Hatton vs. Marquez: Is Ricky too fat to still fight?
November 25th, 2009
By Scott Gilfoid: Recently, in seeing a portly Ricky Hatton take part in a professional wrestling competition, I thought to myself that Hatton will never be able to get back down in weight enough where he’ll be an effective fighter. Hatton looked to be close to 200 pounds in his wrestling bout, with three chins and a coat of fat on him that made Hatton look like a big beach ball in appearance. I had to taka a close look at Hatton when he came out for the match to make sure he wasn’t wearing a fat suit because it was downright shocking to see how badly Hatton had left himself go since his May 2nd loss to Manny Pacquiao.
However, I can only imagine how many pies, cookies, and drinks that Hatton will stuff down his gullet during the Christmas holidays. I hope he doesn’t, but I can see Hatton getting up well over 200 pounds – if he’s not there already, before he makes the move to get back into boxing. If Hatton does choose to fight Juan Manuel Marquez in early 2010, I don’t know how Hatton will be able to take off enough of the fatty tissue to get ready to fight. I imagine that Hatton can get down to 140 if he starves himself enough and trains like a dog in camp.
It would basically mean that Hatton’s training camp would be in effect a fat farm for him to lose the weight rather than a training camp where Hatton is working on improving. When you get way out of shape like Hatton clearly is, it takes a considerable amount of time to take enough weight off for a person to train effectively. Maybe Hatton can fight Marquez at a catch weight of 160.
I can see Hatton getting to that weight without too much problems. Marquez would be a blister bag at that weight, because he already looks as slow as heck at 144. That would be a benefit to Hatton I imagine. However, Hatton probably won’t be much faster than Marquez at that kind of weight. Personally, I think Hatton gets knocked out by Marquez no matter what weight Hatton chooses to come in. He has too much weight to take off and he’ll likely do it in a short amount of time if he does choose to stage a comeback.
If Hatton took things slow and trained over a period of a year to get back into shape, I think he might be good enough to lose a close 12 round decision. But not if Hatton trains furiously for three months to melt off 50 to 80 pounds of pure blubber. That’s too much to take off without it having a huge effect on Hatton’s performance. If Hatton does come back, he should go for easier fighter than Marquez, someone like Amir Khan. Even a fat Hatton would have a chance to beat Khan if he can catch up to him and land a big shot or two to chin of Khan.
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Are you kidding me? Hatton fight Amir Khan, and it will be easier? What drug are you taking? Amir will blast Hatton to bits. He has so much improved from almost 2 years ago when he lost to Prescott. Amir is faster and hits harder now than he ever did. Amir is now in a different level. And if Amir fought Marquez, Amir will demolish Marquez quickly and it won’t be close. In fact, Marquez won’t be able to handle Amir’s newfound speed and power.
Oh, and in answer to the question so many people asked (“What does he eat to make him so damn fat!?!?!”): Guinness. Lots and lots of it. Everyone knows that, and it just makes him that much cooler!
Hatton regularly goes up to 180 between fights. I’ve read that he thinks carrying so much extra weight between fights gives him an advantage (maybe strength-wise). I agree that he’s bigger than he usually gets, but he’ll likely just give himself more time to make the weight. Hatton is known for putting himself through some brutal training camps, so I have no problem believing that he could still make 140 for a fight with Marquez. Ricky and other boxers at that weight usually fight at an actual weight of around 155. They cut down to that weight and dry out their bodies to take off the extra 15 pounds (to make 140). So he’d be losing around 40-50 pounds. If he gives himself 3-4 months to prepare for the fight, there’s no reason he couldn’t make weight.
Its all rubbish anyway Hatton has not had any dealings with Marquez or any boxer about his next fight.
Infact hes still not made his mind up. From what hes been saying i think a comeback is likely but any proposed opponants are just speculation and nothing more.
He can do what most American fighters do and CLINCH, the heavier you are the more you sap your opponents strength. I don’t know why most of them don’t just take up Sumo its definitely more entertaining.
ricky can bang ,just pac never even gave him a chance to play his punch and hold,hey,looks like these two fighters both love to drinks the yellow stuff.
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he looks slimmer than he usually does
Although its not good to yo-yo in weight, are you under the impression that Hatton was a highly disciplined athlete outside the ring? He does it all the time.
That was a good article and it did make some good points there. It’s true that he will be spending too much time just trying to lose weight instead of actually practicing and developing his technique.
yeah hatton is a fat b@stard he’s ruined his career by putting on ridiculous amounts of weight between fights he should retire now or he’ll be ko’d again. not a very good role modle for young boxers
he has let himself go but its his descion if he wants to do that and to get back down to that weight he should get kerry kayes back in his camp hhes always got him into shape,,,,, fight marquez maybe a alexander or a bradley thrn maybe if floyd as no one to fight.. hatton n floyd can get it on at wembley and make themselves big money again
ricky hatton is not looking good and will struggle in the ring with the recent knockouts and weight gain! but gilfoid you are a brit bashing fool, you flood this site with garbage and you need to clean your act up or this site is going to lose a lot of hits due to you perez and santiago with all the cr*p you talk
eastsideboxing.com all the way!
