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NorthEastBoxingFan wrote:Carlos Baldomir would have beaten Hatton IMO, he took Mayweather the distance as well didn't he?

NorthEastBoxingFan wrote:Carlos Baldomir would have beaten Hatton IMO, he took Mayweather the distance as well didn't he?

NorthEastBoxingFan wrote:

Carlos Baldomir would have beaten Hatton IMO, he took Mayweather the distance as well didn't he?

I'll take my hat off to him for the Malignaggi win though - I fancied PM to win that one.

But folks are right, as brilliantly as Hatton has done I think people (well those in the know at least) will always remember that Hatton didn't fight the best on his own doorstep in Junior the Hitter Witter

That said, if Witter KO's him, he probably doesn't get the fight in America (PBF), so you might say it's swings and roundabouts.

G0mez wrote:Hatton has got a terrific website it must be said too, perhaps the best boxer's individual website out there.

Closely followed by Froch's !

BIGMARK wrote: i was in a pub once and over heard a conversation about Frank Bruno hanging up the gloves and this one bloke with a straight face said to his mate:
"its a shame big Frank is hanging them up because we may never know who was the better man between him and Tyson."
honest to god i heard that :(

BIGMARK wrote:

TheCobra wrote:Hatton unpopular amongst real fans? Get real mate.

I really like Hatton, I think he's a top bloke who's done it his way and made something for himself, he's showed other boxers the way to promote themselves, e.g. earlier in his career doing all the after dinner speaking and picking up loyal fans a few hundred at a time until the momentum built into a landslide and he was a real public name and celebrity.

Do you see many other boxers working that hard to get themselves a profile? No, they seem to expect their promoters to do it single-handedly. Ok allegedly allegedly allegedly also did wonders for Ricky but I think Ricky did a lot for himself, look at someone like Witter, he has zero popularity because he doesnt come across well and does zero to promote himself, between fights you here absolutely nothing and his website cant even be arsed to update it can they!

Now people are always gona dismiss Hatton as a 'populist' 'everyman' fighter who the 'unkowledgeable hordes' worship. However it shouldn't take away from the fact that he has done brilliant with the tools he was born with and has worked very hard to get into the position he is in now.

Now I will say there is one little thing which grates on me with Ricky and that is him referring to himself in the 3rd person in interviews. I always hate it when celebrities do that, I think it is a slight sign that some of the fame has inflated his ego a little bit too much, however apart from that gripe I will say he is still very down to earth for the level of fame he has, he just seems to sometimes play on the 'everyday guy' stereotype which is sad because he really doesn't need to, we know he is an everyday guy from Hyde so he doesnt need to keep saying it in interviews referring to 'Ricky Hatton' instead of I and me, silly and annoying little gripe I know!

I am being real mate and anyone who reads the boxing forums knows that Hatton has a lot of knockers. I just want to find out why because i'm a fan, look check out this poll and the results surprised me as its so close:
http://forum.boxrec.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=99107

TheCobra wrote: Yeh is a close call, I just voted for Hatton of course. I am from manchester and Hatton is a god in Manchester. Maybe in other parts he aint so popular I duno. I think like some people have said on that thread, maybe the Hatton brand is starting to tire on some people who see it as a money-making exercise, but come on.

I think about it this way, when Ricky Hatton is gone, who on the biritsh scene will we have to take part in such superfights such as those with Mayweather, Pacman etc. These are golden times for us, it is nice that we have a fighter with the worldwide name and clout to actually make these fights happen - to make the boxing world look at british boxing. It is a typical British trait that we bring people up to then knock them down at their height.

BIGMARK wrote:I have been reading and posting on boxing forums for a good five years and have noticed how real boxing fans have turned against Ricky over the last few years. I personally feel no different to him now than i did before the KT fight but a large numbe seem to be on his case, so why is this? here are some ideas which you may or may not agree with:
1. he is to over exposed and we here the same old sound bites over and over again?
2. That he has been adopted by the casual sports fan who when talk boxing only know Hatton and the hype that sky have fed them?
3. he didnt fight Witter?
4. His poor lifestyle outside of the ring?
5.his excuses to losing to PBF or bad performences?
6. how he seems to talk about himself in the third person?
7. playing the lad card with all the football, oasis BS

As i said before i dont have a problem with the guy but wish he would sort out his drinking and lifestyle between fights as its a bad advert for the sport. I do hate all the fools & horses stuff mind.

G0mez wrote:'Real' fans ?

Everyone is introduced to the sport by one fighter - be it Duran, Leonard, Ali, Tyson, Naz or Hatton - there is always one fighter that is the catalyst for an individual to become a boxing fan.

Then once they have found the sport and realised there are other fighters worthy of their interest, then their interest grows further.

In about 5-10 years time you'll see the impact Hatton had on British boxing, when you see a stack of amateur talent appearing and/or turning professional.

Like the fact that, despite being a minority, since Naz we have had an influx of British Asian fighters - from Khan to Siddique who captained the England squad.

Hatton is solid gold for boxing in my opinion.

DaveyH wrote:

TheCobra wrote: Yeh is a close call, I just voted for Hatton of course. I am from manchester and Hatton is a god in Manchester. Maybe in other parts he aint so popular I duno. I think like some people have said on that thread, maybe the Hatton brand is starting to tire on some people who see it as a money-making exercise, but come on.

I think about it this way, when Ricky Hatton is gone, who on the biritsh scene will we have to take part in such superfights such as those with Mayweather, Pacman etc. These are golden times for us, it is nice that we have a fighter with the worldwide name and clout to actually make these fights happen - to make the boxing world look at british boxing. It is a typical British trait that we bring people up to then knock them down at their height.

I think this only happens when people who make it big become a bit sucked in by their own hype. I think Ricky has worked damn hard to get where he is and to promote himself to the fans, but not every fighter out there has a marketable gimmick that they can push on people. Guys like Witter see themselves as athletes, no nonsense fighters who do their talking in the ring. Ricky is a warrior, no doubt about it, but once he achieved a certain level of success it became obvious he was no longer just an athlete, but he was a businessman too. It was this business approach that prevented the Witter fight ever happening.

Of course you can't really blame Ricky for adopting this attitude, he is just maximising his earning potential. But I have always said that if a boxer puts his desire to create a lasting legacy second to blatantly chasing the £££, then they have got to expect some sort of backlash from boxing fans. But of course that backlash probably wont worry them as they are collecting their next huge cheque and booking their next appearance on Jonathan Ross!

chinny wrote:The lies: We were going to fight Paulie in New York but then we discovered Las Vegas will be cheaper for the British fans (Ray Hatton).
The most patronising crock of shit I've ever heard.

King Tubby wrote:I like it when he says 'That Tyson, eh? If you found him in bed with yer missus, you'd tuck him in, wouldn't ya?' Cracks me up.