Junior Witter was right...

[Dunky McCafferty]

Heres Junior's comments on the Hatton-Castillo fight 24 hours before the fight happened...

"I dont see it as much of a fight, to be honest. Castillo is going to struggle at his new weight & i think his best days are behind him.
"I see this like Lennox lewis v Mike Tyson a few years back. It would have been great two years earlier- & this is the same"

& How right Witter was. What an awful fight, both Hatton & Castillo happy to grab & hold & fight dirty, & then Ricky lands a left hook to the body, Castillo turns around, walks away & then goes on one knee & takes the full count, when it was obvious he could have continued. Castillo only there for the payday, & what a waste of time that fight was. Even paul Dempsey was apologetic afterwards to the paying customers.

Of course the legions of Hatton nuthuggers will be over the 'blue' moon, but that win dont impress me much.

Next for Ricky, an MBE & hall of fame. I give Hatton credit for that, hes got a sharp business brain. Maximum profit, minimum risk. hes a hero cos he has popped off a couple of old timers with big reputations from former glories when in their prime.

Even Bob Arum was going on about how Ricky couldnt lose before the fight, & when Hatton gives up a belt to fight someone, you know theres something fishy going on.

& thank fuck for Max Kellerman. Told it how it was, but we couldnt get to hear him cos Setanta decided to give us the usual suspects instead...

But I dont want to rain on Rickys parade, cos that would be out of character for me. So have a whale of a time, & dont mind me.

[The Jackal]

i don't know Dunky.
I like you and i like Ricky too.
Maybe i'm a schizophrenic.

[rooq]

both are big inside fighters, so the tieing up was inevitable.

still a good entertaining fight imo, but if you were watching in the hope that hatton got "exposed" then I guess you wouldn't have enjoyed the fight very much.

[Sai]

Youd be more than happy to jump on his dick if he was Scottish and you know it.

[Jack Dempsey]

Youd be more than happy to jump on his dick if he was Scottish and you know it.

:lol: :yep

[sandwichsurgeon]

Youd be more than happy to jump on his dick if he was Scottish and you know it.

He jumps on Arthurs dick so much he hates Hatton this much for taunting his loss:lol: If Hatton was Scottish he would have stabbed half of the people on the general boxing forum by now:nut

[T.C.W]

Youd be more than happy to jump on his dick if he was Scottish and you know it.
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Olu G. Rotimi]

Heres Junior's comments on the Hatton-Castillo fight 24 hours before the fight happened...

"I dont see it as much of a fight, to be honest. Castillo is going to struggle at his new weight & i think his best days are behind him.
"I see this like Lennox lewis v Mike Tyson a few years back. It would have been great two years earlier- & this is the same"

& How right Witter was. What an awful fight, both Hatton & Castillo happy to grab & hold & fight dirty, & then Ricky lands a left hook to the body, Castillo turns around, walks away & then goes on one knee & takes the full count, when it was obvious he could have continued. Castillo only there for the payday, & what a waste of time that fight was. Even paul Dempsey was apologetic afterwards to the paying customers.

Of course the legions of Hatton nuthuggers will be over the 'blue' moon, but that win dont impress me much.

Next for Ricky, an MBE & hall of fame. I give Hatton credit for that, hes got a sharp business brain. Maximum profit, minimum risk. hes a hero cos he has popped off a couple of old timers with big reputations from former glories when in their prime.

Even Bob Arum was going on about how Ricky couldnt lose before the fight, & when Hatton gives up a belt to fight someone, you know theres something fishy going on.

& thank fuck for Max Kellerman. Told it how it was, but we couldnt get to hear him cos Setanta decided to give us the usual suspects instead...

But I dont want to rain on Rickys parade, cos that would be out of character for me. So have a whale of a time, & dont mind me.




He won the fight and for that he should get some credit. However I am not going over the top as their is some validity to Witter comments. To prove himself the best of his era then he needs to take care of Witter and sort out this domestic issue. There is no excuse really. Then he needs to fight the younger fighters like himself at their peak such as Cotto, PBF, Malignaggi, Ajose, Margarito and co then we can determine his true standing. Not sure that beating a 33year old Castillo makes him an all time great however he has a chance to achieve greatness.

