Hatton/Calzaghe dodging everyone...

Neither Hatto nor Floyd have faced as high quality of opposition as they should have the past few years. That's what all of you need to admit. But now Floyd is going for DLH, so give him credit. And, Hatton and Castillo appear ready to fight in summer 2007, so give them both credit.

So basically, if Hatton wins it's only because Castillo is an old, worn down Mexican who Hatton has dodged for years, right? I see you are the sensitive type. You really need to not let the emotion get the best of you. Castillo is a good fighter but perhaps not as good as he could be/has been due to weight issues. That is obvious, and his wars are also a factor. I never said Hatton dodged Castillo. If anything I have defended Hatton in this thread. Pay attention.

its a bit off both in many areas i don't think theirs many guys out their that would fancy calzaghe either

Wait a minute. I can understand Calzaghe ducking but how is Hatton ducking? He stated he was going to come to the states and fight against better opposition. He's doing that. He fought Luis Collazo and now he's going to fight Juan Urango in Vegas. That's not ducking. I foresee he'll get a shot at a decent name in due time.....but the same can't be said about Calzaghe who is near the end of his rope perhaps. He's contemplated retirement and is no spring chicken. If anyone is ducking it's him....he's waited all this time to finally make the decision to step it up. Hatton made that decision at the perfect time, chosing to fight Kostya Tszyu and eventually in the States. Never pay again for live sex! | Hot girls doing naughty stuff for free! | Chat for free!

Folks What do we think of Hatton dodging everyone credible apart from an old Kosta? And Calzaghe dodging anyone good apart from Jeff Lacy? Much as I love us English folk, those two boxers shamed us...Hatton fighting Urango instead of Mayweather, Cotto and everyone else; Calzaghe dodging everone credible and fighting the UFC guy no-one gives a fuck about. Discuss. Ian hatton's not fighting mayweather and cotto cuz they're at welterweight and he doesnt belong at welterweight. thats like a gorilla trying to fight a shark in water. as for calzone, ur right.

your not supposed to give the game away juyjuy What the fuck are you on about, man?

i just find it pretty strange that you don't have a single positive word to say about any british boxer. David Haye, I like David Haye, there's my positive word about British boxers. I don't like Ricky Hatton or Joe Calzaghe as they're both decent boxers who dodge anyone who could potentially beat them Fair enough, Joe C beat Jeff Lacy, but did you see Lacy's last scrap. The man was fucking awful. Here's the rub - Ricky and Joe cherrypick easy scraps, can you imagine Nigel Benn or Chris Eubank doing the same in their time? Fucking hell!!! That's just the stark contrast of the times...

I was born and bred in Great Britain, so I could hardly be anti-British. All I'm 'anti' is Ricky Hatton and the way every cunt is blowing sunshine up his ass when all he is, for me, is a decent boxer...but a decent boxer who most of the 147 division and half of the 140 division, would beat. Is, er, that okay? That I have my, erm, opinion? It is a forum, ain't it? Or do I just shut the fuck up and let you run this whole forum, given that you seem to know best?... Ian i just find it pretty strange that you don't have a single positive word to say about any british boxer.

There is no evidenceof who is doing the ducking between hatton and floyd. As for gatti, i'm sure hatton is terrified of him after watching his amazing performances against baldomir, ward , de la hoya, robinson, manfredy, and last but by no means least, the mighty king solomon. You're an anti-british prick and the most blatant alt. i've ever seen, along with flaggelum dei and col blake. i bet you're familiar with those two. I was born and bred in Great Britain, so I could hardly be anti-British. All I'm 'anti' is Ricky Hatton and the way every cunt is blowing sunshine up his ass when all he is, for me, is a decent boxer...but a decent boxer who most of the 147 division and half of the 140 division, would beat. Is, er, that okay? That I have my, erm, opinion? It is a forum, ain't it? Or do I just shut the fuck up and let you run this whole forum, given that you seem to know best?... Ian

There is no evidenceof who is doing the ducking between hatton and floyd. As for gatti, i'm sure hatton is terrified of him after watching his amazing performances against baldomir, ward , de la hoya, robinson, manfredy, and last but by no means least, the mighty king solomon. You're an anti-british prick and the most blatant alt. i've ever seen, along with flaggelum dei and col blake. i bet you're familiar with those two. Not that Hatton was ducking PBF but he and his camp made it clear that they needed a couple of "TUNE-UPS" before they fought PBF, this is pretty solid evidence that the fight didn't happen earlier because of Hatton needing Tune-ups. I'm a huge Cotto fan but realize that his Handlers were moving Cotto at a very tough but very measured pace and would not have put Cotto in with PBF for atleast a couple of years (back when PBF was at jrWW). PBF decided to not put his career on hold for this and continued to move up in weight.

Horseshit Especially not Gatti for years, and Floyd... There is no evidenceof who is doing the ducking between hatton and floyd. As for gatti, i'm sure hatton is terrified of him after watching his amazing performances against baldomir, ward , de la hoya, robinson, manfredy, and last but by no means least, the mighty king solomon. You're an anti-british prick and the most blatant alt. i've ever seen, along with flaggelum dei and col blake. i bet you're familiar with those two.

