Hatton Talks Return, Including Floyd Rematch

[Jim_Davis]

he basically quit did hatton
a true ko he wouldhave been on the floor twitching
hatton just quit cos he could not land a thing
since he couldn't hold mayweather
he should go back to the gym and hit a punching bag
since a punching bag won't move ...
hatton wants a rematch
ple--ase ... don't do that to the fans again
join the WWF

How did he quit you ****ing moron?

Thats like saying Lewis should have retired after Rahman?

[squealpiggy]

he basically quit did hatton
a true ko he wouldhave been on the floor twitching
hatton just quit cos he could not land a thing
since he couldn't hold mayweather
he should go back to the gym and hit a punching bag
since a punching bag won't move ...
hatton wants a rematch
ple--ase ... don't do that to the fans again
join the WWF

Yeah he quit after getting up twice and his corner throwing the towel in at the same time as the referee stopped the fight. What a quitter, he should have chinned the ref, thrown the towel out and carried on fighting.

Clown.

[*2TOUGH*]

Anyone who honestly feels hatton could realistically win a rematch against mayweather is delusional. The man got knocked out fighting a style that wouldve given him his only chance to win the first go 'round (which was to pressure floyd from start to finish). There was no problem with hatton's conditioning nor was the ref much of a factor because both fighters were muggin' each other on the inside (to floyd's credit..many critics felt he couldnt win a war on the inside & that he'd "run" which if anybody knows boxing or has seen him fight would realize he never runs..he outboxes his opponents, uses a bit of foot movement to create new angles, uses his superior hand speed, is quite accurate & conservative w/ his punches, has exceptional defense whether inside or out,& is adept at making opponents miss & tire through wasted effort). I dont see where hatton's camp could do anything differently (hell what is he gonna do..try to outbox mayweather instead of applying pressure). As for cotto, he is everyone's hatton now. Initially, damn near everyone on boxing websites & chatrooms were clamoring for him to fight hatton & saying he was "duckin" hatton. Now it's cotto this & cotto that. Fighting miguel cotto will NOT alter floyd's legacy. Sure its a match up which pits two primere welterweights & top p4p fighters against each other..but mayweather doesnt NEED miguel on his resume. He's already acknowledged as the current p4p best & the purest boxer of his generation. Cotto who isnt even ranked in the top 5 of most p4p lists could however use floyd to catapult his career into super stardom. As for the proposed "duckin", that's bs b/c mayweather will fight whoever so long as the financial reward makes sense. Cotto, who much like hatton is a pressure fighter (but a bit more disciplined & slightly better skill-wise), couldnt beat a prime mayweather either IMO. Mosley gave cotto a run & even had him going backwards & on his toes more which is uncharacteristic of his straight-forward style. Cotto wont be able to outbox mayweather on the outside (like he did mosley in certain rds), nor will mayweather miss as much as mosley did with alot of his shots. Floyd has proven he can 'mix it up' and fight on the inside, has a damn good body attack himself, and has much more pop on his punches than most give him credit for. If he's offered another 20mil + for the fight, expect to see the boxing clinic reopened for business sometime in '08.

im not even gonna read this bull****..

PARAGRAPHS ******!!

[Johnny Rebel]

Hatton's goal should be a rematch with Floyd. The fight was closer than most will admit and the referee totally effected the fight making Ricky get reckless and go for the KO.

Why do so many message board poster's prefer a fighter go in survival mode just to get a UD loss? I'd much rather a fighter leave it all in the ring trying to win not survive.

[BROOKLYN CESAR]

Not smart for him to fight floyd again!!! There is nothing he couldve done in that fight and there is noway he beats him in a return!!! What he should be doing is thinking about his division!!! Cause floyd is well past his skill level!!!

[tills9191]

I'm glad Hatton is going to come back strong, and not retire.

[hugh grant]

I think PBF should consider fighting Hatton again. After PBF fights COtto, who is there for PBF around welterweight level? There isnt much really! So it makes sense to give Hatton another go. SRR fought the same fighters many times and he lost a few of them in returns. As did ALi.
So just because PBF won doesnt mean to say he would again. PBF had lots going on in his favour. You take some of those out of the equation and you just might see a different result.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Hatton's goal should be a rematch with Floyd. The fight was closer than most will admit and the referee totally effected the fight making Ricky get reckless and go for the KO.

Why do so many message board poster's prefer a fighter go in survival mode just to get a UD loss? I'd much rather a fighter leave it all in the ring trying to win not survive.

The fight was not close at all. Did Hatton land five significant punches in the whole fight?

[Jim_Davis]

The stigma that comes with getting defeated now is ridiculous.

[Benny Leonard]

I think PBF should consider fighting Hatton again. After PBF fights COtto, who is there for PBF around welterweight level? There isnt much really! So it makes sense to give Hatton another go. SRR fought the same fighters many times and he lost a few of them in returns. As did ALi.
So just because PBF won doesnt mean to say he would again. PBF had lots going on in his favour. You take some of those out of the equation and you just might see a different result.

Notice both SRR and Ali were past their primes as well. I don't even consider Floyd in his prime, so, yeah, I guess I see your point, but I still don't see Floyd losing.

I do like when a fighter fights a top fighter more than once. Best out of 3 is a good thing.

Only one problem, I'm not to big on Hatton not giving Collazo a rematch, so in this case, he doesn't deserve one. I don't think he would have given Floyd a rematch.

It would also be a hard sell in America, at least with all the people I watched it with and heard from. Nobody wants to see the rematch which means, decreased money.
It could work in Britland.

Legacy wise, unifying 147 is the greater, although harder option for Floyd.