havent had a hatton chat on here for a while

[HattonTheHammer]

He's currently competing with Fat Mick for the title of Britain's fattest boxing promoter. He's also working on a drinking problem apparently.

care to provide evidence to back that up??

oh thats right...ricky hatton beer drinking boxer = alcoholic drunkard

[amat]

He would have still lost versus Mayweather but he gave him a good fight and really had nothing to be ashamed of unlike the Pacquiao performance which was a disaster. What does 'this generation' mean, Pacquiao and Mayweather both made stops at 140 and were better but Hatton could have stayed at 140 and been quite good. I have no interest in seeing Hatton fight anymore...

[HattonTheHammer]

He would have still lost versus Mayweather but he gave him a good fight and really had nothing to be ashamed of unlike the Pacquiao performance which was a disaster. What does 'this generation' mean, Pacquiao and Mayweather both made stops at 140 and were better but Hatton could have stayed at 140 and been quite good. I have no interest in seeing Hatton fight anymore...

and yet even you would still struggle to find an argument for hatton not being one of the best 140pounders of the modern era

Arguably his only losses came via a cheating ref and a steroid addict

[amat]

What does 'this generation' or 'modern era' mean? I mean I would consider Chavez of the 'modern era' but maybe not this generation, Pryor too.

140 pounds is just a stepping stone division though not very often do guys stick around there, great fighters like Whitaker, Mayweather, Pacquiao and De La Hoya have all competed at 140 but didn't stick arouund for more then a couple fights. Even Hatton only fought Maussa, Urango, Castillo, Lazcano, Malignaggi and Pacquiao at 140 as a titlist which really isn't the most impressive bunch in the world.

[HattonTheHammer]

What does 'this generation' or 'modern era' mean? I mean I would consider Chavez of the 'modern era' but maybe not this generation, Pryor too.

140 pounds is just a stepping stone division though not very often do guys stick around there, great fighters like Whitaker, Mayweather, Pacquiao and De La Hoya have all competed at 140 but didn't stick arouund for more then a couple fights. Even Hatton only fought Maussa, Urango, Castillo, Lazcano, Malignaggi and Pacquiao at 140 as a titlist which really isn't the most impressive bunch in the world.

vitali klitschkos record doesnt show a single big name win to his name, does that mean we have to count him out of the all time lists

[0james0]

Once Hatton got caught up in "Hatton Mania" he was always slipping away, he got far too excited and believed his own hype and thought he really was invincible.

I watched the Pacman fight a couple of times the other day (it dooesn't take long ) and those first two rounds were some of the most exciting rounds of boxing I have ever seen, if Hatton hadn't lost the plot he looked like he would have given Manny a real run for his money, but then he stopped thinking and got caught with a few silly shots.

I actually think that Bailiss was going to let Hatton rough him up aswell as he was getting under Mannys skin a bit with his rough tactics, watch it again and you'll see what I mean.

It was electric.

[amat]

What does 'this generation' or 'modern era' mean? I mean I would consider Chavez of the 'modern era' but maybe not this generation, Pryor too.

140 pounds is just a stepping stone division though not very often do guys stick around there, great fighters like Whitaker, Mayweather, Pacquiao and De La Hoya have all competed at 140 but didn't stick arouund for more then a couple fights. Even Hatton only fought Maussa, Urango, Castillo, Lazcano, Malignaggi and Pacquiao at 140 as a titlist which really isn't the most impressive bunch in the world.

vitali klitschkos record doesnt show a single big name win to his name, does that mean we have to count him out of the all time lists

Lol wtf are you talking about?

I'm just saying it's not comparable to someone like Aaron Pryor, Julio Cesar Chavez or Kostyaa Tszyu. Those are all 'modern era' guys, I was just asking how far back 'our generation' goes. I'd consider Tszyu 'my generation' as I watched him fight a lot growing up, so I'd answer no, Hatton isn't the best from our generation as he just didn't fight at 140 long enough.

[miron_lang]

Fight Malignaggi again and then JMM...Retire

[Mar]

Hatton was allright, good fighter, brought something different and exciting to the sport and shit, no matter if you agree with the guy or not it's nice seeing someone stay loyal to thier guy and not jumping ship every two or three months.

[Nel]

Cortez did his job. He's not refereeing a street fight.

[Kirkland Laing]

He's currently competing with Fat Mick for the title of Britain's fattest boxing promoter. He's also working on a drinking problem apparently.

care to provide evidence to back that up??

oh thats right...ricky hatton beer drinking boxer = alcoholic drunkard

The guy who posts here who knows Hatton says his friends are worried about his drinking.

[Althugz]

He's currently competing with Fat Mick for the title of Britain's fattest boxing promoter. He's also working on a drinking problem apparently.

care to provide evidence to back that up??

oh thats right...ricky hatton beer drinking boxer = alcoholic drunkard

Isn't that Ricky Hatton in your avatar?