Quote Originally Posted by Hornfinger View Post
IMO Ricky Hatton will never get his due from the boxing world as a whole.

I hope he does stay retired, he has nothing to prove.
He gave Floyd a tough fight, but never had him in any trouble.

Personally I rate Ricky maybe a smidge above Calzaghe as Ricky took on the toughest opponents (Floyd and Manny) in their primes. He also beat one of the greatest Jr. Welterweights ever in Kostya Tszyu although he had faded quite a bit.

Its the fights Ricky COULD have had and won that he didn't take that I think hurts people's opinion of him. Hatton-Torres would have been a cracker! Hatton-Cotto (though I gave Ricky 0 chance of winning that fight) would have been awesome. Hatton-Gatti, Hatton-Corrales, Hatton-Morales, Hatton-JMM. But oddly enough its the Witter fight that I think would have rounded out his career quite nicely.