When was Ricky Hatton in his prime!

[THE THIRD MAN]

Hatton peaked in 2005, he was in the right place at the right time against a 10 year undisputed World Champ. Tszyu had been inactive, had injuries and was aging, Hatton had something like 40 pro bouts under his belt and never looked like losing any of them. At home in front of a parochial hometown crowd the odds were really stacked in his favour. He still had to fight hard to win it and he did, dubious as the refereeing was Hatton won and that is that.
It was a tough fight for the 'fatman' as i believe he was never as good afterwards.

[Andre]

I didnt see these fights but what was Hatton like against Phillips and Okkte Urkal?

I would imagine he was prime or polishing up to prime right around there; smart fights at that point in time too imo (considering Kostya was their real aim).