[jc]

There was nothing wrong with this fight, the KO or the oponent.

This blind hate of all things English is getting embarrasing.

[stake501]

Hatton is a class act in and out of the ring - although I didnt like his seemingly innocent friendship with late racist Bernrd Manning.

Good win against Castillo but it wont secure his legacy as they will always be question marks over the Mexicana's form.

For me he has to beat Witter and may be Malignalli, then move up full time to 147, and fight Cotto/Margarito/PBF/Mosely

[brown bomber]

Dunky, Dunky, Dunky.... shame on you.

[Boro chris]

Heres Junior's comments on the Hatton-Castillo fight 24 hours before the fight happened...

"I dont see it as much of a fight, to be honest. Castillo is going to struggle at his new weight & i think his best days are behind him.
"I see this like Lennox lewis v Mike Tyson a few years back. It would have been great two years earlier- & this is the same"

& How right Witter was. What an awful fight, both Hatton & Castillo happy to grab & hold & fight dirty, & then Ricky lands a left hook to the body, Castillo turns around, walks away & then goes on one knee & takes the full count, when it was obvious he could have continued. Castillo only there for the payday, & what a waste of time that fight was. Even paul Dempsey was apologetic afterwards to the paying customers.

Of course the legions of Hatton nuthuggers will be over the 'blue' moon, but that win dont impress me much.

Next for Ricky, an MBE & hall of fame. I give Hatton credit for that, hes got a sharp business brain. Maximum profit, minimum risk. hes a hero cos he has popped off a couple of old timers with big reputations from former glories when in their prime.

Even Bob Arum was going on about how Ricky couldnt lose before the fight, & when Hatton gives up a belt to fight someone, you know theres something fishy going on.

& thank fuck for Max Kellerman. Told it how it was, but we couldnt get to hear him cos Setanta decided to give us the usual suspects instead...

But I dont want to rain on Rickys parade, cos that would be out of character for me. So have a whale of a time, & dont mind me.

:roll: Fail to see what you have against Hatton, and this bias obscures any legitimate criticisms against Ricky.

[ron u.k.]

it's so predictable the dissing.i'm not getting carried away,i still don't think he beats mayweather,cotto,de la hoya or mosley but he deserves credit for disposing of castillo in the way he did.castillo actually fought well and showed enough in there to suggest he was no shop worn fighter.to take him out with one body shot like that was mighty impressive.

[brown bomber]

it's so predictable the dissing.i'm not getting carried away,i still don't think he beats mayweather,cotto,de la hoya or mosley but he deserves credit for disposing of castillo in the way he did.castillo actually fought well and showed enough in there to suggest he was no shop worn fighter.to take him out with one body shot like that was mighty impressive.:good At last some sense....

[hitman_hatton1]

witter got the tszyu fight wrong though didn't he. :hey

he openly admits he was well surprised at what happened there. :yep

witter needs to beat harris to even be taken seriously now.

time for witter to earn his stripes the proper way. :deal

[achillesthegreat]

Shut the fuck up Junior. Stop hating. Ricky has now beaten a great 140 pounder and a great 135 pounder.

I want Hatton to face Witter in England and destroy him.

[China_hand_Joe]

Old, exciting, elite Hatton is no longer a distant memory. It would be a shame if he blew up too much having been in such good shape last night. What Hatton would do to Witter doesn't bear thinking about, even if Witter trained like a demon and fought southpaw he'd still be fucked. Witter isn't even a real titlist he should just be resigned to living in Ricky's shadow.

[GazOC]

What an awful fight, .


What fight were you watching? It was no classic but it was far from 'awful'. I think you've lost the plot with Hatton, you need to take a step back and gather your thoughts...

[Lampshade]

If only I could think of something Witter had to gain by labelling Castillo as shot BEFORE the fight. Hmmmmmmm.

[brown bomber]

If only I could think of something Witter had to gain by labelling Castillo as shot BEFORE the fight. Hmmmmmmm.:lol:

[achillesthegreat]

If only I could think of something Witter had to gain by labelling Castillo as shot BEFORE the fight. Hmmmmmmm.
:lol:

[DamonD]

Wow, Witter Critcizes Hatton Shocker.

