to all hatton fans....

[shade darkar]

Im not a fan but i always enjoyed rickys fights..

Its just what was the point of snr?

If your gonna jump in exactly like you always do what was the ***in point in paying all the cash that snr asked for?

Might as well brought that chain smoking hermit Billy Graham back....

I think he should have a farewell fight but thats it
On a elite ting his finished

Or some nice matchups would be Witter,Judah etc that sort of level

my thoughts exactly! what was the point in having a brilliant trainer if you aint gonna implement the game plan that was drawn up. Im sure there are people out there willing to fight hatton still, but its only gonna be worth the time if he can win some more titles IMO. Can he do that? my opinion is that he could maybe cherry pick, but whats the point in that?!

[The Gully Gad]

my thoughts exactly! what was the point in having a brilliant trainer if you aint gonna implement the game plan that was drawn up. Im sure there are people out there willing to fight hatton still, but its only gonna be worth the time if he can win some more titles IMO. Can he do that? my opinion is that he could maybe cherry pick, but whats the point in that?!

I think he may cherry pick for a while mate if im honest..

His gonna wanna fat up his account a little bit more before getting out the game

I could be wrong and he wants another crack at p4p best but i doubt it..
I reckon his gonna milk the public into 1 or 2 more fights and thats your lot

[shade darkar]

Yes i think he can have one more big fight and still fight some of the best. I would like to see him fight Bradley, it would sell out Wembley and if he wins it would be a good way to go out or he could even still carry on.

Just because you loose to the best is no reason to give up, if that was the case there's hundreds of fighters who should give up. People who say he should retire as he's made all the money he ever needs, fighters don't fight for the money...boxing comes first and no amount of money is worth giving up your no.1 dream/hobby.

you say hatton bradley could sell out wembley. im not so sure now, because i suspect that as sad as the thought is, he will have lost alot of fans now. I think its the manner of the defeat that has ****ed hatton up for the future.

[Wood23ard]

I think maybe a goodbye fight against a guy with a glossy record but no punching power and he should go.

Ricky cannot fight on at top level with his decrease in punch resistance. Prime Hatton would have got his brains bashed in for about 9 rounds against Pacman. He is a take three and get one in type-of-guy, now he can't take three.

Same thing will happen to Carl Froch eventually. There is a limit to how many shots you can take without it diminishing punch resistance.

While i agree his punch resistance is damaged i don't think it's as bad as everyones making out, that first kd was a killer and enough to knock alot of fighters out, then he still got up from that and the 2nd one and the 3rd was just the perfect punch and would have ko'd most middleweights.

[QUOTE=The Gully Gad;5237517]Its not just that he lost to the best but where do you go from there?

It was more in the manor that he lost for me..

Had he lasted the distance lost on the cards you would still half rate him
but he looked like a novice in there[/QUOTE

I agree he looked poor and i don't really know where he goes from here but i still think he's a decent challenger for alot of upcoming fighters (Bradley) If he lost it would look decent on there record and if he wins it's a decent way to go out.

IMO He shoud have one last fight in England, he could still sell out any arena over here (especially if billed as his last fight) and if he could win it would be a nice way to go out whereas i don't think anyone wants to see him go out like this.

[The Gully Gad]

you say hatton bradley could sell out wembley. im not so sure now, because i suspect that as sad as the thought is, he will have lost alot of fans now. I think its the manner of the defeat that has ****ed hatton up for the future.

Nah i dont believe that mate..
I reckon Hatton could sell out wembley with ease! I think his still got a huge fanbase he always will have.Its the stateside connections that aint so ******

[shade darkar]

[QUOTE=Wood23ard;5237658]While i agree his punch resistance is damaged i don't think it's as bad as everyones making out, that first kd was a killer and enough to knock alot of fighters out, then he still got up from that and the 2nd one and the 3rd was just the perfect punch and would have ko'd most middleweights.

Its not just that he lost to the best but where do you go from there?

It was more in the manor that he lost for me..

Had he lasted the distance lost on the cards you would still half rate him
but he looked like a novice in there[/QUOTE

I agree he looked poor and i don't really know where he goes from here but i still think he's a decent challenger for alot of upcoming fighters (Bradley) If he lost it would look decent on there record and if he wins it's a decent way to go out.

IMO He shoud have one last fight in England, he could still sell out any arena over here (especially if billed as his last fight) and if he could win it would be a nice way to go out whereas i don't think anyone wants to see him go out like this.

I understand what your saying about not wanting to retire on a defeat like that. I just think its pointless having 1 more fight just to get a win before you retire. If he is gonna come back, then it has to be to get back to the world title scene and fight fighters that are worth people staying up until 4 am to watch! I think its gotta be world title shot and get back to top 10 p4p then retire rather than fight some bum to get that win to bow out on.

[NakiFan]

I think Maybe Ricky can come back, but it's a big ask, if he wins his next 2/3 fights and they arent against bums then he is right back up there, problem is hell probably get ktfo again

[Wood23ard]

my thoughts exactly! what was the point in having a brilliant trainer if you aint gonna implement the game plan that was drawn up. Im sure there are people out there willing to fight hatton still, but its only gonna be worth the time if he can win some more titles IMO. Can he do that? my opinion is that he could maybe cherry pick, but whats the point in that?!

TBF To Hatton it's easy to SAY do this do that but it's much hardered to do when you haven't been fighting that way your whole life. Having the best boxer in the world across the ring didn't help, as they say...everyone has a plan untill they get hit and it is MUCH easier for us fans to sit here saying 'he should have moved his head!!!'

I think Floyd was a bad bad idea, he was a total different style, in personality and in style. I would have liked to have seen him go to Roach, i wouldn't have said that before the fight but now after watching 24/7 and you can really tell how much he loves his fighters and boxing itself, it's his life but you got the feeling with Snr that while he likes boxing he does it for the money and doesn't have that connection that roach/graham has.

I do agree hatton had to sack graham, not because of hattons style but because he just couldn't train him to the standard he used to.

[shade darkar]

Nah i dont believe that mate..
I reckon Hatton could sell out wembley with ease! I think his still got a huge fanbase he always will have.Its the stateside connections that aint so ******

well i hope your right. i just cant see that many hatton fans going through the emotions again!

[Wood23ard]

you say hatton bradley could sell out wembley. im not so sure now, because i suspect that as sad as the thought is, he will have lost alot of fans now. I think its the manner of the defeat that has ****ed hatton up for the future.

Yea he has lost a few fans but he is still very popular. The English don't turn there backs on someone when they loose, especially someone who has given us so much joy over the last 7 years.

I understand what your saying about not wanting to retire on a defeat like that. I just think its pointless having 1 more fight just to get a win before you retire. If he is gonna come back, then it has to be to get back to the world title scene and fight fighters that are worth people staying up until 4 am to watch! I think its gotta be world title shot and get back to top 10 p4p then retire rather than fight some bum to get that win to bow out on.

I agree with that and would love to see him give it a real shot, he is still a good fight for most of 140