Ricky Hatton should go back to Billy Graham.

[dancerwitgloves]

Ricky Hatton should go back begging to Billy Graham in preparation for his next fight which presumably will be against Juan Manuel Marquez, which will be by no means an easy fight. So Ricky should look at his past, and see that the loss to Floyd Mayweather – apart from not being the classier boxer was in most part, the referee’s fault that he lost that fight. He stopped him fighting on the inside and forced him out to fight Mayweather’s speed. For the first four rounds Ricky was troubling him, which is a stark comparison to the fight against Manny Pacquiao in which it was a horrible two rounds. Now again, Ricky was not the classier opponent, but the way in which Floyd Mayweather Snr had him training for no southpaw fighters, and the tactical decisions again cost him that fight. Perhaps Billy Graham a trusted friend would have been able to do a better job.
So for me Ricky has two decisions, well three, but one almost will never happen. That is to either go and train with Freddie Roach at the wild card and therefore train with the man that knocked him out, and rule out a future bout with Khan. Two go to someone in Britain who has a pedigree of top world champions – Enzo Calzaghe or go back to Billy Graham with his arms open and apologize, and use what worked against Tszyu and countless opponents before. I know what I would choose and that would be to go to Billy Graham. Because at this point in his career, at 31 almost 32 he can not be moulded into a new fighter, and so should go back to the man who he only lost ONE fight with - to arguably the best of his generation. Ricky swallow your pride and go home.

[J.Dempsey]

I actually thnk Roach coulddo some good for hatton, I think roach is good at working WITH the fighters strengths and comin up with strategies that compliment their style..
We saw how mayweather snr tried to mould hatton into something he's not n look what happened..
Roach b good for hatton, but then khan v hatton won't happen nor will pacquiao v hatton 2 ;P

[General Zod]

I actually thnk Roach coulddo some good for hatton, I think roach is good at working WITH the fighters strengths and comin up with strategies that compliment their style..
We saw how mayweather snr tried to mould hatton into something he's not n look what happened..
Roach b good for hatton, but then khan v hatton won't happen nor will pacquiao v hatton 2 ;P

Roach has publicly stated that he would never train Hatton and that Hatton should retire.

[General Zod]

Ricky Hatton should go back begging to Billy Graham in preparation for his next fight which presumably will be against Juan Manuel Marquez, which will be by no means an easy fight. So Ricky should look at his past, and see that the loss to Floyd Mayweather – apart from not being the classier boxer was in most part, the referee’s fault that he lost that fight. He stopped him fighting on the inside and forced him out to fight Mayweather’s speed. For the first four rounds Ricky was troubling him, which is a stark comparison to the fight against Manny Pacquiao in which it was a horrible two rounds.

Mayweather is a counter puncher and like all counter-punchers he start slow, because he is trying to figure out patterns and gauge his opponents speed. So it would be expected that Hatton would win the first couple of rounds.
Hatton does not fight on the inside Hagler, Toney and Bowe could fight on the inside with short hooks and uppercuts, what hHatton does is hold and hit which is totally different.

Now again, Ricky was not the classier opponent, but the way in which Floyd Mayweather Snr had him training for no southpaw fighters, and the tactical decisions again cost him that fight. Perhaps Billy Graham a trusted friend would have been able to do a better job.

It is true that Mayweather Sr had Hatton working the pads from a orthodox stance, but he also had Hatton sparring with southpaws.

So for me Ricky has two decisions, well three, but one almost will never happen. That is to either go and train with Freddie Roach at the wild card and therefore train with the man that knocked him out, and rule out a future bout with Khan. Two go to someone in Britain who has a pedigree of top world champions – Enzo Calzaghe or go back to Billy Graham with his arms open and apologize, and use what worked against Tszyu and countless opponents before. I know what I would choose and that would be to go to Billy Graham. Because at this point in his career, at 31 almost 32 he can not be moulded into a new fighter, and so should go back to the man who he only lost ONE fight with - to arguably the best of his generation. Ricky swallow your pride and go home.

Enzo Calzaghe is not a bad choice. The Kosta fight was the end of Hatton as a boxer as he started to rely on clinching as a form of defence which is technically illegal.

[Johnny Vincent]

Roach has publicly stated that he would never train Hatton and that Hatton should retire.

Recently he said he could have fixed Hatton's flaws earlier on in his career but doesnt know if he can now.

Roach probably knows Hatton as a fighter better than any other coach!

[mickey malone]

He's damaged goods now.. All the years of extreme weight fluctuation, have taken their toll.. Add this to the confusion with trainers, business distractions with his promotions co, and the fact he was KTFO in his last fight and there you have it.. Ricky takes defeat worse than most, he wears it on his sleave and cries himself to sleep.. I'd love to be wrong, but TBH, I don't think he's the type to bounce back into winning ways..
If he really does want to fight JMM, then his best bet would be to try and make it up with Graham, but it could never be the same as before.. As for Enzo, well i doubt he'd take him.. He's well known for being a strict dietician, and would'nt stand for any of Hatton's bindge eating/drinking whatsoever, so i don't see that match up working either.. Nine and a half times out of ten, it always goes tit bollock up when a fighter splits with his mentor..

[General Zod]

Nine and a half times out of ten, it always goes tit bollock up when a fighter splits with his mentor.. [/COLOR]

I think both Katsidis and Pavlik need to split with their trainers.

[dino]

Ricky Hatton should go to somebody who can teach him the basics of boxing, so he can stop charging in with his head down