Can't wait to see the next demigod Junior fights. This reminds me a bit of all the time Herbie Hide spent deriding Lewis and trying to make himself out as the true best around.

[achillesthegreat]

Hatton genuinely doesn't like Witter. I believe him now. He won't fight him because he doesn't want him to get paid. They showed it in the documentary pre fight. He hates that Witter uses his name for publicity. Hatton doesn't like talkers, he likes old school warriors.

I want to see Hatton v Witter in the UK. Add the WBC belt to his collection and finish Junior off.

[China_hand_Joe]

He should offer him that' no win, no fee' match Witter 'wanted'.

[brown bomber]

Wow, Witter Critcizes Hatton Shocker.

Can't wait to see the next demigod Junior fights. This reminds me a bit of all the time Herbie Hide spent deriding Lewis and trying to make himself out as the true best around. You mean to say that the only guy I have ever seen flattened by punches that he wasn't hit with said that.... Hide is an idiot.

[ron u.k.]

what gets me about these witter huggers is that watching a witter fight is like watching paint dry.i honestly believe hatton would walk him down and stop him inside 8 rounds,witter hates pressure.having said that i'd love to see the fight made but really hatton doesn't need witter he has bigger fish to fry.

[BoppaZoo]

Shut the fuck up Junior. Stop hating. Ricky has now beaten a great 140 pounder and a great 135 pounder.

I want Hatton to face Witter in England and destroy him.yeah but it is funny how Ricky beat both of them great fighters when both were over 35 years old.

mmmmmmm funny about that.

[brown bomber]

yeah but it is funny how Ricky beat both of them great fighters when both were over 35 years old.

mmmmmmm funny about that.i know most Ozzie, cork hat waring, inbreeders have trouble counting but 33 comes before 35- why are ozzies such wankers on here.

[BoppaZoo]

i know most Ozzie, cork hat waring, inbreeders have trouble counting but 33 comes before 35- why are ozzies such wankers on here.because jeff we fuck your women and have better teeth.:lol:

[achillesthegreat]

because jeff we fuck your women and have better teeth.:lol:
That's funny, in my group and round my area, we fuck your women and this is London not Sydney!

[kurt2006]

Junior witter fought zab judah and was on the run all night,zab judah said that if he knew it was going to be a race he would of brought his running shoes,

:patsch Yes and we know how many days notice Witter took that fight on.

Kudos to Hatton. Still would like to see him mix it with Cotto and PBF.

[ron u.k.]

yeah but it is funny how Ricky beat both of them great fighters when both were over 35 years old.

mmmmmmm funny about that.so you took hatton to beat tszyu then? plus castillo is 33.

[Vantage_West]

both are big inside fighters, so the tieing up was inevitable.

still a good entertaining fight imo, but if you were watching in the hope that hatton got "exposed" then I guess you wouldn't have enjoyed the fight very much.
i totally agree with the 2 inside fighters same with urango and hatton and same with this fight aswell

he was outboxing urango and was outboxing castillo what more do you want the fight was gonna be to the faster man hatotn did that he was going to win.

[Dunky McCafferty]

Oh dear. I see there are a few in here with the 'Dunky hates Hatton cos Hattons english'

I have explained many times my reasons for hating hatton on this forum, & none are because he is english. Cant Hatton fans just accept not everybody in the world loves him like you all do?

It seems that 'normal' posters who I can have a bit of banter with turn into savage drooling bloodthirsty lunatics when I dare criticize Hatton, Hatton mania on here is worse than Beatlemania was in its heyday.

But you dont frighten me with your bile Hatton nuthuggers:D
I must admit though, the sheer amount of hatton nuthuggers kicking around makes me wonder if it is even worthwhile arguing about hatton anymore, I dont know if I can be arsed arguing with 20 people at one time, just cos I tell the truth about Ricky. Reason being only 10% of Hatton nuthuggers know their boxing, & my time is too precious to argue with dumb Hatton fans who refuse to listen to my valid & dare I say it, cutting points.

