Hatton - "major announcement" on Monday

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 12 Sep 2005, 09:32

True there are definitely better fights out there for Hatton, but with all thats going on outside the ring at the moment I am happy to settle for Maussa and unifying the title for now and the bigger fights next year.

KO Artist · Post by **KO Artist** » 12 Sep 2005, 09:52

Phenomenal-Nutrition wrote:
nickd wrote:
Phenomenal-Nutrition wrote: Unifying against Cottos left overs is impressive? Cotto easily outboxed and battered Maussa
Where did I say impressive? What I am saying is when Hatton seemed to be stuck on the WBU circuit I never expected to
see him holding 1 never mind 2 genuine world titles. Not many people would have seen Hatton as a future unified champion
a couple of years ago.
Its the fighter that makes the belts though and fights against Cotto leftovers (Maussa) and Mayweather leftovers (Gatti/Corrales) still makes it a case of shying away from the fights that reall matter.

Tackie and Phillips were higher calibre than Maussa

Give Hatton a break, its his first defence.

Shirow · Post by **Shirow** » 12 Sep 2005, 12:52

Exactly!
No-one should begrudge Hatton a little bit of a gimme for a 1st defence after his incredibly gruelling fight with Tsyzu. It’s a great bonus that this less-than-superfight comes with a big 3 belt attached. So straight after this he can get on with making the superfights.

It’s the perfect timesaving solution and possibly because of the lack big name oppenent the last time we’ll see him on this side of the Atlantic for a while. I don’t think the situation could be much better.

JimStone · Post by **JimStone** » 12 Sep 2005, 19:35

Shame we're not going to be watching this one on ITV.

PPV is a great way to raise your profile and get kids interested in taking up the sport. Nice one Ricky. :(

rhino222 · Post by **rhino222** » 13 Sep 2005, 02:12

the fact that it is for a 'big' belt will be a great bargaining tool whilst trying to secure future 'super' fights.

providing of course he beats maussa....

Autobarn · Post by **Autobarn** » 13 Sep 2005, 02:59

Goz wrote:
MightyWarrior wrote:Looks like Hatton's next two fights will be highly paid walk overs then....

Gatti is finished - now way he deserves another shot after his last no show.
It's hard to fault the Mausaa match though as it gets Hatton his second legit belt.

Hatton-Gatti is great commercial sense though. It will be entertaining while it lasts, against slick boxers Gatti is useless but against a come forward opponent like Hatton I think he will land some leather in a wildly entertaining scrap before being overpowered in 6/7 rounds.

I would have thought Mayweather will have moved up in weight again by the time Hatton-Cotto have sorted out between them who is the best challenger for him.

it's not alegit belt. the WBA split their title when Tszyu was injured. Then they flat out stripped him allowing the biggest fraud in light welter modern history to win the title. How genuine was Harris? He got a lucky decision over Urkal in Germany (strange as it may seem) and was beaten up by the appalling Maussa. Harris found ways out of fighting Hatton and Cotto btw, and messed up big time vs Maussa.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 13 Sep 2005, 05:12

viciousmaussa wrote:
Goz wrote:
MightyWarrior wrote:Looks like Hatton's next two fights will be highly paid walk overs then....

Gatti is finished - now way he deserves another shot after his last no show.
It's hard to fault the Mausaa match though as it gets Hatton his second legit belt.

Hatton-Gatti is great commercial sense though. It will be entertaining while it lasts, against slick boxers Gatti is useless but against a come forward opponent like Hatton I think he will land some leather in a wildly entertaining scrap before being overpowered in 6/7 rounds.

I would have thought Mayweather will have moved up in weight again by the time Hatton-Cotto have sorted out between them who is the best challenger for him.
it's not alegit belt. the WBA split their title when Tszyu was injured. Then they flat out stripped him allowing the biggest fraud in light welter modern history to win the title. How genuine was Harris? He got a lucky decision over Urkal in Germany (strange as it may seem) and was beaten up by the appalling Maussa. Harris found ways out of fighting Hatton and Cotto btw, and messed up big time vs Maussa.

