Hatton says he would have to promote the Khan fight if it were to happen

The point about not needing Khan was a direct response to another poster who clamed Hatton "needed Warren". The point is, he doesn't. But this is the same old argument again. Fine, you think Hatton (if he comes back) should fight Khan just because he happens to be British, even though the fight is pretty insignificant in the bigger picture. I think, well, if he wants to great, but it's not as though it matters in the scheme of things if he decides to retire or fight somebody else. I also think he'd murder Khan is he has anything left, but if not it's no big deal. There are plenty of options for either of them.

Kostya fought Hatton as he was his mandatory, an unbeaten prospect and he thought he could win the fight. If going to the States to fight numerous top 10 and/or elite fighters on away turf is never risking anything or testing yourself then I guess most would be satisfied with it. If you seriously think that fighting Manny Pac/Floyd Mayweather on away turf, good fighters like Castilo, Malignaggi, Collazo and Urango away and Tszyu is "opportunistic" just because he didn;t fight a guy or two who offer nothing apart from Englishness then I feel sorry for you, you are turning into Batty Swollocks.

My point in summary is that if Hatton wants to fight Khan, great. If not, there are plenty of equal or better calibre opponents out there or he can retire if he feels he can't do it anymore. Khan is the one with it all to prove, not Hatton.

 

We've had Scurla, can Betty be too far behind?

 

open to a one off fight is the question. :deal

and we all know he isn't.

no way would warren do a no strings attached fight.

for me this whole thing has always been a dead fight.

certainly all the time amir is with frank anyway. :roll:

 

Zoo had 3 and half million reasons to fight Hatton. He didn't take the fight as a favour.

 

Warren may be hated on these boards

But as a promoter he is the real deal - he has delivered for years good fights and made lots of money for himself and his fighters

He has warned the likes of Haye and Hatton and Calzaghe that being a promoter is a hard business

Its not just a question of having a lot of money - and that you easily make more

Warren explains that first you have to invest alot of money in your fighters in order to see long term good returns

And if you get it wrong - you wont be seeing anything back on your money

It takes time and pateience and wisdom and the guts to make good investments

Warren questioned if Haye and Hatton have what it takes

Lennox Lewis failed

Naseem Hamed failed

Warren is still going

 

Smoke and mirrors

 

[quote="TKO";4593516]The point about not needing Khan was a direct response to another poster who clamed Hatton "needed Warren". The point is, he doesn't. But this is the same old argument again. Fine, you think Hatton (if he comes back) should fight Khan just because he happens to be British, even though the fight is pretty insignificant in the bigger picture. I think, well, if he wants to great, but it's not as though it matters in the scheme of things if he decides to retire or fight somebody else. I also think he'd murder Khan is he has anything left, but if not it's no big deal. There are plenty of options for either of them.

Kostya fought Hatton as he was his mandatory, an unbeaten prospect and he thought he could win the fight. If going to the States to fight numerous top 10 and/or elite fighters on away turf is never risking anything or testing yourself then I guess most would be satisfied with it. If you seriously think that fighting Manny Pac/Floyd Mayweather on away turf, good fighters like Castilo, Malignaggi, Collazo and Urango away and Tszyu is "opportunistic" just because he didn;t fight a guy or two who offer nothing apart from Englishness then I feel sorry for you, you are turning into Batty Swollocks.

My point in summary is that if Hatton wants to fight Khan, great. If not, there are plenty of equal or better calibre opponents out there or he can retire if he feels he can't do it anymore. Khan is the one with it all to prove, not Hatton.[/quote]

yeah good post.

rantings is a bitter old man about hatton.

always has been. :yep

 

..and shamelessly ducking.

 

just.

he can't even get full arena's for khan.

who is bigger profile than ricky hatton was in the early 00's.

he's on the decline. :smooch

 

Your forgetting about all the really good up and coming fighters Warren has now.... although he better make sure they like him though:smh

 

[quote="TKO";4593516]The point about not needing Khan was a direct response to another poster who clamed Hatton "needed Warren". The point is, he doesn't. But this is the same old argument again. Fine, you think Hatton (if he comes back) should fight Khan just because he happens to be British, even though the fight is pretty insignificant in the bigger picture. I think, well, if he wants to great, but it's not as though it matters in the scheme of things if he decides to retire or fight somebody else. I also think he'd murder Khan is he has anything left, but if not it's no big deal. There are plenty of options for either of them.

Kostya fought Hatton as he was his mandatory, an unbeaten prospect and he thought he could win the fight. If going to the States to fight numerous top 10 and/or elite fighters on away turf is never risking anything or testing yourself then I guess most would be satisfied with it. If you seriously think that fighting Manny Pac/Floyd Mayweather on away turf, good fighters like Castilo, Malignaggi, Collazo and Urango away and Tszyu is "opportunistic" just because he didn;t fight a guy or two who offer nothing apart from Englishness then I feel sorry for you, you are turning into Batty Swollocks.

My point in summary is that if Hatton wants to fight Khan, great. If not, there are plenty of equal or better calibre opponents out there or he can retire if he feels he can't do it anymore. Khan is the one with it all to prove, not Hatton.[/quote]


Good post.

 

He didn't do it just to give something back to the sport that had rewarded him so handsomely and launch lil Ricky's career in superstardom before he himself retired???

Scurla wouldn't steer me wrong, would he? :-(

 

Warren has the most promosing stable of young fighters, ut putting the likes of Amir ad the olympian s on ppv this early is not going to turn them into Ricky Hattons...

 

I can understand what he is saying, but it came out wrong.

Putting it this way, Did Ricky fight any mandatory challengers?
He lost to 2 elite fighters by KO.

Someone like Honeygun, Benn etc had a Cobra or Gman as an opponent and won. Hatton lost to Mayweather and Pacman, both champions at s'featherweight or lower.

Hatton was popular and built his career by swarming and overpowering smaller fighters, whilst avoiding damaging loses and dangerous risks like Witter.

Hatton was great for the sport and did extremely well for his abilities.

 

Hatton should just call it a day plane and simple. He has not even said if he will fight again let alone him fighting Khan.