reality check...

But Witter is always talkin trash about hatton calling him out surely that means he deserves the shot and hatton is merely dodging??
Hatton needs to prove himself against witter for peanuts and not make really big $$$$'s gearing himself towards another fight against mayweather or another big US fight.(sarcasm heavily added)

 

Tell me this. What has Lazcano done to deserve a shot more that Witter?

 

So are you more interested in seeing a fight with Malignaggi next then? You say Witter needs to impress in his next fight but Paulie didnt even impress in his last fight. Many think he lost.

 

So who, in your opinion, is worthy of a shot at the mighty Hatton at 140?

 

The two obvious ones, in order, are Witter and Pauli IMHO but I don't begrudge Hatton the Lascano fight (solid Top 10 140 lber) after the Mayweather loss.

 

I was asking Stuey really who gave the impression he didn't think anyone was worthy.

 

Be fair, it is an open forum mate...perhaps you should PM Stuey?

 

I didn't say you couldn't reply but you gave the answer to two people that Stuey had dismissed hence my original question.

 

I'd question anyone who didn't have those two names at the top of the list. The big question (I think!!) is whether Hatton should be "allowed" Lascano before looking at Pauli, Witter and now appaerently a Mayweather rematch.

 

You already know my stance on this but if it must happen it shouldn't be on PPV.

 

Witter is WBC champion and pretty much regarded by most as the number one contender to Hattons Champion status in the Jnr Welter Division.

That in itself makes this fight a must.

However, factor in that a feud between the two has been brewing for the best part of a decade. Factor in that Hatton has said he would fight Witter before, but only once he captured a World Title. Factor in that they are both British and that it would be a HUGE fight not only in the JNR Welter divison, but for British boxing in general.

This fight must happen. If it doesn't it will go down with the likes of Bowe-Lewis, DM-RJJ as fights that should have happened between the two top fighters in a division at that time, but didn't.

That would be a shame. Fans of boxing realise that and acknowledge it. If you discredit this notion, your a mug and a fan of Hatton and Hatton alone and not of boxing in my mind.

EDIT: Im not specifically calling anybody in this thread a mug btw. More that you would have to be a mug in general not to recognise the current signficance of this fight...if you get me.

 

The market dictates whether its on PPV. As a boxing match its WAY OFF what I consider to be PPV quality, but the market obviously says otherwise....bloody drunken Man City fans...;O)