Is Ricky Hatton serious?

[jmah]

Re:P4P, this thread sometimes has Ring's rankings.

After Cotto-Judah in early June 2007, post #52:

Cotto also debuted on their pound-for-pound chart at #10, bumping Jermain Taylor.


The Ring's Pound for Pound Ratings for period ending June 11

1. Floyd Mayweather USA, welterweight/jr. middleweight
2. Manny Pacquiao PHI, jr. lightweight
3. Rafael Marquez MEX, jr. featherweight
4. Juan Manuel Marquez MEX, jr. lightweight
5. Ronald Wright USA, middleweight
6. Bernard Hopkins USA, light heavyweight
7. Joe Calzaghe GBR, super middleweight
8. Marco Antonio Barrera MEX, jr. lightweight
9. Ricky Hatton GBR, jr. welterweight
10. Miguel Cotto PUR, welterweight

After Hatton-Castillo later that month, post #60:

Ricky Hatton retained Ring's Jr. Welterweight Championship by beating Jose Luis Castillo. Previously the #1 contender, Castillo was dropped to fifth following the loss.

On their pound-for-pound chart, Hatton was moved to eighth, displacing Marco Antonio Barrera.


The Ring's Junior Welterweight Ratings for period ending June 25

C. Ricky Hatton GBR 43-0 (31)
1. Junior Witter GBR 35-1-2 (20)
2. Vivian Harris GUY 28-2-1 (18)
3. Paul Malignaggi USA 23-1 (5)
4. Souleymane M'baye FRA 35-1-1 (20)
5. Jose Luis Castillo MEX 55-8-1 (47)
6. Lovemore Ndou AUS 45-9-1 (30)
7. Juan Lazcano MEX 37-4-1 (27)
8. Demetrius Hopkins USA 26-0-1 (10)
9. Kendall Holt USA 22-1 (12)
10. Andreas Kotelnik UKR 28-2-1 (12)


The Ring's Pound for Pound Ratings for period ending June 25

1. Floyd Mayweather USA, welterweight/jr. middleweight
2. Manny Pacquiao PHI, jr. lightweight
3. Rafael Marquez MEX, jr. featherweight
4. Juan Manuel Marquez MEX, jr. lightweight
5. Ronald Wright USA, middleweight
6. Bernard Hopkins USA, light heavyweight
7. Joe Calzaghe GBR, super middleweight
8. Ricky Hatton GBR, jr. welterweight
9. Marco Antonio Barrera MEX, jr. lightweight
10. Miguel Cotto PUR, welterweight

[street bully]

hatton is a joke, and a sore loser. I have been saying it for a very long time now.

[Hotsoup]

I never want to watch Hatton fight again.

[Leakbeak]

He thinks Castillo was a "Top 10 P4P fighter" when he beat him.


It's not even funny the amount of crap that comes out of his mouth.

Joe Calzaghe thought he was fighting a prime Roy Jones and that it was a 'legacy' fight. Didn't you find the bull**** coming out of the Wlesh cowards mouth funny? At least Hatton fought the best in their primes and took risks. Apart from Kessler, i can't think of one decent fighter who Joe took on in their prime. Even then Kessler was good, not top ten p4p. Lacy was unproven and turned out to be ****, and despite still having the tools and probably winning the fight, B-Hop was 43 and not quite as active as when he KO'd Tito. Robin reid wouldn't even make top 30 p4p at the time, and that fight could have gone either way. Eubanks was 5 years past his prime and got battered by collins twice, but taking the fight on 10 days notice still managed to make Joe fight for his life. Look closer to home before making fun out of Ricky

[BetterCallSaul]

At least Hatton stepped up.

2007 Castillo >>>> 2008 Jones

[Hotsoup]

^^^^ For sure, Hattons never shy'd away from a tough fight. Much respect for that.

[RightCross94]

regardless of where he was ranked p4p, castillo was on a steep downhill slide when he fought hatton, anyone who denies that is nuts

castillos prime was early 2000's

[Underdog82]

I never want to watch Hatton fight again.

Nobody does. Not even his hardcore fans.

[NorvernRob]

regardless of where he was ranked p4p, castillo was on a steep downhill slide when he fought hatton, anyone who denies that is nuts

castillos prime was early 2000's

...and Castillo got smashed in 4 rounds. Or is that not good enough?

It's like the Tszyu fight, Hatton beats him and he retires, so automatically he was shot. Pacquiao beats someone, they retire and it's because he beat them up.


I don't get all this Hatton hate, is it because he's English? All fighters talk themselves up, it's called self belief and if you haven't got that you lose, a lot.

How many fighters from anywhere have a 45-2 record with the only 2 losses coming to the p4p #1 at the time?

Peace out.

[Dynamite Kid]

Its the excuses that are just as bad. He's got an excuse for everything, feel sorry for his hardcore fans that buy into that ****. The crap about the ref being the reason mayweather won was one thing, but to suggest if the fight with pac had gone a few more rounds he could have done something is even worse.

The Excuses are the worst. He makes so many excuses its untrue.