Dislike for Ricky Hatton.

I was a fan of ricky back in the day but i cant get pysched for this fight at all for some reason, looking forward to munroe/quigg instead to be honest.

 

I like him but to say he's coming back for the fans and then sign to primetime shows himself up to be full of ****.

Still want him to win, I just won't be watching.

 

Hatton's career went very "Rocky 3" towards the end.

He almost became a "celebrity" boxer. The casuals still love him, but I think a lot of hardcore fans lost respect for him after the Pacquaio fight.

Total shambles

 

I used to be a MASSIVE fan of Hatton up untill and including the Kostya Tzsyu fight. I felt that he had genuinely wanted to step up for a while and it was Fish Eyes who was blocking the move. He always came across well in interviews and seemed like a genuinely decent bloke.

That said, he changed after the Tszyu fight imo. He was ALL about the money and the endless preaching about being a "man of the people" just rubbed me up the wrong way. If you're genuinely just like a normal bloke then why feel the need to remind everyone in every single interview? If you genuinely felt you were normal and didn't have an ego then it wouldn't even cross your mind to mention it.

 

Personally I have no respect for his shameful and disgraceful ducking of Junior Witter for all those years. For me that and one or two other things make him a bit of a fraud who gets way too much boxing respect than he really deserves. But that's just my opinion and there's just no point arguing with Ricktards about it as we never see eye to eye on it.

Not saying you are one of those Ricktards Peter1987

 

Whether or not he ducked Witter, don't you feel he kind of made up for it by facing a prime Mayweather, and a prime Pacquiao?

 

The shameless ducking of Witter will be long remembered well after Hatton has retired. I think that will be a stain on Hattons record that alot of the hardcore boxing fans will not forget.

 

I loved watching Ricky fight from the start and had some great nigths with those big triple headers they did at the MEN with Gomez and Farnell.

He was great for the sport and transcended it like few have, certainly since the sport moved away from terrestrial.

Even my mum knew who Hatton was for Gods sake!

I was gutted when lost to Mayweather although I never thought he would win, it was just so sad seeing one of my heroes knocked out.

I don't think less of him for his troubles after retiring; yes he did stupid things that were wrong, but the guy was in a very bad place and deserves a second chance as far as I am concerned.

I have really liked his work building his management stable and its been great to see him looking happier.

I was shocked when he announced a comeback and although I will be watching it and rooting for him I don't think it is a good idea.

I have no problem with the PPV really, just disappointed its on Primetime to be honest, I would have much rather it had been on Sky.

I don't like the whole "doing it for my fans" angle, I think that was a mistake.

He clearly is doing it for several reasons; self worth, money, his promotional company, inner demons and perhaps even ego, but I think one of the last reasons he is really doing this is for the fans.

If this was really the case he would have sold loads of cheap tickets and put it on in a big outside arena.

I'm not saying he should have done this, I just think he wound a alot of people up making out he was back for the fans.

I can't think of any real reasons why people would have so much bile towards the man.

What has he realy done that is that bad?!

By all means people don't have to agree or support his comeback but surely they can't deny that he has done more for the sport in this country than just about any other boxer in the last twenty years.

Haters gotta hate :-(