Hatton let boxing down last night

Farmboxer · May 5, 2009

In boxing all it takes in one little mistake and that's what Hatton did.

9Ball · May 5, 2009

Farmboxer said: ↑

In boxing all it takes in one little mistake and that's what Hatton did.
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'one little mistake' !!!!!!

Did you even see the fight?

He made mistake after mistake after mistake.

Unless you are talking about the little mistake of actually taking the fight...:good

Philphy Rich · May 6, 2009

Farmboxer said: ↑

In boxing all it takes in one little mistake and that's what Hatton did.
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Dip****

slipnduck · May 6, 2009

darren1976 said: ↑

Unfortunately I have to agree with you mate. Hatton's approach in the ring was ridiculous. To be honest I never rated him as having much talent but he was strong and had a balls in is early - midle career. However in his last last 5-6 fights he has actually got worse in every facet of his trade. His strength is waning, what little technique appears to have gone, his chin is in pieces, and his tactical awareness and ability to change approach obviously is not there any more. It is now clear that he was over hyped, too much credence was placed on his win against KT when he had not fought for a long time and was past it. That night Hatton was at his strongest. Shame, like most I really believed hatton when he said he would box clever and move his head, but he simply was never capable of it.

I wish him well, was genuinely worried about him when he was on the canvas, it was a brutal KO. Fair play to him for having balls and giving it a go but I do wonder how so many people have managed to overlook his glaring deficiencies for so long. He must be a special guy to have so many loyal fans, I am sure he feels terribly disappointed about his performance. Retire, rest and a future in promotion awaits, no point risking what little reputation he has left for a few meaningless fights.
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:good

slipnduck · May 6, 2009

retriever said: ↑

Hatton let Charles Barkley down

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And he lives in the US - my sleeping waking times are still ****ed from staying up.

p.Townend · May 6, 2009

It was bad on Saturday but he looked as though he had trained hard.He just got taken out by a better fighter who knew exactly what he needed to do and did it perfectly.

scurlaruntings · May 6, 2009

Axl_Nose said: ↑

Totally agree with you .. But for morons like you who know nothing about boxing calling Hatton a disgrace from the comfort of your computer is a total joke ..
Hey Scurla your always talking like your a prime Sugar Ray Leonard so why dont you give it a shot in the ring, i'd pay big money to sit at ringside to see you get knocked out in 3 seconds.
Why dont you concentrate on providing constructive criticism instead of sounding like a an angry teenager :deal
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You know what Arsenal played like a bunch of ****s last night at the Emirates. Do i need to play for Arsenal or in the Premiership to have an opinion on there sloppy performance? ****ing idiot. My opinion IS FACTUALLY CONSTRUCTIVE. If you dont like FACTS then dont read it.

brown bomber · May 6, 2009

Great post mcafferty

Guy · May 6, 2009

Dunky McCafferty said: ↑

Firstly, I know I said I wouldnt post again after I lost my bet, but **** it. Im allowed one last hurrah, surely. have some sympathy for me, cos I ****ed up & banned myself oneweek before such massive fight, & of course Im still reading my favourite forum, & to be honest its killing me not being able to put my views accross on this fight! So **** it, one last post on a subject thats I have been very vocal about here for years, Ricky Hatton.
As I said already, I been a vocal Hatton hater here for years, so its only right that I give my opinion if you dont mind.
& my opinion?

Now that it all seems done & dusted on Hattons career, I have to give him my grudging respect.
Why? Cos Hattons career deserves it. Now everyone knew that I nuthugged Scotty Harrison, but man if Scotty had achieved what Hatton had, I would have been a very proud man & would have been crowing on about it to this day, & you know it fellow ESB'ers

Its time to call a spade a spade as it were. & for all I mumped & moaned here about Hatton through the years, about his arrogance, about the hype, about him dodging Junior Witter & other fighters etc... At the end of the day when it mattered, Ricky Hatton stood up to be counted. I was always smug here, mocking Hatton for calling out Floyd jnr never believing Hatton would fight him, but he did! & even after he was beaten, he still had the balls to go for it again against Pacquiao, & lets be brutally honest here, he gave every boxing fan what they wanted in the end, he gave his fans the chance to see him up against the true elite of the sport, & he gave the haters the chance to knock him if he was beaten.

