: Mon May 04, 2009 10:59 am  

Ricky Hatton is a top bloke and has been an incredibly tough fighter over the years, I think the sad fact is his lifestyle has been a limiting factor. All through the build up in the Hatton v Mayweather fight I hated the fact that team Hatton seemed to make a joke out of the contrast between the beer swilling pie eating Hatton and the teetotal fitness obsessive Mayweather. Then this one it made me cringe with that song they played when Hatton came out singing about he's never seen a salad, he ate all the pies etc. His mates probably thought it was funny but at the top of sport things like that make a difference and it made him look stupid when he got battered.

A great boxer but you wonder if he could have gone the extra mile against the very best if he had been a dedicated trainer, when you look at the best British sportsmen, Steve Redgrave, Chris Hoy, Joe Calzaghe, they have that relentless drive and self sacrifice to be the best. Hatton didn't, he knew he had lots of ability and he got by on that ability and his toughness, for so long, but against the very best he didn't have enough.

: Mon May 04, 2009 3:24 pm  

Hatton should retire now, when growing up i bet he never imagined he could have gone so far in the sport. Every fight from now on would be a backward step for him as the elite fighters will no longer view him as a fight that would have people queing up to part with their hard earned money on pay per view, he has been a good fighter and has made a good living from the sport but he lacks that out and out class that would have sperated him from the pack.

He should take Freddie Roach`s advice and retire to spend the rest of his life with his family and not risk getting something like parkinsons disease from the numerous beatings he could take in the future, he will be financially secure so won`t need to fight on, if he wants to stay in boxing then he could become a promoter which seems the fashionable thing to do these days with fighters and ex fighters.

: Mon May 04, 2009 3:49 pm  

Rob Wire wrote:

Hatton should retire now, when growing up i bet he never imagined he could have gone so far in the sport. Every fight from now on would be a backward step for him as the elite fighters will no longer view him as a fight that would have people queing up to part with their hard earned money on pay per view, he has been a good fighter and has made a good living from the sport but he lacks that out and out class that would have sperated him from the pack.

He should take Freddie Roach`s advice and retire to spend the rest of his life with his family and not risk getting something like parkinsons disease from the numerous beatings he could take in the future, he will be financially secure so won`t need to fight on, if he wants to stay in boxing then he could become a promoter which seems the fashionable thing to do these days with fighters and ex fighters.

Yeah, I agree. His times over.

He's likeable as a character, he'll make a living through this should he choose to, but it's time I think to face facts, and go semi-gracefully.

: Mon May 04, 2009 5:27 pm  

Awesome

: Mon May 04, 2009 7:11 pm  

Time to hang up the gloves, simple.

: Mon May 04, 2009 7:50 pm  

Rob Wire wrote:

He should take Freddie Roach`s advice and retire to spend the rest of his life with his family and not risk getting something like parkinsons disease from the numerous beatings he could take in the future, he will be financially secure so won`t need to fight on, if he wants to stay in boxing then he could become a promoter which seems the fashionable thing to do these days with fighters and ex fighters.

He has moved into promotions for the past x amount of months, needless to say he doesn't need the worries of another fight.