Harris offers to step in!

[Knicksman20]

Not only is Vivian blunt with it, he's dead on where severl of these comments are concerned! Many of us do consider Ricky a joke now, and it's all cause of Warren protecting him AND demanding the kind of money he does ..all at the same time! I fully understand in England he's the "****" (pardon my crudeness, but he makes me irritable!!) but over here in the states he's just another "maybe, might be, wont ever know..."...until he leaves Warrens protected area. It's gotten to the point where I dont want to watch him fight ANYWHERE...let alone in England. I just get tired of hearing how great he is, and how he will fight anybody, but then he never leaves home to do it. He wants the big money....well, from what I understand, that big money is here in Vegas and Atlantic City

Amen Traceylee!!! If Hatton was so great he would've already fought for a title by now. If Warren's going to throw Hatton to the wolves, he's going to capitalize Hatton's 1st loss on an opponent that going to bring him the most money. Harris is a high risk low pay opponent.

[Sir_Jose]

If you want to go down the route of comparing valiant efforts, how about Phillips losing a very close mixed decision to Sharmba Mitchell in the fight preceding his bout with Hatton.

are you high right now? Oh my god what fight were you watching? cause the fight I watched saw Phillips take a savage ass whooping with Mitchell flat out toying with him.

Olivera was years past his best when he fought Hatton and those fights happend a few years ago.

Ben Tackie not only lost, but he took brutal beatings from both Tszyu and Mitchell niether fight was close.

[HayeFan]

If Emon McGee could drop and rock Hatton then yes I would say he has a chance.

If Harris doesn't deserve it then what does that say about Hatton?

Oh Harris deserves it, it's simply a matter of whether or not he's salable in a market full of names.

Hatton generates money, Harris doesn't. If Harris was worth a friggin' nickle he wouldn't have to resort to open letters to get him fights.

[elveiel]

If Emon McGee could drop and rock Hatton then yes I would say he has a chance.

If Harris doesn't deserve it then what does that say about Hatton?

Magee has superior power and even he couldnt hurt Hatton, i dont understand why thats a big deal anyway, anyone who watched the fight knows it was a flash knockdown.

I dont think Hatton should be a world champion, he's not beaten an elite guy yet. but Cotto, Harris and Gatti shouldnt be world champions either until the beat a top 5 fighter, its far too easy for a good talent/decent fighter to get a title shot without beating the best to get it.

[tracylee]

Oh Harris deserves it, it's simply a matter of whether or not he's salable in a market full of names.

Hatton generates money, Harris doesn't. If Harris was worth a friggin' nickle he wouldn't have to resort to open letters to get him fights.

Hatton generates money in ENGLAND. I'd love to hear him announced to fight anywhere but the MEN arena! If and when Hatton fights here...by then, I wouldnt be surprised if he doesnt have very much drawing power at all. Alot of us are just THAT tired of waiting on him to get off that protective "ground" he hangs on all the time. Who's to say he'll rake in the money on U.S. soil by the time Warren decides he might can win a fight over here??

(sorry, had to edit some bad grammar!! )

[Knicksman20]

Hatton generates money in ENGLAND. I'd love to hear him announced to fight anywhere but the MEN arena!

We'll see how much money he generates anywhere else. Outside of the MEN, he's an unknown just like Harris.

[HayeFan]

are you high right now? Oh my god what fight were you watching? cause the fight I watched saw Phillips take a savage ass whooping with Mitchell flat out toying with him.

Olivera was years past his best when he fought Hatton and those fights happend a few years ago.

Ben Tackie not only lost, but he took brutal beatings from both Tszyu and Mitchell niether fight was close.

You've missed my point entirely, what i was trying to point out was that a valiant 'losing' effort doesn't constitute accrued kudos.

If we're comparing the sum total of an opponent that your fighter has beaten you cannot really compare Urkal with those ex-champs.

Besides, Harris fought neither Mitchell nor Tszyu so you cannot measure his level against the performances of those fighters against opponents that Hatton has beaten.

As far as I can remember, Hatton and Harris haven't faced a common foe to measure them against each other, so like I said ... conjecture is what you're spouting.

[HayeFan]

Hatton generates money in ENGLAND. I'd love to hear him announced to fight anywhere but the MEN arena! If and when Hatton fights here...by then, I wouldnt be surprised if he doesnt have very much drawing power at all. Alot of us are just THAT tired of waiting on him to get off that protective "ground" he hangs on all the time. Who's to say he'll rake in the money on U.S. soil by the time Warren decides he might can win a fight over here??

(sorry, had to edit some bad grammar!! )

You're absolutely right, Hatton may never be appreciated in the US if he doesn't start taking 'the' big fights.

But the thing is, you've got umpteen other fighters in the division with a much more accepted reputation win or lose, than Harris.

It'll be a big name fighter next, or you'll probably see Hatton ditching Warren, believe it or not the guy has a boxing brain and he knows what the fans around the world have been saying.

Even if he loses you WILL be seeing him in a big fight this year.

It's kind of ironic that you guys are sticking up for a fighter that your own country has turned it's back on.

[Miguel Cotto X 23]

This fight is going to happend?

[HayeFan]

Hatton is actually a big fan of Cotto's hahahaha!

It's a possibility, his name's been mentioned and if the Tszyu fight has fallen through, I'd much rather see Hatton in with Cotto, a fighter who's going places as opposed to a stagnant fighter like Harris.