Ricky Hatton Reveals Why He Had To Let Billy Graham Go

Well he's been a world class fighter for the last 3 or 4 years, he's the lineal at 140. What a shitty career eh? I know ESB now has this new level of boxers called 'elites' to put down world class boxers IMHO to campaign at world level for 4 years with only one loss is quite an achievement.

 

You're giving Hatton stick for fighting his number 1 contender?

 

If Hatton wasn't fighting Pauli, you can bet the same people would be on here typing Hattons ducking the no1 contender, and afraid to fight hit and move boxers because Floyd showed him up.

 

It's funny how Hatton is now justified by fighting his contender

That didn't seem all that forthcoming when Witter was there atsch

 

No, he's being criticised for fighting his 'contender', stop twisting it

When Witter was the no.2 in the division Hatton was fighting Castillo and Floyd

I suppose you'd have fought Junior if you were in his shoes though eh

 

I probably wouldn't have ducked him for about 5 years previously during my WBU reign of terror, and thus making it almost impossible to justify

To all but his biggest nuthuggers of course, or yourself Carol.

 

Its also funny that Hatton is being now being criticized for fighting is number 1 contender. I thought it was what all you big Witter fans wanted from a champ?

Hatton beat JLC, lost to Mayweather, takes a comeback fight and then fights his number 1 contender....what a **** eh?

 

No, its very good he's fighting his #1 contender. About time too.

It's this miraculous change of heart from his fans thats funny. Hatton couldn't possibly have fought Witter previously, when he was busy fighting those first ballot HOF'ers Urango and Maussa

Or what was it? - He brought no fans or fame, unlike Vilches, Tackie, Coco the clown and Pedersen.

It just sums Hatton up entirely - smoke and mirrors. Keep the applcart rolling on until you get a big payday that is a no lose scenario.

 

You're very adept at veering off in a new direction, you will argue for the sake of it

But as I said, just before and while Witter was recognised as number 2 in the division, Hatton was fighting Castillo and Mayweather in Vegas

So your original point was bollocks to be fair wasn't it?

Outside of that short window Witter was never his 'contender' in your words. He was a hanger on begging for a payday while Hatton carved out a hugely successful career.

 

A hanger on?

If he's such a hanger on, why didn't Hatton put his fists where his mouth is and shut him up - you know like real men do, real warriors. "He talked bad about me" What the hell is that? :rofl

Or what was the excuse when he was fighting those stiffs for his WBU strap?

Or Urango and Maussa, that nobody even cared about. Infact, anybody outside Tszyu, Mayweather or Castillo?

There was a window of opporunity the size of the grand canyon for it to happen, but it never did, for one simple reason. Hypetrain. Derailed.

 

You like that 'smoke and mirrors' line don't you?

 

I think he fought Maussa for Maussas WBA belt.

 

Pauli is widely (inc The Ring rankings) considered the number 2 light welter behind Hatton.

 

but all your doing is speculating you dont know ****, same as the rest of us, If someone asks ricky in an interview "what are you like as a person"? he wont say "im a money grabbing ****", how does that make him look? of course he loves the money who wouldn't and it shoud go without saying, he tells us his interests and what hes like as a person, ok we hear it alot but I bet he gets asked alot, the public is attracted to him, coz he's a seemingly down to earth guy, the haters just search through everything he says hoping for a slip up and if it doesn't come they speculate, its nit picking alot of the time and its also pathetic.

 

Who cares about the ****ing belt?

Witter had a belt for a period, it made no difference to the Manchester Mauler. "The fighter makes the belt" he told us. You need to be exciting he told us. You need to bring fans, apparently.

Yeah, Maussa transcended the sport. In Medellin.

It's went way past the point where you have to waste your time justifying each individual fight for Hatton, there were umpteen times it could have happened.