Hatton ducking top LEGIT 140 pounders

[KostyaTszyu44]

yeah hatton isnt really a ducker, theres just not enough interest in those fights, im sure many hardcore fans would enjoy them but most casuals would only know ricky and they need to bring in $$$$$$$$$$$$, its bull**** i know but thats how it goes

for the record i tip him to stop both torres and holt, esp after they both put each other in comas after their 3rd fight, i think bradley is solid but he isn terribly experienced, hatton takes him late in the fight too, or an easy points win, judah......would be a very good fight, i think hattons chin at 140 is good enough to take judahs shots though, hatton stops him late after being behind on points in the early rounds but judah just throws it away and ****s up

[Trevbutler]

I think any fighter with a little bit of power can stop Hatton. He was eating a few left hooks from Paulie, and I know he was not hurt. But could you imagine the same Hatton open for a left hook by Judah? Night over. I dont even know why they are considering a DLH vs. Hatton fight, that would be over even quicker. I'm not a Hatton hater but the guy has a mediocre chin lately and gets hit a lot still. Hatton did so well against Paulie because he knew he couldnt get hurt, thats why he was charging in like that and stopping Paulie's game plan.

[theghost#1]

Hatton beat malagnaggi but what is malgnaggi best known for? going a full fight with Miguel Cotto thats it. Hatton knew Malgnaggi was no real threat and had no power what so ever with only 9 knockouts. He ducks legit 140 pounders who can like Torres, Holt, Hopkins, and he's going to duck Judah when he moves back to 140.

WTF, you actually think Hatton is ducking these guys. Wow, I'd easily favor Hatton over any of these guys.

[number6]

Those with memories longer than five minutes will recall that when the fight was announced Malignaggi was supposed to 'the man' at 140. Nobody was bull****ting about how Hatton should be fighting Bradley or any of those guys then. As has been said there just aren't any credible opponents at 140 for Ricky at this stage of his career. Bradley, Holt etc may or may not be in the same class of boxers as Hatton, but they are pygmies in terms of marketability. Bradley in front of maybe 12,000 in Vegas or DLH or the Pacman in front of 100,000 at Wembley with proportionate TV receipts - which would you fr*gging choose coming up to retirement?!

Good post, can you imagine if Hatton would have beat Bradley instead of Malignaggi.Then talked about fighting the Oscar v Pac fight next.

These boards would be swamped with posts about Hatton ducking the number 1 140lb fighter out there.

[matteo24]

Hatton ducking fighters at Light Welterweight is the biggest laugh i've had for ages. He's just embarrassed the guy ranked number 2 in the division!!?

Why would Hatton want to stay at 140 & fight nobodies with the possibility of getting beaten, when he now has massive fights one weight class up!?

Hatton is coming to the end of his career & naturally he's now only interested in the big big fights & getting out of the game with a shed load of money. Thats boxing i'm afraid. Hatton has paid his dues at 140, he has nothing else to prove at that weight - he's unbeaten there at 40+ fights.

Tim Bradley is the next best fighter at 140 but that fight will never happen. Firstly, Hatton could seriously end up cut to shreds with Bradley charging in with his head all night, secondly, nobody gives a shi* about Timothy Bradley. If Hatton beat him everyone would just say Tim Bradley was a nobody (same as what some people are now saying about Malignaggi). If Bradley goes on to destroy everyone else at Light Welterweight then maybe Hatton will fight him in 2 years time. Can't see it happening myself though.

If Hatton's got 2 years left he'll have 3 or 4 massive fights in that time in my opinion. 1 at Wembley stadium (100k people), 1 at City of Manchester (50k people) & possibly 2 in Las Vegas again.

[squealpiggy]

This is nonsense trollery as usual. If Hatton had just demolished Bradley you'd be on here suggesting he was ducking Malignaggi. If he had just simultaneously knocked out Malignaggi, Witter, Bradley, Torres and Holt you'd be on here saying he was ducking Marcus Maidana.

[Bobby Shaw]

Hatton beat malagnaggi but what is malgnaggi best known for? going a full fight with Miguel Cotto thats it. Hatton knew Malgnaggi was no real threat and had no power what so ever with only 9 knockouts. He ducks legit 140 pounders who can like Torres, Holt, Hopkins, and he's going to duck Judah when he moves back to 140.

Bradley would be a handful because he is a boxer but he packs a punch.Judah would be a problem too.The choice of Malignaggi is very decietful it doesnt show how good Hatton is.

[slicksouthpaw16]

I actually think that avoiding fighting Torres, Bradley or Holt is a smart idea for Ricky. He wants to retire with a lot of money and jump straight on the big money fights because even if he lost those fights, he would still have cash to show for it. I would actually favor Bradley to beat Ricky, and would give Torres and Holt good shots at beating him them on their best days. People forget that these guys actually have power.

[squealpiggy]

I would actually favor Bradley to beat Ricky

Of course you would.

[JulioCesaChavez]

Why doesn't fatboy fight at a catch weight! Like 14stones and 4lbs. **** me, he might as well fight (according to Brit's a prime) RJJ too and claim greatness. After all, he is British!!!