Hatton

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 12 Sep 2005, 17:35

I watched the press conference on the TV and was a bit dissapointed with the coverage by Sky.

For me I wanted to find out about the Hatton deal and not about Hatton's thoughts of Muassa - that Sky bloke was hogging the mic asking poor questions for the duration of the televised part of the conference.

So does anybody know what is the deal with Fight Academy? Is it Fight by fight? Is it a longer term. Has Maussa actually signed (not just Hatton) or has he just agreed in principle - I find it odd that I haven't read an interview offering his perspectives of fighting the number #1 rated fighter in his weight class.

Did Dennis Hobson speak on the Sports Network situation, I would have liked to have heard his opinion on their contractual issues. Did anyone speak of the possibility of working with Warren again to arrange a Mbaye (possible mandatory) fight?

Dennis claimed he got Muassa to agree within 48 hours of Hatton (Ray) contacting him saying he is who they wanted, that is damn good going.

split_decision · Post by **split_decision** » 12 Sep 2005, 18:33

yeah, got to agree, watched it when i came in from work as was dissapointed by it's lack of edge. With so much else surrounding this you would have thought some of it would have been addressed or at least mentioned but noting.

Did anyone else notice Dennis Hobson's slip of the toungue? And almost calling Ricky Clinton?

cslater · Post by **cslater** » 13 Sep 2005, 04:47

stujones is right about questions but there were legal reasons for that in a live broadcast

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 13 Sep 2005, 05:18

Hatton vs Maussa is a joke!... Ricky has lost all the credibility he gained by beating Tysu imo. He just wants the easy fights for the biggest pay.
What a Joke!.
I hope alleged bars the fight to be honest....

steve richards · Post by **steve richards** » 13 Sep 2005, 05:23

The Hatton vs Maussa for the WBA title and IBF title must be better than him fighting a no body who's come up from lightweight for a shot at the WBU belt, fair play to Hatton, he could partly unify the division within a few months.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 13 Sep 2005, 05:44

But its hardly a superfight is it?. And this from someone who says he only has 3 fights left in him!.
What happened to him sorting things out with Witter?. To be honest the man has no pride..... if he did have he'd want to fight Witter to prove who the best is. Instead he is fighting a glorified clubfighter for a dubious belt which will prove nothing.

boxbet · Post by **boxbet** » 13 Sep 2005, 06:04

he wants to unify the devision. nothing wrong with that. this is what should happen in every weight class. not sure witter will ever be the same again after breaking his hand (also calzaghe).

numpty · Post by **numpty** » 13 Sep 2005, 06:11

Warren is still adament that this fight WILL NOT happen!

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 13 Sep 2005, 06:21

boxbet wrote:he wants to unify the devision. nothing wrong with that. this is what should happen in every weight class. not sure witter will ever be the same again after breaking his hand (also calzaghe).

Why isn't he fighting Cotto then?..... Maussas title is dubious at best and winning it will prove nothing.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 13 Sep 2005, 06:23

Hatton would prove far more by fighting Witter... which would be a far bigger fight as well!... why doesn't Hatton want this fight???....

boxbet · Post by **boxbet** » 13 Sep 2005, 06:31

WBA belt is better than bogus WBO. he wants all the top belts. agreed cotto will be a much stiffer test.

ALI · Post by **ALI** » 13 Sep 2005, 07:28

Silkov stop rambling. Hattons trying to unify the division, Masua has the WBA belt & Hatton wants it. Full stop, end off, shut up!

KO Artist · Post by **KO Artist** » 13 Sep 2005, 07:30

numpty wrote:Warren is still adament that this fight WILL NOT happen!

Thats because he is a numpty

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 13 Sep 2005, 07:36

silkov wrote:
boxbet wrote:he wants to unify the devision. nothing wrong with that. this is what should happen in every weight class. not sure witter will ever be the same again after breaking his hand (also calzaghe).
Why isn't he fighting Cotto then?..... Maussas title is dubious at best and winning it will prove nothing.

Why is Maussa's title dubious, he beat Vivian Harris for the belt, its totally legit. He may not be a legit champion in your eyes, but he beat Harris who was considered a massive favourite going into the fight.

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 13 Sep 2005, 07:43

Maussa can be called a legit champ, but he's just about the worst fighter P4P to be holding a WBA belt. That's why I wouldn't fork out extra PPV for this match up. I've seen plenty of Maussa and he doesn't even look that good when he wins a fight.

Sensible option for Ricky all the same, as it will sell.

jomothepure · Post by **jomothepure** » 13 Sep 2005, 08:36

silkov wrote:Hatton would prove far more by fighting Witter

After the Kotelnek performance? I wouldn't have thought so before, but I think Witter actually needs another fight before he goes fighting Hatton/Mayweather/Cotto to sort out his head, stamina or whatever was wrong in his last fight.

