sorry if this is a REPOST..
Press Release: Junior Witter is looking forward to impressing a big TV audience in the next defense of his WBC light welterweight title at the Trent FM Arena, Nottingham UK on Saturday, May 10, 2008. Witter (Bradford, England) is aiming to end the undefeated record of mandatory challenger Timothy Bradley (Palm Springs, USA) in the third defense of his world title on a Hennessy Sports in show that also features WBC super middleweight mandatory challenger Carl Froch.
After knocking out former champion Vivian Harris in his last fight in September, Witter is looking to produce another brilliant performance in front of the ITV1 (UK) and ShoBox (USA) cameras.
He said: "It’s a great chance for me to show a wider audience what I can do, and I intend to grab that opportunity and show the world I’m the best light-welterweight in boxing right now. Some people who will have perhaps heard of me but not seen me box will get the chance to see me in action for the first time and they won’t be disappointed.”
"Bradley is a top opponent and the better opponent the better I perform… just ask Vivian Harris. Bradley has got a great knockout ratio as his record suggests, so I expect him to be aggressive and he will come to fight, which is just how I like them.”
"After seeing me box in front of a massive TV audience both in the UK and the States, once I do a job on Bradley even more people will be asking: why won’t Ricky Hatton fight Junior Witter?"
Tickets can be purchased from Trent FM Arena Nottingham 24hr Ticket Hotline on 08444 124 624 or via www.nottingham-arena.com.
biggest lot of shite i've seen on boxingscene!.
be serious. witter would get ko'd by hatton, just because the best p4p fighter in the world beat hatton dont diss his skills he would make a fool of witter. end of thread
Hattons obviously the linear champion, but Witter has done enough to be considered #2. So, logically, and especially considering they both have a rivalry AND Witter has the WBC strap, they should contest to see who's best. But Ricky's always avoided that fight. Witter has a tricky style, and he's a very hurtful puncher these days also, particularly with the uppercut. He's world class. I don't think Hattons keen to fight him, because its big risk and little reward (most casual fans are unfamiliar with Junior).
All Witter has to do is keep on winning. He'll beat Bradley, then if Ricky still isn't interested (he won't be; busy with Paulie) he should target someone like Kotelnik (who has a bit of 'villain' status in Britain after punishing Rees) or Torres. Either that or jump to welter where the big fights are. I don't know how attractive that move is, never heard much about him struggling to make 140. But the division is worryingly barren at present.
Junior has already faught Kotelnik.
Hatton is seriously scared
I think hatton needs to prove himself against witter not the other way around.
I think Hatton would win but it's a risky tough fight for him so he will always run like a girl to keep his undisputed light ww crown.
Witter is the uncrowned king. Hatton is to 140 what Floyd is to 147. He's losin stock as a credible kingpin of his division cuz he ain't fightin his top challenger.
Let's see if Mayweather takes on the winner of Magarito/Cotto later this year. I can't see it happening personally...
If you're talking about the similarities between Hatton and Mayweather (when people say Mayweather keeps ducking fights) then there is none. Who has Hatton ducked? Hes not been avoiding Witter. It just isnt the right fight for him. Witter is not a huge name, hes not a big draw. In my opinion, hes not even that good. I find him quite boring to be honest.
Hatton was chasing the likes of Zab Judah and Vivian Harris a few years ago and finally got a fight with Zoo, the number one in the division at the time. Obviously, he beat him. So why bother fighting Witter when he could go over to the states and fight the likes of Castillo and Mayweather?
what are you talking about man? Floyd said the same thing about margo and cotto so how are they different? You just proved to be a dumb ass with that response!
WItter you arent the best in the world until you beat the best. Vivian Harris is nowhere near the best. SO you are just a bit better than Vivian because he is the level of fighter yoiu beat.
You might be able to beat Hatton. But until you do yiou are not as good as him on paper.
LOL Why you reply like witter is the one who post this? LOOOOOOOOL
How does that differentiate Hatton from Mayweather?
Let's see if Mayweather takes on the winner of Magarito/Cotto later this year. I can't see it happening personally...
If you're talking about the similarities between Hatton and Mayweather (when people say Mayweather keeps ducking fights) then there is none. Who has Hatton ducked? Hes not been avoiding Witter. It just isnt the right fight for him. Witter is not a huge name, hes not a big draw. In my opinion, hes not even that good. I find him quite boring to be honest.
Hatton was chasing the likes of Zab Judah and Vivian Harris a few years ago and finally got a fight with Zoo, the number one in the division at the time. Obviously, he beat him. So why bother fighting Witter when he could go over to the states and fight the likes of Castillo and Mayweather?
Hatton hasn't been running from Witter, he's been fighting top ranked named opponents and Witter has never been a name or even beaten a named fighter. Some people make it sound like Witter has been the Linear Champion for the last 8 years, he wasn't Tszyu was and that's why Ricky fought him. And moving up in weight to fight the P4P #1 by many people is an odd way to avoid an obscure fighter who got owned by Judah and drew with a couple of bums.
With all this you just said...Why wont Hatton prove he is the best Jr. WW....Witter is ranked #2 and has been wanting a fight with Hatton for years...So I'm failing to see why people are blasting Witter for trying to prove himself.
Im not blasting Witter for wanting to fight Hatton. Witter thinks he is the best, but Hatton is actually on paper the best. Witter might beat Hatton but until he does Witter cant say he is the best. THinking he is the best is ok though.
How can he beat someone who is running away all the time.Witter has chased Ricky for more than six years
Yes Witter wants to prove it, but hasnt been given the opportunity. So until then he can only THINK he is the man, but actually realize Hatton IS actually the man.
How the fuck did Witter get the WBC belt?
Yeah hes a good fighter. Has a tricky, unpredictable style but Hatton isn't interested in him. Hatton wants the big names now and Witter just doesn't fit into that category.
I'd love to see the fight personally and see Hatton take the WBC belt, but only after Hatton smashes Malinaggi to pieces. The Mayweather defeat will be forgotten once Hatton demolishes Lazcano, takes back his IBF strap off Paulie and then unifies the light-welterweight division that he owns.