just watched ricky hatton on the news

Ricky looks in great shape. To have definiton coming down from 200lbs is not bad. However not sure why his skin looks yellowish. I like the fact that he is moving his head a lot, knowing to tighten his defense but he is fights too squared up. Hard to teach old dog new tricks.

 

Even though it's fair to say Hatton is shot and shouldn't be fighting, judging based on sparring sessions or even pad/bag work for that matter is ludicrous. These are training sessions, fighters test stuff out during those sessions and can/should look bad doing it because it's practice. For some reason I can't get why most fans consider sparring sessions as actual fights. He might not look good in his upcoming fight but I also don't expect him to look as bad as when he's still practicing on heavybags.

 

I didn't think he looked aweful. I think he's a little worried about his level off opposition and the level that he's been able to get back to though. Thats understandable. I think he probably has bitten off more then he could chew too early in a comeback. It took Morales over a year before he could get back to the Miadana level. Hatton should have fought someone worse but overall he looks about where I'd expect him to be.