Ricky Hatton vs. Eisa Al Dah - 2 December 2025

[JamesPhilips]

No one is gonna watch this.

Right. Is Ricky that deluded he thinks anyone cares about this!?!???

[gp.]

If he wanted a challenge he'd quietly do HYROX or similar. He obviously misses the adoration, people cheering his name, he's said as much many times. It's desperately sad IMO.

But perfectly understandable , perhaps not the most sensible of things to do , but he was a world champ , he was a good boxer and he i suppose will be in reasonable nick for his age , , So i suppose if the guy he is going in with is'nt that good its probably a good earner for him although i suspect he'll do it more for cheers and adulation than money , Masters boxing is becoming very popular in Aust and theres guys a lot older than him having there first and second fights , personaly i don't agree with it but who am i to judge ,

Suppose has long has he's sensible about the quality of opponent no harm done , , would i bother watching not a chance but many will,,, Really its about wether he wants to sell his legacy for his ego and a couple dollars , at the moment Ricky Hatton is adored by the british public and his losses were to greats , carry on with this stuff and the losses will go against him , and if he's up for sale, losses will shorely come , up to him i suppose ,

The danger is not the opponent it's that barely anybody might turn up to watch. For a seemingly fragile man like Ricky that could do him more harm than good.

I'd imagine he knows nobody will care, and doesn't care himself. He's going to be getting paid a lot of money for what is, in effect, doing a charity event where some MakeAWish kid gets to go in the ring with him, except in this case the MakeAWish kid is a wealthy guy from Dubai who wants to be able to show his grandchildren his BoxRec record with Ricky Hatton on it.

[Ruthless-RKO]

No one is gonna watch this.

Right. Is Ricky that deluded he thinks anyone cares about this!?!???

He’s getting paid regardless, don’t really think he cares

[black panther]

If you love money you will compromise and do many things that are potentially not in your best interests to get more of it.

I really respect the likes Joe Calzaghe and Lennox Lewis who knew when to call it quits and stuck to their word.

[IRONFIST]

Anyone but Witter.

[veriton]

Yeah if he was fussed about fighting then get Witter involved. Then again you'd have to be a certain age to care about it and I doubt many young uns would be bothered either way

[Coco]

Who knows what his motivations are?

Does he need a few quid?

Or just an easy payday?

Boredom?

The bigger the spotlight, the harder it is to move out of it.

Either way it's not a dangerous fight

[Ruthless-RKO]

Is it controversial to say Hatton was barely world class?

I mean he was promoted well under Frank. Had around 3-4 fights a year defending the bogus wbu world title. He was adored by fans and had a huge following. But how good really was he?

[Coco]

Is it controversial to say Hatton was barely world class?

I mean he was promoted well under Frank. Had around 3-4 fights a year defending the bogus wbu world title. He was adored by fans and had a huge following. But how good really was he?

Define world class? He was number one in a relatively weak division at light welter
Well beat by elite world class at welter.
Reasonable to say he was top 3 British light welter ever.
Was McGuigan world class? Josh Taylor?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Frank spent too long milking guys like Hatton and Calzaghe.

[Taansend]

Will this be the oldest combined age boxing match in history?

92. Anyone know of higher?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Will this be the oldest combined age boxing match in history?

92. Anyone know of higher?

Did McCall or Danny Williams not fight anyone similar to their age.

[Jimmy2020]

Will this be the oldest combined age boxing match in history?

92. Anyone know of higher?

Did McCall or Danny Williams not fight anyone similar to their age.

Steve Ward v Jody Meikle was definitely more than 92 but you'll have to look it up to get the exact age.

McCall vs Reyes was more than 100.

[chinarich]

Will this be the oldest combined age boxing match in history?

92. Anyone know of higher?

Oliver McCall fought Gary Cobia (59 and 52) earlier this year. There was a 70 year old American boxer who fought several years back and I think his opponent was fairly up in years (late 40's maybe). Plus Andreas Sidon and Steve Ward fought for a veterans belt and were late 50's and early 60's respectively.

