Ricky Hatton eyes Amir Khan bout – news
December 20th, 2009
By Liam Santiago: Boxing legend Ricky Hatton has stated in an article with Steve Bunce from the Mirror that a fight with himself and WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan is getting closer. Hatton stated that it is more than likely he will return to action in the middle of 2010. Recently, Golden Boy Promotion head honcho, Richard Schaefer said he is not waiting for Hatton any longer, which means he is unlikely to take on Juan Manuel Marquez now.
Hatton went on to say, ”I’ve heard a lot and read a lot of speculation about my future and I have to admit there are some great fights out there. I’ve enjoyed my time off from fighting and the promoting has been brilliant. It’s not been all about the glory and we had Matthew [his brother] losing a controversial decision in a world title fight. I also had Matt Macklin win the European middleweight title and put himself in the mix for a world title. I will still be promoting shows and so far I’ve had three shows on Sky and I’ve got more dates in 2010. People told me that I would get the itch when I was at ringside at my own shows and they were right!”
I hate to be the one to throw a spanner in to the works to the Khan fans but Hatton will hand Khan is second defeat he takes this fight. Let’s be serious. Salita is no Ricky Hatton. Neither Is Andriy Kotelnik or Oisin Fagan, the Ireland taxi driver. Hatton may be in his declining days as a fighter, but he is nowhere near as shot as Marco Antonio Barrera was when Khan beat him. Hatton hits about twenty times as hard as all them fighters Khan has beat since his defeat to Breidis Prescott, put together. Are you seriously telling me Khan will just shake of Hatton’s big left hooks.
Not only is Salita no Hatton, Khan is no Mayweather or Pacquiao. Khan has nowhere near the power that Manny Pacquiao possesses. I am an honest man. If I thought Khan could win, I would say. But he can’t. Khan can not hurt Hatton and Hatton can hurt hum.
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Are you for real!? Amir is nothing but a silver medalist done good. He couldn’t handle Rickys power. Amir’s only had one real fight and he got banged out in the first! Bring it on, I’d love to see Ricky go out with the big win!
All you khan haters are pathetic beyond belief! The guy JUST turned 23! Hes already a word champion, what more can you honestly expect! I mean granted, he hasnt fought the best out there and yes he has had more opportunity then other professionals but thats the bature of boxing, Khan makes money! Since we are comparing Hatton and Khan does anyone remember what hatton was doing when he was 22/23? or what floyd mayweather was doing at 22/23 or what manny was doing at that age. Khan wil be protected, thats the way it works, can you realistically expect him to go out and fight the mayweathers of this world at this age. It has to a progression, and the opponents wil become more difficult by each defence. In regard to a possible figt with Hatton, Liam Santiago i dont why on earth you stil insist on writing on here you have lost any credibitliy you ever had when the paqman destroyed your boy Cotto!! Khan would destroy Hatton, Hatton has no answer to his explosive speed and power. Khan as te potential to be far better then Haton ever was or could have been!
Khan will obliterate Hatton in 4 rounds. Ricky has lost his reflexes, has no defence, and zero chin. He’ll be eating punches like he does chip butties and be sleeping like a baby in jig time.
Why is this guy (Liam Santiago) still writing articles? This guy stated before the PAc/Cotto fight that if Pac won, he would stop writing and that he would not go back on his word…why the hell are you still here Liam?
Hatton would beat kahn hands down .. how can people be even brain washed into thinkin kahn stands a chance.. hattons only 2 loses are to pac-man and floyd mayweather 2 of the best pound 4 pound fighers on the planet.. u cant take nothing away from hatton he’s still a great figher and on a totally different level than amir kahn who’s fought nothing but over the hill r not even heard of steppin stone opponets..
hatton will KO khan youve never seen punishment like this Khan will be ko’d so badly it will be unreal
nick i have been saying this for years this is why hatton refused to fight witter because he could see the skill dedication ad all round profesinalism hatton is over hyped as much as he his over weight and he mustbe weighing 14 and a half stone seriously
ricky hatton should either fight JMM,or if that dont go to plan me personally i would hang em up if he did get in the ring with khan, he is too young and fresh for the hitman, although it would be a huge money spinner for both us british and american fans!
and by the way matthew hatton never lost he drew with lovemore ndou
John – well said mate, you hit the nail on the head.
hatton is the most over rated hype job. he beat an out of date costa tzou and the ill let him have malignaggi as another world class opponent. pacman and mayweather both schooled him. i like his fighting style but his boxing skills are very limited.
