Is Hatton ducking Witter?

A Mayweather rematch at 147.
Headlining MSG with Paulie.
A fight with Pac.

They're all glamour fights.

 

I very much agree with you - there is not a standout No 2 which makes me wonder why, when the Hatton fight looks dead in the water, Witter is not going after the guys you've mentioned !!

He's happy to fight fighters from the second tier of the division while continuing to badmouth Hatton. While he's doing this everybody (including the vast majority of posters in this thread) are saying he's hard done by - I just dont get it, it's not a case of 'Hatton or nobody'.

If, as somebody said earlier, he has been at Hattons level since pre-Tszyu why is he still treading water ?? Why has he not made a name FOR HIMSELF ??

If you ask the casual boxing fan about Witter I bet you'd get more 'is that the guy who hates Hatton' than 'is that the WBC Champ who deserves a shot' - I think it's pathetic.

And as I stated earlier - I am by no means a Hatton fan, but less so people who say they deserve a shot at the best in the division rather than show it - same goes for Carl Froch !!

 

The guy just got beat up V PBF

He deseraves an easier fight to get back into it for ****s sake

And he is not ducking witter...he is fighting for the money and witter isnt money.

I would do the same. Glory cant pay for someone to change your diaper when you are 80

 

spoken like a true brit....

but try standing on the international stage you'll find the coffee tastes a little different....

 

What ever is the reason . . . it's still yes. :yep

So what if he fought PBF, Tszyu and Luis Castillo? Does that change the fact that Hatton hasn't fought the guy after more than two years of calling him out?

Lame justification!

Let's call it red when we see red . . . let's call it blue when we see blue.

 

and lets call it bul**** whe the guy you're talking about refuses to ante up and have the balls hatton does to get to the level he is at now.

the only people who think hatton dodges witter are brits who don't understand how the business side of boxing works.

 

That's easy.. Floyd was a win win for Hatton.. If he lost people would say well thats the best P4P fighter in the world and Hatton moved UP to 147 to face him. If he won he'd get crazy credit.. Plus we know that was his biggest payday EVER.

Kostya Tszyu was one of the top 140lbers at that time and pretty much on the downside of his career. Ricky was young and up and coming and I'm sure got a great payday for this fight and even if he lost it wouldnt have been a devestating loss since Tszyu was number 1 and a legend.

Castillo? He was shot as all hell. He could barely even walk in the ring and that was before he even got hit! Hatton got a big payday and easy fight.

Witter? While he is a top 140lber he isn't a big name really. Hatton won't get as much money to fight him as he did the guys i mentioned up top... This would be a huge loss especially to someone that's from the same country as him and who's been hounding him for years for a fight.

Here is my conclusion.. You're damn right Hatton is DUCKING Witter!

 

no he's just earned his place on a bigger stage. a stage witter has never stood on.

 

First off . . . I'm not a Brit

And how can you say Witter refuses to ante up when he is calling the top man in his division? The Ring Belt holder.

Don't talk about business side . . . do you honestly think a Hatton/Lazcano fight will bring in more money than a Hatton/Witter fight? Lazcano is not even in the top ten ratings of the four ALPHABET boxing bodies and is coming in from a loss to Vivian Harris.:yep

I'm not exactly a big fan of both . . . so I'm not siding with anybody here. Just an honest opinion.

 

Do people forget the day when Roger Mayweather totally trashed Hatton saying he turned down Mayweather not once but twice, fogging them off saying he is not ready for Mayweather even being The Ring champ, lucky it never happened cause Ricky would have **** all at the minute, Hatton has not just ducked Witter.

 

If Hatton is not ready to fight Witter then he should say so . . . and openly to end the story.

More than two years of calling ??? :think :-(

 

calling out the top man in the division does not make you a legitimate contender to fght him.

forget the ring belt holder side, the bottom line is that junior witter neevr made an impact on US soil and this is why hatton can get prime fights and witter is still left calling him out.

if you want to fight the best you put yourself on the world stage to do something about it.


the business side is legitimate because even though hatton can make more money in britain from fighting witter, frighting lazcanzo keeps him in the loop stateside. ask any boxing fan stateside who witter is and i guarantee you a crowd of full pockets. it's not about the gate takings, it's about the leverage you have to make bigger fights.

witter's never had this.

 

What was Hattons first fight on US soil like, was a almost catsrophe wasnt it. Oh but he is allowed a few chances.

 

he is if he kept winning...and he did.
by the way, it waasn't his first fight that had him in trouble.

 

The guy is a belt holder at 140 and you're saying he's not a legitimate contender for the ring belt at the division? Why does he have to make an impact on U.S. soil when the fight can happen in Europe where they both came from. And why does Lazcano who's not even inside the top ten rating of any ALPHABET boxing organization deserve to fight him?

Does fighting in U.S. makes him a legitimate contender? :yep