Spot on!... Maussa is just a tough club fighter... brave but terribly limited!. For Hatton to say that Maussa is a dangerous oppoent just shows how far his head has gone up his own arse... he'll say anything to try and get his gullible fans to his next 'fight'.
Ricky is a fraud!.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 13 Sep 2005, 05:14

rhino222 wrote:the fact that it is for a 'big' belt will be a great bargaining tool whilst trying to secure future 'super' fights.

providing of course he beats maussa....

Who are you kidding?..... Ricky doesn't want 'superfights' ....unless they are against shot fighters like Gatti or brave journeymen like Maussa.
Ricky will never fight Mayweather, Cotto, Witter.... or anyone else who is a danger.....

nas7232 · Post by **nas7232** » 13 Sep 2005, 12:01

Hatton will just take the money now and fight people who he can hype up as great fighters. Such a shame!

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 13 Sep 2005, 12:51

nas7232 wrote:Hatton will just take the money now and fight people who he can hype up as great fighters. Such a shame!

Yeah, but its amazing how many people are denying this and actually trying to build Maussa up as a decent challenge to Ricky. The fights a joke for someone whose supposed to be looking for 'superfights'.

Twinkle Toes · Post by **Twinkle Toes** » 13 Sep 2005, 12:57

Silkov you're a hater, if this was Witter against Maussa, you'd be creaming your pants.

I like the idea of him going for another title.

Graham Brett · Post by **Graham Brett** » 13 Sep 2005, 13:18

I would have stuck with Warren

As far as I'm concerned he paid more than Duff & co in the old days.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 13 Sep 2005, 15:23

Graham Brett wrote:I would have stuck with Warren

As far as I'm concerned he paid more than Duff & co in the old days.

That's true I suppose, but the old cartel did without American TV money in those days - that'd be their excuse at least...

Though Bruno probably got paid well I imagine. Didn't Frank Bruno end up fighting for Warren near the end?

Max Molyneux · Post by **Max Molyneux** » 13 Sep 2005, 19:11

I'd like to know how Dennis Hobson offered hatton more money than Warren for his fight with Maussa? Hobson apparently got it within 48 hours according to the bbc interview with Hatton but surely Warren could of got him it too.

it's not alegit belt. the WBA split their title when Tszyu was injured. Then they flat out stripped him allowing the biggest fraud in light welter modern history to win the title. How genuine was Harris? He got a lucky decision over Urkal in Germany (strange as it may seem) and was beaten up by the appalling Maussa. Harris found ways out of fighting Hatton and Cotto btw, and messed up big time vs Maussa.

Tszyu was the true champ but it's good Hatton and Maussa are reunifying the belts. Wasn't vivian just the regualr champ though and Tszyu the super?

Shame we're not going to be watching this one on ITV.

PPV is a great way to raise your profile and get kids interested in taking up the sport. Nice one Ricky.

True, people are more interested in boxing when it's on a channel like ITV and there more heard of then like Benn and Eubank. Hatton could of been a bigger name if he started on ITV.

nickd · Post by **nickd** » 14 Sep 2005, 02:41

Max Molyneux wrote:I'd like to know how Dennis Hobson offered hatton more money than Warren for his fight with Maussa? Hobson apparently got it within 48 hours according to the bbc interview with Hatton but surely Warren could of got him it too.

it's not alegit belt. the WBA split their title when Tszyu was injured. Then they flat out stripped him allowing the biggest fraud in light welter modern history to win the title. How genuine was Harris? He got a lucky decision over Urkal in Germany (strange as it may seem) and was beaten up by the appalling Maussa. Harris found ways out of fighting Hatton and Cotto btw, and messed up big time vs Maussa.
Tszyu was the true champ but it's good Hatton and Maussa are reunifying the belts. Wasn't vivian just the regualr champ though and Tszyu the super?

Shame we're not going to be watching this one on ITV.

PPV is a great way to raise your profile and get kids interested in taking up the sport. Nice one Ricky.
True, people are more interested in boxing when it's on a channel like ITV and there more heard of then like Benn and Eubank. Hatton could of been a bigger name if he started on ITV.

Hatton will be fighting on Sky Box Office so I assume a big part of the pot was stumped up by Sky. Warren is with ITV exclusively now, there's no way there is as much cash available on terrestrial TV as there is with a PPV on Sky.