At least Junior Witter & Max Kellerman tell it like it is. So there is still hope that the world hasnt gone totally mad I suppose.

[Dunky McCafferty]

Youd be more than happy to jump on his dick if he was Scottish and you know it.

I dont deal in 'ifs & buts'

hattons not scottish, so end of argument.

[brown bomber]

That's funny, in my group and round my area, we fuck your women and this is London not Sydney! funnily enough so do we. :lol: Do ozzy women love the cock or what?

[hitman_hatton1]

Wow, Witter Critcizes Hatton Shocker.

Can't wait to see the next demigod Junior fights. This reminds me a bit of all the time Herbie Hide spent deriding Lewis and trying to make himself out as the true best around.

good one. :yep :lol:

[Dunky McCafferty]

He jumps on Arthurs dick so much he hates Hatton this much for taunting his loss:lol: If Hatton was Scottish he would have stabbed half of the people on the general boxing forum by now:nut

What is all this 'jumping on dick' talk from all of you? "hes jumping on this dick & that dick" Hes jsut a dick jumping dick jumper, cos he doesnt rate Ricky Hatton!!!

man, & people wonder why I dont credit most Hatton fans as proper boxing people...

But anyway. Lets get back to some proper boxing talk. You keep digging me about Arthur to try & provoke a reaction, but you are way wide of the mark there. If you want to wind me up, better choosing another fighter to do it with. I like Arthur, but there are other scottish fighters I like more.

I can give you a clue if you want:deal

[Dunky McCafferty]

good one. :yep :lol:

HeyHH1, serious question from me. Who is your prediction for Rickys next fight?
Dont worry, Its not a loaded question, I just want to see which direction one of his biggest fans on the forum(you) think hes going to go. hes got that £10,000,000 fight deal now for beating castillo, so do you think hes going to finally have a defining fight?

[Lampshade]

At least Junior Witter & Max Kellerman tell it like it is.

You sure you want to pick that side?

[China_hand_Joe]

HeyHH1, serious question from me. Who is your prediction for Rickys next fight?
Dont worry, Its not a loaded question, I just want to see which direction one of his biggest fans on the forum(you) think hes going to go. hes got that £10,000,000 fight deal now for beating castillo, so do you think hes going to finally have a defining fight?You still managed to fit one in :lol:

[Dunky McCafferty]

You still managed to fit one in :lol:

Thats a nice question china, Not loaded at all! Now look what you done, you scared the Hattomaniac away, now I gotta set my trap again for the next unsuspecting Hattomaniac who comes along...

[doddster]

i know most Ozzie, cork hat waring[its wearing], inbreeders have trouble counting but 33 comes before 35- why are ozzies[and its aussie] such wankers on here.not real bright yourself hey.:happy

[doddster]

because jeff we fuck your women and have better teeth.:lol:thats funny,what is the go with those bad ass teeth?eeeeee[Only registered and activated users can see links]!:

[Sai]

thats funny,what is the go with those bad ass teeth?eeeeee[Only registered and activated users can see links]!:

To be fair I dont really notice much of a difference in dental hygene between brits and the locals. Aussies are a good bunch of blokes on the whole, the only thing Ive really noticed from my time here is that a massive ammount of the blokes in the city either like it up the arse, or would definitely help out of there was a shortage.

[achillesthegreat]

funnily enough so do we. :lol: Do ozzy women love the cock or what?
They fucking do. Has to be British cock. Theres a bar in my area called Walkabouts, all ozzies. Opposite is Bar Cia. We go in, game their women and take em across the road.

Bloke: Have you got any English in you?
Woman being gamed: No.
Bloke: Do you want some!

[Olu G. Rotimi]

HeyHH1, serious question from me. Who is your prediction for Rickys next fight?
Dont worry, Its not a loaded question, I just want to see which direction one of his biggest fans on the forum(you) think hes going to go. hes got that £10,000,000 fight deal now for beating castillo, so do you think hes going to finally have a defining fight?



They should step up to the plate and face a dangerous fighter like Cotto,PBF, Witter, Mosley or Ajose. My fear is they will choose somelike Malignaggi and try and pass it off as a genuine test.

