Hatton Says He's Done

[jdonaher1]

I've always said once a fighter starts talking about retiring he's already there. Boxing is so hard mentally & pyschological that once those thoughts start creeping in it usually becasue you've noticed something changing in you. Maybe it's the training for fights or maybe he's noticing his body starting to breakdown or whatever. There must be some reason. Old fighters always say I could see the openings but I just couldn't pull the trigger. And it's not like Ricky just lost a few close matches, he was knocked out very badly.

[GAME]

I reckon he is just waiting for the best fight come along. He's hoping a big money fight with someone beatable presents itself. Im sure he can get up for that but I struggle to think of who he can beat right now who is acceptable as an opponent and I can never see him making light welter again. He will have to move up to 147 where it always went wrong for him.

[Andre]

"The hunger isnt there".

that happens when you are not hungry.

[C-Lo]

He's going to get the "fire in his belly" when it's time to really stay retired. I'm calling it here now! He will claim his goal is to become world champion again in a weight class WAY above 140 similar to what Erik Morales is doing now.

[TitoFan]

Hatton was done the second Pacquiao's left hand came crashing into the side of his jaw.

[Kev]

Of course the fire isn't in his belly. He's now morbidly obese. Fat man don't belong in the gym it's not fun for them.

[Hornfinger]

I think Rick will end up doing a naseem hamid. For the next few years any time he is interviewed he'll hint at coming back or say he's coming back, but a fight will never materialise.