If Ricky is forced to fight at 147 who whould he fight?

Hatton is IMO too small a guy to be up against the top welters, who all hold physical advantages on him.

I don't think he should fight again. He's nothing to prove. He was a top light welter, and all he could realistically achieve is topping the division again (which is something he's already done). He will never beat an elite level fighter (there is only a handful of these about all weight division at any given point in time). Although I'm sure he could do a job at a world level still... However is their any point? He's proved beyond doubt he was a world level fighter, and his little questions to answer. He's only ever lost to the P4P #1 fighters.

He should retire while he still a young, healthy man with a good reputation, wealth and popularity. Going on would risk these things (well perhaps not wealth). He's a legend for what he's brought to the sport of boxing outwith the ring. Hatton, and to a lesser degree Calzaghe, rekindled boxing interest in working class Britain. IMO that his biggest legacy.

 

Berto is the only guy at or near the top of the WW division that Ricky could possibly be evenly matched with. Berto fights in spurts and is on the short side. If it's not Berto, Ricky should retire.

 

He will fight steve forbes or juan diaz in a comeback

then marquez after his loss to floyd

in nearly every interview ricky has mentioned jmm

will prob be in manchester 2010

 

why would he be forced too?

he will make 140 again.

 

Marquez wouldn't be a bad fight for him.

Not saying he'd win, but Marquez is also somebody who has also maybe considered to of failed on that final step (admittely less spectacularly that Hatton).

Also physically, the two are of similar proportions.

 

Lovemore Ndou.

 

dont matter he gets his skull stoved

 

Maybe as a confidence booster he could therefore instead try and prove who is the best 147 born in his family and fight his brother.

 

yeah man i agree...but i gotta say...a well placed, hard temple shot can turn anyone's lights out, not just ricky

 

so effetively what some of you huggers are saying is that he's too weak at 140 and too small at 147. atsch

how about this, and it ain't even that complicated.......he was never much good in the first place.

 

It's too bad that stupidity isn't painful.

 

He doesn't belong in 147 anyways, even before the Floyd fight you can see he was struggling even against someone like Collazo.