[NOrth]

Its odd one out time, is it

a) cotto
b) pbf
c) witter
d) Mosley
or
c) AJOSE

[Olu G. Rotimi]

Its odd one out time, is it

a) cotto
b) pbf
c) witter
d) Mosley
or
c) AJOSE

Please don't compare Ajose and Witter as this is an insult to Ajose. He Ajose is far better talent which you will experience over the next few years.

[Strike]

Please don't compare Ajose and Witter as this is an insult to Ajose. He Ajose is far better talent which you will experience over the next few years.

Yeah mate, lets stop talking shit....if Hatton fought Ajose next, he would absolutely lambasted. In fact he would be called the biggest ducker, coward in the world. The fact that you pick that as a good bout shows that you know fuck all about boxing and its various levels and layers, but you think your local opinon carries weight......

It doesn't.

[Expert]

For me he has to beat Witter and may be Malignalli, then move up full time to 147, and fight Cotto/Margarito/PBF/Mosely



this wont happen

[Max Molyneux]

Ajose hasn't done more than win the commonwealth and looked lackluster and he'd already be a threat to Witter or Hatton how?

[Olu G. Rotimi]

Yeah mate, lets stop talking shit....if Hatton fought Ajose next, he would absolutely lambasted. In fact he would be called the biggest ducker, coward in the world. The fact that you pick that as a good bout shows that you know fuck all about boxing and its various levels and layers, but you think your local opinon carries weight......

It doesn't.

You Sir a bloody fool who knows nothing about boxing. Watch Ajose fight and find out about him before you make stupid comments and show your ignorance. People in the trade know that he is a world class operator ready to be unleashed.

[Olu G. Rotimi]

Ajose hasn't done more than win the commonwealth and looked lackluster and he'd already be a threat to Witter or Hatton how?


You show your ignorance. Ajose has not only won the Light Welterweight Commonwealth title he has knocked out Bradley Pryce and Ali Nuumbembee the current Commonwealth champions at the higher weight divisions of Light Middleweight and Welterweight. Furthermore he is the reigning African Boxing Union (ABU) champion at Light Welterweight. He knocked out the much more Martin Holgate as a novice professional and retired him. The chap he beat to win the African title went the distance subsequently with the hard hitting Middleweight Gary Lockett.

If he is so lackluster I hope Hatton and the rest take up Frank Maloney's challenge to face Ajose as we would gladly relieve both Hatton and Witter of their titles.

Ajose was a world class amateur who won many international honours, went to the Sydney Olympics and won the All African Games gold medal. He has not had a smooth ride because he has been avoided by many in Britain including Hatton, Witter & co.

[Hitman_Hatton]

You show your ignorance. Ajose has not only won the Light Welterweight Commonwealth title he has knocked out Bradley Pryce and Ali Nuumbembee the current Commonwealth champions at the higher weight divisions of Light Middleweight and Welterweight. Furthermore he is the reigning African Boxing Union (ABU) champion at Light Welterweight. He knocked out the much more Martin Holgate as a novice professional and retired him. The chap he beat to win the African title went the distance subsequently with the hard hitting Middleweight Gary Lockett.

If he is so lackluster I hope Hatton and the rest take up Frank Maloney's challenge to face Ajose as we would gladly relieve both Hatton and Witter of their titles.

Ajose was a world class amateur who won many international honours, went to the Sydney Olympics and won the All African Games gold medal. He has not had a smooth ride because he has been avoided by many in Britain including Hatton, Witter & co.

Ok Ajose enough is enough. :good

[ferd cloupes]

If he is so lackluster I hope Hatton and the rest take up Frank Maloney's challenge to face Ajose as we would gladly relieve both Hatton and Witter of their titles.



so it's the royal WE now. i didn't quite realise you were a professional troll but i'll give you your due, the fact that you can get anyone to argue with you about these bouts shows a certain level of efficacy.
fuckin dull but efficient all the same

[Dunky McCafferty]

so it's the royal WE now. i didn't quite realise you were a professional troll but i'll give you your due, the fact that you can get anyone to argue with you about these bouts shows a certain level of efficacy.
fuckin dull but efficient all the same

Olu isnt a troll.
Look, I have had my arguments with Olu in the past, cos hes a passionate believer in Oluseguns abilities, & of course he thinks Ajose ould beat Anderson, I of course disagree cos I always disagree with anyone who thinks the scottish guy wont win:D

Once you accept the guy is a big believer in Olusegun & isnt deliberately dissing fighters or posters by saying Ajose could beat them, then you will find hes a respectful poster who knows his boxing, & hes a good addition to the forum IMO.

