Will Hatton fight an elite fighter in his prime?

[Betty Swollocks]

There should be a question mark at the end of the title but the keyboard I´m using is fucked.
Hatton can take credit from that win but not that much, as many of us were saying before the fight Castillo is pretty much done, that´s why I believe Hatton agreed to fight him in the first place. Hatton was saying the man was on of the p4p all time greats before the fight :patsch , what a joke. Was Castillo even anywhere neat being a top 5 p4p at any time...question mark.
Got up at 8.30am to watch the fight in an Irish Bar full of Hatton huggers :roll: , I put forward the names of Cotto, Mayweather, Witter and Mosley and only a couple of the huggers had heard of Mosley and nobody of Cotto. These jokers are the ones who believe that Castillo ranks alongside JCC just cos Ricky said so. I don´t see Hatton fighting any elite fighter who ain´t washed up.

[Smith]

He'll get it on with Mayweather, & Paulie at some point so yes!

[GazOC]

I'd guess whether you class Malinaggi as an 'elite' fighter is debatable? Maybe if it suits eh? My guess is Mayweather will be called 'shot' at 31 if Hatton beats him....

[Strike]

If Castillo is done, then so is Witter. Witter has looked like crap for the past 18 months, 18 months ago Castillo KO'd Corrales with one shot.

I was near ringside for Witter-Corley and he was awful, but Corley was even worse hence the result.

He was shit against Lynes too who gave Junior a real tough fight before getting pasted in his next outing against Daws.
I like Witter and I think he will beat Harris, but he is 33 and is as shot as Castillo based on all the evidence.

[versastyle]

Why Didnt Any of you Mugs say Kostya was shot BEFORE Hatton smashed his face in. He may of been 35 but did he actualy look like he wasnt still a great fighter during the hatton fight.

You Have More of a point with castillo but if castillo was shot then Hatton Shot him

[doggyland]

You out Sucka....Do you see Hatton as elite then? Your post leads me to believe that you think Hatton should be fighting more worthy opponents - which puts him in or very near the elite bracket does it not - he is a world champion after all :think ...
As for the fans not knowing who Cotto was - so what? More fans like that - the more likely we'll get boxing back on the telly as opposed to obscure foreign PPV channels. I agree they can be annoying saying things like ' he's the best in the world no doubt' - but no more annoying than a smart arse who is forever leaning over and correcting you...Like them blokes at football who have a radio glued to their ear - and mention things like ' they'll never beat that off-side trap playing one up front - he's gotta drop deeper'....:tired :tired

I would like to see Hatton v Cotto - but i couldn't give a fuck if i don't tbh :yep

[Dunky McCafferty]

I would like to see Hatton v Cotto - but i couldn't give a fuck if i don't tbh :yep

You must be joking Dogyland, right? Please tell me you are!!!

Behind Mayweather, that would be Hattons defining fight. Theres no excuses could be made by the hatton haters if Hatton spanked Floyd or Miguel, & you wouldnt want to see that as a Hatton fan?

This must be a wind up, please tell me it is!

[LeedsLad]

Cotto would be too much for Hatton at 147 i think, I actually think Cotto would give him more problems than Mayweather. Hatton's style depends on fighting on the inside and being stronger than the opponent, kind of bullying them.. He couldnt bully Cotto on the inside, not at 147lbs.

[doggyland]

No Dunky - i mean it...I'd like to see it - more than i'd like to see Hatton v PBF - but if i don't - i won't be slagging Hatton off - he's done more plenty to earn my respect.
For boxing reasons i'd love to see him fight Cotto-legacy and all that caper doesn't really bother me. It's not what the sport is about for me - i just like to see good fights.

Personalities and hating or liking a certain fighter for this reason or that is lost on me.

[JonOli]

I don´t see Hatton fighting any elite fighter who ain´t washed up.


I can see him facing p4p no1's Manny Pac and Floyd Mayweather.

[rydersonthestorm]

There should be a question mark at the end of the title but the keyboard I´m using is fucked.
Hatton can take credit from that win but not that much, as many of us were saying before the fight Castillo is pretty much done, that´s why I believe Hatton agreed to fight him in the first place. Hatton was saying the man was on of the p4p all time greats before the fight :patsch , what a joke. Was Castillo even anywhere neat being a top 5 p4p at any time...question mark.
Got up at 8.30am to watch the fight in an Irish Bar full of Hatton huggers :roll: , I put forward the names of Cotto, Mayweather, Witter and Mosley and only a couple of the huggers had heard of Mosley and nobody of Cotto. These jokers are the ones who believe that Castillo ranks alongside JCC just cos Ricky said so. I don´t see Hatton fighting any elite fighter who ain´t washed up.
so thats two prime elite fighters your a fucking clown:patsch

[Grievesy]

I can see him facing p4p no1's Manny Pac and Floyd Mayweather.

Hindsight is handy ain't it?

[JonOli]

Hindsight is handy ain't it?

:yep

[JonOli]

I haven't seen Betty giving Ricky too much credit - anywhere - for totally proving him wrong though on this issue.

[rydersonthestorm]

I haven't seen Betty giving Ricky too much credit for totally proving him wrong though on this issue.
He obviously wouldn't because he is a complete cock and is as biased as they come

[achillesthegreat]

Owned.

[Betty Swollocks]

fair enough he stepped up and for a long time I didn't think he would be interested, and so too did a lot of his sane fans.

