Hatton vs Urango...?

[hitterwitter]

Hatton should stay at 147 defend his title against Urkal then look 2 fight Cotto or Baldomir, then Mayweather.

There's no point moving back to 140 there's only 1 or 2 really big fights there Castillo & Corrales if he moves up.

If hatton moves back down to 140 i don't think Hatton vs Mayweather will ever happen.

[BigSlick]

Why the **** is Hatton fightin a prospect. How is this going to help him get exposure in America?

[Njord777]

I think this may not be the best choice of opponents, but from what I have seen from Juan Urango it could be a high intensity fight. How does Ricky gain from this fight? Well, despite how much credit we have given Collazo for either beating, or putting up a good fight against Hatton (depending on who you ask) Ricky did not look too good. When the casual fan watches the Hatton-Collazo fight, the type of fan that likes to watch a Hatton, or a Williams, or a Margarito- any high volume, pressure fighter, they were bored. Hatton and Collazo did not give them the slugfest they wanted from Ricky's big American fight.

Now, if Ricky puts on a massive brawl against Urango..both men falling onto the canvas, bloody and beaten, and comes out on top- he wins. Why? Because despite the caliber of Juan, despite the ability he possess or his mere standing as a prospect, very casual fans will be gained by watching Ricky whoop ass on some kid in America.

What does Urango-Hatton spell? More intensity than Hatton-Urkal or any other prospective fight he was looking at, with the ability to make the casual fan like him...something he failed to do on his forray into the American boxing world against Collazo. Ricky uses this to endear himself to the dumb, know nothing, casual boxing fan- which he needs. Styles make fights. This will help his career.

[BigSlick]

Thats a lame excuse, Hatton is a world champion and he's fighting a prospect who just recieved a decision from God his last fight. If Hatton wants a high intensity slugfest he could still fight Baldomir, Cotto, Margarito, Judah, even Mayweather if he just says yes. They would all provide him with a fight he's looking for. Shame on any boxing fan defending him fighting a prospect at this stage of his career. Hatton can get any fight from 147-135, but the best he could do is a prospect???

This is shamelss, people on these boards kill Roy Jones Jr. for fighting tomato cans at the end of his career and it looks like Ricky Hatton is doing the same but people are trying to justify it, what a joke.

[LiLHopkins]

Urango didn't deserve that ****ing belt.

[hitterwitter]

I think this may not be the best choice of opponents, but from what I have seen from Juan Urango it could be a high intensity fight. How does Ricky gain from this fight? Well, despite how much credit we have given Collazo for either beating, or putting up a good fight against Hatton (depending on who you ask) Ricky did not look too good. When the casual fan watches the Hatton-Collazo fight, the type of fan that likes to watch a Hatton, or a Williams, or a Margarito- any high volume, pressure fighter, they were bored. Hatton and Collazo did not give them the slugfest they wanted from Ricky's big American fight.

Now, if Ricky puts on a massive brawl against Urango..both men falling onto the canvas, bloody and beaten, and comes out on top- he wins. Why? Because despite the caliber of Juan, despite the ability he possess or his mere standing as a prospect, very casual fans will be gained by watching Ricky whoop ass on some kid in America.

What does Urango-Hatton spell? More intensity than Hatton-Urkal or any other prospective fight he was looking at, with the ability to make the casual fan like him...something he failed to do on his forray into the American boxing world against Collazo. Ricky uses this to endear himself to the dumb, know nothing, casual boxing fan- which he needs. Styles make fights. This will help his career.

I can see what your saying but i dont agree, Rick's next fight isn't going to be against a big name, its who he fights after, if he moves down to 140 beats Urango, then he will probabley fight Castillo after that who else is there Chico maybe Witter or Corley there isn't a lot of options at 140.
If he stays at 147 defends his title then there are massive fights for him Cotto, Baldomir, Margarito, Mayweather, Mosley, at worst it would be Quintana.

No point moving down for a couple of fights then moving back up, he needs to stay at 147.

[CloudJay]

Are you serious? This sucks. Terrible decision IMHO. It could be used to set up a fight with castillo but.... Mayweather is up at 147, hes not going to play games with Hatton. Mayweather is what Hatton should be looking for not Castillo. Who cares if he has the belt anyhow? He had a belt at 147 so if Hattons logic is correct, hell beat this guy, and say oh some guy fought for my vacant 147 belt, ill move back up and fight him in order to get a fight with PBF, in an endless cycle. The logic sucks, he doesn't need a belt to make castillo fight him. This is just sad really T-T

i second the motion

[toyboy33]

we're going to keep waiting, he never had any intentions on fighting Floyd anyways, he got no intentions on fighting anybody who can move and box or punch. IMO, Hatton aint even a boxer, he a wrestler, Ric Flair nephew!!

Hahaha! That **** is funny, but true!

[Njord777]

I'm not a Ricky Hatton fan, so don't believe I am defending him...it just seems to me that when Hatton speaks of this fight he is taking it for exposure. The casual fan, and I mean general sports public, etc., doesn't know **** about weight classes, or big names- they know the fights they see. Hatton-Judah, though suggested in a post earlier, would not be the rough, intense fight Hatton needs to endear himself to the fans here. Judah is too much of a boxer-like Collazo, and would not give him a chance to shine. Mayweather is much the same- and Baldomir is too big for him.

If Hatton wants to look good- I mean show the nobody American fan what he can do- he needs to get into the ring with a smaller, less talanted brawler. That is the reason he would take a Urango fight.

To look good.