Hatton is back in form with impressive demolition of Stewart.

Hatton dropped Stewart with a body shot early in round 1, then clubbed him to the ground at the end of the round with an overhand right. Rounds 2,3,4 were all Stewart on the defense he ran around and looked like he needed a fire escape. Round 5 Hatton lands 3 fast left hooks to put Stewart on his pants and out of the fight.

Top result from Hatton who will now meet the winner of Tsu, Mitchell.....

its about ****ing time, ill be happy to see ricky finaly step up and fight a real fighter. id like to see him in with either kostya or sharmba, would'nt matter cause i think either guy could beat hatton. im gonna be anxious to see how ricky reacts to not fighting in his home town like a little *****. i wonder if he can handle boo's? :D

i saw the fifth, i dont drink but when i was going back to the hotel i saw the fight on the TV in a bar, so i went in and sat down, ricky looked pretty bad he is really going to get blown out of the water when he steps it up.
mitchell or tszyu is going to beat him good looking.

He should step up the plate now and fight Kostya Tszyu or Sharmba Mitchell. Now, that would be really something to talk about.

its about ****ing time, ill be happy to see ricky finaly step up and fight a real fighter. id like to see him in with either kostya or sharmba, would'nt matter cause i think either guy could beat hatton. im gonna be anxious to see how ricky reacts to not fighting in his home town like a little *****. i wonder if he can handle boo's? :D
I haven't seen Hatton fight.
But I have heard of how he is overprotected by Warren and how he won't fight out of his home town and won't fight actual threats.
So **** him.
Let's hope Cotto gets his match with Hatton and puts that bum to rest.

the crowds he fights in front of are enormous, and every single one of them are there to cheer for him. thats why im gonna love to see him fight in america, i bet he will be distraught fighting in front of people that boo and heckle him. from all of his fights so far hatton is a very good pressure fighter but he has never faced a real opponent, i would expect sharmba to win a decision but i bet tszyu would lay his ass out.

i think mitchell would lay him out too

the crowds he fights in front of are enormous, and every single one of them are there to cheer for him. thats why im gonna love to see him fight in america, i bet he will be distraught fighting in front of people that boo and heckle him. from all of his fights so far hatton is a very good pressure fighter but he has never faced a real opponent, i would expect sharmba to win a decision but i bet tszyu would lay his ass out.
Yeah, I think that once he fights in front of a crowd that doesn't support him, he will start to crumble mentally.
That and, if he faces an actual fighter and not some drunk they found out back, he will be layed out.
That has to be why Warren is overprotecting him.

Here's to Cotto laying out Hatton and hopefully taking a shot at Warren as well. :p

cotto and warren, now there is a fight i would pay to see, all 10 seconds of it :D

cotto and warren, now there is a fight i would pay to see, all 10 seconds of it :D
lol As long as Cotto punches Warren as well, I'm a happy fight viewer.

Ricky looks good. He destroyed Dennis Pederson the last time I saw him. I think he could give Mitchell some trouble because he's ruthless to the body. It's just a shame he won't fight anybody. I like watching him fight, and I think he could beat some names in the division.

Is he ready to get in the ring with Mayweather or Tszyu or Mitchell? I wish fights with a James Leija or a Kelson Pinto (who pulled out of a Hatton fight) or a Vivian Harris would help give us some idea. And now that he's Miguel Cotto's mandatory, they're acting like they don't want him. They (he & Warren) say they are looking to fight the winner of Tszyu-Mitchell 2.

Well, first of all, I think Mitchell wins the Tszyu fight and sets up a third fight. Plus, these guys will see more money fighting a Spadafora or a Mayweather, or even jumping up to fight Spinks.

If you're Ricky: You can't go from rookie ball to the major leagues, even if you're batting over .300. He beat Ben Tackie. He scheduled Kelson Pinto and the fight never happened. Those are the only 2 "names" Ricky Hatton has scheduled/fought. He KO'd the guy that took Mitchell the distance, but Mitchell destroyed Stewart, so why go after his leftovers?

