Hatton Vs No Joke

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 13 Aug 2004, 06:33

I'm fully aware that Hatton is the draw. That was always obvious, when did I say otherwise?

This is exactly the problem though, Hatton knows he is the draw, and I think that curtails his willingness to do anything unless it is on his terms. Let's see what Hatton has to say about all this. Surely if he really wanted this fight he would have been slating allegedly again, saying his negotiations had nawsed it up. Hatton seems perfectly happy with the way things have worked out though, which would seem to indicate that he isn't that bothered.

I admit that Vivian took the piss. It would set a bad precedent if Warren was seen to simply cave in to his ridiculous demands, and as I have said elsewhere

The bottom line though is that Hatton isn't fighting for the title and is instead taking on a joke opponent. All the rest of this shit is superflulous, yet again we are talking about fights that haven't happened, rathen than one which is about to happen.

Ricky could wind up being the richest fighter never to hold a genuine world title belt, however, will he be remembered as one of Britiain's greatest fighters? Not on his current achievements.

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 13 Aug 2004, 10:37

I wonder if one of the best things that could happen for us (the fans) is for Hatton to actually get surprised and beaten by Stewart, on cuts.

Then the unbeaten is record is gone as is the WBU title and we might see them take more of a gamble a la Danny Williams who had little left to lose. Just a thought...

Regarding attending the fight, I was strongly considering it had it been against Harris but for Oct 2nd I've just booked some tickets for the stage production of 'One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest' which will be far better value for money.