Just cos Olu is outspoken, doesnt mean he is wrong.

[GazOC]

Fair enough Dunky but he needs to understand why Witter and Hatton won't fight his man. Until he does he's going to find boxing a frustrating sport to follow.

[Dunky McCafferty]

Fair enough Dunky but he needs to understand why Witter and Hatton won't fight his man. Until he does he's going to find boxing a frustrating sport to follow.

I hear you Gaz, but at the same time Hatton has fought some opponents as title defences that I would consider poorer fighters than Olusegun. I know theres all the big talk of Mayweather, Cotto etc just now, but there always is after a Hatton win, & they never materialise for one reason or another. So is it so out of this world for Olusegun to hope to get a crack at Hatton next? If the big fights dont happen, & hatton still refuses to fight Witter, then I think a fight with Olusegun would be much more appetising than a fight against a Collazo or 'no joke' Stewart.

I know the Olusegun fight wont happen, but there is every chance Hatton is going to take an easy fight next. hes done it before when the defining fights were expected... & then, I bet some here will be saying, "You know, I would have preferred Hatton to have fought an up & comer like Olusegun instead of this guy" if Hatton takes on another meaningless fight.

Of course I could be totally wrong gaz as I have said before & Hatton shocks me with a 'biggie' however, only time will tell...

[GazOC]

Theres loads of ways to look at this isn't there? To me, champions taking 'easy fights' don't take on the hungry young fighters on the way up, they take 'names' on the way down. So sometimes an Olusegun won't get the same opportunity as a Tackie...its not right but thats the way it is.

Olusegun is WAY off Hattons and Witters radar and I'm not sure what he can do to tempt a 'name' 140 lber to fight him...but thats what he needs to do. Otherwise Hatton fighting him is a lose-lose for Hatton and a poor payday to boot.

[Olu G. Rotimi]

Theres loads of ways to look at this isn't there? To me, champions taking 'easy fights' don't take on the hungry young fighters on the way up, they take 'names' on the way down. So sometimes an Olusegun won't get the same opportunity as a Tackie...its not right but thats the way it is.

Olusegun is WAY off Hattons and Witters radar and I'm not sure what he can do to tempt a 'name' 140 lber to fight him...but thats what he needs to do. Otherwise Hatton fighting him is a lose-lose for Hatton and a poor payday to boot.

As Olusegun is now way up the WBC ratings he will fight his way into the mandatory spot and then take out the champion be it Junior Witter or Vivian Harris. Witter was ordered to defend the Commonwealth title against Ajose a couple of yeras back and he choose to vacate. Of course he did not vacate when he could defend his titles against the likes of Colin Lynes.

As for Hatton I don't disrespect him but I know that like night follows day he is ready made to order for Ajose.

[China_hand_Joe]

As Olusegun is now way up the WBC ratings he will fight his way into the mandatory spot and then take out the champion be it Junior Witter or Vivian Harris. Witter was ordered to defend the Commonwealth title against Ajose a couple of yeras back and he choose to vacate. Of course he did not vacate when he could defend his titles against the likes of Colin Lynes.

As for Hatton I don't disrespect him but I know that like night follows day he is ready made to order for Ajose.

Realistically, Ajose will never get a shot against Hatton, he'll just have to wait for the star of the next generation. There is a little hope of a Witter fight at least a few years down the line though.

How do you rate Joe Calzaghe mate?

[Max Molyneux]

You show your ignorance. Ajose has not only won the Light Welterweight Commonwealth title he has knocked out Bradley Pryce and Ali Nuumbembee the current Commonwealth champions at the higher weight divisions of Light Middleweight and Welterweight. Furthermore he is the reigning African Boxing Union (ABU) champion at Light Welterweight. He knocked out the much more Martin Holgate as a novice professional and retired him. The chap he beat to win the African title went the distance subsequently with the hard hitting Middleweight Gary Lockett.