Only the truly elite fighters who really look after themselves with pure discipline turn out to be the greats. Sklils alone will
not be enough, ricky tries to please everybody, be one of the boys, he got away with it in his twenties, but it has now caught up with him, and as his opponents have improved he cant quite bridge that gap. I’m not sure if he still has enough to beat marquez, but hey ricky you gave us some great nights.
needs to retire, to big to keep boiling down will get hurt in the end.he cannot keep doing it hatton as aged. weight loss like that will catch up with him
I don’t care what all you englishmen say its not normal for a fighter to get that big and ricky has never gained that much weight and then dropped it months later in the gym.You guys have too much faith in ricky just to get dissappointed later on.Marquez will school hatton,and i would love to see it.
hatton will makw weight iv seen him nearly as big b4 granted he carnt be good for him but he will def make the weight hes never nt made it despite is problems inbeetween fights
Do you not think a break from the site may do you good, Scott?
Hatton is getting ready for sumo-wrestling. Don’t you get it?
what is it with the general consensus that Mayweather vs Marquez was a bad fight? if thats really the case, then you should be watching mma or something. or if all you wanna see is blood and drama, then go rape your mother.
not very professinal fact what hatton doesbisb detremental to his health he will carry on getting ktfo age catching him up not a young man any more when he gets badly hurt youll all be should have stopped fighting sooner making boxing look bad infact it will be fattons bad preperation lack of serious ness he will be sorry and as for only losing to fm and mp callazo had his number lazcano hatton really looked bad any 1 who advises him to fight or strips him down so do so at there own risk unless they want to feel responsible for him beinging badly hurt over rated over weight over the hill give it up now unless you are going to fight witter a to profesinal hatton could not fight at 35 due to his lack of profesinalism
This is the norm for Ricky.
People forget he has only lost to MAYWEATHER AND PACMAN!!! Come on people wheres your boxing knowledge…
Hatton was beating Mayweather on the score cards at round 10?? was MArquesz? NO!!
I love to watch Ricky fight and his over weught is no suprise at all, he always does this, so forget about his weight…
Lets just wait till the fight cos no one can predict the future! they are both great fighters.. have some respect people…
I would love to see half of you guys take on ricky.
Any one can be 6ft 4, best boxer in the world siting behind a PC, go to a boxing gym and try it!
Hatton vs. Marquez: Is Ricky too fat to still fight?
Yeah! he’s fat
hatton always lets himself go after a fight hell be there at the weighin at 140 bang on then he will were the fat suit before he enters the ring and beat marquez but it will be a tough fight for sure.I agree though he shouldnt be gettin to 200 pounds+
I like Ricky but after last seeing him that fat I cant see him beating Marquez
so not only is he overrated, he’s overweight too.
he should retire for good!
At the pinnacle of this sport only the fittest survive. Hatton was right at the top and could have gone all the way to defeat both Mayweather and Pacquiao. But there was one thing that he wanted even more than the p4p title. He wanted to be a pig.
And so Ricky Hatton ate his way to the canvas. Hatton wanted to be a pig, and now he is one.
yeah, putting on a lot of weight then reducing back to 140lb is a disaster in training.
it will be interesting to watch hatton vs. jmm though.
hatton vs marquez would be better than
mayweather vs jmm
hatton is a legend, a peoples champ, shame though, his a fat ars
thats why hatton got kod because he gets to fat and loses to much weight!
lol that’s a gret pic
absolutely disgraceful and shameful!!
this guy should get into rugby or a hotdog eating contest..
yh haton will drop from 200lb – 140lb with ease like he normaly does, but that when he will get knocked out again, weight gain / loss can effect your core power 100% what i mean by that is your natural ability and natural stregth the body pocceses.
I guess the writer does not know much about boxing, Hatton ALWAYS balloons up in between fights.
This article could have gotten across the same amount of information in one paragraph.
Too big I’m afraid.. Constant weight gaining and loss takes it’s toll on the body and besides the two loses have affected Hatton beyond repair.
Marquez V Hatton doesn’t seem that interesting to me.. Khan V Marquez would be more my thing and I’d be routing for the unsung hero that is Marquez.. Gotta love that guy..
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I BET U IT WILL BE A BETTER FIGHT THAN THE MAYWHEATHER AND MARQUEZ FIGHT.
Ricky is expert in yo-yoing weight. He does it all the time. So, deflating himself again from 200lb to 140lb won’t be a problem.
Ricky can’t control his love of drinking gallons of beer with a huge basket of deep oil-fried chips and high-calorie meat.
absolutely disgraceful and shameful!!
this guy should get into rugby or a hotdog eating contest..
RICKY HATTON VRS JAMES TONEY OR BUTTERBEAN