When was Ricky Hatton in his prime!

[Bomp]

don't think Warren held him back, what if he'd fought a younger Tszyu 18 months earlier and maybe concede home advantage? he probably would have come up a little short and gone back to fighting euro level and maybe NEVER getting the lucrative fights.

I agree with a lot of the criticism of Warren, but he handled Hatton's career perfectly. He delivered the no.1 guy in his division for him at exactly the right time (aging a little and coming off a long lay off while Ricky was peaking) on home turf with a home ref. That fight MADE him, and therefore Warren MADE him. After leaving Warren it was Hatton's camp which decided that they weren't ready for Floyd, and that's why they waited to get him.

[Fatsandman]

Ricky was in his prime one second before the bell rang for the Mayweather fight

[Gandalf]

Hatton was most probably at his best a year prior to Kostya and whilst beating Kostya. Since then he has blown hot and cold for rounds and arguably fights at a time. You could say that this was due to the level of opposition but I would say its more a question of strategy.

I watch Calzaghe and see something timeless, I watch Hatton and see something that is oftentimes a lot of hard work. With a better mindset he could have been a lot better.