Ricky Hatton planning to move up to cruiserweight

[killersheep]

Christ he's let himself go, no way he gets down to 140 again, that is face of a man retired.

e.g. Naz, Tyson et al

[Kel]

Hatton all bundled up outside the pub. You like that mattboxingfan?

LOL did he neg you?

[LEGION]

Yep he sure did. I don't care about hi puny neg rep just people are too sensitive. I love Ricky and I love retards so people calm down it's just life stop crying. I got plenty more Special Olympic pics to post just waiting.....

[JazMerkin]

Looking like that I just can't see him making the 200lb limit without some work

[Kel]

Christ he's let himself go, no way he gets down to 140 again, that is face of a man retired.

e.g. Naz, Tyson et al

To be honest Greg he looks like he always does a couple of months out of training?

He always looks like he left the hanger in his clothes lol, fat or thin

[skel1983]

Christ he's let himself go, no way he gets down to 140 again, that is face of a man retired.

e.g. Naz, Tyson et al

To be honest Greg he looks like he always does couple of months out of training.

[THE THIRD MAN]

Is that pic for real? If it is then that is not a man who has any intention of fighting again!

[killersheep]

Christ he's let himself go, no way he gets down to 140 again, that is face of a man retired.

e.g. Naz, Tyson et al

To be honest Greg he looks like he always does couple of months out of training.

Wow I stand corrected. That makes it more amazing that he was able to get down to 140 at all.

[Diane]

Hatton all bundled up outside the pub. You like that mattboxingfan?

LOL did he neg you?

Yep he sure did. I don't care about hi puny neg rep just people are too sensitive. I love Ricky and I love retards so people calm down it's just life stop crying. I got plenty more Special Olympic pics to post just waiting.....

Sounds like a someone needs to get their panties out of a bunch, and learn to lighten up around here.

[zhubin]

This pic sums up why Ricky could never be a truly great fighter. Aside from his one dimensional fighting style...his ballooning up and down in weight in between fights, damaged him. It's one thing if this trend started to appear later in his career...but he seems like he was never one to take care of his body in between fights.

[TheMacMagician]

This pic sums up why Ricky could never be a truly great fighter. Aside from his one dimensional fighting style...his ballooning up and down in weight in between fights, damaged him. It's one thing if this trend started to appear later in his career...but he seems like he was never one to take care of his body in between fights.

To be a truly great fighter you surely have to be a truly great athlete too. It'd be interesting to see how many fighters who are/were great that are/were an exception to the rule.....

I'd say Duran would have to be at the top of that list. Anyone think of any others?

[Snakefist Ar Fu]

Briliant, he looks like he's eaten Manny Pac in a revenge fueled binge. He just reminds me of Duran now and Morales, they are both huge now too...... It does dissapoint me to see one of my favourite boxers so overweight and so far away from being an athlete.... Plain greed hey....

He has never been a healthy person with his drinking lifestyle. He stopped training and it caught up with him. I hope he decides to give up boxing for good. He has had a great career and only lost to the best pound for pound fighters. He has made his mark in boxing but I dont think he has anything else to offer. I think he has been burning the candle at both ends with hard training and hard drinking. His health is suffering for it.

AH yes, out come the excuses. he stopped training so PAC knocked him out. uh huh.

He got totally outclassed when he stepped up to top tier is what happened.

Im talking about now. Not before the Pac fight. Your quick to jump in there when your beloved pac man is mentioned.
Hatton did get totally outclassed but he has had much harder punches thrown at him before that. I believe that a career of getting hit in the face has weakened his punch resistance. That other than his balls out approach was the only thing going for him.

[Gandalf]

Well, it's nothing new really. I can't help but feel that Hatton is done now anyway. There are no announcements on the horizon, and what with being over 30 and never really been one for watching the diet, you would imagine the time to hang them up has come. If he isn't wanting to fight yet, then the fire has surely burned out.

[JazMerkin]

This pic sums up why Ricky could never be a truly great fighter. Aside from his one dimensional fighting style...his ballooning up and down in weight in between fights, damaged him. It's one thing if this trend started to appear later in his career...but he seems like he was never one to take care of his body in between fights.

To be a truly great fighter you surely have to be a truly great athlete too. It'd be interesting to see how many fighters who are/were great that are/were an exception to the rule.....

I'd say Duran would have to be at the top of that list. Anyone think of any others?

Carlos Monzon certainly lived large outside of the ring whilst still fighting. The difference being that Monzon & Duran were supremely talented boxers & could get away with it due to their skills. Ricky just doesn't have anywhere near the same talent

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Exclusive pic there Sweat pea, nice find. Iv'e never seen Hatton that fat before.

I always though he stayed in great shape between fights