"People will remember Hatton for three fights..." - Witter

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  1. Shaolin Monk

    Shaolin Monk Member Full Member

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    "He doesn't want to work with Frank Warren, so that rules out Amir Khan. And he doesn't want to box me, period. He's a multi-millionaire who doesn't need to fight again for the money. Unfortunately, people will remember Hatton for three fights: winning against Kostya Tszyu, getting beaten up by Floyd and the annihilation from Pacquiao."

    http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=19756&more=1
     
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  2. GalangK

    GalangK Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And people will always remember Junior Witter for... oh wait.
     
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  3. zfc

    zfc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    For being the man Ricky continued to avoid!!!!!
     
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  4. JN95

    JN95 Active Member Full Member

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    spot on:good
     
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  5. AceNguyen

    AceNguyen Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Can the British fight fans clue me in on why they never fought? Is it true that Hatton hated Witter so much that he didn't even want to give him a payday, or was Witter just too high-risk, low reward? It seems almost impossible for two world champ domestic rivals to never have a showdown.
     
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  6. evalistinho

    evalistinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who is this Witter guy?
     
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  7. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member

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    he's right though.
     
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  8. pathmanc1986

    pathmanc1986 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    witter has beaten nDou Corely kotelnik harris and lost to bradley and judah

    hatton has beaten kosta, castillo, urango maussa collazo mallingnaggi, phillips magee

    and lost to p4p no.1s mayweather and the pacman in ppv vegas


    i know who id rather be. still the sad fact for witter is that even after hatton has been ko'd and finsihed in many peoples eyes hes still his biggest fight and payday in his career.
     
    pathmanc1986, May 9, 2009
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  9. hooligan

    hooligan Millionaire Bum Full Member

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    damn right...
     
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  10. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    The man Hatton refused to fight for over a decade because he would have upset Hattons finely balanced applecart. Simple case of styles here. Witter had the style to punish Hatton as severely as Pac did. Warren and team Hatton knew this. Hence why they refused to fight him even though they were both promoted by SN. Hatton established himself as the best man at 140lbs in the World. British fans didnt even know if he was the best in Britain.
     
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  11. evalistinho

    evalistinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yeah i knew who he was. :D

    Witter is **** anyways.
     
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  12. Lemmiwinks

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    In retrospect, not fighting Witter was a smart move by Hatton. He would have been a tricky fight stylistically, and he brought nothing to the table financially.
     
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  13. roly

    roly Boxing Addict Full Member

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    so if witter is so good, why did he take so long to win a world title and then lose it so quickly in a pathetic performance against a relatively green fighter?
     
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    radab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    true
     
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  15. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Around 90% of Hattons opponents never brought anything to the table financially. Hattons was a VERY shrewdly matched career with the right fights occuring at the right time. Nothing more or less.
     
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