Ricky Hatton

[Tam Seddon]

I understand what you're saying, Tam. Everyone has their limits though.

I like the sound of Hatton-Cotto more than Hatton-Witter too. But I like the sound of Hatton-Witter a hell of a lot more than Hatton-vs-No-name. Which I suspect will come after Castillo.

this is were Hatton could pick up the eye of the people, by moving back to 147 fighting LC again makeing sure he is fully ready for it and then possible fight the winner of Judah-Cotto. i would prefer to see Hatton-colloza then Hatton-Witter again. Just so Ricky can show what he is capable off.

[Wayne]

what does everybody want to see him do after another fight at 140? I really think he needs to get back to 147 and get a fight with Cotto. Ive been thinking what has he got to prove at staying at 140? There aint no big names except Castillo and i think Ricky will win that one. Thats why i was truely against the move back to 140 and i know you will all say he wasnt up for 147 but were is the risk taking that makes boxing exciting? I remember when Hatton was the true underdog against KT and i prefered it that way because it brought the best out of him. Risk taking is what makes an exciting match up and i feel Hatton would be the underdog against Cotto and would cause the upset, i have real faith in him for that.

The wrestling match against Tszyu was really the best in him? I thought that fight, while he won, was awful.

[littlebif]

I think Cotto and Floyd are the only fights he would go north of 140 for. I think it would be unwise to fight Cotto at 147, make him come down to 143

Totally agree Cotto looks very strong at 147 even though he has'nt been put in with the big boys yet.Judah should cause him problems with his speed and power in the early rounds,Judah has the power to stop Cotto aswell.Cotto must be carefull early but his strenght will wear Judah down.

It would be very wise for Hatton to get Cotto to shed a few more pounds so the fight could happen at a catch weight.If it happens at a catch weight its a more even fight.But i just carnt see Cotto giving away the weight advantage.

[Tam Seddon]

what does everybody want to see him do after another fight at 140? I really think he needs to get back to 147 and get a fight with Cotto. Ive been thinking what has he got to prove at staying at 140? There aint no big names except Castillo and i think Ricky will win that one. Thats why i was truely against the move back to 140 and i know you will all say he wasnt up for 147 but were is the risk taking that makes boxing exciting? I remember when Hatton was the true underdog against KT and i prefered it that way because it brought the best out of him. Risk taking is what makes an exciting match up and i feel Hatton would be the underdog against Cotto and would cause the upset, i have real faith in him for that.

The wrestling match against Tszyu was really the best in him? I thought that fight, while he won, was awful.

How you can call the win over KT awful is beyond me. It was a spectacular win and Hatton used the home advantage to his best and he beat the champion who had been the champ at 140 for years!

[littlebif]

The KT fight was entertaining all the way through the fight.

[Tam Seddon]

Im i an only beliver that Ricky should try and fight Cotto? I just dont understand why people are so against him moving up weight

[jbirdy]

i think we all might be jumping the gun a bit here because hatton still has to get through castillo and cotto still has to get through judah before these boys would meet. and come to think of it judah has to get through some bum before he can try to get through cotto so these guys have all got their hands full. but hypothetically IF hatton beats castillo and IF cotto beats judah i can see no reason why these biys wont fight around crimbo time.

[littlebif]

If Hatton was to go up to fight Cotto at 147 i would like to see him have a warm up fight,just to get used to the different weight.Not sure he should be jumping straight up into a Fight with Cotto.

[Tam Seddon]

If Hatton was to go up to fight Cotto at 147 i would like to see him have a warm up fight,just to get used to the different weight.Not sure he should be jumping straight up into a Fight with Cotto.

thats were i think if he had a full prep it would be good to rematch luiz colloza it would prove a lot and i can see Ricky realy doing well.

[jbirdy]

If Hatton was to go up to fight Cotto at 147 i would like to see him have a warm up fight,just to get used to the different weight.Not sure he should be jumping straight up into a Fight with Cotto.

he may not need it mate if he had time to grow and train at the weight.
he shouldnt be judged too much by the performance against colazo because of the lack of preperation ricky had. a clash with cotto would be set up months before actually taking place and ricky would have plenty of time to prepare. if hatton only has a few years left in the sport which is what i'm hearing a lot lately i wouldnt like to see him waste the few fights he has left by fighting another smaller name just as a warm up bout.

[ono]

I don't believe Ricky can beat any TOP guys (Cotto, Mayweather, Mosely) at 147 so whats the point in making the fights?

He's not getting any better (on the slide if anything) and after he's beaten Castillo (hopefully) he'll have two GREATS on his unbeaten resume and his place in Brtish boxing is firmly set (is already).

The MEGA fights at 147 will only happen if Hatton gets MEGA money. Making the inevitable defeat worthwhile.

