"I wont be anyone's stepping stone!" Ricky Hatton

I agree, JMM isn't a realitic option for Hatton if he beats Mayweather, but in any case only Richard Shaeffer seems to think that it might be....

And no one, not even Shaeffer, is saying that its Hattons "right"....

 

Gaz what do you rec to my theory about JMM losing to Floyd then fighting Hatton. I actually think its a given :deal

 

I totally agree, Marquez isn't a big name and a loss against Mayweather(esp. a bad one) puts him with the rest of the top 140lbers who (I'd guess!!!) would all fancy a fight against Hatton.

 

Yep my thoughts exactly. Hatton will be licking his wounds around now and considering he gets beat against Floyd, he will see Marquez as the 'Elite fighter' who he may have his chance against. Personally I'd rather Hatton retire than fight Marquez as I see him getting beat. If he fights anyone for me he should have a final bow out and try and get Bradley over to the MEN. The atmosphere in there for Hatton fights is electric and I think he could do ok against Bradley. It'd be superb in my eyes if he was to take Bradleys belt in the MEN and then retire there and then in the ring afterwards.
If not Bradley then it would have to be Khan although I do not want to see it as its a lose lose for both fighters. Khan wins and he gets no respect for beating the Peoples champion, also Hatton gets ripped to shreds by those haters who will bring up what happened to Khan last year despite the fact he's come on leaps and bounds since. Hatton wins and Khan's career is effectively over

 

Yep, I think Bradley (if he wins his next fight) in the UK is the way to go if Hatton decides to continue. Its a winnable fight, its for a belt and I'm pretty sure that after Pac Hattons days being a American "casino fighter" are over unless the opponent is really exceptional.

 

Cant agree with that one mate, Floyd is a good bit faster than both those guys imo and his speed comes with pin point accuracy too.

 

The tell tale signs that Hattons punch resistance was/is diminishing have been there for a while. His style meant he was never gonna fight (or at least stay at the top level) too far into his 30's. Vince Phillips and Kostya Tszyu both landed huge shots on Ricky and he took them OK but in the latter part of his career he was being hurt from guys like Lazcano and in the Collazo fight (which to be honest I thought Ricky lost but thats another thread) he was staggering aroung the ring. When he fought Urango his stamina was dire and again seemed to feel the shots much more than he used to. PBF Knocking him out (with help from the corner post but imho he was out cold before his head even hit that) was the straw that broke the camels back and he was officially damaged goods from ther on in. All in my humble opinion of course lol

 

Ignore that last post I thought you were talking about JMM and Pac being quicker than PBF lol

Its still early in morning

 

I'm pretty sure Marquez, if he beats Mayweather, will be targeting Pac and not someone who was demolished in two rounds.

 

If Marquez loses to Floyd then the fight might be a possibility.Hatton must be a sucker for punishment if he actually wants the fight.I'm sure any Hatton fight would still be a decent seller,afterall only his fans are stupid enough to travel over to watch it on a screenatsch

 

I guarantee you I had a better time that week than you did.....

 

i still think hatton is not shot...marquez? he should not fight.....i think any version of hatton beats khan at this stage....in a few years with khan improving?....i would take khan...i think hatton will fight again...

 

He shouldn't even be dreaming of this fight. He must have his head seriously far up his own arse if he thinks there's even a snowball's chance in hell of this materialising.

 

:rofl:rofl:rofl Khan would not have lasted a minute against a prime Hatton and will probably lose now!

 

Hmmm... indeed, there's a certain irony in someone calling Hatton with the fighters he faced "protected" whilst bigging up Khan!