Hatton: Listen, Frank, can you deliver or can’t you?

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 31 May 2004, 06:06

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,3-2004250050,00.html

Good question. At least Hatton is now saying what everyone else is thinking ( and Sky are too afraid to say outright as well ).

Warren is not going to be happy about this - Ricky talking outside camp, in The Sun no less.

knockout artist · Post by **knockout artist** » 31 May 2004, 06:09

Thanks MW.

About time, we will see if Hatton means what he says.

Personally, I think Hatton would be better of with the BBC and Fight Academy.

buzz · Post by **buzz** » 31 May 2004, 06:31

I am beginning to wonder if Warren has actually got the money to make the big fights happen.

Don King shafted him for 7.5 million and an alleged £1million tax fraud.

Has he anything left one wonders?

Could this be the reason that we are not getting any big names?

http://members.lycos.co.uk/boxingdirectory/warren.html

shakermaker · Post by **shakermaker** » 31 May 2004, 07:37

at last some criticism!!!

he must know the websites went mental over Vilches. Expect Spaddy over here in Sept (if he's allowed in!) but is that enough?

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 31 May 2004, 07:50

MightyWarrior wrote:http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,3-2004250050,00.html

Good question. At least Hatton is now saying what everyone else is thinking ( and Sky are too afraid to say outright as well ).

Warren is not going to be happy about this - Ricky talking outside camp, in The Sun no less.

Intersting, although I'm not that suprised that Ricky has finally spoken out, I'm sure in one way he's quite happy to be making good money (I assume) selling out the M.E.N. 3 or 4 times a years.

However if Ricky is a real champion he will crave the competition of testing himself against the top guys in his division and beyond.

This may even be the start of the end of the Hatton/Warren partnership or or Ricky will just say he was missquoted and it will all be forgotten about in a few months time.

Time will tell, but we may be in for a interesting few months.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 31 May 2004, 08:10

What a good little story from Sheehan! Then he spoils it by swallowing the Witter crap.

shakermaker · Post by **shakermaker** » 31 May 2004, 08:24

if they did part their ways where could Hatton go?

Hearn, Hennessy, the boys from Sheffield, the States with someone like Arum/King??

RH seems like a fighter who would like to stay over here instead of fighting on a regular basis in the States.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 31 May 2004, 08:27

He would probably switch to Ringside. They delivered Injin Chi to Manchester a couple of times in WBC title fights with Brodie. Hatton would have been impressed by that.

shakermaker · Post by **shakermaker** » 31 May 2004, 08:31

yep I'd go along with that. That way, Hatton can stay in Manchester. I hope they're getting in contact with him as we speak!!!

I wonder if RH is coming up to the end of his contract with SN.....hence the outburst? Might need an extra sweetener to help him sign!

Lefthookhappy19 · Post by **Lefthookhappy19** » 31 May 2004, 10:33

Even Spadafora later on isn't enough, maybe Ricky knows that. Spadafora is a dead end fight that leads to no where, its the most least risk fight out of the top ten that could possibly be taken. I not even sure Spada is top ten lightwelter anyway. Its not a fight to look foward to at all I think. Maybe Cotto's recent progress has really sent the message home to Ricky, I thought he looked flat in his last fight and I imagine he will in the Vilches fight as well.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 31 May 2004, 10:49

Lefthookhappy19 wrote:Maybe Cotto's recent progress has really sent the message home to Ricky,

I think you have hit the nail on the head there mate.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 31 May 2004, 10:54

Both Cotto and Francisco Bojado are closer to genuine world title shots than Hatton after a combined 36 fights.
Hatton has already fought 35 times.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 31 May 2004, 10:58

bennie wrote:Both Cotto and Francisco Bojado are closer to genuine world title shots than Hatton after a combined 36 fights.
Hatton has already fought 35 times.

I'm a Hatton fan but that's a hard statement to argue with, the facts clearly speak for themselves.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 31 May 2004, 10:59

Yeah, I think Hatton is the business. He could really kick ass if Warren just let him. With his style, he should be making millions in the States right now.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 31 May 2004, 11:10

bennie wrote:Yeah, I think Hatton is the business. He could really kick ass if Warren just let him. With his style, he should be making millions in the States right now.

