Junior Witters next opponent

Those all sound good, and for Froch I want to see him in with GBP fighter Librado Andrade. That'd be sweet. :D

Francisco Bojado, DeMarcus Corley, Paul Malignaggi, Mike Arnaoutis, Kelson Pinto, Leonard Dorin, Acelino Freitas, Oktay Urkal or Souleymane M'baye. This fight will be the precursor to a possible Gatti/Mayweather shebang, it needs to be explosive and it needs to be against a known fighter in the US. It's all in the setup.

witter needs to stay in america now, get some more exposure. that win over ndou should be good for him, coz ndou has a good anme in the states.

^exactly, Frank warren's been protecting hatton for years biding his time for this world title shot, why waste ur time on witter (who, incidentally i think would get killed by hatton). And good on whoever mentioned carl froch, that boy is our (britains) only genuine champ material in my eyes There are better prospects in Britain than Froch, he's a very talented fighter but need to become a more solid pro and get a better defence. I have a bad feeling about him, but hopefuly DLH can give him that extra boost. :)

I cant believe how many people think Hattons scared of Witter :eek: :confused: !! The ONLY reason Hatton didnt fight Witter because his showcase fights at the M.E.N were terrible, after the poor performances against terrible fights(dont forget them) lost him his chance. Hatton vs Witter is a fight i'd like to see when Witter can proved beating Ndou(who's tough but nothing else) wasnt a one off. I'd like to see Witter fight Corley, that would be a very good fight for him.

^exactly, Frank warren's been protecting hatton for years biding his time for this world title shot, why waste ur time on witter (who, incidentally i think would get killed by hatton). And good on whoever mentioned carl froch, that boy is our (britains) only genuine champ material in my eyes Carl Froch will be world champion he is world class and with DLH in his corner there should be no problem getting the big fights. David Barnes is also a great prospect let's hope warren doesn't protect him to long. What do you think of Michael Jennings? Isn't it time he made a step up?

i cant wait to see froch start fighting in america. he definately has the potential to be a good world champion. i just hope his carear doesnt go the same way calzages has. bum after meeningless bum

^exactly, Frank warren's been protecting hatton for years biding his time for this world title shot, why waste ur time on witter (who, incidentally i think would get killed by hatton). And good on whoever mentioned carl froch, that boy is our (britains) only genuine champ material in my eyes

he still needs to fight zoo for the big pay day. thats my point. hatton wants the big super fight with the big pay day, but he doesnt or warren wont let him take any risky fights. however, due t zoos age and injury problems i think hatton has a good chance of winning

but nor is ndou is he. i know what you mean bout hatotn but i dont take any notice of the bauble he holds and i don think anyone else does. including hatton otherwise he wouldnt be bothered going to fight zoo would he.

maybe i was a bit harsh calling takkie n phillips washed up but they weren't "on the up" and i think that makes a big difference

i like hatton but i feel that witter would beat him, but it would be close and i would love to see it. the main problem i have with hatton is the fact that he claims to be a world champion, just because he holds the WBU belt. i hate the fact that there are so many worthless titles about and because hatton is a big draw and has a large fan base, suddenly everyone starts believing the hype. there are loads of fighters with IBO, IBA, WBF etc world titles but nobody actually calls them world champs or believes they are. Jonny Nelson once held the WBF world heavyweight title but nobody would ever seriously say hes a former heavyweight world cahmp !! if hatton beats tszyu i will be happy for him and it will be great for british boxing

I tend to agree with JPW. Tackie had just gone 12 with tsyzu before fighting Hatton. Going 12 rounds with a fighter like Tsyzu is not a shot fighter, and hatton beat him comfortably. Also, Philips whislt not in his prime was not shot when he fought Hatton, he had taken Sharmba Mitchell to a majority dec the fight before Hatton ( and don`t dis Mitchell, he was the second best jnr welterweight in the world until Tsyzu KO`d him ). Both Hatton and Witter deserve a title match and i think that all this running down of these fighters is perhaps fear that they may have a chance to break into the top ten Jnr welter scene!

hang on takcie3 and phillips were washed up??? they fought for the title the fight before they took on hatton and lost exactly the same as Ndou. They are all gatekeepers to the top ten, as for beating Europes best, not really Eamon Magee would havew beaten any of the guys Witter defended against. (Jurgen Haek whom junior laboured against, Battaglia etc etc, come on these guys arent even top 30.) Also if it wasnt for the KD's junior would have lost against Ndou, its a significant win but if he goes to sleep in the middle rounds like he did against Ndou agianst th top boys he will get crunched. (i know he injured his hand but injuries happen you have to cope). However it seems you side a little with witter me with hatton thats cool (i can admit this) but its fantastic to see both fighters oin the verge of something special I really hope they can capitalise its a shot in the arm British boxing needs at present cos outside these two i can only seem David Barnes and Maybe Froch and Haye making a dent in world boxing at present. You can write off amir khan as well unless he gets an attiude transplant and quick. He seems to think he has done it all already and boxing tends to bring you back down to earth, personally I think Kevin mitchell would take him apart.

takkie and phillips were past their best. witter fought judah at short notice and has beaten all the top european fighters and is now stepping to top world fighters. first man to put ndou down. cotto couldnt even do that. i believe that witter deserves a world title shot ahead of hatton. i hope hatton beats tszyu and i will be there cheering him on. however, if he gets hammered its because he's prepared by fighting weak, washed up hasbeens and this could be rickys downfall. lets hope not but i'll have no sympathy for him.

sorry tp break away from the topic froch signed to goldenboy !!! that is topness.ive been following froch awhile and this could be the perfect next step in his career. hes 27 and as yet reasonably untested,but looking good nonetheless. i expected to see a robin reid-carl froch fight but now maybe not

i agree, stay in the states. this is great for witter and also carl froch who de la hoya also signed. could be that in six months witter will be in a better position than hatton. hatton might need to fight him when tzsyu hands him his ass.

Getting back to Junior Witter's next opponent, i don't think he should come back to Europe for his next fight, he should have another big fight in America it would be a big step forward for him and he should get some more good publicity. Out of the top 10 fighters Zoo is fighting Hatton, Mayweather Vs Gatti, Cotto might be fighting Harris if the rumours are correct. Mitchell is fighting in April but hasn't got an opponent but this is to soon for Junior. Acelino Freitas has just moved up to this weight division, this would be a good fight for junior, and it would be another step forward for him.

thats not fair comment, Takcie and Phillips were top ten when he fought them. Pinto didnt get on the plane cos he weanted more money and Harris ducked hatton. Why fight anywhere else when you are selling 20 thousand tickets mate, its not just a sport you have to make money too. Just cos junior couldnt draw flies to a turd that aint hatotns fault, he has the type of style that appeals to the casual fan as well, like gatti has. who the fuck else do you expect him to fight? Cotto? Witter...why until last weekend he had been knockiong out top 50 opponents in defending his own european title. guess we will find out how good ricky is or isnt on june 4th. ill be there :boxing:

who cares if hattons belt is on the line, its fuckin worthless. i could buy a better belt on ebay. hatton has avoided witter so as not to jeopadise a 'genuine' world title shot with a big pay day. however, he want the title shot without fighting any good top 10 fighters and without fighting away from home. i just dont think its that fair, especially when you have the media whipping up loads of publicity and hyping him up to be a lot better than he may be.