If he is so lackluster I hope Hatton and the rest take up Frank Maloney's challenge to face Ajose as we would gladly relieve both Hatton and Witter of their titles.

Ajose was a world class amateur who won many international honours, went to the Sydney Olympics and won the All African Games gold medal. He has not had a smooth ride because he has been avoided by many in Britain including Hatton, Witter & co.

Being a good amatuer does not make you a good pro, ask A-Force.

Yeah and he knocked out a weight drained Ali who had a lack of preparation and had to make Welter at short notice.

The guys you mention aren't exactly world class like Witter.

I'd like to know how giving up the domestic belts for a world one Is considered ducking?

Who the hells Martin Holgate? He looks like he had your average journymen record.

Ajose even if he goes to world level Is not ready for Witter or Hatton. People probably buy Into Baloney's hype.

[unitas]

Heres Junior's comments on the Hatton-Castillo fight 24 hours before the fight happened...

"I dont see it as much of a fight, to be honest. Castillo is going to struggle at his new weight & i think his best days are behind him.
"I see this like Lennox lewis v Mike Tyson a few years back. It would have been great two years earlier- & this is the same"

& How right Witter was. What an awful fight, both Hatton & Castillo happy to grab & hold & fight dirty, & then Ricky lands a left hook to the body, Castillo turns around, walks away & then goes on one knee & takes the full count, when it was obvious he could have continued. Castillo only there for the payday, & what a waste of time that fight was. Even paul Dempsey was apologetic afterwards to the paying customers.

Of course the legions of Hatton nuthuggers will be over the 'blue' moon, but that win dont impress me much.

Next for Ricky, an MBE & hall of fame. I give Hatton credit for that, hes got a sharp business brain. Maximum profit, minimum risk. hes a hero cos he has popped off a couple of old timers with big reputations from former glories when in their prime.

Even Bob Arum was going on about how Ricky couldnt lose before the fight, & when Hatton gives up a belt to fight someone, you know theres something fishy going on.

& thank fuck for Max Kellerman. Told it how it was, but we couldnt get to hear him cos Setanta decided to give us the usual suspects instead...

But I dont want to rain on Rickys parade, cos that would be out of character for me. So have a whale of a time, & dont mind me.

i said the same thing. it was obvious for everyone who knows boxing. castillo went life and death with some obscure guy from camaroon. go figure..........

[Olu G. Rotimi]

Being a good amatuer does not make you a good pro, ask A-Force.

Yeah and he knocked out a weight drained Ali who had a lack of preparation and had to make Welter at short notice.

The guys you mention aren't exactly world class like Witter.

I'd like to know how giving up the domestic belts for a world one Is considered ducking?

Who the hells Martin Holgate? He looks like he had your average journymen record.

Ajose even if he goes to world level Is not ready for Witter or Hatton. People probably buy Into Baloney's hype.

Ali Nuubembee is a Welterweight hence all he was asked to do was come in at the Welterweight limit which he did. I don't remember any comments when as a last minute substitute he gave David Barnes hell. He had the weight advantage over Ajose but Ajose took him apart showing that he can beat bigger and supposedly stronger men somethinh he has been doing for years. Look at his record and see how many times he has had to beat guys in higher weight divisions. Ajose has been ready for Witter and Hatton for years. He is now well up the WBC ratings so we will not be denied.

[Olu G. Rotimi]

Realistically, Ajose will never get a shot against Hatton, he'll just have to wait for the star of the next generation. There is a little hope of a Witter fight at least a few years down the line though.

How do you rate Joe Calzaghe mate?

I think Joe Calzaghe has to be respected. I really do. I am not his biggest fan and frankly it had got to the stage where it was difficult to give a damn about his career then the Lacy fight happened. He is now 35 so time is running out so I hope he takes care of Kessler, Froch and fight for the Light heavyweight title before his time is out. I think the Kessler fight is a tough one but Calzaghe has a belatedly opportunity to be arguably the greatest brit of all time.