I recall about over two years ago talking to some friends in a pub who have a 'passing' interest in Boxing.

I was telling them how excited I was about Hatton and that I had the same feeling of excitment about him as I did about a young Naz and Benn. I can't believe that two years have passed with so little progress.

My friends now say "Is that Hatton lad still fighting", The sad thing is they are only half joking.

adje · Post by **adje** » 31 May 2004, 11:45

Wonder if Frank has sent a warning letter to Ricky for DARING to criticise his dubious matchmaking

Blue · Post by **Blue** » 31 May 2004, 16:02

Props to Hatton for speaking out.

Unfortunately, Wrank Farren’s mucked about till all the top guys are booked for the rest of the year.

If Ricky really means it, he should enforce his contract this summer and challenge Witter for the EBU title.
(Assuming Junior wins it.)

I’m sure Showtime would be pleased as the EBU title has more legitimacy than Hatton's paper title.

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 31 May 2004, 18:11

bennie wrote:Yeah, I think Hatton is the business. He could really kick ass if Warren just let him. With his style, he should be making millions in the States right now.

Absolutely. And that's the thing with Hatton, I'm sure if he did go in for example with a Judah, even losing I'm certain he would put up a brave and thoroughly entertaining fight and the US fans would certainly have him back, again and again.

Just look how many times Gatti has lost and he's still making a mint, defeat would NOT spell disaster for Hatton.

{amateur} · Post by **{amateur}** » 01 Jun 2004, 07:09

Hatton is in need of a revamp I think he should get in with Gatti or Judah either can make him a star!

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 01 Jun 2004, 07:21

It's good to see Hatton has the balls to come out and say what he said, let's hope that is has the desired result, I've always liked Ricky, and felt he wasn't scared of anyone out there, I was beginning to doubt that opinion, but my faith in Hatton has been restored.

TheRiverCityHippy · Post by **TheRiverCityHippy** » 01 Jun 2004, 13:17

bennie wrote:Yeah, I think Hatton is the business. He could really kick ass if Warren just let him. With his style, he should be making millions in the States right now.

i`ve said that from the first time i saw him fight.
he would go down a storm with the `macho` hispanic crowd especially if he was in wars with gatti and cotto etc. it would be great to see ricky basing himself in L.A or somewhere.
they dont care were you come from as long as you come for a tear up.
e.g pac-man
i`ve been let down too many times as a hatton fan to get my hopes up but i`ll say it again, i honestly believe he would take the lot of them.
including cotto, mayweather and zoo.

knockout artist · Post by **knockout artist** » 01 Jun 2004, 13:28

{amateur} wrote:Hatton is in need of a revamp I think he should get in with Gatti or Judah either can make him a star!

Zab is a very bad fight for Hatton. He is the last person I would match Hatton with.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 02 Jun 2004, 07:34

http://www.rickyhitmanhatton.com/talk/i ... 07;start=0

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 02 Jun 2004, 07:44

This story was run in the Daily Sport as well, not sure if he spoke to Steve Lillis or whether they sniffed it from the Sun paper. Hatton was basically saying he was pissed off with the level of opposition...i saw him on Sky Sports giving the usual spiel about how Vilches has been KO'd by Mitchell and he needed to use the fight as a measurement as to how good he was compared with Mitchell etc and he generally looked pissed off.

He knows he can't be "measuring" anymore, he needs to get in and fight these guys. Even if Spadafora comes off in September then so what? Spadafora is a hometown fighter who has moved up from Super Featherweight where he avoided the best fighters (Freitas, Casamayor, Mayweather etc) up to Lightweight where he escaped with a draw against Leo Dorin and then up to Light Welterweight where he hasn't even fought yet. Spadafora is obviously after a payday as he knows with all his personal problems he will not be Boxing for too much longer at the highest level.

This is the ultimate hometown boys matchup Hatton 35-0 V Spadafora 37-0-1 with neither having fought anything of real note. Spadafora went 12 with Pedersen for goodness sake. Hatton gave him a legalised beating for six or so rounds...WE DON'T NEED THIS FIGHT!!!!

J · Post by J » 02 Jun 2004, 07:46

spot on steve Spad was being touted at the time of the pinto fight also, I was praying for pinto what a stupid move that turned out to be.
still think hatton can mix it with better fighters than spad.

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