Fwank on Hatton Vs Khan

[DG.]

allegedly believes Ricky Hatton should retire, but conceded he would be a perfect opponent for Amir Khan.

Hatton was stopped in two rounds by Manny Pacquiao on Saturday leading many to call for his retirement from the sport.

However, a fight with Pacquiao's sparring partner, assuming Khan beats Andreas Kotelnik on June 27, would be a massive draw if the Hitman opts to fight again.

Warren, who promoted Hatton for the majority of his career, says
he believes the Manchester fighter has nothing left and so would be a good choice for Khan -

even though he would not want to see the contest to take place.

"As a boxing fan I hope [it doesn't happen] because Ricky Hatton should retire," Warren said.

"Representing Amir Khan I'd love to make the fight because its a win for him.

"He was poleaxed and its not the first time - the same thing happened against Floyd Mayweather.

"He was never in the fight, he was badly hurt. he's a rich man he's got nothing to prove and he can't prove it. whatever he had is gone.

"This is a dangerous business. Its the most dangerous sport of all of them. You want to know where the money is. Not have that when you've made it all you can't remember where the bank is."

[steve689]

A columnist in the Guardian today was giving his views on Hatton-Khan. I forget his name but the said writer felt Hatton would way out of his depth and that Khan would feed on him and KO him quickly! Not sure on that one to be honest.

[DG.]

A columnist in the Guardian today was giving his views on Hatton-Khan. I forget his name but the said writer felt Hatton would way out of his depth and that Khan would feed on him and KO him quickly! Not sure on that one to be honest.

Won't take much to stretch Hatton these days, imo.

Whoever lands the first good shot might win, maybe Hattton is finished.

Its a 50/50 fight if Hatton has gone back.

[Exoddus]

Hatton would beat Khan easy.

[Mensa07]

lol said writer is talking out of his arse. out of his depth? defo 'avin a steffi there dude.

Agree with Frank W tho, whatever Ricky had... is GONE. He should retire before he gets hurt.

[Dioufy]

Hatton would beat Khan easy.

I feel the same. I don't quite know why folk think Hatton's chops have deteriorated that bad, so that fighters like Khan would "stretch" him in two or thee rounds. Pacquiao was a beast and landed an amazing shot. Surely that shot would've knocked 95% of 140lb'ers out.

[DG.]

Hatton was out for 3 minutes.

Until he fights agains no one can be sure what he has left, it can not help durablity to get knocked out in that fashion.

3 of four fast khan shots might cause Hatton issue, Lazcano did with 1 shot.

[DG.]

i have always said this was the kind of fight Khan could win and remember when posting on another forum was given stick for thinking so. Khan has the kind of style to give Hatton nightmares and is still way off his prime. IMO the Khan that beat MAB vs the Hatton that lost to PBF wins every time and now with Roach in his corner its even easier. I am no Khan nut hugger but just believe he is seriously underated and i like the kids attitude towards the sport.

Khan has most thing apart froma chin.

If he can hit Hatton before Hatton hits him he can beat him, Wricky might be finsihed.

[DG.]

i have always said this was the kind of fight Khan could win and remember when posting on another forum was given stick for thinking so. Khan has the kind of style to give Hatton nightmares and is still way off his prime. IMO the Khan that beat MAB vs the Hatton that lost to PBF wins every time and now with Roach in his corner its even easier. I am no Khan nut hugger but just believe he is seriously underated and i like the kids attitude towards the sport.

Khan has most thing apart froma chin.

If he can hit Hatton before Hatton hits him he can beat him, Wricky might be finsihed.

i dont think Hatton would get near him, anyway i dont really care as i dont want this fight to happen because Hatton needs to retire.

Agree.

[Exoddus]

Khan couldn't finish off a half blind shot Barrera. Barrera said in his interview, that he wasn't hurt once. He said Khans punches were actually pretty weak. Barrera doesn't talk shit.

Barrera hit Khan with a nice little right hook in one of the rounds. Khans eyes shot wide open. Khan struggles against fighters that come forward. Which Hatton does.

I was one of the few people on boxrec who said Hatton was going to get KO'd. However, I think Hatton would KO Khan.

[sweetscience]

hatton & khan have isparred n recent months and khan was bossing

they were going to fight next year,but now im not too sure, hatton will proberly only have one more fight

[hurlock]

khan was bossing manny for 5rds so what?

i hope 4 hattons health he jacks,he aint no lww & if he moves up he's damaged goods.there is no where for hatton to go.
if khan manages to beat his paperweight champion he then needs to prove himself against a name,normally a sports network fighter would have a few eastern nobody ever heard of pean fighters, then pitch them in against a willing to travel pick up there pension there for the (beating)taking named fighter.
hatton is defenetly passed his best & qualifies for this role & @ 10st khan hits him with everything & lets him know what we know allready while getting noticed for it.
thing is does hatton think i can become a 4time champion for incentive & take out the jewel in fw's crown???to get him almost down to level peggings in the promotional stakes???
ray hatton should be man enough to voice out once hatton announces his future,if he wishes to carry on.im concerned for hatton.

[gobbles]

Khan couldn't finish off a half blind shot Barrera. Barrera said in his interview, that he wasn't hurt once. He said Khans punches were actually pretty weak. Barrera doesn't talk shit.

Barrera hit Khan with a nice little right hook in one of the rounds. Khans eyes shot wide open. Khan struggles against fighters that come forward. Which Hatton does.

I was one of the few people on boxrec who said Hatton was going to get KO'd. However, I think Hatton would KO Khan.

Why do you believe when a British fighter says he was not hurt he was lying, yet when Barrera says it he is telling the truth? Barrera was hurt repeatedly in that fight and I don't believe the plan was ever to mix it with Barrera, so why would Khan go for the knockout?