I would like Witter in an 'easy' EBU defence against Lauri, then to fight either Cotto (on slightly longer notice) or vacant WBC vs TBA. Hatton then fights the winner of either of those.

revporl · Post by **revporl** » 13 Sep 2005, 09:03

I think its a pretty good matchup for a first defence.

Neri · Post by **Neri** » 13 Sep 2005, 09:48

I dont see anything wrong with Hatton-Maussa for the WBA title, unification is what it should all be about. No one can realistically call this a super fight but with Ricky Hatton owning 2 of the 'big 3' belts you can be sure the super fights will then come, its a smart move imo

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 13 Sep 2005, 09:57

That Tszyu fight was a tough one physically and mentally. I don't think he needs another Tszyu level opponent immediately. Maussa wouldn't be a terrible opponent for a first defence (like some were suggestion Woods vs Oakey) anyway, but the WBA belt is an added bonus.

I'm glad he has taken this fight. I hope the undercard is of PPV standard, or maybe there will be a US bill as part of the deal.

Phenomenal-Nutrition · Post by **Phenomenal-Nutrition** » 13 Sep 2005, 10:13

jomothepure wrote:
silkov wrote:Hatton would prove far more by fighting Witter
After the Kotelnek performance? I wouldn't have thought so before, but I think Witter actually needs another fight before he goes fighting Hatton/Mayweather/Cotto to sort out his head, stamina or whatever was wrong in his last fight.

I would like Witter in an 'easy' EBU defence against Lauri, then to fight either Cotto (on slightly longer notice) or vacant WBC vs TBA. Hatton then fights the winner of either of those.

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Witter KO Lauri in 2? Do you mean Branco?

I'd like to see Witter-Tackie to keep WItter busy and improving

Or someone with a name/ranking - could he defened his Euro belt against Abdulaev? WOuld be a good challenging match up and good prep for a Hatton fight.

Lenny · Post by **Lenny** » 13 Sep 2005, 10:23

I agree with Stu, if this is gonna be pay per view then the undercard is gonna have to be good. I find it very surprising the amount of people that are happy with what is clearly not anything like a 50-50 fight. Does Hatton now deserve an easy fight after beating Zoo? Didn't he have 38 of them before Zoo?

Freiheit · Post by **Freiheit** » 13 Sep 2005, 10:31

Phenomenal-Nutrition wrote:
jomothepure wrote:
silkov wrote:Hatton would prove far more by fighting Witter
After the Kotelnek performance? I wouldn't have thought so before, but I think Witter actually needs another fight before he goes fighting Hatton/Mayweather/Cotto to sort out his head, stamina or whatever was wrong in his last fight.

I would like Witter in an 'easy' EBU defence against Lauri, then to fight either Cotto (on slightly longer notice) or vacant WBC vs TBA. Hatton then fights the winner of either of those.
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Witter KO Lauri in 2? Do you mean Branco?

I'd like to see Witter-Tackie to keep WItter busy and improving

Or someone with a name/ranking - could he defened his Euro belt against Abdulaev? WOuld be a good challenging match up and good prep for a Hatton fight.

Lauri is Witter's mandatory. Abdulaev is not european.

Phenomenal-Nutrition · Post by **Phenomenal-Nutrition** » 13 Sep 2005, 10:42

Freiheit wrote:
Phenomenal-Nutrition wrote:
jomothepure wrote: After the Kotelnek performance? I wouldn't have thought so before, but I think Witter actually needs another fight before he goes fighting Hatton/Mayweather/Cotto to sort out his head, stamina or whatever was wrong in his last fight.

I would like Witter in an 'easy' EBU defence against Lauri, then to fight either Cotto (on slightly longer notice) or vacant WBC vs TBA. Hatton then fights the winner of either of those.
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Witter KO Lauri in 2? Do you mean Branco?

I'd like to see Witter-Tackie to keep WItter busy and improving

Or someone with a name/ranking - could he defened his Euro belt against Abdulaev? WOuld be a good challenging match up and good prep for a Hatton fight.
Lauri is Witter's mandatory. Abdulaev is not european.

I hope Witter-Lauri 2 doesn't happen

lets hope Junior can grab the WBC and dump the Euro belt before this.

Is Uzbekistan in Europe or Asia then? He fights out of Hamburg I think.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 13 Sep 2005, 10:43

I think Uzbekistan is classed as Asia, in Football they take part in the Asian qualifiers i think.

boxingchat · Post by **boxingchat** » 13 Sep 2005, 12:25

steve689 wrote:I think Uzbekistan is classed as Asia, in Football they take part in the Asian qualifiers i think.

Does Wolverhampton qualify as Asia?