Hatton needs to throw some money at a guy ranked 6-15 and fight him in Manchester. Vivian Harris or James Leija (who might fight Gatti next) or someone in that league won't main-event in the US for money that a fight in Manchester would bring. He wouldn't even have to leave his backyard. If he wins that fight, then maybe a champ gives him a look. Otherwise, he is doing damage to his reputation that will be hard to undo.

lol As long as Cotto punches Warren as well, I'm a happy fight viewer.

Maybe you should watch Hatton before you start putting him down.

http://www.rickyhitmanhatton.com/video/video.html

hatton is better than the bigots give him credit for!

hatton is better than the bigots give him credit for!

I'm really glad someone agree's!! If Hatton ruled the divison until he retired they would still call him a bum! :D

I thought people would give him a little more credit for handing Stewart one of the most one sided beating i have seen in a long time!

Mitchell put Stewart down a couple of times but it wasnt one sided and it wasnt a brutal beat down like Hatton gave him.

hatton is better than the bigots give him credit for!


i think he looks good against the guys he fights, i dont think hes a bum, and i dont think hes anything special, all my judgements are off on him until i see him get in the ring with a top ranked fighter. but i agree that it seems foolish to just write him off just because of where he hails.

Gents, really need to get some perspective, Hatton should step up agreed, but that DOES NOT make him a bum or a poor fighter.

HE IS WORLD CLASS. And hopefully will get the chance to shut some of you naysayers up in the near future.


he just took apart a man in 5 rounds that took mitchell 12 and gave mitchell some uncomfortable moments, I know I was there, ringside.


Equally so Cotto looks the business but for ****s sake will you lot get a grip here, yes he looks fantastic but he is not the finished article yet, admittedly he has come along much faster than Ricky and looks to be developing into a world class performer but he has been feasting on Lightweights and fringe top ten opponents in the same way Hatton has (for tackie read Ndou), but everyone is praising him as the third coming of Sugar ray ?

Perspective guys, personally I think Hatton would give Cotto a decent fight, we havent seen Miguel fight under pressure, we havent seen him properly backed up apart from when Ndou
got at him in the middle rounds. And he didnt like it at all. There was also an uppercut that Sosa landed flush in their fight that if it had been Kostya or Gatti, Cotto wouldnt have been eating for a month let alone seeing the end of the round so please keep some of this ridiculous bull**** about Cotto being the complete article under wraps and stop buying all the hype and let him develop.

Would mayweather beat Cotto, yes in his sleep at present, would he beat him in two years, well thats a completely different proposition.


Im not predicting a winner but to say Cotto would blast ricky out of there early in a one sided beat down is just bull**** and ignorant.

We are talking bout the top young guns here ut would be a top good competetive fight, hatton should go after Mitcehll though assuming he beats Kostya. Mitchell is a nice boxer but I do think he leaves himself open to the body too much, Hatton's forte.


solid world class performance by hatton on friday as was Miguels against Pinto a few weeks back. Credit to both fighters.

Good god, I'm so sick of hearing all you Yanks winging about Hatton on and on and on.... bla bla bla, How does it go again Hatton would get whipped by Mitchell etc, all of you convinced that the Peurto Rican Cotto is the next coming of jesus christ ....

Look at the facts Stewart, who by no means is in the class of anyone in the top 10 in the division granted, fought Mitchell over 12 rounds of a fight that to be fair... was crap, Mitchell clearly the more talented fighter bobed and danced in and out, stayed away from trouble, other than when No Joke taged him in the 5th and rocked him I might add, and bored his way to an uninspiring decision (Trust me I was there) Why I might ask, well:

Could it be that he wanted to go the distance keep himself clear of any danger and box the rounds because he needed the work? er...doubt it.

Could it be that he came out early and flashed some big combos and tagged Stewart several times early doors but then ran out of steam? er doubt it - he claimed to be in the shape of his life

or could it be that he just didn't have the power to hurt Stewart and couldn't get the job done inside 12..... er probably


Hatton went through Stewart like a freight train, I see that Stewart has since said that he has never taken a beating like that in his career...hmmm

Yet I still hear all you Yankee boys whine ....he only fights in his own backyard, so would you if you had the carisma to sell out the MEN twice over and reap the rewards.