The same cannot be said for Calzaghe etc, who never fought two legends in their prime like Hatton did, & I have to respect Ricky for that. He stood up to be counted, & to be honest I am a bit saddened to see the amount of abuse Hatton is taking in here, & on the general forum especially. I said here weeks ago that Floyd snr was the worst thing that could happen to Hatton, & I was proven right. Im not gloating though, cos Floyd snr annoyed me, as usual he was all out for himself, neglected his fighter & left Hatton high & dry, & everyone seen what happened.
Mayweather snr had a huge part to play in Hattons defeat, I warned here that he would take Hatton backwards, & it showed in Hattons display.

Sorry my post is so big, but cos I promised to leave I cant hang about making many posts like I wish I could on the subject, so bear with me:deal

Personally, I dont think Hatton should retire. It would be an awful way to bow out, & lets be honest here, who is going to hit him like Pac? No-one.Pac is a freak of nature. Hatton has got a few wins left in him, & although he was KO'd in spectacular fashion, he hadnt taken a long sustained beating. So I think Ricky should get shot of that knob Flyd snr, get back to his old ways, pick up another world title & see where it goes from there.
I dont agree with everyone that hes done, hes only guilty of losing to the very very best, theres no shame in it.
To be honest, it saddens me to see people rejoicing in Hattons defeat quite so much, cos as I said earlier at least Hatton stepped up & fought the very best, he put it all on the line for his fans, & gave the haters the opportunity to slaughter him if it all went wrong. Lets be honest here, it was ****in brave of Hatton.
He deserves more respect than is being shown on ESB, & the haters should, like me, think about it a bit as they rejoice in Hattons downfall.

Hatton deserves some credit, even from his haters. Cos even they know that Hatton achieved more than they could have imagined. & why do I say this? Cos I was a hater myself!
No man deserves to be called a disgrace, a fraud etc though cos that beast of a man Manny Pacquiao sparked them though. Even n my Harrison nuthugging days a few years ago here I always admitted that Harrison would never have beaten Pac.
The guy is just in a different league. & everyone slaughtering Hatton should always remember this.

Anyway, Im sorry for coming back on & breaking a promise, but this subject was too close to my heart for me to ignore, & I feel bad about posting but after all the years of Hatton hating I did here I feel I owed it to everyone to come in & give Ricky his respect. He dont deserve to be publicly flogged on ESB cos he lost to the two best fighters in a generation.
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****ing hell :admin Dunky thought you were full of blind hate and unable to see from another perspective.....you proved that I know nothing about you.(Apart from you hate been called british!:yep)

brown bomber · May 6, 2009

jabandmovetv said: ↑

hatton is a legend. he's a world class boxer but not elite class such as mayweather jnr and pacquiao. hatton just met a man who is at the peak of his powers and will go on 2 be p4p best of all time when he beats mayweather jnr, so there's no disgrace in hatton losing to a future p4p best ever. ricky your still a legend!
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don't take drugs

Grant1 · May 6, 2009

Top post Dunky :good

JIM KELLY · May 6, 2009

Haatton disappointed me big time!

trotter · May 6, 2009

Fair play Dunky, fair play

@ Jim Kelly... I was stung by it too. Let down. I just felt the prep and the performance were rubbish, and it didn't have to be that way. I don't blame him for losing but I absolutely blame him for not giving himself the best chance.

