I think he could if he really tried, i.e. keeping his weight to a maximum of 11 stone in between fights and being less muscly. This would probably be of detriment to him in the ring, but I would guess that not many people have won world titles at welter, to later move down to light and win there. Something worth considering I would say.
There is no-one in the forseeable future who would BEAT Hatton, some would cause him a few problems....btu none would BEAT him.
i dont think anyone at 35 could beat hatton he is a big man at 140 and i give him the edge. casa prime would be the only person i would put money on to beat hatton
Hatton beats them all. He can't make 135, but if they come to 140, he gets all of them. Maybe Amir Khan or Peterson will be able to beat him in the future, but not right now. They're not ready, and who knows how they would do with the extra weight.
Well I had a theory a few years back that Casa would beat hatton because style wise he is a nightmare for him, a slick, dirty southpaw, with speed a a bit of pop, i saw him boxing safe early on before opening cuts on Ricky and stopping him mid to late. Faded Hatton Vs faded Casa is still a very very good match for me. Pacman gets destroyed by any version of Ricky Hatton, Pac doesnt have great defence and is unproven at lightweight let along a big light welter like Hatton, Hatton would TKO him in 4. Hatton would also stop Diaz in a very exciting fight, both aggressive comeford fighters, but Hatton has the strength advantage and could stop baby Bull late, wouldnt be surprised in a clear UD win though. Campbell would be a good fight but I see Hatton winning. I will say though at 140 I thought Ricky was a clear favourite to beat all the champs there, I dont think that anymore, PM, Witter, Bradly, Torres all have a great chance. The Lazcano win obviously didnt prove much to me other than Hatton doesnt have much time left.
Like I said earlier, Hatton can get hit and hurt by the left hand. Casa put Katsidis down twice in the first round with the left and used the "check lefthook" late in the fight to effectively win. Hatton was hurt by Lazcano's left as well. So in response to your opinion that PACQUIAO would get destroyed by Hatton I ask you this; How does Hatton respond to to Pac's left hand? I believe his left hand at 130lbs is more powerful than Lazcano's left at 140. Pac has been startching himself to make the 130lbs limit so Im one who believes he can take his power up a weightclass or two and may become even more stronger.
Like I said earlier, Hatton can get hit and hurt by the left hand. Casa put Katsidis down twice in the first round with the left and used the "check lefthook" late in the fight to effectively win. Hatton was hurt by Lazcano's left as well. So in response to your opinion that PACQUIAO would get destroyed by Hatton I ask you this; How does Hatton respond to to Pac's left hand? I believe his left hand at 130lbs is more powerful than Lazcano's left at 140. Pac has been startching himself to make the 130lbs limit so Im one who believes he can take his power up a weightclass or two and may become even more stronger.
Hatton will look alot better in his next fight than he did in this previous one. Take into consideration the knockout loss, the post fight binge, training down to 140 instead of 147, all the money he just made... Alot of factors working against him to put in a mediocre performance.
It would be great if Hatton could go to 135 and be a three weight champ. Not sure if he could ever make the weight though - extremely unlikely.
katsidis is a dumb ass ****, that thing he did in the 10th round was just ****ing dumb..hatton would not rush in like that. Let alone against someone who is known to be a smart boxer. Against floyd he got simply caught and floyd is way more faster than casamayor
Considering the level of competition will be a step up from Lazcano when he fights Malignaggi next, I dont know what the expectations should be for Hatton. Paulie is no Mayweather however he is a slick boxer whose skills could give Ricky some problems. Considering Paulie does have experience fighting against pressure fighters (i.e Cotto who is a stronger more skilled version of Hatton) he shouldnt be overlooked. Im one who thinks Paulie has the skillset it would take to upset "The Hitman".