But he's never beaten anyone.... er well actually he has - Ben Tackie, Vince Phillips and he's only young. Interestingly Cotto has only beaten Ledeja and Pinto of note (the later of which bottled his fight with Hatton and has since admitted that he felt Cotto prior to the fight, was an easier prospect for him having beaten him as an amateur)

But he should fight Cotto and prove himself..... er why?, he's going to fight the winner of Tyszu/Mitchell for the belt, a fight with Cotto makes no sence on either side. The two best young prospects alongside Mayweather in the division, hardly going to fight right now are they.

On the Tyszu Mitchell fight, god I really want Mitchell to win so that Hatton can have a pop at him. Not because I have anything against Mitchell but to shut all you little yankee doodles up once and for all. Alas in this will probably never happen because Tyszu will beat Mitchell again, and for fun this time if he's got his game head on.

I'm not sugesting that Hatton is the best in the Division I'm simply sticking up for a fellow Brit in the face of a torrent of shall we call it american 'patriotism'....my arse

Best in the Division: Mayweather, Tyszu, Hatton, Cotto ....bit of a gap Mitchell, Gatti, Harris..... large gap Ladeja, Pinto, Spara

I can just see all you Americans jumping up and down right now crying blue murder ...... brilliant!

I agree to an extent but I dont think you are right to aim all this at our american friends here, theres been plenty of british giving hatton just as much ****.

nationality in this instance I dont think comes into it, I mean cotto isnt an American fighter so why would they praise him to the detriment of hatton?


The frustration has come in the length of time and amount of failed fights but hopefully this is to be rectified.

keeping my fingers crossed I fancy a boys night out at the MEN for a proper world title.

I agree to an extent but I dont think you are right to aim all this at our american friends here, theres been plenty of british giving hatton just as much ****.

nationality in this instance I dont think comes into it, I mean cotto isnt an American fighter so why would they praise him to the detriment of hatton?


The frustration has come in the length of time and amount of failed fights but hopefully this is to be rectified.

keeping my fingers crossed I fancy a boys night out at the MEN for a proper world title.

I agree with pinkpanther, he's hit the nail on the head!!

Some Americans only rate fighters who come to them, if Cotto was fighting in germany they would say he's beating up bums and is overated!

As a whole i like American fight fans but there are some who need to tone their ego down and show a little respect!!

I agree with pinkpanther, he's hit the nail on the head!!

Some Americans only rate fighters who come to them, if Cotto was fighting in germany they would say he's beating up bums and is overated!

As a whole i like American fight fans but there are some who need to tone their ego down and show a little respect!!


the fact is, european fighters have an inferior, robotic, no head movement whatsoever style that hampers them when they come to fight over here. Im personally impressed with VERY FEW european fighters, and it shows, the fact is, north america (mexico/puerto ricco etc included) has the best fighters, hands down. And the styles generally used by americans/latinos are usually quicker and simply more effective than those trained by european fighters generally speaking.

Pretty much you take a european fighter out of europe his chances of success are very very slim. But i do like a few, i do like ricky hatton, and i do like felix sturm, and a few others whom i cant remember, but the rankings and the styles show me, that european fighters in general just dont have the style to win here.

You cant say we need to tone our ego down, when our continent contains damn near all the champions, and the frankly, the best damn fighters period.

the fact is, european fighters have an inferior, robotic, no head movement whatsoever style that hampers them when they come to fight over here. Im personally impressed with VERY FEW european fighters, and it shows, the fact is, north america (mexico/puerto ricco etc included) has the best fighters, hands down. And the styles generally used by americans/latinos are usually quicker and simply more effective than those trained by european fighters generally speaking.

Pretty much you take a european fighter out of europe his chances of success are very very slim. But i do like a few, i do like ricky hatton, and i do like felix sturm, and a few others whom i cant remember, but the rankings and the styles show me, that european fighters in general just dont have the style to win here.

You cant say we need to tone our ego down, when our continent contains damn near all the champions, and the frankly, the best damn fighters period.

Maybe you have watched a couple to many German fights!! I see no difference between UK and American fighters, the syles are very similar.

I see you have the attitude too! best damn fighters period! :p

http://www.secondsout.com/World/champions.cfm

Look for yourself ^ its a equal mix of champions from everywhere in the world.

