Hatton Plans On Retirement After Pacquiao, Marquez & Mayweather Bouts
March 25th, 2009
By Chris Williams: You got to admire Ricky Hatton (45-1, 32 KOs) for his confidence, because with a tough fight coming up on May 2nd at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Hatton is already planning on his next moves after the Pacquiao fighting, hoping to fight Juan Manuel Marquez next later in 2009, and then finish up his career against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2010. It seems as if Hatton is living in denial more than a little, because I can’t see a fight against either Marquez or Mayweather Jr. happening if Hatton can’t even beat Pacquiao.
My guess is that Hatton will try to take Marquez and Mayweather Jr. in his next two fight regardless of whether or not he defeats Pacquiao. At this point, he’s probably just padding his wallet on the way out of the sport and losses to Pacquiao and Marquez won’t change his plans any.
If he was concerned about sticking around the sport, he’d step up and try to fight one of the top two fighters in the light welterweight division in Timothy Bradley and Junior Witter instead of the Paulie Malignaggi’ and the Juan Lazcano’s of the division.
I don’t think you’ll get Hatton anywhere close to those good fighters because in losing to them, neither or which are nearly as popular as Hatton, Marquez or Mayweather Jr., Hatton would be brought down to earth and made to look all too mortal.
Losing to fighters like Mayweather Jr., Pacquiao and Marquez are one thing, but getting beaten by less well known stars would be a fatal blow to Hatton. Chances are, Hatton would have lost to them a long time ago if he had given them the chance by fighting them. He hasn’t, instead going after faded stars like Lazcano and Jose Luis Castillo and the weak punching Malignaggi rather than risking fate by stepping in the ring with them.
My hope is that Hatton doesn’t go ahead with the Marquez and Mayweather Jr. bouts if he loses badly to Pacquiao. I can’t see this as being a good thing for boxing with a fighter being beaten repeatedly, yet being given chances again and again against the biggest stars of the sport and ones that have proven themselves against the best time after time rather than lesser fighters.
I’d like to see Hatton step back down after he loses to Pacquiao, and take on one of the best light welterweights in the division like Bradley or Lamont Peterson. I also wouldn’t mind seeing him fight Nate Campbell or Junior Witter.
Those would be excellent fights and ones where Hatton would be seen as showing some courage by fighting the best rather than hand-picked fighters the way he’s been fighting the past few years.
Tags: Hatton vs. Pacquiao, Hatton-Pacquiao ,Floyd Mayweather Jr, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton16 Responses to “Hatton Plans On Retirement After Pacquiao, Marquez & Mayweather Bouts”
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Are you guys talking about that guy helplessly unconcious on the canvass after taking a devastating left hook with the pacman ? He ain’t even a match for the pacman … he and his loud mouth trainer seems to have no fighting plans at all to meet the pacman .. for him to retire or what doesn’t matter … just like diaz have said of the pacman ” he’s just freaking fast!” ,, much dangerous now with the power !
look who’s talking.
I commented this the other day, I see him winning all the fights as well as long as he boxes from the outside and then moves inside (not what he did against Mayweather). he could also end his career in U.K. with a fight against Khan (as long as Khan doesn’t get a head of himself and fight for a World Title before 2 years.
Look perhaps we over hype hatton a little bit, just as you over hype chad dawson or bradly ?
Hatton has earned his way to the top and derserves big fights.
He can beat pacquiao because of size, Marquez would be diffelcut but could be done and mayweather thats ceartin match that has to be done.
Chris Williams should hold the world title for talking crap.
I agree with coppo,
… this IS the very reasons why Hatton will beat the Pacman. he will do in style too, I feel.
Hatton will beat Marquez after pac as well, but Mayweather will be a step too far again possibly, although I would back Hatton to do substantially better aginst Floyd Jnr the second time around.
Bwahaha. All your comments makes me laugh. I am seeing excuses again from Hatton huggers like blaming it on the referee? Guys, stop being a hugger and be fan. Guess, you guys don’t know the difference. I’m proud to say that I am a fan of boxing because I give each boxer a chance to win a fight. Shame on those people who claims to be a fan.
HATTON CAN FIGHT WHO EVER HE WANTS TO NOT WHAT CHRIS WILLIAMS WANT HIM TO FIGHT AND I THINK ALL THREE PACQUIO MARQUEZ AND MAYWETHER HATTON BEAT THEM ALL IF COTEZ ISNT THE REF
I hate articles like this!!! hatton is a good fighter and i hope he pacman! it will be tough but theres no reason why he cant win.
why would hatton fight a Bradley, Peterson, holt or witter when he can fight the possibly the 3 best fighters on the planet?
Hattons a guy with guts and heart and looks to test himself against the very best and the guys mentioned above are nowhere near the ability of the likes of marquez and mayweather!
If hatton was American we wouldn’t be having this discussion!
Uk no.1 p4p
just hurry up and die chris
I dont know about yous but Iv never been more confident of a hatton win in all my life. To beat hatton at light welter you have to be an outstanding technical fighter pac has outsanding physicall attributes but in only a very well developed technical boxer. His physical talent wont go for nothing in this fight tho coz hatton is far to big for a brawler type
Shows how you big up your fighters. Bradley won the title via a split decision against witter who looked terrible and now u think he can beat hatton HAHAHA. Hatton lost to the best p4p boxer on the planet and i guarantee you if he beats pacman you will say “it was one weight too far” or some rubbish. Face it you can’t take it when uk fighters are the top dog. Stop writing articles if you can’t keep them unbiased it just gets really old really fast…
“..try to fight one of the top two fighters in the light welterweight division in Timothy Bradley and Junior Witter”
Enough said.
Man what the hell are you talking about Witter being one of the best in the division, Bradley perhaps but who is the ring magazine holder and recognised no1 in the light welter division…oh yea thats right Ricky Hatton.
Hatton has earned the right to fight who he wants and your trying to tell me the boxing public would rather see him against Bradley or Witter than Marquez then you must be demented
Honestly thats a poor bit of writting