Ricky Hatton is going about this all wrong. He needs to do the George Foreman route. 2 bums a month for at least half a year before facing any real competition.
I think it's about money, so that means he has to fight legit competition to get big paydays. On the other hand, I believe 18.000 tickets were already sold before he announced his opponent, so Brits will probably pay good money to see him beat up some journeyman.