Not all American have the same ego but u do!

Hatton does have talent and he does fight in an entertaining style, but until he is willing to come over here he will continue to get disrepected by American fight fans. Fact is he has done nothing to deserve respect in the boxing world. Hatton has been living off Sharmba leftovers Tackie, Phillips and now Stewart in the last two years.

Same as Joe Calzaghe, he needs to come here and prove himself.

Maybe you have watched a couple to many German fights!! I see no diffence between UK and American fighters, the syles are very similar.


the fact that fighters from the americas dominate the rankings for the most part should speak for itself. as many european fighters there are, how many of them have been or are regarded as legends in comparison to north american born fighters (like i said, including mexico/puerto rico etc)

If the style is that similar, why is it so ineffective when they actually have to fight over here?

Hatton does have talent and he does fight in an entertaining style, but until he is willing to come over here he will continue to get disrepected by American fight fans. Fact is he has done nothing to deserve respect in the boxing world. Hatton has been living off Sharmba leftovers Tackie, Phillips and now Stewart in the last two years.

Same as Joe Calzaghe, he needs to come here and prove himself.

Calzaghe has proved himself the best fighter at his weight, would beating up Lacy prove anything? Lacy himself knows Calzaghe is the number 1, he also knows he will have the travel for a shot at him.

a win over Lacy would be BY FAR the best win of Calzaghe's career, but dont expect Calzaghe to fight anyone with a pulse anytime soon.

a win over Lacy would be BY FAR the best win of Calzaghe's career, but dont expect Calzaghe to fight anyone with a pulse anytime soon.

Eubank, Reid, Mitchell and Woodhall were all bigger fights than Lacy. If i could be bothered to check i'm sure there would be a lot more fights that are bigger than Lacy!! Who is Lacy? Who's he beat? Vanderpool was a good win but Green is a much bigger threat to Calzaghe.

Eubank, Reid, Mitchell and Woodhall were all bigger fights than Lacy. If i could be bothered to check i'm sure there would be a lot more fights that are bigger than Lacy!! Who is Lacy? Who's he beat? Vanderpool was a good win but Green is a much bigger threat to Calzaghe.

Eubank was washed up when he fought Calzaghe. By the time he fought Joe, he was a 12-year pro would would never win another fight.

Calzaghe didn't beat Mitchell. The ref did.

Reid was coming off of a loss to a guy with 10 losses 2 fights before.

What's also interesting is that Mitchell and Woodhall fought Calzaghe as their last pro fight. Like they knew they were done, but they knew they could take one more payday.

So who is Jeff Lacy? He's Calzaghe's daddy if the two ever meet in the ring. He's the guy with the real belt. He's the guy willing to fight Calzaghe in Calzaghe's yard because Joe won't leave it. He's the future of the division, that's who.

He willing to fight Calzaghe in his own yard.....great, is that not a stipulation of the champion?! I should think he is... he gets a shot at the belt and the number 1 in the division, if Lacy wins then the same rule will apply.

Don't start the Harris Hatton argument as its totally diferent!

In regard to your comments about European fighters and lack of head movement, in part I would tend to agree, however I not talking about European fighters in general I talking about British fighters, in this instance Hatton. I think you will actally find when a comparision is drawn, that taking into acount the size of the comparative countries and fighters in each i.e UK and the US, then the UK holds its own very nicely.

Eubank was washed up when he fought Calzaghe. By the time he fought Joe, he was a 12-year pro would would never win another fight.

Calzaghe didn't beat Mitchell. The ref did.

Reid was coming off of a loss to a guy with 10 losses 2 fights before.

What's also interesting is that Mitchell and Woodhall fought Calzaghe as their last pro fight. Like they knew they were done, but they knew they could take one more payday.

So who is Jeff Lacy? He's Calzaghe's daddy if the two ever meet in the ring. He's the guy with the real belt. He's the guy willing to fight Calzaghe in Calzaghe's yard because Joe won't leave it. He's the future of the division, that's who.

Hopefuly we will find out who's the daddy very soon!! Its seems like Tarver and Johnson dont want to risk the Calzaghe fight so Frank Warren is speaking to Lacys people about the fight.