[My T Sharp]

It will be nice to see Mickey Vann back in action

[margaret thatcher]

tbh i dont have much issue with faded ex pros doing exhibitions, ive seen some of them with mexican greats like barrera, morales, chavez....and they were good fun

[gilgamesh]

I'd think it's a combination of 2 things. He needs the money, and he wants to leave the sport as a winner rather than a loser. This guy being 46 years old and 8-3 is probably somebody that even THIS Ricky Hatton can legitimately beat.

Hopefully it ends there though, and there are no further comeback bouts.

[gilgamesh]

tbh i dont have much issue with faded ex pros doing exhibitions, ive seen some of them with mexican greats like barrera, morales, chavez....and they were good fun

My thoughts on this is, if you're gonna have a fake fight. Go all the way with it, and have a Pro Wrestling match then

I'd go for that actually. Barrera vs Morales 4. NO HOLDS BARRED

[mickey1975]

Ricky looked really big in the corner at Wakefield today. His belly was massive.

[Glass Joe]

Campbell hatton retired.

[stujones]

I'd think it's a combination of 2 things. He needs the money, and he wants to leave the sport as a winner rather than a loser. This guy being 46 years old and 8-3 is probably somebody that even THIS Ricky Hatton can legitimately beat.

Hopefully it ends there though, and there are no further comeback bouts.

It sounds like a glorified exhibition - a bit like the Tyson vs Paul one, it might go on the record but who really cares.

How old was Bonecrusher Smith and Bugner when they fought.

[gilgamesh]

I'd think it's a combination of 2 things. He needs the money, and he wants to leave the sport as a winner rather than a loser. This guy being 46 years old and 8-3 is probably somebody that even THIS Ricky Hatton can legitimately beat.

Hopefully it ends there though, and there are no further comeback bouts.

It sounds like a glorified exhibition - a bit like the Tyson vs Paul one, it might go on the record but who really cares.

How old was Bonecrusher Smith and Bugner when they fought.

If it goes on the record it's a fight. Maybe not an important fight or a good fight, but a fight nonetheless.

[stujones]

I'd think it's a combination of 2 things. He needs the money, and he wants to leave the sport as a winner rather than a loser. This guy being 46 years old and 8-3 is probably somebody that even THIS Ricky Hatton can legitimately beat.

Hopefully it ends there though, and there are no further comeback bouts.

It sounds like a glorified exhibition - a bit like the Tyson vs Paul one, it might go on the record but who really cares.

How old was Bonecrusher Smith and Bugner when they fought.

If it goes on the record it's a fight. Maybe not an important fight or a good fight, but a fight nonetheless.

Yes, but Tyson vs Paul was as "fake" as some of these non sanctioned fights and some exhibitions we have seen.

In fact, while we are questioning Hatton's involvement - what about the other guy - he is 46 also with an 8-3 record and his last fight was 4 years ago and a KO loss. Maybe the concern should be more for the opponent.

Hatton will get a points win with plenty of pulled punches. It feels like the David Haye vs Fournier fight - that was billed as a sanctioned fight until the last minute (indeed it was very confusing if it was or wasn't even after the fight) - plenty of pulled punches there.

[gilgamesh]

It sounds like a glorified exhibition - a bit like the Tyson vs Paul one, it might go on the record but who really cares.

How old was Bonecrusher Smith and Bugner when they fought.

If it goes on the record it's a fight. Maybe not an important fight or a good fight, but a fight nonetheless.

Yes, but Tyson vs Paul was as "fake" as some of these non sanctioned fights and some exhibitions we have seen.

In fact, while we are questioning Hatton's involvement - what about the other guy - he is 46 also with an 8-3 record and his last fight was 4 years ago and a KO loss. Maybe the concern should be more for the opponent.

Hatton will get a points win with plenty of pulled punches. It feels like the David Haye vs Fournier fight - that was billed as a sanctioned fight until the last minute (indeed it was very confusing if it was or wasn't even after the fight) - plenty of pulled punches there.

It was fake the sense that Paul didn't stop him when clearly he could've. I don't think there's any way Mike could've beaten him though.

This is some unknown Arab guy.

[Ruthless-RKO]

Was supposed to be returning. RIP