Ricky Hatton was not for real

[Silencers]

Not the correct response. Ricky Hatton is what he is. A limited fighter who transcends his limitations with determination. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the guy because he is what a fighter should be. He goes after the best and fights them... He could've done what about 90 % of boxers do and sat around picking easy fights and make a fortune while protecting his 0. But istead of leaving us guessing at what could've been he gave us an answer. If guys like Calzaghe and Mayweahther followed Hatton's example this would be a better sport.

He said Hatton is a choker and is not for real. He has to be for real to have fought the best at 140 and not get beat, the only guys he hasn't faced at 140 are Malignaggi and Witter, it looks like he will fight Malignaggi sometime this year.

[Mr. Violence]

Could have? All Hatton has done his entire career is cherry pick fights. The only fighter he didn't hand pick is Mayweather. He did that only for the money. His 2 other toughest fights were also handpicked.

He waited for Tszyu to be at his absolute worst before enforcing a mandatory position he had been holding. As everyone knows, Tszyu was coming off injuries and a long stretch of inactivity. Tszyu was so past his prime that he retired after this fight.

Collazo was another tough fight for him, but this was a case of cherry picking gone bad. Hatton figured Collazo would be an easy win because he was the worst titleholder at welterweight. Little did Hatton know that welterweight isn't full of bums like 140, so Collazo gave him the fight of his life and he was lucky to escape with the win. If the current crop of titleholders were holding the belt at the time, I guarantee Hatton never steps foot in the welterweight division.

Well said. You hit the nail right on the head.

[flat1985]

Hatton is by far the best at 140 at the moment. I am not saying he is a
great fighter but the division is a bit stale at the moment

[FLOYDISGOD]

He Is Real....what Is Wrong With People Today....itS Like Once You Have A Loss On Your Record You Are A Nobody Get Real Everyone Loses And Mayweather Will To If He Ever Takes On A Real Fight...thats Why He RetireS everytime he fights.... So He Says

[HappyBoxingFan]

Could have? All Hatton has done his entire career is cherry pick fights. The only fighter he didn't hand pick is Mayweather. He did that only for the money. His 2 other toughest fights were also handpicked.

He waited for Tszyu to be at his absolute worst before enforcing a mandatory position he had been holding. As everyone knows, Tszyu was coming off injuries and a long stretch of inactivity. Tszyu was so past his prime that he retired after this fight.

Collazo was another tough fight for him, but this was a case of cherry picking gone bad. Hatton figured Collazo would be an easy win because he was the worst titleholder at welterweight. Little did Hatton know that welterweight isn't full of bums like 140, so Collazo gave him the fight of his life and he was lucky to escape with the win. If the current crop of titleholders were holding the belt at the time, I guarantee Hatton never steps foot in the welterweight division.

C'mon. You can't say cherry pick. Tszyu was a 2 to 1 favoite in that fight. Collazo was a tought fight. He fought anyone who would figt him. I don't think that's fair.

[HappyBoxingFan]

He said Hatton is a choker and is not for real. He has to be for real to have fought the best at 140 and not get beat, the only guys he hasn't faced at 140 are Malignaggi and Witter, it looks like he will fight Malignaggi sometime this year.

I think he fights both this year. Choker? Who said that? Choker? What a poor word choice. Real? What does that mean? I don't know.

Look. I don't think the fact that he hasn't lost a fight at 140 makes him great. Cause then you have to take away his impressive victory over Collazo at 147. People are convinced that NOT LOSING makes great fighters. It doesn't. Look at the entire career. He changed both weight and settin to make fights against good opponents. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. But at the end of the day we know who you are.

Ricky Hatton is the best 140 punder in the world. I believe that. Bt dominating a weight class for a period of time doesn't make a fighter. It's much broader than that.

[Silencers]

I think he fights both this year. Choker? Who said that? Choker? What a poor word choice. Real? What does that mean? I don't know.

Look. I don't think the fact that he hasn't lost a fight at 140 makes him great. Cause then you have to take away his impressive victory over Collazo at 147. People are convinced that NOT LOSING makes great fighters. It doesn't. Look at the entire career. He changed both weight and settin to make fights against good opponents. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. But at the end of the day we know who you are.

Ricky Hatton is the best 140 punder in the world. I believe that. Bt dominating a weight class for a period of time doesn't make a fighter. It's much broader than that.

I never said he was great, he's not a great fighter, I was responding to the original posters' comments of him not being real and being a choker, if he's both those things he should've lost way before he fought Mayweather.

[HappyBoxingFan]

I never said he was great, he's not a great fighter, I was responding to the original posters' comments of him not being real and being a choker, if he's both those things he should've lost way before he fought Mayweather.

I guess my point is that the fighters he fought, at whatever weight, should be more appreciated than being undefeated in a certain weight class.

[Silencers]

I guess my point is that the fighters he fought, at whatever weight, should be more appreciated than being undefeated in a certain weight class.

I can agree with that, most of the greatest fighters in history have multiple losses to good fighters on their resumes.

[Ray*]

Could have? All Hatton has done his entire career is cherry pick fights. The only fighter he didn't hand pick is Mayweather. He did that only for the money. His 2 other toughest fights were also handpicked.

He waited for Tszyu to be at his absolute worst before enforcing a mandatory position he had been holding. As everyone knows, Tszyu was coming off injuries and a long stretch of inactivity. Tszyu was so past his prime that he retired after this fight.

Collazo was another tough fight for him, but this was a case of cherry picking gone bad. Hatton figured Collazo would be an easy win because he was the worst titleholder at welterweight. Little did Hatton know that welterweight isn't full of bums like 140, so Collazo gave him the fight of his life and he was lucky to escape with the win. If the current crop of titleholders were holding the belt at the time, I guarantee Hatton never steps foot in the welterweight division.

I totally agree with the bold bit, They figured it would be easy like the Maussa fight but They didnt do there research properly, He was luck he had HBO on his corner because most people knows he lost that fight to collazo.