Lacy has shown Calzaghe a lot of respect in the past and he's now at the stage where he should get a shot at the divisions number 1 fighter.

I hope lacy wasnt calling Joe out because he knew he was going to move to light heavy, lets hope the fight happens.

Hopefuly we will find out who's the daddy very soon!! Its seems like Tarver and Johnson dont want to risk the Calzaghe fight so Frank Warren is speaking to Lacys people about the fight.

Lacy has shown Calzaghe a lot of respect in the past and he's now at the stage where he should get a shot at the divisions number 1 fighter.

I hope lacy wasnt calling Joe out because he knew he was going to move to light heavy, lets hope the fight happens.

I think Lacy knows if he doesn't get Calzaghe that before long people will say the same thing about him. They'll say, yeah he's held the belt a while, but who's he fought? This way the winner gets credit for beating a name fighter, and the loser still gets acquitted because they lost to someone credible.

I think you will actally find when a comparision is drawn, that taking into acount the size of the comparative countries and fighters in each i.e UK and the US, then the UK holds its own very nicely.

Its holds its own easily. Considering how pro sport America is and how poorly funded UK sport is i'm shocked at the stats!

The population ratio is 5:1 in favour of America.

In an independant world ratings the ratio between UK and America top 10 fighters is 2:1 in favour of America.

I know independant world ranking(US site) are someones opinion but it goes to show UK fighter hold there own.

5 times as many people and only 2 times as many top 10 fighters. How can anyone say US have better fighters!?!?

what a point there elveiel..... what that actually states is we are twice as good as america in terms of ratio

number of people in the countries: number of top ten contenders

the uk is only the size of florida

excellent point eleviel

Its holds its own easily. Considering how pro sport America is and how poorly funded UK sport is i'm shocked at the stats!

The population ratio is 5:1 in favour of America.

In an independant world ratings the ratio between UK and America top 10 fighters is 2:1 in favour of America.

I know independant world ranking(US site) are someones opinion but it goes to show UK fighter hold there own.

5 times as many people and only 2 times as many top 10 fighters. How can anyone say US have better fighters!?!?

We have the better fighters, guess its coz UK gys dont have **** in the brains and lead in there pants.... :-) rolf only jokein...

5 times as many people and only 2 times as many top 10 fighters. How can anyone say US have better fighters!?!?



Notice i never said "US" i said north america, when i said that, i included mexico/puerto rico.

The fact is, north america has put out more memorable champions and more memorable fighters than the UK has, or ever will.
Not to mention, unlike the UK, we dont simply play 1 sport on the mainstream (futbol) we play alot of sports.

The thing is, the united kingdom is the biggest bunch of naysayers ive ever seen, You people cuss basketball claiming its "just another american made sport we can win at and only we play it" when its played all over the world, and is largly popular in europe all over the world period, with pros playing in our NBA right now from all different countries.

Then you people cuss baseball, diss the world series because "its not a world series if only america plays it" when again, baseball has players from all over latin america/asia playing and starring in the league as well.


The point of this is that the UK simply specializes in one sport, while north america specializes in many. Even if your ratio of boxers is REMOTELY a plausible argument (which it isnt, since the UK produces about 1 or 2 top fighters right now, and basically i never said the US alone, i said North america) the reality is, even your 2 top calzaghe/hatton continue to hold question marks as to how good they actually stack up against the competition in their respective divisions, due to the fact that they basically never leave england, and keep fighting a bunch of a bums for the most part.

So even if north america has this undercut ratio of fighters, who cares, we play ALOT of different sports at a high level, and specialize in more than just futbol.

Notice i never said "US" i said north america, when i said that, i included mexico/puerto rico.

The fact is, north america has put out more memorable champions and more memorable fighters than the UK has, or ever will.
Not to mention, unlike the UK, we dont simply play 1 sport on the mainstream (futbol) we play alot of sports.

The thing is, the united kingdom is the biggest bunch of naysayers ive ever seen, You people cuss basketball claiming its "just another american made sport we can win at and only we play it" when its played all over the world, and is largly popular in europe all over the world period, with pros playing in our NBA right now from all different countries.

