Hatton and Reess are close for May

[Violent Demise]

Hatton needs to fight Witter. End of story

[Hulk]

I think this is a good fight for Hatton coming back from a defeat like he did against PBF as Rees is someone as he can easily beat and he also has a belt setting up a unification with Malignaggi or Witter in late 08.

Isn't Reese sorta like Baldomir? In that he won a title and nobody really thought he could do it?
This fight reminds me of the time Hatton fought Maussa, another easy titlist for Hatton to beat on. Guess he does need a confidence booster though what with being knocked out for the first time and losing his first fight.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I thought this was deemed unsuitable due to the terms that Rees wanted in the contract Also, I doubt that Hatton is ready to deal with Warren again just yet.

[LawHoops]

perfect for ricky--go back to handling old guys and no hopers

this dude is 5'3? at least ricky is almost as tall as him

its ridiculous

[Pugilistic]

i think a fight with Rees would be good at building his confidence again. after beating rees he could then fight malnaggi or witter.

[Lance Uppercut]

Just read this somewhere,sorry if there is a thread already but Rees is definitely looking like Hatton's number 1 choice.

In the world of Alphabet land, a victory will make Hatton a 4 time world champion.

[beerjelly]

poor Gavin Rees is all i can say. You see how buzzing he is that he's a world Champ,not for long

Of course not and he must know it too, at least he seems sensible enough to try and make the most of it while it lasts and earn a nice pile of money too. He could probably go another route and defend a couple of times against easy opponents and hold the belt for a while, you gotta respect his heart in calling out the best.

[donnydarkoIRL]

In actuality I don't give credit to Ree's for negotiating this fight at all.
The morning of December 10th Enzo Calzaghe issued a statement saying they weren't eligible for a Hatton fight yet. It seemed they were open as soon as it appeared Hatton was going in other directions.

When negotiations between Rees and Hatton opened, Terms were proposed which Ray Hatton demed unworkable and said that Ricky would not fight him under said terms.
Do you think this behaviour is demonstrative of a man willing to fight the best?

Rees has been fortunate to achieve what he has. However,neither the general public nor the boxing faithful are under the illusion that he is possessed of anything extraordinary or any reasonable level of skill.

I believe Hatton by taking this fight is lowering himself though. The public are aware that Ree's is nothing special and the match up would be viewed with wide scepticism. Should Holt/Hopkins/Lazcano or even Peterson step up and take the title from Rees it would serve to make a much more attractive and respected fight.

I have said from an early stage that Torres is the route to be taken. A dangerous fighter who can be outboxed or smothered, is both an achievable goal and a huge confidence booster. Although he possess great Power Torres is pretty inconsistent, yet still respected. Hatton would do well to take his title before moving on to his main rivals, Witter and Malignaggi.

That is my personal outlook.