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

What because champions don't get beaten do they or that they are all unbeatable are they?

 

Im not saying that, no doubt the kid has skill, but in no way should you even be putting his name with them fighters yet. Ajose poses no benefit to Ricky whatsoever, both money and legacy wise, thats the damn truth, even if Oles would give him hell.

 

I see your point brother. It also goes to prove my point that perhaps Ajose is too good for his own good. However we will peserve as he is an exciting fighter to watch as well. Bags of skill but is also quite aggressive himself.

 

Olu no matter what you say the general publics view is not going to change till Ajose forces the change with a world class victory. Good luck you come across very polite on the forum and i hope you do well.

 

Olu...the point ppl are trying to make is...Ajose has to beat one of the other paper champions at 140 before he can fight the man (hatton). He may be three times as good as Hatton but the fight will not be made until he has some sort of resume to back up his skills.

Witter on the other hand has done that (won the WBC). IF he beats Harris then he has every right to expect a match with Hatton. Hatton should fight either PBF Cotto or Witter. It is that simple. I dont want to hear about Malignaggi. In fact a witter fight would be a great tune up to Cotto or PBF.

Witter has done things the hard way and now deserves his shot at Hatton. This will be a massive fight in the UK, dont let anyone tell you different.

 

I agree Hatton should have fought Witter and should fight him but it does not seem likely to happen. Also its got very quiet as regards Hatton facing PBF. I hate to be cynical but I am pretty sure Team Hatton will pick Malignaggi instead of Cotto, PBF,Witter .

Boy I wish they would make the best versus the best fights not mismatches.

 

you assume that i'm up hatton's arse check my posts and you'll know different,but how can you champion this guy? all he does is fight big time losers,and he certainly doesn't fight punchers.get real at the end of the day your just a blind hugger.and i repeat hatton would have reid out of there inside 3 rounds.

 

Malignaggi is a possibility for sure, but I don't see how this is a mismatch. The guy is an excellent fighter, he gave Cotto a very tough fight and absolutely clowned Lovemore Ndou, who took Witter to a SD. As for Witter, I don't get all this stuff about him doing things "the hard way". Okay if you mean from the perspective that he hasn't been given the fanfare and hype from an early age that some other fighters have. But in terms of opposition, he knocked out 14 guys who my granny could beat before getting gifted a title shot with Corley who had lost 3 of his last 6 and got KOd by an unknown in his next fight.

Anyway, if he beats Harris I'll give him his props. But right now there are plenty of fighters in the mix for Hatton: Witter/Harris, Mbaye, Malignaggi, Torres, Holt, Hopkins, Lazcano. There is not, IMO, any clear "top contender" from that list. Most of the bigger fights are at 147, but I'm undecided as to how Ricky would fare against the bigger guys at that weight, he is really a natural 140lber.

 

Olu, I don't dismiss these titles (show me where I have?). The only thing against the Commonweath titles is that young British fighters tend to go down the WBO/ Intercontinental route these days, which is a bad thing IMO but its still a decent title.

We may disagree but don't put words in my mouth...

 

This is because the WBO/Intercontinental route is easier. At Commonwealth you might run into a dangerous foreigner like Ajose, Munyai, Action Jackson Asiku etc.

I realise now that you don't dismiss these titles which are a launching pad for fighters from those parts of the world to launch world title assaults. As for now Ajose wins and will continue to win. The best is yet to come.

 

till he fights a live body

 

Whatever Ron, when he kicks their arses hope you will then give him his due.

If you think Ajose is avoiding bigger punchers dream on. We don't avoid anybody. We will not be chomping at the bit to take on Ted Bami, Hatton or Witter if we avoid big punchers. Ajose has had to beat Light Middleweight and Welterweights often at late notice to get fights hardly the act of a protected fighter or one avoiding challenges.

Gary Reid known as the Cinderella man is a physically strong and powerful man who has knocked a number of prospects and is noted for his body punches and Ajose took him to school winning every round. Ajose became the body snatcher in this fight landed hurtful body shots on Reid as well as mixing it up beautifully to the head.

Its not my fault if you choose to be blind to what you see or ignorant of the facts.

Even Junior Witter has said Ajose is a serious and talented operator.

 

GAZ olu has a point here at commonwealth title level you have to deal with the up and coming Africans and with that continent you never know what they hve got up their sleave. Imagine been a up and comer whose 14-0 and just been fed a bunch of journeyman and then been forced to defend against a young Ike Quartey, Justin Juuko, Felix Bwala, David Tetteh, Simione Romani or a Munyai, Asiku or Ajose. If your an honest champion the Commonwealth title takes some maintaining.

 

well olu if he suceeds i will give him all the props he deserves,i respect all boxers and don't have any particular one who i support more than others although naturally i like to see the brits do well.i look at the guys he's fighting and they're not exactly illuminaries but there again maybe he is being avoided.i will watch his progress with interest.

 

I agree with Olu (I've never disrespected the title) the Commonwealths are decent titles but are increasingly being avoided by British prospects (even the Euros are getting the same) because of the reason you give but also because the WBO, IBO etc are very lax at enforcing defences so managers can still pick and choose their fighters opponents. The Commonweath and Euros are a lot more strict and nomimating and enforcing mandatories.