But look what happened when he did take on elite fighters :lol::lol:, beat up and banged out both times.

[trotter]

fair enough he stepped up and for a long time I didn't think he would be interested, and so too did a lot of his sane fans.

But look what happened when he did take on elite fighters :lol::lol:, beat up and banged out both times.

Not the point is it

Point is you post a lot of unfounded, plain wrong crap

[Ilesey]

I don´t see Hatton fighting any elite fighter who ain´t washed up.

Fail to infinity, and beyond. :lol:

[mattress]

But look what happened when he did take on elite fighters :lol::lol:, beat up and banged out both times.

Fuck me, you don't half come out with some shit. Just admit you were badly wrong....again.

[Utter1]

You know what Betty Swollocks......wasnt wrong in the sense that he pretty much knew what Hatton was about from day 1.

Of course Hatton went and took on Mayweather and Pacman..........who wouldnt..........big money along with big reward and risk.

What Betty, scurla etc are saying is that he didnt take on other big risks as they didnt offer huge finianical rewards.

Everything was calculated.

Lets look at Carl Froch........he didnt have to fight Taylor......he could have done a Calazaghe and fought men he was well favoured to beat.

Haye could have done the same and chased a fight with Valuev or Chagaev....but instead is looking to fight both Klits.

[trotter]

You know what Betty Swollocks......wasnt wrong

I think this thread is about as conclusive a piece of evidence as you can get that he was

So stop moving the goalposts

It's as plain as day

[mattress]

You know what Betty Swollocks......wasnt wrong in the sense that he pretty much knew what Hatton was about from day 1..

The thread is: 'Will Hatton fight an elite fighter in his prime?'. Therefore he was very, very wrong.

Of course Hatton went and took on Mayweather and Pacman..........who wouldnt..........big money along with big reward and risk.

What Betty, scurla etc are saying is that he didnt take on other big risks as they didnt offer huge finianical rewards.

Everything was calculated..

Don't you see the correlation between fighting the best and making the most money from a bout???

Lets look at Carl Froch........he didnt have to fight Taylor......he could have done a Calazaghe and fought men he was well favoured to beat..

What the fuck has Calzaghe, or Froch for that matter, have to do with this thread? Anyway, was Hatton favoured to beat Tszyu, FMJ or Pac?? Froch wants to fight the big names to make the most money. He's 31 and in need of some serious paypackets and recognition, of course. I can hardly blame him.

Haye could have done the same and chased a fight with Valuev or Chagaev....but instead is looking to fight both Klits.

If the rumours regarding the state of Haye's hands are indeed true, it's not difficult to see why he's going straight for the #1. Anyway, the man thinks he can win and good on him.

I don't understand what the fuck you are getting at with these Froch, Calzaghe & Haye points anyway. Stop talking shite. The point is that Betty's failure was of epic proportion. Probably the biggest in ESB history.....For confirmation of this you'll have to ask in the Classic forum?

[evil G]

lol, fail.

[dwilson]

Amazing how shit Hatton has looked fighting at a decent level.

[trotter]

Amazing how shit Hatton has looked fighting at a decent level.

Your post quality has fallen off a ciff lately

[dwilson]

Your post quality has fallen off a ciff lately


Since the Kostya fight Hatton has looked shit in every fight apart from the non punching Maligfaggi and the Castillo debacle.


The Pac loss is the icing on the cake of his career.

["TKO"]

You know what Betty Swollocks......wasnt wrong in the sense that he pretty much knew what Hatton was about from day 1.

Of course Hatton went and took on Mayweather and Pacman..........who wouldnt..........big money along with big reward and risk.

What Betty, scurla etc are saying is that he didnt take on other big risks as they didnt offer huge finianical rewards.

Everything was calculated.

Lets look at Carl Froch........he didnt have to fight Taylor......he could have done a Calazaghe and fought men he was well favoured to beat.

Haye could have done the same and chased a fight with Valuev or Chagaev....but instead is looking to fight both Klits.

So what you're trying to say is that he chose to take on the highest risk fighters out there at for huge money rather than taking on moderate risk fighters for piss poor money? Well, that's something to be critical about isn't it? Whilst I have praised Froch for having the guts to go take Taylor on in America and rightly so, the rewards he got from that bout were probably more than taking on 3-4 Bika type (i.e. dangerous but low reward) fighters in the U.K. Froch is older than Hatton in any case, it really is "now or never" for him to make decent money and establish a good legacy.

And the favourable comparison of Froch to Calzaghe is a bit much bearing in mind that he's fought a total of one proven world class fighter in his career to date and even that way a guy Calzaghe would have been a decent size favourite over. I digress though...

[trotter]

Since the Kostya fight Hatton has looked shit in every fight apart from the non punching Maligfaggi and the Castillo debacle.


The Pac loss is the icing on the cake of his career.

So what you're saying is he has looked shit in every fight except the fights he didn't look shit in.

I agree then.

[dwilson]

So what you're saying is he has looked shit in every fight except the fights he didn't look shit in.

I agree then.


Yep. In his WBU career prime he was pretty damm good.

[riggers]

About Hatton going for the money...... well the reason was there in the Pac and Floyd fights, its a huge risk boxing. Every time a punch is thrown it is life threatening. Look at Roach .... Ali etc etc. The money has to be a priority, as it would for all of us