Is Ricky Hatton Past His Prime?

[!! Shawn]

He beat everyone except Floyd(p4p King)

Beating people does not mean you are not past your prime. I am not saying Hatton is shot to bits, I am saying he is over the hill. We will only see him degrade from this point.

[BmoreBrawler]

The answer is a resounding YES.

I called it before the Mayweather fight. Hatton is past his prime. Over his last few fights several things have become evident.

1. His capacity for sustaining a high work-rate has been diminishing.
2. His ability to absorb punishment has been diminishing.
3. His hand and foot speed has been noticeably slowing.

His out of control life style has been catching up with him in recent years. He has not looked sharp in quite a few fights and it is only getting worse. Hatton has been past his prime, and he will continue to go down hill.

I only agree with #2.

[Dirt E Gomez]

I feel that he is past his prime, but not by much... I just feel his prime was never overly impressive in the first place. So while his abilities/skill/stamina have diminished a little, he's still plenty close enough to his prime.

[!! Shawn]

No one is saying that he's shot, but he's clearly going down hill and has been for some time.

Exactly my point. His fight with Collazo really catalyzed his slide. He has been getting worse since then.

[Dorian]

Exactly my point. His fight with Collazo really catalyzed his slide. He has been getting worse since then.

Except the Castillo massacre

[!! Shawn]

Except the Castillo massacre

The Castillo fight...

[MANGLER]

He ain't done but he ain't at his best anymore either.

[GreatestIam]

He's a great smaller fighter who wants to fight the best, his been rocked, his been socked yet he has only got one loss!

[Silencers]

No doubt about it, he is.

[VERDUGO]

I'm sorry but HELL NO!
He just sucks!