Ricky Hatton to obtain Trainer's licence

Nothing wrong with being hands on and involved BUT he can ONLY do that if he has a top quality team behind him. Its clear as day that behind top promotions/organisations like UFC, GBP and Top Rank there are top quality teams who take care of the match making, promotion etc Dana, DLH, Arum etc are the faces who have the final say but I think its the team who take care of production, organisation etc that make all the difference.

 

"Hit him a lickle bit harder"

 

"Well done, you won that round by a country mile"

 

Should the guy really be allowed, having brought the sport into disrespute?

 

What he did was no worse than Calzaghes dancing for bringing the sport in disrepute.

 

He probably wants the trainers licence to become "hands on", I can't see he doing that much day to day on the promotional side esp. as he was in the middle of his coke binge when the company was finding its feet.

Hes the face and the name of Hatton Promotions, maybe training is a realistic way for him to really contribute day to day?

 

Yeah but what would he teach anyone? Head down, run forward, swing. Lesson over, where's my cheque?

 

Easy eh? You'd wonder why more people arn't world champs!!

 

More that I am not a world class boxing trainer by now! With advice like this I should really be the leading shout to send Jeff Thomas to Prizefighter glory and beyond.

 

Oscar doesn’t do much in GBP. Mostly shareholder meetings, investor rallies, signing fighters, etc. Schaefer is the head of the company and makes all the big decisions. Oscar has a vote, but he hired Schaefer to do all that stuff since, well he’s just a fighter.

Hatton will be similar. He’s hired some good people already and he’ll be a massive boon to a lot of young fighters. I think he’ll make a good corner man too.

 

The "pub trainer" advice of "hit him!!" always makes me laugh when I watch fights with my mate!!

 

Yeah, no way does Hatton run Hatton Promotions any more than Oscar runs GBP.

 

"ere's a lickle pint of of the black stuff for all that hard work..(slips boxer some white powder)"

 

You can't beat that piece of advice.

I suppose it's better than what I do when watching fights, in that I explain to Mrs Steve what the fighter should be doing, and then proceed to stand up and give her a shadowboxing example.

"Look love, it's simple - he's pulling straight back and leaving his chin right up in the air...what he should be doing...."