Hatton fought Urango with a chest infection!

[Tuggers1986]

I heard he did have a chest infection and thought he was going to have to pull out but got rid of it before the fight. if he would have been fine in the later rounds this would have never been mentioned. Its just an excuse because he was ****ed.

[cortdawg25]

Ricky Hatton's Las Vegas debut was almost scuppered by a chest infection.

Hatton beat Juan Urango comprehensively on points in the ******** capital last Saturday night to take the IBF light-welterweight crown.

But now his dad Ray has revealed that the Hitman was on the verge of having to pull out after being hit by a chest infection 10 days before the bout.

And he claims this was the reason his son's stamina appeared to be a problem in the later rounds.

He told The Daily Express: "People have said Ricky looked jaded in the second half of the fight and I'm not surprised.

"Ricky suffered a really bad chest infection in the lead-up to the fight while out in Las Vegas.

"The doctor said it would linger for weeks. We carried on, but if the infection had started a few days later, we'd have pulled him out."

Hatton now has time to recuperate before his next appearance - against Jose Luis Castillo in Vegas in June.

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That explains why he looked so weak and sloppy then.

OH MY GOD!!!! They have an eternal list of excuses. WHen is it just going to be he stunk up joint.

[MickyHatton]

Had to think of something for that bull**** hugging.This is the first I heard of this. Hatton's dad must be a member of the board and heard all the negative comments about the fight.

Yep, he is worried sick by the depth of knowledge on this site!

[GEOFFHAYES]

I'm going off the Ring ratings though, which had Mayweather at #1 and Winky at #2.

No, The Ring had Hopkins at #1, Mayweather at #2 and Tszyu at #3.

[jack_the_rippuh]

This guy has more excuses than Roy Jones Jr. after Tarver I.

[Deeznuts]

U know a fighter performe poor when he is making excuses even though he won.

[iron mike tyson]

This guy has more excuses than Roy Jones Jr. after Tarver I.

geoff why do u use alts to argue with urself

[cortdawg25]

geoff why do u use alts to argue with urself

He crazy, that's why...lol

[Pugilistic™]

not as many people would of noticed the hugging if the commentators never mentioned it

[jack_the_rippuh]

geoff why do u use alts to argue with urself

Why did Michael steal Cus's ice cream?