Does Ricky Hatton deserve a rematch with Mayweather?
November 3rd, 2009
By William Mackay: Recently, Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) dropped a big hint about staging a comeback bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr., commenting to the BBC Radio Stoke, “If I decide to come back it would need to be a fight to excite me. One person on my hit-list is Floyd Mayweather.” That’s a fight that would obviously excite the millions of Hatton boxing fans out there who still hope that he makes a comeback.
As bad as Hatton was knocked out, he really needs to take things slowly and work his way up to a fight against someone like Mayweather. Forget about courage, Hatton would be foolish to fight Mayweather. It would be just as dumb as Hatton’s fight strategy he used against Manny Pacquiao when Hatton tried to go right after Pacquiao and slug with him in the opening round throwing wild left hooks.
Hatton, 30, has rightfully slipped in the light welterweight rankings since his loss to Pacquiao. Hatton is only ranked in the World Boxing Organization right now and is a ranked at a lowly number #8 spot and the World Boxing Association where he’s ranked number #9. For Hatton to go into a fight against Mayweather without a tune-up and without redeeming himself in the boxing public seems to be doing a disservice to boxing fans and to himself.
Instead of looking for that pot of gold, Hatton should try to work his way into a shot against Mayweather by facing some good light welterweights. He doesn’t necessarily need to fight the best ones in the division, because after all Hatton needs to recover from the knockout loss to Pacquiao. But I would like to see Hatton facing some light hitters like Gavin Rees, Paul McCloskey, Junior Witter, Juan Diaz, Zab Judah or Andriy Kotelnik. If Hatton were to face two or three of those fighters and then make a move on a fighter like Mayweather, Hatton would be going a long way towards rebuilding his name with boxing fans and giving his brain a rest from the big punchers.
While we’re on the subject of giving his brain a rest, Hatton should consider abstaining from drinking alcohol until his career is officially over. He doesn’t need that garbage to pollute his system while he’s still fighting. If he wants to drink after his career, then so be it but not while he’s still a professional athlete. I’d give Hatton an excellent chance of beating Kotelnik, Rees, McCloskey, Witter, Diaz and Judah.
If Hatton takes on those fighters, he won’t have to worry about Mayweather going anywhere. Believe me, Mayweather will still be around in a year or two and it’s a fight that will make a lot more money at that time then it will right now because Hatton will have gotten past his knockout loss to Pacquiao.
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NO you could not knockout Hatton a two weight world champion, not a GYM BOXER!!
to the person ‘anonymous’ No.26, the fact you started with “I’m just a gym boxer” tells me all I need to know about you. You’ve hit a free standing bag a few times and prob even bought yourself a set of hook n jab pads and now feel you’re a guy who can handle himself.
hatton is done boys he’s no good
Ricky Hatton has won 45 out of 47 fights, loosing only to the 2 best p4p and was approching being the best in the world. Hatton did very well with Mayweather and I really think Mayweather would not want a rematch because Hatton could take him the distance and has a good chance to win.
Hatton needs to fight his way back. He should stop being indecisive and make his mind up one way or the other. He is either a fighter or he is not.
If he cannot get back into elite condition then he should retire for his own safety.
I’m just a gym boxer but I know I can knock out Hatton – if he keeps training and fighting like he did with Pacman. (It was Floyd senior who destroyed him, and he allowed it to happen).
you suck mywather
NO ONE BUTS THE RING-POST AND LOOK UP AT THE RING POST LIKE HATTON,SO THAT ALONE MUST BE WORTH SEEING ONE MORE TIME,BEFORE THE ART OF DOING THAT IS FOGOTTEN.
It will be a great match, watch and for Boxing if he will go for Juan Manuel Marquez.. Both of them tried to beat MoneyMayweather and failed.. It’s just make sense in Hatton go for JMM. Unless he scared..
That all I can say about that(Forest gump)
When you accomplish as much with your life as Ricky Hatton has, then you can call him a bum.
Hatton has certainly achieved, but like the others I would expect him to fight his way back before the rematch with Mayweather.
I would like to see Kevin Rooney as his trainer.
In closing I would like to say that the referee in the his fight with Mayweather did interfere.
Hate to see him called a bum just because he lost to two fantastic boxers. He has a good record against good boxers, but he was not quite up to the best of the best. Why can’t we leave it at that?
At any rate, getting dominated and clobbered by Manny and then laying still for 5 minutes was not a fun sight to look at.
I would not pay to see him fight PBF again. I hope he packs it in and drinks his drafts until he gets about half as big as F. Vargas.
Hatton Vs. Maquez or Hatton Vs. Baby Bull are the fights to make.
Maybe the question should be the other way round.
Hatton will STILL be a huge attraction regardless of the last defeat.
However Mayweather didnt sell his last fight too well, hes clearly still not interested in the divisions big boys, and needs something big to try to bring some of his loved money in.
Id say Hatton wants Mayweather but maybe Mayweather NEEDS Hatton.
And as for the word DESERVED. since when was that a factor in this age of boxing?
Well Ricky wants a shot at Mayweather again well isn’t no going to be like that. First Ricky need to get back with his old trainer and then Do it right and quite ducking these fighters. First Ricky should fight Collazo in a rematch, Hatton vs. Collazo 2, then Ricky vs. Zab Judah and if he beats Zab then a rematch against Mayweather should happen in 2010.
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frf what the f**k are u talkin about because of cortez floyd is the best out there and will be until he retires , “running scared” you been smokin something or do you always say such silly things
he should fight DEVON ALEXANDER – period
he has never won the WBC title before,
but as hatton, he will lose and he wont get a big pay day, thats what he hopes against mayweather, he wont get the win, – period.
hatton dosent deserve to fight mayweather again or manny. i personly feel he shuld retire but if he wants to make a comeback he should fight onl in britain untill he has made his way up the rankings his fans spend a fortune going to vegas to see hi fight.
no he doesnt,
ricky should forget about p4p titles,
he should fight for a title, IBF
mayweather is to scared to fight hatton again it was only because joe cortez
Ricky probably will make a comeback but he knows it won’t be against Mayweather. All he said was he’d love to have another crack at him. Thats it. He isn’t calling him out.
I love hatton but hes came up against the two best and been flattened. If Hatton comes back i think a fight with Tim Bradley would be a chance to slightly redeem himself if he won it but i doubt he would.
Hatton should watch the video of his fight with Pacquiao first and admit he was beaten by a better fighter at least on that fight. He should stop making lame excuses. He does not deserve a rematch with Mayweather or Pacquiao, he need to start over or better yet retire while still in one piece.
THIS BUM SHOULD HAVE TO FIGHT HIS WAY UP LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.WHEN HE STARTS GIVING FIGHTERS LIKE COLLAZO A RETURN,THEN HE CAN TALK.HAD THIS BUM KNOCKED OUT MAYWEATHER OR PAC,YOU WOULD NEVER SEE HIM TALKING ABOUT GIVING THEM A RETURN.AT LEAST FLOYD GAVE CASTILLIO A RETURN.
I think hatton does need to redeem himself, i think he may have 3 fights left in him, but to succeed he needs to train harder then he has before and have a strict diet. He lets himself go between fights which doesnt help matters. Id like to see him fight mayweather again though i dont think he will be able to pull it off
hatton sucks, all of those guys will beat him without a problem
Totally agree! Hatton’s got to redeem his self first before going after Mayweather. It so looks like he just wants the money and Mayweather would jump on this as another easy fight.