By Mark Vester
Promoter Frank Warren has advised Ricky Hatton to hang up the gloves and avoid an all-British showdown with WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan. Warren is the current promoter of Khan and the former promoter of Hatton. He says a Khan-Hatton bout is bad for the sport because Hatton doesn't have that fire anymore. Warren also points to Hatton's recent health issues. The Manchester star is still hospitalized with an unknown illness. There are some who believe that Hatton's illness has to do with his bad eating and drinking habits.
"Ricky shouldn't be fighting -- it's not good for boxing and it's not good for him more importantly," Warren said. "He's just been in hospital for overindulgence or whatever that may be. I don't think he should fight again, he should definitely retire. If the fight happened and, God forbidden, something bad happens, everyone would blame boxing. Sometimes fighters go on and at the end of the day bad things happen."
Khan would like the fight but he plans to leave it in the hands of trainer Freddie Roach and Warren
"I'm a fan of Ricky Hatton and I'd like him to support me on the way to achieving what he's achieved," Khan said. "Boxing is a game where you have to face fighters, and for Britain it would be a huge fight. Let's see what happens. I'll leave it with Frank and Freddie and if they think it's the right move for me to make, then I'll do it."
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