JonOli · May 9, 2009

Dunky McCafferty said: ↑

Firstly, I know I said I wouldnt post again after I lost my bet, but **** it. Im allowed one last hurrah, surely. have some sympathy for me, cos I ****ed up & banned myself oneweek before such massive fight, & of course Im still reading my favourite forum, & to be honest its killing me not being able to put my views accross on this fight! So **** it, one last post on a subject thats I have been very vocal about here for years, Ricky Hatton.
As I said already, I been a vocal Hatton hater here for years, so its only right that I give my opinion if you dont mind.
& my opinion?

Now that it all seems done & dusted on Hattons career, I have to give him my grudging respect.
Why? Cos Hattons career deserves it. Now everyone knew that I nuthugged Scotty Harrison, but man if Scotty had achieved what Hatton had, I would have been a very proud man & would have been crowing on about it to this day, & you know it fellow ESB'ers

Its time to call a spade a spade as it were. & for all I mumped & moaned here about Hatton through the years, about his arrogance, about the hype, about him dodging Junior Witter & other fighters etc... At the end of the day when it mattered, Ricky Hatton stood up to be counted. I was always smug here, mocking Hatton for calling out Floyd jnr never believing Hatton would fight him, but he did! & even after he was beaten, he still had the balls to go for it again against Pacquiao, & lets be brutally honest here, he gave every boxing fan what they wanted in the end, he gave his fans the chance to see him up against the true elite of the sport, & he gave the haters the chance to knock him if he was beaten.

The same cannot be said for Calzaghe etc, who never fought two legends in their prime like Hatton did, & I have to respect Ricky for that. He stood up to be counted, & to be honest I am a bit saddened to see the amount of abuse Hatton is taking in here, & on the general forum especially. I said here weeks ago that Floyd snr was the worst thing that could happen to Hatton, & I was proven right. Im not gloating though, cos Floyd snr annoyed me, as usual he was all out for himself, neglected his fighter & left Hatton high & dry, & everyone seen what happened.
Mayweather snr had a huge part to play in Hattons defeat, I warned here that he would take Hatton backwards, & it showed in Hattons display.

Sorry my post is so big, but cos I promised to leave I cant hang about making many posts like I wish I could on the subject, so bear with me:deal

Personally, I dont think Hatton should retire. It would be an awful way to bow out, & lets be honest here, who is going to hit him like Pac? No-one.Pac is a freak of nature. Hatton has got a few wins left in him, & although he was KO'd in spectacular fashion, he hadnt taken a long sustained beating. So I think Ricky should get shot of that knob Flyd snr, get back to his old ways, pick up another world title & see where it goes from there.
I dont agree with everyone that hes done, hes only guilty of losing to the very very best, theres no shame in it.
To be honest, it saddens me to see people rejoicing in Hattons defeat quite so much, cos as I said earlier at least Hatton stepped up & fought the very best, he put it all on the line for his fans, & gave the haters the opportunity to slaughter him if it all went wrong. Lets be honest here, it was ****in brave of Hatton.
He deserves more respect than is being shown on ESB, & the haters should, like me, think about it a bit as they rejoice in Hattons downfall.

Hatton deserves some credit, even from his haters. Cos even they know that Hatton achieved more than they could have imagined. & why do I say this? Cos I was a hater myself!
No man deserves to be called a disgrace, a fraud etc though cos that beast of a man Manny Pacquiao sparked them though. Even n my Harrison nuthugging days a few years ago here I always admitted that Harrison would never have beaten Pac.
The guy is just in a different league. & everyone slaughtering Hatton should always remember this.

Anyway, Im sorry for coming back on & breaking a promise, but this subject was too close to my heart for me to ignore, & I feel bad about posting but after all the years of Hatton hating I did here I feel I owed it to everyone to come in & give Ricky his respect. He dont deserve to be publicly flogged on ESB cos he lost to the two best fighters in a generation.
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Well said, Mr McCafferty :good

I'm not sure I agree with all of it, but I like the sentiment.

TIGEREDGE · May 10, 2009

i think pacs win was a boost for boxing. it really has created some great excitement. pac is like the mini mike tyson

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