Mayweather says: I wanna hurt ya Hatton! & Witter backs Mayweather to beat Ricky...

Someone called Stujones on boxrec said Gatti would have a chance against Witter.:admin

 

Heard of Ajose but not watched him, the guys only just won the commonwealth and people are saying he can beat Witter already. They said Hatton until Castillo some too.

Witter Is under appreciated art.

 

I don't rate Gatti at all mate.

 

Gatti improved after joining McGirt, I still don't think he was technically as good a fighter as Hatton but I suppose its debatable....

Ajose, like most African fighters, is going to have to do it the hard way and force himself into the reckoning for big fights by impressively beating Top 10 opponents. Fights with Hatton/ Witter or whoever are not just going to land on his lap based purely on his ability. He's got to make it impossible for those guys to avoid him, I think its too late in the careers of Hatton and Witter for Ajose to be able to force a fight but thats what he needs to do for the next generation of 140 lbers.

The bottom line is, what does he bring to the table to get a 'big name' opponent? He hasn't got a big fanbase, or a TV name, he won't bring much money into the fight....he really needs to make himself unavoidable and get a mandatory by trying to beat some Top 10 opponents.

 

If its Malinaggi next then there won't be a 'homecoming' fight, that fight is a cert for MSG. With Mayweather all the talk of a 'homecoming' was before PBF came out of his <ahem!> 'retirement' on Monday.

My money would be on Mayweather, then win or lose a fight with Maliaggi in NY followed by the 'homecoming'....

 

Thats cool- I do rate him especially at Super feather, how many fights of his have you seen because he went through an awfully flat stage mid career. He was very powerful and a versatile boxer when he put his mind to it. His performance winning the title from Tracy Harris Patterson was masterful as was his wins over Terron Millet, Micky Ward 2-3 and Leonard Dorin. Gatti boxed completly the wrong fight against mayweather trying to match his speed and was never going to beat De La Hoya but I think while he'll never go down as an ATG at his best he was a tougher proposition then Castillo and would have given Hatton a hell of a fight.

 

Mayweather Next end of Story if they both want it- lets get it on!!

 

I appreciate he was decent at super featherweight, but at this point in time up at LWW and WW I can't agree he is anywhere near even this past prime Castillo.

 

My 'reasoning' (which could turn out to be bollox!) is that Hatton knows PFB won't wait around and that even a competitive loss at 147 would still leave him an attractive opponent at 140 for Malinaggi for the next fight. Theres no financial sense to take Malinaggi first, as a loss puts Hatton straight out of the P4P and any immediate mega fights and win harldly strenghtens his bargaining position with Mayweather.

He can afford to make Paulie wait but the Mayweather fight needs to be made now IMHO. The MSG thing is just that Malinaggi is a big draw in NY and Hatton has said he'd like to top the bill at the Garden at some point but, like the homecoming, I think it will wait now Mayweather has 'bitten'.

Like I say though, might be bollox...;O)

 

Oh yeah I forgot you mentioned Stu once.

Don't think he likes Witter that much either.

 

For your information Ajose is becoming a bigger draw every time people see him.