Ricky Hatton Ranking At ATG Jr Welterweights?

You don't say????

 

Well.. in my opinion not the the greatest by a long shot.. for starters Floyd alone in his time could of made Jr Welterweight.. unless your talking strictly belt holders..

 

Hatton is arguably a Top10 at 140.

And he is arguably greater than Benitez -only at 140!-.

Here is my Top10 at 140:


1. Julio Cesar Chavez
2. Aaron Pryor
3. Kostya Tszyu
4. Antonio Cervantes
5. Nicolino Locche
6. Barney Ross
7. Jack Kid Berg
8. Ricky Hatton
9. Eddie Perkins
10.Tony Canzoneri
11. Wilfredo Benitez
12. Duillo Loi

 

FACTS:

What did Hatton do at 140?

-He has been Champ since 2005.

-He has looked impressive in many fights with his agressive style.

-He has beaten: Ben Tackie, Michael Stewart, Kostya Tszyu, Carlos Maussa (who had beaten #2 Vivian Harris) and Jose Luis Castillo. Not a bad resume.


What did Benitez do at 140?

Not much more than Hatton. In fact, he did less.

-He was Champ from 1976-1978.

-He looked great with his style and defense.

-He defeated: Antonio Cervantez, Emiliano Villa, Tony Petronelli and Ray Chavez Guerrero.


140 Hatton > 140 Benitez

P4P, of course, no doubt Benitez is greater.

 

Let's wait until his career is over before we decide.

 

I think Hatton could push for the Top 5, best ever 140 lbs fighter of all time, by the end of his career. I think his aim should be to unify the division starting it off by beating Witter and Paulie.

 

He can be greater than Locche (therefore Top5) if he's Champ for a couple more years and defends the title 3 more times. But I don't think he'll ever be greater than Chavez, Pryor, Tszyu or Cervantez. That would be impossible. They are at another level.

He should fight Malignaggi, Witter, Torres, etc.

Defeating Tszyu, Castillo and the guy that beat Vivian Harris was a good start.

 

If he beats Witter and Paulie he makes a case for top 5.

 

Well if he is smart he should try and go back down and clear out the division. A few belts would be great, and easily within his grasp. There are some big fightsd already there for him such as Witter and Malignaggi, and there are some good prospects too, he still has a great career ahead of him at 140 pounds.

 

Ignorant, biased, ****er.

No one takes you seriously *******, you are a joke. Go kill yourself if you are so bitter that you cant post a sensible, unbiased message.

 

top 10 now,by the time hes finished i think top 2 possibly 1 depending on how many belts he gos after.

 

Head to head I think he loses to everyone there, and also to the following fighters who had a few meaningful fights at 140:

Benny Leonard
Henry Armstrong
Pernell Whitaker
Jose Napoles
Ike Williams
Carlos Ortiz
Oscar de la Hoya
Packey McFarland
Meldrick Taylor
Buddy McGirt
Jack Britton
Sammy Angott
and others

 

I may be wrong but wasn't the 140 division WAY after the time of Leonard, Armstrong etc?

 

No. It exists since the 1920s.