Big surprise! Hatton ducks Collazo rematch

[Wacko3205]

Yes i am a fan of boxing that is correct

help im surronded

Stoppit I said!!! All of you!!! Just stoppit!!!! He's just a little boy. Leave him be!

[Saddo]

Yes i am a fan of boxing that is correct

help im surronded

Stoppit I said!!! All of you!!! Just stoppit!!!! He's just a little boy. Leave him be!

Thanks Wacka

[BIG H]

I think as Collazo definately deserves a rematch - the fights was so close it must warrant one

Ricky would get a lot of credit for putting right what he got wrong 1st time out too

Did wrong?

Hatton won a close decision (and he deserved the close decision) - close decisions is part of boxing and why should boxers rematch if they win close decisions? I guess that we all want competitive fights and that means that we also get some close decisions.

Lacy also had a close decision against Omar - should Omar also get a rematch?

I think in a fight that close the champion deserves a chance to win back his title - a bigger Ricky Hatton fan you will do well to find (well maybe not on here ) but if the shoe was on the other foot we would all be screaming for a rematch

[jazlynn]

Collazo won the belt on SD against Jose Antonio Rivera, and he wouldnt give Rivera a rematch.

Because Collazo did it on 2 weeks notice. And that Rivera said he wouldn't fight at 147 anymore after that fight and that he would move up to 154 so he wasn't looking for a rematch

Agreed but what has that got to do with Hatton beating Collazo in a close fight

Same thing that people had against Mayweather for the Collazo fight. Difference is that Floyd had the guts to give Castillo a rematch he didn't run back down to 130 to fight easier fights

Thats true Rivera didnt want a rematch.........

[El Gamo]

I'm surprised and slightly dissapointed in Ricky,Mayweather gave Castillo a rematch straight away and shut the critics up,it was a chance for Ricky to do the same. Also, I dont see matches with battle worn Gatti more important than beating Collazo! If I was Collazo,I would run my mouth and haunt Hatton until I got the rematch and also,Collazo gave him a chance,Hatton should return the favour. Very dissappointing.

[pacdog]

give hatton a break the guy has a style that can beat him, collazo looked ok but he aint gonna do anything in the diviosn either

[tuckwopat]

Collazo doesn't deserve a rematch. Does every fighter who fights a close match deserve a rematch? He lost, maybe not by much but he obviously lost.

Hatton looked one dimensional, and a Collazo couldn't take advantage of that. Hell, he had him badly hurt and still couldn't capitalize on it.

[Purist]

The words of a worried fan You know who would win the rematch And Collazo won that fight And he didn't "obviously lose"

[ClydeB]

Just read Hatton's comments on fightnews.com. Just as I predicted, he has no intention of giving Collazo a much deserved rematch. I thought he gave Collazo his word there would be a rematch.

Read what he said. Even you Hatton fans can't deny that he is clearly ducking Collazo.

I'd like to see the rematch too, but don't hit out with the ducking crap. Hatton wants the big fights. Collazo is not a big fight. Mayweather, Margarito, Castillo, Gatti. Those are the big fights and Hatton doesn't plan to be around long to entertain your skepticism, just because, shock horror, he didn't blow away one of his opponents. What's that, maybe 1 fight out of 41 that he didn't win convincingly? Oh wow, I guess we should remove him from the P4P list and rag on him until he knocks Collazo out.

[Wacko3205]

Just read Hatton's comments on fightnews.com. Just as I predicted, he has no intention of giving Collazo a much deserved rematch. I thought he gave Collazo his word there would be a rematch.

Read what he said. Even you Hatton fans can't deny that he is clearly ducking Collazo.

I'd like to see the rematch too, but don't hit out with the ducking crap. Hatton wants the big fights. Collazo is not a big fight. Mayweather, Margarito, Castillo, Gatti. Those are the big fights and Hatton doesn't plan to be around long to entertain your skepticism, just because, shock horror, he didn't blow away one of his opponents. What's that, maybe 1 fight out of 41 that he didn't win convincingly? Oh wow, I guess we should remove him from the P4P list and rag on him until he knocks Collazo out.

I know that your'e a bit sensitive on this matter...& it is like riding a dead horse through the pasture...it's old...& it stinks...& it's a bit uncomfy to discuss...but if you say that the man get's a rematch...give it to him...the next day...don't watch tape & say...errrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmm...maybe I better bail & rethink this...it is the man's title that he was given.

Anywho...Hatton is still a great fighter & all that...but just like so many other fights over the last 2 years...I just think that it was the incorrect decision.

What's done is done...but a draw woulda been better...

[ClydeB]

almost.... just change the afraid to smart and we'll agree

If raw electricity can shock you...your'e afraid of it...& your'e generally smart enough not to fwock with it again...kinda the same thing as stepping out in front of a moving car or train...

To quote Joe Rogan...FEAR IS A FACTOR FOR HATTON!

