could have possibly hoped for

[Britkid]

Hatton has generally been a great credit to our sport in an era where boxing has struggled for mainstream appeal.

We know the downside to Hatton: The drinking, the weight gain and worse of all, the classless public sacking of seemingly a good friend and trainer.....

But like I said, overall Hatton has the done sport right, with Tszyu/Hatton being truly the last great moment in British boxing.

Joe may argue, but Lacy was no Tszyu and I think as brilliant as the performances were, Calzaghe walked in as favourite against Kessler, Hopkins and Jones. (Joe was wasted on us Brits a little, as we love our plucky underdog bulldog, who gets the job done, Calzaghe was just too darn good, to love, like we did Hatton.)

That said, I think if Hatton fights anymore, it will be purely for the money.

Now this is professional boxing and anyone not fighting primarily for money, should not be licenced; but to succeed, it cannot be the sole reason.

[Kel]

Hatton has generally been a great credit to our sport in an era where boxing has struggled for mainstream appeal.

We know the downside to Hatton: The drinking, the weight gain and worse of all, the classless public sacking of seemingly a good friend and trainer.....

But like I said, overall Hatton has the done sport right, with Tszyu/Hatton being truly the last great moment in British boxing.

Joe may argue, but Lacy was no Tszyu and I think as brilliant as the performances were, Calzaghe walked in as favourite against Kessler, Hopkins and Jones. (Joe was wasted on us Brits a little, as we love our plucky underdog bulldog, who gets the job done, Calzaghe was just too darn good, to love, like we did Hatton.)

That said, I think if Hatton fights anymore, it will be purely for the money.

Now this is professional boxing and anyone not fighting primarily for money, should not be licenced; but to succeed, it cannot be the sole reason.

You are bang on with all of that