Confessions of a former Hatton Hater

[Rovers]

I dont rate Hatton as high as you do Diego. I think he's a really dirty fighter. PBF is going to expose him as an average fighter, when and if they ever fight. Hatton needs to realize that USA is where the fighters are at, and to quit *****ing out on coming to USA to fight a class fighter.

Having said that, Hatton is still a good fighter, but ruling him as the top 140 pounder...now thats just funny.

hatton isnt a dirty fighter ,you see him fight once and label him dirty .you are a dumbass piece of **** watch some more of his fights befoe you jump to conclusions about fighters styles

[Guest]

What's the point of blue karma? It just suggests that you don't stir up trouble, and if you don't stir up trouble, typically that means you don't have an opinion, which means you have no brain and can't think for yourself.

Red karma suggests that you say what you think, not what everybody wants you to say.

I can never understand why mine's always blue.

Anyway, respect for manning up and admitting you may have called it wrong, Diego. As for Hatton's opponents, he also has Vince Phillips on his C.V., which is pretty decent, and Ray Olivera.

[InThisCorner]

hatton isnt a dirty fighter ,you see him fight once and label him dirty .you are a dumbass piece of **** watch some more of his fights befoe you jump to conclusions about fighters styles

I have watched him fight more then once. And even if I didnt, judging on what I did see when he fought Zoo, he is a dirty fighter. Just because I don't agree with your UK little ****** Hatton, doesn't mean you have to be an ass about it.

[Martin (Top Knowledge)]

I didn't like Hatton because he turned down fights with Mitchell and Harris, but look at those guys now. Seeing them get blown out the past year just makes me realize how easy a time Hatton would have had with either of them. Hatton by KO in either case..

Hatton didn't turn these fights down... It was the other way around.

Mitchell was on route to a Tszyu re-match and didn't want Hatton throwing a spanner in the works.

And Emmanuel Steward pulled Harris out of the fight. He openly said that "Hatton is a fight I don't think Vivian can win".

[Moon]

I can never understand why mine's always blue.

Anyway, respect for manning up and admitting you may have called it wrong, Diego. As for Hatton's opponents, he also has Vince Phillips on his C.V., which is pretty decent, and Ray Olivera.

Admittedly, the star on Hatton's resume is Zoo. Sure he beat an older but game Oliviera and also and old but game Phillips, but it's Zoo and Zoo only that's got people's attention around the world. Both Phillips and Oliviera were expected to give Hatton more trouble than they did, but they are yesterday's guys.

Hatton now needs to seek defining fights and should travel to do it if necessary, as he said he would. My expectations are that Hatton comes to the US and discovers that he can't fight the style that has got him a bunch of wins in the UK and create a broader fan base, unless he gets some definitive KO's (then its all different).

[Rovers]

I have watched him fight more then once. And even if I didnt, judging on what I did see when he fought Zoo, he is a dirty fighter. Just because I don't agree with your UK little ****** Hatton, doesn't mean you have to be an ass about it.

**** off you *** you dont know anything about boxing you ignorant american ******

[Duke_McKenzie]

I spoke out strongly against Ricky Hatton long before he ever fought Kostya Tszyu, demanding that he take on a real competitor instead of all the 140lb leftovers. He finally got his shot, and he absolutely thrashed Tszyu en route to making him quit on his stool. It was a brilliant performance by a great new face on the boxing scene.

I didn't like Hatton because he turned down fights with Mitchell and Harris, but look at those guys now. Seeing them get blown out the past year just makes me realize how easy a time Hatton would have had with either of them. Hatton by KO in either case.

I hated Hatton for not traveling outside of his hometown, but if people are dumb enough to travel there and fight him, how can I be mad at Hatton? I should have been mad at all of Hatton's opponents for not making him come over to the States.

I criticized Hatton but let Jermaine Taylor slide, and I don't know why. Taylor did the same thing Hatton did, having fought NOBODY except one Hopkins leftover up until this point. Taylor vs. Hopkins is no different than Hatton vs. Tszyu. We simply cannot predict what will happen because we don't know enough about Taylor. We didn't know enough about Hatton either, but I was telling everyone he would be knocked out by the 4th round. I had seen nothing to make an assertion like that just like I haven't seen anything to make me claim Taylor will knock Hopkins out or that Hopkins will win on points.

Now Hatton has reached the top, and he did it all his way. I am a huge fan of him for this, and I hope he fights Mayweather. It will be a great fight between two of the top 10 fighters, pound for pound, in the world today. I doubt either will be exposed, and that the fight will live up to all the hype that comes with it. Much respect to this man for doing things his way and realizing his dreams.

BWAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Unseen]

BWAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

want a pretzel?

[Dorian]

Diego, stick with a fighter LMFAO!!!!

[-Antonio-]

He did it with Judah and Corrales too I think.