When people doubt Ricky this gives him the ensentive to try and prove them wrong and fight at 147 will surely show that! I would prefer him to go to 147 and take the big boys instead of fighting at 140! in your opinion would you not like to see him have an enjoyable fight against cotto or a bore fest agasint a 140 figher ?

I'm not arguing what I want. I'd LOVE to see Ricky fight Cotto or Mayweather but I feel his chances of beating those guys are long gone and not coming back.

Hattons got huge balls, for sure, but he's not stupid. He tried 147 and it was a mistake. He now says he never had any intentions of moving to 147 but thats how it played out at the time. So I don't think these fights will happen now.

At 140 he has WITTER!!!! This fight NEEDS to happen.

He clearly didn't have any intentions of fighting at 147. He was signed to fight Lazcano and it fell through. HBO would only let him fight Collazo, so he took it. Size wise, Cotto could be too big for him. Fighting Mayweather at 147 wouldn't be that much different from fighting at 140. He'd give Mayweather problems but i think Mayweather would cope. I think after Castillo, Witter needs to be next providing he can get a decent name on his record beforehand. After those 2, a warm up at 147 and then one last mega fight with either Cotto or Mayweather. Or both...but i'm greedy.

[Tam Seddon]

I don't believe Ricky can beat any TOP guys (Cotto, Mayweather, Mosely) at 147 so whats the point in making the fights?

He's not getting any better (on the slide if anything) and after he's beaten Castillo (hopefully) he'll have two GREATS on his unbeaten resume and his place in Brtish boxing is firmly set (is already).

The MEGA fights at 147 will only happen if Hatton gets MEGA money. Making the inevitable defeat worthwhile.

When people doubt Ricky this gives him the ensentive to try and prove them wrong and fight at 147 will surely show that! I would prefer him to go to 147 and take the big boys instead of fighting at 140! in your opinion would you not like to see him have an enjoyable fight against cotto or a bore fest agasint a 140 figher ?

I'm not arguing what I want. I'd LOVE to see Ricky fight Cotto or Mayweather but I feel his chances of beating those guys are long gone and not coming back.

Hattons got huge balls, for sure, but he's not stupid. He tried 147 and it was a mistake. He now says he never had any intentions of moving to 147 but thats how it played out at the time. So I don't think these fights will happen now.

At 140 he has WITTER!!!! This fight NEEDS to happen.

He clearly didn't have any intentions of fighting at 147. He was signed to fight Lazcano and it fell through. HBO would only let him fight Collazo, so he took it. Size wise, Cotto could be too big for him. Fighting Mayweather at 147 wouldn't be that much different from fighting at 140. He'd give Mayweather problems but i think Mayweather would cope. I think after Castillo, Witter needs to be next providing he can get a decent name on his record beforehand. After those 2, a warm up at 147 and then one last mega fight with either Cotto or Mayweather. Or both...but i'm greedy.

atleast somebody is seeing the light CC my my man! i can agree with you there but i really think that warm up fight should be against LC for sure.

[Tam Seddon]

What do you think then, Hatton-Cotto at the catch weight or at 147? I really do think either one will be an exciting match which has to occur!

[MV]

ricky hatton is a facinating character and boxer.part of the intrique is he is undefeated and has a huge fallowing back home.he also longs for world wide respect and is willing to work for it.to me ,i wish he had 5 years left.if ricky stays diciplined he can stay at his peak wt class and clean out the division proving that the tszyu fight wasnt a fluke.marvin hagler stayed at middlewt because he new that was his ideal wt class and proved he was a alltime great 160 lb fighter.he could have jumped up to 175 and fought micheal spinks and lost and then not be looked at the same today.look at mosely,mr bold ,will fight anybody jumped from 135 to 147 beat delahoya and he is on top of the world.then loses to forrest twice and then to wright twice and the general public thinks he was over rated and washed up.most casual fans dont understand the significance of jumping to a higher wt division,they think if you lose your garbage.look how many people think delahoya is through because he was stopped by hopkins.who would have thought delahoya would ever have fought hopkins,let alone give him a run for his money.yet these idiots knock him because he got stopped.i guess what i am trying to say is if he stays at 140 and beats everybody put in front of that would be fine with me as long as he fights to his potential.if he decided to fight at 147 lbs i would believe in him also because i think he can hold his own at either wt division.at 147 i dont think he would dominate as much,i think he would win some big fights and lose some big fights.i think he should finish all his 140 lb business before he goes up ,if he goes up,because this up and down in wt divisions could ruin him .look at roy jones,and look at rickys last fight .the stamina was a issue because ricky had to lose muscle to make wt.he gained the muscle for collazo and lost it for urango.i get the feeling he will beat castillo by points,but you just never know.the castillo fight is one of his defining fights and i hope he pulls it off.good luck hatton!

[Sovereign]

Dont get me wrong I wanna see Hatton - Cotto somewhere down the line, but right now we have Cotto - Judah and Castillo - Hatton to look forward too. Once those fights are done we'll know who needs to fight who.