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An extended training or a better camp wouldn't have made a difference.............well ok........maybe 2 or 3 rounds difference. 
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These excuses are pathetic from the Hatton Camp:
Hatton: 'Everything did not go that smoothly, there was trouble. I'm not blaming anyone or going to make excuses but my milk wasn't warmed up to the right temperature. Everything was good, very good. If the fight went on longer I would have knocked him out. If I could have punched him hard in the head lots of times I would have knocked him out.'
Hatton's Dad: 'Everything was not right, that wasn't my son in there.'
Yes it was mate. He got KTFO.Comment
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BOO ****ING HOO! Pacquiao owned Hatton, bottom line.Comment
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That's called rationalizing. Ever gotten your ass handed to you in front of millions of people? You would rationalize too.Silencers said it best. the guy has a warped sense of reality when it comes to his boxing ability.
I dont know whether u just chose to lie but, i have never heard RICKY HATTON SAY THE BETTER MAN BEAT HIM IN BOTH OF HIS DEFEATS.
Just check out his most recent quote:
"I know he [Manny Pacquiao] is not that much better than me"
The whole article;
the guy gives credit but contradicts his humility in the same interviews over & over again.
Imagine your worst, most embarassing moment. Now amplify that by a few million times. Were you making excuses after it? Yes.Comment
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Mayweather was the worst conceivable choice for a coach since day one. Why he picked a defensive minded coach who is suited for BOXERS not FIGHTERS was a terrible move. Secondly, the camp did go badly for Hatton, but who's to say exactly what happened or why it even matters? Ricky Hatton was past his prime since the Lazcano fight. We all as Hatton fans wanted to believe it wasn't the case and that Ricky could pull it off, but it wasn't to be and frankly big f'uckin deal. He lost to the best fighters of our era and nobody else, reigned from 2005-2009 as the best 140 pound champ from the U.K., achieved mass success/wealth, and can retire with pride.
Will he fight one more time? I wish he wouldn't, but I have the feeling Ricky will give one last farewell fight for his fans in Manchester and pack tens of thousands at the MEN Arena in doing so. Bad move? I think it is, but it's his choice to make.Comment
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He shouldn't have said bet the house on me that's for sure. I was telling some friends of mine that when Hatton said to bet the house on him I was immediately concerned, citing Tommy Hearns telling Detroit to bet the house on him against Hagler. The sad part of that is that many in Detroit actually DID bet the house on the original Hitman Tommy Hearns.
Note to fighters: Never say bet the house. Ever. It's asking to lose, and badly.Comment
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That quote "I don't think Pacquiao is that much better than me" doesn't mean "I still think I'm as good as he is", it means "I don't think my ability is really as bad as it looked that night" - i.e. he thinks he under-performed. But he didn't claim that it was anyone's fault but his own that he under-performed. Ray did claim that, and made excuses, but Ricky didn't.
And he did under-perform. He'd have lost even if he'd followed the game plan, but the fact that he completely ignored the game plan and played right into Pac's hands by not moving his head, keeping his hands low, etc. didn't exactly help. And any fighter who has any pride at all is going to think after an embarrassing defeat that they aren't really as bad as they looked.
And he has given Manny props, saying it was "a fantastic performance by Manny".
Ray's making excuses and that's wrong, but it normal for a father to make excuses for his son, so it's wrong but understandable, IMO. But Ricky saying "I don't think Pacquiao is that much better than me" (meaning that he thinks he under-performed) isn't making excuses, and I don't think it's arrogant either, it just shows he hasn't completely lost his pride.Comment
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