Hatton: Why I ducked Witter

Only Hatton's most deluded fans can ever deny that he ducked Witter.

I do like Hatton despite his annoyances and hypocrisies but he ducked Wittter without a doubt. I'm not sure who would come out on top prime for prime but Witter was always a stylistic nightmare for Hatton.

 

Ricky wont fight Junior........because he might lose ?

 

How long did this thread take you?

 

TFFP at his innovative best


There's a stack of evidence that Hatton was the better fighter by a street

They are called 'belts' and 'rankings'

Sadly even a British forum is now infested with American hyperbole like 'ducking' and all the inferences that word makes, when the reality is that Hatton didn't want to give him the payday

Witter was a risky fight considering Hatton would get no extra cash and no kudos on the international scene (where he operates)

I don't see anyone (Hatton included) suggesting this wasn't, like all fights, a simple risk/reward equation


Just to add Junior Witter is a non-entity outside of British boxing forums. Biggest fight in British History (Junior's words)? **** me I've heard it all now. Anyone who seriously, using the facts available, says they think Witter was the better fighter is - to be blunt - stupid.


In short, this **** is tired, dog tired

 

'Deluded' Hatton fans aren't half a deluded as Witter loving conspiracy theorists.

"Ducking" and avoiding are terms used to describe fighters who are too wise to get in the ring with a dangerous opponent, but won't admit they fear their opponent. I'm sorry, but Hatton has fought Kostya Tszyu, Manny Pacquiao, Juan Castillo - much more dangerous *******s than Witter. In terms of boxing ability, he took on Mayweather and Malignaggi - two far superior boxers than Junior Witter. So remind me, what the f*ck was he ducking/avoiding in Junior Witter??

Hatton doesn't fear Witter, just doesn't like him. Even at this stage of his career on the end of an embarassing ass whupping, Hatton is more likely to fight the unknown yank who embarrassed Witter in his own backyard, the one that has the belts, than scrape the barrel and take on Witter. For this fight to happen, Witter needed to establish himself just a little bit - he never did. He won a belt and lost it to the first kid that came along. What on earth does Hatton need to prove here??

 

Wow, funny

You're lacking inspiration today chief

 

Styles make fights.........Witter would've stopped Hatton between rounds 5-12

 

How people can think Hatton would duck a 1 demensional fighter like witter, yet fight the P4P best twice is beyond me.

 

Hatton did duck Witter.

But that doesn't change my opinion that he did it purely for personal reasons, and that he would win a fight between the two.

 

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