Ricky Hatton Says "Three More and I Retire From Boxing"
By Mark Vester
Three more fights and junior welterweight Ricky Hatton is done with the sport of boxing. The first of the three fights is coming up on May 2 against the current pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao. If everything goes well against Pacquiao, Hatton wants to fight Juan Manuel Marquez, who plans a move to 140-pounds in he near future. Marquez is considered by most as the second-best fighter in the world. There won't be issues with making the fight since Hatton and Marquez are both promoted by Golden Boy Promotions.
If everything goes well with Marquez, Hatton would like to end his career in 2010 with a rematch against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hatton is still very hungry to get revenge on Mayweather for the ten-round knockout loss that Floyd handed him in December of 2007.
"If I can beat Manny Pacquiao, the world's best fighter pound for pound, that would be great. I would finish the year by fighting Juan Manuel Marquez. He is the number two fighter on the pound for pound ladder, and by making it to the position of number one -I would hope that I can fight again with Floyd Mayweather. Those three fights will be the last of my career," Hatton tol Reuters.
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