By Mark Vester
According to former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, Ricky Hatton should consider retirement after being stopped by Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Lewis, while speaking with BBC 5 Live's Sportsweek, said if he was in Hatton's position, he would likely retire. He feels Hatton has nothing more to prove.
"Ricky now has to sit down and see how he wants to re-establish his career. But if it were me, unless I felt I could come back and actually beat Mayweather, then I would retire. He can say he tried his best but Floyd was the better man on the night," Lewis said. "He's been boxing for his whole life and I don't think he has anything else to prove, but it should be up to Ricky if he wants to retire. He can say he tried his best but Floyd was the better man on the night and there's nothing he can do about that."
Lewis said Hatton should not fight again at 147-pounds, and move back down to the junior welterweight limit of 140.
If (welterweight) is not the weight he performs at best then I wouldn't advise him to box there again," Lewis said. "When you go up these guys can take your punches a lot more easily and hurt you. No one likes to lose, and Ricky will now get a chance to look at his performance."
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