That was a good one. all i'm saying is all hatton fans were saying what a great guy he is and how he is a gentleman and a man of his word. Well he said he would give a rematch now hes going back on it. So either he is a little afraid or he ain't the gentleman you guys thought he was.As a fan i know you try to see all the positive in your fighter but something has to give. The guy can't have it both ways and neither can his fans when its convenient to them

It's nothing to do with fear. If he beat Collazo convincingly, he still wouldn't give him a rematch. It's to do with what's good for business. Hatton only plans to be around for 3 years at most. He doesn't have time to get back in the ring with a man that no one would give him credit for beating anyway, as he was expected to blow him away first time around.

You're damned if you do and damned if you don't. The term "ducking" is tossed around with abandon on these forums and really it's just nonsense. If I had the choice of fighting a marquee name or fighting Collazo to appease the haters, I'd choose the marquee name every time.

[ClydeB]

Just read Hatton's comments on fightnews.com. Just as I predicted, he has no intention of giving Collazo a much deserved rematch. I thought he gave Collazo his word there would be a rematch.

Read what he said. Even you Hatton fans can't deny that he is clearly ducking Collazo.

I'd like to see the rematch too, but don't hit out with the ducking crap. Hatton wants the big fights. Collazo is not a big fight. Mayweather, Margarito, Castillo, Gatti. Those are the big fights and Hatton doesn't plan to be around long to entertain your skepticism, just because, shock horror, he didn't blow away one of his opponents. What's that, maybe 1 fight out of 41 that he didn't win convincingly? Oh wow, I guess we should remove him from the P4P list and rag on him until he knocks Collazo out.

I know that your'e a bit sensitive on this matter...& it is like riding a dead horse through the pasture...it's old...& it stinks...& it's a bit uncomfy to discuss...but if you say that the man get's a rematch...give it to him...the next day...don't watch tape & say...errrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmm...maybe I better bail & rethink this...it is the man's title that he was given.

Anywho...Hatton is still a great fighter & all that...but just like so many other fights over the last 2 years...I just think that it was the incorrect decision.

What's done is done...but a draw woulda been better...

Personally, I think it was stupid of Ricky to say immediately after the fight that he would give a rematch. Emotions are running wild and, quite frankly, I think the criticism stung Hatton initially and he genuinely wanted to shut the naysayers up. After having had time to reflect, I completely understand why he wouldn't want to waste his time with a fight that would only interest the die hards.

He did win the fight. Scored round for round, I can't see past Hatton, despite him not looking like a winner when he was hurt in the last round.

[MRMANICK]

Just read Hatton's comments on fightnews.com. Just as I predicted, he has no intention of giving Collazo a much deserved rematch. I thought he gave Collazo his word there would be a rematch.

Read what he said. Even you Hatton fans can't deny that he is clearly ducking Collazo.

I'd like to see the rematch too, but don't hit out with the ducking crap. Hatton wants the big fights. Collazo is not a big fight. Mayweather, Margarito, Castillo, Gatti. Those are the big fights and Hatton doesn't plan to be around long to entertain your skepticism, just because, shock horror, he didn't blow away one of his opponents. What's that, maybe 1 fight out of 41 that he didn't win convincingly? Oh wow, I guess we should remove him from the P4P list and rag on him until he knocks Collazo out.

I know that your'e a bit sensitive on this matter...& it is like riding a dead horse through the pasture...it's old...& it stinks...& it's a bit uncomfy to discuss...but if you say that the man get's a rematch...give it to him...the next day...don't watch tape & say...errrrrrrrrrrrrrmmmmm...maybe I better bail & rethink this...it is the man's title that he was given.

Anywho...Hatton is still a great fighter & all that...but just like so many other fights over the last 2 years...I just think that it was the incorrect decision.

What's done is done...but a draw woulda been better...

Personally, I think it was stupid of Ricky to say immediately after the fight that he would give a rematch. Emotions are running wild and, quite frankly, I think the criticism stung Hatton initially and he genuinely wanted to shut the naysayers up. After having had time to reflect, I completely understand why he wouldn't want to waste his time with a fight that would only interest the die hards.
He did win the fight. Scored round for round, I can't see past Hatton, despite him not looking like a winner when he was hurt in the last round.

So it was okay to waste our time the first time He said what he said and he can't take it back. If pbf did this same exact thing you would probably have a lot to say about it.You talk about the big fights but who wants to see him in the big fights besides die-hard fans if he has so much trouble in the small fights. If I saw him for the first time i wouldn't pay $50 to see him again. A lot of people thought he lost and as a man he should wanna prove them wrong like floyd did but i guess he not as much man as floyd is. Hatton all heart. Yeah right.Go back to 140 and beat on smaller men.

[bigragu]

bigragu.... Please post like an adult or your posts may get changed by the mods

did you put the "I'm gay" comment on there?! what did I say that was so off or not adult? all i thought I was saying was that if Hatton doesn't give Collazo a rematch he doesn't deserve to have the title...and I would then question his manhood....pls reply.....I want to know..it is never my intention to post any comment not to be taken seriously.....I LOVE boxing...I Coached amateurs this past year and recently got back in the fight game myself.....

[Entragian]

It's called Karma. where was Jose Antonio Rivera's rematch with Collazo after their RAZOR close match? Nada. Collazo must have been scared.

I love the word "razor." Say it out loud really slow Raazzooooor. It's right up there with "smite"

Hatton smote Collazo down. Is that the past tense of smite? Sounds good.