Ricky Hatton planning to move up to cruiserweight

[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.

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?

You can compensate quite a bit for lack of "natural" athletic ability with great discipline, skill, smarts, and heart. I think people sometimes buy in to much into natural ability. Sure, it doesn't hurt...but so many great fighters have worked extremely hard to MAKE themselves into great athletes/fighters. And we have certainly seen examples of boxers with great physical ability but lack of discipline/heart who have wasted their talents.

[THE THIRD MAN]

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?

The other was Monzon, who only began training some 3-4weeks before a major fight. In between fights he chained smoked, drank like a fish, screwed anything that moved and avoided being killed by his wife! How he managed to always make 160lb is beyond me, he never porked out like Hatton though! Hatton won't comeback from this, i just watched the footage of this and he looks more like Ricky Gervais than Ricky Hatton!

[Jody Lane]

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

I didn't know hatton played on Life Goes On here in America.

[SweetPea]

Erik Morales just went on live TV and said he wants Hatton at a catchweight of 205!

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Amir Khan will be disappointed.

[The Fightfan]

Erik Morales just went on live TV and said he wants Hatton at a catchweight of 205!

Holy fuck he is rotund !!! Hatton I heard after alot of his later fight's would balloon up to 200 lbs.

[Diane]

Erik Morales just went on live TV and said he wants Hatton at a catchweight of 205!

And he says that he's going to fight in October?

I hope not, him and MAB both have been in too many wars, and need to retire, and enjoy the good life.

I love them both, but it's time.

[Nameless]

Now we only miss Naseem Hamed and we have the fab fat 3. The good thing in seeing it is that it gives me hope that Hatton will really retire for good.

[jokaleras]

hatton looks fat there.

[Nameless]

hatton looks fat there.

He doesn'T only look, he definitely is, he has the same kind of chin like pelicans have