who should hatton fight if....

[boxerbob]

manny vs mayweather happens in the first 6 months of 09???

hatton could fight the winner but couldnt wait till next winter as his weight would rocket much more due to the time off???

holt??...bradley , witter lol

[Captain Hook]

I'd love to see him beat-up Bradley.......but if he's looking for this to be his last hurrah then perhaps DLH might still happen because of the cash aspect.

[Wax On]

I think he'd knock out Holt and beat bradley pretty easy, so I'd target those two to keep him active.

Either of them would probably jump at the chance, and likely travel to the UK.

[DavidPayne]

1 - JMMarquez
2 - Junior Witter
3 - Tim Bradley
4 - Zab Judah
5 - Nate Campbell
6 - Joan Guzman
7 - Kendall Holt
8 - Ricardo Torres
9 - Andreas Kotelnik

[Crease]

I think Ricky will be dreaming of a showdown against Manny Pacquaio now...

(though personally, I really wouldn't reccomend it for Ricky, and think this could be loss no 2)...

If Pacman does end up dragging Floyd out of retirement, then I think Hatton will have to end up fighting Marquez...

[Chambers2]

He SHOULD fight Junior Witter, I'd be willing to castrate myself with a spider elastic if the fight happens though

[Dioufy]

After the way Marquez dealt with Casamayor then I would say him. I can't see it happening because Hatton surely knows that his style will give him fits, the same way Judah's would. I would then say Bradley, because there's really no one else.

[chesh]

1 - JMMarquez
2 - Junior Witter
3 - Tim Bradley
4 - Zab Judah
5 - Nate Campbell
6 - Joan Guzman
7 - Kendall Holt
8 - Ricardo Torres
9 - Andreas Kotelnik

Good list, but Witter won't happen. JMM would be the one, but only if a Pac or PBF fight weren't ever going to happen. JMM wins on points, IMO. The winner of the Torres/Holt rubber match would be a good - albeit dangerous - "stay busy" fight before the retirement one.

[Dioufy]

Chesh, Torres has pulled out of that fight, and Hopkins has come in.

[observer1]

Why would he fight Bradley or DLH ? Pretty pointless.

[Phenomenal-Nutrition]

I think the Pacman fight is on the go, if not Marquez, DLH, Holt and Bradley are probably the most marketable. Has to be a major name or beltholder. Marquez win over an ancient Casamayor is deceiving he'll prob be fragile at 140, DLH looks done and Ricky can say 'I'm not really a welter' if he loses. Holt and Bradley would have to up their pace to keep Ricky off them

[Poncey]

Judah. Marquez, for me, looked a little tubby for the Casamayor fight. Could he be as affective at the higher weight?

[hitman_hatton1]

holt-torres winner.

i would say marquez.

but i worry about that fight for rick.

marquez on the counter is so fornicating good.

[Poncey]

Holt v Torres is off.

[Asterix]

Judah. Marquez, for me, looked a little tubby for the Casamayor fight. Could he be as affective at the higher weight?

He looks trim enough to me:

[Poncey]

I think he looks tubby there, perhaps I'm used to him looking like a stick.

[JCS]

I think he looks tubby there, perhaps I'm used to him looking like a stick.

If that's tubby, then I'm a fatass.

[hitman_hatton1]

Holt v Torres is off.

:x

holt vs hopkins instead.

that's a good fight.

[Shirow]

Why would he fight Bradley or DLH ? Pretty pointless.

I'm sure there are still millions of reasons for fighting DLH all beginning with $ (he'd have to come up with some new angle which i couldn't guess). The Bradley fight would work as a keep busy, next best contender fight to wait for Pac/May & good style match up too.

I think Marquez is a good choice as an eliminator to fight Pacman. Marquez is a lot better than Hatton but the size differential handicaps it well. Marquez looked a lot smaller than Casamayor so will look very wee against Hatton. He's a Super Feather and could probably squeeze down to Feather if he had to.

[Captain Hook]

Why would he fight Bradley or DLH ? Pretty pointless.

Bradley has the WBC belt, DLH brings big bucks......

And there is no point in fighting Witter, what does he bring to the table? Unless he gives up boxing and gets a job as a waiter :)

[observer1]

Why would he fight Bradley or DLH ? Pretty pointless.

Bradley has the WBC belt, DLH brings big bucks......

And there is no point in fighting Witter, what does he bring to the table? Unless he gives up boxing and gets a job as a waiter :)

I Thought Hatton Fans want to watch Hatton fight, not Watch Hatton get money. What would you possibly get from Hatton making tons of cash milking idiots buying Hatton-Lazcano PPV's ?

Boxing Fans want to see Good Bouts, not someone get a payday

[Asterix]

Hatton and Pacman would be an amazing fight, but if Pacquiao and Mayweather Jr face off, I'd like to see Hatton against Timothy Bradley.

[banjo]

Hatton should fight either Pacquiao or Marquez next, big names, big money and quality matchups

[Captain Hook]

Why would he fight Bradley or DLH ? Pretty pointless.

Bradley has the WBC belt, DLH brings big bucks......

And there is no point in fighting Witter, what does he bring to the table? Unless he gives up boxing and gets a job as a waiter :)

I Thought Hatton Fans want to watch Hatton fight, not Watch Hatton get money. What would you possibly get from Hatton making tons of cash milking idiots buying Hatton-Lazcano PPV's ?

Boxing Fans want to see Good Bouts, not someone get a payday

You didn't ask what fans get out of it you asked why HE would fight them so wind your neck in pal. Boxing FANS know what boxing is all about.....

Belts and cash....end of story.

Very few are about giving you what you want. Haye and Pacquaio for example. Easy...