Top 5 Junior Welterweights Today

[Cletus Funk]

If I was the champion and I had to go into my opponents backyard, get paid a lot less than my opponent, have 50,000 screaming fans aginst me, I wouldn't do it either.

You'd rather go to Germany with it's long history of hometown decisions and fight a guy who took Zoo the distance for a fraction of the money being offered to fight Hatton?

[Sister Sledge]

You'd rather go to Germany with it's long history of hometown decisions and fight a guy who took Zoo the distance for a fraction of the money being offered to fight Hatton?

Harris said before the fight that he was treated very well in Germany and that he was actually thinking about moving there. I think Urkal had an apartment he was willing to sell him their.

[Cletus Funk]

Harris said before the fight that he was treated very well in Germany and that he was actually thinking about moving there. I think Urkal had an apartment he was willing to sell him their.

I'm sure he was treated very well, the German's hospitality has never been in question, just their judging. Anyone who know's the European fight scene will tell you that you usually have to win by KO to win at all there. If Hatton was the overated bum that a few people on here seem to think he is then Harris and Pinto would have taken the fights with him.

[Sister Sledge]

I'm sure he was treated very well, the German's hospitality has never been in question, just their judging. Anyone who know's the European fight scene will tell you that you usually have to win by KO to win at all there. If Hatton was the overated bum that a few people on here seem to think he is then Harris and Pinto would have taken the fights with him.

I didn't say he was overrated, his manager just hasn't taken the steps to get him bigger fights. I think he's very talented, but he has to step up his competition. He's had 37 fights for Christ's sake and he's turning down title shots because he doesn't have the edge. He's already got money, what he needs to do is show he has some balls.

[Cletus Funk]

I didn't say he was overrated, his manager just hasn't taken the steps to get him bigger fights. I think he's very talented, but he has to step up his competition. He's had 37 fights for Christ's sake and he's turning down title shots because he doesn't have the edge. He's already got money, what he needs to do is show he has some balls.

It has mainly been down to Frank Warren that it's taken this long but he's finally fighting who he wants to. He hasn't been refusing title shots, Harris refused it even though it was probably his biggest purse to date at that time.

I think it's wrong to put it all on Hatton & Warren though. I'd be very surprised if they hadn't tried to line up big fights behind the scenes. I think all of the top 5 or 6 are equally guilty in not wanting to take many risks before landing a shot at Zoo or whoever beats him. I can't remember the last big fight at 140 apart from KT v Mitchell where the result was in question before the fight.

[J !]

I didn't say he was overrated, his manager just hasn't taken the steps to get him bigger fights. I think he's very talented, but he has to step up his competition. He's had 37 fights for Christ's sake and he's turning down title shots because he doesn't have the edge. He's already got money, what he needs to do is show he has some balls.

erm forgive me for pointing this out but he is taking on the real champ on june 4th. How much would you like him to step up?
Perhaps go up middleweight and fight hopkins just playing.....hatton cant be accused of ducking fights now surely, he is taking on p4p fighter and the stand out best light welter in the world, something none of the others wanted to do. As for floyd, great skills but he doesnt carry the power and size to light welter, if he fights one of the top five he will find out the difference in strength, no one can touch him for skills but if they can walk through his punches, he is gonna have to run run run.....kostya would ko mayweather imo.

[pinkpanther]

What are all you Hatton haters going to do if, and IMO when, he beats Zoo in June?

[J !]

ill be ringside mate to see it happen.

[elveiel]

What are all you Hatton haters going to do if, and IMO when, he beats Zoo in June?

Probably cry say Tszyu got old in the 1st round, or maybe say he hurt his knee!

If Tszyu wins i'll give him much respect, so i'd expect people to give Hatton the same if he wins.

[pinkpanther]

ill be ringside mate to see it happen.

When do you think tickets will go on sale, they'll go like hot cakes but I'm not missing this one after the Pederson farse