Then you people cuss baseball, diss the world series because "its not a world series if only america plays it" when again, baseball has players from all over latin america/asia playing and starring in the league as well.


The point of this is that the UK simply specializes in one sport, while north america specializes in many. Even if your ratio of boxers is REMOTELY a plausible argument (which it isnt, since the UK produces about 1 or 2 top fighters right now, and basically i never said the US alone, i said North america) the reality is, even your 2 top calzaghe/hatton continue to hold question marks as to how good they actually stack up against the competition in their respective divisions, due to the fact that they basically never leave england, and keep fighting a bunch of a bums for the most part.

So even if north america has this undercut ratio of fighters, who cares, we play ALOT of different sports at a high level, and specialize in more than just futbol.

I have never heard anyone knock basketball, its a good sport! But Baseball and American football on the other hand are very boring!! England will never want to be good at them sports!! But i you like them, keep them.

England play football and are one of the best teams, Rugby world champions, beating everyone at cricket and let not forget darts ha ha!! were good at UK sports like America are good at American sports.

The UK competes at everything and for such a small nation we do very well.

I'm not trying to disrespect America, the country is set up to win in at every sport! you go to college for being good at sport for **** sake!! if your are good a sports in the UK you get sent to work at 16yrs old and do sports part time!!

My message was only pointing out a couple of interesting stats. It would be interesting to see how many boxing gyms America has compared to the UK. It would be even more interesting to see how many people box in America compared to the UK! I'd bet the ratio is a lot higher than 5:1.

You cant use PR and Mexico is this debate, them countrys are poor and have to fight!! Medina was fighting pro at 12yrs old or something daft like that, Lads from the UK and US were picking spots and dating girls at the movies at that age!! The UK and US are both rich countrys who dont need to fight for money.

P.s. if you want to see robots then look at Ruiz, Tarver, Allen etc :o !

I have never heard anyone knock basketball, its a good sport! But Baseball and American football on the other hand are very boring!! England will never want to be good at them sports!! But i you like them, keep them.

England play football and are one of the best teams, Rugby world champions, beating everyone at cricket and let not forget darts ha ha!! were good at UK sports like America are good at American sports.

The UK competes at everything and for such a small nation we do very well.

I'm not trying to disrespect America, the country is set up to win in at every sport! you go to college for being good at sport for **** sake!! if your are good a sports in the UK you get sent to work at 16yrs old and do sports part time!!

My message was only pointing out a couple of interesting stats. It would be interesting to see how many boxing gyms America has compared to the UK. It would be even more interesting to see how many people box in America compared to the UK! I'd bet the ratio is a lot higher than 5:1.

You cant use PR and Mexico is this debate, them countrys are poor and have to fight!! Medina was fighting pro at 12yrs old or something daft like that, Lads from the UK and US were picking spots and dating girls at the movies at that age!! The UK and US are both rich countrys who dont need to fight for money.

P.s. if you want to see robots then look at Ruiz, Tarver, Allen etc :o !

Cultural differences exist so there are emphasis on different sports. Social differences also affect what sport athletes pursue. Rich kids rarely become fighters - they've got money for tennis rackets, golf clubs, or baseball equipment - all sports that don't involved getting hit in the head so damn much!

I like that ShoBox makes it over to England every couple months. Through that channel, I've been able to see a number of fighters in the arena that says "Fight Skool" over the ring. And Ricky Hatton fans are probably the best boxing fans, period.

What a great environment.

Now football - you guys's football - I just can't get into it. But I also post at IMDB sports board and that's the single most talked about sport. There's only a couple boxing fans on that one, but during a 0-0 game involving two teams with the word "United", there's all kinds of chatter.

When I had Fox Sports World, I'd stop on the soccer matches periodically. Just not for me, I guess. I like hockey better. If I'm going to see a 0-0 game, I want fast action and dudes hitting each other with sticks!

When I had Fox Sports World, I'd stop on the soccer matches periodically. Just not for me, I guess. I like hockey better. If I'm going to see a 0-0 game, I want fast action and dudes hitting each other with sticks!

I'm not suprised, soccer is ****! its a load of girly ***** men kicking a ball around a field.

Good Ricky!