Is Ricki Hatton Finished?

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  • boxing_great
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    Is Ricki Hatton Finished?

    After his fight with Juan Luzcano, he didn't look awfully good..
    Has he got anything left in the tank? is he ageing? Is his lifestyle finally catching up with him??
    He was closed to being stopped in that fight had the referee not given him that meaningless break..
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    Not finished but probably won't be on the same level as he used to be. He could definitely prove me and others wrong though.

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    • Silencers
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      #3
      He's not finished but he's aged IMO and shouldn't fight for too long more.

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      • Addition
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        #4
        He's far from finished.

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        • aussieboxer2320
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          #5
          nah hatton should have 3 more fights max. dude looks done......maybe have his next fight against malignaggi to see where hes at....if he wins kep fighting but if he loses badly he should retire, boxing aint a sport where you can hang around safely past your use by date, some guys have longevity (hopkins) others dont (hatton)

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          • ATFsven
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            #6
            nah he will be fine i reckon his dad says he having one more fight this year (malagnaggi) then 3 next year then he is done. i think he can stay on top of the Jnr Welters until then.

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            • markosg
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              #7
              Originally posted by boxing_great
              After his fight with Juan Luzcano, he didn't look awfully good..
              Has he got anything left in the tank? is he ageing? Is his lifestyle finally catching up with him??
              He was closed to being stopped in that fight had the referee not given him that meaningless break..
              Mate i'm sorry to say this as i was a big Haton fight at one point................ but he entered P4P lists based on his win over an old Tzyu, since then he has done nothin but struggle against B level fighters and got (lets face it) humliated by a Mayweather.

              The answer is that he was never that good and was just the product of a hype machine..........the second he steps up against a decent fighter (even Tim Bradley) he will lose. But they continue to match him very intelligently.

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              • obi9
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                Originally posted by markosg
                Mate i'm sorry to say this as i was a big Haton fight at one point................ but he entered P4P lists based on his win over an old Tzyu, since then he has done nothin but struggle against B level fighters and got (lets face it) humliated by a Mayweather.

                The answer is that he was never that good and was just the product of a hype machine..........the second he steps up against a decent fighter (even Tim Bradley) he will lose. But they continue to match him very intelligently.
                Going from his lasy fight - he is def on the home straight now - he looked in trouble at times and I would not like him to be stopped in the manner in which he did against Mayweather.

                I have always liked Hatton for his courage and his will to win - but I do think he looked shot at times during his last fight. Hoepfully he will do the sensible thing and finish off career sooner rather than later.

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                • Motofan
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                  Nah Ricky isnt finished at all...well, as long as they teach him not to do the jumping left hook that keeps getting him caught. He can dominate a fight without it, there isnt any point to throw a jumping, wide open head shot. He will look better in his next fight I think, just because he said himself he was more nervous for this fight then any other (because of what happened to him last time.)

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                  • Pugilistic™
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                    he ain't done yet. i see him fighting the champs at 140.

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