Ricky vs Ricky - who you got at 140 ???

I am not sure if this thread is a wind up. Clearly Ricky Hatton at LWW is several levels above. Ricky Burns is not a top 5 LWW in U.K. At this moment in time, was gifted title against a poor fighter to get the world title at LWW.

 

And Witter was a deluded idiot who had know idea how to build a fan base, entertain fans or get himself in position for a truly big fight. I don't think any of those criticisms can be applied to Kell.

 

The trickster as more accolades for his craft than wicky ever got near
You get no credit for losing to the best two fighters you ever faced
***** Exeter beat united a few years back they ain't dining out on that success do you think they would have tried dining out on it if they had lost but could still claim at least we faced them
No risk all reward
When it comes to high risk low reward some one went missing
The rickster took a more challenging risker career imo not massively but still more so than the other wicky

 

You would possibly find the threads I did of interest.

I wont bother with the link as they are old hat now, but here was the opening to the first. They were in 2 parts

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That was the first one
The other below

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And how long did it take brook to get his fan base and big fight
Witter was with mick and he could not do shyte for a fighter of froch calibre
And as for deluded did he ever try passing off a wbu belt a a real world title nah he had the one wicky really wanted

 

The saying for this is , bang on bailey
All true and I agree with ever word in that
On this we do agree totally

 

I try and call it as I see it.

 

Hatton would have destroyed Burns. This one is not competitive.

As for Witter, maybe he shouldn't have wasted five years of his prime fighting nobody in the world top 50 in between Judah and Ndou. Then he might have actually been able to get some big fights rather than desperately hoping to piggy back a payday off somebody else's popularity. Hatton owed him nothing and when you consider all his accomplishments, it's not as though anyone in 20 years time will give two hoots.

 

Wicky to avoid witter he made out the British belt was worthless beneath him
The comman wealth worthless and beneath him
The euro title worthless and beneath him
And the wbc title worthless and beneath him
But the wbu well that is / was a genuine trinket
And thousands fell for it lofl

 

Well one of them will prob find himself in the HOF having been the lineal, unified 140 champion - I do think the standards aren't what these used to be though - the other one is Witter who couldn't draw flies whilst Hatton was one of the biggest draws in world boxing.

You're right the WBU didn't mean **** but then Hatton's proper world title wins mean a lot more than a vacant title win against Corely, two poor defences and before losing his belt against a green Bradley. Yep Bradley turned out to be the goods but it proves what most people already knew - Witter lost his big fights against top opposition.

 

oh you will give two hoots when you don't get the fights that at said time should be made but never come too fruition on the basis of this blue print
Just so glad you obviously do not value the British title but you obviously hold the wbu with high regard

 

I don't give a damn about the WBU. It's neither here nor there. However, I respect Hatton because he went for the top dog in the division and beat him, rather than winning and hiding behind a paper title.

When you talk about fights that should be made, Hatton gave us Mayweather, Pacquiao, Tszyu, Castillo and Malignaggi. In addition to other decent fights like Tackie, Collazo, Urango and Lazcano. I don't think anyone is going to get too worked up over another champ-for-a-day type.

If Witter had really wanted the fight then he should have taken the fight with Eamonn Magee that he was offered on the Hatton-Phillips undercard with a view to the winner facing Hatton. Instead, Witter swerved it and was never considered again.

 

Always felt Hatton would beat Witter but shame it didn't come off it should have and the blame would probably have to go on Hatton.

 

I honestly think Hatton would have stopped Burns in his prime.

 

Hatton comes forward like he always does and Burns forgets how to sidestep like he always does, Ricky Wide UD