Do you think Ricky has the heart to keep goin....

[Miburo]

Losing would probably make him even more likely to fight on. Just look at what Roy Jones has become.

[BmoreBrawler]

He has NO choice but to fight the biggest fights at there, Thats the fights that makes you the most money and helps your legacy in boxing.

Do you mean Hatton specifically or boxers in general? Cause I can think of one boxer that definitely does not fit that bill...

[Allucard]

What happened after Floyd is just testament to how hard he's going to try and win on Saturday.

...and trust me...he will.

Most times the wins and/or losses are decided long before the fights. Take zaghe for instance, he knew he was going to beat both bernard and jones because he was no much more active at this stage and neither of the old legends were knockout artists, you know? Ricky Hatton is not fighting someone who will fade in the later rounds, not have the punch output to outscore him or be dead on his feet. Ricky is taking a much higher risk than his European counterparts apart from Haye, are/were taking and should be granted MORE credit. Otherwise before we know it boxing will be a coward's sports. We are already seeing this: Old farts (pardon me the expression) like Jones, Tarver and Hopkins are STILL getting into mega events and young guys in their primes like Williams, Dawson, Adamek and Kirkland have to wait these guys out until they retire or one of them dies in the ring, or fight them instead of fighting the real threats out there. That's why i hate multiple belts. Noone knows who's the real champ. Like in the 90's everyone knew Hopkins was the man and Calzaghe was unknown. 19 years later Hopkins is still fighting but the man is, considered by many, Calzaghe, who isn't in the same class imo, although he's good too.