Calzaghe was the best in his division and nobody can argue that. he might not be a pound for pound legend but he was still the best in his weight class.
Khan has a lot of question marks but he still has time on his side. i imagine 2010-2011 to be his years where he will achieve greatness.
totally agree wif all u sed
Hatton as a warrior must fight Cotto or Margarito (in behalf of Cotto)
Hatton wants to go out in a war. He should fight Cotto,
your absolutely right ata so the only thing khan can really do to earn the respect is fight someone who isn’t ageing and on the way down.
Don’t want to see this fight, if Hatton fights again he should fight Marquez someone who deserves a fight like this. Khan should focus on the good fighters in his division not just the money, what will he do when Marquez and Hatton have gone, then he’ll have to face these guys.
My only fear would be that Khan would still be criticized, saying that khan is fighting a man on his way down if he beat him khan would still be a nobody in everyones eyes. I think khan would win, it’d be like the barrera v hamed fight, no one expected that lets be honest. Make it happen and im sure, under Roaches wing khan can offer hatton a techical fight and maybe win it in the late rounds. But lets not forget this is Ricky Hatton……
Hatton lost to 2 of the best fighters in the divison. Kahn lost to 1 nobody really has heard of that speaks for it’s self
hatton is finished and its all his own fault, i saw him recently at a fight and couldn’t beleive how fat he is, the way he treats his body is a disgrase. i’m not a khan fan but i think he would stop hatton in the mid to late rounds.
don’t talk Bollox! Hatton would eat Khan.. come on who has he fought ????
I like Hatton.. but calling him a “Boxing Legend”?? You must be out of your da&#@$% mind!!
The Roach camp have the measure of Hatton sadly. Hatton is a brawler, he comes busting in looking to overcome his opponent but it doesn’t work anymore. His last 2 fights have seen him suitably exposed for what he has to offer. Mayweather Snr trained him for the Paquiao fight but what did he do. . busted forward and walked on to a KO. Unless he can change his style which i doubt he can at this stage he will struggle against Khan. I see Khan offering a technical fight under Roach and counter punching Hatton stopping him. Finally Hatton can’t continue in the sport with the way he treats his body. Adding 40 – 50 kg after every fight and stuffing himsef full of pies and beer cannot be a winning recipe in anyones books. All that said I hope Hatton does win, I like him and enjoy his style because it always makes for a fun fight but i fear for him coming off the back of a huge KO and as to whether he has much left in the tank.
Kahn is having a career fighting nobodys and winning its hard to say what will happen. He got beat by prescot that nobody knew i think hatton will win. If Kahn is as good has he says fight marques.
keep khan ware he is now,and hatton goe,s back 5 yrs.hatton would win.but i,m afraid khan would win now and could even stop hatton late on.youth speed and hunger would be enuf to send hatton into permanent retirement.
i agree kahn is cr@p
how can ppl say khan will beat hatton hatton will walk through his shots like he did against paulie an il say paulie has better boxin skill then khan i see hatton by ko in 5-4
Yes kahn is alot faster but at there weight you will get hit and kahn cant take a shot and hatton can end of story
lol, it wasnt Pac’s power that was actually the real problem for Hatton, it was his speed, and Amir is quicker, not that Amir has no power to go with it (wont mention his recent 76 second title defence)
I love Ricky but i would not fancy watching him vs Khan, the speed would just be too much to deal with and it wouldnt get to half way imo. Fair well fight against an ageing guy with no real speed at city of manchester stadium and into promoting, well done on great career