"Ricky fighting on is bad for him and bad for boxing.."Frank Warren

:tired Down the road means they will wait until he is absolutely positive that Hatton is shot before putting Khan in with him.

 

Do you think Hatton is shot, Jeff?

Or do you simply feel he was out of his depth against Pacquiao - who is a stylistic nightmare anyways.... and Khan is a different proposition entirely?

 

Khan's one of the least damaging opponents he could face, for the highest amount of cash.

However, it wouldn't be good for his legacy if he ended up losing against Khan at 140.

Might as well have a farewell fight against a bum and then hang them up. He'll go out with decent record, the only two losses being to the best fighters of the decade.

 

No I don't think he's shot, I think he was caught between styles against Pac but would have lost anyway. I think him against Khan is going to be fascinating.

If Khan legs it through 12 rounds he will win on points if Hatton can close him down he can win it. I'd be entirely unsure of how it would pan out. Prime Hatton stops him.

 

Yeah - a prime Hatton vs Khan matchup would end up like the Rios or Stewart fights.... or possibly the Malignaggi one.

 

Malignaggi can actually take a lot of punishment. Don't know if Khan would last 12 against a prime Hatton.

Just thinking about the potential bodyshot to the frail body makes me shudder.

 

Yeah.... Paulie was brave in that one, after the right landed in the 2nd the fight was effectively over.

 

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I think Ricky needs to quit before the locals rip him apart!

 

frank talking sense

 

I think this is either...

A.) Warren is genuinely concerned about hatton's health...
B.) Warren is being a promoter, trying to bait hatton into a fight...

My take on this, is hatton will fight again, but I don't think it will be khan...aslong as freddie roach is in khan's corner, hatton won't take the fight or

he would take the fight to pass the torch, so to speak, take one last big pay-day, and would have his moments against khan...

 

Wasn't he in hospital for something to do with his liver? **** all to do with boxing, more like his dodgy lifestyle.

I don't think he's completely shot just because he got KO'd by Pac. Past his best for sure, thats quite logical at his age with his style.

It's up to him if he continues, he's not at a point where its absolutely neccessary IMO. I've not seen that kind of erosion, he got KO'd by a much better fighter. It's not as if he's moving like a slug in the ring or losing all kind of power and timing. If it happened against Khan I'd agree, but at this point if Hatton wanted to continue the fight makes sense.

 

I think Ricky needs to fight Witter if he comes back. Settle the bad blood in the ring while they are still active.

 

Option B, Warren knows this is worth £20m

@ Warren being concerned