STOP USING CAPITAL LETTERS FOR EACH WORD DUM ASS :asshole: :owned2: :owned: :tool: Fuck me thats a bit harsh! Didnt relise u were so passionate about punctuation!

If you want to compare apples to apples, when Floyd moved up a division for the first time he fought the best guy at lightweight, Jose Luis Castillo. He struggled in that fight, like Hatton did with Collazo. Rather than pulling a bitch move and moving back to 130, Floyd immediately rematched Castillo and beat him convincingly. Hatton pulled the bitch move and moved back to 140 after facing maybe the 3rd or 4th best titleholder at welter. Also consider that after that fight, Hatton was saying he was going to give Collazo a rematch but all he's done since is run scared and find more of the soft opponents he's used to like Urango. Hatton is garbage... I'm starting to think that your main problem with Hatton is that he is a white guy from Europe. Can't you just accept that Hatton is an elite fighter? I don't like Floyd, I think he is a wife beating piece of trash but at least I'm not blinkered by nationalitylike you are and can see why he is very probably the best fighter around at the moment.

Some of the posters on these boards are hilarious. First off PBF fought a pretty tough guy in Castillo for his debut fight at 135lbs. Secondly people are giving PBF shit then praising Hatton figthing Urango because its a setup for Castillo. Is everyone forgetting that PBF already beat Castillo twice?

I agree that Hatton wouldnt beat Mayweather, although I would be over the fucking moon if he did. Mayweather is fighting DLH so isnt available, Cotto is up at welter where Hatton doesnt want to be. True, I wish he wasnt fighting Urango but fuck it, he is and let's hope it goes forward from here. If we wins this he will have won four world titles in four fights - i;m sorry but that is one hell of an achievement. and when he did move up to welter he fought Luis Collazo, a highly skilled and very dangerous champion who was undefeated in four years and who had come off a great win over Rivera. Who did Floyd fight? Fucking Sharmbad Mitchell. Which belt did Floyd win? The WBC against Gatti? Which did Hatton win? The linear against Tszyu - it doesnt even compare. you cant fault Hatton at the moment as long as he fights Castillo after Urango (which i agree is a poor fight). As for Calzaghe, well what can you say. I wish Mr Warren would change his ways but he just won't. Let's hope The Blow does fight Taylor after Manfredo, cos at the minute his career's going nowhere, which is a shame after the excellent win over Lacy

why would he duck gatti? everybody noes hed murder gatti and mayweather ar 140 is not a full gone conclusion like everybody thinks Only because Gatti is old and shot. As for Hatton beating Mayweather...well...more chance of getting a bus to the moon. Ian

Horseshit Especially not Gatti for years, and Floyd... why would he duck gatti? everybody noes hed murder gatti and mayweather ar 140 is not a full gone conclusion like everybody thinks

What an absolutely stupid thread, Ricky Hatton is ducking nobody, why would he? Hatton wants the big fights ffs..the Urango fight is only there because once he Ko's him he'll win back his old title thus making the Castillo fight bigger..you guys on here dissing Hatton and Joe Calzaghe obviously know fuck all about either of them. The majority of Americans on this forum need to realise that the whole world of boxing doesn't revolve around them. On to the Calzaghe ' not coming out of Britain shit ' then who gives a flying fuck? he's made plenty of 'bucks' staying here for the past decade, granted, fighting in America gives you more exposure and bigger money but he obviously doesn't need it..you overhype your boxers far too much and try to knock down other countries fighters (mainly our British boxers). The fact is the true British fans of boxinf who actully know the full truth about Joe C and Ricky H know that these are two of the most straight talking guys out there and when they say they want the big fights then thats what they mean..give it time ffs, THE BIG FIGHTS WILL HAPPEN! Rant over, Idiots... Horseshit Especially not Gatti for years, and Floyd...

What an absolutely stupid thread, Ricky Hatton is ducking nobody, why would he? Hatton wants the big fights ffs..the Urango fight is only there because once he Ko's him he'll win back his old title thus making the Castillo fight bigger..you guys on here dissing Hatton and Joe Calzaghe obviously know fuck all about either of them. The majority of Americans on this forum need to realise that the whole world of boxing doesn't revolve around them. On to the Calzaghe ' not coming out of Britain shit ' then who gives a flying fuck? he's made plenty of 'bucks' staying here for the past decade, granted, fighting in America gives you more exposure and bigger money but he obviously doesn't need it..you overhype your boxers far too much and try to knock down other countries fighters (mainly our British boxers). The fact is the true British fans of boxinf who actully know the full truth about Joe C and Ricky H know that these are two of the most straight talking guys out there and when they say they want the big fights then thats what they mean..give it time ffs, THE BIG FIGHTS WILL HAPPEN! Rant over, Idiots...

The thread maker is a cunt looking to cause an argument. Hatton won't fight anybody credible but old Kosta, Calzaghe won't fight anybody credible but young Lacy.. don't you realise that these two were regarded internationally as the frontrunners of the division? Nice one, dude...I like your reasoning. This is a forum, whereby people discuss things. How about I post a load of things you agree with, then we won't have to discuss them (or 'argue' about them - that is, essentially the flipside of discuss). Only one cunt here, and that's you...