Who Would the Brits favor in a Khan vs. Hatton match

I dont understand why Hatton should be 'shot', he got soundly beaten by Manny who happens to be the best p4p boxer in the world. I put his poor performance down to nerves, dischord in his camp and poor tactics - those aspects could easily be improved, and if they had been then the fight would have been a lot closer and Hatton wouldnt be being dismissed as much as he is now.

The mental effect of the manny fight would have been a lot more than the physical effect, and mental scars can dissapear overnight if he can get his head right.
Hatton Khan may happen and it would be an interesting fight if hatton can mentally get over that manny defeat


as to who would be the more popular? it would be hatton yes, Khan is struggling to win over a certain element of the fight crowd for reasons yet to be established

 

i'd like to see it as long as Hatton won.

 

I would like to quote warren when he said a devastating loss like that often has a career ending result on a fighter, and that is magnified over a fighter like Hatton, who is a party animal and out of shape between fights and getting on.

Hatton has no chance against Khan and I agree for once with Warren on this,...Khan would love to fight Hatton but I think that Hatton realises he should retire now for his own personal safety, as he has earnt enough to keep himself in good shape for the rest of his life.

If I was Hatton though I might fight one more fight against a hand picked bum just so can go out with a Win, if I am in shape.

 

????? This fight does not belong on this list. Bruno was no different a fighter then to what he ever was (could beat the lower level guys but a hard-luck loser at genuine top class). He actually won a title belt after the Lewis bout. I do agree that Bruno was the more popular fighter obviously, but this was relatively early in Lewis' career and I believe he became moreso as time went on and the popular Bruno was replaced by Matt Skelton and Audley Harrison!!!

 

That wouldnt fool anyone, the only reason for hatton to fight again would be to ressurect his carrer, he would have to work his way into contention again. Physically he is still capable the only questions that remains is he skilled enough and does he have the heart.

 

I don't see where this logic comes from. Hatton has lost to the top two pound for pound fighters in the world. In the other ones of his last five fights, he has demolished Castillo in four, dominated Malignaggi (a similar level champ to Kotelnik) in 11. The only one where he wasn't too impressive was Lazcano, but even he is better than anyone Khan ever fought bar Kotelnik. How quickly we forget, it wasn't 12 months ago Khan was knocked silly inside a round by a nobody (a result that looks more embarrassing everytime Prescott fights). He has done more in recent fights to show he belongs at world title level than Khan has for mine.

I have some time for Khan, he looks like he's knuckled down since then and is determined to make a go of things and stay on the right track. However, I have always said kotelnik as a champ was a good style match for him. I think Hatton as his peak would have KO'd him early. I won;t be totally sold on Khan at world level until I see him beat a world class fighter who can hit a bit. Hatton has good footwork to close a fighter down and enough power to spark Khan out. Khan and Pac are not even close to being comparable, there are a good 2-3 levels between those fighters.

For all that I give Khan a shot simply because nobody knows how Hatton will come back from the Pac loss, whether that fight and the constant poor lifestyle will catch up with him. But if he;s half what he was I think Khan ends up out of there.

 

No... you miss the point. I've never been a fan of his style in the ring or character outside. Therefore, I do not get Ricky Hatton.

 

I would hate to see Hatton fight again. He is seriously risking his health and I can't help but think it's driven either by stupidity or greed.

The guy has nothing to prove. He should retire and enjoy his health.

p.s. I happen to agree with Warren on this issue too - if anything were to happen to him (health wise) as a result of continuing to fight, it would really damage boxing's image. Bad for Ricky. Bad for Boxing. Bad for the fans.

 

I'd be backing Kahn, but overwhelmingly most Brits would be rooting for Hatton. He's at that rare, Fred Flintoff-like, national icon stage.

And I agree with TKO in that it's impossible to judge who'd win, without seeing Hatton fight again beforehand. At the minute he looks pretty washed up though - two recent devastating knockouts (regardless of who they were to, that's got to take it's toll mentally, especially with the build-up to both fights and considering he was unbeaten for so long), he'll be piling on the pounds, been ill recently and doesn't even have a trainer.

Conversely, Kahn is a fighter on the up. He's young, hungry, massively confident and (most importantly) would run through brick walls for Roach.

I fully accept the point that a prime Hatton or even an anywhere-near-competant Hatton may well be enough against Kahn, but I don't think the omens at the minute are good for Ricky.

I can't see him fighting again though, at all. He looks a man who's happy enough with what he's achieved and really, there's no reason for him to take the fight with Kahn.

 

Hatton

Khan has been handed the title on a plate.

 

This is ever so slightly revisionist^^^...he dumped Warren after Frank had got him the #1 in the division. A victory in that fight opened the door for Ricky Hatton. I hate to say it but Ricky Hatton has a great deal to thank Frank Warren for

 

Not really IMHO. Hatton was ready for the big boys a good year or two before he eventually got his shot but FW was not willing to put him in there with them. Hatton had to tell him that he was history if the Tszyu fight did not come off. It all worked out well for him in the end as he was able to secure that bout which had him respected as champion rather than take a paper belt from either Corley or Harris, however, it was more luck than judgment. I don't doubt Warren would have been happy for him to defend that belt against fair-to-middling opposition at the M.E.N for the rest of his career.

 

Have to admit it's not a fight i want to see as i like both fighters for different reasons.
They're at opposite ends of their careers and i think whatever the result,the fight could be damaging to both. If it did happen,and if he has anything left,I would go for a Hatton win but would be far from shocked if Kahn won.

 

I would prefer Hatton to win but at the same time, dont want it to happen. I respect Amir Khan very much, went to his fight at the weekend and thought he was superb against Kotelnik.

 

[QUOTE="TKO";4524241]I don't see where this logic comes from. Hatton has lost to the top two pound for pound fighters in the world. In the other ones of his last five fights, he has demolished Castillo in four, dominated Malignaggi (a similar level champ to Kotelnik) in 11. The only one where he wasn't too impressive was Lazcano, but even he is better than anyone Khan ever fought bar Kotelnik. How quickly we forget, it wasn't 12 months ago Khan was knocked silly inside a round by a nobody (a result that looks more embarrassing everytime Prescott fights). He has done more in recent fights to show he belongs at world title level than Khan has for mine.

I have some time for Khan, he looks like he's knuckled down since then and is determined to make a go of things and stay on the right track. However, I have always said kotelnik as a champ was a good style match for him. I think Hatton as his peak would have KO'd him early. I won;t be totally sold on Khan at world level until I see him beat a world class fighter who can hit a bit. Hatton has good footwork to close a fighter down and enough power to spark Khan out. Khan and Pac are not even close to being comparable, there are a good 2-3 levels between those fighters.

For all that I give Khan a shot simply because nobody knows how Hatton will come back from the Pac loss, whether that fight and the constant poor lifestyle will catch up with him. But if he;s half what he was I think Khan ends up out of there.[/QUOTE]

Spot on mate...

I want Khan to do well but Hatton has been fighting above World Title level for me. By that I mean he's been taking massive pay days and massive fights and relinquishing world titles to do so. Khan has some way to go yet before he should be fighting Hatton...the only hope he has is if Hatton is totally shot, but losing to Pac doesn't mean he is...past prime definitey, but not necessarily shot.