Another idea for Witter to shame Hatton into a fight

slapbangwhallop · Post by **slapbangwhallop** » 27 Feb 2008, 18:17

I have gone to Hatton fights - well not from the begining but early enough on when I moved to Manchester - I think Jon Thaxton was the first fight and I have been to near all his fights in UK since.

However I am begining to find it pretty distasteful the way "Team Hatton" is becoming hypocritical and also dismisssive of not only his fans but boxing fans in general and also Junior Witter.

I read the Manchester Evening News and the shit that is in there the whole time is getting on my nerves.

My idea for the Witter management to do to put pressure on him is for the next Man City home game give the away supporters a big banner saying

"STOP BEING A COWARD - FIGHT WITTER"

and that should appear at every game until he gives THE FANS not just Witter what they want and thats a Hatton v Witter fight here is Britain!

sweetscience · Post by **sweetscience** » 27 Feb 2008, 18:18

man city wouldnt allow it - they like using him as much as he likes using htem in a marketing perspective

slapbangwhallop · Post by **slapbangwhallop** » 27 Feb 2008, 18:26

sweetscience wrote:man city wouldnt allow it - they like using him as much as he likes using htem in a marketing perspective

away fans would be able to display it until stewards tried totake it off them! Couple of hundred pounds wouldnt hurt Team Witter

DG. · Post by **DG.** » 27 Feb 2008, 18:46

sligobhoy67 wrote:
sweetscience wrote:man city wouldnt allow it - they like using him as much as he likes using htem in a marketing perspective
away fans would be able to display it until stewards tried totake it off them! Couple of hundred pounds wouldnt hurt Team Witter

I like it!

Twinkle Toes · Post by **Twinkle Toes** » 27 Feb 2008, 19:29

In case you missed it Witter turned down a career high purse to fight Hatton

[edit] Fixed, especially for Asterix :)

Asterix · Post by **Asterix** » 27 Feb 2008, 19:32

Twinkle Toes wrote:In case you missed it Witter turned down a career high purse to fight Witter

To fight himself? That's cool.

Maelstrom · Post by **Maelstrom** » 27 Feb 2008, 19:54

Despite my posts on another thread - actually not a bad idea.

However, Hatton has the advantage of numbers!

If it happened once, the home fans at the next game would have a bigger banner slating Witter I think.

I think the away fans could be talked into though if someone explained to them how much Hatton means to City...

You get 15k in the West End for coming up with that idea!

slapbangwhallop · Post by **slapbangwhallop** » 27 Feb 2008, 20:18

Maelstrom wrote:Despite my posts on another thread - actually not a bad idea.

However, Hatton has the advantage of numbers!

If it happened once, the home fans at the next game would have a bigger banner slating Witter I think.

I think the away fans could be talked into though if someone explained to them how much Hatton means to City...

You get 15k in the West End for coming up with that idea!

if they (city fans) came back with a bigger banner it would only draw MORE attention to the situation

Maelstrom · Post by **Maelstrom** » 27 Feb 2008, 20:33

It depends what the banner says!

Hatton already has most people on his side. If it said something like:

Witter - F**K off, you are a nobody... or Stop riding on my back....

Most people would chuckle and side with Hatton even more.

m1kee50 · Post by **m1kee50** » 28 Feb 2008, 04:40

get Witter on Al Murray

Poncey · Post by **Poncey** » 28 Feb 2008, 04:57

Save Chip! Don't Let Sarah Win!

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 28 Feb 2008, 05:44

Maybe the Hattons made a low shitty offer that they knew Witter wouldn't take, so that they can dismiss him with "evidence." Surely Witter would expect to actualy make some money from a big fight/unification (if you count Hatton's title).

Also, you get the impression that Hennessy wants to promote prospective fights like Thaxton-Khan and Witter-Hatton, which will probably out the other side off.

Sadly, the Hattons are just a big example of what boxing truly can be, in all its fragmented, equivocating, opportunist non-glory.

When a fighter becomes a big commodity, they squeeze every penny without "giving back". You get lucky to actually get fights. You just get pelted with "gimmes" and "showcases." That's what boxing is and I hope ppl know that after looking at Hatton.

m1kee50 · Post by **m1kee50** » 28 Feb 2008, 05:48

Career best might be 10 grand up on his last big purse.... so what? Im sure that Hatton, having lined his pockets off the back of Mayweather, cant legitimately claim that its wrong for Witter to do it to him....