[states]

Gomez was surely more shot when he faced Khan than Hatton is now. And Hatton is/was better than Gomez ever was.

I can understand the arguments for Khan: He's lightening fast, he's got Roach in his corner, Hatton has surely seen better days, etc. But to make Khan, a hitherto unproven 135lb'er, favourite against the guy who was regarded as the worlds best 140lb'er for near on 4 years, just because he [Hatton] got banged out by the worlds best boxer seems a little daft. The Hatton that beat Malinaggi would be an overwhelming favourite against Khan. Hatton's punch resistance may well have dipped badly. But at least he had a chin to begin with. He'd only have to clip Amir once.

[coneye]

Personaly i hope it happens because Hatton will ko Khan inside 5 , and then he can retire on a win and Warren losses his latest meal ticket .

Maybee then promoters can get back to building up good fighters instead off personalitys.

[hurlock]

Personaly i hope it happens because Hatton will ko Khan inside 5 , and then he can retire on a win and Warren losses his latest meal ticket .

Maybee then promoters can get back to building up good fighters instead off personalitys.

prime example of a fan not realising what his idol is,& getting him confused with what he was.

it's like your dad getting old & grey becoming abit disabled,you still see him as the strong man from your youth knowing he no longer is ,in boxing you dont have long to delve over such things, but haft to appreciate that person for getting that respect.

peace in the middle east,one love im out 8)

[Lenny]

Gomez was surely more shot when he faced Khan than Hatton is now. And Hatton is/was better than Gomez ever was.

I can understand the arguments for Khan: He's lightening fast, he's got Roach in his corner, Hatton has surely seen better days, etc. But to make Khan, a hitherto unproven 135lb'er, favourite against the guy who was regarded as the worlds best 140lb'er for near on 4 years, just because he [Hatton] got banged out by the worlds best boxer seems a little daft. The Hatton that beat Malinaggi would be an overwhelming favourite against Khan. Hatton's punch resistance may well have dipped badly. But at least he had a chin to begin with. He'd only have to clip Amir once.

What he said

[forcefraser]

I`d go for Khan to stop him

[Jeff Thomas]

I think Ricky needs to retire now too.... He has little to prove he was a REAL world champion and deserves to enjoy the money with his health intact. While the Khan-Hatton fight would be huge and is certainly winnable, another loss especially to someone who is extremely suceptable would be very damaging to the CV.

The problem with Khan is it will only take a decent punch from a world class fighter to lay him out. Its already happened once as we all know and the next time it happens Khans drawing power takes a irreversable hit. People can forgive you getting chinned once but twice,three times? Unforgivable. Say Khan is a little to sharp for should-be retired Ricky.... beats him on points in a huge event. Next fight Khan attempts to unify and gets chinned in one or two rounds by a Nate Campbell, a Tim Bradley, a Ricardo Torres or someone even more obscure Hattons legacy indirectly takes a huge hit.

Watching Ricky get KO'd in that fashion last week was frankly horrible and was so pleased when he came round. Its time to retire Ricky and I hope those close to you can see that too. For a start whose going to train him?

[Finch]

Khan couldn't finish off a half blind shot Barrera. Barrera said in his interview, that he wasn't hurt once. He said Khans punches were actually pretty weak. Barrera doesn't talk shit.

Barrera hit Khan with a nice little right hook in one of the rounds. Khans eyes shot wide open. Khan struggles against fighters that come forward. Which Hatton does.

I was one of the few people on boxrec who said Hatton was going to get KO'd. However, I think Hatton would KO Khan.

That made me laugh that interview.

Reporter - "Did Khan's speed and power surprise you?"

Barerra - "I didn't feel his punches, i just couldn't see"

[Lenny]

Gomez was surely more shot when he faced Khan than Hatton is now. And Hatton is/was better than Gomez ever was.

I can understand the arguments for Khan: He's lightening fast, he's got Roach in his corner, Hatton has surely seen better days, etc. But to make Khan, a hitherto unproven 135lb'er, favourite against the guy who was regarded as the worlds best 140lb'er for near on 4 years, just because he [Hatton] got banged out by the worlds best boxer seems a little daft. The Hatton that beat Malinaggi would be an overwhelming favourite against Khan. Hatton's punch resistance may well have dipped badly. But at least he had a chin to begin with. He'd only have to clip Amir once.

What he said

but Khan is a very different fighter now than he was when he fought Gomez and Hatton though a good fighter would struggle like hell with the Khan's speed and movement and imo wouldnt get near him all night.

I feel a lot would depend on how much Hatton has left. Khan is not the fighter that Pacqiuao is and i'm not sure how he would react to being put under pressure by Hatton who would have no problem getting to him. Whilst Khan's hands are probably faster than Manny's, I don't think his feet are nearly as quick. Khan also hasn't yet shown any inside fighting capabilities.

Add to this Khan isn't a southpaw, doesn't have Manny's power and I think Hatton would find Khan's very fast jab easier to defend against, it's a completely different fight. Lets not pretend Khan is an all new fighter now, I still think he is there to be hit and Ricky has/had the speed to get to him and the power to knock him out.

I'm still not convinced Khan will beat Kotelnik so talk of a Hatton fight is very premature

[DavidPayne]

If I was Ricky I'd take one look at the missus putting her knickers away in the bottom draw and think............

[Lenny]

They are gonna look one hell of a couple when Ricky has been retired for a couple of years...

[DG.]

They are gonna look one hell of a couple when Ricky has been retired for a couple of years...

I can hear the lawyers arguing already.

[terminator]

Khan couldn't finish off a half blind shot Barrera. Barrera said in his interview, that he wasn't hurt once. He said Khans punches were actually pretty weak. Barrera doesn't talk shit.

yes he does

Barerra claimed Hamed hit him harder than Pacman