OK its 100% Hatton is ducking Witter

In my posting I simply said what I think is happening. I didn't condemn it and I didn't condone it.

FWIW, I think Mr Hatton should fight Mr Witter. However, I also think he deserves a warm-up/homecoming/easy night's work first. Castillo then Mayweather then Witter? Give a guy a break!!

 

By definition any boxer who can put more than 20,000 bums on seats will have a lot of fans that arn't boxing fans.

 

:goodMost fighters would have this type of fight after the loss that Hatton suffered.

 

Yeah they would GazOC you are correct there but because its hatton it is wrong and he his ducking witter. Unfortunately even if he had beaten floyd he would still be getting the same stick he did after the Koysta fight.

 

Its the inference that some posters around here make that if you follow Hatton you arn't a boxing fan that annoys me. Its true that there is a large element in Hattons support that arn't boxing fans but thats because he's popular and has crossed over to appeal to general sports fans but it doesn't mean that eveyone who follows him knows **** all about boxing.

This type of fight has been a tried and tested way of coming back off a big defeat for donkies years. Boxers fight a decent opponent that will give them a good workout and some confidence back without actually having too much chance of winning. Its been going on for years but all of a sudden its a big problem for some people.....

 

we're not saying every single Hatton fan is an ignorant arse, guys like Ron and yourself are not.
as for the other point, don't agree. He's been ducking Witter for years, changing the excuse and it's utterly pathetic.

 

I hope you aint including me in that I have said for many months that hatton should fight witter. But in my opinion hatton should fight the witter who turned up for harris and not the one against lynes and Kotenlick which he his prone to do from time to time. Well if the Hopkins fight has fell through why not try and fight mallinaggi and he wins and wins well hatton should fight him end of.

 

Foq, I want to see a Witter-Hatton fight but be realistic, it was never going to be the next one after his first defeat even if there wasn't the history between the two that there is. If Hatton doesn't fight either PauliM or Witter before Sept/Oct then I'll be really pissed off but this next fight was always going to be about getting a win against a decent but not great opponent.

 

Which is only right, because his confidence might be shattered after that bandjoing he got of floyd especially in the 8th round.

 

You're assuming Witter has 5 more defences in him at 35 and half filling Doncaster Leisure Centre can't pay too much, no matter how many times you do it.

 

That is true I went to the harris fight and I was amazed at some empty seats for a world title fight. Then go to vegas and not one empty seat. Put this into perspective, Witter got five thousnad fans for his title fight and there were as many if not more at the weigh in for hatton mayweather staggering.

 

Anyone who can't spell "THAT" properly is...

... no. I won't stoop to that level. You have the right to disagree with me. Is there a reason for you to be rude about it?

 

What a load of utter bunkum! You trying to tell me if he beat Floyd everyone would have been laying into Ricky?
Jeez.

I have been a vocal critic of hatton here for years, but even I admitted if Hatton beat Floyd I would have had to get down on my knees here & worship Hatton as a true great fighter.
& I still dont slaughter Hatton for getting beat by Floyd, cos as I always say he was beaten by the best of the best. No shame in that.

To say people here would have been giving Ricky pelters if he beat Floyd is a joke. Sorry, but it is. If anyone gave Ricky stick for beating the no1p4p fighter on the planet? They would just have looked plain foolish & have been laughed of the brit forum.

 

Fair point Gaz, IF Ricky takes on a warm up & then agrees to fight Witter or Malignaggi, thats fine. He cant be slagged off for that.

However, it will smack of hypocrisy if Hatton agrees to fight Malignaggi, as Paulie has been trash talking about Hatton in the press for a while. But hey, thats for another argument!