Why cant fans express an opinion about fights they think should happen.... we havent turned on Hatton, same as we didnt turn on Haye or Enzo when they had all the previous shenanigans about signing.... this is just a fight we REALLY want to see.

Chambers2 · Post by **Chambers2** » 28 Feb 2008, 05:59

Unfortunately Hatton is Shameless [scatter.... party]

Poncey · Post by **Poncey** » 28 Feb 2008, 06:06

Chambers2 wrote:Unfortunately Hatton is Shameless [scatter.... party]

Which one?

Chambers2 · Post by **Chambers2** » 28 Feb 2008, 06:06

I might 'acquire' (not buy) a ticket for the Lazcano fight, take a megaphone in with me and sing "One Junior Witter" and "Walking in a Winter wonderland" for 5 hours ........and let them Mancs try and stop me

[he says shadow boxing]

Chambers2 · Post by **Chambers2** » 28 Feb 2008, 06:09

Emerson Poncey Name Ghent wrote:
Chambers2 wrote:Unfortunately Hatton is Shameless [scatter.... party]
Which one?

hmmm

DG. · Post by **DG.** » 29 Feb 2008, 08:56

Asterix wrote:
Twinkle Toes wrote:In case you missed it Witter turned down a career high purse to fight Witter
To fight himself? That's cool.

Ignore Tinky winky, he is the the Forest Gump of the forum.

Rocky Balboa · Post by **Rocky Balboa** » 29 Feb 2008, 12:24

MatthewS wrote:get Witter on Al Murray

Would Witter take up the offer to appear on the show though?

DG. · Post by **DG.** » 29 Feb 2008, 19:14

How is this for a quote on Hatton. Got this from ESB - a Yanks eye view!

True Hatton was/is human garbage, a talentless, little English piece of genettic rif raf. But Calzaghe is a good fighter with a terrible resume who has never really been hyped on a scale as Hatton.

Joe is a Welsh/Italian so he didn't inspire the animalistic tribalism among the English as Hatton did.

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 29 Feb 2008, 19:30

Isn't he just laying into the English? Unless the poster can differentiate between Manchester and Bratfud/Yorkshire

DG. · Post by **DG.** » 29 Feb 2008, 19:44

jomothepure wrote:Isn't he just laying into the English? Unless the poster can differentiate between Manchester and Bratfud/Yorkshire

I think it is a dig at HATTON and his blinkered yob fans.

Not all fans!

I like the genetic rif raf bit!

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 29 Feb 2008, 20:35

DG. wrote:
jomothepure wrote:Isn't he just laying into the English? Unless the poster can differentiate between Manchester and Bratfud/Yorkshire
I think it is a dig at HATTON and his blinkered yob fans.

Mmm. Gotta change the record. Back in a mo

DG. · Post by **DG.** » 29 Feb 2008, 21:06

jomothepure wrote:
DG. wrote:
jomothepure wrote:Isn't he just laying into the English? Unless the poster can differentiate between Manchester and Bratfud/Yorkshire
I think it is a dig at HATTON and his blinkered yob fans.
Mmm. Gotta change the record. Back in a mo

No idea what you mean!

True Hatton was/is human garbage, a talentless, little English piece of genettic rif raf. But Calzaghe is a good fighter with a terrible resume who has never really been hyped on a scale as Hatton.

True Hatton was/is human garbage, a talentless, little English piece of genettic rif raf. But Calzaghe is a good fighter with a terrible resume who has never really been hyped on a scale as Hatton.

True Hatton was/is human garbage, a talentless, little English piece of genettic rif raf. But Calzaghe is a good fighter with a terrible resume who has never really been hyped on a scale as Hatton.

yiddo14 · Post by **yiddo14** » 01 Mar 2008, 04:15

DG. wrote:
jomothepure wrote:Isn't he just laying into the English? Unless the poster can differentiate between Manchester and Bratfud/Yorkshire
I think it is a dig at HATTON and his blinkered yob fans.

Not all fans!

I like the genetic rif raf bit!

So Calzaghe's fans are that much different to Hattons?

Both have a similar percentage of drunken, know nothing, along for the ride supporters.

Pretty much the same as any popular British fighter will have.

The genetic rif raf bit is pretty funny, and may have some stock seeing as Hatton is descended from Irishmen